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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Brown ink and wash sketch of a bearded man's head above a rearing horse with a rider and swirling tail.

The Head of a Bearded Man, a Man on Horseback

Paolo Emilio Besenzi, 1650

Watercolor study of a mule head with red-tasseled bridle beside an ox head with long curved horns on grey paper.

Head of a Mule with a Bridle, Head of a Buffalo or Ox

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pencil sketch of a sailboat with two figures on calm lake water, inscribed 'Boat of Lake Leman' at the bottom.

Boat of Lake Leman (Lake Geneva)

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Brown ink and wash drawing in an octagonal frame showing Ceres and Jupiter with an eagle, mythological scene.

Ceres asks Jupiter for Return of Proserpina

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil drawing of a cow's head with curved horns and shaded fur on tan paper.

Head of a Cow

Samuel Colman, 1860

Pencil and chalk sketch of a beached sailing boat with a seated figure in a hat on the sand in the foreground.

At the shore

Howard Russell Butler, 1880

Pencil and chalk study of a bare leg with bent knee and foot on cream paper, by Robert Frederick Blum, 1890.

Study for the left maenad, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Yellow-toned watercolor design of a mantel clock with a classical archer figure, bow, quiver and lion mask ornament.

Design for a clock

Tournai Lefebvre Manufactory, 1800

Brown ink drawing of Madonna holding the Christ child, with St. Joseph standing behind them at left.

Madonna and Child with St. Joseph

Felice Giani, 1810

Ink and grey wash design of an ornamental title frame with a putto, two doves, garlands and laurel branches around a blank pa

Design for decoration of a title page

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Red chalk drawing of a reclining figure supported by draped women before arched colonnades, with children at right.

Figural Study

Giacomo Cavedone, 1640

Pencil design drawing of a garden fountain with cascading water and a relief frieze of reclining mythological figures.

Design for Fountain with Tritone

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor design of a hanging altar lamp with gold chains, flames, two eagles and a garland on an urn-shaped body.

Altar Lamp

Luigi Righetti, 1810

Graphite and white chalk study of draped cloth with deep folds on toned paper, torn edges, inscription lower right.

Study of Drapery

Giovani Gioseffo dal Sole, 1670

Study of a Woman's Head for "Sacred Lesson"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pen and ink drawing of two hanging censers with ornate scrollwork, chains, and finials on pale paper.

Two Censers

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a tree trunk with a dark ant nest and a small leafy plant growing from it on pale paper.

Ant's Nest on a Tree Trunk, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown wash drawing of layered swagged drapery with tassels and central rosettes over a decorative base.

Design for Drapery Over Door or Bed

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Red chalk study sheet with three figures: two seated men in hats, a bearded man leaning over a ledge, and a seated figure see

Figural Studies

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1650

Watercolor design of a bronze krater with classical reliefs on a tiered marble pedestal, with a scale bar below.

Bronze Vase with the Sacrifice of Iphigenia (after the Medici Vase)

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Pastel study of a nude woman raising her arms beside a stone fountain, with a tree and teal sky behind her.

Study of a Woman at Her Bath

Pierre Victor Galland, 1900

Pen and brown wash drawing of four framed allegorical figures representing America, Asia, Africa and Europe in classical inte

The Four Continents: America, Asia, Africa, Europe

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and ink sketch of the Holy Family with a young John the Baptist beside a seated Virgin and infant Christ.

The Holy Family with John the Baptist

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Grey wash drawing of a winged angel between flaming torches on ornate pedestals, with radiating light behind.

Design for a ceremonial decoration

Carlo Marchionni, 1750

Pencil portrait sketch of an elderly bearded man resting his hand on his cheek, looking to the side.

Portrait of Abram Stevens Hewitt

Carroll Beckwith, 1890

Pencil sketch of two boats on a beach with figures, a sail, and a small dog, by Winslow Homer.

Two Boats on Beach with Figures, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and watercolor sketch of two women in cloaks walking across a town square with a church spire behind them.

On a Square in a Spanish Town

Constantin Guys, 1860

Pen and ink drawing of a tall baroque altar design with columns, a central saint niche, angel statues and a winged figure on

Design for an Altar

Leonardo Scaglia, 1650

Brown ink drawing of two figures holding laurel wreaths above twisted pole forms, one muscular male and one winged female.

Two figures as crests of poles

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Red chalk drawing of a nude male figure seen from behind, one arm raised to the head, on a tinted paper sheet.

Nudes

Manni, 1710