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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pencil drawing of two winged women in classical robes flanking a handled urn beneath a medallion and garlands.

Frieze with Bacchantes

Felice Giani, 1820

Grey wash drawing of an ornate rococo wall design with fireplace, scrollwork, cherubs and framed panels.

Design for a Chimney Piece and Adjoining Bays with Alternative Suggestions

Nicolas Pineau, 1700

Head of a dolphin

Filippo Marchionni, 1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Virgin ascending on clouds surrounded by angels and putti within an oval.

Design for a Ceiling with the Ascension of the Virgin

Francesco Trevisani, 1700

Chalk design sketch of a tiered centerpiece with shell-like base and small putti, on yellowed paper.

Design for a Centerpiece

Johannes Lutma, 1630

Pen and wash drawing of two ornate bronze keyhole escutcheon designs with scrolling foliage and garlands.

Design for Two Bronze Key Plates

Richard de Lalonde, 1770

Watercolor study of a cow's head facing forward, with white face, brown ears and curved horns on tan paper.

Two Studies of Cattle

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pencil sketches of ornate monstrance designs with oval crystal settings and rococo scrolls, plus a stepped base study.

Monstrance and Crystal Cover

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures, a horseman, and a crowd beneath a canopy, with a distant landscape.

Spiritus Intellectus

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of a man with a scythe in a field, seen from behind, with two distant workers and trees.

Man with a Scythe

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and blue wash drawing of two embracing bearded saints on clouds, with a rower in a boat and onlookers in an oval frame.

Two Saints

Corrado Giaquinto, 1710

Red chalk drawing of a standing nude man holding a long staff diagonally across his body on a toned paper.

Study of a nude

Ubaldo Gandolfi, 1740

Pen and watercolor sketch of an elegant couple in a red shawl and dark coat entering a crowded arched hall.

Arriving at the Hall

Constantin Guys, 1850

Watercolor of figures in colorful traditional Calabrian costumes on a dirt path beside a tree, with headdresses and staffs.

Costumes of South Calabria

Saverio della Gatta, 1820

Pale sketch of clouds over a calm sea with a small distant iceberg on the horizon.

Distant Iceberg at Sea, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of a winged woman driving a chariot of winged horses, with a trumpeting putto in the clouds.

Fame or Victory in a Chariot, Sala di Nike, Palazzo Naldi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Ink and wash drawing of a draped canopy bed alcove with a standing figure in a plumed hat at the right.

Bed Alcove with a Figure

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Painting of a seaport at night with town lights reflecting on calm water, a sailboat, and distant hills.

Night View of a Seaport

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of a group of robed standing figures, one bearded man holding a staff at center.

Paul Preaching in Athens, after Raphael

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a Siena cathedral interior with inlaid marble floor, pulpit, Gothic arches, and a fresco of robed figures.

Notes of the Duomo Choir, Siena, Italy

Walter Shirlaw, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of a youth taming a rearing white horse while a seated figure and soldiers watch.

Alexander the Great Taming Bucephalus

Felice Giani, 1790

Brown ink and wash drawing of Neptune riding a sea chariot over waves, with attendant figures blowing a horn.

Neptune Riding over the Sea in a Chariot

Felice Giani, 1820

Pen and brown ink drawing of an old man kneeling before a seated warrior in a tent, with a banquet table and figures behind.

Priam in the Tent of Achilles

Felice Giani, 1790

Painting of rough surf breaking in white foam against dark rocks on a coast under a grey sky.

Maine Surf, Mt. Desert Island

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Study of Woman Praying for "Communion of the Sick"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Women

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Ink and wash drawing of a winged figure representing Virgo within a semicircular lunette, with clouds and handwritten notes.

Virgo, Lunette for Ceiling, Sala Ottagonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and grey wash drawing of a Roman military trophy with armor, shields, spears, an eagle, and S.P.Q.R. banners.

A Trophy of Weapons Intended to be Executed in Painting

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1830

Pencil sketch of tree tops and foliage on tan paper, with the handwritten word Niagara at upper right.

Tree Tops, Niagara Falls, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a seated woman with upswept hair, hands folded in her lap, on tan paper.

Sketch for Portrait of a Woman

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Chalk and graphite drapery study of folded white cloth on tan paper, with highlights modeling its folds.

Drapery Study for "Martha Reproved"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Watercolor study of unfolding horse chestnut and maple buds with yellow blossoms on a pale paper ground.

Horse Chestnut and Maple Buds Unfolding, Central Park

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pen and brown wash study of a saint in ecstasy on clouds above, and a classical scene with a canopy and winged angel below.

Saint in Ecstacy, After Franceschini; Classicized Version of Vision of St. Catherine of Vigri, Study after Franceschini

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil sketch of a two-masted schooner on calm water with its reflection, and a smaller sailboat to the right.

Two-masted Schooner

Winslow Homer, 1890

Brown ink and wash drawing of a clock design with a seated female figure, lion supports and a garland-decorated pedestal.

Project for a slightly varied suggestion for the upper part of the pedestal and the figure with the dial in 1938-88-2109

Giuseppe Barberi

Pen and ink design of a winged victory figure with a wreath and trumpet, beside handwritten notes and small figure studies.

Design for Victory holding a Wreath and Trumpet and Studies for Various Decorations

Felice Giani, 1810

Colorful watercolor design of ceiling panels with star patterns, rosettes, acanthus leaves and floral garlands.

Design for Ceiling, City Hall, Vienna, Austria

Friedrich von Schmidt, 1890

Graphite figure study of a standing male nude seen from behind, gripping a rope overhead, on tan paper.

Standing Male Nude

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pen and brown ink drawing of an architectural niche with reclining figures and two seated putti on a pedestal.

Project for Part of a Decoration

Flemish François Duquesnoy, 1630

Pencil and watercolor sketch of two peacocks on open ground with trees and shrubs behind them, by Walter Shirlaw, 1880.

Two Peacocks in a Landscape

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of a three-masted schooner near a rocky, wave-broken coastline with an oval museum stamp in the corner.

Schooner Near a Rocky Coast

Winslow Homer, 1880

Brown wash design drawing of a fireplace mantelpiece with carved putti reliefs, garlands, and pilasters.

Design for Mantelpiece Reliefs, Noble Cabinet, Palazzo Altieri

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and gray wash design for a rococo frontispiece with a central coat of arms, cherubs, flower urns, and garlands.

Design for a Frontispiece

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1730

Pen and wash drawing of a tall rococo wall panel with scrollwork, foliage, garlands and a bird among shells.

Carved Decoration for a Wall Panel

P. Ludovik, 1730

Ink and wash elevation drawing of an ornamental panel with scrolls, rosettes and acanthus leaves above a fluted pedestal.

Design for a Wrought-Iron Balcony

Jean François Forty, 1770

Watercolor design of a horizontal garland of red and pink flowers with yellow-green leaves, numbered No. 4.

Design for a printed framing, pattern no. 4 of the Fabrique de St. Ruf

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1810

Pen and ink drawing of two ornate monstrance elevations with scrolling frames, draped swags and small figures.

Project for the Elevation of a Monstrance

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Pen and wash drawing of a rococo cartouche topped by a papal tiara and crossed keys, with an empty central field.

A Papal escutcheon

Filippo Marchionni, 1770

Pen and ink sketch of three panels showing robed figures in arched interiors, studies for Passion scenes.

Three Stages of the Passion: The Mockery, Christ before Pilate, Flagellation

Francesco Coghetti, 1830

Red chalk drawing of a standing cleric in a long robe and cloak, with faint grid lines across the sheet.

Standing Cleric Holding a Book

Giovanni Bernardino Azzolino, 1620

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate standing frame with a circular mirror, an eagle on top, and vine and acanthus decorat

Standing frame

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Grayscale design study of three draped allegorical women on clouds, with a steam locomotive and smoke at right.

Design for a Bank Note

Walter Shirlaw, 1900

Ink drawing of two roundels showing winged Victory figures with chariots and horses in front of classical buildings.

Two Roundels with Victories in Chariots

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen drawing of an ornate royal galley seen from the stern, with carved decoration, a canopy, and choppy sea.

A Royal French Galley Seen from the Stern

Pierre Puget, 1660

Pencil drawing of three winged putti playing tambourines and trumpets within an arched architectural frame.

Three Putti with Tambourines and Trumpets, Design for Lunette of the Sala delle Muse, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican

Tommaso Maria Conca, 1800

Red chalk sketch of a woman carrying a tray of fruit with a small child walking beside her.

A Woman Leading a Child

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1770

Ink and wash drawing of a winged bearded old man with a scythe leaning on a pedestal with a blank circular medallion.

Elevation of a Timepiece

Pietro Belli, 1800

Brown ink and wash design drawing of three decorative wall panels with niches, trees, garlands, and small landscape scenes.

Design for the Decorations of a Wall Panel

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical column capital with a central female figure flanked by two winged figures.

Capital

Felice Giani, 1820

Graphite figure study of a seated nude man with one arm raised, draped legs, and a signed lower edge.

Figure Study, Possibly for Dome of Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, IL

Carroll Beckwith, 1890

Pencil sketch of three soldiers in long coats and caps standing with upright rifles on tan paper.

Three Soldiers

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and brown wash drawing of a saint ascending among clouds, surrounded by angels and putti.

Apotheosis of a Saint

Corrado Giaquinto, 1740

Watercolor of a domed hall with crowds in academic gowns and red robes, galleries above, and a painted ceiling.

Encaenia in the Sheldonia

Thomas Uwins, 1810

Ink and wash sketch of seated soldiers in a camp with conical tents and a crowd of onlookers in top hats.

Zouaves in the Camp of St. Maur

Constantin Guys, 1850