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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pen and gray wash drawing of church objects like a crosier, censer, chalice and mitre arranged in a radial trophy.

Trophy with Ecclesiastical Objects

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1830

Brown ink drawing of an ornamental frame with scrollwork, foliage, scalloped edges and a blank central panel.

Frame

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen drawing of a classical domed pavilion with four columns, garland swags, and a statue on top, with a plan below.

Design for a Pavilion

Giuseppe Valadier, 1810

Pencil sketch of a gnarled tree with a dense canopy on a cream sheet, with faint background strokes.

Tree

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pen and brown wash drawing of several ornamental frames, including oval and rectangular designs with garlands and drapery swa

Frames

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated woman on clouds with two winged putti holding inscribed tablets, within an oval frame.

Personification of Theology, After Raphael

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of an ornate Venetian balcony with an arched doorway and decorated facade on pale paper.

Balcony

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of a seated man in an interior with a draped curtain, on a sheet with faint handwritten notes.

Portrait Sketch

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and brown ink sketch of the Virgin standing on a crescent moon with cherubs, clouds, and a dove above.

The Immaculate Conception

Jusepe de Ribera, 1650

Pen and ink sketch of a bent working man in a wide-brimmed hat reaching into a basket beside him.

Working Peasant

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Pencil sketch of a garden with a leafy tree in front of a house with chimneys and a window.

Garden

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Two stacked ink and brown wash sketches of a city square with a fountain, statue, and arcaded classical buildings.

Stage design for a Square with Fountain

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a classical tomb carving with pediment, wreath and urn reliefs, labeled Museum at Athens.

Tomb Carving from the Museum at Athens, Greece

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Chalk drawing on brown paper of a young woman with bowed head, dark hair, and white lace collar.

The Artist's Wife Sophie

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical doorway with a pediment, cartouche, inscription, and rusticated stone wall.

Doorway in a Benedictince abbey

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Graphite study of a seated female figure holding an electric light globe, with grid lines and architectural notes.

The Electric Light, Study for Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, IL

Carroll Beckwith, 1890

Watercolor design of a courtroom entrance with double doors, a seated female figure in an arched niche, and two cherubs.

Design for the Entrance Wall of a Courtroom

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of soldiers and tents in an army encampment, with tree branches in the foreground.

Army Encampment

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch on tan paper of two evergreen trees and a drooping conifer branch study with handwritten notes.

Sketch of Evergreens

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Graphite study of a standing nude male figure with one arm raised over his head, drawn over a faint grid.

Study for "Commerce," "The Progress of Civilization: The Forge, Commerce, and Education" State Capitol, Des Moines, IA

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Brown ink and wash drawing of a baptismal font with lion-mask handles, a garland swag, and angels supporting a radiant finial

Design for a Baptismal Font

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Pale watercolor of a flat plain with a blue mountain range under a hazy sky, with a small pond at lower left.

American Plains with Mountain Range in the Distance

Pencil sketch of a balding man with a mustache, head turned left, on aged paper with a museum stamp.

Man

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pen and brown ink sketches of winged figures, putti and scrolled decorative frames on a cream sheet of paper.

Sketches for a tablet

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

Watercolor study of flower boughs with purple and blue blossoms and green foliage in flowing garland sprays.

Study of Flower Boughs for Woven Textile

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1770

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat with arms folded, shaded with loose diagonal hatching on tan paper.

Man

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pen and grey wash drawing of a rococo oval frame with a small scene of figures around an easel below.

Design for Frame Surrounding the Portrait of Sir Francis Walsingham

Hubert François Gravelot, 1730

Grey wash drawing of gods and cherubs seated on clouds, with a bearded deity holding an orb at the center.

Study for Painting, Mount Olympus

Vito D'Anna, 1750

Pen and ink drawing of a papal coat of arms with tiara, crossed keys, floral garland, and handwritten Italian notes.

Frame for papal inscription

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Soldier with Sword and Pipe

Winslow Homer, 1860