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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Engraved plate of nude Venus with a cupid in a circular landscape medallion framed by ornate scrollwork and birds.

Venus, plate from a suite of 6 ornamental designs with the Judgement of Paris

Flemish Adriaen Collaert, 1690

Engraved rococo design of an ornate stove in an arched niche, flanked by mirror frames with scrollwork and cherubs.

Autre Poële avec Tous ces Ornemens et Principales Moulures Dorés…Un Tableau au Dessus

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved neoclassical wall elevation with paneled doors, pilasters, medallions and classical figural decoration.

L'une des face de la Chambre à coucher de Mme. G. à Paris (One of the Walls of the Bedroom of Mme. G. in Paris), plat…

Charles Percier, 1800

Woodcut of the Crucifixion with three crosses, mounted soldiers, a ladder, and a crowd of mourners below.

Cavalry with the Three Crosses

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Engraving of a martyrdom scene with an angel descending over a woman in a vessel, soldiers, and onlookers before classical co

Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia

Etienne Delaune, 1560

Two Goats, from Berchem's "Animalia" (Animals) [ Animalia ad vivum delineata et aqua forti aeri impressa Studio et Ar…

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, 1630

Sepia frontispiece with an oval bust portrait labeled MAURO TESI, surrounded by sphinx, putti, garlands and classical archite

Medallion Portrait of Mauro Tesi, Surrounded by Architectural Ornaments, Frontispiece to the "Raccolta Di Disegni Ori…

Count Cesare Massimiliano Gini, 1780

Engraved symmetrical grotesque ornament plate with a central oval chariot scene, griffins, caryatids, and parrots, bound in a

Plate 24, from Grotteßco: in diverßche manieren (Various Grotesques)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1560

Sepia print of a seated old man gesturing in a dark prison cell with huddled sons, a reclining body, skull and chains.

Count Ugolino della Gherardesca with his Sons and Grandsons in Prison

Felice Giani, 1800

Engraved ground-floor plan of a country house with a central oval salon and round entrance vestibule, French labels.

Plan du Rez de chaussée d'une Maison de Campagne

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved plate numbered 53 showing a fluted covered sugar bowl with floral finial and a rococo scrolled dish below.

Pot à Sucre

Pierre Germain, 1740

Engraved French book title page with ornate frame, putti, dragons, torches, and a medallion portrait above the text.

Title Page

Jean-Bernard Turreau, 1710

Engraved ornamental panel with a flower basket, cherubs, birds, scrollwork and a central landscape vignette.

Ornamental Panel Surmounted by a Basket of Flowers and a Garland, plate 10 from the Livre de Diverses Grotesques pein…

Michel Dorigny, 1640

Engraving of a bearded man and a young woman in Asian dress with two cats among blossoming trees and a parasol.

Le Toucher (Touch) from the series Les Cinq Senses (The Five Senses)

François Boucher, 1720

Engraved rococo design of a white glazed stove with putti and scrolls, flanked by two framed mirror panels.

Dessein d'un Poële de Terre Vernissée en Blanc

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved vertical ornament panel with a winged figure holding a bird cage, centaurs, horses, and symmetrical scrollwork.

Ornament Panel with Bird Cage

Nicoletto da Modena, 1500

Engraved design of an ornate double goblet with lobed bulbs, scrollwork band, and lattice-patterned foot on paper.

Double Goblet, after Altdorfer

Hieronymus Hopfer, 1520

Engraved plate of rococo staircase balustrades with ornate scrollwork panels, consoles and pilasters, labeled A to D.

Rampes d'Escalier a Grands Paneaux avec Consoles et Pilastres

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved street scene of a blacksmith's forge with horses, riders, and a furnace, showing the invention of the stirrup.

Staphae, Sive Strapedes (Invention of the Stirrup), plate 9 in the Nova Reperta (New Inventions for Modern Times)

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Engraved plate of a hanging church lamp with rococo scrollwork and a cherub, numbered 83 and captioned Lampe d'Eglise.

Lampe d'Eglise (Church Lamp), plate 83, from Oeuvres de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (Works by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier)

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1690

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a turban and draped robe, with a Latin inscription below.

Portrait of Pietro Aretino (1492-1556)

Marcantonio Raimondi, 1520

Two engraved plates of putti from the Suitte des Enfants series, one with a torch and dolphin, one with a crowned child and g

Suitte des Enfants

François de Cuvilliés the younger, 1770

Etching of Christ speaking with a woman at a well, with a water jar and a town with figures in the background.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1620

Engraved ornament plate of a vase with scrolling foliage, flowers, and fantastical birds and insects on either side.

Plate 5, from Die Folge der phantastischen Schmucksträße (Suite of Fantastic Ornamental Bouquets)

Wendel Dietterlin the Younger, 1610

Engraved plate showing three ornate wrought-iron balcony designs and two decorative keyhole escutcheons with scrollwork.

Entrée de Serrures, Plate 98 from Divers dessins de balcons à plusieurs usages (Variety of Balcony Designs)

Claude René Gabriel Poulleau, 1770

Engraving of an winged angel appearing to a kneeling man beside a tree, with shepherds and sheep in the landscape.

Angel Appearing to Joachim

Marcantonio Raimondi, 1520

Engraved rococo design of a fireplace with mirror, oval painting, flanking panels A and B, and candelabra.

Cheminée Decorée de Glaces

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraving of a winged woman in deep thought beside a sphere, polyhedron, hourglass, and sleeping dog under a radiant sky.

Melencolia I

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Engraved rococo garden design of a tiered fountain with a cherub, a tree, an arcaded terrace and two seated figures.

Design for Fountain with a Couple

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved plate of rococo ironwork: keyhole escutcheons, door knockers, hinge, rosette and decorative brackets in a grid.

Diverses Pieces de Menus Ouvrages de Serrurerie

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved rococo fountain design with cascading water, a putto riding a dolphin, a triton, and a tree beside stairs.

Design for Fountain with Putto Riding a Dolphin

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Hand-colored engraving of figures in 18th-century dress with flowers, a garden pavilion, sheep, and a rococo floral border.

The Sense of Smell

François-Thomas Mondon, 1740

Etching of the Madonna holding the infant Christ, with an angel beside them and a leafy background.

Madonna and Child with an Angel

Teresa del Pò, 1650

Etched bust portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and cloak, with a Latin inscription naming Franciscus Franck below.

Portrait of Frans Francken, from the Icones Principum Virorum

Netherlandish Anthony van Dyck, 1640

Hand-colored title page with a wreath of stylized flowers and foliage around French text, numbered No. 2.

Title page for "Nouvelle Suitte de Cahiers de fleurs idéales" No. 2

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1750

Engraved rococo cartouche design with a trident, scrolls, and a dolphin spouting water among waves.

Design for Cartouche Evoking the Sea

Jacques de Lajoüe, 1740

Engraved rococo wainscoting design with a central mirror, console table and two side panels labeled A and B.

Design for Wainscoting with a Mirror and a Console Table

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved floor plan of a country house cellar with vaulted rooms, a staircase, and French labels on a cream page.

Plan des Caves d'une Maison de Campagne

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved rococo cartouche with a central pastoral scene of a shepherd, sheep, and tree beneath ornate scrollwork.

Design for Cartouche with Central Vignette

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved title page with rococo cartouche, classical columns, fountain, and a putto riding a sea creature with a trident.

Title Page

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Etched portrait of a bearded older man in a ruff collar and doublet, turned to the left, against a hatched background.

Portrait of Adam van Noort, from the Icones Principum Virorum

Netherlandish Anthony van Dyck, 1640

Hand-colored print of figures gathering grapes in baskets beneath a tree, with a pink pavilion on a hill behind.

Gathering grapes

Alexis Peyrotte, 1730

Etching of a reclining stag with large spreading antlers, resting on grass beside small trees.

Stag

Bohemian Wenceslaus Hollar, 1640

Engraved rococo ornament sheet with two vertical panels of scrolls, foliage, putti and figures, numbered 7.

Designs for Two Gueridons and a Wall Bracket with a Vase

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Etched rococo cartouche design with shield, spear, fruit, foliage, and a camel beside the scrollwork.

Design for a Cartouche Representing the Continent of Asia

Jacques de Lajoüe, 1740

Engraved title page with symmetrical arabesque ornament, putti, garlands, medallions and a central flaming urn.

Title Page: Arabesque Ornament Design

Pierre Thomas Le Clerc, 1780

Engraving of a busy 16th-century printmaking workshop with workers at presses, benches and inking tables.

Engraving on metal; Engravers on a ship

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Engraved decorative frieze with scrollwork, putti, fruit garlands, a mountain landscape vignette and a circular classical med

Freizes

Jean Le Pautre, 1650

Bound page of six rococo ornament engravings with a central title cartouche, plants and shell-like scrollwork.

Ornament Design with Crayfish Motif, pl. 14 in Livre des Légumes [Series of Vegetable Ornament] pl. in Oeuvre de Just…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved plate of ornate rococo wrought-iron gates and bolt hardware, with putti working a forge below.

Plate 86 from Nouveau livre de serrurerie (New Book of Locksmith's Designs)

Pierre Soubeyran, 1770

Engraved rococo fountain design with two putti holding a fishing net, an obelisk, balustrade and winged figure.

Design for Fountain with Two Putti with a Fishing Net

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved plate showing three rococo wall brackets with urn-topped vases and scrolling ornament, from a French design book.

Design for Three Wall Brackets with Vases

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved rococo design for wainscoting with a central mirror over a settee, flanked by panels with a candelabra and a clock.

Design for Wainscoting with a Mirror

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Etching of an allegorical scene with a reclining bearded man, a winged putto with trumpet, a veiled figure and animals.

The Genius of the Painter

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1640

Engraved rococo design for an apartment door with ornate panels, floral urn overdoor, sconces, and flanking upholstered chair

Projet de Porte d'Appartement fait pour M.e la Baronne de Bezenval

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraved plate of rococo chandeliers, two gueridon stands, and a wall bracket holding a vase with a bird finial.

Design for Two Chandeliers, Two Gueridons, and a Wall Bracket with a Vase

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Engraved rococo design of a trumeau mirror with an arched scrolled crest above a marble console table, with French captions.

Design for Upper Part of a Trumeau with a Mirror and a Console Table

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Etched portrait of a man with curly hair and mustache, wearing a lace collar and draped cloak, with an inscription below.

Portrait of Paulus Pontius, from the Icones Principum Virorum

Netherlandish Anthony van Dyck, 1640

Etching of a fashionable dandy in a feathered hat and long coat walking through a garden with a pagoda and plants.

Petit Maître (Dandy)

François Boucher, 1750

Engraved plate of a rococo covered terrine with scrolled handles, leafy ornament and a cabbage finial, numbered 80.

Terrine

Pierre Germain, 1740

Engraved grotesque ornament panel with two satyrs holding a temple, flanked by birds, dogs, scrolling foliage and a face mask

Grotesque Ornament with Satyrs, from a set of twenty ornament panels

Agostino Veneziano, 1530

Wood engraving of three children resting under a tree with a dog, a farmhouse and hanging laundry behind them.

The Nooning

Winslow Homer, 1870

Engraved plate of a rococo salon interior with carved paneling and mirrors, plus a carved table foot below.

Vuë du même Sallon par le bout des Sophites (View of the Same Salon), plate 86, in Oeuvres de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnie…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1690

Hand-colored peep-show of costumed carnival figures dancing in a Venetian-style square with arcaded buildings.

The Carnival of Venice (Peep-show)

Martin Engelbrecht, 1730