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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Watercolor interior of a sitting room with green velvet curtains, upholstered chairs, framed pictures and a patterned carpet.

Interior with a Curtained Bed Alcove

Austrian School, 1850

Pencil sketch of a reclining figure with one leg raised, with brown wash stains and handwritten inscription on cream paper.

Gainger en Répose

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk sketch of a seated putto with wings and drapery, framed by a double ruled border on pale paper.

Seated putto

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Colored design drawing of a Gothic stained glass window with floral tracery, three figural panels, and a heraldic shield.

Design for Stained Glass Window

Michael Robert Shaw-Stewart, 1850

Charcoal and white chalk study of a nude woman with raised arms, hands in her hair, on tan paper.

Study for "Venus"

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Watercolor of a kneeling boy before a priest holding a crucifix in a doorway, with a second boy lying in bed at left.

On Your Knees and Swear It

Albert Lynch, 1890

Watercolor of a tall brick tower and palazzo in Siena with horse riders on a curving track in the foreground.

Horse Race, Siena, Italy

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Red chalk sketch of a muscular figure with outstretched arm and two ornamental scroll studies on pale paper.

Detail from Last Judgment

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Study for a stained glass window showing an armored knight with a red lion shield and sword under a foliage-filled arch.

Study of "Courage" for Memorial Window to Jacob Dolson Cox, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pencil sketches of sailboats, rowboats and figures on a canal with buildings along one side.

Sketches of Boats

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Loose pencil and watercolor sketch of a seated man in a jacket and bow tie, with an inscription at upper right.

Portrait of W. M. Darling, New York

James Henry Moser, 1880

Sketch of a Youth

George Charles Aid, 1910

Pencil sketches of a hanging Syrian oil lamp, a glass pendant, a geometric lattice panel and ornaments, with handwritten note

Sketches from Cairo

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk study of a standing robed figure holding a book, with hatched shading, mounted in a gold and black border.

St. Francis de Sales from St. Peter's colonnade

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Instructional sheet of handwritten perspective diagrams showing rooms, a street, boxes, a staircase and a table with red vani

Exercises in Parallel One-Point Perspective

Cooper Union Art School, 1880

Pen and wash drawing of an oval dome design with a saint, winged angels, and putti among clouds.

Design for the Dome of a Dominican Church

Lorenzo Peracino, 1710

Pen and wash drawing of a biblical-style supper scene with figures at a draped table, columns, and a kneeling servant with a

The Last Supper

Francesco Saverio Mergolo, 1780

Charcoal sketch of a young woman in a long dress with windblown hair, standing with hands clasped, seen from behind.

Girl

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil study of a left hand in a leaning pose with drapery folds, signed with the name Giovanni Andrea Sirani on pale paper.

Study: A left hand in a leaning position

Giovanni Andrea Sirani, 1650

Brown ink and wash drawing of a man from behind working at a large grinding wheel in a workshop with an easel beside it.

A Shears Grinder

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1640

Pencil study of a raised hand with spread fingers and flowing drapery on grey toned paper.

Study of Hand for "Early Christian Martyrs"

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Red and grey chalk sketch of two figures standing near a gate under an arch, with a tree beside them.

Sketch: At a gate

Howard Russell Butler, 1880

Pencil sketch of a seated woman with wavy hair and flowing drapery, resting her arm on a chair, by Daniel Huntington.

Sketch of Seated Woman for National Academy of Design Tympanum

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a cotton tree's buttress roots and trunk, with handwritten notes in the margins.

Cotton Tree, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink sketch of Venus seated in a scallop shell with waves, surrounded by studies of winged Cupid figures.

Venus and Cupid

Felice Giani, 1800

Grey watercolor design of a two-handled urn with bird-head handles, fluted body and grapevine decoration on a stepped base.

Design for a Crystal Urn with Silver Mounts

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Charcoal and chalk study of an elderly bald man with a long beard, head bowed, on tan paper.

Study of Man's Head for "A Lesson in Charity"

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pencil sketch of tall grasses and tropical plants with handwritten notes and a small seated figure in a hat.

Botanical Studies with a Seated Figure, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Bust of a Young Girl

François Boucher

Pencil sketch of a standing man in Arabian robes and headcloth, with handwritten labels naming each garment and weapon.

Arabian Man

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860