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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Portrait of Georgiana Davis

Martha S. Day, 1860

Pencil sketch of a seated man in spectacles and overcoat, with handwritten fabric notes in the margins.

James Lenox Seated

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pastel and graphite portrait of a seated woman with red hair in a gray-blue dress and red brooch, on a chair.

Portrait

Carroll Beckwith, 1880

Marian Hague as a Child

Mary A. Hallock Foote, 1880

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a jacket, head turned, arms resting on a chair, with handwritten notes in the lower left.

Sketches for Mr. Winthrop's Portrait for the Historical Society, Mass

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch of a woman's bowed head wrapped in a draped veil, with hatched shading on the fabric folds.

Study for Bust of the Madonna

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil design of an empty oval medallion surrounded by classical figures, a sphinx, garlands and architectural ornament.

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

Count Cesare Massimiliano Gini, 1780

Pencil study of a man in a coat and cravat with handwritten color notes in the margins, by Daniel Huntington.

Study for Portrait of Mr. Winthrop

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch of a woman's head wrapped in a veil, knotted at the neck, on tan paper with a museum stamp.

Sketch of Head of the Madonna

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

William Hague

Mary A. Hallock Foote, 1910

Pencil sketch of a bearded man in three-quarter view with handwritten inscriptions naming the sitter below.

Sketch of Peter Richards' Head for his Portrait

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Engraved page of rococo border designs with a crowned fleur-de-lis cartouche and scrolling corner and edge segments.

Development du bordure pour le portrait du Roy., Deux coins de la bordure..., 5th Plate, pl. 39 in Oeuvre de Juste-Au…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Etching of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and fur cloak writing at a table beside books and keys.

Portrait of Cornelis C. Anslo

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1640

Engraved portrait of a bald man with a mustache and pince-nez glasses in a dark suit, with a handwritten dedication below.

Proof: Portrait of Henry Wolf

Henry Wolf, 1900

Engraving of a crowned woman carrying a platter with a severed head, beside a seated banquet scene in a beamed room.

Herodias with the Head of John the Baptist

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Portrait of Joseph Zola (1739-1806)

Faustino Anderloni, 1800

Portrait of Bernard Knipperdolling, A Chief of the Anabaptists of Münster

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1530

Portrait of a Man with a Fur Cap

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1650

Book Ornament of a Classical Ruin with the Medallion Portrait of Francesco Algarotti (1712-1764)

Mauro Antonio Tesi, 1760

Etched portrait of an elderly bearded preacher in a fur collar and ruff, with books and a draped curtain behind him.

Jan Uytenbogaert, Preacher

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630

Etching of a smiling young woman with curly dark hair, seated and draped in a shawl, with loose hatched lines.

Study of a Young Woman

Australian Mortimer L. Menpes, 1880

Brown wash drawing of Judith holding Holofernes's severed head while a maidservant looks on, with draped figures.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Alphonse Alexandre Leroy, 1820

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and ruffled collar, with a Latin inscription below.

Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor

Barthel Beham, 1530

Etched head-and-shoulders portrait of a man with curly hair and a mustache, turned toward the viewer on a pale sheet.

Self-Portrait of Anthony van Dyck, from the Icones Principum Virorum

Netherlandish Anthony van Dyck, 1640

Engraved portrait of Desiderius Erasmus in a black cap and fur-trimmed robe, with Latin inscription below.

Portrait of Desiderius Erasmus

Flemish Lucas Vorsterman, 1630

Engraved page of rococo ornamental borders with a crowned cartouche bearing fleur-de-lis and scrolling frame sections.

Development de bordures du Portrait du Roy, Cartouche aux armes du roi..., 4th plate, pl. 38 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurel…

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Etched portrait of an elderly man in a skullcap and dark robe holding a quill pen and paper before a drape.

Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol, Writing-Master (The "Large Coppenol")

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1620

Engraved portrait of an elderly man with long grey hair, white collar and dark coat, hand resting at his waist.

Oliver Cromwell

Thomas Johnson, 1900

Head of a Young Woman

George Charles Aid, 1910

Engraved portrait of a man in a flat cap with a heraldic shield and cardinal's hat above, Latin inscriptions framing the page

Portrait of Albrecht of Brandenburg

Albrecht Dürer, 1520