New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

6,800 works

Featured

Filters

Color

Shape

Century

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate rococo candlestick with a tall baluster stem and scrolled foot on pale paper.

Design for a Silver Candl

Vittorio Maria Bigari, 1720

Pencil sketch of a bird wing with labeled feather groups and anatomical annotations on a beige paper sheet.

Study of a Wing

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pen and ink sheet with thirteen small sketches of the Romulus and Remus legend, each with a handwritten Italian caption.

Romulus and Remus, Thirteen Paintings for the Sala delle Origini di Roma, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Portrait of Miss Phillips

Martha S. Day, 1850

Pencil sketches on tan paper of a woman with a reclining child, a draped head, and two small figure studies below.

Sketches of the Virgin and the Magi

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Grey and white wash study on brown paper of a winged angel playing a trumpet amid clouds.

Trumpeting Angel

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Sketch of an Angel

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Pencil sketch of a draped female figure with one arm raised, study for a mural, on tan paper with a museum stamp.

Figure Study for Mural

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Brown ink and wash sketch of four figures with hooded heads and a raised arm, drawn in loose overlapping studies.

Study of Four Figures, for the Burial of St. Petronilla Altarpiece at St. Peter's

Painted textile of a seated woman with a cupid, a bearded man, and a large flower bouquet in a vase on the right.

Sense of Sight

Paul Scarron, 1620

Charcoal study of a draped female figure with a halo, outlines pricked for transfer, on tan paper.

Study for a Mural

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Ink and wash drawing of an ornate classical oil lamp with cherubs, serpent handles, and flames on a tall stem.

An Oil Burning Lamp

Giovacchino Belli, 1770

Pencil sketch of a reclining female nude with head resting on her arm, drawn on tan paper.

Sketch of Female Nude

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch on cream paper of a seated woman in draped clothing, with a separate study of a hand at right.

Woman Seated, Two Studies

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pen and wash design drawing of an ornate rococo cartel clock with a green dial, Roman numerals, and a lion mask.

Design for a Cartel Clock

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1700

Watercolor embroidery design with white and blue flowers, green leaves, and beaded trailing motifs on a brown curved ground.

Embroidery Design: Top Pa

Mademoiselle Montalent, 1770

Pencil sketch on brown paper of two hands pressed together, shaded with loose hatching.

Study of Hands

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil and charcoal sketch of three young birds with open beaks in a grass nest on brown paper.

Birds

Ernest Thompson Seton, 1890

Pen and ink drawing of several standing male nude figures with grid lines and numbered proportion marks on paper.

Studies of Male Nudes

The Crackle, or Crow-Blackbird

Ernest Thompson Seton, 1890

Pencil and white chalk sketches of townspeople in bonnets and hats, with a fireplace scene and a seated child, on tan paper.

Sketches of Townspeople in Mont St. Michel and Vitré

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Sketch of Two Angels

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of a woman's head and shoulders turned left, gazing upward, with grey wash on tan paper.

Bust of Female Nude

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Woman's Head and a Face

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Portrait of Georgiana Davis

Martha S. Day, 1860

Pencil sketch above a watercolor study of reclining and seated classical figures in pink and green on a wall panel design.

Studies for a Wall Panel

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil and watercolor design for a stained glass doorway with a painted swag frieze and fluted column, by John La Farge.

Design for Stained Glass for Doorway in Miss Caldwell's House, Newport, R.I.

John La Farge, 1880

Drawing of a seated man in a wide hat raising a wine glass, rendered in chalk with white highlights on gray paper.

Seated Cavalier with Wine Glass

Netherlandish Jacob Duck, 1650

Pencil sketch of the High Bridge at Harlem with a row of arches crossing water, trees along the banks, title written above.

High Bridge at Harlem, New York

Martha S. Day, 1860

Study for "Martha Washington Reception"

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pencil sketch of a long-haired standing figure with outstretched arms and loosely drawn flowing drapery on pale paper.

Study for Christ, Chancel of St. Bartholomew, New York

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Pencil sketch of a hand and wrist on tan paper, with a museum stamp in the lower right corner.

Sketch of Hand and Wrist

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pen and ink drawing of Hercules and Iole reclining on a couch with a winged Cupid beside them.

Hercules and Iole

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor design for five Gothic lancet stained glass panels with blue, red and gold tones and inscribed text.

Design for a Church Window

Bancel La Farge, 1900

Pencil sketch of three draped female figures and a winged figure beneath a swirling arch, with a central figure raising her a

Symbolic Figures

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures and a crowd gathered before a raised platform in a columned classical hall.

A scene from the Passion of Christ (Christ before Pilate)

Cesare Nebbia, 1600

Design study of a circular memorial window with a winged angel holding a banner, four cross roundels, and acanthus border.

Study for Memorial Window in Church at Oceanic, New Jersey

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Pen drawing of a tray with two ewers with animal-head spouts and a central hand bell, with leaf-carved decoration.

Elevation of a Tray with Two Tankards and a Hand Bell

Vincenzo Belli, 1830

Pen and brown ink design drawing of an ornate tall candlestick with scrolled decoration on a pale ground.

Design for a Silver Candl

Giuseppe Gagliardi, 1710

Graphite study of a nude male figure with raised arms and outstretched legs, with a small hand sketch at upper left.

Studies for a Flying Figure

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Pencil design drawing of a symmetrical ornamental band with a central ROMA medallion, rosettes and scrollwork.

Design for a Bracelet

Salvatori, 1900

Pencil sketch of several overlapping winged angel figures with raised wings and loose drapery on cream paper.

Sketch of Four Angels

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of a central figure with outstretched arms rising through radiating light above a crowd in an arched compositio

Sketch of the Ascension

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Graphite and red chalk study of a standing male nude with separate hand and foot studies on blue paper.

Male Nude Standing, Separ

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Study of Woman's Head and Shoulders

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch on cream paper of loose figures and hatched forms arranged inside a circle.

Sketch of Figures in a Circle

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Red chalk rococo cartouche design with a sun face, flower urns, scrollwork and birds around an empty central oval.

Drawing - François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

François de Cuvilliés the Elder, 1740

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a seated female nude with studies of arms, hands and a shoulder.

Sketches of a Female Nude and Arms

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Watercolor design of two figures framed by green columns, floral frieze and scrolled panel, against a blue sky.

Design for a Memorial Window

John La Farge, 1900

Pencil sketch of seated and reclining figures on paper, with handwritten notes including the word sea.

Seated Figures

John La Farge, 1890

Ink sketch on tan paper showing three studies of bird wings and a bird in flight with hatched feather detail.

Studies of Wings

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Sketch of Woman with Arms Crossed

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil study of a sparrow wing with handwritten labels naming its feather groups, on a pale paper sheet.

Study of a Sparrow's Wing

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Graphite drawing of a nude male figure with one foot on a step and one arm raised, looking to the side.

Male Nude with One Foot on a Step

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch on toned paper of a winged angel in flight and a seated figure below, study for a chapel commission.

Sketches for the Angel Beside "Charity," Chapel of St. Bartholomew, New York

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Pen and brown ink drawing in three panels showing mythological figures, clouds, draped groups and a sculptural relief.

Mythological or Biblical Scene; Juno and Jove Enthroned with Three Fates; Three Graces with Apollo and Minerva; Sculp…

Pencil drawing of a coiled snake seen from above, its head resting on the coils with detailed scales on a cream sheet.

Design for a bracelet

Salvatori, 1870

Watercolor design drawing of two arched window or niche schemes with columns and painted decorative panels in pink, green and

Two Schemes for Church Windows

John La Farge, 1900

Loose oil sketch of a reclining nude woman with arms outstretched against dark, scumbled foliage on a brown ground.

Female Nude

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pastel sketch of a standing sailor in navy uniform and cap, hands on hips, on tan paper.

A Jack Tar (Spanish American War)

Howard Chandler Christy, 1890

Sketch of Two Heads

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pen drawing of a Tammany tiger on New York City skyline watching Teddy Roosevelt hunt a mountain lion in Colorado.

Tammany Tiger: "Teddy's going to hunt mountain lions so that gives me a vacation"

John Tinney McCutcheon, 1900

Pencil sketch of a winged figure on a pedestal with a seated woman and standing man in a circular frame.

Sketch for a Round Panel or Window

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Purple ink wash sketch of a seated woman leaning forward beside a reclining figure and a child's head.

Study of Figures for a Ceiling

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900