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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pencil design sketch of a coiled dragon among clouds with birds, a winged figure on a pedestal at right.

Wall Decoration, Dragons, possibly for Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pen and ink sketch of muscular figures struggling against serpents, with a mother and children at the right.

Figures Attacked by Serpents

Raymond Lafage, 1800

Rosina

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Watercolor design of a curved saloon with blue bird-and-tree wallpaper, painted columns, and a tiered chandelier drawn above.

Design for the Decoration of the Saloon, Royal Pavillion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil sketch of a rocky coastline with cliffs and shrubs framing a sea inlet receding toward the horizon.

Study for "From Paradise to Purgatory, Newport"

William Trost Richards, 1870

Grey wash drawing of the Pentecost with the Virgin Mary at center surrounded by apostles and a descending dove in clouds.

Pentecost

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, 1700

Pencil sketch of a staircase and hall interior with carved balusters, a bust on a table, and a statue at left.

Staircase - Mossley Hall

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Sepia architectural rendering of a domed civic center with a tall clock tower above a plaza with gardens and tram tracks.

Sketches - Lake Como

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Graphite drawing of a standing nude woman seen from behind with arm extended, with a drapery study in the upper right.

Study of Standing Nude Figure

Louis Schaettle, 1900

Watercolor wall elevation with chinoiserie figures, pagoda ornaments, pink doors and a green marbled wall above a fireplace.

Wall Elevation, probably for the Banqueting Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Charcoal and chalk study of a kneeling nude woman seen from behind, with a sketched drape of cloth at upper right.

Study of Kneeling Nude Figure

Louis Schaettle, 1900

Portrait of a Boy

James Henry Moser, 1880

Pencil sketch of rooftops and the Red Lion Hotel sign beside a harbor with sailboats and flying gulls.

Red Lion Hotel

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman in draped robes with a small child beside her, under a sweeping arch.

Standing figures with an arch and crown

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

White chalk drawing on tan paper of a classical female bust with curled hair and draped shoulders.

Academic Study of a Cast of a Classical Female Bust

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Grey wash drawing of cavalry charging past a fallen officer and horse, with an overturned cart and a discarded helmet in the

Blücher Unhorsed at Ligny

Rufus Fairchild Zogbaum, 1880

Pencil sketch of a uniformed officer seen from behind, hands clasped, wearing a peaked cap, with handwritten caption below.

Officer on Duty. 2.30 P.M

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of six Persian glass vessels, including bottles and a ewer, with handwritten colour notes on cream paper.

Pottery and Glass

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a seated female figure with draped robes inside an arched niche.

Seated female figure in niche

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Seven Sketches of Heads

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of two large bare trees over a meadow with rocks, a ruined hilltop castle and mountains at left.

Landscape, Lake Brienz, Interlaken, Switzerland

William Trost Richards, 1860

Watercolor arabesque of scrolling acanthus leaves, flowers and grapes with several rodents among the foliage on a pale ground

Foliate Arabesque with Rodents

Henri Sallembier

Colored design drawing of a Gothic stained glass window with three lancets, robed figures, angels and a heraldic shield.

Design for Stained Glass Window

John Maxwell, 1850

Painted design of a chinoiserie room wall with red drapery, winged dragons, pagodas and a willow landscape in red and gold.

Design for the South Wall of the Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pen and ink drawing of four seated men in suits and hats on wooden chairs, two smoking, in an interior room.

On the Border-land of Crime

John Tinney McCutcheon, 1900

Pencil sketch of a village with church spires on a shore, with two sailboats on the water.

Two Sketches of Sailboats at St. Lawrence

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a bearded standing man in flowing classical robes with a tie at the waist, within a ruled border.

Robed figure with tie around waist

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Brown toned sheet with a faint sketch of figures around a body and a darker ink group with a haloed figure above.

The Entombment

Giulio Romano, 1600

Pencil sketch of figures with parasols on rocky shore, with a sailboat on the sea and distant coastline.

On the Rocks, Mt. Desert

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design for an arched stained glass window with diamond lattice and gold cross medallions in pastel tones.

Stained glass window

John C. Wolf, 1900