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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Watercolor drawing of a pierced bronze chandelier from Kaid Bey Mosque in Cairo, with plan sections above.

Bronze Chandelier, Kaid Bey Mosque, Cairo

Alfred Normand, 1850

Portrait of Mrs. Henry B. Fuller

Louise Cox, 1900

Pencil sketch of a seated allegorical female figure on a cloud, with draped cloth and bare feet, mounted in a brown border.

Allegorical Figure of Fidelity

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Pencil study of an arm and curled hand on tan paper, with shaded hatching and the signature Edwin H. Blashfield.

Study of Arm and Hand

Edwin Howland Blashfield, 1900

Grey wash study of Columbus landing, with armored men on a shore, a cross, angels in the clouds, and a boat at right.

Study for Painting "The Landing of Columbus in America," Sala del Minor Consiglio, Palazzo Ducale, Genoa, Italy

Francesco Solimena, 1710

Watercolor design of a symmetrical wall with four paneled sections in pink and gold, with scrollwork medallions below.

Design for Wall Decoration, Possibly for Lobby or Vicinity South of Dining Room

Frederick Crace, 1800

Red chalk sketch of a winged figure in draped cloth above scrolling floral ornament, framed by a thin border.

Winged figure looking upward

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of a standing robed man looking upward with one arm extended, within a double ruled border.

St. John from St. John Lateran's Basilica

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor design of yellow swag curtains, red tassels and blue valance over five gothic arched windows.

Design for Curtains, for the Music Room or the Banqueting Room, Brighton, Royal Pavilion

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil sketch of a Swiss mountain valley with a rocky stream, boulders, pine trees and distant peaks.

Landscape, Stechelberg, Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

William Trost Richards, 1860

Sketches of People on Montreal Boat

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design elevation of a chinoiserie wall with a tiled roof, central dragon figure, and pink and blue decorative pane

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

Frederick Crace, 1810

Ink cartoon sketches of 1860s figures in crinoline gowns and formal dress, with handwritten captions across a folded sheet.

Sheet of cartoons of contemporary life

A. Bonaventure, 1860

Watercolor interior elevation of a pink-paneled wall with a white fireplace, central mirror, green swags and an arched niche.

Wall Elevation with Fireplace

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor design of a decorative wall with a yellow panel showing a mythical creature, dancing figures, and dragon-shaped pi

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

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor elevation of a wall with blue and pink paneled doors, gilded trim, and painted decorative panels.

Design for Window Wall Decoration, possibly for Library, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil sketch of a baby lying on its back, head turned left, one hand raised to the mouth, legs bent with bare feet showing.

Study of a Baby

Louise Cox, 1900

Charcoal study of a nude male figure standing and holding a long staff, with soft shading on the torso and legs.

Nude Study of Man Walking

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Pencil sketch of a horse's head and harness on cream paper, with handwritten inscription below.

A Buggy Horse

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Pencil sketch of a reclining man with closed eyes on a pillow, with handwritten colour notes across the page.

Funerary Portrait of James Cardinal Gibbons

Griffith Baily Coale, 1920

Red chalk drawing of a scrolled corner ornament with a partially nude male figure reclining within it.

Corner detail with partially nude male figure

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pen and watercolor drawing of veiled women and a crowd gathered around an ox cart beneath a large tree.

Lucius Albinius Rescues the Vestal Virgins

Antonio Giuseppe Basoli, 1800

Red chalk drawing of an ornate Costaguti coat of arms with scrolls, an inscription, and a partial female figure and bird.

Costaguti coat of arms and part of a female figure

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk sketch of a standing figure holding fronds with a small putto below, on cream paper with a ruled border.

Figure with fronds and putto

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor wall elevation with yellow pilasters, blue panels, paneled double doors, candelabra and a classical statue in a ni

Wall Elevation

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil sketch of a sailboat seascape with a rowboat and rocks beside an interior view of a wooden staircase.

Sketch of Landscape and Staircase

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk sketch of a draped standing figure with one arm raised holding an object, drawn on cream paper within a border.

St. Francis Borgia (de Borja) from St. Peter's colonnade

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk sketch of a running female figure with arms raised and drapery flowing behind her.

Running female figure

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Painted design for a gold rocaille cartouche with scrolling acanthus, floral garlands and a dark blue background.

Design for a Rocaille Ornament

Crace & Son, 1820

Pen and brown ink sketch of a rustic courtyard with a shed, a leaning tree, and a kneeling figure beside a glowing opening.

Set for a Christmas Crèche (Nativity)

Leonardo Scaglia, 1740