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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Etching of a tall Gothic church tower surrounded by city buildings, with small pedestrians in the street below.

The Church Across the Way

Childe Hassam, 1910

Etching of a seated woman with a reclining satyr child, goats, a tree and a distant village in a landscape.

Woman with an Infant Satyr, from the Vari Capricci

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Engraved title page with French text inside an ornate rococo cartouche frame topped by a bird head and garlands.

Title page from "Cinquième Livre Contenant des Cartouches Inventés par G. M. Oppenort Architecte du Roi et Gravé par…

Gilles Marie Oppenord, 1770

Etching of two bearded philosophers and a boy examining a skull beside a dog, with a tree and draped backdrop.

Two Philosophers and Boy, plate 22 from the Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Engraved portrait of a seated woman in a white gown and pearl necklace, holding a fan, before a draped curtain.

Portrait of Sally McKean, Marchioness of Yrujo

Gilbert Stuart, 1820

Engraving of soldiers killing infants and attacking mothers among classical columns, with a Latin Matthew 2:16 inscription be

The Massacre of the Innocents

Giovanni Volpato, 1770

Engraved mantelpiece design with two angels holding a cross above a medallion scene and laurel-wreathed masks below.

Design for Mantlepiece, from "Cheminées a la Modern"

Jean Le Pautre, 1650

Woman wearing a hat

Jules de Goncourt, 1840

Engraving of Altenburg Castle on a hill above a town with trees and half-timbered houses under a cloudy sky.

View of Altenburg Castle

Christian August Günther, 1800

Engraved stage design of a royal banquet hall with arcades, chandeliers, and a draped table with seated figures.

Stage Design: A Banquet Hall

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1740

Engraved rococo clock design with an empty oval panel, two putti beneath a shell crown, and lion figures at the base.

Page Five from "Second Licre Contenant Differens Desseins de Pendules Inventés par G. M. Oppenort Architecte du Roi e…

Gilles Marie Oppenord, 1770

Etching of Rouen seen from a wooded hill, with the Seine, stone bridges, and a tall cathedral spire on the skyline.

Rouen from Bon Secours

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Engraving of the Holy Family in an arched niche: Mary holds the Christ Child while Joseph reads an open book beside them.

The Holy Family with a Sack

Ferdinando Gregori, 1770

Engraved view of the Pitti Palace facade in Florence with carriages, riders and pedestrians on a cobbled square.

View of the Pitti Palace in Florence, Plate 2 from "Scelta di XXIV Vedute delle principali contrade, piazze, chiese,…

Johann Sebastian Müller, 1730

Sepia drawing of a seated shepherd seen from behind, facing a small dog standing on its hind legs in a grassy landscape.

Seated Shepherd Playing with a Dog

Flemish Gilles Demarteau, 1770

Engraved vertical decorative panel with a chinoiserie pagoda canopy, parrots, seated figures and rococo scrollwork on a page.

Design for a Decorative Panel

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1780

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark lace-trimmed coat leaning on a tribune and pointing outward, with a laurel garland panel

Portrait of Jean Paul Marat

Louis Pannier, 1800

Engraving of a cavalry officer with plumed hat and sword on a rearing horse, with soldiers in the distant landscape.

Suite of Cavalry Officers: Lieutenant

Georg Philip Rugendas, 1720

Engraved architectural plate of a paneled double door with putti overdoor, flanked by ornamental panels, with a floor plan be

Plate 5, "Decoration d'une Portal double à placards dans son chambrante fermé..."

Jacques-François Blondel, 1710

Engraved architectural plate showing panelled walls, rococo carved ornament, shelved niches and a floor plan of a cabinet.

Panelling of the Bathroom in Palais Bourbon

Jacques Gabriel, 1710

Etched fan leaf design with a mermaid playing a lyre in a central oval, flanked by cherubs, dolphins and scrollwork.

Fan leaves, Third and fourth plates of the set, "Divers Desseins de grands Eventails, Encrans, et autres Ornamens, in…

Alexis Loir, 1670

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with a lace ruff collar and flower ornaments in her hair, captioned Countess of Mar.

Portrait of Isabel Erskine, Countess of Mar

Edward Harding, 1790

Engraved ornamental design with a decorative urn, two putti with garlands, and a shell niche above a carved mascaron.

Page Five from "Premier Livre De Differents morceaux A l'Usage de tous ceux qui s'appliquent aux beuax Arts Inventé P…

Gilles Marie Oppenord, 1770

Etching of Jesus on a balcony above a crowd and soldiers, with a man carrying a cross in the foreground.

Via crucis - Station I, Jesus Condemned to Death

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1730

Nocturnal harbor scene in brown tones with clouds above, rows of lights on shore and water, and a lighthouse at center.

The Bay, New York

Joseph Pennell, 1920

Black and white print of a kneeling crowned woman beside an executioner with a sword, a burning spiked wheel, and a crowd.

The Martyrdom of St. Catherine

Albrecht Dürer, 1400

Etching of a seated man beside classical ruins, a nude statue atop a column, and smoke rising from an altar.

Integer vitae scelerisque purus (Horace, Odes. Book I,22)

Giovanni David, 1770

Engraving of Hercules carrying two classical columns through a courtyard with arcades and a rotunda, a city behind.

Hercules with the Pillars of Hercules

Sebald Beham, 1540

Etching of a seated woman, a young soldier with a shield and spear, and a bearded magus beside a helmet and serpent chains.

Seated Woman, Young Soldier, and Magus, from the Vari Capricci

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Engraved ornamental plate with an empty oval frame flanked by cornucopias, acanthus scrolls, and garland friezes.

Frieze with Ovoidal Frame

Gottfried Engelmann, 1820