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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pencil sketch of a Paris street with bare trees, a street lamp, pedestrians, and tall building facades with chimneys.

View of a Paris Street

Griffith Baily Coale, 1910

Pencil and blue-wash sketch of a stone tower, arched opening and rooftops on city walls.

Buttresses on City Walls; Loches

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pen and ink drawing of a multi-arched stone bridge over a wooded ravine with ornate lampposts and trees.

A Bridge, Design for Washington Board of Trade Dinner, May 13, 1908

James Henry Moser, 1900

Watercolor of a stone arched bridge over a lake at Blenheim, with deer on the bank and a mansion in the distance.

West View of Bridge at Blenheim, Oxfordshire

F.S.A John Buckler, 1820

Watercolor of colorful sailboats with yellow and orange sails beside a stone quay, with figures and a white parasol.

Along a Canal

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil drawing of a seated helmeted female figure with a spear and oak branch, in a circular classical composition.

Study for "Courage," Lunette in Hudson County Courthouse, Jersey City, NJ

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Pencil sketch of a Baltimore skyline with rooftops and spires, grid panels and handwritten colour notes, 1920.

Baltimore Skyline

Griffith Baily Coale, 1920

Pencil and white chalk sketch on tan paper showing figures on a bridge, including leaning men and women in bonnets.

Silhouettes on the Bridge

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil study of a seated robed woman holding balance scales, drawn within a circular frame on a tan ground.

Study for "Justice," Lunette in Hudson County Courthouse, Jersey City, NJ

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Watercolor design of a Gothic church chancel with a gilded altar, blue vaulted ceiling, and a painted Virgin figure in a nich

Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York City, Chancel Decoration

John La Farge, 1890

Watercolor of half-timbered medieval houses with slate roofs and a woman with a pitcher beside a brick wall.

Street Scene with Medieval Houses

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of a Venice waterfront with a gondola, masts, a bell tower, a domed church and strolling figures.

View of Venice, Italy

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of Popayan street buildings, distant hills and clouds, with handwritten colour notes in the margins.

Street Scene in Popayan, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a narrow street passing under a stone archway, with a robed figure walking toward a distant arched gate.

Street in Tangiers

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of a draped figure reading, putti on steps, and a woman with a basket beside classical architectur

Urban Scene with Draped Figure, Putti, and Woman Carrying Basket

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Pencil sketch of a mountain valley with an arched bridge, large boulders, and a tree, with handwritten color notes.

Monte Rosa and a Bridge near Pontegrande, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a narrow street in San Remo with arched doorways, balconies, stone steps and a small standing figure.

Street in San Remo

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor of a Venetian canal street with brick buildings, a footbridge, a lantern, and a figure in a dark cloak.

Canal, Venice, Italy

Francis Hopkinson Smith, 1880

Graphite sketch of a stone arch bridge with wooden railings over a brook, flanked by rocks and trees on tan paper.

Bridge Over a Brook

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink landscape drawing of figures crossing a wooden bridge over a stream, with trees, a distant house, and clouds.

Landscape with Bridge

Felice Giani, 1820

Etching of a calm Amsterdam harbor with sailboats, rowboats, and spired buildings along the waterfront under a dusky sky.

View of Amsterdam

Léopold Flameng, 1860

Pencil sketch of a fountain jet beside colonnade columns and trees in St. Peter's Square, with handwritten color notes.

Bernini's Fountain in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Wood engraving of women and children at St. Barnabas House, New York, with a doorway panel reading Peace be to this House.

New York Charities - St. Barnabas House, 304 Mulberry Street

Bross, 1870

Woodblock print of boats crowded on a river with streamer-hung poles in the foreground and a distant mountain under blue sky.

Miyato River by Great Bank of Asakusa River, No 68 from One Hundred Views of Edo (Asakusa-gawa Okawa-bata, Miyato-gawa)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1790

Pencil sketch of church spires and rooftops above trees on pale paper, with light blue wash and a handwritten note in the low

City of London, United Kingdom, Part One

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Black and white lithograph of a busy city street with pedestrians, storefronts, a street lamp, and a horse cart.

Lafayette Street

Childe Hassam, 1910

Etching of a dense wooded landscape with two figures crossing a wooden bridge beside a rocky ledge and a distant view.

Wooded Landscape, With Two Figures on a Bridge

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650

Pencil sketch of a distant London skyline with spires and domes above trees, with handwritten color notes below.

City of London, United Kingdom, Part Two

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Etching of a city skyline with a Gothic tower above rooftops, with steamships and smoking factories on a harbor below.

The West Street Building from the Singer Building

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Etching of figures on a stone arch bridge beside large trees, with a rowboat in the river and a dog on the bank.

Figures on a Stone Bridge

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650

Pencil sketch of a bamboo bridge over a stream with a standing figure, plus a small figure carrying a jar, on brown paper.

Bamboo Bridge at Buga, Colombia and Girl Carrying a Jar, Cartago, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Print of a fortified city under siege, with armies in combat, cannon smoke, and a wide rural landscape.

Siege of a City (Part 1)

Albrecht Dürer, 1520

Engraved panoramic view of a riverside town with houses, steep hills, mountains, trees and small figures in the foreground.

Panoramic View of the City of Ems, Germany

Johann Hürlimann, 1830

Pencil sketch of a riverside landscape with trees, rocks and rushing water, with white highlights and faint handwriting at up

Below the Bridge, Niagara River, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Etching of Trinity Church spire at the end of a crowded Wall Street lined with tall stone buildings and pedestrians.

Trinity Church from Wall Street

Vaughan Trowbridge, 1910

Etching of a forest path with tall trees, a wooden footbridge over a pond, and a distant church tower under an open sky.

Entrance Into a Forest by a Little Wooden Bridge

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650

Pencil sketch of Italian city buildings with a domed church, bell tower, and rooftops, with handwritten notes on the page.

City Buildings, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Engraved street perspective with ornate buildings, a tower, and a standing armored figure in an arched doorway at right.

Angled View of a Street with Standing Halberdier in Arched Opening at Right

Jan van Doetechum the Elder, 1560

Etching of moored sailing ships and their reflections on a calm harbor, with riverfront buildings and a smokestack at right.

Below Chestnut Street Bridge

Joseph Pennell, 1880

Pencil sketch of a New York skyline with rooftops in the foreground and several tall towers rising in the background.

New York Skyline - Light Buildings

Childe Hassam, 1910

Engraved perspective of a long colonnaded hall with coffered ceiling and sculpted figures, printed on paper.

View of a City Plaza with a Rectangular Fountain at Center, and a Domed Round Building at Right

Jan van Doetechum the Elder, 1560

Dark brown etching of the Brooklyn Bridge towers and lit roadway at night, with a small boat on the water.

Brooklyn Bridge at Night

Joseph Pennell, 1920

Engraved landscape of a hilltop castle with a round tower, a wooden bridge, a watermill and a large tree in the foreground.

Landscape with Castle and Bridge

Hanns Lautensack, 1550

Black and white lithograph of a New York skyline with several tall towers above low buildings, under scribbled clouds.

New York Skyline - Dark Buildings

Childe Hassam, 1910

Etching of a New York skyline seen over rooftops, with a Gothic tower at the center and hazy smoky sky.

New York from Brooklyn Bridge

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Engraved print of New York City Hall with an American flag, a domed cupola, a horse-drawn carriage and pedestrians on the str

City Hall, New York

J. Archer, 1820

Engraved street view of townhouses along a canal with a crane at left, pedestrians and a horse rider in the street.

Peep-show, View Near the Park, Toward the Bridge of Leyden in The Hague

Georg Balthasar Probst, 1800

Etching of an arched stone bridge over a river gorge, with a hilltop town and cathedral towers beneath cloudy skies.

St. Martin's Bridge, Toledo

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Etching of a village by a river with a winding wooden bridge, half-timbered houses, a church steeple and a hilltop castle.

Landscape with a winding wooden Bridge

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1540

Engraved print of a waterfall under a stone arch bridge, with trees, rocky cliffs, strolling figures and a tower on a hill.

The Devil's Bridge, near Cassel, Germany

Friedrich Schroeder, 1790

Etching of a Gothic skyscraper above construction cranes, scaffolding and workers on Vesey Street, with smoke filling the sky

Caissons on Vesey Street

Joseph Pennell, 1920

Engraved street view of the Old City Hall on Wall Street with columns, a cupola, strolling figures and a large tree.

View of the Old City Hall, Wall Street

Hatch and Smillie, New York, NY, 1820

Engraved plans and elevations of London Bridge showing arches, towers and a church tower, with scale bars and text.

Plans for the New London Bridge

Benjamin Cole, 1740

Etching of a stone arch bridge over a river with church spires and city buildings behind, and figures on stairs in the foregr

London Bridge Stairs

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Engraved view of Florence across the Arno river, with boats in the foreground and the cathedral dome and towers on the skylin

View of Florence with the Cathedral, S. Croce, Palazzo Vecchio, Plate 4 from "Scelta di XXIV Vedute delle principali…

Bernardo Sansone Sgrilli, 1730

Wood engraving of men in a Baxter Street club-house: card players, a man smoking on a bed, and a reclining smoker.

The Chinese in New York - Scene in a Baxter Street Club-House

Winslow Homer, 1870

Etching of St. Paul's Cathedral's west front and dome seen down a city street, flanked by tall buildings and towers.

St. Paul's, Fleet Street, London

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Engraving of a mounted man in a dark coat greeted by girls strewing flowers under a floral arch with flags.

Washington on the Bridge at Trenton on His Way To Be Inagurated, 1789

Thomas Kelley, 1810

Hand-colored peep-show print of Amsterdam's skyline seen across harbor water, with ships, rowboats and flags in the foregroun

Peep-show, Vue Generale de la Ville d'Amsterdan du Côté de Tye (A General View of the City of Amsterdam from the Tye)

Thomas Bowles, 1750

Etching of a river harbor with a city skyline, a suspension bridge, ships and industrial piers under a hazy sky.

Sunset from Williamsburg Bridge

Joseph Pennell, 1910

Etching of tall trees beside a pond with a small wooden footbridge and a distant tower under cloudy sky.

Wooded Landscape with a Foot Bridge

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650

Pencil sketch of three men playing dominoes at a table beside a teapot, with Chinese scrolls on the wall behind them.

Three Chinese Men Playing Dominoes in a Baxter Street Club-House, New York City

Winslow Homer, 1870

Etching of the Bridge of Alcantara in Toledo, with stone arches, crenellated towers and a distant river valley.

Bridge of Alcantara, Toledo

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Pencil sketch of a sailing ship's rigging and sail in the foreground, with a distant Venetian skyline across calm water.

View of Venice, Italy

Robert Frederick Blum, 1900