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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,956 works

Pen and watercolor design drawing of an ornate François Premier style cabinet pianoforte with carved arches and scrolls.

Design for Cabinet Pianoforte, François Premier Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Ink and wash design drawing of an ornate Louis Quatorze style square pianoforte with a side elevation.

Design for Square Pianoforte, Louis Quatorze Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Ink and watercolor design drawing of an ornate arabesque cabinet pianoforte with glazed doors and carved scrollwork.

Design for Cabinet Pianoforte, Arabesque Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Pen and watercolor design of an ornate Louis Quinze style pianoforte cabinet with carved scrollwork and blue mirror panels.

Design for Cabinet Pianoforte, Louis Quinze Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Watercolor design of a small rococo-style piano with carved scrollwork, blue marbled panels, and cabriole legs on cream paper

Design for Piccolo Pianoforte, Louis Quatorze Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Ink and wash design drawing of an ornate Grecian-style square pianoforte with an elevation view beside it.

Design for Square Pianoforte, Grecian Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Colored design drawing of an ornate serpentine library table with carved rococo scrollwork and a green top.

Design for Library Table

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Pen drawing of a sideboard front and side elevation with ornate column supports and carved moldings on pink paper.

Designs for Sideboard with Elliptic Plinth

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Colored design drawing of a Louis Quatorze style sideboard with carved scrollwork, a pale blue backboard and ornate panelled

Design for Sideboard, Louis Quatorze Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Colored design drawing of an ornate carved armchair with pink striped upholstery and a scale bar below.

Design for Easy Chair, François Premier Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Watercolor design drawing of a pink tufted Spanish chair with an ornate carved scrolling frame, with a scale bar below.

Design for Spanish Chair

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Colored design drawing of two Louis Quinze style drawing room chairs, one blue tufted and one pink striped, with a scale bar.

Design for Drawing Room Chairs, Louis Quinze Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Watercolor design drawing of a blue tufted armchair with carved scrolling frame and lion paw feet, labeled François Premier s

Design for Armchair, François Premier Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Watercolor design of two Louis Quinze style chairs, one pink and tufted, one blue striped, with carved wooden frames.

Design for Chairs, Louis Quinze Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Pen drawing of an octagon loo table elevation with ornate scrollwork pedestal, shell motif, and scale bar.

Design for Loo-Table

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Pen drawing of two loo table designs with fluted pedestals and decorative feet, labeled Loo Tables.

Designs for Loo-Tables

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Ink elevation drawing of a loo table with carved acanthus pillar and three scrolling claw feet, with a scale bar below.

Design for Loo-Table with PIllar and Claw Support

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Ink and wash drawing of two ornate flower stands, one square-topped with scrolled legs, one round-topped with splayed legs.

Two Designs for Flower Stands

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Pencil drawing of an ornate Louis Quatorze style sidetable with carved cabriole legs and scrollwork, with a scale bar below.

Design for a Sidetable, Louis Quatorze Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Pen and ink design drawing of a loo table in elevation with carved top, foliate pedestal and scrolled feet.

Design for Loo-Table, with plans of top and pedestal

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate Louis Quatorze style fancy table with a serpentine top and scrolled tripod base.

Design for a Fancy Table, Louis Quatorze Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Watercolor design drawing of an ornate ottoman with carved scrollwork frame, blue upholstery and pink trim.

Design for Ottoman

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Watercolor design of an ornate ottoman sofa with arabesque scrollwork backrest in blue and pink, with a scale bar below.

Design for Side Ottoman, Later Arabesque or Morisco Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Pencil drawing of an ornamental cartouche with scrolling leaves around an empty oval panel, on tan paper with red grid lines.

Cartouche

Robert William Hume, 1830-1904

Pencil drawing of a horizontal ornamental panel with swirling acanthus scrolls and leaves within ruled borders.

Designs for borders and corners, acanthus

Robert William Hume, 1830-1904

Pen and ink design for a banknote with rococo scrollwork border, pink cartouche panels, and labeled blank areas for bank name

Design for Banknote or Certificate

Robert William Hume, 1830-1900

Ink and wash design for a banknote with scrollwork, a carved mask, and a cherub holding a large numeral 5 over the word FIVE.

Design for Banknote

Robert William Hume, 1830-1904

Pale blue watercolor design of swagged window drapery with tasseled valances and rosette tiebacks above a paned window.

Design for Window drapery

Robert William Hume, 1830-1900

Ink and wash drawing of two heraldic cornice designs in Florid Gothic style, each with a central shield and scrollwork.

Designs for Two Heraldic Cornices, Florid Gothic Style

Robert William Hume, 1830-1900

Watercolor design of an ornate gilt child's cot with red drapery, scrolling frame and crown finial, with a white pillow insid

Design for Fancy Child's Cot

Robert William Hume, 1830-1900