biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Winter Fog in the Hudson Valley, Hudson, New York
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1870–1890
Oil on heavy cardboard
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view looking southwest over a foggy Hudson River Valley from the artist's property in Hudson, New York, known as Olana. In the foreground, a hillside covered in dead grass and patches of snow descends from right to left, leading to a view of a tree-covered hill in the middle distance at center left. At center, a heavy bank of fog covers the Hudson River and much of the valley. In the background at center, the purple peaks of Overlook and Plattekill Mountains are visible. Above, the light of the setting sun illuminates the edge of a high altitude cloud bank in bright golden orange. Sky bathed in luminous orange glow. A patch of saturated blue sky is visible at center.
Garment medallion
, 5th–6th century
Warp; S-spun two ply Z-twist linen. Wefts; S-spun linen, S-spun wool Technique: slit tapestry with sulpplementary weft wrapping.

Part of a head and perhaps an animal.
Project for a Ceiling Fresco: Leda and the Swan
Francesco Saverio Mergolo, Italian, 1746–1786, ca. 1775
Brush and grey wash, pen and brown ink, graphite on paper
Drawing

Circular borderline.  Leda upon clouds, recumbent, the swan beside her.  Amor is aiming at her.
Figures in a Landscape
François Boucher, French, 1703–1770, 1751
Etching on laid paper
Print

A pastoral family scene in a landscape. A woman sits on the ground with two children, a man standing in front of her, offers one of the children an apple, which he has picked from the tree to his left. Another child is standing behind the tree. Trees and rocks are visible in the background. The plate is numbered and signed.
Sidewall
, ca. 1750
Leather, stamped, silvered, painted

Diapered field, varnished silver. Rococo vine, in green, with flowers in red and blue.
Autumn Landscape with Large Rock, North Carolina
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1880
Brush and oil on paperboard
Drawing

Landscape study showing view of a rugged landscape in autumn with large rock, illuminated by the setting sun, in North Carolina. A path curves around the base of the rock, with green foliage on either side. Rock shines in hues of pink and cream while a red vine climbs its face, at top. Beyond, a river or lake is visible at left with two wooded hillsides. Probably near French Broad River in North Carolina.
A Hand Bell
, 1820–35
Pen and ink on paper
Drawing

A hand bell decorated with acanthus leaves and masks. Below, cherubs and scrolling ornament with birds.
Study for "Scientific Group"
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, 1858
Graphite on squared cream wove paper
Drawing

Composition study for scientific group, never painted. Men in a hall, with desk, center. Men sitting in a row, center right, standing in a row, at left. Others seated and standing in a circle, at right.
The Golf Player
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Dutch, 1606–1669, 1654
Etching on paper
Print

Interior with four en. At right, foreground, one man is seated at a table, dozing. To left, background, another man stands, holding a "golf" stick in his hand.
Design for a Candlestick
Luigi Righetti, Italian, 1780 - 1819, early 19th century
Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash, watercolor, graphite on paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Design for a candlestick intended to be executed with green and gilded bronze, and white and colored marble. A round base supported by two golden turtles with  a segment of a fluted column above. On the column stands a caryatid supporting a basket with flowers, from which two curling branches with candles are springing.
Title Page, "Principes pour toucher de la viele Avec six sonates ... composé par Bap. Dupuit"
Jean Robert, French, active 1746 - 1782, 1765–1770
Engraving on paper
Print

A rocaille escutcheon surmounted by a coat-of-arms. In center, the title, below a landscape with four figures. The book is dedicated to Jerome Bignon. Inscribed: title; lower left: "Gravé par Mlle Estien"; center: "Imprimé par August de Lorraine"; lower right: J. Robert In. et sculp."
Model of grocery store
, ca. 1870
wood; brass sheets, cast steel with knotted rope (scale)

Miniature of a store made with solid back and two sidewalls, front panels showing two painted windows and central opening for doorway with "Grocery Stores" above it. Against the back wall, a cabinet with shelves and partitions and 16 drawers (-2b - -2l) each with a gold painted knob and handwritten paper label. One each for: almonds, annis seed, cacao, cinnamon, cloves, fenel, mace, millet, pepper, pimento, raisins, rice, saffron, sape, vermicelle (one drawer not labelled); two free-standing barrels (-2l and -2m), and two tables (-2n and -2o), each with a post (-2p and -2q) supporting one end of an arch (-2r) from which hangs a pair of scales (-2x - -2z). Pencil scribblings over outside of structure.Possibly English. In 1820's style, possibly early 19th century.
Sidewall
, 1860–65
distemper colors

Four fragments showing incompletely a design simulating masonry, with relief decoration of putti in oblong panel surrounded by raised molding intertwined by foliage scrolls. Clusters of fruit and foliage at chamfered corners of blocks.
Shawl
, 1883
silk Technique: plain weave

Broad sash of vertically ribbed silk plain cloth. Striped horizontally pale blue, pink, white, and yellow. Long knotted white silk fringe formed by warp ends.
Small Fan Palm, Jamaica
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June 14, 1865
Graphite on tan wove paper
Drawing

Botanical sketch of the trunk and lower boughs of a small fan palm tree in Jamaica. At center, two drooping fronds prepare to fall. A small plant or flower grows on the left side of the tree trunk.
The Virgin and the Child
Fortunato Duranti, Italian, 1787 - 1863, 1820–1850
Graphite on paper
Drawing

The Virgin sits upon clouds, with the Child standing beside her. She has her right arm around the child and carries in her right hand a bowl, pointing at it with her left hand. Behind the Child is the globe with a cross on top. Below are the upper parts of a Doric column and a piece of the frieze, and a tablet leaning against it. In front of the tablet stands a pitcher. In the background is a structure with a tower. The sun is visible. This part of the background is framed by the larger part of a circle, the space between it and the outer framing line being hatched. Parts of outline are deeply impressed.
Fireplace (Chimney Piece and Mantel) Design
François II de Poilly, French, 1666 – 1741, 1712
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

An interior wall elevation with a fireplace (chimney piece and mantel) to the right and a bookcase set into the wall to the left. The mantel and overmantel are split in half with two variations in the design. The right side of the overmantel mirror or frame features an egg and c-scroll running pattern and a festoon of fleurons, with a sculpted vase with leaves and berries above. The design on the left is plainer but with a diaper pattern and oval roundel above the overmantel. The front of the mantel is decorated with strapwork, c-scrolls and scrolling leaves (rinceaux). There is a scale below the fireplace.
LA LANTERNE MAGIQUE
Christophe Huet, French, 1695 – 1759, 1743
Etching on laid paper
Bound print

Plate 3 of a series of 23 prints featuring monkeys acting as humans in various figural scenes. On a small hill, a standing monkey wearing a waistcoat and pants with a music box strapped to his front and a magic lantern viewing machine strapped to his back; the figure approximates an operator of optical amusements. He cranks the handle on the music box and gapes with his mouth wide open, facing towards the right. A church and small town visible in background.
Three Children Playing
Jean-Baptiste Pillement, French, 1728–1808, 1759
Etching on laid paper
Print

Print from a series of fourteen chinoiserie vignettes, depicting children playing a variety of games in different landscapes. Three children playing together, framed within a winter landscape. Two children stand on a platform with the third, standing below looking up at them. The scene is framed by branches, foliage and rocks The plate is signed.
Title Page
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, 1749-1761
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Page printed with two plates. The left plate features a pedestal with the title printed in the center, surrounded by anguipeds and topped with a man playing the pan pipes. The right plate features a fountain in a landscape. The fountain is in the form of a pedestal fronted with grotesque cartouche and topped by a sculpted nude woman holding a drape and surrounded by putti. Both plates are numbered; the plate on the right is signed.
Strapwork Grotesque with Mythological Scene
Pieter van der Heyden, Flemish, 1530 - 1572, 1566
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Vertical rectangle showing strapwork design. At center, Perseus rescuing Andromeda. Above, pairs of snakes and swans flank a nude. Below, fish and lions.
Panel
, 19th century
silk on cotton Technique: embroidery

Square divided into two parts: one showing tree-like forms in openwork and the other showing a series of eight pointed stars arranged in crossing diagonal lines. Entire piece surrounded by a border with hexagons in openwork. The stitches used are counted running and lace stitches.
Design for Silk Brocade
, ca. 1750
Pastel, pen and brown ink squaring on bluish grey laid paper
Drawing

Horizontal composition illustrating flowers executed in colored pastel at left, and a small Chinese landscape with bridges and pavilion has been sketched out in white pastel in the center.  To the right are lightly sketched elements in black pastel.  Squared in brown ink.
Playing card
, ca. 1855
Red and black ink, paper

Card numbered at top: B 5 R; below central image: 1
Bythos and Aphros
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, ca. 1800
Pen and brown ink, brush and sepia wash on cream laid paper, on a secondary support
Drawing

The twin ichthyocentaurs Bythos and Aphros, from from Greek mythology.
Three Putti
François Boucher, French, 1703–1770, 1738–49
Etching on laid paper
Print

Three putti flying in the clouds. The one to the right holds a quiver of arrows, the other two hold grapes and vine leaves. The plate is signed.
Portrait of the Empress Eugenie
, ca. 1855
Enamel on porcelain in brass frame
Miniature

Portrait of the Empress Eugenie, head and shoulders, turned towards the left.  Frame had cresting flowers and ribbons.
Design for a Baptismal Font
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1775
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper
Drawing

The bowl has below a leaf chalice and above a protruding band with festoons supported by bow-knots. It is supported by a square base, with a plinth below and an upper molded panel with two lead chalices at the sides and rinceaux springing from a head in the inner panel. The lid forms a high curved pedestal, with a row of upright scrolls with chrubim in the lower intervals. On top St. John the Baptist as boy, sitting. Usual background.
Textile
, possibly 14th century
silk Technique: block printed with pigment on plain weave

Very indistinct pattern of birds and flowers.
Plan et Coupe d'un Sallon au bout d'une Gallerie
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, 1774
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Plan and cross section of a living room with an arched entryway pilasters and columns with Corinthian capitals. On either side of the entryway are statues of ancient inspiration on pedestals. At the ceiling, is a carved group of lightly draped, seated, female figures holding a shield with fleurs-de-lys, and garlands of flowers. The plate is signed.
Title Page and Arabesque Panel Design
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, 1775–88
Etching on paper
Print

Title page and arabesque panel design featuring vases, a medallion with a seated female figure, leaf molding, festoon of leaves, rosettes, birds, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), and a vase of flowers on a tripod with gadrooning and mascarons (mask) motifs. The plate is numbered and signed.
Fantastical mausoleum
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1780–1800
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

The plan is circular with a central circular tower, with a figure on top. Its general plan is quadrangular, wioth one corner in the center of the front. A lower, straight outer wall has at left and at right circular towers. It is surrounded by water. Ships are in the foreground.
Diverses Pieces d'Ouvrages de Serrurerie
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1745
Etching and engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

Designs for metal balconies, friezes, and gates. The plate is signed and numbered.
Sandy Plain and Mountain Range, Palestine or Syria (Israel or Jordan)
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, February or March 1868
Graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape study showing a view of an expansive, sandy plain spotted with small bushes and bounded by a sharp, rugged mountain range in the background, viewed obliquely. In the lower right and oriented vertically, the upper part of a camel carrying two boxes, shown from left back, is visible. 

Verso: Landscape study of a dramatic and precipitous canyon carved into a tall mountain range in present-day Jordan. In the foreground, relatively flat ground extends to the middle distance, where it meets the base of the mountains. Diagonal bands of rock strata are visible in the precipitously eroded canyon, which undulates with irregular cliffs and prominences. At center, a triangular mountain rises above the others. Contour of the mountain range continues along upper margin at left and right.
Fragment
, ca. 1850
cotton Technique: printed

Fragment has vertical stripes of black, green, red, and brown with a stylized floral, ogival and paisley pattern.
Beach Scene with People and Fishing Boats, Cullercoats, England
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1881–82
Charcoal on cream wove paper
Drawing

Horizontal view of a group of figures at a railing overlooking the sea, with a procession of fishing boats coming toward the shore. Two men in oilskins drawn at much larger scale at right, viewed from the back.
Ship's Figurehead of Benjamin Franklin
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1854 - 1856
Graphite on white laid paper
Drawing

Figure and landscape sketch of a ship's figurehead of Benjamin Franklin lying horizontally in a sandy bank. He holds his tricorne hat in his left arm, while scrub grow  th is visible in the upper right corner.
An Old Man's Head
Francesco Bartolozzi, Italian, active England, 1727–1815, 1796
Stipple with etching in sanguine and brown ink on white paper
Print

Bearded man gazing upward, slightly turned to the left.
Designs for Two Incense Burners and a Cartel Clock Case
Henri Sallembier, French, ca. 1753 - 1820, 1777
Etching on laid paper
Print

Designs for a cartel clock case (wall clock) flanked by two incense burners on tripods decorated with neoclassical motifs, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), foliate scrolls, fleurons, snakes, olive branches, smoke, flowers, cartouches, and vases. The plate is numbered.
Horse and wagon
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1882
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of a figure riding a horse-drawn wagon.
Fragment
, possibly 13th century
silk, wool Technique; plain weave with supplementary wefts

Interlocking squares containing stars in blue on tan.
Sketched for a Reliquary
Filippo Passarini, 1636–1698, 1698
Pen and ink on paper
Drawing

At left two partial reliquaries with scrolling feet. At right, details for the frame.
Freize with Putti and Medallions
, 1625–50
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, black chalk on white laid paper
Drawing

Two putti stand upon a console, one shown from the front, the other from the back. They support a painted ceiling beam. On either side are partial escutcheons composed of sculptural ornament including putti, a swan and a snake.
Illustration for Hamlet: Hamlet and the Queen (III,4)
Eugène Delacroix, French, 1798 - 1863, 1834
Lithograph on paper
Print

Hamlet and the Queen (III,4)
Teapot
Henry Chawner, British, 1764 – 1851, 1790–91
silver, wood
teapot

Teapot with an oval plan, with straight sides, straight spout and concave domed cover, hinged. Handle and knob of wood. Sides, repoussé, with chinoiseries: man playing a lute with a fan on one side, man with flower basket and woman with bird of paradise on the other. The cover is decorated with scrolls, birds and a cartouche.
Design for a Knife Handle Showing One of the Virtues
Willem du Tielt, Flemish, active 1610 – 1653, 1600–1625
Engraving and etching on off-white laid paper
Print

A woman representing one of the vrtues, holding a bird and a book(?), is shown in an ovoid; medalliion as in 1946-33-3. Ornament as in 1946-33-3.
Coconut Palm, Jamaica
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June 1865
Graphite on gray-green wove paper
Drawing

Botanical sketch of the trunk and lower boughs of a coconut palm tree, with an accompanying sketch of branch with leaf at right.
VASES
Henri Sallembier, French, ca. 1753 - 1820, 1805
Etching on paper
Print

Three designs for vases with Empire style motifs including female figures, roundels with profile portraits sphynx, snakes, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), foliate scrolls, and foliate branches. The plate is titled, signed, and numbered.
Stage Design of a Prison Interior
Michelangelo Fasano, Italian, active 18th century, mid-18th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray-blue wash over black chalk on laid paper, lined
Drawing

View of the interior of a prison court with a winch for a lantern and another for loads
Fireplace (Chimney Piece and Mantel) Designs
Jean Mansart de Jouy, French, 1705 - 1783, mid- 18th–late 18th century
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Designs for a chimney piece (fireplace, overmantel mirror or frame with painting above) with two different options in the design (split in half). The designs feature rococo ornament and motifs including c-scrolls, cartouches, shells, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), fleurons, sprigs, masks, waves/ water, leaves, and festoons of flowers. The overmantel option is a mirror on the left and a frame on the right, with wooden boards. The overmantel is flanked by ornate narrow panels (boiserie), with a two-candled wall sconce on the left. The oval painting above is framed by two different cartouche style ornate frames and depicts a hunting scene with a dog fighting a bird or duck in a landscape. The plate is numbered and signed, with a scale below.
Monument
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1780
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

An obelisk stands upon a pedestal, male figures leaning against its corners. Below is a base consisting of three steps. At the front of the central one is a circular medallion with a mask, supported by two seated female figures. Below, a festoon.
Bulb pot
, late 18th century
Porcelain

A bulb pot in the form of a commode made in porcelain with gilt detail.
Design for a Sepulchral Monument for Filippo Lovazzi
Vincenzo Gajassi, Italian, 1801 - 1861, ca. 1850
Brush and watercolor, graphite, pen and ink on paper
Drawing

A sculpted figure of a dead man is lying on top of a sarcophagus which is decorated with festoons and the tools of an architect. A pedestal is beneath, showing a tablet with the inscription: DOM / FILIPPUS LOVATIVS / FILIVS AMATISSIMUS / P between two coats of arms.
Design for a Comb
, ca. 1810
Pen and brown ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on white laid paper, laid down
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Design for the cresting of a hair comb intended to be executed in gilded metal with diamonds and three engraved gems. In the center, an engraved gem with the silhouette of an athlete, beside two similar gems with silhouettes of classic busts. Comb tines sketched in graphite below.
In the Desert, Arizona
Thomas Moran, American, b. Britain, 1837–1926, 1878
Brush and brown ink and white gouache on paper
Drawing

Horizontal view of a man with staff in left middle center walking toward a deeply fissured range of hills.
Project for a Painted Ceiling
, ca. 1675–99
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Seen from the door is the façade of a three-story building. A woman standing in the doorway receives children brought by their mothers. At the short side at right are stairs with, among others, two men with sticks, one evidently being aided by another man. An escutcheon with an inscription is in front of the stairs. Framing by plain mouldings.
Band
, 17th–18th century
silk embroidery, linen foundation Technique: embroidered with deflected element work using wrapping and double running stitches

Repeating pattern of confronted seahorses alternate with creatures on a pedestal. Pattern reserved in white foundation against a red background.
Stage Design, Romanesque Hall
Antonio Liverani, 1795 – 1878, early 19th century
Pen and sepia ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Interior of high vaulted hall with porticoes.
Keystone
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1780
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

Below is a square, above a curved molding. In the panel is above a mask, from whose mouth something hangs down which has the shape of a spoon, with a theatrical mask upon the bowl, which is framed by points and another part of objects behind it. A wreath surrounds obliquely the shaft. The project is partly drawn over the lower part of a piece of furniture, having four legs horizontally at the right edge. Usual background.
Designs for Ornament
Briceau, French, 16..–17.., 1709
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Three rondels of ornament motifs, with a band of onrament against a dark background. The plate is signed.
Design for the Border Motif of a Woven Fabric of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800–1825
Brush and gouache on oily tracing paper
Drawing

Boughs with leaves and and bluish blossoms stand over a white and blue stripe. One bough and the lower part of a second one are shown.
Cup
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present, ca. 1780
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
cup

1938-57-768-a: in box. Cup has double-curved side, cylindrical fo...;     1938-57-768-b: in box. Cup has double-curved side, cylindrical fo...
Stage Design for the Interior of a Gothic Building
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, early 19 century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper
Drawing

Three different views into the inside of Gothic halls of which one may be ecclesiastical.
In Classical Land
Charles Nicolas Ransonnette, French, 1793 - 1877, 1793-1877
Black crayon, brush and grey watercolor and black ink on paper
Drawing

A road winds backwards, where a snow-covered mountain is shown beyond a valley. A classical sarcophagus stands at left in a group of trees.
Ecce Homo
Cornelis Cort, Dutch, 1533 - 1578, 1572
Engraving on paper
Print

On a podium stands Christ between four men. In foreground, spectators; at left, the cross held by a man. The city gate and two houses in background. Inscribed, right (on podium): "Corn. Co. F. 1572."
Landscape near San Miguel de Chimbo, Ecuador
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June 3, 1857
Graphite on tan wove paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of rugged mountains and valleys receding into the distance near the town of San Miguel de Chimbo in Ecuador. A structure is visible on the summit of a gently sloping hill in the foreground at left.