biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Four Heraldic Achievements (Devices)
, late 17th–early 18th century
Etching on paper
Print

Four designs for heraldic achievements (devises) featuring cartouches supported by animals, birds, and mythological creatures. The plate is numbered.
Four Designs for Bedroom Alcoves
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1790
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Upper row: at left, a tent, the pointed roof of which is in front of a kind of shell which is laterally framed by feathers. At right, a tent with a high pointed roof, behind which the wall forms a niche which has above the entablature the shape of the upper half of a quatrefoil, with drapery hanging from the upper corners in front of the roof. Lower row: at left, a variation of the last motif, without the drapery. Bunches of flowers frame the lower part of the quatrefoil. At right, a tent with a pointed roof above an entablature and with feathers on top. Behind the roof is a niche, beside which the wall is decorated with a pillar and a figure in a triangle. Only the lowest parts of the posts in all the projects are not covered by curtains.
Sampler
, 1701–02
linen Technique: knots, chain, eyelet and loop stitches on plain weave

Six cross borders, geometrical patterns in embroidery; initials "YDK" crowned "ANNO 17012"; edged with small knots.
Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1880
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of figures on the beach.
Design for a Case with Alternative Suggestions
, 1760–1790
Graphite, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

At top, the elevation for a case furniture. Scrolling foot and pilaster decorated with bellflowers. Alternative finials at top include a double headed eagle. Plan at bottom below.
Ornamental Vase Design
P. Moithey, French, active 18th century, 1767
Etching on laid paper
Print

Vase in the form of a krater with two upturned handles. The vase is decorated with meanders, bound laurel leaf, and gadrooning ornamentation. The tall neck of the vase features a trophy with attributes of the garden (a rake, a spade, a watering can). The vase has a simple, low socle and is elevated on a platform that extends to the edge of the image. The plate is signed and numbered.
Design for an Embroidered or Woven Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800–1825
Brush and white gouache on glazed tracing paper
Drawing

A strip and a border of triangular scllops are shown at left. An undulated flower stem rises at right. One and three-quarter repeats are shown.
Templum St. Petri cum Palatium Vaticanum Romae (St. Peter's Basilica with the Vatican Palace of Rome)
Georg Gottfried Winckler, German, 1710 - 1786, 
Hand-colored etching on paper; verso: fabric
Bound print

Perspective view of St. Peter's basilica in Rome. The impressive domed basilica, with the central dome framed by two smaller ones, sits in the middle of the page. In front, a colonnade extends, forming an open circle around St. Peter's Square. A procession of clergymen arcs through the square, around the obelisk and fountain at center. Several buildings and the countryside extend behind the basilica, with a wall traversing the horizon in the distance. Several windows of the main structure and surrounding buildings are cut out, with colored fabric visible through the openings. Printed along bottom margin: Templum St. Petri cum Palatium Vaticanum Romae / La Chiesa di St. Pietro coll Palazzo Vaticana di Roma

Verso: Patches of colored fabric. Two labels are adhered to the verso, the bottom one providing titles for a different print. Top printed label: L'Église de Saint Pierre avec le Palais du Pape a Rome. / Georg. Gottfr: Winckler. Sculps. / Med: Folo. No. 17. / Cum Priv.; Bottom label: Vue de l'Eglise de S. Jean de Lateran, a Rome. / Gesicht der Kirche S. Iohanis von Lateran, zu Rom. / Median Folo. No. 17. / Cum Gratia etPrivilegio Sac: Caes: Majestatis. / Georg Bathasar Probst, excud. A.V.
Title Page
Gabriel Bonthomme, France, active ca. 1775, 1775
Etching on paper
Print

Title page for a series of wrought iron balcony balustrade (rail) designs. The title is lettered in the center framed by wrought iron bands forming a cartouche featuring festoons of leaves and flowers, scrolling leaves, foliage, beads, and bands of c-scrolls, diamonds, and ovals. The series is dated, and the price is listed along with the artist's and publisher's addresses.
Ornamental Vase Design
François Boucher, French, 1703–1770, 1738–72
Etching on cream laid paper
Bound print

Vase form elevated on a low plinth. The body, accentuated with rocky ribs and sea plant forms, rests upon a siren mermaid figure at left and a triton at right, their tails intertwined to form the base. The plate is signed and numbered.
Palastre à deux entrées
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1775-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Design for a rectangular lock casing framed by a border of lamb tongue and with small inset rosettes in the corners. The lock features a central rosette with bead course and acanthus leaves, on either side of which is a key port. The plate is signed and numbered.
Saint Mark, seated on a Lion
Giulio Romano, Italian, 1499–1546, 1518
Engraving on paper
Print

Saint Mark, sitting within a penumbra of light, on the back of a winged lion atop a cloud, reading a scroll
Jardinière
, 1800–1825
Enameled and gilt tôle

Oval, with shaped edge and simple handles. Black field, decorated in colors and gilding with Chinese figures, slightly raised.
Sidewall
, 1840s
Block-printed paper

Vertical portion of paper giving portion of a repeating design. Hawking party on horses, with attendants on foot, and dogs; castle in background, and serpentine framework of foliage.
Iris Encourages Priam to Beg the Body of Hector from Achilles
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1810–20
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on thick white wove paper
Drawing

Iris flies besides the walking Priam; a view into a room with sleeping Trojans is at left; the camp of the Greeks is shown in the right middle plane; Thetis approaches Achilles who sits behind the body of Hector who is fastened to his chariot.
Design for an Inkstand
Lefebvre Manufactory, Tournai, 1805–1820
Brush and watercolor, black wash, graphite, on cream laid paper
Drawing

Rectangular black base supports a box, drawer in open position (at right). Box decorated with center mask flanked by stylized leaf motifs. On top of box, a crouching black figure, two arrows at his back, reaching towards a classical vase, a flat circular bowl at right.
Three Designs for Candlesticks
Luigi Righetti, Italian, 1780 - 1819, 1802
Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash, gray, yellow watercolor, graphite on light blue paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Three designs for candlesticks labeled A, B,C from left to right. The inscription, "Qui ci va, etc." as written in 1938-88-624, appears in the pedestals of all three candlesticks. At left, candlestick A is supported by crouching lions carrying calyces. The pedestal is a richer variation of the one that appears in E in 1938-88-624. The shaft is  a foliated baluster above a calyx. At center, B is supported by tortoises upon knobs. The shaft has, below, a bowl in the two calyces; above, a fluted column. At left, C is also supported by tortoises. The shaft consists of a calyx in opposite direction, a capital, and of a column with a base, calyx, spiral flutes and scallops. Verso: plan of a base and inscriptions.
Study for an Evangelist
Giuseppe Passeri, Italian, 1654 - 1714, ca. 1700
Red and white chalk on paper
Drawing

Bust of a young man pointing with his left forefinger at an opened book. At right, a sketch of the right hand.
Trimming
, 19th century
silk Technique: woven

Green, brown and tan trimming fragment in a design of leaf forms with one border of blocks.
Main altar
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1746-1809
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper
Drawing

The retable is a kind of pavilion, with two columns supporting on either side the circular part of the entablature, and two of its short, straight, lateral parts. All the columns stand closely near each other. Inside is a group of the Ascension of the Virgin. Above the central part is a dome with a medallion, supported by two sitting angels at the front, and a female statue with a cross on top. Above the lateral parts are two statues. The socle has two rows of panels. The upper ones are decorated with festoons, the lower ones are undecorated. In front of the central one are respectively the mensa and the tabernacle. Laterally are two angular projecting pedestals with statues. Eschutcheons are in their front panels. Usual background.
Nouveaux Desseins de Balcons
Pierre Edme Babel, French, 1720–1775, 1890–1910
Facsimile of the original etching (photomechanical or lithography)
Print

Three designs for wrought iron or metalwork balcony balustrades featuring scrolling leaves, c-scrolls, s-scrolls, and festoons of flowers. The plate is titled, with a scale below. This is a late 19th-early 20th-century reproduction from a series first published between 1738-1743.
Cinquiéme Journée. Feu d’artifice sur le Canal de Versailles (Day Five. Fireworks on the Canal of Versailles)
Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618–1682, 1676
Black ink on rolled paper
Engraving

Horizontal rectangle:  In the foreground the King sits under a canopy flanked by spectators seated in the stands.  At center, in the large basin, four men set off fireworks from boats.  Beyond, an obelisk flanked by figures of Fame.  At right and left, pyramidal structures with dolphin fountains and symbols of Victory.  In the background, rockets and fireworks.  Engraved on the plate at the lower left:  "Le Pautre, Sculps, 1676."  Inscription at lower left:  "Cinquieme Journee.  Feu d'artifice sure le canal de Versailles."  Lower right:  "Dies Quintus Incendium ludicrum e pyrio puluere super alueum Versaliarum."
Panel Design of Grotesque Ornamentation
Jean Berain, the elder, French, 1640-1711, 1711
Engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Panel design filled with symmetrical, grotesque ornaments of mythological theme. At center is a standing, robed female figure under a shell and garland of flowers. There are three inset rondels with figures (two winged) and panels of rams, bulls, and cupids. The motifs perhaps indicate elements, and the months, of Spring. The plate is signed and features a letter "E" at the bottom.
View from Long Hill, Hudson, New York
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, April 2, 1867
Oil and graphite on tan paperboard
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view possibly looking east from the artist's property on Long Hill in Hudson, New York. Pictured from an elevated perspective, the foreground includes a wide, green field that descends to dark, wooded terrain in the middle distance. A possible stone wall is included at the base of the slope at lower left. Just beyond these woods, a low ridge of dark, wooded hills stretches horizontally across the composition, while another distant mountain range is visible in the background. Above, banks of low, puffy clouds simultaneously cast a dark shadow on the terrain below while being brightly lit by the sun's light. The sky is otherwise rendered as a gradient from deep blue to a lighter green-blue.
Apollonius meeting the People and Animals of Ethiopia [above]; Apollonius Quelling the Ghost of a Satyr in Ethiopia [below]
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, ca. 1595 – 1605
Recto: pen and brown and black inks, brush and brown and black washes over black chalk on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink on laid paper
Drawing

Recto, above: Four figures walking left in a landscape, with the river Nile in the background, with small figures on the far shore. A group of wild animals, at left, confront the figures.
Recto, below: In a landscape, along a shore, women chase a satyr towards a cave at left.
Verso: Figure of a priest in elaborate dress, shown with arms outstretched.
Trimming
, 19th century
silk Technique: cut and uncut supplementary warp pile (velvet)

Red trimming fragment with a design of blocks covering half the width; the other half in a floral pattern. One picot edge.
POELE Russe avec pilastres d’ordre composé, orné de camés et draperies
Louis-Gustave Taraval, French, 1738 – 1794, ca. 1791
Etching and hand colored watercolor on paper
Print

Design for a stove heater decorated with neoclassical motifs, in the form of a pedestal decorated with friezes and panels with figures, scrolling acanthus leaves, flying putti, and foliate branches. A vase on top of the pedestal decorated with a frieze of figures, gadrooning and masks. Below the pedestal, a floral diaper pattern, and drapery. The whole is set into an arched niche. The plate is hand colored with watercolor.
Soldiers in a Field
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1862
Graphite on wove paper, laid down
Drawing

Recto: Horizontal view of lines of soldiers in a field with five single soldiers, in the foreground, forming a circle and possibly drumming, with a high margin at bottom, and color notations at various points.  Verso: Vertical sketch with head and cap next to numbers at top, followed by cross-hatchings of possible barbed wire fences at center; a long column of soldiers winding into the far distance at bottom (see related works).
Landscape
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1876
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of a landscape with hills along the horizon
Radiator
Stratton & Seymour, New York, New York, USA,1837–1842, mid-19th century
Cast iron

Black cast iron radiator (b) in the form of a podium surmounted by an arch forming a niche for a standing draped figure (a) of a woman- the goddess Hebe- holding a Greek drinking goblet in either hand (d,e).  A composite entablature is surmounted by a Doric cornice crowned by a semi-circular tympanum.  The podium base is decorated with bas-reliefs of columns alternating with Greek vases surrounded by drapery at the lower level and repeated scene of a griffin and man pouring liquid into a bowl in the upper level.  The arch itself is decorated with bas-reliefs of rosettes and scrolls on two supporting pilasters with fluted capitals.  The tympanum has a bas-relief of an eagle clutching a staff from which springs ribbons bearing "Stratton" and Seymour".  Stars decorate tympanum, following the semi-circular curve.  Radiator stands on four detachable scrolled legs (f/i).  The fender (c) is comprised of grille work formed by scrolls, acanthus leaves and rosettes.  Flat circular flue key (j) with stylized foliate handle fits on pipe behind tympanum.
Sampler
Elizabeth Whitmore, ca. 1745
silk embroidery, linen foundation Technique: cross, satin, buttonhole and chain stitches on plain weave

Alphabets, numbers, verses, and the Crucifixion.  Signature: "Elizabeth Whitmore the daugher of Rolon and Ann Whitmore was born July ye 11th 1734."
Design for a Tureen
Joseph Anton Seethaler II, German, 1799–1868, 1825–35
Pen and black ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Vessel is banded with leaf and classical arabesque motifs. The finial is in the form of a turtle. Tureen rests on three griffins on a platform.
Calices
Pierre Germain, French, 1703 - 1783, 1748
Etching on laid paper
Print

Designs for two chalices decorated with ornament motifs including grapes, shells, scrolls, gadrooning, bound reed, and bound leaf. The plate is signed and numbered.
Vase Design
Alexis Peyrotte, French, 1699–1769, 1740–49
Etching on laid paper
Print

A large vase or urn on a plinth in a landscape decorated with rococo ornament and foliage surrounding the vase. Featuring scrolling leaves, rinceaux, flowers, shells, foliate branches, garlands, and a bearded face/mask. Trees in the background. The plate is signed.
Jewelry Designs
Friedrich Jacob Morison, German, active 1693 – 1699, ca. 1700
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Designs for jewelry including pendants, seals, bracelets, and broaches featuring ribbons, jewels, pearls, metalwork, scrolling leaves, flowers, skulls, hearts, crosses, a bird, religious iconography, Jesus' head on a shroud, gadrooning, and sun rays.
Study of a Head
Pierre Thomas Le Clerc, French, ca. 1740 - ca. 1796, 1773
Crayon-manner with red ink on laid paper
Print

Study of a face and its proportions with accompanying explanatory text, from a series of figure studies for the education of artists and amateurs, printed in red ink in the crayon manner.
Vase and Ornament Designs
Jean-Bernard Turreau, French, 1672 - 1731, early 18th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

Vase design with different molding options, an ornament design above, cartouche to the left, and military trophy to the right. The designs feature grotesque motifs including putti, mascarons (masks), shells, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), foliate scrolls, festoons of leaves, a snake, wings, scale pattern, draped textile, tassels, fluting, gadrooning, leaf and ribbon molding, rosettes, fleurons, cartouches, suit of armor, sword, spears with flags, and a shield.
Claude's Villa and St. Peter's, Rome, Italy
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, December 1868 - April 1869
Oil and graphite on tan paperboard
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of St. Peter's Basilica and Claude Lorrain's villa, as seen from across the River Tiber. The river's waters and nearby banks occupy the foreground, as three barren trees are showing on the opposite shore. In the middle distance at left, a large home--the former villa of French landscape painter Claude Lorrain--is visible. In the distance at center, the tall dome of St. Peter's Basilica dominates the skyline. In the background, the setting sun paints a rich tapestry of yellow and orange hues across an otherwise blue sky.
Miser's purse
, 1890–1910
silk, steel beads, metal rings Technique: knitted in crossed and uncrossed stockinette and openwork stitches Label: knitted silk and steel beads in cross and uncrossed stockinette and openwork stitches, metal rings

Brown silk miser's purse with two steel rings and steel beads, in paisley pattern at rounded end.
Three Lion Heads
Jean-Baptiste Huet, French, 1745 – 1811, 1788
Etching or engraving in brown ink on paper
Print

Three lions' heads
Kaaterskill Falls, New York
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 1844
Graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of the of two-tiered Kaaterskill Falls in Kaaterskill Clove near village of Catskill. Initial falls of 180 feet visible in upper portion of composition at a distance, while secondary falls of 80 feet comprise center, surrounded by rocks, water, debris, and foliage that variously make up foreground.
Design for the Decoration of a Panel
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 18th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash off-white laid paper
Drawing

Roundel with a Sybil (?), grotesques for the decoration above the mirror, noble cabinet, Palazzo Altieri.
St. Matthew
Lucas van Leyden, Netherlandish, ca. 1494–1533, ca. 1511
Engraving on paper
Print

A full-length figure of the saint, standing, facing the spectator, the head turned sharply to the left. His left hand is on his hip, the right hand holds a halberd. The monogram of the artist, "L," appears at lower left.
Nouveau dessein d’une chambre a coucher dont le lit est en niche avec portes de degagemens pour les garderobbes
Jean Mariette, French, 1660–1742, 1686–1740
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

A design for an interior bedroom wall elevation featuring a bed in a niche with doors on either side. Sectional views of the carving of the doors, niche, and cornice on either side of the central elevation. The wall features rococo ornament on the paneling and bed. The bed is in the center, in a niche with curtains tied back. The curved headboard features a diaper pattern with a central rosette and rinceaux ornament.  The narrow panels between the doors and niche and cornice are decorated with rosettes, fleurons, strapwork, c-scrolls, and rinceaux ornament, with a plain dado level below. The single doors on either side of the bed niche are topped with oval overdoor paintings featuring mythological figures, with Leda and the Swan to the left, and Danaë receiving Jupiter in a shower of gold, to the right. The overdoor paintings are framed by festoons of flowers. There is a scale below the design. The plate is titled and numbered.
Self Portrait Wearing a Soft Cap: Full Face, Head only
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Dutch, 1606–1669, ca. 1634
Etching on laid paper
Print

Head of the artist, shown full-face. He wears a cap which is tipped over his right eye.
Fishermens' Sail Boats
Samuel Colman, American, 1832–1920, 1872
Brush and watercolor, gouache, graphite on grey-blue paper
Drawing

Four boats with crowded sails and fluttering pennants rest upon dry ground.
Arabesque Design
Etienne de Lavallée, French, 1735 – 1802, 1788
Etching and aquatint on laid paper
Print

Arabesque ornament design with neoclassical motifs, featuring scrolling acanthus leaves and foliage, rosettes, fleurons, flowers, birds, a winged angel, and plinth with rams' heads and feet. The plate is numbered and signed.
Design for a Balustrade (Rail)
Gabriel Bonthomme, France, active ca. 1775, ca. 1775
Etching on paper
Print

Design for a wrought iron balcony rail (or section of a balustrade) featuring scrolling leaves, beads, a central leaf rosette, beads, and interlacing bands of c-scrolls and s-crolls. The plate is signed.
The Singing Lesson
George Noble, British, active 1795 - 1806, ca. 1765–1785
Engraving in black ink on white paper
Print

A young man to the left of a table holds some music in his hand and sings. An older man plays the mandolin, standing behind the table to the right. More music and pens and ink are on the table.
Cheminée à la Moderne
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Design for a fireplace with an overmantel mirror. The fireplace is decorated with ornament motifs including a censer, crossed branches, bound leaf, acanthus leaf, rosettes, fluting, and a mascaron. The plate is signed.
Grotesque Design
, 1600–1625
Charcoal, pen and ink on paper
Drawing

Two hooved creatures, each with a large horned head, frame a blank central oval. Above, a bearded winged figure and strapwork with flowers.
Sepulchral Monument of the Philosopher Count Alessandro Verri
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1795–1809
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on beige laid paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle showing a stepped pedestal upon which sits Apollo and a woman with open book, possibly the Muse Calliope. They hold a laurel festoon, behind which a pedestal rises. It shows the medallion portrait and figures of children. A brazier at top.
Old Warrior
Georg Friedrich Schmidt, French school, 1712 - 1775, ca. 1750
Etching on paper
Print

A half-length portrait of a warrior in frontal view; the body turned slightly to right, head to left. The warrior has a short beard; he wears a cap with a fur border with a pin attached in front and a feather in back. Inscribed, right center: "Schmidt fec."
Spoon
, 19th century
silver
spoon

Pointed oval bowl, shaped tubular stem corded by two snakes, twisted central section. Circular, smooth crusher terminal.
Design for Two Cartouches
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1745
Etching and engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

Designs for two cartouches, each containing within it rustic landscape scenes. The cartouches are comprised of diverse elements including rinceaux, grape vines, thyrses, flower bouquets, attributes of war, and mascaron. The plate is signed and numbered.
Chandelier simple
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Design for a candlestick decorated with lancet leaves, scalloping, garland, bound leaf, and gadrooning. The plate is signed.