biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Study of Seated Woman for National Academy of Design Tympanum
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, ca. 1885
Graphite on cream wove paper
Drawing

Recto: Woman seated in chair, her body turned to the right and her head turned toward the left. A slate or book in her lap, held up by the left hand and arm. Figure outlined again, at upper right. Verso: A seated man with an open book in his lap, facing right, with legs barely indicated.
Dish
Wedgwood, English, established 1759, late 18th century
Glazed earthenware (Queen's ware) with overglaze decoration

Elliptical dish with lobed sides and exterior molded to resemble basketwork. Brown touches on basketwork edging at top and on foot. Grown grape border about edges on inside.
Buttons
, late 19th century
Shell with composition ornament, brass

Four circular buttons of shell, with composition in design of spray composed of rose, shamrock and thistle.

On card 2
Two Fountain Designs
Giovanni Paolo Gaspari, 1714 – 1775, 1770
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

Two plates printed on a single sheet, each depicting two designs for fountains. The fountains feature sculpted figures, putti, mascarons (masks), shells, mythological creatures, heraldry, festoons, mermen, and rockwork. The plates are titled, signed, numbered, and dated.
Funeral Altar
Jean Berain, the elder, French, 1640-1711, 1711
Engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Decoration of the altar set up under the crucifix of the church of St. Gervais for Louis Boucherat, Chancelier de France and Garde des Sceaux (1619-1699), on December 11, 1699. The plate is signed.
Christ at Emmaus: The Smaller Plate
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Dutch, 1606–1669, 1634
Etching and drypoint on laid paper
Print

Christ and two disciples seated at a table, with Christ, right, His head surrounded by rays of light, breaking bread. A dog approaches the table, lower right.
Two Half Panel Designs
Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618–1682, ca. 1651
Etching on laid paper
Print

Two half panel designs within a carved frame featuring scrolling leaves, acanthus leaves, putti, a male figure, a lion, fruit, foliate branches, a dragon, mascaron (mask), and festoon of leaves.
Design for a Wallpaper with Alternative Pattern
Unknown, Austrian, 1840–60
Brush and watercolor on white wove paper
Drawing

A dado is at the bottom of a high entablature, of which an ornamentation is suggested alternatively for the bottom moldings. Alternating broad rose and green stripes are connected by narrow yellow ones. The lower part of the wall suggests obliquely dispersed stripes of boughs and petals. The upper part suggests ribbons wound around poles for the broad stripes, rows of vine leaves for the narrow stripes. Black framing stripe; margins showing off-white color.
Erminia and Vafrino Tending the Wounded Tancred after the Battle of Argento [Tancrède secouru par Herminie et Vafrin après le combat d'Argante]
Jean-François de Troy, French, 1679–1752, 1720–30
Red chalk on off-white laid paper
Drawing

A wounded soldier lying on the ground is assisted by a man wearing a turban (left) and a woman (right). The group is situated in a landscape, under a tree.  At right a horse is shown and in the foreground at left, lies a discarded shield.   A circular border is suggested implying that this composition was envisioned as a tondo.  See Curatorial Notes field.
Soldier with Pipe in His Mouth
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1862
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Recto: Vertical view of a soldier, with a pipe in his mouth, bending forward and stooping slightly, with his hands on his thighs.

Verso: Vertical view of slightly drawn figures, apparently in flight.
Landscape with Ruins
Herman van Swanefeld, Dutch, ca. 1600 - 1665, ca. 1625–1650
Black chalk, pen and ink, brush and gray watercolor, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

A seated woman and a standing man are shown in the left foreground. He points at the group of Italian houyses in the middle plane and background.
Old Man Weeping, after a drawing by Guercino
Francesco Bartolozzi, Italian, active England, 1727–1815, ca. 1760–1780
Etching in brown ink on white paper
Print

Saint Peter with a towel held to his eye with his right hand, the lower end in his left hand, resting on a table. He faces front, turned slightly to the left.
Clouds over a Wooded Landscape, New York
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, August 1867
Graphite on gray wove paper
Drawing

Landscape and atmosphere sketch showing a view of dramatic clouds, likely at sunset, over mountainous terrain in New York. A line of puffy treetops extends across the foreground from lower left to lower right. A dark, rolling, and wooded landscape extends across the middle distance and into the background, where low clouds extend across the horizon. A line of puffy clouds hangs just above the horizon, while other bands of clouds fill the sky at upper right, presumably around sunset.
Cover
, 19th century
wool Technique: tapestry weave

Cover which is a patchwork of pieces salvaged  from a larger shawl.
The Infant Hercules Strangling the Serpent
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1813
Pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk on light blue paper
Drawing

Alcmene and Amphitryon shown leaving their bed. Lamp stands at right.
Design for the Embroidered Decoration of a Man's Waistcoat of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, ca. 1785
Brush and gouache, incised lines on glazed tracing paper mounted on cardboard
Drawing

At left is a white strip and a vertical row of leaves. An undulated flower stem which includes lillies of the valley rises at right, one and a half repeats being shown. Written in ink at the right edge: "P 80[?]" (the last figure is missing)
San Lorenzo in Miranda, Rome, Italy
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1880
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Partial sketch of the facade of San Lorenzo in Miranda in the Roman Forum; Arch of Septimus Severus appears in the background.
Grille de Jardin
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1789
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Design for a garden gate with a coat of arms at top, draped with garland and branches. The plate is signed and numbered.
St. Anthony and the Hermits, Study after Lodovico Carracci
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, ca. 1809–18
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of black chalk on white laid paper
Sketchbook folio

Group of nine figures, four seated, three whose heads alone are seen, most looking left. In distance, small shrine on hill.
Design for a Salon
François-Jacques Delannoy, French, 1755 - 1835, ca. 1785
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on paper
drawing

A folding door is flanked by high arched windows with hangings.
Evergreen Tree, Catskill, New York
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 1844
Graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

Botanical sketch of a tall, slender evergreen tree in or near Catskill, New York. Situated at center, the tree's thin trunk is visible throughout its leveled branches. The base of the tree is not rendered.
Scrolling Foliate Ornament Design
Henri Sallembier, French, ca. 1753 - 1820, 1777
Etching in red ink on laid paper
Print

A scrolling foliate ornament design featuring a rosette and scrolling leaves (rinceaux). The plate is numbered.
Fragment
, 16th–17th century
silk Technique: 4&1 satin damask

Crowned stapwork forming compartments that contain plant forms. Cream. Condition poor.
Sketches of a Church and a Hillside, Mexico
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, February–April 1889
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Drawing

Architecture and landscape sketches showing views of a church and a hillside in Mexico. In the upper portion, the church complex is visible, with its nave at upper left, its tall belltower at upper center, and its dome (backdropped by a tree) at upper right. At lower center, a somewhat indistinct sketch of a hillside with bushes is included.
Design for Embroidery, Gentleman's Waistcoat Pocket
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, ca. 1785
Brush and gouache, pen and brown ink, graphite on cream laid paper
Drawing

Design for the embroidery on a man's waistcoat or gilet. A grey dog and three grey geese appear below a pocket flap, surrounded by stalks of wheat. The dog and geese are separated by a bunch of pink and blue flowers. Two red flowers appear to the left of the dog. The bottom edges are bordered with purple and pink flowers, and small green leaves and purple dots line the edge of the flap.
Castel Sant'Angelo and Claude's Villa, Rome, Italy
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, December 1868–April 1869
Oil and graphite on tan paperboard
drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view overlooking Rome, as seen form the south bank of the River Tiber. In the foreground at left, a grassy bluff lines the nearby riverbank, while the river itself reflects the shapes of the buildings beside it. At center, in the middle distance, the massive, rounded walls of the Castel Sant'Angelo are visible. A small, though still significant structure--Claude Lorrain's villa--is visible at right. The surrounding city landscape is indistinctly rendered. In the background, the horizon gently arches beneath a purple and blue sky.
Vase
, 17th–18th century
purple glass

Cobalt blue glass ; long narrow neck with broken tip
Portrait of Johan de Knuyt
Jacobus Houbraken, Dutch, 1698 - 1780, ca. 1760
Engraving on paper
Print

Half-length portrait in three-quarter view turned toward left. Sitter is wearing a small cap, a dark jacket with a white collar.
Cheminée à la Moderne
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Design for a fireplace decorated with ornament motifs including fluting, lion heads, scrolls, wreaths, wave pattern, and bound leaf garland. The plate is signed.
Aurora: Landscape at Dawn
Hendrick Goudt, Dutch, 1583 - 1648, 1613
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Landscape with a valley at left, mountains and trees on right. Horizon at mid-distance. Inscribed, lower margin, center: "Aurora amomto noctem ... abore diem" / "16 H. Goude polat. comes, et  Aur. Mil. Eques. 13".
Fragment
, 18th century
tempera on silk Technique: printed and painted on plain weave

White ground with narrow vertical stripes of pale blue. Serpentine dark green stems with light green, almond-shaped leaves and red, purple, and blue flowers.
Designs for Two Necklaces and Two Chains
, 1785–90
Pen and black ink, brush and green, gray, red watercolor on paper
Drawing

Jewelry designs for two necklaces and two chains. Above at right, the right side of a necklace with green diamonds, and alternative suggestions for the chain, ovals of a different shape being connected by blossoms or disks. The pendant in the shape of a drop, supported by a knotted ribbon. Beside the pendant, two pieces of chains. Below at left, the left side of a necklace with red diamonds. The chain is composed of interlaced bands with disks. The pendant has a pavilion shape with two rows of red beads hanging between white bands supported by a knot. Bevelled corners.
Arabesque Panel Design
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, 1775–88
Etching on paper
Print

An arabesque panel design featuring a two-handled vase in the center with gadrooning and fluting motifs with fleurons and foliate branches above, framed by scrolling leaves (rinceaux), fleurons, festoons of leaves, and a winged mascaron (mask). The plate is signed and numbered.
Stage Design for the Interior of a Gothic Vault
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, early 19th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper
Drawing

Huge vaults on low columns sketched very roughly.
Fantastic Garden
Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti, Italian, ca. 1660–after 1715, ca. 1700
Pen and brown ink, black chalk on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Within a vertical oval, an outdoor view of a garden terrace. At right is a fountain with birds upon rocks. Fantastic architecture rises in the left middle distance. Figures of men wearing wide-brimmed hats stand or sit respectively upon the terrace. A balustrade forms the rear enclosure--a part of it is shown forming a corner with the architecture. Another fountain stands in the garden in the right distance. Framed by an ovoidal moulding which is inscribed into a vertical oblong.
Console avec son profil
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Design for a bracket with views of its front and side. The bracket is decorated with a mascaron, garland, and acanthus leaf. Below is another small bracket with egg and dart, a lion head, and leaf garland. The plate is signed.
Arcade with Serpents and Fireworks
, ca. 1780
Cut paper on wood frame
Lantern slide

Magic lantern slide, optical toy. On black field, semicircular arcade with straight returns, crowned with pyramidal decorations in white, pink, and green. Above, star in white with white and open pierced radiations. Receding rows of hedge, in green with pink flowers. Before the arcade, elabroate fireworks, a pyramid, and two serpents with rays of light radiating from their mouths.
Study of a Horse
, 1810–1820
Charcoal on paper
Drawing

Head of horse. Mane missing.
Mountain Ridge near Al-Zabadani, Syria
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, May 5 or 6 1868
Graphite on gray-green wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape and figure sketches showing a view of a rugged mountain ridge near the town of Al-Zabadani in Syria. The ridge and the flat terrain before it stretch across the composition, with sketches of one standing figure and two heads visible at upper left.

Verso: Mixed studies around Syria showing seven views of a mother holding an infant, visible at left and along upper margin, the trunk and lower boughs of a tree at center, and a study of a boulder at right.
Stage Design, Interior of Oriental Palace
Romolo Achille Liverani, Italian, 1809 - 1872, 1828
Pen and sepia ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Interior of palace hall, richly decorated with draperies. Settee in semicircular alcove.
Designs for Tobacco and Powder Boxes, Watches, Seals, and other Goldsmith Ornaments, from the set "Neues sehr dienliches Goldschmids Büchlein"
Paul Decker, 1677–1713, ca. 1705
Engraving on paper
Print

The numbers have been erased. Twenty-six various designs, mostly for watches.
Six Octagonal Compostions, Hercules and Hebe, Two Foliated Ornaments, Sala di Ercole e Ebe, Palazzo Gessi
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1813
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on laid paper
Drawing

Six octagons showing Hercules and Hebe: 1) Wedding of Hebe and Hercules; their right hands joined as they stand before Jupiter. 2) Hebe offers nectar to Jupiter and approaches seated gods. 3) Hebe offers nectar to Juno, seated at right, in front of goddesses. 4) Hebe shown falling, holding pitcher and cup. Gods seated in rear with Jupiter in center. On the bottom: 5) Hebe rejuvenates charioteer of Hercules. Hebe seated at left, holds bowl from which kneeling man drinks. Hercules with chariot.  6) Hebe offers nectar to Hercules. Mercurius leads her to Hercules. Two foliated ornaments of different designs, each consisting of center rosette and outer wreath connected by radially disposed plant motifs.
Sampler
, 1738
silk and metal-wrapped linen embroidery, linen foundation Technique: satin, stem, knot, cross, running, rococo and couching stitches on plain weave

Insects and flowers arranged in cross borders above samples of stitches.
Mosaic earrings
, mid-19th century
Stone mosaic, onxy, gold
Earrings

Design of flowers in mosaic, set in onyx and mounted in a gold frame.
Arched Doorway with Stairs
Giovanni Battista Natali III, Italian, 1698 - 1765, ca. 1750
Pen and brown ink, gray wash on laid paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle showing arched entryway with stairs and asymmetrical cartouche.
Design for a Waistcoat
, 1780-1790
Black crayon, various gouache colors on paper
Drawing

Design and sketch for the embroidery of men's waistcoats. Recto: A dark blue and violet stripe are at left. Beside these are to alternate a flower bunch and a flower bough of which two are shown. Plants of two different designs each growing beneath two netted wings form vertical staggered rows. Flower boughs are shown in the intervals. Verso: The pocket and the field show plants frowing from scalloped panels.
Child-Giving Guanyin
, mid- 17th–early 18th century
porcelain
figurine

blanc de chine figurine of Guanyin (goddess of mercy)
Button
, late 18th century
Copper, nickel plating

1931-59-216-a: A) Copper center with pierced and engraved nickel ...
Cerro Negro from Laguna Mojanda, Ecuador
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, August 29, 1853
Graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

Landscape study showing a southeastern view of Cerro Negro, one of the peaks on the volcanic massif surrounding Laguna (Lake) Mojanda, from the northwestern shore of the high-elevation lake in Ecuador. In foreground, water and nearby shoreline at right extend into the middle distance, where they meet the opposite side of the Laguna Mojanda, which is bounded by rugged cliffs and mountains. The rocky peak of Cerro Negro rises dramatically at center.
House in a Wooded Landscape
Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786, 1750–86
Pen and black ink, brush and gray watercolor on cream laid paper
Drawing

House in a wooded landscape.
Ornament Design for an Escutcheon
Hugues Brisville, French, active ca. 1663, 1662
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Vertical rectangle showing escutcheon surrounded by interlacing arabesques. At top, the head of a man and woman whose bodies terminate in acanthus leaves.
Frame Designs
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1775-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Four frame designs. The frame at upper left has semi circles on either end. Above is a helmet with fasces behind it. The frame at upper right is rectangular and is surrounded by garlands of flowers, leaves, and ribbons. The frame at lower left has a round medallion and projecting scrolls at top with a wreath above, and leaf branches at the bottom. The frame at lower right is circular, has a shallow vase at top, and cornucopia on either side, filled with flowers and with garlands draped from it. The plate is signed and numbered.
Trimming
, 18th century
linen Technique: needle lace, six-sided reworked grounds

Serpentine floral pattern.
Embroidery sample
, ca. 1800
silk, metal-wrapped silk cord, metal sequins, bullion and glass, paper Technique: embroidered in satin, stem and couching stitches on cut supplementary warp pile (velvet); in paper envelope Label: Satin and stem stitches embroidered in silk and gold metallic thread; embroidered gold and silver metal wire coils, sequins, bezeled mirrored glass beads, and bezeled blue and yellow glass beads on cut supplementary warp pile (velvet); paper enclosure

Paper envelope containing manufacturer's embroidery sample for a man's long coat. Dark purple cut velvet embroidered in elaborate border design of fern-like leaves worked in silver metal bullion and blue glass; flowers in pink, purple and gold with gold glass centers; and red, orange, green and gold leaves. One edge is bordered with stylized carnation flower heads in pink, white and green with glass and silver bullion centers.
Chariot Procession
, ca. 1795
Pen and ink on paper
Drawing

Chariot shown de face. Six horses, each with a rasied leg. At center, a figure in classical dress.
A Kneeling Bishop
Belisario Corenzio, Italian, active 1590–1646, 
Pen and black-brown ink, brush and brown wash on cream paper
Drawing

Bishop kneeling, in cloak and tall hat, leaning on staff, face turned away from the viewer.
Design for a Cabriolet
Johann Michael Hoppenhaupt II, German, 1709–ca. 1778, before 1750
Pen and black ink, brush and grey, pale blue, and pale lavender wash, black chalk on laid paper; Verso: pen and brown ink
Drawing

An elaborate four wheeled open carriage designed in the Rococo style is shown in side view facing left. The seat, adorned with small portrait busts and rocaille is topped by a small parasol. Verso: Wall decoration and trellis arcades.
Embroidery sample
, ca. 1790–1800
silk, glass, sequins, silver metallic thread, net and paper Technique: embroidered and appliquéd on cut voided supplementary warp pile in a compound foundation (velvet)

Floral pattern embroidered with white silk, silver thread, silver sequins, clear glass, silk and satin appliqué, on a black ground patterned with blue and green dashed stripes.
Sketches for Paintings
, ca. 1800
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor, white heightening on paper
Drawing

At top, an expulsion. Below, a battle scene with an Amazon.
Design for Rococo Ornament
P. Ludovik, French?, active mid 18th century, 1768
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for rococo ornament featuring scrolling shells, leaves, cartouches, on a plinth. The plate is numbered and signed. The drawing without text, in reverse is at Waddesdon Manor, The Rothschild Collection (National Trust), acc. No. 1324, cat. No. 219h. The drawing has the signature Babel[y?] f. in the lower right base of the plinth.
View of Venice, Italy
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1880
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of the winged lion monument in St. Mark's Square, Venice.
Design for an Escutcheon
, 1700–1725
Pen and ink, brush and wash, white heightening on thick light brown laid paper
Drawing

An escutcheon crowned by a shell.
LES CASCADES DE SCEAUX
Adam Perelle, French, 1638 – 1695, 1674–1683
Etching on laid paper
Print

View of fountain basins and cascading fountains in the gardens of Sceaux. In the foreground an octagonal basin with a jet of water in the center, and small row boats and a sailboat with figures. Beyond a cascading fountain and a two-tiered garden wall with fountains, and basins above. A building in the far background. Trees framing the grounds, and figures, horseman, and a horse drawn carriage throughout. The plate is titled with a description below.
Female Nude
James Wells Champney, American, 1843–1903, ca. 1890
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Nude female figure, seated, seen directly from front; right leg down, left leg raised, with hands clasped around knee.
Allegorical Figures of the Arts
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, ca. 1800
Black chalk, pen and ink on paper
Drawing

Five female figures with captions identifying them (in Italian) as Painting, Poetry, Sculpture, Architecture and Music.
Lunette with Allegory of Painting
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1812–13
Pen and brown ink, brush and greyish-brown wash, black chalk, traces of graphite on laid paper.
Drawing

Woman painting Diana of Ephesus has turned around to listen to Minerva. Apprentice draws at right.
Sketches for Frames, for the Sacristy of St. Peter's
Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786, 1740–58
Pen and sepia ink on laid paper
Drawing

Papal escutcheons, one of which is indicated as that of Pope Benedict XIV. The largest sketch has dimensions of the tablet of the inscription.
Gallipoli
, 1825–35
Block-printed on handmade paper, pasteboard support
Bandbox and lid

Paper with repeating scenes of Gallipoli and Istanbul, showing shipping, soldiers and architecture. The ships each fly their nation's flag, including France. Printed in gray and brown, with bright blues and reds in the figures in each scene.
Le Château de Montmirel en Champagne, du côté de l’entrée (Upper Plate)
Adam Perelle, French, 1638 – 1695, late 17th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

Two plates printed on a single sheet, one above the other. Both are bird's-eye views of the chateau of Montmirel. The upper plate is a view of the entrance to the chateau with its courtyard, gate and entrance drive surrounded by buildings, trees, and fields. The lower plate is a view of the chateau from its garden façade with a large basin/ fountain with a jet of water, parterre planting, garden walls and townscape with buildings to the left. The plates are titled.