biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Roman Campagna, Italy
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, May 6, 1869
Graphite on light green wove paper
drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of the low-lying pastoral landscape outside of Rome, Italy, known as the Roman Campagna. In the foreground at lower left, a figure is visible--possibly a shepherd. Beyond him, in the middle distance at left, another shepherd stands atop a gentle prominence as his flock of sheep spread down the slope at right. At far right, a group of white goats is visible. Across rolling terrain, several trees and possibly ruinous structures are visible along a flat horizon.
Sunset over the Hudson River, Hudson, New York
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 19, 1866
Graphite on tan wove paper; verso: graphite
drawing

Landscape and atmosphere sketch showing a view of a vibrant and mixed sunset above the mountainous terrain of the Hudson River Valley, as seen from the artist's property near Hudson, New York. Along the lower margin, the rugged contour of the Catskills is visible above faint striations that suggest the Hudson River. Above, the sky is filled with a diverse, layered mixture of puffy and hazy clouds that are lit by the setting sun as they extend over the horizon.

Verso: Landscape sketch showing a view of the crescent moon over the Hudson River Valley, looking southwest from the artist's property near Hudson, New York. In the foreground, a grove of trees on a nearby hill gives way to a dark wooded landscape in the middle distance, beyond which, the waters of the Hudson River are visible. Along the horizon at right, the southern end of the Catskill Escarpment is shown. Above, the crescent luminously glows and illuminates the cloud around it.
Study: The left hand of a monk
, 1700–1750
Black crayon and white heightening on gray paper
Drawing

Vertical composition of a monk's left hand with the sleeves of the cowl. On the reverse is a man carrying something that seemes to be decorated with a sculptured head, seen from the back right. Written above with ink "Fo Aless Maggiori comprai/a Bologna nel 1789"
The Ostrich and the Hen
Frederick Stuart Church, American, 1842–1924, 1878
Printed in black ink on paper
Ephemera

Left, ostrich facing frontally with neck outstretched to upper center. Upper right, chicken on a ledge, facing ostrich. Below, short story.
Letter D, for Baluze's "Histoire générale de la Maison d'Auvergne"
Sebastien Leclerc, French, 1637–1714, 1707–08
Etching on paper
Print

A shield with a dolphin is suspended from the D. Mitre and crozier are shown in the rear.
L'architecture française, ou recueil des plans, élévations, coupes et profils des eglises, palais, hôtels et maisons particulières de Paris, et des chasteaux et maisons de campagne ou de plaisance des environs, et de plusieurs autres endroits de France (French Architecture, or Album of Plans, Elevations, Sections and Profiles of the Churches and Townhouses of Paris, and of the Châteaux and Country Houses of the Surroundings, and from Several Other Places in France)
Jean Mariette, French, 1660–1742, 1727
Book

Volume two of "L'architecture", following on from volume one (1921-6-538) published at the same date.
Palace, Exterior View
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1746–1809
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

Palace, Exterior View.
Les mesures en grands volumes de l’Hostel de Liancourt
Jean Marot, French, 1619 - 1679, ca.1635–ca.1660
Etching on laid paper
Print

A detail of an architectural exterior elevation with the measurements for each detail numbered throughout and a scale along the right. The detail illustrates windows on a three story Hôtel particulier (grand house). The first-floor windows with horizontal banded smooth-faced rustication and keystones. The second-floor windows are framed by pilasters, cartouches with festoons of leaves and friezes. The second floor with dormer windows topped by cartouches with vase finials. The plate is titled and signed.
Portrait of Cardinal Antonio Barberino
Filippo Gagliardi, Italian, died 1659, 1647
Engraving on paper
Print

A bust-length portrait in a medallion depicting the young Cardinal in three-quarter view to left. The medallion is supported by a high pedestal. The portrait is flanked by two small putto. The monument is placed is an arched room.
Design for Ceiling Ornament
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1740
Engraving on white laid paper
Bound print

Folio 11, plate 3 of series 7. Design for ceiling with one quarter depicted. Upper left (presumed central ceiling motif), lard medallion with 4 quadrants: moon and stars (upper left), wind with birds in flight (upper right), rain (lower left), wind (lower right). Below, at right angle, grotesque figure, a cartouche with a scene of a small boy and dog, a helmet and spear, a sun, signs of the zodiac, neptune holding a triton, leaning on a barrel of falling water. Design is linked together by cartouches and arabesques. S and C scrolls. Sections are connected with dotted lines, presumably as a guide for the stucco decoration.
Mt. Lebanon between Yahfoufa and Baalbek, Syria
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, May 6, 1868
Graphite and white gouache on gray-green wove paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of the Mt. Lebanon range, and specifically the peak of Mt. Sannine, witnessed by Church while traveling between the village of Yahfoufa and the city of Baalbek in Syria. In the foreground, the rugged terrain of the foothills of the Anti-Lebanon mountain range is shown with jagged rocks, pinncles, and ledges throughout. This rocky prominence desends to an expansive valley in the middle distance, where a far-off village is visible. In the background, the Mt. Lebanon range forms a jagged and curving horizon, dominated by the round, snow-capped peak of Mt. Sannine at center left.
Title Page
Bellay, French, active from 1734, ca.1734-49
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Title page for a series of ornament prints featuring rococo and chinoiserie motifs. The title is lettered to the right framed by a canopied structure with a landscape framed to the left with three figures seated and standing and a vase on a plinth. The ornament includes shells, leaves, wings, sprigs, and rosettes. The plate is signed with the publisher's address.
Designs for Ceilings
Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618–1682, ca. 1650
Etching on paper
Print

Somewhat less than a left and a right half of square ceilings are shown, separated by a stripe with the scale: "6 Piez." At left: oblong frame, with the Dove and a glory of angels. At right: a central medallion with a saint carried by angels to heaven.
Salle à Manger
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1780-1789
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Elevation of a wall of a dining room with a central chimneypiece. The space is decorated with ornament motifs including panels of urns, bouquets, and branch guilloche, pedestals with busts supporting the mantel, urns on the mantel, an over-mirror mantel, garland on the mirror, a panel of putti blowing horns. The plate is numbered.
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 the center is a standing, robed figure surrounded by sheaves of wheat. There are rondels with three figures, drinking water, with a scythe, and staring up toward light. The motifs perhaps indicate elements, and the months, of Summer. The plate is not signed, but has a letter "E" at the bottom of the plate.
Covered Cup
, late 18th century
porcelain, gold
cup

Porcelain cup and cover (Pot de Crème) with a decorated handle and gilt initials belonging to a serving set.
Proof for textile: "Pastoral Scene with Peacocks and Poultry"
Nicolaes Berchem, Dutch, 1620–1683, after 1761
Copper engraving in brown gum paste on eight sheets of laid paper with deckle edges, framed in two parts
Print

The scene shows a male flutist seated on a section of masonry, before whom stands a shepherdess; nearby is a dog, some sheep and a reclining cow. At the left is a classical ruin and in the right foreground, a monument.
Handscreen
, early 19th century
Paper leaf printed by lithography, turned wood handle

Handscreen with hexagonal leaf and turned wood handle. Applied round lithograph in center of a satyr in turqoise on a black ground, surrounded by diamond-shaped and hexagonal frames with floral and geometric ornament.
Tablecloth
, 18th century
linen warp, silk weft Technique: damask with satin weave

Tablecloth of white linen and light purple silk damask. Central design of four musicians at a table under a canopy. Maid and youth in each corner. Group of hunters are on opposite sides while and a man and woman stand by a table on the other two sides.
Cross Section of a Chamber
, 18th century
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

View of a domed room. At center, an archway topped with an eagle and pediments. Flanking this are fluted pilasters and door with oval overdoor panels. Ceiling above divided into panels separated with festoons.
Fountain
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, n.d.
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Recto: Sketch of a fountain with an ornately designed lion spout, Verso: Sketch of a horse and carriage.
Plan de la Serre chaude et froide au Jardin de St. James
Jean-Charles Krafft, French, 1764 - 1833, 1812
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

An architectural print with a floor plan, elevation and sectional view for a glasshouse (greenhouse) with Empire style motifs, a domed coffered ceiling with rosettes, and friezes. There is a natural history cabinet in the center of the glasshouse. The plate is titled, signed, and numbered.
Two Designs for the Elevation of a Monument
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1795
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on lined off-white laid paper
Drawing

Crouching lions similar to 1938-88-1274 not holding a chain with their mouths. The pedestal rises between their backs. A woman with a helmet stands on top, raising with her left hand something like a compass. The lowered right hand holds something indistinct. A similar elevation is shown at right in small scale. The design of the pedestal is changed, showing less ornamentation. Colored background.
Bougeoire et Eteignoire
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Design for a candlestick holder and snuffer. The snuffer is decorated with a pinecone, rosettes, garlands, acanthus leaf, wave pattern, and a putto. The candlestick holder is decorated with spiral fluting, acanthus leaf, and wave pattern. The plate is signed.
Interior Wall Elevation with a Sofa
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1779–84
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

A design for an interior wall featuring ornately painted panels with a sofa in the center and mirror above decorated with ‘'chinoiseries'' motifs (European decorative arts and architectural style inspired by fanciful ideas of China and East Asia). The panels feature flowering branches, birds, platform structures, bells, baskets of flowers, festoons of pearls or beads, peacock feathers, and fretwork or diaper patterns. The central mirror is decorated with a roof-like canopy over-mirror panel topped with peacock feathers and hanging bells and festoons of beads. The sofa is upholstered with floral textiles. The plate is numbered.
Fragment
, 3rd–4th century
Warp: S-spun linen. Wefts; S-spun linen, S-spun wool../ Technique: slit tapestry with supplementary weft wrapping,

Leaf with volutes at the end of a curving stem.
Smoking Man and Donkeys
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, January - May 1868
Oil and graphite on paperboard
drawing

Figure studies of a seated man wearing a fez and smoking a long pipe, as well as two donkeys. At center left, the smoking man is showing wearing vibrant red and green clothing. At upper center, an unfinished donkey is shown from the rear, while another, at right, is shown in profile.
Fragment
, 13th–14th century
linen warp, silk weft Technique: 2/1 twill patterned by complementary wefts

Terra cotta ground with white fretwork motif.
Lancer on Horseback
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1862
Graphite, brush and gray wash on off-white paper
Drawing

Vertical rear view of a lancer on horseback.
Face du Train de derrière du Premier Carrosse doré
Bernard Picart, 1673–1733, 1713
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Desing for the back of a carriage, decorated with ornament motifs including putti, rinceaux, and anguiped horn bearers. On either side are figures dressed in "African" or "American" costume.
Stage Design, Interior of Gothic Hall
Romolo Achille Liverani, Italian, 1809 - 1872, early 19th century
Pen and sepia ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Interior of Gothic Hall, chimney places richly decorated with sculptures.
Pleated fan
, 19th century
Paper leaf gilded and painted in watercolor, ivory sticks

Pleated fan. Paper leaf gilded and painted in watercolor, showing three medallions (two of statuary and trees, third of three ladies and three cupids in landscape), border of painted red bows. Carved ivory sticks.
Moving In
Victor Vincent Adam, French, 1801 – 1866, 1835-1840
Graphite, pen and bistre ink, brush and ink wash, brush and white heightening on cream-colored paper
Drawing

A girl with a doll in her arms stands in a doorway and looks back to a cart filled with household furniture seen entering a courtyard.
Chandelier Pascal
Jacques Valentin Fontaine, French, active 1740 – 1760, 1742–55
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Design for a paschal candlestand for liturgical use. The candlestick is decorated with rococo motifs, strapwork frame, c-scrolls, fleurons, acanthus leaves, scrolling branches with leaves, festoons of flowers, rinceau, flaming heart, and shell motifs for supports. The upper section features a cartouche framing the three fleurs-de-lys of the French royal coat of arms, topped with feathers or palm leaves supporting the holder and spike for the candle. The plate is numbered and titled.
Sidewall
, ca. 1875
Machine-printed, embossed paper

Full width, giving slightly more than one repeat of slender vine pattern of conventionalized passion-flowers (roses), against secondary all-over pattern of foliation. Paper embossed with a pebbled figure. Printed in blue, green and tans, on grey-violet ground.
Medallion
, 6th–7th century
Warp; S-spun two ply Z-twist linen. Wefts; S-spun linen, S-spun wools. Technique: slit tapestry with supplementary wrapping.

Fragment of a large medallion mounted on linen. Traces of tapestry woven linen at edges of medallion. Central motif surrounded by a border of degenerated, geometricized plant motifs. Within the central circle are two confronted animals flanking a plant, with plants or a small animal beneath each. Above, a winged creature (much degraded) has spread wings and visible feet. From left of central medallion, moving clockwise: seated woman working with her hands, possibly spinning. Two small creatures or motifs at base of her seat continue upwards and frame the seated woman. A group of amorphous animal forms; a seated figure; a group of animal and bird forms; a seated women whose actions are not entirely like those of the spinning woman, clearly doing something to a small creature. Amorphous animal and bird forms in areas interspersed by gaps. All figures in direction of warp. Inner border has a running scroll, degraded, containing dots. Next border has degraded and geometricized vegetal ornament. Outer border has step pattern on dark blue.
Putnam and Roff
Putnam and Roff, 1821–24
Block printed paper on pasteboard support
Bandbox and lid

Bandbox scene depicts eagle bearing in his beak a banderole advertising the manufacturer. Printed on banderole shown in pattern: "PUTNAM AND ROFF. PAPER/ HANGING &/ BAND/ BOX/ MANUFACR/ HARTFORD/ CON". Light blue ground block printed in orange, white, gray, and light brown distemper colors, and in green, brown, black and yellow with glossy finish. Rim covered in border paper with blue ground, block-printed in white, pink, brown and green.
Landscape with Classical Figures
, late 18th century
Graphite, pen and black ink on paper
Drawing

At right, two figures in classical dress. A road bordered by stones follows a lake at right. Trees and a town seen in the distance.
Buttons
, 19th century
Silver-plated brass

Circular buttons with shank - shield with coat of arms [three flowering stems in handled vase]; against crossed flags with drapery mantling held at top with crown, ribbon with motto below.  On reverse, "Perfectionne" on a buckled belt.

On card H
Ornament Design
Antoine Jacquard, French, active ca. 1616 – d. 1652, 1615
Engraving on laid paper
Print

A vertical rectangle showing symmetrical grotesque design. At top, a pair of satyrs with clubs strike a behooved figure with two shields. Below, an architectural framework with a frieze of flora and fauna, and an owl in flight.
La Retour de la Chasse
, ca. 1820
cotton Technique: printed on plain weave; mauve
Fragment

Fragment shows a soldier walking with a young woman as Cupid trails behind. A young boy holding flowers greets the couple. A dog walks next to the soldier. Trees and architectural elements are in the background. In mauve on white.
Archibald the Cat
Frederick Stuart Church, American, 1842–1924, 1878
Printed in black ink on paper
Ephemera

Left, two men, one standing with hat, drags another by the armpits through doorway, left background. Lower right, black cat watches. Background, hanging photos and table.
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 dolphins, rinceaux, tridents, busts, putti with masks, and attributes of music. The plate is signed and numbered.
Mount
, early 19th century
Brass

Irregular polygon with repoussé figure of a woman reclining on rocks, holding a mirror in her right hand and a cornucopia in the left. Allegorical figure of autumn.
Design for a Decorative Vase
, 1775–1800
Red crayon, graphite, pen and ink, brush and sepia, watercolor on paper
Drawing

Vase with harpy as lower half of body, waves and curls; topped by dragon with breasts and extended tongue.
Design for the Base of the Monument to Andrea Doria
Baccio Bandinelli, Italian, 1488-1560, mid-1530s
Pen and brown ink, black chalk on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Decoration of statuary base for Genoese naval hero and imperial admiral Andrea Doria, whose successes are commemorated in the marine scene seen in the framed relief on the pedestal. Surrounding this scene are two cloaked herms, supporting capitals and the upper portion of the base. Turtles and sphinxes with fishtails and a satyr mask complete the decoration.
Ornamental Vase Design
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, 1755-1768
Etching on laid paper
Print

Vase design with upturned handles. The vase is in the form of an urn and is decorated with an egg-and-dart band at the lip, spiraling fluting at the neck, a garland of bound laurel leaf about the body, and acanthus leaf ornamentation at its base. There is a cut away at the lower third of the vase, which is filled with bound laurel leaf. The vase has a tall foot, decorated with acanthus leaf. The plate is signed and numbered.
Marquise
Laurent Desboeufs de Saint-Laurent, French, active 1763 – 1776, 1772–77
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

A design for the upper section of wrought-iron gates and grilles with an ornamental gate crown featuring coat of arms with an oval topped by a crown flanked by scrolls, fleurons, rosettes, and festoons. The gates feature roundels, acanthus leaves, rosettes, and wave patterns. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
The Dog and the Shadow
Frederick Stuart Church, American, 1842–1924, 1878
Printed in black ink on paper
Ephemera

Center, dog on his hind legs on a log, holding a bone in his paws. Tongue out. Lower right, drowning dog. Lower left, three frogs on their back legs and arms outreached in excitement. Marsh in background.
Samson Threatening His Father-in-Law
Georg Friedrich Schmidt, French school, 1712 - 1775, 1756
Engraving on paper
Print

Samson, with his sword at his left, his left hand an upraised fist, long hair and a beard, speaks to his father-in-law, whose head is in an open window at the left. (This version is without the two African figures in the painting.) The artists' names and date below.
Details of Decorative Architecture
, 1600–1625
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on cream laid paper
Drawing

First row: two richly decorated Ionic capitals, with the top of the shafts of columns. Second row: two oblongs with the left halves of arches, rising beside capitals. The right top parts of the oblongs are continued as entablatures, beneath which volutes of capitals are shown, sidewise. A satyr is beside the right one. Third row: two Ionic capitals. The left one shows a child standing over a calyx and extending his hands to putti emerging from blossoms in the spirals. At right: putti lean upon the spirals. Bottom row: underneath the left halves of two entablatures are arches similar to those in the second row; underneath the right halves are volutes, shown sidewise. Putti stand outside.
Study for a Vis-à-vis
Unknown, ca. 1750
Brush and blue and brown wash, pen and brown ink on paper
Drawing

Sketch of a carriage which allowed people to sit facing one another.  Consisted of a rectangular shaped body with a light blue canopied roof.  Frill hands from the top of the canopy as two light blue curtains hand and wrap around poles carved unto standing female figures.  At center a door.
Five Heads, After the Antique
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1810–20
Pen and brown ink, brush and dark brown wash over traces of black chalk on white laid paper
Sketchbook folio

Five heads arranged on page. At upper section two female heads possibly of same sculpture, shown with elaborate coiffeurs. Central head in profile Egyptian. Male and female head at lower section, both in profile to left.
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, with motifs of mythology centering on the god Apollo. At the center, Apollo, with bow and lyre, stands over a dragon and between four rearing horses. There are rondels on either side with scenes of the flaying of Marsyas (left) and Apollo and Daphne (right). Signs of the Zodiac form a half-halo at top. The plate is signed and features a lettering, "E," at the bottom.
Entrance to the Navy Arsenal in Toulon
Jean-Jacques Lequeu, French, 1757 – 1826, 1799–1800
Pen and black ink, brush and gray, brown, and rose watercolors, graphite on paper
Drawing

View of an arch spanning a canal.  The facade of a house is shown in the left foreground, a public building with arcades in the right foreground, a classical theater in the precinct of a villa on a hill in the distance, to the right.  The supports of the arch are decorated with statues, reliefs, and inscriptions in wreaths.  Ornaments, only partly shown, and inscriptions, those in the arch's main band being legible.