Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Search

drawing

A Roman sarcophagus in the Vatican Museum

2 pp

Mat: 20.1 × 27.6 cm (7 15/16 × 10 7/8 in.)

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drawing

A Room in a Florentine Palace

2 pp

Frame H x W x D: 39.7 x 50.2 x 2.5 cm (15 5/8 x 19 3/4 x 1 in.)

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drawing

A Room in the Governor's Residence, Hermannstadt

1 pp

This room in the residence of Governor Baron von Wernhardt is in the Viennese Biedermeier style. The man in military uniform in the large portrait on the right is presumed to be Ferdinand I (1792-1875). The three windows at the rear are dressed in white curtains; flowered bolsters on the sills serve to block the cold, mountainous weather. The cabinets, banquettes, mirrors and sidetables are of sta

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drawing

A Room in the Governor's Residence, Hermannstadt (?)

1 pp

This opulent salon is apparently unused: the tables are without objects and the bookcase is bare. Formal red and white striped curtains, tasselled pelmets and lace undercurtains lend majesty to the room. A painted blind in the chinoiserie style is at the center window. The walls are hung with a coral patterned fabric. Acanthus leaves are interspersed with bouquets of roses on the coral ground of t

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A Room in the Reuss Palace, Dresden

1 pp

Frame H x W x D: 50.2 x 39.7 x 2.5 cm (19 3/4 x 15 5/8 x 1 in.)

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drawing

A Rose Bough

3 pp

Botanical sketch showing an isolated view of a rose bough. Situated at center, the petals of the pink rose blossom are individually rendered, while the interior of the blossom appears to glow, as if light has traveled through its semi-transparent petals. Its stem, filled with multiple green leaves, twists off to the left. The artist's gray-green ground is visible behind the rose.

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A Royal French Galley Seen from the Stern

1 pp

Seen from the stern, a ship at anchor with sails lowered. The stern is elaborately decorated with figures and scenes. A royal coat of arms at top of the mast. Figures shown seated or standing on the gun rails. Ladders lowered on two sides. Land visible in distance.

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