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Bound volume of 6 ornamental grosteque etchings.

Book, Arabesques (Arabesques), 1782
bound volume of engravings on paper.
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
1921-6-298

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Print, Alexander and the Book of Homer

Print, Alexander and the Book of Homer
Sheet: 8.4 x 13 cm (3 5/16 x 5 1/8 in.).
1896-31-4

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

The repeat consists of two calyxes with blossoms horizontally disposed to blossom rosette. Four petals are sketched with graphite. Obverse is colored blue.

Drawing, Design for a Woven Platband, 1800–1830
graphite, brush and gouache on paper.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1909-13-117

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Two carnation blooms with leaves on single stem.

Drawing, Woodblock Trial Proof for a Printed Textile, 1790–1800
brush and gouache on white paper.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1909-29-10

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

A rose bloom with two buds, with leaves on a single stem.

Drawing, Woodblock Trial Proof for a Printed Textile, 1790–1800
brush and gouache on white paper.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1909-29-9

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

A: [Meaume 13 I, 14 I, 15 I] A medallion showing a lioness is suspended from the top of the C. A cathedral in the right distance.
B: [Meaume 16 I, 17 I, 18I] A shield with a dolphin is suspended from the D. Mitre and crozier are shown in the rear.

Print, Letter C and D, for Baluze, "Histoire generale de la Maison...
paper.
1907-7-30-a

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

A: [Meaume 23 I or 24 I.] A shield, bendy of ten pieces, is suspended from the top of the G. Two tiaras, two croziers, a pope's and an archbishop's crosses are shown in the rear.
B: [Meaume 26 I.] H before a Jerusalem cross and the crown of thorns.

Print, Letters G and H, from "Histoire generale de la Maison d'Auvergne," by...
etching with engraving on white wove paper.
1907-7-32-b

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Photograph of a floor plan of one of the apartment buildings designed by Hector Guimard, belonging to a series of photographs documenting his architecture.

Photograph, Photograph of a Floor Plan of an Apartment Building Designed by...
photographic print on sensitized paper.
Gift of Mme. Hector Guimard.
1951-160-1-8

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Composition is disposed in a diagonal from the lower left to the upper right corner: a sitting dog, a seated girl with a baby. Another girl in the background is milking a sheep. Lambs and more sheep are shown.

Drawing, Pastoral Scene, ca. 1770
black crayon on paper.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-64-262

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

View of Hector Guimard at work in his studio. Various art nouveau elements in the style of the doorframe, mantelpiece, and fireplace.

Photograph, Photograph of Hector Guimard in His Workroom, 1875–1925
printed in black ink, brush and watercolor on sepia paper.
1958-84-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Green and yellow leaf design on dark blue ground, scattered white oriental motifs.

Drawing, Floral design for printed textiles, 1800–1818
brush and gouache, graphite on white wove paper.
Museum purchase from Friends of the Museum Fund.
1957-46-44

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Stylized floral patterns, blue, tan and white on tan ground.

Drawing, Floral design for printed textiles, 1800–1818
brush and gouache, graphite on white wove paper.
Museum purchase from Friends of the Museum Fund.
1957-46-47-d

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Vertical oval in rectangle showing a grotesque designs on a black ground. At center, under a baldacchino, is standing the divinity Athena surrounded by scrolls, fantastic creatures, vases, and fruits.

Print, Athena, from Grotesques à fond noir, Divinités et Allégories...
engraving on off-white laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John I. Kane.
1945-6-3-3

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

At top, center, Ganymede rides an eagle under a bucranium. At left, a woman kneels before a figure; at right, a satyr kneels to another figure. At bottom, a tri-partite dado.

Print, Plate from Opus de ludicro picturae genere (A Work About the Playful...
etching on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John I. Kane.
1945-6-4-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Grotesque panel with oval medallion held by four figures as centerpieces surmounted by female head flanked by floral scrolls. Grotesque design composed of wreath and floral scroll motifs.

Print, Grotesque Panel, plate 11, 1647
black ink on paper.
1946-12-7-2

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Monogram comprised of a black lower-case "i", conjoined with a red lower case "j", whose curved element attaches to the bottom of the "i". Each letter composed of alternating vertical solid lined stripes surmounted by a circle.

Drawing, Design for a Monogram: I.J., 1930–45
pen and black and red ink; brush and black ink, red watercolor; graphite on....
Gift of John Finguerra in memory of his brother Jim Finguerra.
1995-164-91

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Design for two different red-bordered square panels. Right: Dark green square with a diamond-shaped white insert, decorated with a blue arabesque design. Left: Dark purple square with an octagonal white insert, decorated with a blue arabesque design.

Drawing, "Balustrades des Orchestres du Grand Carre aux champs-Elysees...
brush, pen, watercolor, graphite support: off-white paper mounted on....
1991-17-4

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

This object has not been digitized yet.

Ephemera, Au Royal Bouquet/Savons aux Suc de Limacons, J. Lauga & Benais,...
black offset lithograph on pink wove paper.
Gift of Corbett L. Jones and William H. Easterby.
1993-105-3

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Design for a painted porcelain plate, rondel. Outdoor scene under a mulberry tree. A figure of a woman holding a baset of mulberries, center middleground, admonishes a young girl who has gotten stains on her dress. A seated woman, center foreground, carefully feeds mulberries to a kneeling child. A child has climbed the tree to pick mulberries, two other children play beneath the tree. In the right margin of sheet, a graphite sketch of a child holding her dirty apron. Verso: a graphite sketch of a standing woman, her basket of mulberries on a stone wall, scolding a child with a dirty apron.

Drawing, Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, Les Müres (Mulberries) for...
pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on cream laid paper, circular border....
Museum purchase through gift of James Amster.
1989-13-13

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Design for a painted porcelain plate, rondel. Kitchen/pantry scene. Figure of a woman/man viewed from behind offers a meringue to a child seated at a table, right foreground. Two children, one of whom is seated on a step in the left middleground, the other stands to the right, are eating meringues and teasing each other. Another room, filled with figures, is visible through a door at the left, perhaps indicating a restaurant setting. A stairway to an upper floor is visible through a doorway at right of center.

Drawing, Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, Les Meringues (Meringues) for...
pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, graphite on cream laid paper, border....
Museum purchase through gift of James Amster.
1989-13-30

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Design for a painted porcelain plate, square format. Scene at a river bank. Figure of a man, center foreground, is seated at the river's edge holidng a fishing line in his left hand, while scratching his head with his right hand, apparently wondering why he is not catching any fish. A hat, bucket, and a plate of bait (worms) are on the ground to his left. A man and woman, center middleground, standing against a background of trees, admire a catch of three small fish. A fisherman in a small boat appears in the left background.

Drawing, Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, Le Poisson (Pisces) from Le...
pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, pink, tan watercolor, white gouache,....
Museum purchase through gift of James Amster.
1989-13-36

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Design for a painted porcelain plate, square format. Scene at a masquerade party in a bar. Figure of a man dressed in a lion's costume, center forground, has his arms around a young woman dressed as Diana who he appears to be kissing. She wears a crescent crown and holds a bow. She tells him to "take his paws off of her." She has her right foot planted on a platform upon which is a table with two wine bottles and a stool, left middleground. Behind an arched opening, right background, there are two costumed figures who appear to be dancing.

Drawing, Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, Le Lion (Leo) from the Le...
pen and brown, black ink, brush and brown, black wash, pink, tan watercolor,....
Museum purchase through gift of James Amster.
1989-13-41

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Design for a painted porcelain plate, square format. Setting in a museum. Figure of a man in a top hat, left foreground, points to a large painting on the wall of a man holding a knife above a lion. The top-hatted man is asking two ladies, right foreground, if they want an explanation of the painting--he raises his left arm to point at it. Through a doorway, left background, museum visitors view double-hung paintings on the walls.

Drawing, Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, Le Lion (Leo) from the Le...
pen and brown, black ink, brush and brown, black wash, pink, tan watercolor,....
Museum purchase through gift of James Amster.
1989-13-42

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Print, Massacre of the Innocents

Print, Massacre of the Innocents
Sheet: 10.1 x 15.3 cm (4 x 6 in.).
1896-31-3

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

A: [Meaume 13 I, 14 I, 15 I] A medallion showing a lioness is suspended from the top of the C. A cathedral in the right distance.
B: [Meaume 16 I, 17 I, 18I] A shield with a dolphin is suspended from the D. Mitre and crozier are shown in the rear.

Print, Letters C and D, four Baluze, "Histoire generale de la Maison...
paper.
1907-7-30-b

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

A: [Meaume 23 I or 24 I.] A shield, bendy of ten pieces, is suspended from the top of the G. Two tiaras, two croziers, a pope's and an archbishop's crosses are shown in the rear.
B: [Meaume 26 I.] H before a Jerusalem cross and the crown of thorns.

Print, Letters G and H, from "Histoire generale de la Maison d'Auvergne" by...
etching with engraving on white wove paper.
1907-7-32-a

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Four lozenges with zig-zag outlines are shown disposed in three staggered rows.

Drawing, Design for the printed center field of a handkerchief, 1775–1800
brush and lilac, red, black gouache, graphite on paper.
1909-24-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Photograph of one of the floor plans of an apartment building designed by Hector Guimard, belonging to a series of photographs documenting his architecture.

Photograph, Photograph of a Floor Plan of an Apartment Building Designed by...
photographic print on sensitized paper.
Gift of Mme. Hector Guimard.
1951-160-1-6

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Print, Wild Animal Hunt (frieze)

Print, Wild Animal Hunt (frieze)
Mount: 8.5 x 23.3 cm (3 3/8 x 9 3/16 in.) Sheet: 6.7 x 22.2 cm (2 5/8 x 8 3/4....
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-94-229

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Design for a panel in which the central position is occupied by a large medallion with a scene of sacrifice. On either side of the medallion, a figure of Victory adorns candelabra. Composition is set against a dark background.

Drawing, Decorative Panel: Medallion with a Sacrifice Scene between Two...
pen and black ink, brush and gray and brown wash on white laid paper.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1931-65-40

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Drawing, Abstract floral and bar d, 1919

Drawing, Abstract floral and bar d, 1919
gouache support: ivory paper.
Anonymous bequest in memory of Albert and Rebecca Elsberg.
1938-82-249-a

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

White leaf design on lilac ground.

Drawing, Floral design for printed textile, 1800–1818
brush and gouache, graphite on white wove paper.
Museum purchase from Friends of the Museum Fund.
1957-46-38

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Small clusters of white flowers, blue and tan leaves, overlapping ring motifs on brown ground.

Drawing, Floral design for printed textile, 1800–1818
brush and gouache, graphite on white wove paper.
Museum purchase from Friends of the Museum Fund.
1957-46-39

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

This object has not been digitized yet.

Drawing, Floral design for printed textiles, 1800–1818
brush and gouache, graphite on white wove paper.
Museum purchase from Friends of the Museum Fund.
1957-46-47-a

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Small blue stars with white pinwheel centers surrounded by black leaf design on reddish-brown ground.

Drawing, Floral design for printed textiles, 1800–1818
brush and gouache on blue wove paper.
Museum purchase from Friends of the Museum Fund.
1957-46-83

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Vertical oval in rectangle showing a grotesque designs on a black ground. At center, under a baldacchino, Juno stands surrounded by scrolls, fantastic creatures, vases, and fruits.

Print, Juno, from the series Grotesques à fond noir, Divinités et...
engraving on off-white laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John I. Kane.
1945-6-3-2

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.