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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Architectural interior elevations of a richly paneled room with curtained windows and a fireplace, drawn in ink and watercolo

Bau des Kaiserlichen Jagdhauses im K.K. Thiergarten

Carl von Hasenauer, 1883

Pen and wash drawing of the Colosseum and Arch of Constantine seen through an arcade, with a robed figure at a balustrade.

Gezicht te Rome op het Colosseum en de boog van Constantijn

Liévin Cruyl, 1664

Watercolor drawing of a plant with a dense spike of blue flowers and broad striped leaves, dated 1860.

Strauch mit blauer Blütendolde

Ferdinand Keller, 1860

Brown wash drawing of a wooded landscape with two figures beside a large stone urn on a pedestal.

Landschap met twee figuren bij een monumentale vaas

Jan Frans van Bloemen, 1672

Watercolor cross-section of a theatre showing blue curtains, a classical stage set, roof trusses and tiered galleries.

Plan zum Karlsruher Hoftheater: Querschnitt mit Blick auf die Bühne

Friedrich Weinbrenner, 1806

Ink and wash architectural elevation of a city building with a central domed tower and mansard roof, 1887.

Bau Ecke Veith- und Strohgasse im III. Bez. Baustelle V, Ansicht

Joseph von Wieser, 1887

Pen and wash drawing of a rocky river landscape with a large tree and two small figures at lower left.

Landscape with the Temptation of Christ

Possibly Angeluccio, n.d.

Hand-colored section drawing of a theatre auditorium with tiered galleries, draped boxes, columns and a timber roof truss.

Plan zum Karlsruher Hoftheater: Querschnitt mit Blick auf den Zuschauerraum

Friedrich Weinbrenner, 1806

Brown ink architectural drawing of a classical belvedere pavilion elevation with statues, above a floor plan and scale bar.

Bauaufnahme des Belvedere im Park des Gartenpalais Liechtenstein in der Rossau, Grundriss und Aufriss

Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach

Pale sketch of a manor house with red roof, two seated men on a green lawn, and a tree stump in the foreground.

Manor house sketch - Lusławice

Jacek Malczewski, 1924

Watercolor section drawing of a theatre auditorium with tiered balconies, columns, draped proscenium, and exposed roof trusse

Karlsruher Hoftheater, Querschnitt mit Ansicht der Auditoriums

Friedrich Weinbrenner, 1806

Colored plan of a semicircular theatre ceiling with radiating decorative panels, central oculus, and scale bar.

Plan zum Karlsruher Hoftheater: Dekoration der Decke im Zuschauerraum

Friedrich Weinbrenner, 1806

Pencil sketch of a standing man, a woman with an umbrella in a long dress, and a head study of a woman in a bonnet.

Bauer und Bäuerin mit Schirm - rückseitig Dorfszene

Josef Kriehuber, 1876

Watercolor of a misty sea with a moored sailboat, gulls, and dark mountains of the Isle of Arran under pale clouds.

Isle of Arran, early morn

Thomas Miles Richardson, 1830-39

Architectural elevation drawing of the rear facade of a theatre with a central gable and arched entrance, in watercolor.

Karlsruher Hoftheater, Rückansicht

Friedrich Weinbrenner, 1806

Pencil sketch of a woman in headscarf and long skirt rowing a small boat, seen from behind, on tan paper.

Bäuerin beim Rudern auf einer 'Plättn'

Josef Kriehuber, 1876

Pen and watercolor drawing of a riverside village with turreted houses and figures with barrels by the water.

View of a Village alongside a River

Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, 1766

Pencil sketch of a headscarfed woman seated on a bench holding a small child, with another child seated beside her.

Bäuerin mit 2 Kindern auf einer Bank sitzend

Josef Kriehuber, 1876

Charcoal and blue chalk drawing of cows by a stream beneath trees, with a pale sky and birds above.

Landscape with Cows

John Constable, n.d.

Architectural drawing of a theatre cross-section with a sloped parterre floor and curved auditorium framework, in ink and was

Karlsruher Hoftheater, Konstruktion des hochschraubbaren Parterrefußbodens

Friedrich Weinbrenner, 1806

Pencil sketch of peasant figures at harvest with sheaves, baskets and a child carrying a load.

Bauern bei der Ernte

Johann Christian Brand, 1770

Red chalk landscape drawing of a steep mountain with ridges, shaded hills and clustered trees on tan paper.

Landscape with Mountains

Tanzio da Varallo, n.d.

Colored architectural elevation drawing of a neoclassical building with a central columned portico and arcaded wings, with a

Karlsruher Hoftheater und westliche Schlossplatzbebauung

Friedrich Weinbrenner, 1806

Pencil sketch of peasants raising glasses at a tavern table beside a framed portrait, with a woman carrying dishes.

Bauern in einer Stube vor dem Bild des Erzherzogs Johann

Jakob Gauermann, 1843

Pen and ink drawing of the Holy Family resting in a rocky landscape, with an angel among palm trees above.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

the Younger Michel Corneille, n.d.

Pen drawing of a theatre proscenium arch with swagged curtains, Corinthian columns and a scale bar below.

Leipziger Theater

Friedrich Weinbrenner, 1806

Pencil sketch of a peasant woman leading a cow and two farmers and a woman tending another cow.

Bauerndirne mit Ochsen und Bauern

Josef Kriehuber, 1876

Architectural elevation in watercolor of a classical town hall facade with a central portico and clock tower.

Plan für das Rathaus in Karlsruhe: Ansicht der Fassade

Friedrich Weinbrenner, 1797

Watercolor architectural drawing with a building section above and a symmetrical palace facade with pedimented entrance below

Plan zum Markgräflichen Palais: Schnitt und Fassade

Friedrich Weinbrenner, 1798

Pencil sketch of a wooden farmhouse with a gabled roof, vertical boards and a dark arched doorway with stone steps.

Bauernhaus

Tina Blau, 1865

Watercolor elevation of a classical town hall with arcades and a tall clock tower topped by a figure, in grey and blue washes

Rathaus in Karlsruhe

Friedrich Weinbrenner, 1806

Pencil drawing of a wooden farmhouse with climbing vines, a ladder, and a seated figure by a stone archway.

Bauernhaus

Josef Kriehuber, 1839