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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Watercolor design of a Gothic baptismal font in a pointed-arch niche between two grey columns, with carved finials.

Design for baptismal font set between paired Purbeck marble columns

Auguste Charles Pugin, late 18th-early 19th century

Pen and wash drawing of the Elisabeth Bridge in Vienna with statues, a domed church, poplars and a river.

Elisabeth=Brücke

Johann Varrone, 1888

Pencil and wash portrait of a woman with curled hair, a large hair bow, puff sleeves and drop earring.

Elise Katharina Krings, Harfenvirtuosin

Josef Kriehuber, 1830

Pencil drawing of a young woman in an oval frame with a sketched landscape of trees and hills behind her.

Elise Mouras (?)

Carl Heinrich Rahl, 1820

Brown wash drawing of travelers, a dog and a fence on a road, with village houses and a church spire behind.

Twee reizigers bij de spoorweg tussen Den Haag en Amsterdam

Job Augustus Bakker, 1846

Brown ink drawing of a falconry hunt with horsemen, a falconer holding a bird, hounds, and birds flying over trees.

Valkenjacht

Dirk Maas, 1669

Emanuel Schikaneder (1751-1812), Theaterdirektor, Bühnenschriftsteller

fraglich: Johann Hieronymus Löschenkohl, 1789

Emilie Kriehuber, Tochter Josef Kriehubers (?)

Josef Kriehuber, 1835

Pencil and wash drawing of uniformed officers greeting each other on a city street, with a crowd and flags behind them.

Empfang Königs Leopolds I. von Belgien und seines Sohnes durch Kaiser Franz Joseph I. am 11. Mai 1853 am Nordbahnhof

Anton Einsle, 1853

Black and white chalk drawing of a lying curly-furred dog with its head raised to the right on pale paper.

A Dog

Cornelis Saftleven, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a neoclassical fireplace with female herm figures flanking the opening and a garland-decorated mantel

Schoorsteen met vrouwelijke hermfiguren

Genua, 1810

Red chalk sketch on tan paper of a bearded elderly man's bare upper torso, seen from behind with head bowed.

Entblößter Oberkörper eines bärtigen alten Mannes

Gustav Klimt, 1898

Pencil and watercolour sketch of a city square with red flagpoles, a statue monument, and a gilded pavilion.

Enthüllung des Erzherzog Carl-Denkmals, Rückseite: Luise Alt als schlafendes Kind

Rudolf von Alt, 1860

Pencil sketch of a crowd of stylized figures beneath a radiating sun, with buildings and block letters in the background.

Entwurf

Karl Wiener, 1941

Drawn book cover design of a potted yellow chrysanthemum on a lavender background with the title lettering.

Entwurf Buchtitel " Chrysanthemen/ Begar"

Karl Wiener, 1919

Book title design: a white toy horse with black mane and pink saddle on teal, with brown blackletter title text.

Entwurf Buchtitel " Das Spielpferd/ Novelle von / Karl Müller"

Karl Wiener, 1919

Book cover design with a blue figure waving a red flag and sword, title Die Anarchisten in violet letters on orange ground.

Entwurf Buchtitel " Die Anarchisten/ Makay"

Karl Wiener, 1919

Watercolor ceiling design with radiating panels, birds, ribbon garlands, and floral medallions in blue, pink and gold.

Ceiling Design for the Boudoir, Ardgowan

J. S. Pearse, ca. 1868

Watercolor book cover design for Tolstoi's Auferstehung with a green cross, red starburst and graveyard scene.

Entwurf Buchtitel " Leo Tolstoi/ Auferstehung/ Verlag Manz"

Karl Wiener, 1919

Ink and wash elevation drawing of a Doric porch with columns, pediment, fanlight and paneled door, flanked by two windows.

Design for a Doric Porch, Plan and Elevation

Robert Adam, second half 18th century

Watercolor of three men in period costume talking on a dirt road under a cloudy sky, one with a tartan sash and feathered bon

Quentin Durward and the disguised Louis XI (recto); Study of male figure (verso)

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1825-26

Ink design for a 10 Heller Austrian stamp showing two reapers, a woman with a rake, and a wheat field.

Entwurf einer Briefmarke (Österreich) für 10 Heller

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1921

Watercolor and pencil design drawing of a desk with carved panels and plan views of portfolio compartments and a knee hole.

Design for desk and/or portfolio cabinet

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Black and white stamp design with rising sun over hills, central '10 K' value in laurel wreath, and ÖSTERREICH label below.

Entwurf einer Briefmarke (Österreich) für 10 Kronen

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1921

Pencil sketch of two scrolling ornament designs on pale paper, one in a circular medallion, with handwritten notes reading 'n

Ornament Design

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Entwurf einer Briefmarke (Österreich) für 60 (Heller?)

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1921

Pen sketch of ornamental door knockers, keyhole plates and mounts with handwritten location notes and measurements.

Door Knockers and Mounts from Rouen Cathedral, Goodwich Court, etc. (recto and verso)

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Ink drawing of a stamp design showing a girl holding a rose, with Österreich lettering and radiating sunburst lines.

Entwurf einer Briefmarke (Österreich) für eine Krone

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1921

Pen drawing of an ornamental border with scrolling foliage, a winged cherub, a unicorn and dolphin-like creatures.

Rinceau Border with Unicorn and Inlay on copper, Italian 18th century

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Brown ink architectural drawing of a church with elevations, cross section, floor plan and spire, on a pale sheet.

Entwurf einer Kapelle in Ungarn (?): Ansicht der Hauptfassade, Ansicht der Seitenfassade, Querschnitt, Grundriss und…

Victor Luntz, 1885

Symmetrical ochre and grey drawing of scrolling foliage and strapwork ornament framing a blank central arch.

Rinceau and Strapwork Ornament

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Architectural drawing of a chapel showing floor plan, cross section, and front and side facade elevations with a steeple.

Entwurf einer Kapelle: Grundriss, Querschnitt, Ansicht der Haupt- und der Seitenfassade

Victor Luntz, 1885