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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Red chalk study of two hands clasped together with a cuff at the wrist, on cream paper.

Studie van twee in elkaar geslagen handen

Matthijs Balen, 1694

Ink and red wash floor plan of the first story of a palace, with labeled salons, a ballroom, staircases and a winter garden.

Erzherzog-Ludwig-Viktor-Palais, 1., Schwarzenbergplatz 1, Grundriss 1. Stock

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1866

Red chalk drawing of a young man with wavy hair and an open collar, turned slightly to one side.

Portret van een jonge man

Matthijs Balen, 1694

Grey wash drawing of the Judgment of Paris: a seated shepherd offers an apple to a nude goddess beside a cherub, with a peaco

Oordeel van Paris

Matthijs Balen, 1694

Grey wash drawing of a servant with a tray, a seated beggar gesturing, two dogs, and an arched doorway beside a tree.

Lazarus bedelt voor het huis van de rijke man

Matthijs Balen, 1694

Grey wash drawing of an elderly man on a canopied bed blessing a kneeling man, with a veiled woman standing nearby.

Isaak zegent Jakob

Matthijs Balen, 1694

Red and black architectural floor plan of a palace second storey with labelled salons, bedrooms and a circular staircase.

Erzherzog-Ludwig-Viktor-Palais, 1., Schwarzenbergplatz 1, Grundriss 2. Stock

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1866

Erzherzog-Ludwig-Viktor-Palais, 1., Schwarzenbergplatz 1, Profile der Kanalerdaushebung und des Gassenkanals

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1861

Pencil architectural drawing of a palace courtyard facade with arcaded galleries, rusticated stonework and tall arched window

Erzherzog-Ludwig-Viktor-Palais, 1., Schwarzenbergplatz 1, Querschnitt durch die Hausanlage, Fassade des Innenhofes

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1866

Hand-colored sketch of a man in a green coat leaning over a woman in a white dress with blue trim in a room.

Design for "Hooking and Eyeing," a wood engraving published in "Punch" (recto); Sketch of two women and a man (verso)

John Leech, 1851

Design drawing of Victoria Hotel Amsterdam letterhead and envelope with gold emblem, Amsterdam skyline and a 6 cent stamp.

Ontwerp voor briefpapier en een envelop van het Victoria Hotel in Amsterdam

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1935

Watercolor elevation of a symmetrical Tudor-style cottage with gabled wings, columned veranda and lattice balcony, by Humphry

Design for a Cottage Ornée in the Tudoresque Style

Humphry Repton, late 18th-early 19th century

Two painted design sketches for address cards: a still life of wine, flowers and cheese, and a woman in red carrying a tray.

Ontwerpen voor adreskaarten met een dienblad en vrouw met dienblad

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Two painted design sheets: a green and purple wine list header with grapes, and a blue and yellow menu header with a fruit bo

Ontwerpen voor een wijnkaart en menukaart

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Design drawing with a Sumatra cigar advertisement in blue scrollwork and a brown frame of ducks labelled Verpakking.

Ontwerp voor een advertentie voor Sumatra sigaren en een kader met eenden

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Two colored design sketches for pharmacy advertisements with orange and green crosses, a mortar and pestle, and flame motifs.

Ontwerpen voor advertenties van drogisterij Het Oranje Kruis en drogisterij Het Groene Kruis

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Brown paper design sheet with green leafy scrollwork framing the dates 10 February 1848-1918 in a banner.

Bandontwerp voor een album voor Prof. Hugo de Vries

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1918

Studieblad met koppen

Johannes Tavenraat, 1867

Ink and wash drawing of a classical stone gateway with central arch, flanked by lodges and a large tree beside a drive.

Entrance to Laxton in Northamptonshire

Charles Randle, 1825

Black and white art nouveau book cover design titled Hoe? En wat?, with publisher H. Meulenhoff, Amsterdam.

Bandontwerp voor: Hoe? En wat?, 1905

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1905

Schetsblad met koppen

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Twee koppen

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Watercolor design of a wall with a central hunting medallion, flanking arched panels of fruit and still life, and gilt orname

Design for Decorative Panels with Hunting Scenes Inset

J. S. Pearse, 1854

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate throne design with a draped canopy, scalloped arch, columns and stepped dais.

Design for a Throne (recto); Recumbent Figure (verso)

William Pitts, 1805-40

Pencil sketch of classical figures: a draped woman, cherubs on clouds, a helmeted warrior and a reclining figure with a shiel

Scene with Classical Figures

William Pitts, 1805-40

Pencil study of a donkey or mule with saddle and basket on squared grid paper, with a faint rider sketched above.

Esel oder Maultier mit Reiter (Studie zu: Kinder in Malcesine)

Josef Engelhart, 1910

Pencil design for an ornamental frieze with a shell, scrolling acanthus leaves and a bearded satyr's head.

Design for Ornamental Frieze with Shell, Foliage and Satyr's Head (recto); Figural Studies (verso)

William Pitts, 1805-40

Colour plan drawing of two long garden or hall layouts with colonnades, statues, pavilions, paths and planting.

Etablissement Apollosaal in der Zieglergasse, Grundriss der beiden Säle

Wenzel Deimel, 1819

Group of Sea Nymphs

William Pitts, 1805-40

Watercolor architectural section of a long hall with a painted garden mural and domed pavilion, drawn by Wenzel Deimel in 181

Etablissement Apollosaal in der Zieglergasse, Schnitt durch die beiden Säle

Wenzel Deimel, 1819

Pen drawing of an ornate bed alcove design with swagged curtains, putti, and scrolling foliate ornament.

Design for Bed Alcove (recto); Studies for Statues and Carvings on Bed (verso)

William Pitts, 1805-40

Pencil drawing of an ornate baroque gateway with statues and scrolled pediment, a lamp post, and a distant domed tower.

The Zwinger, Dresden

Samuel Prout, ca. 1833