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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Watercolor landscape of a stream, shepherd with cattle, wooded hills, and a hilltop building under clouds.

Licenza, near Rome: Horace's Villa

William Havell, ca. 1828-29

Brown ink and wash drawing of winged and draped allegorical figures above a skull on a tomb.

Allegorical Design for a Tomb

André Lebrun, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of a muscular winged angel flying with one arm raised, on tan paper.

A Flying Angel

Palma il Giovane, 1580/1590

Pen and ink drawing with grey wash of the Virgin and infant Christ ascending on clouds above arches and small figures.

The Assumption of the Virgin with the Five Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary

Georg Pecham, late 16th-early 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a standing monk reading a book beside a tree, holding a flowering sprig, with a landscape behind.

Saint Dominic Reading

Bartholomeus Spranger, c. 1573

Colored crayon sketch of a garden with a leaning tree, red flowers, and a small framed figure in the lower left corner.

Gartenansicht (Gemäldeentwurf?)

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1925

Red chalk drawing on blue paper of nude and draped female figures among trees in a woodland scene.

Diana and Callisto

Philipp Hieronymus Brinckmann, 1725-61

Red chalk drawing of herdsmen and cattle crossing a wooden bridge over a rocky waterfall, with fishermen in the foreground.

Herdsmen Crossing a Waterfall

Hubert Robert, 1770/1775

Colored crayon sketch of a garden landscape with trees, stepped terraces, a wall and a house in the background.

Gartenlandschaft

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1909

Pen and ink design for a circular platter with woven lattice field, floral border and central cartouche.

Design for a platter

Erasmus Hornick, 16th century

Pencil architectural section of a colonnaded palace facade with a pediment and statue, with red dimension lines.

Gartenpalais Liechtenstein (Alserbachpalais), 9., Alserbachstraße 16 (?), Schnitt

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1873

Architectural detail drawing of Corinthian capitals, cornices and arch profiles with red dimension annotations, by Heinrich v

Gartenpalais Liechtenstein (Alserbachpalais), 9., Alserbachstraße 16, Detailplan, Kapitelle und Gesimse

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1873

Red chalk drawing of a wild boar resting on the ground, head lowered, with a German inscription above.

Wild Boar

Unknown artist, 18th century

Pen and ink study with white highlights showing soldiers, a horse, and a crouching man around a stone block.

Historical Scene (Composition Study for Chapelle de Guise)

Niccolò dell' Abate, 16th century

Pencil architectural elevation of a Vienna palace facade with Corinthian columns, framed windows, and a decorative balustrade

Gartenpalais Liechtenstein (Alserbachpalais), 9., Alserbachstraße 16, Fassadendetail - linker straßenseitiger Flügel

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1873

Pen drawing of the Annunciation: a praying Virgin seated in a gothic arcade as an angel with a lily branch approaches.

The Annunciation

Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, 1808-62

Architectural elevation drawing of a palace facade with pilasters, balustrade, pediment, and sculpted figures on brown paper.

Gartenpalais Liechtenstein (Alserbachpalais), 9., Alserbachstraße 16, Fassadendetail 1. Stock Mittelteil

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1873

Architectural elevation drawing of a palace facade with arched windows, carved frieze and rusticated lower storey.

Gartenpalais Liechtenstein (Alserbachpalais), 9., Alserbachstraße 16, Fassadendetail Mittelteil straßenseitig

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1873

Grey wash drawing of an armored infantryman in a helmet drawing a long sword, with white highlights on the armor.

An Infantryman Drawing his Sword

Jacob Matthias Weyer, 1640-91

Medieval miniature of Christ enthroned in glory with angels, saints, and a Last Judgment scene of souls and demons below.

The Last Judgment from Les Sept Articles de la Foi by Jean Chappuis

Maître François, c. 1470

Pencil architectural elevations and sections with columns, pediments and arched niches on aged paper.

Gartenpalais Liechtenstein (Alserbachpalais), 9., Alserbachstraße 16, Schnitte und Aufrisse

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1873

Pencil architectural drawing of a palace vestibule and main staircase with sections, elevations and a floor plan.

Gartenpalais Liechtenstein (Alserbachpalais), 9., Alserbachstraße 16, Vestibül und Hauptstiegenhaus, Schnitt und Grun…

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1873

Ink and pencil floor plan with diagonal hatched paving zones and red annotations, showing a garden palais layout.

Gartenpalais Liechtenstein (Alserbachpalais), 9., Alserbachstraße 16, Bodenteilungsplan

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1873

Drawing of a nude woman with a ewer and fruit bowl on clouds, framed by ribbon scrolls and handwritten verses.

Figure Study for Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Elihu Vedder, c. 1884, reworked 1911

Sketch of a bearded satyr leaning on a round roundel, drawn in soft graphite on toned paper.

Satyr Holding a Roundel

Annibale Carracci, 1597/1600

Watercolor sheet of butterflies, moths, a green dragonfly, and beetles scattered on a pale background.

Insects, Butterflies, and a Dragonfly

Jan van Kessel, 1662

Pencil drawing of an ornate ceiling corner with scrolling foliage, flower garlands and cherubs beside a paneled border.

Gartenpalais Liechtenstein (Alserbachpalais), 9., Alserbachstraße 16, Deckengestaltung (Plafond Nr. 11)

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1874

Pen and grey wash sheet of figure studies, with a seated official questioning two turbaned men at a table in the lower right.

Figure Studies, Including Scenes of Interrogation

Honoré Daumier, ca. 1860

Gartenpalais Liechtenstein (Alserbachpalais), 9., Alserbachstraße 16, Detailplan (Pfeiler der Mittelöffnung gegen den…

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1873

Watercolor drawing of a canopied chariot procession with bishops, horses, and flying angels in a forest setting.

The Triumph of the Church: Ecclesia Presented with the Doctrines, Seated in a Chariot Attended by the Four Doctors of…

Otto van Veen, 1615-20

Architectural drawing of cove cornice and molding profiles on aged paper, with pencil construction lines and dimension marks.

Gartenpalais Liechtenstein (Alserbachpalais), 9., Alserbachstraße 16, Detailplan Decke, Hohlkehle mit Gesimsprofil

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1873

Pen and wash drawing of a narrow rocky gorge with figures on ledges and a rowing boat on the water below.

Figures Boating in a Gorge near Sorrento

Daniël Dupré, n.d.