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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Watercolor design for a room decoration with a central blue octagon, garlands, corner medallions and a grey panelled base.

Ontwerp voor kamerversiering met een paneel met centraal een blauwe achthoek

Abraham Meertens, 1767

Watercolor design for a room panel with a yellow oval center, flanked by urns, garlands and a flying putto.

Ontwerp voor kamerversiering met een paneel met centraal een gele ovaal

Abraham Meertens, 1767

Pencil sketch of a farmstead with long roofs, arched doorways and a tree, dated 1942 and signed by Karl Wiener.

Groß Heinrichschlag (NÖ)

Karl Wiener, 1942

Pen and watercolor design of a Gothic bay window with fan vaulting, tracery, and draped curtains with tassels.

Design for a Gothic Bay Window

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-1900

Pencil drawing of a bay window design with ornate scalloped valance, fringed curtains, and urn-topped finials.

Partial Design for Bay Window with Monogrammed Curtains

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-1900

Pencil study on tinted paper of a dense group of trees with layered foliage above a horizontal ground line.

Große Baumstudie

Tina Blau, 1880

Pencil sketch of a large group gathered around a garden table under trees, with a dog resting in the foreground.

Große Gesellschaft um einen Gartentisch versammelt

Hans Gasser, 1845

Pen drawing of the Maison Carrée temple in Nîmes with columns and pediment, beside a tree and houses, framed by handwritten t

Gezicht op het Maison Carrée in Nîmes

Bedos, 1824

Pen and wash design drawing of a four-poster bed with floral canopy valance, fluted posts, and fringed patterned coverlet.

Design for a Bed and Canopy

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-1917

Pencil drawing of two adult geese and a gosling resting on grass, with orange-tinted beaks.

Twee ganzen met een jong

Jean Bernard, 1775

Pen drawing of the Arena of Nîmes, a tiered Roman amphitheatre with rows of arches, framed by a text border.

Gezicht op de Arena van Nîmes

Bedos, 1820

Pencil design drawing of three altar candlesticks and an ornate crucifix with German inscriptions on cream paper.

Gruft der Familie Erlanger, Payerbach bei Reichenau an der Rax/NÖ, Altarleuchter und Kruzifix

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1876

Watercolor of a 19th-century drawing room with a harp, a seated woman in white, and French doors opening onto a mountain view

"Drawing Room of the Plas. Spa"

Julien Muère, 1838

Pen drawing of dancing figures, a winged putto with garland, and ornamental lattice and scroll borders on paper.

Design with Dancing Figures

William Pitts, 1805-40

Engraved plan of the Augarten garden in Vienna with radiating paths, tree rows, and buildings along the Danube.

Grundriss des Kaiserlichen Augartens in Wien

vermutlich: Joseph Marx Freiherr von Liechtenstern, 1782

Pen sketch sheet of Egyptian-style figures, a harp, winged ornaments and architectural fragments arranged across the page.

Sketches of Miscellaneous Egyptian Details and Figures (recto and verso)

William Pitts, 1805-40

Grey wash sketch of a horizontal foliate border with scrolls, rosettes and acanthus leaves on cream paper.

Sketch of Foliate Decoration

William Pitts, 1805-40

Pencil floor plan of a villa with labelled rooms including salon, dining room, and spiral staircase, drawn on cream paper.

Grundriss einer Villa

Joseph von Wieser, 1868

Pencil architectural drawing with a villa floor plan showing a circular dome and a portal elevation with dimension lines.

Grundriss einer Villa und Portal

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1870

Pencil and ink floor plan of a monumental building with columns and corner rooms on aged paper.

Grundriss eines Monumentalbaus

Joseph von Wieser, 1868

Pencil and wash floor plan of an upper storey of a house on irregular ground, with numbered rooms and stairs.

Grundriss eines Obergeschosses eines Wohnhauses über unregelmässigem Baugrund

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1870

Colored pencil floor plan of a palace with labeled administration building and stables, drawn on cream paper.

Grundriss eines Palais

Joseph von Wieser, 1868

Studies of a Stag

Stefano da Verona, 1430s

Pencil floor plan of a town hall with rooms, corridors, staircases and a courtyard on aged paper.

Grundriss eines Rathauses

Joseph von Wieser, 1868

Colored architectural floor plan with pink and blue washes and German room labels, pencil and ink on paper.

Grundriss für ein Rathaus

Joseph von Wieser, 1868

Grey wash drawing of an old woman lifting bed curtains to reveal a grinning changeling infant, with a winged fairy at a windo

The Changeling

Attributed to Henry Fuseli, c. 1780

Pencil and ink floor plan of a villa with labeled rooms, a sectional detail below, and an arched doorway sketch at upper righ

Grundriss und Detailschnitt einer Villa

Joseph von Wieser, 1868

Pencil and ink drawing of a villa floor plan and front facade with columns, balcony and pediment, plus sketches.

Grundriss und Fassade einer Villa

Joseph von Wieser, 1868

Pen and watercolour sheet with a floor plan and Gothic-style street facade of a residential building.

Grundriss und Fassade eines gotisierenden Wohnhauses

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1870

Pencil drawing of a building facade above an angled floor plan of several residential and commercial houses, with a color che

Grundriss und Fassade von mehreren Wohn- und Geschäftshäusern

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1850

Attributed drawing of a bearded man with raised arms beside a winged figure and a crouching red creature in a dark, stormy la

Prospero, Miranda, Caliban and Ariel

Attributed to Henry Fuseli, 1800/05

Pastel head study of a man in a white wig and cravat, turned right, on a blue-grey background.

Préparation for a Portrait of Louis XV (1710-1774)

Maurice Quentin de La Tour, ca.1745