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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Grey wash drawing of a winged angel above a prone figure, with saints and a seated Christ figure in clouds above.

Saint Michael

Josef Christ, 1732-88

Pencil sketch of ornate city buildings with arched windows and a cobbled street, plus a detached Corinthian capital.

Häuserstudie

Rudolf von Alt, 1870

Saint Jerome seated in red robes reading at a desk in a vaulted study, with a peacock, partridge and lion nearby.

Saint Jerome in his Study

Antonello da Messina, 1474

Grey wash drawing of a robed churchman among a crowd, with two flying cherubs above in an arched composition.

Saint Carl Borromäus

Melchior Steidl, late 17th-18th century

Pencil sketch of a row of multi-storey townhouses and rooftops along a street, with a faint monogram at lower right.

Hauserstudien Getreidemarkt und Rahlgasse

Rudolf von Alt, 1868

Gray wash drawing of the Good Shepherd standing on a globe with a lamb, cherubs, a dragon and a radiant IHS monogram.

The Good Shepherd

Gottfried Eichler the Younger, 1715-70

Grey wash drawing of Christ holding a cross above clouds, with angels, skeletons and falling figures in the lower corners.

Christ as Judge

Gottfried Bernhard Göz, 1708-74

Yellowed architectural floor plan with dimension lines, labeled battery rooms, a stairwell and glass walls, drawn at 1:100 sc

Heeressäule vor der Brigittabrücke, Grundriss, Aufrisse

Otto Wagner, 1916

Drawing of a robed priest giving last rites to plague victims beneath hovering angels and cherubs, with columns behind.

Saint Carl Borromäus Giving Extreme Unction to the Plague-Stricken

Johann Daniel Herz the Elder, 1700-1754

Brown ink drawing of a helmeted Roman warrior raising a spear beside a sword and shield on a rocky ledge.

Roman Warriors

Johann Elias Ridinger, 1700-1767

Oval pastel portrait of a smiling woman with powdered curls, a plumed blue-trimmed hat, and a sprig of pink flowers.

A Fashionable Noblewoman Wearing a Plumed Hat

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, 1789

Pen and blue wash drawing of a battle on a bridge, with an angel above holding a cross in a radiant sunburst.

Constantine's Battle at the Milvian Bridge

Georg Philipp Rugendas, 1722

Watercolor of classical ruins, a waterfall, and an arched stone bridge with cattle crossing a river under a pale sky.

Dawn Landscape with Classical Ruins

Jean-Baptiste Lallemand, 1760

Pen drawing of ruined Roman buildings and arcades behind trees, with small figures in the foreground landscape.

Ruins of the Imperial Palaces in Rome

Joseph Anton Koch, 1810

Pen and ink sketch of men in hats gathered around a stone fountain in a garden, with trees behind.

Figures Seated Around a Fountain

Jean-Baptiste Lallemand, 1755

Brown wash drawing of a Swiss farmyard with a timber farmhouse, woodpile, dog, chickens, and large shade trees.

Swiss Farm ('Hirtenhof')

Robert Zünd, 19th-20th century

Pen and wash drawing of Roman ruins with columns, a wind-bent tree, an inscribed plaque, a fountain and cypresses.

Architectural Fantasy of Roman Ruins with an Inscription Plaque

Jean-Baptiste Lallemand, 1768

Pen and ink sheet of studies showing a Madonna and child, a bearded old man, and draped standing and seated figures.

Sheet of Studies

Anthony van Dyck, 1621-27

Pencil and ink drawing of a Gothic church with buttresses and a vine-covered house beside a large tree, under a cloudy sky.

Heiligenstädter Kirche mit Blick gegen Grinzing

Heinrich Carl Schubert, 1872

Pencil drawing of a Gothic church choir and cemetery with a village and rolling wooded hills beyond.

Heiligenstädter Kirche, Chor und Friedhof mit Blick auf Grinzing und den Cobenzl

fraglich: Josef Schwemminger, 1820

Pen and ink anatomical study of two human legs with hatched shading and a faint red chalk figure at lower right.

Anatomical Studies

Domenico Beccafumi

Heinrich Adam (1787-1862), Maler

Johann Adam Klein, 1819

Circular brown ink drawing of a nude risen figure with banner, surrounded by winged putti and angels among clouds.

The Resurrection of Christ

Girolamo Genga, 1520

Pencil portrait sketch of an elderly bald man with mustache and beard, signed Engelhart and dated 16 Juni 1921.

Heinrich Angeli (1840-1925), Maler

Josef Engelhart, 1921

Pencil and wash portrait of a seated man with curly hair, white waistcoat and dark cravat, turned to the left.

Heinrich Anschütz (1785-1865), Schauspieler

Moritz Michael Daffinger, 1820

Brown wash drawing of a craggy rock cliff with fissures, topped by trees and foliage.

Rocky Cliff

Johann Christian Reinhart, 18th-19th century

Pen and wash drawing of the west front of Houghton Hall, Norfolk, with colonnaded wings, domed pavilions and a ground plan.

West Front of Houghton Hall in Norfolk, Perspective

Thomas Ripley, 1735

Architectural elevation drawing of the west front of Houghton Hall, showing a central pedimented block, domes, and colonnaded

The West Front of Houghton Hall, Norfolk, Elevation

Isaac Ware, 1735

Graphite sketch of a young man in a wide-brimmed hat and cloak, head turned, hand at chest, on grey paper.

Heinrich Friedrich Füger (1751-1818), Maler

Franz Xaver Caucig, 1790

Ink and wash floor plan of Houghton Hall with a central block, curved colonnades, and labeled service wings.

Houghton Hall, Norfolk, Ground Floor (Basement) Plan

Isaac Ware, 1735

Charcoal portrait of a bearded man with round wire-rimmed glasses and a suit jacket, drawn in loose sketchy lines on tan pape

Heinrich Gomperz, Univ.-Prof., Dr. Philosoph

Egon Schiele, 1918

Heinrich Josef Mansfeld (1785-1866), Kupferstecher und Graveur

Johann Adam Klein, 1818