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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Pencil sketch of a landscape with clustered trees, a seated figure on a bank at right, and hatched sky.

Landscape I

Théodore Rousseau

Architectural floor plan with red-shaded walls, room diagonals and handwritten annotations on a cream sheet, with a scale bar

Palais Gustav Léon, 1., Schottenring17 / Börsegasse 13, Rechnungsplan der Baukanzlei Luckeneder für die Unterteilung

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1870

Graphite study of a headless classical male torso showing shaded back muscles and broken shoulder edges.

Study after the Torso Belvedere

John Downman, c. 1774

Pencil landscape sketch of trees and a field, with a large tree trunk on the right edge, on tan paper.

Landscape II

Théodore Rousseau

Hand-colored side-view design drawing of an ornate red and gold sleigh with a curved grey dashboard on grey paper.

Sleigh #3739a

Brewster & Co., 1882

Line drawing elevation of the Palais Hoyos facade on Kärntner Ring in Vienna, with arched entrance and balconies.

Palais Hoyos (Kärntner Ring 5), Aufriss

Ludwig Christian Förster, 1891

Brown wash drawing of a forest clearing with tall trees, dense foliage, and a winding path through grass.

Forest Clearing

Style of Jan Both, n.d.

Side-view drawing of a black sleigh with curved runners and a handwritten number above it, on gray paper.

Cutter #3743

Brewster & Co., 1882

Architectural cross-section drawing of a Viennese palais showing multiple storeys, ornamented windows, roof trusses and a gro

Palais Hoyos (Kärntner Ring 5), Schnitt

Ludwig Christian Förster, 1891

Study from the antique: two bearded men in profile

John Downman, c. 1774

Gouache design drawing of a blue and red sleigh with a white swan finial on gray paper, numbered 3781.

Push Sleigh #3781

Brewster & Co., 1882

Engraved architectural floor plans of three storeys of a Vienna building with a German-French room legend and scale bar.

Palais Hoyos, Kärntner Ring 5, Grundrisse

Ludwig Christian Förster, 1891

Red chalk drawing of a nude putto seen from behind, arm raised, on aged foxed paper.

Putto from Back

John Downman, n.d.

Watercolor design drawing of an open panel sleigh with a swan-shaped front, yellow panel, and blue cushion on curved runners.

Open Panel Sleigh # 3805

Brewster & Co., 1883

Watercolor renderings of a carved ivory female figure with putti and an ornate plaque with hunting scenes and foliate scrollw

Renderings of an Ivory Carving of Ariadne from the 6th Century and an Ivory Plaque from the 9th Century

Herman Wilhelm Soltau

Ink and wash elevation drawing of a symmetrical four-storey palace facade with arched ground-floor openings and a central bal

Palais Königswarter (Kärntner Ring 4), Fassade

Johann Julius Romano vom Ringe, 1860

Brown wash drawing of rocks, trees and a mountain path, with a distant town and small figures at left.

Rocks and Mountain Path, Figures and Town Below

Bartholomeus Breenbergh, n.d.

Drawing of a bearded saint leaning on a large open book, seen from behind, in brown wash and red chalk.

A Saint Holding a Book

Attributed to Gioacchino Assereto, c. 1640

Drawing of a green tub sleigh with a black curled runner and brown fur robe, labeled No. 3899 at top.

Tub Sleigh #3899

Brewster & Co., 1884

Watercolor elevation of a three-story palace facade with yellow walls, grey rusticated base and central double-door entrance.

Palais Metternich, 3., Rennweg 27, Vorentwurf zur Fassade

Johann Julius Romano vom Ringe, 1845

Side-view design drawing of a dark green sleigh with a brass bell and curved runners, numbered 3347 at top.

Sleigh #3347

Brewster & Co., 1877

Pencil and wash drawing of a winged cherub riding two swans with reins across calm water.

Cupid and Two Swans

John Downman, c. 1770-1800

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated crowned woman with angels holding Passion instruments and a cross above.

Ecclesia Surrounded by Angels Holding the Instruments of the Passion

Attributed to Bernardo Strozzi

Pencil and watercolour drawing of a columned neoclassical palace facade across a lawn, framed by trees.

Palais Rasumofsky

Rudolf von Alt, 1850

Brown wash drawing of a ruined brick structure with tall arched openings, shrubs, trees, and a distant building.

Ruin

Follower of Jan Both, n.d.

Watercolor design drawing of a black sleigh with blue trim and curved runners, labeled No. 3354 H.

Sleigh #3354 H

Brewster & Co., 1877

Pencil sketch of the Palais Schwarzenberg with arched facade, open square, small figures and a carriage.

Palais Schwarzenberg

Rudolf von Alt, 1850

Grey wash drawing of women and winged cupids, one putto perched on a birdcage holding another inside, in an interior with dra

The Seller of Loves From Herculaneum

John Downman, n.d.

Colored design drawing of a black sleigh with a swan-neck dashboard, blue trim and curled runners, numbered No. 3356 K.

Sleigh #3356

Brewster & Co., 1877

Architectural floor plan of the first floor of a palais, walls in red, with two curved staircases and scale bar.

Palais Wertheim, 1., Schwarzenbergplatz 18, Grundriss 1. Stock

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1868

Colored design drawing of a green sleigh, side and front views, with curved runners and upholstered seat, numbered 3412.

Sleigh #3412

Brewster & Co., 1878

Graphite study on blue-grey paper of a nude male figure with curly hair leaning on a rock.

Study after Antique Sculpture of the Dancing Satyr with Cymbals

John Downman, 1775