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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of Bacchus and Ariadne with figures on clouds, cherubs and a flying putto in a sketched frame.

Bacchus and Ariadne

James Thornhill, n.d.

Side-view design drawing of a green and black landaulet carriage with spoked wheels and dashed outlines of its folding top.

Design for Landaulet (unnumbered)

Brewster & Co., 1850-70

Architectural drawing with floor plan, wall section and interior elevation of a decorated fireplace wall, pencil and ink with

Pfarrhof der Votivkirche, 9., Rooseveltplatz 8, Umbauten im Erdgeschoß, Ansicht und Grundriss

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1877

Grey wash drawing of a classical statue of Pallas Athene with helmet, spear and shield on a tiered pedestal.

Statue of Pallas Athene

Possibly Jan van Nost, the younger, n.d.

Pencil sketch sheet with four studies of a man in a wide-brimmed hat, one with arm raised.

Studies of a farmer

Edwin Austin Abbey

Sepia wash drawing of a seated woman in a long gown turned toward another figure seen from behind in an interior.

The Reading

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, c. 1765/1775

Side-elevation design drawing of a green and black horse-drawn landaulet carriage with spoked wheels and dashed folding-top o

Design for Double Front Landaulet (unnumbered)

Brewster & Co., 1850-70

Grey wash drawing of cattle resting and standing in a landscape, with a herdsman and trees at upper left.

Cattle Herd

Paulus Potter, 1641

Pencil design drawing of an ornate chimneypiece with mirror frame, wall candelabra, and a hanging clock flanked by cherubs.

Ontwerp voor een schoorsteen met spiegel, feu, wandarmen en hangklok

Jean-Jacques Feuchère, 1825

Pen drawing of a church interior with coffered ceiling, columns, pews and altar, framed by garlands and a winged angel above.

Pfarrkirche in Esseg, Innenansicht

Otto Wagner, 1893

Pen and wash design drawing of a painted wall with Neptune and Amphitrite on a sea chariot between two niche statues and colu

Neptune and Amphitrite Flanked by Jupiter and Juno: Design for Painted Hall or Garden Bench

James Thornhill, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a woman in a doorway of a horse-drawn cart, captioned "Aunt Eunice comes home".

"Aunt Eunice comes home" - unidentified illustration

Edwin Austin Abbey

Grey wash drawing of a family visit: a woman in bed holds an infant while visitors, a child and a dog gather around her.

Visit to the Nurse

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, c. 1780/1790

Pencil drawing of three ornate decorative designs: a candelabrum, a figure above a clock base, and a handled urn.

Ontwerp voor kandelaber

Jean-Jacques Feuchère, 1830

Pencil design drawing of an ornate covered cup with putti, scrollwork and mask decorations on a tiered foot.

Ontwerp voor een coupe

Jean-Jacques Feuchère, 1830

Pencil design drawing of an oil-lamp chandelier with glass globes and hanging bells, plus a wall bracket detail.

Ontwerp voor een kroonluchter

Léon Feuchère, 1840

Pencil design drawing of an ornate mantel clock with putti, scrolling foliage, a central clock face and an urn finial.

Ontwerp voor een pendule

Jean-Jacques Feuchère, 1830

Pencil drawing of an ornate vase design with a mermaid figure, cherubs, lion masks and scrollwork decoration.

Ontwerp voor een vaas

Jean-Jacques Feuchère, 1830

Ink perspective drawing of a twin-towered church with a sculpted pediment, pedestrians and trees in the street before it.

Pfarrkirche in Esseg, Perspektive

Otto Wagner, 1893

Brown ink and wash design drawing of a funerary monument with allegorical figures, a portrait medallion, flags, and an inscri

Design for an Unexecuted Funerary Monument for the First Duke of Marlborough

John Michael Rysbrack, n.d.

Charcoal and white chalk sketch on brown paper of a bearded man seated with his hand raised to his head.

Study for one of the murals from The Quest of the Holy Grail (a series of 15 paintings for the Boston Public Library,…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1883

Graphite drawing of a seated woman in a lace bonnet and shawl, with an obelisk and Roman buildings behind her.

Mrs. Charles Badham

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1816

Pencil architectural section of a church interior showing an altar, crucifix, columns, staircase and iron roof truss.

Pfarrkirche in Esseg, Schnitt A-B

Otto Wagner, 1893

Pen and wash design for stage scenery with classical columns, a globe held by a kneeling atlas figure, and a chariot with hor

Design for Stage Scenery (Hampton Court) with Mythological Figures

James Thornhill, 1695/1734

Pencil and watercolor sketch of women harvesting peas in a field, some kneeling and some bending over the plants.

Pea Harvesters [recto]

Camille Pissarro, c. 1880

Pen drawing of a classical banquet under Ionic columns, with a bearded man in the foreground and women dancing with garlands.

Apemantus: "Hoy-day! what a sweep of vanity comes this way! They dance! They are mad women!" - Act I, Scene II, Timon…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1902

Pencil elevation drawing of a domed church facade with a tall bell tower, on tan paper with a color checker border.

Pfarrkirche in Währing, Aufriss

Otto Wagner, 1898

Pen and ink side elevation drawing of a horse-drawn landaulet carriage with bow front and large wheels, touched with red wash

Design for Bow Front Landaulet (unnumbered)

Brewster & Co., 1850-70

Sketches of Figures and Heads

Pieter de Molijn, n.d.

Pencil architectural drawing of a church facade with a central bell tower, dome, and side tower elevation by Otto Wagner.

Pfarrkirche in Währing, Aufriss, Aufriss und Grundriss des Turmes

Otto Wagner, 1898

Pen and wash design for a wall decoration with Corinthian columns, a wooded scene of figures, and cherubs in a lower frieze.

Wall Decoration with Story of Egeria & Numa Pompilius

James Thornhill, 1695/1734

Side-view technical drawing of a horse-drawn landaulet carriage with large wheels and a folding rear hood, in pencil and ink.

Extended Front Landaulet (unnumbered)

Brewster & Co., 1850-70