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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Pen and wash drawing of Saint Peter with a rooster, a winged angel above, and a classical column beside steps.

Saint Peter

Lukas Stipperger, 1799

Hand-colored 1858 plan of Vienna showing city blocks, ring streets, Danube arm and Prater parks in pastel washes.

Stadterweiterungsprojekt Nr. 52 (Ringstraßenwettbewerb): Gesamtplan

Eduard Strache, 1858

Pencil sketch of a loaded cargo ship and sailing boats on calm water near a masted vessel and shoreline.

Shipping in the Port of London [recto]

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, c. 1884

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a kneeling old man serving two seated nude men at a table in a rustic kitchen.

Jupiter and Mercury in the House of Baucis and Philemon

Hyacinthe Collin de Vermont, 18th century

Sepia architectural drawing of a long barracks with corner towers, a central tower and flags, behind a tree-lined promenade w

Stadterweiterungsprojekt Nr. 55: Defensiv-Kaserne

Friedrich August von Stache, 1858

Watercolor of moored sailing boats with tall masts and colorful sails at a harbor quay, pale buildings behind.

St Tropez

Paul Signac, 1906

Sepia drawing of a neoclassical opera house facing a square with a fountain, pedestrians, street lamps and flanking apartment

Stadterweiterungsprojekt Nr. 55: Platz vor dem Opernhaus

Friedrich August von Stache, 1858

Hand-colored 1858 street plan of Vienna's inner city with red, green and blue blocks and river channels.

Stadterweiterungsprojekt Nr. 59

Ludwig Christian Förster, 1858

Watercolor cityscape of a canal with an iron bridge, boats, stone buildings, horse riders and a cloudy sky, by Förster, 1858.

Stadterweiterungsprojekt Nr. 59: Brücken über den Donaukanal mit Defensiv-Kaserne

Ludwig Christian Förster, 1858

Hand-colored 1858 map of Vienna and its suburbs, with grey inner city blocks, red redevelopment areas and green parks.

Stadterweiterungsprojekt Nr. 59: Gesamtplan

Ludwig Christian Förster, 1858

Watercolor cityscape of a tree-lined boulevard with carriages, pedestrians, moored boats and fountain beside grand yellow and

Stadterweiterungsprojekt Nr. 59: Neuer Stadtteil am Donaukanal mit dem Stadthaus und der Defesiv-Kaserne

Ludwig Christian Förster, 1858

Watercolor street view of a neoclassical opera house beside a tree-lined boulevard with carriages and pedestrians, 1858.

Stadterweiterungsprojekt Nr. 59: Opernhaus

Ludwig Christian Förster, 1858

Watercolor of a Vienna parade square with the Votivkirche, an equestrian statue, marching troops and cavalry under a pale blu

Stadterweiterungsprojekt Nr. 59: Paradeplatz mit der Votivkirche samt Reiterdenkmal und der Defesiv-Kaserne

Ludwig Christian Förster, 1858

Brown ink drawing of an eagle with a small child clinging to its back against a sketched landscape and clouds.

Jupiter and Ganymede Above an Extensive Landscape

or Andrea Mantegna Giovanni Bellini, 1490s

Watercolor cityscape of a domed monumental building beside a canal and stone bridge, with carriages and pedestrians on a boul

Stadterweiterungsprojekt Nr. 59: Reichsarchiv, Hofbibliothek, Museen mit Brücke über den Wienfluss

Ludwig Christian Förster, 1858

Hand-colored 1858 map of central Vienna showing the old fortified town, planned green areas, and the Danube canal.

Stadterweiterungsprojekt Nr. 84

Ludwig Zettl, 1858

Hand-colored 1858 map of central Vienna showing street blocks in grey and red, parks in green, and the Danube canal.

Stadterweiterungsprojekt Nr. 85

Moriz von Löhr, 1858

Sepia drawing of a tree-lined Viennese boulevard with a Gothic church spire, townhouses and small figures in the street.

Stadterweiterungsprojekt Nr. 85: Bereich links vom Kärntnertor

Moriz von Löhr, 1858

Sepia watercolor panorama of a wide Vienna-style square with palatial facades, fountains, an obelisk and small figures.

Stadterweiterungsprojekt Nr. 85: Platz zwischen Äußerem Burgtor und Hofstallungen

Moriz von Löhr, 1858

Drawing of an ornate baroque audience room with stucco ceiling, patterned floor, sculpture and two standing men.

Stadtpalais des Prinzen Eugen, Audienzzimmer

Salomon Kleiner, 1730

Ink drawing of an ornate baroque bedroom with carved paneling, a canopied bed alcove and a standing figure at left.

Stadtpalais des Prinzen Eugen, Paradeschlafzimmer

Salomon Kleiner, 1730

Pencil sketch of a park with strolling figures, a fountain, trees, and a church spire in the background.

Stadtparkmotiv mit Staffage

Franz Alt, 1886

Pen and watercolor drawing of a stone city gate with a yellow carriage passing under the arch and a man walking on cobbles.

Stadttor mit Kutsche (Schülerarbeit)

fraglich: Egon Schiele, 1902

Pale sketch of small figures in period dress strolling across an open city square with faint building outlines above.

Staffagestudien zu "Der neue Paradeplatz und das neue Burgthor nebst den k.k. Hofstallungen"

Jakob Alt, 1819

Pencil sketches of steel helmets on tinted paper, dated 30 and 31 August 1945, with handwritten notes.

Stahlhelme

Karl Wiener, 1945

Pencil sketch of a classical house with a portico and stone steps, framed by large trees and overgrown foliage.

House with a Portico at Ermenonville

François-Édouard Bertin

Watercolor sketch of a man standing before soldiers with rifles, mounted officers and cypress trees behind a high wall.

Standrechtliche Erschießung von Cäsar Wenzel Messenhauser am 16. November 1848

Franz d. Ä. Gaul, 1848

Red chalk drawing of a seated putto on a corbel within a shell niche, with scrolls and sketched wings.

Study of a Putto Seated on a Corbel in a Shell Niche

Carlo Maratti, ca. 1674-76

Pen drawing of wild rose branches framing an oval panel with a blackletter dedication to Maria Vos, 1824-1904.

Opdracht aan Maria Vos omringd door een bloemenstruik

George Lourens Kiers, 1904

Brown ink and wash drawing of a nude putto seated on a ledge, reaching up toward an ornate garland on a frame.

A Putto Seated on a Frame

Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli, ca. 1538-40

Pen drawing of palm fronds with a leafy border, overlaid by eight pasted paper slips bearing handwritten signatures.

Acht handtekeningen geplakt op een blad met palmbladeren en decoratieve rand

George Lourens Kiers, 1904

Pen drawing of snowdrops under a decorative border, with eight handwritten name slips pasted across the page.

Acht handtekeningen geplakt op een blad met sneeuwklokjes en decoratieve rand

George Lourens Kiers, 1904