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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of soldiers working around a cross beneath a cloudy sky, by Albrecht Altdorfer.

Christ Nailed to the Cross

Albrecht Altdorfer, c. 1512

Ink and wash floor plan of the second storey of a symmetrical building around a central courtyard, with German room labels.

Universität Wien, 1., Universitätsring 1, Grundriss des zweiten Stockes mit Raumaufteilung

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1871

Ink and wash design for an ornate Opéra Comique ceiling with arches, medallions and allegorical figures, ca. 1845.

Design for the decoration of the ceiling in the Opéra Comique, Paris

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, ca. 1845

Architectural floor plan of the second storey of the University of Vienna, showing lecture halls, corridors and a central cou

Universität Wien, 1., Universitätsring 1, Grundriss des zweiten Stockes mit Raumaufteilung

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1881

Sheet of decorative design studies with stained glass panels, ornamental friezes, ceiling patterns and a classical figure gro

Ten designs for the decoration of the Opéra Comique, Paris

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Ink architectural floor plan of a mezzanine level for the University of Vienna, with labeled rooms and a central courtyard.

Universität Wien, 1., Universitätsring 1, Grundriss des Zwischengeschoßes (nicht fertig gezeichnet)

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1881

Watercolor design for an arched ceiling with ochre moldings, pink and green patterned field, and ornate scrolled medallions.

Design for ceiling decoration in a house on the Boulevard Haussmann

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Pencil architectural drawing with a facade elevation of a domed university building above and its floor plan below.

Universität Wien, 1., Universitätsring 1, Grundriss und Aufriss der Fassade gegen den Ring

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1871

Watercolor design of a gothic arched gallery wall with patterned upper panel, heraldic shield, and wood paneling below.

Design for wall decoration in a gallery of the Chateau de Lude, Sarthe

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Pen drawing of an isometric cutaway of a Vienna university staircase hall with arcades, a dome and statues.

Universität Wien, 1., Universitätsring 1, Isometrischer Schnitt durch das linke Stiegenhaus

Julian Niedzielski, 1870

Painted design drawing of an arched wall decoration with columns, gilded panels, a coat of arms, and a small interior scene.

Design for painted wall decoration in the Château de Lude, Sarthe

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Architectural cross-section drawing of a multi-story university building with arched windows and pitched roof pavilions.

Universität Wien, 1., Universitätsring 1, Querschnitt gegen die Rathausstraße

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1870

Pen and ink elevation drawing of a window topped with angels, draped swags, and a pink marble fireplace below.

Ecclesiatstical design for a window topped with angels

Nicolas Jean Baptiste de Poilly, mid-18th century

Pencil architectural elevations of two building facades with arcades, columns and windows on aged paper.

Universität Wien, 1., Universitätsring 1, zwei Fassadenaufrisse

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1870

Watercolor design of a Gothic-arched interior wall with fleur-de-lis pattern, star ceiling panel and patterned dado.

Design for wall decoration in the house of Baron Malet in Jouy-en-Josas (Seine et Gise)

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1871

Design study of an ornate ceiling corner with cream scrollwork, a painted oval of pink roses, and floral garlands.

Design for the decoration of a ceiling in the house of Baron Malet, Jouy-en-Josas (Seine et Gise)

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design of cream strapwork framing pink and ochre scrolling foliage, a decorative panel for a stairway.

Design for the decoration of the stairway in the Chateau d'Ognon of M. de Machy (Oise, France)

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design drawing of a staircase fragment with scrolling foliage and a gilded urn in a laurel wreath medallion.

Design for the decoration of the stairway in the Château d'Ognon of M. deMachy (Oise, France)

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Collage of ornamental design studies with scrollwork, putti, a crowned female bust, and a lion paw sketch.

Ten designs for the decoration of houses, including at least one for the stairway of the Chateau d'Ognon of M. deMach…

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design elevation of a church altar table with gilded crucifix, pink columns, heraldic shields and floral panels.

Design for an altar table surmounted by a crucifixion

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Drawing of winged Cupid leaning over reclining Psyche on a canopied bed, lit by a lamp, in grey wash with white highlights.

Cupid with Psyche Extinguishing the Lamp

François-Édouard Picot

Pen and wash drawing of a helmeted soldier in armor loading and firing a long caliver, with smoke rising from the barrel.

Elegantly Dressed Soldier Preparing to Fire His Caliver

Jacob de Gheyn II, c. 1597

Watercolor design of a ceiling border with scrolling motifs, dark floral rosettes and layered bands in pink, brown and blue.

Design for the decoration of a ceiling

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Colored design drawing of a ceiling corner with hexagonal lattice, scrolling foliage borders and blue and yellow ornament.

Design for the painted decoration of a ceiling

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Sepia drawing of an Arcadian landscape with a Doric temple, waterfall, lake, large tree and small figures.

Arcadian Landscape with a Doric Temple

Christoph Heinrich Kniep, 1790s

Watercolor design of a wall with fleur-de-lis pattern, pointed arched window with leaded glass, and wood wainscoting below.

Design for the painted decoration of a wall pierced by an arched window

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Pastel and drawing of three women with fans in a theatre interior, one in a pink dress and one in orange, by Degas.

Singers on the Stage

Edgar Degas, 1877/79

Watercolor design of a gothic niche with red drapery, gray foliate ornament, blue rosette, and gilded column.

Design for the decoration of a gothic niche

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Pastel drawing of a village corner with pale houses, a pond with ducks, figures by a doorway, and autumn trees under blue sky

A Corner of Moret-sur-Loing

Alfred Sisley, 1895

Watercolor design for a coffered ceiling with yellow, blue and purple panels, ornamental scrollwork and a heraldic shield.

Design for the painted decoration of a coffered ceiling

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Pencil design drawing of a wall with Islamic geometric lattice, arabesque scrollwork in an arched niche, and ornamental borde

Design for the decoration of a wall in Islamic motifs

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Collage of pencil and ink studies of ornamental wall and ceiling designs, with scrollwork, lattice and floral garland pattern

Sixteen designs of the decoration of walls and ceilings

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century