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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Pencil and wash design for a ceiling with a decorated border of balustrade, moldings, corner rosettes and foliage.

Design for a ceiling to be decorated with a trompe l'oeil balustrade

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pencil sketch of a man seen from behind and a woman in a feathered hat seated at a table with wine, 1899.

Vorzeichnungen für Illustrationen in A. Schnitzler "Anatol": Vignette aus "Abschiedssouper"

Moritz Coschell, 1899

Pen and red chalk sketch of a robed central figure with raised arms, two floating bearded figures, and prostrate men below.

Transfiguration

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, c. 1530

Pencil drawing of an ornate L-shaped ceiling border with scrollwork, acanthus leaves, a medallion and garlands.

Partial design for a ceiling with an ornate border

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Brown wash drawing of an allegorical title page design with a seated writer, a helmeted figure with spear, a winged putto and

Design for Title page: Clio Taking Dictation from Minerva

Gérard de Lairesse, n.d.

Pencil sketch of two horses pulling a carriage with a man and woman passengers along a tree-lined road.

Vorzeichnungen für Illustrationen in A. Schnitzler "Anatol": Vignette aus "Agonie"

Moritz Coschell, 1899

Pencil drawing of a decorative ceiling border with scrolling foliage, garlands and floral sprigs by Jules-Edmond-Charles Lach

Partial design for a ceiling with alternative patterns for the borders

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Brown wash drawing of Roman soldiers throwing stones at a serpent while an armored commander looks on under trees.

Roman Soldiers Stoning a Serpent

Abraham Bloemaert, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of a reclining nude woman on clouds with a winged male figure beside her under dark storm clouds.

Jupiter and Semele

Attributed to Jan Harmensz Muller, c. 1590

Pencil and green-wash drawing of a furnished room with a marble fireplace, candelabra, bust, two armchairs and a side table.

Vorzeichnungen für Illustrationen in A. Schnitzler "Anatol": Vignette aus "Anatols Hochzeitsmorgen"

Moritz Coschell, 1900

Pencil design for painted wall and ceiling decoration with scrollwork panels, floral medallions, and a decorative frieze.

Design for the painted decoration of a rooms walls and ceiling

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pencil drawing of a man and woman in period dress looking into a shop window under a street lantern.

Vorzeichnungen für Illustrationen in A. Schnitzler "Anatol": Vignette zu "Weinachtseinkäufe"

Moritz Coschell, 1899

Watercolor design for a ceiling with a painted cloudy sky framed by roses and colorful ornamental scrollwork.

Design for a ceiling painted with trompe l'oeil clouds

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Sepia drawing of a Roman-style landscape with a ruined tower, cypress trees, and clouds.

Roman Landscape

Possibly the school of Claude Lorrain, 1630

Title page in German blackletter with coloured initials dedicating plans of the Heilandskirche in Vienna to Archduke Ferdinan

Votivkirche, Ausführungsprojekt, Blatt mit Widmung an Erzherzog Ferdinand Maximilian

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1859

Watercolor design of a square blue filigree ceiling panel with a central rosette and stepped gray border.

Design for a ceiling paianted in filagree patterns

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Sketches of Male Profiles, Couple Embracing

Attributed to Thomas Stothard, n.d.

Ink architectural elevation of a Gothic church choir with twin spires and detailed tracery, mounted on a card.

Votivkirche, Ausführungsprojekt, Chorfassade, Aufriss

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1859

Watercolor design for a coffered ceiling with gilded oak leaf bands and a central oval of pink and blue scrolling foliage.

Design for a ceiling decorated with bands of oak leaves and a central panel of scrolls and rinceaux

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Two red-tinted architectural floor plans of a Gothic church with a central tower plan, mounted on a beige board.

Votivkirche, Ausführungsprojekt, Grundrisse in der Höhe des Hauptschiffs und der Seitenschiffe

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1859

Watercolor elevation of an Italianate interior with composite columns, upper loggia, ornate pediment and marbled wall panels.

Elevation of an Italianate interior, including steps and an upper loggia decorated in composite columns

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pencil landscape drawing of a tall tree with a man and cows in a field and distant hills.

Landscape with Tree, Man, and Cows

Attributed to Sir George Howland Beaumont, August 7, 1765

Grey wash design drawing of an ornate ceiling with an oval central medallion, radiating coffers and floral trophies in the co

Design for a ceiling with trophies and a trompe l'oeil coffers

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pencil elevation drawing of a Gothic church main facade with twin spires and a central rose window.

Votivkirche, Ausführungsprojekt, Hauptfassade, Aufriss

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1859

Pencil sketch in an oval of three nude figures, one winged, with a handwritten note below the drawing.

Three Nude Figures

Possibly by John Brown, n.d.

Colored longitudinal section drawing of a Gothic church with spires, arched windows and a rose window, mounted on card.

Votivkirche, Ausführungsprojekt, Längsschnitt

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1859

Pen and brown wash drawing of a shepherd carving letters into a tree, with sheep and distant figures in a landscape.

Shepherd Carving an Inscription on Tree Trunk with Figures and Sheep in Background

Possibly Agostino Tassi, n.d.

Composite sheet of pencil drawings of an interior, a potted plant, figure studies, an ornamental cartouche and a painted frie

Seven drawings,including four decorative motifs and two scenes of interiors

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pencil and ink drawing of four decorative motifs: an arched panel, a heraldic shield, and two half-round ornaments with figur

Four decorative motifs

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pen and ink drawing of a standing woman in classical drapery holding a theatre mask.

Melpomene

Possibly after Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, n.d.

Pen drawing of a Gothic church with twin spires and rose window, with a crowd of people gathered in front.

Votivkirche, Ausführungsprojekt, Perspektive

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1859

Architectural section drawing of a gothic church showing nave and chapel profiles with red-highlighted structural elements.

Votivkirche, Ausführungsprojekt, Schnitt durch das Langhaus und das Langhausjoch vor dem Querhaus

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1859