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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Pen and brown ink drawing of a wooded river landscape with a stone bridge, a tower, and large framing trees.

Ancient buildings next to water in the woods (recto); A variation of the same landscape in reverse (verso)

Robert Adam, 1740-55

Pen sketch of a man in a buttoned uniform and peaked cap, striding forward, with handwritten notes below.

Wenzel Scholz als "Jonas Froschmaul" in "Das Gut Waldegg"

Johann Matthias Ranftl, 1838

Watercolor design elevation of a Gothic-style white marble chimney piece with carved overmantel and flanking pilasters.

Design for a Chimney Piece in a "Jacobethan" style, for the Drawingroom at Grendon Hall, Warwickshire

Joseph Potter, 1825

Arcadian landscape with an obelisk on a hill, shepherds at a fountain, grazing sheep and a goat, and a stream in woodland.

Arcadian Landscape with an Obelisk

Salomon Gessner, 1785

Two dark tortoises with yellow shell markings face each other on a pale sandy ground, heads nearly touching.

Study of Two Brazilian Tortoises

Albert Eckhout, 1640

Pencil sketch of two men in theatrical poses in front of a sketched interior, with handwritten notes on the page.

Wenzel Scholz als "Walzl" in "Unverhofft" von Joh. Nestroy

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1845

Grey wash drawing of a vaulted Gothic hall with a draped catafalque, gilded coffin, candles and attendants.

Vaulted Interior with Catalfalque, Coffin and Attendants

Robert Mackreth, 1822

Pencil sketch of a stout man in a tall top hat and coat, leaning forward with an exaggerated expression.

Wenzel Scholz als Bediensteter Reimboderl in "Robert der Teuxel"

Johann Matthias Ranftl, 1833

Watercolor of a stout man in a red cape raising a green bottle, with a companion and spectators in a park.

Wenzel Scholz als Bravo und Vagabund in "Alexander Stradellerl"

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1847

Ink and wash study of a winged angel with a sword over falling demons, with two large wing studies above.

Studies for Saint Michael Defeating the Rebel Angels

Nicolò Ricciolini

Watercolor of a crowded early 1800s salon with harp and piano performers, a flute player, and an audience in period dress.

A Concert

Granddaughters of Dr. Samuel Parr, 1820-30

Two young women in a period room, one writing at a table and one sewing by a window, with framed prints on the walls.

Two young women writing and sewing in an interior at Hatton, Warwickshire

Granddaughters of Dr. Samuel Parr, 1820-30

Pencil sketch of two theatre costume figures, a man in a cap mid-stride and a woman in a patterned skirt, with handwritten na

Wenzel Scholz und Katharina Herzog in "Der Zerissenene" von Johann Nestroy

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1844

Watercolor interior of a drawing room with seated women, a table with books, and many framed portraits on the walls.

Drawing Room at Hatton, Warwickshire

Granddaughters of Dr. Samuel Parr, 1820-30

Watercolor interior with green curtains, portraits on walls, a woman reading, a woman writing, and two seated men.

An interior at Hatton, Warwickshire

Granddaughters of Dr. Samuel Parr, 1820-30

Pen and ink sketch of a kneeling Virgin, a standing St Peter, and small studies of seated figures and a child.

Sketches of Figures of the Virgin Kneeling,St Peter Standing,Seated Allegorical Figures of Faith and Charity, and Chi…

Simone Ferrucci, 1487

Grey wash drawing of a symmetrical foliage frieze with scrolls, ivy leaves, and bellflowers inside a double-ruled border.

Design for Frieze of Foliage

Thomas Pether, 1770-79

Pen and wash drawing of a flying winged figure over seated draped women, a putto, and a colonnaded building in a landscape.

Study for Mercury and Herse

Laurent de La Hyre, c. 1649

Pencil drawing of a bearded street organ grinder in a coat leaning on a wall beside a hurdy-gurdy and a top hat.

Werkelmann

fraglich: J. W. Geiger, 1840

Pen and watercolor drawing of a tiered crystal chandelier with a crown finial, gilt bands and cascading drops.

Large Chandelier at Carlton House, Pall Mall

Edmund Thomas Parris, 19th century

Pencil panorama of rolling hills, an olive grove, and a classical temple on a distant hilltop under a pale sky.

Panorama toward Athens from the Garden of Aphrodite

Joseph Thürmer, 1818

Blue watercolor of an anthropomorphic kingfisher in a tailcoat fishing with a rod beside a pond and reeds.

Kingfisher

Linley Sambourne, late 19th century

Watercolor landscape of travelers with a donkey on a rocky road, a stone tower at right, and mountains under a soft sky.

View from Tivoli across the Tiber Valley at Sunset

Franz Kaisermann, 1813

Pencil and wash sketch of a ruined tower among wooded hills under a cloudy sky, with a bare tree in the foreground.

Ruins of a Fortified Tower among Wooded Hills [recto]

Friedrich Salathé, 1816/1821

Pencil and wash drawing of a triangular pediment with a seated armoured woman holding a spear, flanked by putti.

Design for a Pediment

Bouget, ca. 1700

Pen and gray wash drawing of a crowd in 1750s fashion, with a stout man with a cane in the foreground before a classical buil

Taste a la Mode in the Year 1753

Louis Pierre Boitard, 1753

Pencil outline drawing of two men pushing a cart, with numbered contour points and a measurement scale below.

Werklmann [Vorzeichnung für eine Silhouette]

Hans Schließmann, 1900

Pencil drawing of the Gothic west facade of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, seen from a steep angle.

Westfassade des Stephansdoms

Rudolf von Alt, 1870

Pen drawing of a monumental Vienna war ministry facade with arched entrance, equestrian statue, and rooftop sculptures, by Ot

Wettbewerb Kriegsministerium in Wien, Mittelbau, Perspektive

Otto Wagner, 1908

Pen drawing of a large symmetrical museum building with a central tower, a statue, lawn and pedestrians in front.

Wettbewerbs-Entwurf für das Kaiser / Franz Josef Stadtmuseum, Kennwort Opus IV

Otto Wagner, 1912

Pencil drawing of a medallion portrait surrounded by putti holding a trumpet, laurel, and book, dated 1774.

A Portrait Medallion of King Louis XV Surrounded by Putti Carrying the Attributes of Fame and History

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1774

Architectural floor plans of a concert hall gallery and box level and hall level, with German room labels and seating counts.

Wettbewerbsentwurf für ein Konzerthaus, Grundriss Galerien- und Logenetage und Saaletage

Joseph von Wieser, 1890