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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Watercolor study of arching fountaingrass clumps in a meadow corner with trees and shrubs behind.

A Corner of a Meadow with Fountaingrass

Themistokles von Eckenbrecher, 1870

Watercolor design drawing of ornate church wall standards with scrolled brackets, branches, and a cornice behind them.

Designs for Church Wall Standards

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Architectural competition drawing of a tiered monument with a gold statue, shown in cross section and perspective with flags

Wettbewerbsprojekt für das Austria-Denkmal am Schottenring, Perspektive und Querschnitt

Otto Wagner, 1915

Sepia ink drawing of the Acropolis in Athens with the Parthenon on the hilltop above ruined arches and trees.

View of the Acropolis

Themistokles von Eckenbrecher, 1890

Ink and watercolor design sheet showing a wall bracket, a tall nave standard and a chancel standard for church lighting.

Designs for Church Lights: Wall Bracket, Nave Standard, Chancel Standard

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Ink perspective drawing of a monumental Vienna ministry building along a tree-lined boulevard with trams.

Wettbewerbsprojekt für das Kriegsministerium in Wien, Perspektive

Otto Wagner, 1907

Sepia drawing of ruined Doric columns and stone walls of an ancient Greek temple with two small figures in the foreground.

Propylaeum

Themistokles von Eckenbrecher, 1890

Colored design drawing of a suspended church light fixture with a pink globe, brass fittings, and scroll arms, with a plan be

Design for [Gas?] Lights for a Church

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Pen drawing of a columned neoclassical stock exchange building with a sculpted pediment and busy street with pedestrians and

Wettbewerbsprojekt für die Börse in Amsterdam, Perspektive

Otto Wagner, 1884

Sepia drawing of Roman theater arches with cattle, a herder and trees in the foreground.

Theater of Herodes Atticus

Themistokles von Eckenbrecher, 1890

Colored design drawing of a church wall lantern in side and front elevations with gothic arches and a scrolled bracket.

Design for a Church Wall Lantern, Front and Side Elevations

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Colored architectural floor plan of a symmetrical museum complex with formal gardens and fountains, 1867.

Wettbewerbsprojekt für die Hofmuseen, "Museen für Kunst- und Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen", Grundriss

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1867

Ink and wash drawing of a ruined ancient monument with seated figures and reliefs on a rocky hill, with a man standing at rig

Monument of Philopappos

Themistokles von Eckenbrecher, 1890

Pencil rubbings of ornate metal scrollwork and a key-like fitting, with handwritten notes on a pale sheet.

Rubbings of Metalwork

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Two architectural elevation drawings of a building with arcades and corner domes, labelled Sub divo, on a grey mount.

Wettbewerbsprojekt für die Redoutensäle in Innsbruck, Kennwort "Sub divo", Aufrisse

Joseph von Wieser, 1885

Sepia drawing of a columned neoclassical university building with a horse carriage and palm trees in the foreground.

University

Themistokles von Eckenbrecher, 1890

Watercolor and pencil design sheet for a church wall lantern with a blue dome, gilded trim, and side elevation bracket.

Designs for a Church Wall Lantern

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Two ink architectural sections of a competition design with arcades, gabled roofs and a metre scale bar on blue-grey mount.

Wettbewerbsprojekt für die Redoutensäle in Innsbruck, Kennwort "Sub divo", Schnitte

Joseph von Wieser, 1885

Pencil sketch of scrolled ornamental ironwork inside an arched window or shutter frame, with handwritten labels.

Ornamental Ironwork on a Window or Shutter

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Ink and wash drawing of the Nike Temple on the Acropolis with an inset of two men in traditional Greek dress.

Nike Temple

Themistokles von Eckenbrecher, 1890

Ink and wash drawing of the octagonal Tower of Winds with relief friezes, a palm tree and iron railing, by Eckenbrecher, 1890

Tower of Winds

Themistokles von Eckenbrecher, 1890

Pencil drawing of a tall windblown pine beside a dead tree stump on rocky ground, with a shadowed hillside behind.

Wetterfichte in der Ramsau

Rudolf Ribarz, 1869

Ink drawing on blue paper of a wrought iron street lamp with scrolled arms and a lantern, with handwritten annotations.

A Metal Street Lamp, Boulevard St. Martin

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Pencil sketch of an ornate weather house with a weathervane in a park, a woman in a hat on a path, and church spires behind.

Wetterhäuschen im Stadtpark mit Staffage

Franz Alt, 1886

Sepia drawing of Parthenon ruins with fallen marble blocks, a standing figure, and distant hills under clouds.

Parthenon, Inside

Themistokles von Eckenbrecher, 1890

Pencil sketch of a circular pierced metal ornament with tracery and a small doorhandle detail with handwritten notes.

Metal Doorhandle, Cloisters, Hereford Cathedral

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Sepia-toned drawing of a tree-lined avenue with a fountain, stone urns, strolling figures and classical buildings.

View from the Old Royal Palace of the Hermesstreet

Themistokles von Eckenbrecher, 1890

Pencil drawing of an ornamental brass lock plate with scrollwork, birds, rosettes, and a central keyhole.

Ornamental Brass Lock, 1579

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Widder

Hanna Gärtner, 1947

Pencil drawing of two symmetrical ornamental panels with scrollwork and oval cartouches showing a crown and a flower urn unde

Ornament Designs on Two Panels, the Central Cartouches Decorated with Tents

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Sepia drawing of ruined ancient columns and fallen stones in front of a gateway, with hills and clouds behind.

The Propylaeum from the East

Themistokles von Eckenbrecher, 1890

Sepia drawing of the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens with the Acropolis and Parthenon on the hill behind, framed by cypress tr

Temple of Hyphaestus

Themistokles von Eckenbrecher, 1890