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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Head of Roman Emperor

William Mulready, n.d.

Pencil drawing of an arcaded loggia with a statue, a dog, and large trees in a garden setting.

Loggia and Statuary in an Italian Garden

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pen and grey wash sketch of a promenading crowd in top hats, bustle dresses and a parasol, with a small dog.

Wiener Typen

Anton C. Kalliauer, 1869

Brown ink drawing of Athena standing with a spear, helmet, draped robe and Gorgon-head aegis.

Athena, or Britannia identified as Athena

Attributed to Thomas Stothard, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a balustraded terrace by a river, with a villa and tall trees behind it.

Terrace by a River with a Villa and Trees Beyond

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Brown wash drawing of Apollo and the Muses on a rocky height, with a winged horse drinking at a spring below.

Apollo and the Muses on Mount Parnassus

Johann Christoph Storer, c. 1640

Pencil sketch of three top-hatted men on a street, two women walking behind them, and a street lamp at right.

Wiener Typen - "Buben" (Drei Männer blicken zwei Frauen nach)

Friedrich August Matthias Gauermann, 1850

Graphite sketch of an arched stone wall beside a pond with figures on top, framed by dense trees.

The Fishpond at Villa Madama

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1746

Graphite drawing of a waterfall tumbling down rocky cliffs beneath buildings on a hilltop, with sketched foliage below.

Cliffs with a Waterfall at Tivoli

Claude Thiénon

Pencil sketch of a dandyish man in top hat and long coat with a cigar, walking along a street.

Wiener Typen - Gigerl

Friedrich August Matthias Gauermann, 1850

Pencil sketch of Roman rooftops with classical columns, a balustrade, tall trees and buildings with windows.

Roman Rooftops

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Black and white chalk drawing of a seated elderly man in classical drapery, gesturing with one arm, on brown paper with grid

An Elderly Man in Classical Drapery

Unknown artist, 18th century

Pencil sketch of a man in a top hat fighting wind with an inverted umbrella on a city street.

Wiener Typen - Mann mit umgedrehtem Schirm, gegen den Wind kämpfend

Friedrich August Matthias Gauermann, 1850

Pencil drawing of a stone arched bridge leading to a fortified town gate with round towers and trees.

A Stone Bridge and the Fortified Entrance to a Town

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Watercolor drawing of a brown field mouse seen from above, limbs spread and tail curled, on pale paper.

A Field Mouse, from Above

Johann Rudolph Schellenberg, c. 1775

Pale watercolor sketch of a church facade with a statue column and monastery buildings, with a tower behind.

Wiener Umgebung: Heiligenkreuz

Thomas Ender, 1825

Pencil drawing of a garden fountain with stone steps and classical balustrade beneath tall trees.

Fountain of Pomona in the Gardens of the Villa d'Este, Tivoli

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Two Studies of a Woman Dressing

Félix Vallotton, 1890s

Watercolor over pencil of a park with a large tree, two small figures, and a stone building behind the trees.

Wiener Umgebung: Liechtenstein

Joseph Höger, 1850

Architectural elevation of the Rookery Building's LaSalle Street facade, with arched windows, a central pavilion and rooftop

Rookery Building, Chicago, Illinois, LaSalle Street Elevation

Burnham & Root, 1885/87

Grey pencil and wash design for a stage set showing an arched frame of tree trunks, palms and rocks around an open centre.

Design for a Stage Set

Eugène Cicéri, 1825-90

Pale watercolor and pencil view of the town of Mödling with a Gothic church, a gate arch, and a ruined castle on a hill.

Wiener Umgebung: Mödling

Thomas Ender, 1830

Pencil sketch of a shady pergola and stone archway in a valley, with a hillside village in the distance.

A Shady Arbor in the Valley of Gragnano

Johann Adam Klein, 1820

Cream paper lace valentine with a gold embossed cupid in a blue medallion, surrounded by cut-out butterflies and flowers.

Untitled Valentine (Cupid and Butterflies)

Berlin and Jones, 1860/69

Ink and chalk drawing of a leafy oak beside a woodland path, with white highlights on the trunk and branches.

A Leafy Oak by a Woodland Path

Johann Caspar Huber, 1780s

Victorian valentine with gold lace paper border, central cluster of pink and white silk flowers, and painted rose medallions.

Untitled Valentine (Country Couples)

Berlin and Jones, 1860/69

Pencil drawing of a plain with a hilltop town on the right and tall trees on the left, with faint grid lines.

Design for a Stage Set

Eugène Cicéri, 1828-90

Ivory die-cut lace valentine with two oval putti vignettes on purple, a central lyre, and a dark leaf sprig at the bottom.

Untitled Valentine (Reclining Couple with Putti)

Berlin and Jones, 1860/69

Valentine card with two gold flaming hearts and an arrow in a floral wreath on blue satin, set in lace paper.

Untitled Valentine (Hearts on Fire)

George Meek, c. 1840

Pen and ink drawing of a harbor with a sailboat, a wooden pier, and figures in the foreground near a marked boat.

Harbor Scene

William Roxby Beverley, n.d.

Watercolor drawing of a field mouse standing upright, with a graphite head study showing bared teeth in the upper right.

A Field Mouse, from Below

Johann Rudolph Schellenberg, c. 1775

Pen and ink drawing of a cluttered desk with a table lamp, bottle, boxes, calendar pad and pencils, in grey tones.

Wieners Arbeitstisch

Karl Wiener, 1933