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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pen and wash drawing of a classical altar design with columns, curved pediment, draped curtain, and a winged putto.

Design for an altar

Hendrik-Frans Verbruggen, late 17th-early 18th century

Pen and wash drawing of a sepulchral monument with a reclining figure, oval portrait bust, urn, and draped base.

Design for a sepulchral monument with a portrait bust

Hendrik-Frans Verbruggen, 1673

Watercolor floor plan of a planned theatre with horseshoe auditorium, stage, galleries and labelled rooms in Polish.

[Projekt teatru planowanego w miejscu ratusza - rzut piętra]

Sebastian Sierakowski, 1819

Pen and wash drawing of a reliquary design with two cherubs holding palm fronds above a cartouche and scrolled pedestal.

Design for a reliquary

Pieter Verbruggen the Younger, late 17th-early 18th century

Watercolor architectural drawing showing a classical building facade beside a cross-section of its interior with columns and

[Projekt przebudowy Bursy Jagiellońskiej - przekrój i elewacja od ul. Wiślnej]

Sebastian Sierakowski, 1823

Architectural elevation drawing of Gothic Alumni Hall facade at Yale College with towers, tracery windows and a doorway.

Proposal for Raising by 15 feet, Alumni Hall, Yale College, New Haven (elevation of facade)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1881

Ink and wash architectural section of a church interior showing a colonnade, pointed arches, balustrade and dome, with scale

[Przekrój prezbiterium kościoła Norbertanek pw. Św. Augustyna w Krakowie - widok kolumnady]

Sebastian Sierakowski, 1770

Watercolor plan of the ancient city of Manduria with labeled walls, moats, a village, a scale bar and a compass rose.

Plattegrond met afmetingen van oude stad Manduria

Willem Carel Dierkens, 1778

Grey wash drawing of two weathered stone architrave fragments with carved classical moldings resting among rubble.

Twee stukken van een architraaf van de antieke tempel in de oude stad Manduria

Louis Ducros, 1778

Watercolor elevation of a two-story villa with a veranda among trees, with colored floor plans below.

Villa for David Codwise, near New Rochelle, NY (project; elevation and four plans)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1835

Grey wash drawing of a large ashlar stone wall with moss and small shrubs growing along its courses and top.

Buitenkant van de buitenmuur van de antieke tempel in de oude stad Manduria

Louis Ducros, 1778

Grey wash drawing of a dark grotto with a stone staircase, a standing man with a staff, and a water basin.

Grot en fontein in de oude stad Manduria

Louis Ducros, 1778

Grey wash drawing of an ornate stone fountain with caryatids, carved reliefs, reclining figures and a shield on the pediment.

Fontein in de haven van Gallipoli

Louis Ducros, 1778

Watercolor of Tarente's fortified walls with a round tower, moored boats, and figures with donkeys on the beach.

Gezicht op de vestingwerken van Tarente

Louis Ducros, 1778

Architectural floor plan in ink showing dining room, library, parlour, hall and a circular portico on a tan sheet.

House for Henry Whitney, New Haven, Connecticut (plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, ca. 1836

Watercolor drawing of ancient stone ruins on the left and a group of plain buildings on the right, with a small red figure.

Profiel van de binnenmuren en buitenmuren van de oude stad Manduria

Louis Ducros, 1778

Grey wash drawing of a canal beside fortress walls and arches, with figures and a rowing boat on the quay in the foreground.

Nieuwe vestingsgracht van de vestingwerken in Tarente

Louis Ducros, 1778

Watercolor of a ruined ivy-covered aqueduct with arches, a standing figure, and a fortified town with walls and tower beyond.

Gezicht op aquaduct en de stad Tarente

Louis Ducros, 1778

Grey wash drawing of a ruined stone arch with scattered rubble and a small standing figure beneath it.

Antieke tempel binnen de vestingmuren van de oude stad Manduria

Louis Ducros, 1778

Watercolor architectural drawing of a neoclassical house front and flank elevations with Corinthian columns and Greek key fri

House for Henry Whitney, New Haven, Connecticut (front and side elevations)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1835

Fishermen in a rowing boat beside a stone fortress on calm water, with sailboats and towers in the distance.

Mosselvissers op Mare Piccolo bij de vestingwerken van Tarente

Louis Ducros, 1778

Architectural drawing of eight different timber roof truss designs with yellow wash on aged paper.

[Projekt 8 różnych wiązań dachowych]

Sebastian Sierakowski, 1800

Watercolor floor plan of a house with portico, veranda, parlor, dining room and a second floor library.

House for Henry Whitney, New Haven, Connecticut (revised plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, ca. 1836

Watercolour of a calm inlet with small sailing boats, a large ship at right, and wooded hills under a grey sky.

Gezicht op een deel van het Mare Piccolo

Louis Ducros, 1778

Watercolor landscape with rocky cliffs, a distant tower ruin, blue hills and a body of water under a pale sky.

Gezicht op een rots bij de Golf van Tarente in de buurt van Gallipoli

Louis Ducros, 1778

Pale watercolor of a coastal landscape with trees, a sandy path, calm sea and a distant walled town under a cloudy sky.

Vergezicht met de stad Gallipoli

Louis Ducros, 1778

Architectural elevation drawing of a yellow building with a red central roof, arched doors and a numbered scale bar below.

[Projekt przebudowy ratusza - elewacja wschodnia]

Sebastian Sierakowski, 1819

Pen and ink floor plan of a house with drawing rooms, dining room, office and front hall, labeled 1835.

House for Henry Whitney, New Haven, Connecticut (client's plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1835

Handwritten plan of a brewery with lettered key, floor layout, and Polish annotations on aged paper.

[Projekt browaru wraz z obszernym opisem]

Sebastian Sierakowski, 1800

Architectural drawing of a single-nave church with facade elevation, cross-section and floor plan in pale washes.

[Projekt jednonawowego kościoła w stylu barokowym]

Sebastian Sierakowski, 1790

Watercolor sketch of five men in traditional dress with fur hats and sashes talking in a room with a doorway.

[Pięciu szlachciców polskich zajętych rozmową]

Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, 1840

Graphite and white chalk portrait drawing of a man in a curled powdered wig, on blue-grey paper.

William Pitt the Elder

William Hoare, ca. 1754