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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pen and ink design with scrolling cartouche ornament, a draped pilaster, and two putti on a pedestal.

Right and Part of the Left Half of a Design for a Cartouche

Michelangelo Colonna, 1624-87

Two pencil and watercolor sketches of five-light and four-light candelabras with blue and red accents and handwritten notes.

One of Twenty-Three Sheets of Drawings of Glassware (Mirrors, Chandeliers, Goblets, etc.)

Compagnia di Venezia e Murano, 1850-80

Grisaille drawing of two draped youths by a column, with a bald bearded man holding scrolls at right.

As One Came Near with Curl'd Gray Beard, Sharp Eyes, and Smooth Bald Crown

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Hand-colored 1774 survey map of narrow garden plots, buildings and a river, with a compass rose and scale bar.

6., Regulierungsplan des Gebietes zw. Haus des Meeres und Giradigasse

Franz Gruß, 1774

Pencil drawing of a shop facade with a signboard reading Josef Schüller & Sohn above an open arched doorway.

6., Sandwirtgasse 11

Maximilian Neubauer, 1902

Watercolor drawing of a nude winged cherub with outstretched arms in a cross-shaped frame with ornate scrollwork, 1885.

Shut from the Busy World of More Incredulous

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Hand-coloured 1776 site plan of gardens, buildings and a winding stream with handwritten labels and a scale bar.

6., Situationsplan des Gebietes zw. Kaunitzgasse und Giradigasse

Franz Gruß, 1776

Pencil sketch of a Vienna station with tree-lined promenade, pedestrians, a horse carriage and factory chimneys behind.

6., Stadtbahnstation Gumpendorfer Straße

Maximilian Neubauer, 1902

Grisaille drawing of a seated man in classical dress beside a reclining woman on a couch, framed with a bead border and PART

They Were Enthroned, in the Eventide, Upon a Couch - Head-Piece, Part II

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Catalogue sheet with watercolor drawings of white and colored Venetian glassware, numbered and priced in lira.

Specimens of White and Colored Glassware

Compagnia di Venezia e Murano, 1866-1880

Pencil sketch of a street with old houses, dormer windows, an arched gateway and pedestrians walking on cobblestones.

6., Stumpergasse

Maximilian Neubauer, 1900

Pencil sketch of an old house with an arched gateway, steep roof and two standing figures in the foreground.

6., Stumpergasse 50 - Haus des Bäckermeisters ?

Maximilian Neubauer, 1898

Grayscale drawing of three winged-helmeted figures blowing trumpets against a cloudy sky, with one trumpet at left.

Deafening the Swallows' Twitter, Came a Thrill of Trumpets

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Pen and ink drawing with blue wash of two storks on a twig nest, one standing and one seated.

Twee ooievaars op een nest

Totie, 1890

Ink and blue pencil drawing of a black cat with arched back looking at a child in a blue wicker basket.

Kat kijkt in een poppenmand

Totie, 1890

Pen drawing with blue accents of a girl in a blue dress and bow beside a bird on a branch, framed by flowering shrubs.

Meisje en vogel

Totie, 1890

Pen and blue wash drawing of a girl kneeling beside toy hospital beds, with a sign reading the hospital is open today.

Meisje speelt poppenziekenhuis

Totie, 1890

Pen and blue wash drawing of three boys in short trousers and boots walking side by side, the middle one in a sailor collar.

Drie jongens

Totie, 1890

Watercolor street scene of townhouses, a tree and a green column, with small pedestrians on a sunlit paved square.

6., Wallgasse - Johann Angelmayers Gasthaus "Zum heiligen Ägidi"

Maximilian Neubauer, 1902

Pen and ink drawing of a man in a cloak standing by a tree, with a balustrade, urns and a domed building behind him.

Full Length Portrait of a Man Standing near Balustrade

John Vanderbank, c. 1737

Pen drawing with blue wash of a girl with a hair bow scattering food to small birds, framed in a circle with a serrated borde

Meisje voert vogels

Totie, 1890

Pen drawing with blue wash of a hen and three chicks in front of a wooden chicken coop with an arched doorway.

Kip en kuikens voor een kippenhuis

Totie, 1890

Fan-shaped design with a green grasshopper, blue flowers, grasses and leaves in pastel colours on a tan ground.

Ontwerp voor de beschildering van de rand van een schotel of de wand van een eierdop, beker of kop

Eugène Louis Millet, 1875

Watercolor sheet of numbered Venetian glass goblets, decanters and vases with gold and blue decoration and handwritten prices

Specimens of Tinted Glassware with Decorations in Gold and Blue

Compagnia di Venezia e Murano, 1866-1880

Pencil sketch of a large multi-storey building with a steep roof and an arched gateway, with figures and a carriage at the en

6., Wallgasse 1-3 - Mollardschloss

Maximilian Neubauer, 1900

Grey-toned watercolor of a reclining man and a kneeling woman in classical dress beside a draped couch, dated 1885.

She Nothing Said, But Pale and Meek, Arose and Knelt Before Him

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Brown ink drawing of St. Michael flying over chained demons beneath God the Father and Christ among clouds and cherubs.

St. Michael Expurging Heresy

Pietro da Cortona, 1596-1669

Pencil sketch of a Viennese townhouse with a bakery sign, arched gateways, dormer windows and a steep tiled roof.

6., Windmühlgasse 13

Maximilian Neubauer, 1900

Grayscale watercolor of a veiled bride with attendants, torch bearers, flower bowl and musicians in classical dress.

It Was the Custom Then to Bring Away the Bride From Home

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate half frame with cherubs, scrolls, fruit garlands and acanthus leaves.

Design for a Half Frame Decorated with Angels, Volutes and Garlands

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Pencil sketch of a courtyard with wooden galleries, bare trees, an arched passage and a church tower in the distance.

7., Neustiftgasse 18 - "Zur goldenen Eule" - Hofansicht

Emil Hütter, 1882

Grey-toned watercolor of a classically dressed woman drawing back a curtain beside a column, bust and flower garland.

And Shut the Chamber Up, Close, Hush'd and Still

Will Hicock Low, 1885