Architectural and Decorative Sketches

A collection of detailed sketches depicting architectural elements, furniture designs, and artistic concepts in pencil and ink, showcasing historical craftsmanship.

Recueil de morceaux d'architecture et de divers fragmens de monumens antiques fait en Italie par Marie Joseph Peyre architecte du Roy ancien pensionnaire de Sa Majesté à Rome, Peyre, Marie-Joseph, 1730-1785, pencil, ink, pen, wash, black and red chalk, watercolor, 1786, Album of architectural drawings with sketches and some fully realized drawings includes drawings of architectural fragments and details (some with measurements), two views, ancient and Baroque sculpture, urns and coffers, and designs for fountains and buildings.

Stüler August (1800-1865), Museum in Orleans (without dat.): Details. Ink, pencil on paper, 24.8 x 15.7 cm (including scan edges) Stüler Friedrich August (1800-1865): Museum, Orleans

Trees and architectural details, 1834 - 1906 Leaf 39 Verso from a sketchbook with 39 sheets. paper. pencil trees. architectural detail

Furniture, c. 1901 Page 55 Recto from a sketchbook with 79 sheets. pencil furniture and household effects

Canopy project in three sketches representing a crucifixion and the life of Saintes Jean Gaspard Jules or Johann Caspar Julius Gsell (1814-1904). Gloer project in three sketches representing a crucifixion and the life of Saintes. Pencil.

Pa Az (recto and verso); Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884); 1830-1884 (1830-00-00-1884-00-00);Kazimierz (Kraków - district), Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935), weapons, white weapons, gift (provenance), church of St. Jana (Vilnius), swords, military, craftsmanship

Recueil de morceaux d'architecture et de divers fragmens de monumens antiques fait en Italie par Marie Joseph Peyre architecte du Roy ancien pensionnaire de Sa Majesté à Rome, Peyre, Marie-Joseph, 1730-1785, pencil, ink, pen, wash, black and red chalk, watercolor, 1786, Album of architectural drawings with sketches and some fully realized drawings includes drawings of architectural fragments and details (some with measurements), two views, ancient and Baroque sculpture, urns and coffers, and designs for fountains and buildings.

Schmalz Otto (1861-1915), travel sketches from Pompeii, Naples and Rome (08.03.1887): Naples: Brunnen in Santa Lucia (View detail upper). Pencil on paper, 42.6 x 30.7 cm (including scan edges)

Base with ornament, 1876 - 1924 Page 28 Verso from a sketchbook with 40 sheets. paper. chalk ornaments ~ art

Pencil and ink studies by Alexander Rothaug for the 'Palace of Venus,' including architectural elements, landscape, and detailed notes, created around spring 1901.

Gropius Martin (1824-1880), sketch album 2 (approx. 1870): decoration studies. Pencil, ink, mounted in album, 48.3 x 30.6 cm (including scan edges) Gropius Martin (1824-1880): Skizzenalbum 2: Dekorationsstudien

Design for a title Head of Monthly Chool 'De Vrouw en Her Huis', Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries (1874-1953), 1906 drawing Design with two sitting women. paper. chalk. pencil sitting figure - AA - female human figure

Elevation of a Writing Desk. Date/Period: 1675-1700. Drawing. Red chalk on cream laid paper, lined. Height: 236 mm (9.29 in); Width: 361 mm (14.21 in). Author: GILLES-MARIE OPPENORD.

Schmalz Otto (1861-1915), travel sketches from Italy (21.05.1887): Verona: S. Fermo Maggiore (details double grave of the Turriani). Ink on paper, 42.7 x 31 cm (including scan edges)

Koch Friedrich (1828-1922), travel studies from Germany 1851-53 (May 19, 1851): Nuremberg: Albrecht Dürer Haus (view, details door), corpse (details). Pencil on paper, 20.6 x 33.8 cm (including scan edges) Koch Friedrich (1828-1922): Reisestudien aus Deutschland 1851-53

A pencil sketch sheet by Rudolf Weyr on transparent paper, featuring studies of figures, objects, and compositional forms with detailed line work.

Livre de Tables de Diverses Formes 1716 or after Jean Bernard Toro French. Livre de Tables de Diverses Formes. 1716 or after. Etching. Jacques-Nicolas Le Pas Dubuisson (French, 1663-1733)

Schupmann Ludwig (1851-1920), altar. Monthly competition February 1878 (02.1878): vertical cut, two horizontal cuts; Scale bar. Pencil on paper, 24.9 x 44.6 cm (including scan edges) Schupmann Ludwig (1851-1920): Altar. Monatskonkurrenz Februar 1878

James Bruce, 1730-1794, British, Quadrifrontal Arch Tripoli, undated. Pen and ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Robert Adam, 1728-1792, British, Headfort House: Staircase Moldings, 1772. Pen and black ink, graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper.

Three landscapes, Adrianus Everssen, c. 1828 - 1897 Three landscapes. Above a rowing boat and a sailing ship on open water. In front of a fish trap. In the middle a cityscape on the water with sailing ships. Under a landscape with wooden constructions. Page 26 Verso from a sketchbook with 52 sheets made in the vicinity of Kampen, Hattem, Hoorn and Zwolle. Netherlands paper. pencil landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone). sailing-ship, sailing-boat. rowing-boat, canoe, etc.

Scheppig Carl (1803-1885), sketchbook: Torbögen, monuments, details (1830-1830): Views. Pencil on paper, 20.5 x 13.5 cm (including scan edges) Scheppig Carl (1803-1885): Skizzenbuch: Torbögen, Denkmale, Details

Decorative design, Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874 - 1945 drawing pencil

Stiehl Otto (1860-1940): Sketch and photo album 4: S. Andrea, Vercelli

Symmetrical pattern of curly lines within a rectangle, c. 1894 Page 6 Recto from a sketchbook with 35 sheets. paper. pencil ornaments ~ art

Page from a Scrapbook containing Drawings and Several Prints of Architecture, Interiors, Furniture and Other Objects ca. 1800-1850 Workshop of Charles Percier. Page from a Scrapbook containing Drawings and Several Prints of Architecture, Interiors, Furniture and Other Objects 706403

John Flaxman, Three Studies of an Oriental Relief Three Studies of an Oriental Relief

Ornament with surfaces, c. 1901 Leaf 9 Recto from a sketchbook with 79 sheets. chalk ornaments ~ art

Sketch magazine with designs for the monument for Bernhard, Duke of Saxony -Weimar, Johan Philip Koelman, 1828 - 1893 drawing paper. pencil monument, statue. historical persons The Hague

Boetticher Carl (1806-1889), »Tectonics of the Hellenen« (table band, 2nd edition Berlin 1874): Tafel 44. Stahlstich on paper, 30.6 x 44.3 cm (including scan edges)

Design for a sedan chair, Pen and ink, brush and watercolor (yellow, brown, red, gray), black chalk on paper., A variation of 1900-1-12 with a straight upper rim and with moldings framing the panels. The three of them are decorated with garlands laying over two lion masks each., London, England, ca. 1780, furniture, Drawing, Drawing

Hoffmann Emil (1845-1901), S. Lucia in Palermo (1894): View, details from inside. Pencil on paper, 24.6 x 32.5 cm (including scan edges) Hoffmann Emil (1845-1901): S. Lucia, Palermo

Designs, c. 1903 - c. 1904 Presumably design for decorative objects. Page 17 Recto from a sketchbook with 17 sheets. paper. pencil decorative furniture

Sketch of abench. Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A. (HON.) 1897

Knoblauch Eduard (1801-1865), armchair, sofa (without date): Detailed drawing of a armchair/sofa, front view, backresting. Pencil watercolored on paper, 82 x 55.8 cm (including scan edges) Knoblauch Eduard (1801-1865): Sessel, Sofa

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Lehmgrübner Paul (1855-1916), sketchbook: various sketches (1886-1886): Ornaments. Pencil on paper, 16.8 x 21.9 cm (including scan edges) Lehmgrübner Paul (1855-1916): Skizzenbuch: Diverse Skizzen

Chair, table and three ornamental edges, Pietro Ruga, After Lorenzo Roccheggiani, 1817 print Print is part of an album. paper etching ornaments ~ art. table. chair

Diebitsch Carl von (1819-1869), ornamentation (without date): Details column. Pencil on cardboard, 24.6 x 21.5 cm (including scan edges) Diebitsch Carl von (1819-1869): Ornamentik

Knoblauch Gustav (1833-1916), Atelier Gropius, Berlin: 2 cuts. Pencil on paper, 43.5 x 35.2 cm (including scan edges)

Bed and two cupboards, Pietro Ruga, After Lorenzo Roccheggiani, 1817 print Print is part of an album. paper etching ornaments ~ art. bed. ornamental cupboard

Thomas Daniell, 1749-1840, British, active in India, Palace Ahotas Ghur Rhotas, undated. Graphite on medium, slightly textured, blued white, laid paper; mounted on, moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, wove paper.

Knoblauch Eduard (1801-1865), Russian embassy, Berlin (1840-1841): Details cast iron carrier for the winter garden. Ink on paper, 72.3 x 60.1 cm (including scan edges)

Bliżej Kultury Wyspiański, Stanisław (1869 1907)

Trap of life, Antoon Derkinderen, c. 1869 - c. 1925 drawing The drawing is a design for a wall painting. paper. pencil the ages of man represented by a staircase (4). the ages of man represented by a staircase (4)

Design for a Sconce and Two Candelabras 19th century Anonymous, French, 19th century French. Design for a Sconce and Two Candelabras 359852

Ground Plan for Catafalque for Johann Wilhelm, Count Palatine of the Rhine (d. 1716). ca. 1716 Workshop of Giuseppe Galli Bibiena Italian. Ground Plan for Catafalque for Johann Wilhelm, Count Palatine of the Rhine (d. 1716). 344408

Study for Royal Cock Pit, from Microcosm of London 1807-1808 England. Graphite on cream wove paper . Augustus Charles Pugin

Lehmmübner Paul (1855-1916), sketchbook: Hand sketches from 1885 (1885): Niche (). Pencil on paper, 17.1 x 21.9 cm (including scan edges)

Design for a Réchaud (in true size). .

Drawing, Design for a sedan chair; England; brush and yellow, brown, blue, purple, rose water colors, pen and chinese ink, black chalk on paper; 24.8 × 41.6 cm (9 3/4 × 16 3/8 in.)

Knitting girl in Interieur, Jan Toorop, 1896 print paper drypoint knitting. girl (child between toddler and youth). interior of the house The ground

Page from a Scrapbook containing Drawings and Several Prints of Architecture, Interiors, Furniture and Other Objects ca. 1800-1850 Workshop of Charles Percier. Page from a Scrapbook containing Drawings and Several Prints of Architecture, Interiors, Furniture and Other Objects. Workshop of Charles Percier (French, Paris 1764-1838 Paris). ca. 1800-1850. Pen and black and gray ink, graphite, black chalk

Wilkinson Tracing, Elevation of one wall of a room, 1820. Ink on tracing paper. Designer: George Bullock. Draughtsman: Thomas Wilkinson

The Ornaments Atop the Right Portal, from the Arch of Honor, proof, dated 1515, printed 1517-18 1515 Albrecht Dürer The griffon is by Albrecht Dürer; the brazier is by Hans Springinklee; and the crown is by Albrecht Altdorfer.. The Ornaments Atop the Right Portal, from the Arch of Honor, proof, dated 1515, printed 1517-18. Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg). 1515. Woodcut. Prints

Bound Print, Design for a Gate Leading into a Courtyard; Designed by Gilles-Marie Oppenord (French, 1672-1742); Print Maker: Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695-1772); Published by Chez Huquier; France; etching and engraving on paper

Designs for wall decoration and architecture studies. Leaf 19 Verso from a sketchbook with 27 sheets.

Pencil drawing by Rudolf Weyr depicting a fragment of a monument on transparent paper.

Persius Reinhold (1835-1912), grave monument for Emil Illaire in Potsdam-Bornstedt (1867): front and side view (see Inv.No. 46764 and 46765). Ink and pencil on paper, 23.3 x 30.6 cm (including scan edges) Persius Reinhold (1835-1912): Grabdenkmal für Emil Illaire, Potsdam-Bornstedt

Sketch of the base of a table.

Scheppig Carl (1803-1885), sketchbook "Travel notes collected on the Rhine in France and Italy" (1833-1835): Pencil on paper, 9.8 x 16.6 cm (including scan edges) Scheppig Carl (1803-1885): Skizzenbuch »Reisenotizen gesammelt am Rhein in Frankreich und Italien«: Grabmal auf Père Lachaise, Paris

Projections of Columns 18th century Anonymous, British, 18th century British. Projections of Columns 363264

Diebitsch Carl von (1819-1869), Alhambra, Granada. () (Without Dat.): Coxial detail (half -sided) with floral and scripture ornament. Pencil on the box, 40.6 x 25.8 cm (including scan edges) Diebitsch Carl von (1819-1869): Alhambra, Granada ()

Study for Session House, Clerkenwell, from Microcosm of London. Augustus Charles Pugin (English, born France, 1762-1832); Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827). Date: 1807-1809. Dimensions: 257 × 196 mm. Graphite on ivory wove paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Fireplace screen and two beds, Pietro Ruga, After Lorenzo Roccheggiani, 1817 print Print is part of an album. paper etching ornaments ~ art. fire-screen. bed

Partial Sketch of a Dutch Vessel Seen from Port Quarter. Attributed to Willem van de Velde, I (Dutch, c. 1611-1693); or possibly Willem van de Velde, II (Dutch, 1633-1707). Date: 1621-1707. Dimensions: 322 x 512 mm. Graphite with brush and gray wash on buff laid paper, tipped onto ivory laid paper. Origin: Holland. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Willem van de Velde, I.

Hospice of Orphans: elevation, detail of an ionic column Charles Rohault de Fleury (1801-1875). Hospice of orphans: elevation, detail of an ionic column. Drawing from a connected album, made up of drawings mounted, and unmounted. Pencil, feather, black and red inks on light blue paper.

Hoffmann Emil (1845-1901), Metopensaal in the museum in Palermo (1894): Details. Pencil watercolored on paper, 32.4 x 24.5 cm (including scan edges) Hoffmann Emil (1845-1901): Metopensaal im Museum, Palermo

Sketch of a Gothic canopy of a tombstone with measurements. Ruszczyc, Ferdynand (1870-1936), draughtsman, cartoonist

Chair, c. 1830 - c. 1850 Paris tracing paper. graphite (mineral) Paris tracing paper. graphite (mineral)

Two sailing ships for Anker, 1797 - 1838 Leaf 10 Verso and 11 Recto from a sketchbook with 65 sheets. paper. pencil Leaf 10 Verso and 11 Recto from a sketchbook with 65 sheets. paper. pencil

Kopvignnet with Kikvorsen in 'Art and Society', Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1927 print Japanese paper (handmade paper) tailless amphibians: frog

Two pedestals. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1650 - 1800. Measurements: h 141 mm × w 282 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Study magazine, among other things with a chandelier and candlestick. Also two studies, possibly from the cheeks of choral banks. Leaf 34 Verso from a sketchbook with 37 sheets.

Floor plan of a chandelier (Luster) in the Hofburg, Vienna, designed by August La Vigne, drawn in graphite with gold-colored and gray washes, early 19th century.

Hoffmann Emil (1845-1901), Ulmer Münster (08.09.1893): copper trial of the ridge grid. Pencil watercolored on paper, 24.3 x 21.6 cm (including scan edges) Hoffmann Emil (1845-1901): Ulmer Münster

Livre de Tables de Diverses Formes 1716 or after Jean Bernard Toro French. Livre de Tables de Diverses Formes. 1716 or after. Etching. Jacques-Nicolas Le Pas Dubuisson (French, 1663-1733)

Boetticher Carl (1806-1889), »Tectonics of the Hellenen« (table band, 2nd edition Berlin 1874): Tafel 42. Stahlstich on paper, 30.7 x 44.1 cm (including scan edges)

W Ava IV from the album: The graves and monuments of Polish kings in Krakow; Dietrich, Fryderyk Krzysztof (1779-1847), Stachowicz, Micha (1768-1825), Lemercier, Rose Joseph (Paris 1851 (1851-00-00-1851-00-00);

This pencil drawing by Carl von Hasenauer shows designs for balustrades and meanders for the Burgtheater in Vienna, highlighting decorative tortness, second half of the 19th century.

Pencil sketches by Josef Danhauser from 1842 including a gate, the back view of a male head, and several indistinct sketches on sketchbook paper.

Anna Jagiellonka sarcophagus; Dietrich, Fryderyk Krzysztof (1779-1847), Stachowicz, Michał (1768-1825); 1824 (1824-00-00-1824-00-00);

A series of sketches by Alexander Rothaug created around 1900 using pencil, ink feather, and color pencil, showcasing varied subjects and compositions.

Design for a Gothic Wall and Door. Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century. Date: 1840-1900. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

French textile manuscript, ca. 1820, ca. 1820, an instruction manual for a school associated with a manufactory begins with a history of silk manufacture and continues with discussion of contemporary silk makers in Spain, Italy and France. The text is illustrated with 136 intricate drawings of looms, many in watercolor, showing set-ups for various patterns and materials, and includes 102 tipped-in examples of fabric. The chapters contain detailed information on silkworms and their breeding, the pulling of silk, and the composition of fashion materials, including gauze and damask.

Stiehl Otto (1860-1940): Sketch and photo album 5: Cathedral, Modena

Partial design for a ceiling to be painted with a trompe l'oeil iron railing and roses second half 19th century Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise French. Partial design for a ceiling to be painted with a trompe l'oeil iron railing and roses 386249

View of a niche, surrounded by a round arch.View of a niche surrounded by a round arch. In the niche Possible a desk. Leaf 44 Verso from a sketchbook with 44 Sheets Manufactured in Zeeland and Utrecht.

Böhmer Franz (1907-1943), Reich Ministry of Nutrition and Agriculture in Berlin-Mitte (1938-1938): Stairwell Ornament in skylight 1: 1. Pencil, coal on transparent, 48.8 x 59.2 cm (including scan edges)

Quarter of a Ceiling, Livre de Portion de Plafonds et d'un Poëlle (Book of Portions of Ceilings and of a Stove), François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, François de Cuvilliés the younger, German, 1731 - 1777, François de Cuvilliés the younger, German, 1731 - 1777, Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695-1772, François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Engraving on paper, Design for a quarter of a ceiling with ornamental borders at bottom and right edges. At lower right, a cartouche filled with winged putti figures upon a cloud, some carrying torches, others holding drapery. At lower left, a smaller cartouche with two putti surrounded by flowers. Ceiling medallion at upper left., Munich, Germany, Paris, France, 1731-68, albums (bound) & books, Bound print, Bound print

Stiehl Otto (1860-1940): Sketch and photo album 5: S. Sepolcro, Bologna

Ornamental edge, a bowl, a sculpture of a woman with a lion and table, Pietro Ruga, after Lorenzo Roccheggiani, 1817 print Print is part of an album. paper etching ornaments ~ art. table. bowl. piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

Urn, list and candlestick, Pietro Ruga, After Lorenzo Roccheggiani, 1817 print Print is part of an album. paper etching ornaments ~ art. chandelier, candelabrum. urn. frame of painting, etc.

Bull Gustav (1807-1880), furniture designs (1840): Fireplace with attachment. Pencil watercolor on the box, 32.3 x 29.3 cm (including scan edges) Stier Gustav (1807-1880): Möbelentwürfe

Design for Ceiling in Chinois Style, Empress Eugenie's Hotel second half 19th century Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise French. Design for Ceiling in Chinois Style, Empress Eugenie's Hotel 345647

Unknown architect, fountain on Pariser Platz in Berlin. Monthly competition June 1873 (06.1873): floor plan, view. Pencil on cardboard, 65.7 x 44.8 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Brunnen auf dem Pariser Platz, Berlin. Monatskonkurrenz Juni 1873

A pencil drawing by Rudolf Weyr showing converted rings, focusing on form and structure.

Operation, Grave. Leaf 64 Verso from a sketchbook with 77 sheets.

Koch Friedrich (1828-1922), travel studies from Sicily 1851-53 (07.08.1852): Palermo: Window in the Vicolo S. Antonio (Views). Ink, pencil on paper, 34.6 x 39.2 cm (including scan edges) Koch Friedrich (1828-1922): Reisestudien aus Sizilien 1851-53

Klomp Johannes Franziskus (1865-1946), unaffected altars, church facility, sculptures and ornaments (May 19, 1915): Ornament of a pew. Ink on transparent, 27 x 33.5 cm (including scan edges) Klomp Johannes Franziskus (1865-1946): Unzugeordnete Altäre, Kircheneinrichtung, Skulpturen und Ornamente

Ornamented edges, a chair, a sword, a side table and a desk, Pietro Ruga, After Lorenzo Roccheggiani, 1817 print Print is part of an album. paper etching ornaments ~ art. chair. table. hacking and thrusting weapons: sword. writing-table, writing-desk

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