Architectural and Furniture Design Illustrations

Detailed drawings of furniture and architectural elements from various periods, emphasizing line work and design concepts in historical styles.

Buffet cupboard, Léon Laroche, 1885 - 1895 print A buffet cupboard in the Louis XIII style. Print from 318th Livraison. paper furniture for storage

Ferdinand Kirschner drew neo-baroque armchairs in the Hofburg, Vienna I, in an open layout using graphite in the second half of the 19th century.

French Commode, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II 1762 Thomas Chippendale British Preparatory drawing for Thomas Chippendale's 'Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director'. Published in reverse as the right half of plate LXVIII in the third edition of 1762.. French Commode, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II 390631

Eglise des Celestins, A. Lenoir, Engraving on paper, France, Europe, 17th-18th century, Print, Print

Draft for redesigning a Pope's grave at San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, by Francesco Borromini, showing blind grooves, construction, drawing, and labeling in graphite on medium-strong paper, 1655-1667.

Design for the painted decoration of a rooms walls and ceiling 1830-97 Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise French. Design for the painted decoration of a rooms walls and ceiling 385123

Design for a Mirror 1800-1900 Anonymous, Italian, 19th century Italian. Design for a Mirror 390424

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The sepulchrum stands as a sarcophagus in the hollow of the mensa, framed laterally by panels. In the center of the furniture rises the tabernacle, having laterally two angels with candle brackets. At right, beside the mensa, is another project for the tabernacle. It has the shape of a canopy hanging from a crown which is supported by the arms of two standing angels who open the curtain with their hands. A chalice seems to be represented upon the door. The dimensions are described in the project at left. Above and below are pencil outlines of architectural details with some measurements. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on lined off-white laid paper. Date: 1746-1809. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Design for Cabinet Pianoforte, Louis Quatorze Style. Artist: Robert William Hume (British, London 1816-1904 Long Island City). Date: 1835-1900. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Buffet cupboard, Léon Laroche, 1885 - 1895 print A buffet cupboard in the Louis XIII style. Print from 318th Livraison. paper furniture for storage

Cabinet and looking glass.. Nicholson, Michael Angelo, -1842. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1826. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Decoration and ornament, Mirrors

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Bound Print, Chimneypiece Designs; Designed by Jean Bérain the Elder (French, 1640-1711); Print Maker: Gérard Jean-Baptiste Scotin (French, 1671-1716); Published by Jacques Thuret (French, 1669-1738); Dedicatee: Jules Hardouin Mansart (French, 1646-1708); France; engraving

Cabinet Design. Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century. Dimensions: sheet: 5 3/8 x 6 7/16 in. (13.6 x 16.3 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Two Alternate Elevations for an Interior Wall. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century. Dimensions: sheet: 18 1/16 x 23 9/16 in. (45.8 x 59.9 cm). Date: 1700-1780. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Drawing, Wall Elevation for an Antechamber or Salon; Architect: Louis-Gustave Taraval (French, 1738 - 1794); France; pen and black ink, brush and watercolor, black chalk on laid paper; 45.5 x 63.2 cm (17 15/16 x 24 7/8 in.)

Frames with animals, Johann Thomas Hauer, 1758 - 1820 print Two rectangular frames with garlands, animal heads, insects and marine animals. paper etching / engraving ornaments ~ art (+ framing decorations)

Design for a Chimneypiece late 18th-early 19th century John Yenn British. Design for a Chimneypiece 362961

Print, Ecrans à l'Italienne; Designed by Jules-François Boucher le fils (French, 1736 - 1782); Print Maker: Nicolas Dupin (French, active 18th century); Published by Chez Le Pere et Avaulez, Charles Le Pere (French, active 18th century), Pierre-Michel Avaulez (French, active 1772 - d. 1774); France; engraving on off white laid paper

Design for a Clock Late 18th Century Anonymous, French, 18th century French. Design for a Clock 345614

Design for Hanging Shelves. Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century. Date: 1840-99. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Design for a Combination Bookcase and Sofa (), Scale lines at bottom left. Artist: A. Galiano (Italian or Spanish, late 19th-early 20th century). Dimensions: sheet: 9 3/4 x 6 7/8 in. (24.8 x 17.5 cm). Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Design for a Mirror-fronted Cabinet Topped with a Mirror 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Design for a Mirror-fronted Cabinet Topped with a Mirror 386624

Design for a tomb with equestrian statue, draughtsman: Leone Leoni, (possibly), 1520 - 1590, paper, pen, h 437 mm × w 408 mm

Design for a Chimneypiece 1740-1800 Sir William Chambers British, born Sweden. Design for a Chimneypiece 384154

Wilkinson Tracing, Design for a pedestal, two sofa tables and a stool, 1820. Ink on tracing paper. Designer: George Bullock. Draughtsman: Thomas Wilkinson

Design for a Lady's Writing Desk ca. 1770-85 Anonymous, French, 18th century French. Design for a Lady's Writing Desk 343174

Commodes, Anonymous, after Franz Xaver Habermann, 1731 - 1775 print A commode with three drawers and a commode with two drawers, with rocaille ornaments. Publishing number 178. Augsburg paper etching / engraving ornamental cupboard. rocaille ornament

Design for Curtains 1841-1917 Charles Hindley and Sons British. Design for Curtains 367456

Study of the Stiegehaus at the Kunsthistorisches Hofmuseum in Vienna I by Anton Detoma, focusing on marble surfaces, drawn with pen and watercolor with cover colors after 1880.

Design for room decorations with two panels with obelisks and portrait medallion above door, Abraham Meertens, 1767 - 1823 drawing Design for a wall decoration. paper. ink. pencil pen / brush wall-covering

Lambristeringen Mets Open Haarden, Jean Pelletier, after just Nathan François Boucher, 1772 - 1779 print Two paneling with fireplaces with leaf motifs, top right with lion's head. Print number 173. Paris paper etching / engraving panelling. open hearth, fire-place. lion's head ~ ornament

Design for Wall with Two Windows, Side Table, and Mirror. Artist: Charles Hindley and Sons (British, London 1841-1917 London). Dimensions: sheet: 10 1/4 x 14 1/2 in. (26 x 36.9 cm). Date: 1841-84. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Mirror study; Czachórski, Władysław (1850-1911); 1870 (1870-00-00-1870-00-00);mirrors, artistic crafts, studies (sketches), decorative art, vegetable, interior, interior design, purchase (provenance)

Fireplace with garlands; Cheminée a la modern; Fire places; 27th Cahier. A fireplace decorated with floral motifs and garlands. Print number 158.

Design for Two Tabletop Mirrors with Military Ornament. Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century. Dimensions: sheet: 10 13/16 x 14 15/16 in. (27.4 x 37.9 cm). Date: early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Design for a Glass Fronted Cabinet with Red Interior. Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century. Dimensions: sheet: 6 7/16 x 8 7/8 in. (16.4 x 22.5 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Design for Pier Table and Gold Mirror: Front and Side Elevations. Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century. Dimensions: sheet: 9 5/8 x 11 7/8 in. (24.5 x 30.2 cm). Date: early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Design for wall panels with putti and flower garlands second half 19th century Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise French. Design for wall panels with putti and flower garlands 388288

Frames with bird and musical instruments, Johann Thomas Hauer, 1758 - 1820 print Two rectangular frames. The frame upstairs with Riek, kick, bird, flowers and plants. In the lower frame musical instruments, a fruit bowl and grape vines. paper etching / engraving ornaments ~ art (+ framing decorations)

Impost, vase and altar, De Saint -Morien, After Richard de Lalonde, 1784 - 1785 print On the left an impost. In the middle a vase with goat head, handle and small can. On the right an altar with volutes with acanthus leaves. Paris paper etching / engraving vase ~ ornament. altar

Paris, Le Père & Pierre-Michel Avaulez, Charles, Boucher, Juste Nathan François, Dupin, Nicolas, 6e Cahier, Fireplace screens, Ecrans à la moderne, Two fireplace screens, Two ornamented fireplace screens with garlands. Print number 32., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 202 mm, width 329 mm, French, 1753, print maker, printmaker, 1772 - 1779, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1736 - 1782-01, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Design for a Chimneypiece, Graphite, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper, The fireplace is framed by the upper part of a molded frame standing upon a base; its frieze shows a band of palmettes and buds. Laterally and rededing are pilaster strips. They have above volutes and masks, the foliated one of a man at left, a female one with a vine wreath and above a striped garland, at right. Above an entablature is shown with two alternating suggestions for its form and ornamentation. The oblong between the inner frame and the entablature is filled by a relief. Children are in two boats with a Naiade swimming in between. A child in the left boar shoots with a bow at a stag running at the shore. Two children in the right boat fish with a net. Above the entablture is a drawing of a woman reclining upon two sea horses. Base line. The plans of the lateral parts are immediately below it. The scale is in English feet, with figures added similar to those in 1938-88-8201. Cast shadow. Framing

Drawing, Design for Elevation of Alcove Wall of Bedroom; Attributed to Jules-François Boucher le fils (French, 1736 - 1782), Henri Salembier (French, 1753 - 1820); France; brush and watercolor, graphite on white laid paper; 20.7 × 34 cm (8 1/8 × 13 3/8 in.) Mat: 35.6 × 45.7 cm (14 × 18 in.)

Design for a Cast-iron Hob Grate in Ormolu. Artist: Benjamin Dean Wyatt (British, London 1775-1850 Camden Town). Dimensions: sheet: 8 x 7 1/2 in. (20.3 x 19 cm). Date: 1814. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Borstell Gustav, Salesbude in Cannstadt and balcony in Neckarstraße in Stuttgart (April 6, 1848): View, details. Pencil watercolored on paper, 20.3 x 13.8 cm (including scan edges)

Design for a Bookcabinet and Two Pedestals (Verso: sketch) early 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Design for a Bookcabinet and Two Pedestals (Verso: sketch). Anonymous, British, 19th century. early 19th century. Recto: pen and ink, brush and wash, watercolorVerso: graphite

Drawing, Designs for Commodes; Germany; graphite, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper; 17.7 x 26.2 cm (6 15/16 x 10 5/16 in.)

Window with curtains, Anonymous, 1832 - 1877 print A Renaissance window with draped curtains. There is a planter in front of the window. Print from 41st Livraison. paper window. hangings and drapery

Design for a Sofa, Matthew Liard, English, ca. 1736-1782, Pen and ink, brush and rose washes on cream laid paper, Sofa turned and fluted legs and wrap-around sides and wood trim is seen from the front. The trimis detailed with fluted acanthus volutes and in the center of the back trim there is a bud separated by two acanthus leaves from which hangs a swag., France, ca. 1760, furniture, Drawing, Drawing

Design for the sculpted frame of a painting, Anonymous, c. 1770 - c. 1780 Design for the sculpted frame of a painting of a equestrian statue for a curved arcade, presumably as an upper door piece. France paper. ink. graphite (mineral) pen / brush frame of painting, etc.

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Two Couches, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I 1761 Thomas Chippendale British Preparatory drawing for Thomas Chippendale's 'Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director'. Published in reverse as plate XXXII in the third edition of 1762, but created as early as 1761 according to the Act of Parliament on the print itself.. Two Couches, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I. Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718-1779 London). 1761. Black ink and gray wash

Above is the elevation of the frame, whose upper part continues above as bands. Moldings form an inner oblong frame. On top of it are the upper parts of two cornucopias and the blowing head. The outer frame serves as a backdrop for them. It is convex below with three stars. At left are a plant and a plant springing from a fleur-de-lys. Below at left a rough sketch of the decoration with plants laterally, and without cornucopias, and at right the upper part of the inner frame with the bend above cornucopias which lie upon the upper rim. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined. Date: 1780-1795. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Unknown architect, fireplace in Louis-Seiz style (without dat.): View. Ink colored, pencil on transparent on the box, 42.4 x 28 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Kamin im Louis-Seize-Stil

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Design for a Stage Set at the Opéra, Paris: Balustrade with Chinese Motif 1830-90 Eugène Cicéri French. Design for a Stage Set at the Opéra, Paris: Balustrade with Chinese Motif 359298

Study of architectural details of the vault decorations; Czachórski, Władysław (1850-1911); 1870 (1870-00-00-1870-00-00);Baroque (style), ceiling decoration, artistic crafts, vaults, stucco, studies (sketches), architectural details studies, interior, purchase (provenance)

Design for a cabinet at Arent van Hasselt, Keizersgracht 584, Amsterdam, 1783 drawing Map with three walls uprising. paper. pencil. ink pen / brush

Ekman, Robert Wilhelm, work, Chair and bench, drawing, 12.5 cm x 19 cm

Design for a Desk. Artist: Charles Hindley and Sons (British, London 1841-1917 London). Dimensions: sheet: 10 7/16 x 13 3/8 in. (26.5 x 33.9 cm). Date: 1841-84. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Design for a Palace Interior 1730-97 Workshop of Leonardo Marini Italian. Design for a Palace Interior 343248

Two window sills, Jean Pelletier, After Juste Nathan François Boucher, 1772 - 1779 print Two window sills with a door or window opening. The top windowsill is decorated with floral motifs. Print number 202. Paris paper etching / engraving window. flowers ~ ornament

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Auger Lucas (French, 1685 - 1765). Salon de Mgr. le Prince de Rohan, coté de la cheminée, 18th century. Etching on two sheets of laid paper pasted together. Plate: 295 mm x 743 mm (11.61 in. x 29.25 in.).

Geoffrey Holt and Harry Mann Waddell, Restoration Drawing Wall Painting, c 1939 Restoration Drawing: Wall Painting

Design for Gothic Tracery and Paneling. Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century. Dimensions: sheet: 9 7/16 x 11 7/8 in. (24 x 30.2 cm). Date: early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Mantel Design ca. 1775 Anonymous, Italian, Bolognese 18th century artist Italian. Mantel Design 389585

Design for a Window Wall, Pen and ink, brush and watercolor, black crayon on paper, A dado is at the bottom. Two windows flank a wall panel showing a framed representation of two birds on a bowl over a mirror beneath which a console table stands., Italy, 1790, drawing, drawing

Chair (one of a pair). Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.3 x 23 cm (11 15/16 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 17" x 18" x 39 1/2"high. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, graphite and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Cullen.

Fireplace with Draperies, Léon Laroche, after widow Eugène MAINCEN, 1895 - 1910 print Decorated fireplace with mirror and draped curtains. Print from 337th Livraison. paper hangings and drapery. open hearth, fire-place. decorations (interior of the house)

Schmalz Otto (1861-1906), travel sketches from Bavaria, Austria and Italy (February 26, 1887): Naples: Sacramen houses in the museum (details). Ink, pencil on paper, 42.7 x 31.1 cm (including scan edges) Schmalz Otto (1861-1906): Reiseskizzen aus Bayern, Österreich und Italien

Design for a Cabinet early 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Design for a Cabinet 386931

Print, Commode à l'Italienne; Designed by Jules-François Boucher le fils (French, 1736 - 1782); Print Maker: Nicolas Dupin (French, active 18th century); Published by Chez Le Pere et Avaulez, Charles Le Pere (French, active 18th century), Pierre-Michel Avaulez (French, active 1772 - d. 1774); France; engraving on off white laid paper

Drawing, Elevation of Section of a Wall with Columns and Arch at Right; Model maker: Adolph Bordeaux (French, active 1880-1890); France; graphite, brush and watercolor, pen and brown ink on cream laid paper; Sheet: 43.3 x 57.6 cm (17 1/16 x 22 11/16 in.)

Drawing, Design for a Sofa; Made by Matthew Liard (English, ca. 1736-1782); France; pen and ink, brush and rose washes on cream laid paper; 21.0 x 30.4 cm (8 1/4 x 11 15/16 in. )

Decoration of the orchestra high in the thrower garden for the concert given on April 20, 1806. Can serve as a devanture for a magazine of music Anonymous. Decoration of the raised orchestra in the thrower garden for the concert given on April 20, 1806, which can be used as a devanture for a magazine of music. Water-loud colored.

Sketch by Josef Platzer depicting theater architecture, executed in gray pen and watercolor, showing structural elements, seating, and stage design.

Partial design for a ceiling to be painted with a trompe l'oeil iron railing and roses. Artist: Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise (French, died 1897); Eugène-Pierre Gourdet (French, born Paris, 1820-1889). Date: second half 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Gropius Martin (1824-1880), Haus Lessing (without date): View of the wall decoration in the dining room. Pencil and watercolor on the box, 28.7 x 41.3 cm (including scan edges) Gropius Martin (1824-1880): Haus Lessing, Berlin

Print, The Gentleman's and Cabinet-Maker's Director; England; etching on off-white laid paper

Cherubim and an angel surround the frame of a small painting. Laterally are pairs of pilasters. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper. Date: 1746-1809. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Sketch of the Three Coffers, from Merchant ofVenice. Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A. (HON.) 1897

John Flaxman, 1755-1826, British, Two Studies of the Sarcophagus of Pope Hadrian IV, Vatican Grottoes, Rome, 1787. Graphite, pen and ink, and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper bound in vellum.

Design for a Bed Alcove in Empire Style ca. 1805-10 Anonymous, French, 19th century French. Design for a Bed Alcove in Empire Style 362094

Design for Jardinière filled with plants, with a few floor plans, c. 1864 - c. 1894 Paris paper. watercolor (paint). deck paint. pencil potted plants

Wendt Ulrich, Sprunk chair in the Museum Suermondt, Aachen (without dat.): Plan content N.N. detected. Ink on paper, on cardboard, 41.5 x 31.5 cm (including scan edges) Wendt Ulrich : Prunkstuhl im Museum Suermondt, Aachen

Deur Met Panelen, Jean Pelletier, after just Nathan François Boucher, 1772 - 1779 print A door with panels. Print number 134. Paris paper etching / engraving door

Paris, Chéreau, Jacques-François, Delafosse, Jean Charles, Berthault, IIe Volume De l'Oeuvre de J. Ch. Delafosse, 34e Cahier KK Pendules, Feux, Tables Gâines &c, Five tables or pedestals, verso - stamped, Five half ornamented tables or pedestals with a sphinx, vases and garlands., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 229 mm, width 372 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1771 - 1771, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, French, 1734 - 1791-10-11, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1742-10-14 - 1794-05-16, publisher

Stoel in armchair, Zamor, After Victor Joseph Quétin, 1832 - 1877 print A chair and armchair. Print from 14th Livraison. paper seating furniture

State Coach, Giovanni Paolo Schor, 1615 - 1674, Pen and brown ink, gray wash, over black chalk Support: beige laid paper (see notes below), Rome, Italy, Italy, 1650-60, transportation, Drawing, Drawing

Design for room decorations with a panel with a medallion with cows. Design for room decorations with a panel with a medallion with cows and two putti underneath.

Design for a Gothic Bed. Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century. Dimensions: sheet: 8 9/16 x 12 5/16 in. (21.8 x 31.2 cm). Date: early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Reproduction of two drawings: Fire of Saint John (TF)

Design for a Curtained Four Poster Bed with Brown, Pink and White Striped Curtains early 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Design for a Curtained Four Poster Bed with Brown, Pink and White Striped Curtains 387014

Sideboard Table, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I 1760 Thomas Chippendale British Preparatory drawing for a plate in "Genteel Household Furniture in the Present Taste, by a Society of Upholsterers, Cabinet Makers, etc.," first ed., pl. 8; second ed., pl. 30. Not published in the 'Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director'.. Sideboard Table, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I 390528

Fireplace on the Room of the Theater Eden, rue Boudreau, Ixe arrondissement, Paris

Canapower, Midart, 1839 - 1885 print A canapé in the Hendrik II style. Print from 227th Livraison. paper seating furniture

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