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Architectural Design Sketches

Detailed architectural drawings from the 19th and early 20th centuries, illustrating mirroring, ornamentation, and structural designs.

Desk Box, c. 1940, graphite on paper, overall: 45.2 x 35 cm (17 13/16 x 13 3/4 in.), Original IAD Object: 7' high; 23' long; 16 1/4' wide, Leo Drozdoff (artist) American, 1913 - 1964
Desk Box, c. 1940, graphite on paper, overall: 45.2 x 35 cm (17 13/16 x 13 3/4 in.), Original IAD Object: 7' high; 23' long; 16 1/4' wide, Leo Drozdoff (artist) American, 1913 - 1964
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Rome, Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, Le Antichità Romane, Archaeological finds in and around Rome, Uprising and foundation of Pons Cestius in Rome, verso - stamped, Uprising and foundation of the Pons Cestius (called Ponte Ferrato on the print) in Rome. Explanatory list with letters in the bottom margin. Numbered at the top: Tom. IV., XXIII., print, prints, height 399 mm, width 604 mm, Italian, 1720-10-04 - 1778-11-09, print maker, printmaker, 1756 - 1757, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by
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Design for a Dining Table 'C' of Mahogany, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin, cream paper, Rectangular molded top with dividing stretcher running across center raised on fluted columnar support sitting atop molded base terminating in scroll-like feet decorated with floral rosettes., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, Drawing
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Sea card of a part The Gulf of Biscay at Bilbao, Anonymous, 1734 - 1803 print Sea card of the De Golf Biscay section in the Bilbao area, with three compass roses. At the bottom right a bet with a detailed map of the Nervión river. Bottom left woman with an anchor and a parrot, a sitting Neptune with trident and crown and two tritons in a cartouche with the title, the address of the publisher and the scale, displayed in German, Spanish and English or French miles. Amsterdam paper engraving / etching sailing-ship, sailing-boat. merman - AA - mermaid, siren. merman. ornamental birds: peacock Bilbao
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Design for a jewelery box. Draughtsman: Mathieu Lauweriks. Dating: 1913. Measurements: h 189 mm × w 200 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Molen.Leaf 18 Recto from a sketchbook with 40 sheets.
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Chair' drawn by Alfred Rudolph Waud, 1828-1891, drawing on blue-Gray paper
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Cupboard in the Hall of the Embassadors, Henry Swinburne, 1743-1803, British, 1775 to 1776, Pen and black ink, brown ink and black wash on medium, moderately textured, cream, laid paper, mounted on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream, wove paper, Mount: 9 5/16 × 16 5/16 inches (23.7 × 41.4 cm) and Sheet: 7 × 3 1/2 inches (17.8 × 8.9 cm)
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Pembroke Table. Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 23 x 28.5 cm (9 1/16 x 11 1/4 in.). Medium: pen and ink, graphite and heightening on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Garay.
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Warszawa. Komoda z drewna jesionowego z wyposażenia Pałacu Belwederskiego w 1915 roku - widoki z przodu i z boku w skali 1:5. Maszyński, Mariusz (1888-1944), draughtsman, cartoonist
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Cast Iron Balcony. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 23.2 x 31.6 cm (9 1/8 x 12 7/16 in.). Medium: pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Thomas Byrne.
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A firm paper drawing by Francesco Borromini showing the lantern of SantIvo alla Sapienza in Rome with construction, scale, drawing, and lettering in graphite, dated 1649-1652.
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Eisenlohr & Weigle, Reichsgericht in Leipzig (without date): Grundriss eG. Ink, ink colored, watercolor on cardboard, 75.9 x 100.5 cm (including scan edges)
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Memorials to Francis Page, Mathew and Isobel Page and Mr. Richard Lee of Bedford Church, Daniel Lysons, 1762-1834, British, between 1796 and 1811, Pen and black ink, watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 15 × 11 1/8 inches (38.1 × 28.3 cm), architectural subject, church, memorial, Bedfont, England, Greater London, London, Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, United Kingdom, West London
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Rehorst Theodor (died 1900), textile exchange for Berlin. Schinkel competition 1885 (April 20, 1885): Grundriss main floor. Tusche watercolor on the box, 104.4 x 75.3 cm (including scan edges) Rehorst Theodor (gest. 1900): Textilbörse für Berlin. Schinkelwettbewerb 1885
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Lehmgrübner Paul (1855-1916), sketchbook: Rathaus, Duderstadt, Goslar, Göttingen (without dat.): Rathaus Goslar. Eagle relief over the town hall door, window detail. Pencil on paper, 16.9 x 22.5 cm (including scan edges)
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Ornamented frame with two cityscapes in Amsterdam, two sitting figures and the year '1856', Bruno Colibri, 1856 - 1912 print Netherlands (possibly) paper street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). square, place, circus, etc. (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). adult man (+ sitting on the ground) Writestraces
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Marie Antoinette's sleigh, a carriage mounted on skis. Marie Antoinette raced Madame de Lamballe around Versailles. Handcoloured lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times, by Le Comte de Reiset, Paris, 1885. The journal of Madame Eloffe, dressmaker and linen-merchant to the Queen and ladies of the court.
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Darstellungen und Inschriften historischen Inhaltes aus dem Terrassentempel von Dêr-el Bah'eri in Ober-Aegypten, behandelnd vorzugsweise die im 17. Jahrhundert v. Chr. von Seiten der Königin Misaphris, Schwester Thutmosis III, nach Arabien entsendete Seeexpedition (ausgenommen die Opferliste e auf Taf. V und die auf Taf. VI, welche zwei Thebanischen Privatgräbern entnommen sind.), 1869, 1869, Leipzig, Publisher, J. C. Hinrichs; Inscriptions, Hieroglyphic, Egypt, Antiquities, Bas-reliefs, Egypt, Deir el-Bahri Site (Egypt), Lithographs
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Two Cones, plate H. iiii in Persepctiva. Corporum Regularium, Wenzel Jamnitzer, German, 1508-1585, Jost Amman, Swiss, active Germany, 1539-1591, Engraving on white laid paper, Two cones; left composed of two spirals; right composed of woven strips and squares., Switzerland, 1568, models and prototypes, Print, Print
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Shaker Kerchief. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 28.2 x 35.6 cm (11 1/8 x 14 in.). Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Goodwin.
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Schouwburg in Amsterdam: Fronton, 1774, Reinier Vinkeles (I), After Jacob Eduard de Witte, 1774 print The fronton in the facade, medallion with playing putti. Part of a series of fourteen records from the Nieuwe Schouwburg in Amsterdam, 1774. print maker: Northern Netherlandsprint maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching theatre (building). architectural design or model. surface decorations ~ architecture Schouwburg Leidseplein (1774-1890)
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Chairs (3). Date/Period: 1790. Drawing. Brush and watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite on white laid paper, ruled borders in pen and black ink. Author: HENRI JACOB.
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Architecture Study (J.J. Rousseau Tomb at the Pantheon / 1795) Antoine Laurent Thomas Vaudoyer (1756-1846). Architecture study (Tomb J.J. Rousseau at the Pantheon / 1795). Black stone.
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Levé des plans superposés à la coupe de tapis, 1859. Issued in Paris by A. Morel et Cie; printed by Émile Voitelain et Ce, Rue J.-J. Rousseau, 15. Focuses on draperies and upholstery
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Print, The Gentleman's and Cabinet-Maker's Director; Designed by Thomas Chippendale (1718 - 1779); England; etching on off-white laid paper
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Unknown artists, wrought -iron wall arm in the arts and craftsmuseum, Berlin. (From: Leaves for architecture and handicrafts, 10th year, 1897, Tafel 27.) (1897-1897): View. Light pressure on paper, 27.2 x 34.5 cm (including scan edges) unbek. Künstler : Schmiedeeiserner Wandarm im Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin. (Aus: Blätter für Architektur und Kunsthandwerk, 10. Jg., 1897, Tafel 27)
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Grandfather's Clock. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.2 x 26.2 cm (13 7/8 x 10 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 93"h; 18"wide; 10"deep. See verso of data sheet for details.. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jr. Ernest A. Towers.
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Schalen (Kylix). Genick, A.. still image. 1883. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Pottery , Greece, Pottery, Greek, Young men, Chariots , Greece , To 499, Warriors , Greece , To 499, Decoration and ornament , Plant Forms , Greece, Women , Greece , To 499, Kylikes, Floral design , Greece
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Mural painting depicting an architecture: on the right, three pavilions with columns; in the middle, another pavilion decorated with a sea animal figure; on the left, a piece of another pavilion; the baseboard is decorated with swans holding a small crown, Herculaneum, Campania, Italy, engraving by Pierre Gaultier from a drawing by la Vega, from Le antichita di Ercolano esposte (The antiquities of Herculaneum exposed), Vv.Aa., volume I, plate 40, 1757-1787, Naples.
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Christ in the Sepulchre. Dated: 1937. Dimensions: overall: 55.9 x 71.2 cm (22 x 28 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: Christ: 5'7" long; coffin: 4'1" high; 2'5 1/2" wide; 9'6" long. Medium: watercolor, pen and ink and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Eldora P. Lorenzini.
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Arch of Camigliano, cornice, elevation in profile, ornamental detailing (recto) Unidentified, Doric capital; Arch of Camigliano, cornice, profile, sketch (verso) early to mid-16th century Drawn by Anonymous, French, 16th century French. Arch of Camigliano, cornice, elevation in profile, ornamental detailing (recto) Unidentified, Doric capital; Arch of Camigliano, cornice, profile, sketch (verso) 362575
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Assyrian table customs Goutzwiller, Charles Antoine Adam (1810-1900). 1888. Firmin-Didot (Firm). still image. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Assyrians, Clothing & dress , Assyria, Furniture , Assyria, Jewelry , Assyria, Lancers , Assyria, Arms & armament , Assyria, Implements, utensils, etc , Assyria, Fans (Accessories), Hairstyles , To 499, Decoration and ornament , Assyria, Grapevines, Eating & drinking , To 499, Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, fl. 668-627 B.C., Bas-reliefs, Kings
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Unknown architect, a fallen monument in Calau. Monthly competition June 1877 (06.1877): floor plan 1:60, torture front view 1:20; Scale bar. Ink and pencil watercolor on the box, 56.3 x 46 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Gefallenendenkmal, Calau. Monatskonkurrenz Juni 1877
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Gravure en Bois, Principes: pl. III. Dated: 1771/1779. Dimensions: plate: 35.3 x 22.1 cm (13 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.) sheet: 40.2 x 26.2 cm (15 13/16 x 10 5/16 in.). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Antonio Baratta.
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Spotparts on minister M.H. Godfroi, 1861, 1861 print Cartoon on the Minister of Justice M.H. Godefroi who had first jumped over a ditch with a pole stick, then hit the fence of the Senate and now has arrived at the wall that still separates him from his final goal. Continued on plates 46 and 48 from volume 1860. Plaat appeared at the Weekblad de Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 23, 8 June 1861. print maker: Netherlandsprinter: Netherlandspublisher: Arnhempublisher: The Hague paper
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Genzmer, Felix (1856-1929), Royal Opera in Berlin. Festival decoration (May 18, 1913): Festival decoration Ostvasade 1: 100. Pencil, cover colors over a break on paper, 37.1 x 109.7 cm (including scan edges) Genzmer, Felix (1856-1929): Königliche Oper, Berlin. Festdekoration
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The establishment of the Obelisk on St. Pietersplein, 1586 print Left: Left the Vatican obelisk that stands upright, crowned with a copper ball. On the right men and horses who put the Vatican obelisk on his new residence, St. Pietersplein, upright with the help of a wooden scaffolding. At the top right a decorative frame with text. Middle part: Men and horses are founding the Vatican Obelisk (in 1586) on Sint-Pietersplein, with the help of a large wooden scaffolding. At the top right a decorative frame with text, the weapon of Pope Sixtus V and personifications of religion and grandeur. At the bottom right men who transport the obelisk using round posts. Right part: on the left the Vatican obelisk that stands upright. A wooden scaffolding has been built around the obelisk. Bottom left men who transport the obelisk using round posts. On the right the Vatican obelisk on Sint-Pietersplein, awarded with a cross. Upstairs, in the middle, a decorative frame with explanatory list of letters.
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Upper part of chest plate from the 13th/ 14th centuries from the collection of the former Brussels armoury. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonist
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Designs for Four Upholstered Chairs. Artist: Charles Hindley and Sons (British, London 1841-1917 London). Dimensions: sheet: 12 5/8 x 9 13/16 in. (32.1 x 25 cm). Date: 1841-84. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Mouths - proportions.. Smith, John Rubens, 1775-1849. Prints. 1831. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Figure drawings, Mouths
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Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. reproductions, undercarriage, drawings. undated
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Band design for: Alphonse Daudet, Femmes d'Artistes, without year, Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries (1874-1953), 1884 - 1952 drawing paper. pencil pen / brush ornaments ~ art
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Warszawa. Krzesło dębowe z wyposażenia Pałacu Belwederskiego w 1915 roku - widoki z przodu, z góry i z boku w skali 1:5. Kotarbiński, Mieczysław (1890-1943), draughtsman, cartoonist
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N.N., Eisbrecher »Brahe«: cuts 1: 100. Lithograph on cardboard, 28.8 x 42.3 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Eisbrecher »Brahe«
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Isidore Sovensky, Lowboy, 1935 1942 Lowboy
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A woodcut engraving depicting a perspectograph and oil lamp with a polished reflector. Dated 18th century
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Byzantine style keys in bronze from the 12th century. The large key is from St. Elizabeth's church in Marburg, the small key from the ruins of Memleben Abbey. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century," Frankfurt, 1879. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by Joh. Klipphahn, and published by Heinrich Keller. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.
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Design for an ornament, Design for a ring, draughtsman: Mathieu Lauweriks, 1913,
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Gravure en Taille Douce: suite de la pl. I. Dated: 1771/1779. Dimensions: plate: 35.4 x 22.3 cm (13 15/16 x 8 3/4 in.) sheet: 40.2 x 26.3 cm (15 13/16 x 10 3/8 in.). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Antonio Baratta after Benoît-Louis Prévost and A. -J. de Fehrt.
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The Scissor Grinder Jefferson David Chalfant (American, 1856-1931). The Scissor Grinder, n.d. Graphite with ink on paper, sheet: 14 13/16 x 11 5/8 in. (37.6 x 29.5 cm). American Art n.d.
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Santa Corsine Bistrain Children's Marmale Fashion Child Careymound on Santa Corsini; Pile - Marinquery Pile Value di Sant Corsini FURCHI Nise City Pupa S. Pancrazio; Vondsten Archeology in En RONT ROMA; The roman antique. Mareen Cumount Mage de Villa Corsini. TITIt in Vertlarende Lets in onDermany. GENUMMERD BOVEN: TOM. Ii. / Lviii.
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Appartement de 40 m2 pour une famille de huit personnes. Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret); French, born Switzerland, 1887-1965. Date: 1938. Dimensions: 15 × 18.2 cm (6 × 7 in.). Ink and crayon on paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.
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Engraving depicting various ways to scale the wall of a besieged fortress. Dated 17th century
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Design for a brooch. Design for a piece of jewelry.
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G Demeny's design of a movie camera, built by Gaumont. Series of frames obtained by intermittent drive of take-up spool.
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Paintings on wood, figur 1-8: Painted truss of San Miniato near Florence, Middle Ages, Romanesque ornament in Italy, Gailhaband, L'architecture du Ve au XVIIe siecle