Historic Architectural Sketches

Sketches capturing urban scenes and interiors, showcasing detailed observations of architecture and everyday life in historic European cities.

Järnefelt, Eero, Sketch book, 1886-88, drawing, 14 cm x 19.5 cm, part: Writing girl, exercises. Probably 1886-88., 1886-88, pencil, Erik 'Eero' Nikolai Järnefelt 1863 - 1937, Finnish painter and art professor. Known for his portraits and landscapes of the area around Koli National Park in Finland.

View in Amsterdam with hand carts and a carriage. Possibly the skirt. Page 86 From a sketchbook with 46 sheets manufactured in Amsterdam, Haarlem and Antwerp.

Interior of the cathedral of Burgos, 1902 Page 48 from a sketchbook with 30 sheets. Burgos paper. pencil interior of church Cathedral of Burgos

Face in Amsterdam with a carriage, George Hendrik Breitner, 1886 - c. 1895 Page 33 and Page 34 from a sketchbook with 20 magazines. Amsterdam paper. chalk city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions. four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach Amsterdam

Man in een schuur.The man is bent under a beam at a number of buckets. Leaf 18 Verso from a sketchbook with 41 sheets.

View of the Damrak in Amsterdam with boats. View of the Damrak in Amsterdam with boats. Page 73 From a sketchbook with 46 sheets manufactured in Amsterdam.

Street, 1877 - 1932 Page 31 from a sketchbook with 32 sheets. paper. chalk street

Järnefelt, Eero, Sketch book, 1886-88, drawing, 14 cm x 19.5 cm, part: Writing girl, exercises. Probably 1886-88., 1886-88, pencil, Erik 'Eero' Nikolai Järnefelt 1863 - 1937, Finnish painter and art professor. Known for his portraits and landscapes of the area around Koli National Park in Finland.

View in Amsterdam, possibly the dam. View in Amsterdam, possibly the dam. Page 23 and page 24 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets manufactured in Noord-Holland and Utrecht.

Buildings, possibly a farm, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1880 - c. 1906 Page 161 from a sketchbook with 81 sheets. Netherlands paper. chalk farm (building)

View of the Dam in Amsterdam with Zocher's stock exchange. In front of horse trams and figures. Page 121 and page 122 From an agenda used as a sketchbook with 80 sheets.

Kerkinterieur, 1888 With a few figures in the foreground. Page 26 from a sketchbook with 49 sheets. chalk interior of church

View in Amsterdam with figures. Page 34 From a sketchbook with 20 sheets.

View of a street in Amsterdam with a horse-and-car car, George Hendrik Breitner, 1912 Page 9 and Page 10 from a sketchbook with 16 sheets. Amsterdam paper. pencil street. civic architecture; edifices; dwellings. four-wheeled vehicle drawn by two animals Amsterdam

Standing and sitting figure at a staircase.page 24 from a sketchbook with 31 sheets.

Face in Amsterdam, Possible Prinseneiland, George Hendrik Breitner, 1907 - 1908 Page 39 and Page 40 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Princes Island

Figures in a landscape, George Hendrik Breitner, 1886 - c. 1895 Possibly workers. Page 9 from a sketchbook with 34 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk landscapes. adult man. working class, labourers

Village near Kleef, 1839 - c. 1872 Page 53 Recto from a sketchbook with 73 sheets. Cleves paper. pencil city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions. road, path

View of Stratenmakers on the Rokin in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, 1907 View of street makers on the Rokin in Amsterdam at Rokin 112, Arti et Amicitiae. Page 81 and Page 82 from a sketchbook with 46 magazines made in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Haarlem. Amsterdam paper. chalk urban housing. street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage) Rock

View of the Singel in Amsterdam with horse-and-car, George Hendrik Breitner, 1886-1903 Page 6 from a sketchbook with 27 magazines. Amsterdam paper. chalk street. (farm) wagon, freight wagon, cart Single

Man at Horses, George Hendrik Breitner, 1886 - c. 1898 In the background buildings. Page 26 from a sketchbook with 18 magazines. Amsterdam paper. chalk adult man. horse. civic architecture; edifices; dwellings

Study magazine, among other things with a rider. Page 25 and page 26 from a sketchbook with 29 sheets.

Study sheet, 1888 Page 93 from a sketchbook with 58 sheets. Istanbul chalk

View of the skirt with a horse tram at the height of Arti et Amicitiae in Amsterdam. View of the skirt with a horse tram at the height of Arti et Amicitiae (Rokin 112) in Amsterdam. Page 23 and page 24 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets manufactured in Amsterdam.

Street with a gate. Page 32 From a sketchbook with 58 sheets.

Figure in a street. Page 21 From a sketchbook with 58 sheets.

Face in Amsterdam, possibly at the Prinseneilandsgracht, George Hendrik Breitner, 1907 - 1909 At the front of a Traval or a crane. In the background buildings and trees. Page 17 and page 18 from a sketchbook with 46 magazines made in Antwerp, Ghent and Amsterdam. Amsterdam paper. chalk city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions. urban housing Prinseneilandsgracht

Figures with a god image in a niche. Possibly an altar in or at a temple. Page 144 From a sketchbook with 74 sheets.

Figures with a building with dome roof. The figures are or are possible with a mosque. Page 61 from a sketchbook with 58 sheets.

Street under construction in the Helmersbuurt in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1892 - 1923 Street under construction, probably one of the three helmers streets, in the Helmersbuurt in Amsterdam. Page 59 from a sketchbook with 45 sheets made in Schwerin and Amsterdam. Amsterdam paper. chalk building-site. street Helmersbuurt

Ships on the Damrak in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, 1907 - 1908 Page 81 and Page 82 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk canals, waters (in city). ships (in general). civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Damra

Figures, 1921 - 1922 Page 16 Recto from sketchbook XIX with 22 sheets. Dutch East Indies, The paper. pencil Asiatic races and peoples Dutch East Indies, The

Figures in a niche, 1924 - 1925 Page 74 from a sketchbook with 48 sheets. India paper. pencil street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). Asiatic races and peoples: Indians

View in Rotterdam ..

Charles Samuel Keene, 1823-1891, British, Sketchbook Drawing, between 1846 and 1852. Graphite with pen and brown ink on ruled, medium, smooth, cream wove paper.

Face in Amsterdam, possibly the Dam, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1902 - c. 1914 Face in Amsterdam, possibly the dam. Page 20 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets made in Noord-Holland and Utrecht. Amsterdam paper. chalk square, place, circus, etc.. urban housing Dam

Study, presumably fencing in a stable. Leaf 7 Verso from a sketchbook with 13 sheets.

Tenten met luifels.Tents with awnings. Two figures are behind a table at the tents. Leaf 35 Verso from a sketchbook with 52 sheets manufactured in the area of Kampen, Hattem, Hoorn and Zwolle.

Cityscape. Page 33 and page 34 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets.

Street with a staircase, 1888 Page 111 from a sketchbook with 56 sheets. Istanbul chalk street. flight of steps

Italian Sketchbook: Landscape (page 116), 1898-1899. Maurice Prendergast (American, 1858-1924). Pencil; sheet: 16.7 x 10.8 cm (6 9/16 x 4 1/4 in.).

Boxing women, possibly wash women. Page 155 from a sketchbook with 81 sheets.

Figure on a horse and carriage. Page 43 From a sketchbook with 21 sheets.

Cityscape, George Hendrik Breitner, 1884 - 1886 Page 63 from a sketchbook with 35 sheets. Paris (possibly) paper. chalk city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions. civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Paris

Citadel van Caïro.Page 84 from a sketchbook with 56 sheets.

Figures on the street, possibly the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam, c. 1886 - 1934 Page 6 Recto from sketchbook LV with 21 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk canals, waters (in city) (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage) Prinsengracht

Ships on the beach. Page 16 From a sketchbook with 28 sheets.

Cityscape with a mill, Adrianus Eversen, c. 1828 - 1897 View on a street with a mill. Leaf 35 Verso from a sketchbook with 69 sheets made in the vicinity of Delft, Rotterdam, Oudewater and Harlingen. Netherlands paper. pencil city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions. windmill. urban housing

Group Figuren, George Hendrik Breitner, 1884 - 1886 Page 28 from a sketchbook with 28 magazines. The Hague (possibly) paper. chalk adult man. adult woman. standing figure

Study magazine. Possibly a landscape. Page 74 From a sketchbook with 49 sheets.

Figures with a car in front of a building. Page 12 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets.

Workers' houses on a quay, 1874 One figure kneels at the quay. In the background is a second figure in a room between two houses. Page 28 Verso from a sketchbook with 37 sheets. paper. pencil street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). cottage

Standing woman with straight arms. She may be on wheels and can be an acrobate. Leaf 1 Verso from sketchbook XVI with 32 sheets.

Figures for buildings, possibly shops, c. 1930 - 1934 Page 6 from sketchbook XXXVIII with 45 pages. The Hague paper. pencil street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). shop, store

Interior with a woman with a child on their lap, 1854 - 1914 Page 43 Recto from a sketchbook with 43 sheets. paper. interior of the house. sitting figure. adult woman. infant, baby

View of a market, George Hendrik Breitner, 1886 - c. 1890 Page 4 from a sketchbook with 32 sheets. Amsterdam (possibly) paper. chalk market Amsterdam

View of the Lauriergracht in Amsterdam at EVENEN.PAGE 33 and Page 34 From a Sketchbook with 32 Sheets.

Farm. Leaf 16 recto from a sketchbook with 30 sheets.

Straat met figuren.Leaf 10 Verso from a sketchbook with 20 sheets.

Abklatsch of the chalk drawing on page 82, 1888 Page 83 from a sketchbook with 49 sheets. .

View of a Steeg, George Hendrik Breitner, 1886 - c. 1903 Page 27 from a sketchbook with 15 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk civic architecture; edifices; dwellings. lane, alley

Capt. Thomas Hastings, 1778-1854, British, West Cowes, Isle of Wight, between 1826 and 1830. Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Study magazine, including with a street scene with figures at a column gallery, 1892 Also a study with trees. Page 48 from a sketchbook with 51 sheets. Istanbul paper. chalk street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). colonnade. trees

View of the Rokin in Amsterdam from the Spui, George Hendrik Breitner, 1912 View of the Rokin in Amsterdam from the Spui. Page 79 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets made in Amsterdam. Amsterdam paper. chalk urban housing. canals, waters (in city) Say. Rokin

Cityscape. Leaf 33 Verso from a sketchbook with 45 sheets.

Figures in an interior, 1888 Page 27 from a sketchbook with 58 sheets. Istanbul chalk Asiatic races and peoples

Figures on a quay. The silhouette of a church can be seen in the background. Front bract from a sketchbook with 32 sheets.

Portal and a man and woman with the heads together. Read 6 Recto from a sketchbook with 31 sheets.

View in London. Page 12 From a sketchbook with 40 sheets.

Cityscape with figures, possible in Amsterdam. Loose drawing, leaf 1 recto, found between page 50 and the rear bract in sketchbook XLVII with 52 pages.

View of a canal, possibly the Rokin in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1886 - 1923 Page 31 from a sketchbook with 17 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk canals, waters (in city). civic architecture; edifices; dwellings. ships (in general) Rock

Boot and a composition study, George Hendrik Breitner, 1880 - 1882 Page 63 from a sketchbook with 31 sheets. Scheveningen (Possibly) paper. chalk. pencil ships (in general)

Two landscapes with a cloudy sky, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1886 - 1923 Page 13 and page 14 from a sketchbook with 17 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk landscapes. clouds

Entrance of the underground of the old medicine academy, rue de l'Hotel Colbert

View of the Nieuwendijk in Amsterdam, seen from the Dam. Page 39 and page 40 from a sketchbook with 38 sheets.

Boats in the Damrak in Amsterdam at the rear of the stock exchange of Zocher, George Hendrik Breitner, 1886 - 1903 Page 19 from a sketchbook with 16 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk ships (in general). canals, waters (in city) Damrak. Beurs van Zocher

Spectators at a theater performance, c. 1915 - 1934 Three figures on stage. Leaf 11 Verso from sketchbook XVI with 32 sheets. The Hague paper. pencil the audience ~ art performance

Writing woman at a table.page 45 from a sketchbook with 26 sheets.

Boats for a building, George Hendrik Breitner, 1880 - 1882 Page 28 from a sketchbook with 23 magazines. The Hague paper. chalk ships (in general). civic architecture; edifices; dwellings

Finch, Alfred William, Woman at the door and other exercises, black chalk, drawing, 22.5 cm x 17 cm

Landscape with a boat in the water, George Hendrik Breitner, 1883 - 1885 Page 28 from a sketchbook with 23 magazines. The Hague paper. chalk small canal, ditch. rowing-boat, canoe, etc.

Cow. Page 49 From a sketchbook with 25 sheets.

Landscape with cows and a figure, George Hendrik Breitner, 1883 - 1885 Page 17 and Page 18 from a sketchbook with 23 magazines. The Hague paper. chalk landscapes. cow. adult man

Bliżej Kultury Stanisławski, Jan (1860 1907)

Figures in a covered street, 1881 - c. 1885 Possibly a covered store gallery with a shop window in the foreground. Page 15 from a sketchbook with 26 sheets. chalk street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

Koe, George Hendrik Breitner, 1884 - 1886 Page 49 from a sketchbook with 25 sheets. Paris paper. chalk cow

Two Indians, one of which leaning against a wall. Also a study by an Indian, leaning at a staircase. Page 136 From a sketchbook with 75 sheets.

Sketch of workers busy with the manufacture of an organ pipe, Adolf Le Comte, 1860 - 1921 drawing paper. chalk other handicrafts ~ metal. church organ

Bebouwing.Page 25 and page 26 from a sketchbook with 81 sheets.

Drawing, View of Venice, Italy; Robert Frederick Blum (American, 1857-1903); USA; graphite on wove paper; 10.5 × 17.5 cm (4 1/8 × 6 7/8 in.)

Study..

View of a street in South Holland, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1882 In the front figures. Page 6 from a sketchbook with 31 sheets made in The Hague and Rotterdam. The Hague paper. pencil street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage) South-Holland

Stiehl Otto (1860-1940): Sketch and photo album 19: Altes department store (Mittelrhein-Museum), Koblenz

Woman for a mirror, George Hendrik Breitner, 1886 - 1903 Page 12 from a sketchbook with 27 magazines. Amsterdam paper. chalk adult woman. mirror

Man holding a sail on a boat. Also a study of figures in a rowing boat. Leaf 8 Recto from a sketchbook with out 75 sheets.

Street with figures at a portal. Page 32 From a sketchbook with 56 sheets.

View of the Singel in Amsterdam at the Paleisstraat. Page 71 and page 72 from a sketchbook with 42 sheets.

Man on the land, possibly a worker of farmer.leaf 52 recto from a sketchbook with 53 sheets.

Figure for buildings. Leaf 10 Recto from a sketchbook with 9 sheets.

View in Amsterdam. View in Amsterdam. A boat in the water in front. In the background a smoking chimney. Page 69 and page 70 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets.

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