Historical Design Sketches

A set of architectural and decorative designs including detailed illustrations for coach parts, candelabra, and ornamental prints from the 19th century.

Drawing of 17th century silver belonging to an album, draughtsman: anonymous, Amsterdam, c. 1725 - c. 1728, paper, drawing, h 356 mm × w 245 mm

Groove Plane. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 18 1/8" long; 1 3/4" thick; 2" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Samuel Faigin.

Twee Coobeten, C. Le Meunnié ,, After Richard de Lalonde, 1784 - 1785 print Two ornamented furniture legs, left with wreath and draperies, on the right with floral pattern and volutes. Paris paper etching / engraving furniture and household effects

Ravensburg, Gradmann, Johann, Hauer, Johann Thomas, Diverses Menuiseries à l'antique, Divan, verso - stamped, Design and plan of an oval antique divan. At the bottom a compass, ruler, plane and measuring sticks surround the series title. Publisher's number XXIX., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 204 mm, width 171 mm, Hungarian, 1748 - 1820, print maker, printmaker, 1758 - 1820, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design of, seller

Column of Dilius and Obelisque Fountain 1574 Anonymous Published as part of Antonio Lafreri's Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence). It is likely that individuals who purchased the prints from Lafreri made their own selections and had them bound. For a history of the publication of the Speculum prints, see Peter Parshall, "Antonio Lafreri's Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae," Print Quarterly, 2001 (1-28).. Column of Dilius and Obelisque Fountain. Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Anonymous. 1574. Engraving. Antonio Lafreri (French, Orgelet, Franche-Comte ca. 1512-1577 Rome). Prints

Gropius Martin (1824-1880), sketch album 2 (approx. 1870): decoration studies. Pencil, ink, mounted in album, 48.1 x 30.2 cm (including scan edges) Gropius Martin (1824-1880): Skizzenalbum 2: Dekorationsstudien

Henry Meyers, Wrought Iron Andirion, c 1938 Wrought Iron Andirion

Drawing (Italy)

Aqua Laxativa Viennensis, Caricature on Adolf Wiesner, MP of the National Assembly in Frankfurt , Eduard Gustav May -, publisher

Union of a tender virgin & her pious winner

Copperplate Engraving, from Encyclopédie. A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century); after Benoît-Louis Prévost (French, c. 1735-1809); published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775). Date: 1762-1777. Dimensions: 320 × 206 mm (image); 355 × 225 mm (plate); 390 × 255 mm (sheet). Engraving on cream laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Daege Eduard (1805-1883), title leaves in the form of a counterpart (without date): View (variant for Inv.No. 577). Pencil watercolor on the box, 49.3 x 38 cm (including scan edges)

Nicolai Abildgaard (1743-1809), Gravmae over Peter Tutein and his wife, About 1799

Parts of a trophy of Octavian Augustus, Francesco Piranesi, 1753 print Parts of a trophy from Octavian Augustus. Two carved shields, an ax and a helmet. Bottom left a magazine with title and an explanatory list of numbers. Rome paper etching piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

Armor; Augsburg (probably), Germany; about 1560 - 1570; Tempera colors and gold and silver paint on paper bound between original pasteboard covered with original brown calf; Leaf: 43 x 28.9 cm (16 15,16 x 11 3,8 in.)

Hepherd in the collection of the Artillery Museum in Paris; Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884); 1851-1878 (1851-00-00-1878-00-00);Kazimierz (Kraków - District), Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935), Paris (France), Hungary, Dar (provenance), helmets, Church of St. Jana (Vilnius), Militaria, Szyszaki, the army, Hungarian army, museum collections, armor, knight's armor

Warsaw. Mirror for the dressing table from the equipment of the Royal Castle - side and front views in the scale of 1:5 and details in the scale of 1:1. Maszyński, Mariusz (1888-1944), draughtsman, cartoonist

Vessel for hot water used by sacrificial priests found in Portici 1, perforated vase for perfumes used in worship 2, and altar to Neptune with battle prows and battering rams, copied from a bas-relief found in the Pantano, Via Tiburtina 3. Copperplate engraving by Domenico Pronti from his own New Collection Representing Religious, Civil and Military Costumes of the Ancient Egyptians, Etruscans, Greeks and Romans, Nuova Raccolta Rappresentante I Costumi Religiosi Civili e Militari, Rome, 1805.

Hedwig Emanuel, Pa German Plate, 1935 1942 Pa. German Plate

De Katafalk founded in the Sint Gudula (plate III top half), 1622, 1623 print The catfalk or Chapelle Ardente founded in the Sint Gudula church in Brussels (upper half). With titles in Latin, Spanish, French and Dutch. Plate III in the series of the funeral of Archhertog Albrecht of Austria in Brussels on March 12, 1622. Southern Netherlands paper etching Cortege, funeral procession. Catafalque 'Castle of Pain' (~ Public Funeral) Sint-Michiel and Sint-Goedelekathedral

Raymond Manupelli, Opera Hood, 1935 1942 Opera Hood

Daniel Lysons, 1762-1834, British, Brass plate for two Unidentified Clerics, from Barking Church, between 1796 and 1811. Pen and black ink, watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Curtain Tie-back. Dated: 1937. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 22.9 cm (11 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Grace Halpin.

Let's go ! Rouher, good luck! I'm counting on you and my good people, to get out of there! .... (IT)

Helmet from the times of King Zygmunt I. Lemercier, Rose Joseph (Paryż ; zakład litograficzny ; 1827-post 1899), lithography atelier, Thurwanger Freres (fl. 1849-1865), graphic artist, Wilczyński, Jan Kazimierz (1806-1885), publisher

A pyramid-shaped souvenir or calendar. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by D. Sluyter after an illustration by Cornelis Borsteegh from Anna Barbara van Meertens Penelope, Or Maandwerk aan het Vrouwelijk Geslacht Toegewijd (Penelope, Monthly Magazine dedicated to the Female Sex), G.J.A. Beijerinck, Amsterdam, 1821. Van Meerten was an educator, writer and pioneer in womens rights in Holland.

William Kieckhofel, Ceiling Decoration, c 1941 Ceiling Decoration

Drawing, Two Copper Gutters, from a 16th-Century Castle, Blois, France; Whitney Warren Jr. (American, 1864-1943); USA; graphite, brush and watercolor on paper; 32 x 25 cm (12 5/8 x 9 13/16 in.)

Ancient Phoenician earrings believed to be Egyptian in artistic origin, probably traded through Kameiros, Rhodes in Greece, preserved at the Louvre Museum. From Fine Arts Book, vintage engraving, 1880.

Different views of an Egyptian image. The front and rear and side views of an Egyptian image.

A woodcut by Rudolf Wyssenbach from 1566 depicting a round stamp with symbolic elements and decorative details.

Two Helmets, Christian Bernhard Rode, After Andreas Schlüter, 1759 print paper etching helmet Armory

Hat used by Egyptian priests from the Villa Barberini 1, Egyptian priest hats from fragments found in Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli 2,3, and Egyptian hat from the Temple of Canopus in Mr Morrison's collection 4. Copperplate engraving by Pietro Ruga after an illustration by Lorenzo Rocceggiani from his own 100 Plates of Costumes Religious, Civil and Military of the Ancient Egyptians, Etruscans, Greeks and Romans, Franzetti, Rome, 1802.

A pot in the engraving with Judyta's performance, according to Il. from: Ludwik Kosicki, Reflections of woodcuts ... (Kraków, 1840), from the collection of Dominik Witke-Je Ewski in 1914-view on a scale of 1: 5; Sztolcman, W Adys Aw Roman (1873-1950); 1914 (not after 5.12.1914) (1914-00-00-1914-00-00);

Decoratie op de Keizersgracht bij de Spiegelstraat, 1816. Tekeningen van de decoraties te Amsterdam bij het bezoek van de prins en prinses, 1816 (series title). Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1816. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 230 mm × w 170 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

The glass of water / the doorbell of the president / the paper knives from the right

Lantaarn, Henri Charles Guérard, 1876 print paper etching lantern

Bernard Westmacott, Whirligig, c 1937 Whirligig

Design for an Earring, Pen and black ink, brush and gray, olive watercolor on paper, Jewelry design for an earring. Ring with a large and small slope. On the front (at left), a double row of seven diamonds connected by scrolls, shaped like the outline of a palmette., probably Naples, South Italy, Italy, early 19th century, jewelry, Drawing, Drawing

Edward Jewett, Candlestick (Ecclesiastical), 1939 Candlestick (Ecclesiastical)

1. Collier de ville, or patiné et rubis clairs. 2 et 3. Épingles à chapeau, or et onyx. ... 1. Necklace, patinated gold and rubies. 2 and 3. Hatpins, gold and onyx. .... Prints, Design drawings. 1900 - 1909. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Jewelry, Goldwork, Necklaces, Hatpins, Cuff links

Position of the hands on a recorder, Bernard Picart, 1707 print Paris paper etching / engraving flute, aulos, tibia. postures and gestures of hand and fingers

Square basin with column on square pedestal; Architectura Curiosa Nova. Four small basins are attached around the column, above each hangs a water-eating lion's head. The column ends in a stylized vase shape with a flower with leaves from which water syringe. Leaf 13 from part III of a series consisting of 226 sheets, spread over four books, each with its own title sheet.

Drawing, "Colonnes d partmentales,fetes Juillet 1838"; Félix-Jacques Duban (French, 1798 - 1870); France; watercolor, pen and blue, brown, orange ink support: off-white paper mounted on off-white paper; mount 44.1 x 28.8 cm Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)

Hester Duany, Pewter Deep Plate, c 1937 Pewter Deep Plate

Simberg, Hugo, work, Sketch book (226 pp.+covers), 1905-07, drawing, 17.2 cm x 18 cm, Simberg, Hugo, 1905-07

Ancient well with chariot drawn by serpents in the Villa Strozzi 1, copper bucket to draw water from a well for sacrifices in a temple 2, and metal patera or bowl used in sacrifices, in Naples Museum 3. Copperplate engraving by Pietro Ruga after an illustration by Lorenzo Rocceggiani from his own 100 Plates of Costumes Religious, Civil and Military of the Ancient Egyptians, Etruscans, Greeks and Romans, Franzetti, Rome, 1802.

Tortoise Shell Necklace & Locket. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 38.3 x 30.4 cm (15 1/16 x 11 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: James M. Lawson.

Wood Engraving, Tools, from Encyclopédie. A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century); after Jacques Raymond Lucotte, (French, active 18th century); published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775). Date: 1762-1777. Dimensions: 311 × 205 mm (image); 355 × 228 mm (plate); 400 × 265 mm (sheet). Engraving on cream laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Herman Bader, Swing Torch, c 1936 Swing Torch

Design for a Porcelain Vase 19th century Anonymous, French, 19th century French. Design for a Porcelain Vase 362176

Ceiling Van Den Koepel Recto

Print

Lantern / A Frantz Jourdain (Title Title) | Lanterns (title of all)

Sarkis Erganian, Toy Bank, 1935 1942 Toy Bank

Sculptural Study, Thomas Daniell, 1749-1840, British, active in India, William Daniell, 1769-1837, British, undated, Gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream, laid paper, mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, wove paper, Sheet: 6 1/16 × 4 1/16 inches (15.4 × 10.3 cm) and Mount: 7 7/8 × 5 1/8 inches (20 × 13 cm), architectural subject, elephant (animal), religious and mythological subject, sculpture, study (visual work)

Etching by Erasmus Hornick depicting different vases, showing shapes, patterns, and decorative elements, created in 1565.

Jacobsthal Johann Eduard (1839-1902), grammar of the ornaments (without dat.): Stamm of Heracleum Giganteum, tribe of Equisetum Hiemale, Issue 2. Blatt 19 .. Lithography on paper, 71.8 x 56.1 cm (incl. Scan edges) Jacobsthal Johann Eduard (1839-1902): Grammatik der Ornamente

Pa. German Butter Mold. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 32.2 x 25 cm (12 11/16 x 9 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 1/8" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Albert Levone.

Bas-relief with rider from Thespiae, Louis Dupré, 1825 print Paris paper decorating 'en relief', appliquéing. piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman

Sketches of Armour - Study for James I, 1844. Artist: John Everett Millais

19th century illustration showing a pepper pot; England; 1891

Cornelius Christoffels, Tomahawk, 1935 1942 Tomahawk

Erwin Schwabe, Cuff Lace, c 1937 Cuff Lace

Pa. German Plate. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 28.3 x 22.8 cm (11 1/8 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 11 1/8" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Yolande Delasser.

Print (France)

Allegorical painting of the native tribe of the Wayana Indians, French Guiana, Department of France, South America. Voyage of exploration in the interior of the Guianas 1877 by Jules Crevaux. Le Tour du Monde 1879

Follow -up alphabet, 1861 - 1929 print Leaf with 8 performances of the letters of the alphabet (K, Z, Y, W, Q, F, X, T and U) illustrated with objects, animals and figures whose words start with the letter in question. Under a few performances a caption in book print. print maker: Europeprint maker: Europepublisher: Leiden paper letterpress printing letters, alphabet, script. hoofed animals (with NAME). heating stove. iceberg. urn

Monuments égyptiens. Armes., 1847., 1847., Paris. Publisher, F. Didot Frères. Egypt, Antiquities, Lithographs

Tournament lance heads and jousting armour, mid-16th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by I.K. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.

Tav. XXIX, Alcuni monumenti del Museo Carrafa, Daniele, Francesco, 1740-1812, Engraving, 1778

Ashkoko, James Heath, 1757-1834, British, after James Bruce, 1730-1794, British, 1789, Engraving, hand colored

Bliżej Kultury unknown, Turgis, Louis Auguste (1818 1894)

Seal of St Giles of Solop. it bears the figure of a Hind, by whose milk St Giles was supported in his desert. The squarish figure above may have denoted, but on this conjecture we do not insist; the clack-dish or alms basket with a clapper, which lepers were obliged to employ in begging charity standing "afar off", lest their touch should pollute the benevolent.

Vessel and Skirt. Dated: 1935. Dimensions: overall: 22.3 x 30.4 cm (8 3/4 x 11 15/16 in.). Medium: graphite and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: George B. Wally.

The corner hung at the belt made by Andreas Fortner. A clip from a German magazine unknown, Fortner, Andreas (1809 1862)

New Mexico, "Bulto", Polychromed Wooden Figure. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 30"overall. Medium: watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: E. Boyd.

Shield Designs. Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century. Dimensions: sheet: 5 9/16 x 9 1/4 in. (14.2 x 23.5 cm). Date: second half 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Shield. Dated: 1935. Dimensions: overall: 22.3 x 15.2 cm (8 3/4 x 6 in.). Medium: graphite and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Charon.

Follow-up alphabet. Leaf with 8 representations of the letters of the alphabet (k, z, y, w, q, f, x, t and u) illustrated with objects, animals and figures whose words with the relevant letter. Under some performances a caption in letterpress.

Crowns of the ancients: radial crowns 1,2, laurel wreaths 3,4, civic crown 5, Obsidionalis (for generals who delivered a town under siege) 6, crenellated Murali (for the first man to cross the wall of a besieged town) 7, Vallaris (for soldiers who stormed enemy camps) 8 and naval coronet (for victories at sea) 9. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J.B. Hoessel from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1802.

Plate showing goldsmiths at work and rare gemstones. Engraving from Denis Diderot, Jean Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, L'Encyclopedie, 1751-1757. Entitled Orfevre Jouallier, metter en oeuvre (Gemstone goldsmith, gem mounting).

Christ's Hospital, London: a quatrefoil window with the armorial device of Richard Whittington. Etching by E. B. Price.

Moyabeng à la meule; Une statuette égyptienne du Musée du Louvre., 1897, Paris, Publisher, Berger-Levrault et cie, Missions, Africa, Southern, Lesotho, Millstones, Sotho (African people), Women, Clothing & dress, Africa, Sculpture, Egypt, To 499

Polygamy' from 'Poems and drawings for 'Child born without a mother' 1918, by Francis Picabia (1879 - 1953); French avant-garde painter, poet and typographist. After experimenting with Impressionism and Pointillism, Picabia became associated with Cubism. He was one of the early major figures of the Dada movement and was briefly associated with Surrealism

Mirror. 2nd c. BC. Carved drawing depicting a woman breastfeeding a man. Etruscan art. Relief on bronze. ITALY. TUSCANY. Florence. National Museum of Archaeology.

Regency metamorphic furniture, library globe that turns into a writing desk. Pitts cabinett globe writing table. Globe 1, open to reveal circular writing desk with quill-pen stand 2 and drawers for papers 3. Ordered by Augusta, Princess of Wales. Named for the statesman, William Pitt, adapted from a George Remington patent and made by Thomas Morgan and Joseph Sanders of Catherine Street, Strand, London, 1810. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from The Upholsterer's and Cabinet-Maker's Repository consisting of seventy-six designs of modern and fashionable furniture, Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1830.

SARTAL DE PLACAS DE PIRITA CON INCRUSTACIONES DE CONCHA DE JIQUILPAN - ANALES DEL MUSEO DE MICHOACAN - NUMERO 3 - SEGUNDA EPOCA. Location: INSTITUTO DE COOPERACION IBEROAMERICANA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Young women's costume from a painting in the Swabian school (A,B), and woman's bonnet (C) of the early 16th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by C. Regnier. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.

Sea fables explained, London, W. Clowes and sons, ltd, 1883, folklore, ocean, monsters real, Halloween, mermaid, fall colors, This illustration depicts a mermaid alongside various fish, drawn with an emphasis on the mythical creature's graceful form and flowing hair. The mermaid's upper body is human-like, while her lower half transitions into a fish tail, symbolizing her aquatic nature. Surrounding her are intricately detailed fish, showcasing a range of forms and sizes that add to the underwater scene's richness. The artwork is accompanied by text referencing historical accounts and names, hinting at the cultural significance and folklore surrounding mermaids. The overall composition conveys a blend of fantasy and natural observation, inviting viewers to explore the allure and mystery of the sea.

Title print for a series with different insects, Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644 - 1652 print Antwerp paper etching insects. insects: butterfly

SARTAL DE PLACAS DE TURQUESA Y DE CONCHA Y DE CARACOLES DE JIQUILPAN - ANALES DEL MUSEO DE MICHOACAN - NUMERO 3 - SEGUNDA EPOCA. Location: INSTITUTO DE COOPERACION IBEROAMERICANA. MADRID. SPAIN.

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