Sketches of Architectural Elements

A collection of pencil sketches focused on churches, ornamental designs, and floral motifs, highlighting architectural details and forms.

Ornament with ships and a weapon, c. 1903 - c. 1904 Page 7 Recto from a sketchbook with 17 sheets. paper. ink. pencil pen ornaments ~ art

Drawing sketch book: Silhouette of a Church (page 39) Camille-Jean-Baptiste Corot (1796-1875). Drawing book of drawings: silhouette of a church (page 39). Pencil.

Ornament with ships and a weapon, c. 1903 - c. 1904 Page 7 Recto from a sketchbook with 17 sheets. paper. ink. pencil pen ornaments ~ art

Flowers and designs for a chair and bed, c. 1903 - c. 1904 Page 9 Recto from a sketchbook with 17 sheets. paper. pencil chair. bed. flowers

Figure studies. Page 22 from a sketchbook with 29 sheets.

Altar, Wildenrath, 1859 Leaf 46 Recto from a sketchbook with 77 sheets. paper. pencil altar

Statki S. Michele i Thunder u wejścia do portu w Kadyksie; widok z okna kajuty na morze i statek San Michele. Adalbert (książę pruski ; 1811-1873), draughtsman, cartoonist

Study for the Decoration of a Vault (recto); Faint Sketches of Ornamental Patterns (verso) mid-18th century Mauro Antonio Tesi Italian. Study for the Decoration of a Vault (recto); Faint Sketches of Ornamental Patterns (verso) 362711

Lehmgrübner Paul (1855-1916), sketchbook: various sketches (1886-1886): Ornaments. Pencil on paper, 17.1 x 21.6 cm (including scan edges) Lehmgrübner Paul (1855-1916): Skizzenbuch: Diverse Skizzen

Capitel or bracket with an angel motif holding a heraldic shield with an eagle and a Gothic capitel in a wooden church (15th century); Czachórski, Władysław (1850-1911); 1870 (1870-00-00-1870-00-00);

Figures between Bogen, possibly of an arcade, George Hendrik Breitner, 1881 - 1883 Page 16 from a sketchbook with 19 sheets. The Hague paper. chalk arcade ~ architecture. adult man. adult woman

Page from a Scrapbook containing Drawings and Several Prints of Architecture, Interiors, Furniture and Other Objects. Artist: Workshop of Charles Percier (French, Paris 1764-1838 Paris); Workshop of Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (French, Pontoise 1762-1853 Paris). Dimensions: 15 11/16 x 10 in. (39.8 x 25.4 cm). Date: ca. 1800-1850. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ornament with leaf motif. Leaf 1 from a sketchbook with 75 sheets manufactured to Dutch East Indies.

Sketches of ornamentation with the Lis" (fox) coat of arms. Ruszczyc, Ferdynand (1870-1936), draughtsman, cartoonist

Design for an Empire Covered Dish ca. 1810-15 Anonymous, French, 19th century French. Design for an Empire Covered Dish 362226

Irene Lawson, Brooch, 1935 1942 Brooch

Standing figure with hat and stick, George Hendrik Breitner, 1880 - 1882 Schutblad A, Voorste Schutblad, from a sketchbook with 10 sheets. The Hague paper. pencil standing figure. head-gear: hat (+ men's clothes). walking-stick, staff

Print of a drawing of a chandelier with masks, anonymous, c. 1600 Germany (possibly) paper counterproof

Charles Meryon, Moliere's Tomb, probably c 1854 Moliere's Tomb

View in Amsterdam, possibly the Oosterpark. Page 20 From a sketchbook with 17 sheets.

Sailboats. Leaf 13 Verso from a sketchbook with 36 sheets.

A collection of pencil sketches by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller depicting figures, objects, landscapes, and compositional arrangements.

Colour study of an angel with a sword for the painting The Fight"; verso: sketches of geometrical motifs. Rembowski, Jan (1879-1923), draughtsman, cartoonist

Drawing of the basins of flamed sandstone fountain for the Fouquet shop (dummy title)

Study, possible from a landscape with cloudy air. Page 39 From a sketchbook with 23 sheets.

Drawing, Cabin with Two Children; Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910); USA; graphite on wove paper, laid down; 12.1 x 8.9 cm (4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.)

A pencil sheet by Emerich Alexius Swoboda showing a layout and an indistinct sketch, emphasizing compositional arrangement and preliminary study.

Stiehl Otto (1860-1940): Sketch and photo album 19: door lock, Dausenau

Architecture studies, Adrianus Eversen, c. 1828 - 1897 At the top left a study of a round arch, possibly from a gate. Left and right studies of architectural details. Page 44 Recto from a sketchbook with 52 sheets made in the vicinity of Kampen, Hattem, Hoorn and Zwolle. Netherlands paper. pencil architecture. arch, archivolt ~ architecture

Hunting, Other sketches in Central Africa, The Congo, Kwilu, South West Coast District 1884-1888, Africa Central, Nzaubula, Pictorial works, Sketchbooks, Travel, The composition features a detailed arrangement of various artistic depictions of traditional tools and artifacts. Among them are several elongated objects resembling ornate knife blades and decorative horn figurines. At the top, a smaller illustration highlights a stylized horn with intricate designs, suggesting cultural significance. The main focus includes an elegantly curved horn, likely used as a musical instrument or ceremonial object, adorned with distinct etchings that reflect craftsmanship. Accompanying these are smaller implements, possibly used for carving or crafting, showcasing the artistry and utility of the items. The overall layout emphasizes the beauty and functionality of these cultural artifacts.

Design for a Hanging Console, Black chalk, pen and ink on paper, The right half is shown as a pricked drawing; the left half is pricked. The decoration consists mainly of escutcheons, a shell, leaf scrolls. Laurel festoons hang from the lateral spirals under the entablature., France, 1725-1750, Drawing, Drawing

Windmill De Nijverheid in Ravenstein.Leaf 36 Verso and 37 Recto from a Sketchbook with 44 Sheets.

Friedrich Brentel's 1608-1611 etching illustrates the burial of Charles III of Lorraine with funeral procession, ceremonial attendants, catafalque, and early 17th-century engraving techniques.

Study for 'Scientific Group', Daniel Huntington, American, 1816-1906, Graphite on lined white laid paper, Top, in a horizontal rectangle, a small plan. Men clustered about a table, right. Left, a row of standing figures. Below, a larger horizontal rectangle with a figure standing at left, the table at center, and a figure standing in a group of sitting figures at right., London, United Kingdom, USA, 1858, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Ornamental and architectural decoration designs for the Burgtheater in Vienna by Carl von Hasenauer, drawn in pencil on transparent paper in the second half of the 19th century.

Twee Handen, Cristofano Gherardi, 1518 - 1556 drawing paper. chalk

Klomp Johannes Franziskus (1865-1946), St. Antonius von Padua (extension), Wickede (Ruhr) (05.03.1908): Details about the stonemasons. Ink on transparent, 51.8 x 74.2 cm (including scan edges)

Hoffmann Emil (1845-1901), S. Croce in Florence (07.06.1894): floor plan, cross-section. Pencil on paper, 24.7 x 32.4 cm (including scan edges) Hoffmann Emil (1845-1901): S. Croce, Florenz

Study, George Hendrik Breitner, 1881 - 1883 Study. Page 44 from a sketchbook with 43 sheets. South-Holland paper. chalk

Figures on a scaffolding at a rowing boat, 1849 - 1895 Leaf 3 Verso from a sketchbook with 57 sheets. paper. pencil pier, quay, wharf. rowing-boat, canoe, etc.

Two boats, George Hendrik Breitner, 1884 - 1886 Page 15 from a sketchbook with 29 sheets. The Hague paper. chalk. pencil ships (in general)

Twelveaster on the water, 1797 - 1838 Page 46 Recto from a sketchbook with 65 sheets. paper. pencil. watercolor (paint) brush Page 46 Recto from a sketchbook with 65 sheets. paper. pencil. watercolor (paint) brush

Decorated top façade and chimneys, c. 1783 - c. 1797 Page 66 from a sketchbook with 175 pages. paper. pencil. ink. watercolor (paint) pen / brush Page 66 from a sketchbook with 175 pages. paper. pencil. ink. watercolor (paint) pen / brush

British Isles Sketchbook Francis William Edmonds (American, 1806-1863). British Isles Sketchbook, 1841. Graphite on cream, moderately thick, slightly textured wove paper, 4 3/4 x 6 5/16 x 1/4 in. (12.1 x 16 x 0.6 cm). Francis William Edmonds used this sketchbook during his three-week journey through the British Isles, recording important monuments he encountered along the way in places such as Warwick, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Stratford-upon-Avon. In one of the most striking sketches, combining precise outlines and exacting details, Edmonds rendered the Romanesque and Gothic architectural styles of Jedburgh Abbey, looming over the Scottish town. Since he was primarily a genre painter, this sketchbook provides a rare example of his work in land- and townscape composition. American Art 1841

Four sketches - a) b) c) figures of mowers walking along a road above a pond (sketches for the painting The Angelus’), d) church pediment. Ruszczyc, Ferdynand (1870-1936), draughtsman, cartoonist

Object ID #18641157; Designed by Erik Gunnar Asplund (1885-1940); Sweden; graphite and color pencil on beige tracing paper ; 26.6 × 38.7 cm (10 1/2 × 15 1/4 in.)

In Cloister of Cathedreal, Le Puy, Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857-1925, Graphite on brown paper, Coupled columns, left; capital; right; grillework, center., USA, 1883, architecture, Drawing, Drawing

Figure at a moored ship, possibly in a harbor, George Hendrik Breitner, 1881 - 1883 Page 24 from a sketchbook with 19 sheets. The Hague paper. pencil ships (in general). harbour. carrying something The Hague. Rotterdam

Wilkinson Tracing, Eight designs for inlaid decoration and finials, 1820. Ink on tracing paper. Designer: George Bullock. Draughtsman: Thomas Wilkinson

BloemoNamulation, Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries (1874-1953), 1884 - 1952 drawing tracing paper. pencil flowers ~ ornament

Drawing, Deck of a Side-Wheeler Army Transport; Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910); USA; graphite on wove paper, laid down; 12.2 x 8.9 cm (4 13/16 x 3 1/2 in.)

Sketch for San Giovanni in Laterano (verso), 1664. Lievin Cruyl (Flemish, c. 1640-c. 1720). Graphite; sheet: 38.9 x 49.6 cm (15 5/16 x 19 1/2 in.).

Sketchbook of Byzantine and Romanesque Decoration, 1887-1894. Sketch of details of male costume. Artist: Sir Edward Burne-Jones. 110 sketches of Mediaeval and Byzantine decoration made in connection with studies for the 'Holy Grail' tapestries for Morris & Co.

Ornaments with birds, a goat and a warrior. Leaf 10 Recto from a sketchbook with 11 sheets.

Design for a reminder magazine for Prof. J. Forster, at his departure from the Netherlands in 1896, Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1896 drawing Design for a poster. paper. pencil foliage ~ ornament

Michel Paul sen. (1877-1938), sketchbook. 1901 (06.08.1901): Abbey church in Wimpfen in the valley: window, capitals, building sculpture in the cloister, views, perspective views. Pencil, colored pencil on paper, 24.3 x 16.9 cm (including scan edges) Michel Paul sen. (1877-1938): Skizzenbuch. 1901

Gropius Martin (1824-1880), sketch album 2 (approx. 1870): decoration studies. Pencil, ink, mounted in album, 48 x 30.1 cm (including scan edges) Gropius Martin (1824-1880): Skizzenalbum 2: Dekorationsstudien

Georgbrunnen at the Obermarkt in Görlitz. The figure in knight costume on the fountain carries the Saxon weapon. Leaf 14 Recto from a sketchbook with 49 sheets.

View of the Zocher exhibition on Dam Dam in Amsterdam. On the left the entrance to the Damrak. Page 11 from a sketchbook with 20 sheets.

Altar, Velddriel. Leaf 35 Recto from a sketchbook with 77 sheets.

Driemaster, 1780 - 1848 Leaf 25 Verso from a sketchbook with 53 sheets. paper. pencil. ink pen / brush sailing-ship, sailing-boat

Vaulted arrangement draft for hall IX of the Kunsthistorisches Hofmuseum in Vienna I by Carl von Hasenauer, drawn in lead and colored pencil on paper, dated 3 June 1882.

Still Life Sketch Artist's working dates 1868-1892 United States. Graphite and pen and brown ink on cream laid paper . William Michael Harnett

This pencil drawing by Carl von Hasenauer shows designs for balusters and building ornaments, including profiles, for the Burgtheater in Vienna, second half 19th century.

Knoblauch Gustav (1833-1916), facility residential building Keibel, Berlin: sketch chair. Pencil on transparent, 18.6 x 31.1 cm (including scan edges)

Perspective.. 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, Geometry

Tracing of the door lock and hinges mechanism at the Hohen-Aschau Castle in Bavaria; verso: study of a shepherd. Czachórski, Władysław (1850-1911), draughtsman, cartoonist

Design for an armchair. Also study a sculpture of a horizontal lion on a base. Leaf 18 Recto from a sketchbook with 19 sheets.

Drawing, Project for a Ceiling; Italy; black chalk, pen and ink on paper

Design for Vase, Theo Colenbrander, 1851 - 1930 drawing Design for a vase of earthenware. tracing paper. pencil container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase

Sierkapitelen, c. 1901 Page 40 Recto from a sketchbook with 79 sheets. chalk capital (~ column, pillar)

Stiehl Otto (1860-1940): Sketch and photo album 2: Marburg Castle

Sokkel met ornament.Leaf 28 Verso from a sketchbook with 40 sheets.

Cityscape. In the front possible a cart. Leaf 9 Verso from XXXI sketchbook with 10 sheets.

Torso, c. 1841 Torso, possibly with a breast harness decorated with a decorative motif. Page 30 Recto from a sketchbook with 33 sheets. paper. pencil torso

Flag of Emden (Blanco), Anonymous, 1667 - 1670 drawing Blanco, uninvited flag, intended for the flag of the city of Emden. Flag on flagsteng and mast foot. Shown on folio 103r. Part of a flag book with flags from Europe, North Africa, Near and Far East. France paper. ink. watercolor (paint) pen / brush flag, colours (as symbol of the state, etc.) Emden

A fountain, consisting of a circular basin surmounted by another circular basin and jet, rests on a square parterre which is flanked by square parterres, with posts at the angles. Plan may be for a table fountain. On verso, sketches for an adz. Date: ca. 1790. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

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.

Trampaarden, possibly on Dam Square in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, 1893 - 1899 Page 58, Achterste Schutblad, from a sketchbook with 28 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk horse. urban housing Dam

Sleigh (unnumbered) 1877 Brewster & Co. American Brewster & Company HistoryEstablished in 1810 by James Brewster (1788-1866) in New Haven, Connecticut, Brewster & Company, specialized in the manufacture of fine carriages. The founder opened a New York showroom in 1827 at 53-54 Broad Street, and the company flourished under generations of family leadership. Expansion necessitated moves around lower Manhattan, with name changes reflecting shifts of management-James Brewster & Sons operated at 25 Canal Street, James Brewster Sons at 396 Broadway, and Brewster of Broome Street was based at 372 & 374 Broome Street with a repository (showroom) on 14th Street & Fifth Avenue. By 1874, Brewster & Company had 400 employees and combined warehouse and factory facilities at 47th & 48th Streets and Broadway. Brewster successfully branched out to produce their own automobiles, as well as supplying bodies for Rolls Royce at their Long Island City location. Notable clientele included Alfred Gwynne Vand

Design for a mantelpiece, c. 1928 Leaf 10 Verso from a sketchbook with 24 sheets. paper. pencil chimney-piece, mantelpiece

Deraisme, Pierre -Georges (n.1859 - D.1932), vases (main title), 1914. Graphite, ink on transparent rives vellum. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Fireplace Tongs and Poker. Dated: 1887/1892. Dimensions: overall: 23.7 x 15.2 cm (9 5/16 x 6 in.). Medium: graphite on wove paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: PAUL CEZANNE.

Construction work in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, 1896 - 1897 Page 5 and Page 6 from a sketchbook with 39 sheets. Amsterdam chalk building-site (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture) Amsterdam

Study sheet with Karren, George Hendrik Breitner, 1886 - 1923 Page 11 from a sketchbook with 19 sheets and 9 individual drawings. Amsterdam paper. chalk (farm) wagon, freight wagon, cart

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.

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Designs for a portfolio standard and a book band. .

Ornament with leaves and flowers, Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876 - 1951 drawing paper. pencil brush foliage ~ ornament. flowers ~ ornament

Album Page, Bow and Stern of Trireme with Details; Whitney Warren Jr. (American, 1864-1943); France; graphite on gray paperboard tipped into binding with fabric; 31.2 x 23.8 cm (12 5/16 x 9 3/8 in.), irregular

Composition studies of Vissen in an aquarium, Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1876 - 1924 drawing paper. chalk fishes. aquarium

Jacques Callot (1592-1635). "Voyage to the Holy Land, thirty-nineteenth board. Lieure 352. Eau-tie and chisel. 1620. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 99609-27 Chisel, etching, engraving

Album Page, Sketches of Balcony Elements in Chapel, Chteau de Chenonceau; Whitney Warren Jr. (American, 1864-1943); France; graphite on off-white wove paper tipped into binding with fabric; 31.9 x 24.8 cm (12 9/16 x 9 3/4 in.), irregular

Sketch of two fencers who tackle each other with swords, Anonymous, 1740 - 1760 Indian miniature. drawing Jammu paper brush

Rowing boat, 1839 - 1872 Page 14 Verso from a sketchbook with 73 sheets. paper. pencil rowing-boat, canoe, etc.

Peacock feathers, a project okay for the magazine "Chimera"; verso: pogo; Ruszczyc, Ferdynand (1870-1936); 1904 (1904-00-00-1904-00-00);Partage Plus, purchase (provenance)

Design for a vignette - Doric columns with garlands. Ruszczyc, Ferdynand (1870-1936), draughtsman, cartoonist

Study, 1890 - 1946 Probably a scaffolding. Page 10 Recto from a sketchbook with 50 sheets. paper. pencil

Drawing, Design for Gate, Hounds; Designed by William Hunt Diederich (American, b. Hungary, 1884-1953); USA; graphite on tracing paper mounted on ribbed paper; 18.5 x 14.8 cm (7 5/16 x 5 13/16 in.)

Fragmentary Sketches of Various Ornament 1698-1765 Attributed to Giovanni Battista Natali III Italian. Fragmentary Sketches of Various Ornament 361997

Windows, 1819 - 1849 Front bract from a sketchbook with 52 sheets. paper. pencil window

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