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

Valentine envelope. Unknown Artist; English, 19th century. Date: 1855-1865. Dimensions: 100 × 150 mm (folded sheet). Pen and blue ink on embossed (designed) cream wove paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Amsterdam, Schenk, Pieter (II), Horst, Tieleman van der, Jan, Theatrum Machinarum Universale; Of Nieuwe Algemeende Bouwkunde, Technical drawings of stairs, verso - stamped, Technical drawings of spiral stairs (numbers 64 and 65). Top and side views., print, emboss, ornamental print, prints, embossments, ornamental prints, height 509 mm, width 403 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1698-02-09 - 1752-02-05, print maker, printmaker, 1739 - 1739, paper, papier, engraving, graveren (drukprocedé), intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publicatie, 1693-02-15 - 1775-01-14, publisher

Drawing, Sketch of a Male Nude with Notations; Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910); USA; graphite on blue-gray laid paper ; Sheet: 19.8 x 19.4 cm (7 13/16 x 7 5/8 in.)

Design for Vis-à-vis/ Barouche, no. 708a. Dimensions: drawings 4 13/16 x 7 1/4 in. (12.2 x 18.4 cm)mount: 6 3/16 x 8 13/16 in. (15.7 x 22.4 cm). Manufacturer: Brewster & Co. (American, New York). Date: 1850-70.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

Cartoon in the elections for the States General in August 1880 in Amsterdam, Piet Hein Testas, 1880 print Two men walk over a rope as cord dancers. Netherlands paper voting, election. tight-ropewalker Amsterdam

Design for a Round Dining Table on Carved Base, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin, cream paper, Round molded top with dividing stretcher running across center, raised on short columnar support, sitting atop elaborately carved base, terminating in 4 splayed legs with carved ball-and-claw feet., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, Drawing

Man on a sailing ship, 1797 - 1838 Page 17 Recto from a sketchbook with 44 sheets. paper. pencil Page 17 Recto from a sketchbook with 44 sheets. paper. pencil

Sketch of a group of figures, Jan Brueghel (I) (Circle of), 1610 - 1625 drawing paper. graphite (mineral). chalk standing figure

Micrographic Design in the Shape of a Lovers Knot early 17th century Anonymous Micrographic design in the shape of a lovers knot. The text of the micrographic design is written in Spanish. The initial letter 'E' is written in gold whereas the rest of the text is executed in brown ink. Part of an album of 26 examples of calligraphy and micrography, thought to have been produced in France or possibly Antwerp at the beginning of the seventeenth century.. Micrographic Design in the Shape of a Lovers Knot. Anonymous French or Flemish. early 17th century. Pen and black and brown ink.

Rejected Study, possibly for an illustration of the Custom House, from Microcosm of London (recto); Sketches of Workers with Barrels (verso) 1807-1809 England. Pen and brown ink with graphite (recto), and graphite (verso), on cream wove paper . Augustus Charles Pugin

Bishop's bust with crosier, according to painting by Giotto di Bondone. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonist, Giotto di Bondone (ca 1266-1337), painter

Two archers and a shield bearer.. Layard, Austen Henry, Sir (1817-1894). Prints, Illustrations. 1849. General Research Division. Archers , Assyria, Bas-reliefs , Assyria

Wheel Jack. Dated: 1940. Dimensions: overall: 28.1 x 38.3 cm (11 1/16 x 15 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Orville Skaren.

Design for the hook of an umbrella, Mathieu Lauweriks, 1874 - 1932 drawing ink. pencil pen umbrella

Print, Bougeoire; Designed by Jules-François Boucher le fils (French, 1736 - 1782); Print Maker: Jean Pelletier (French, born ca. 1736); Published by Charles Le Pere (French, active 18th century), Pierre-Michel Avaulez (French, active 1772 - d. 1774), Chez Le Pere et Avaulez; France; engraving on off white laid paper

Lithographic Workshop. Dated: 19th century. Dimensions: image (diameter): 14 cm (5 1/2 in.) sheet: 19.4 x 20.5 cm (7 5/8 x 8 1/16 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink and graphite with brown wash heightened with white on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Probably French 19th Century.

Little Venice, 1880. James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903). Etching;

Drawing, Sketches from Jamaica, West Indies; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826-1900); Jamaica; recto: graphite on gray paper verso: graphite, brush and white gouache on gray paper; Sheet: 30.7 x 24.3 cm (12 1/16 x 9 9/16 in.)

France, French Crown, Paris, Henriet, Israel, Bella, Stefano della, Receuil de diverses pieces tres nessessaire a la fortification, Items providing reinforcement, Two cannons and a soldier with a spear, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 83 mm, width 66 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1664, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, French, 1590 - 1661, publisher, uitgever van privilege

Design book illustration for Alexander Cohen's From Anarchy to Monarchy: Books. Draughtsman: Leo Gestel. Dating: 1891 - 1941. Measurements: h 131 mm × w 192 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Landscape with boats on the water and a tower. Page 90 and 91 from a sketchbook with 96 pages.

Fishermen. Men pull a rope. Men push a boat into the water. Men pull a boat on shore.. Morland, George, 1763-1804. Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769-1843. Prints, Drawings. 1819. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Clothing and dress , British, Figure drawing , Technique, Landscape painting , Technique, Country life in art, Rural population , Great Britain , Clothing

Pre-study. Draughtsman: Jan Brandes. Dating: 1770 - 1808. Measurements: h 155 mm × w 195 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Figure studies, George Hendrik Breitner, 1880 - 1882 Possibly fishermen's women, among others. Page 47 from a sketchbook with 37 sheets. Scheveningen paper. pencil adult woman. adult man

Writing example: Quatre Sortes de Personages (...), Simon Frisius, After David Roelands, 1616 - 1617 Write example with five lines of text in French: quatre sortes the characters ... the text is framed by curl. The print is part of an album entitled: prize book by Jan Malnoe. Flushing paper engraving Write example with five lines of text in French: quatre sortes the characters ... the text is framed by curl. The print is part of an album entitled: prize book by Jan Malnoe. Flushing paper engraving

Nohl Maximilian (1830-1863), Uffizi in Florence (29.08.1859): Details. Pencil on cardboard, 21.6 x 30.2 cm (including scan edges) Nohl Maximilian (1830-1863): Uffizien, Florenz

Design for Pony Phaeton, no. 3594a 1880 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 Alf

Michel Paul sen. (1877-1938), sketchbook. 1900-1901 (November 28, 1901): Sketches of pictures or monuments, sitting woman with child, blacksmith. Pencil on paper, 17.8 x 26.6 cm (including scan edges) Michel Paul sen. (1877-1938): Skizzenbuch. 1900-1901

Christ monogram on a study magazine, Anonymous, 1500 - 1520 drawing Florence paper. chalk

Funeral Decoration for Louis XVI. Date: 1793. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

"Dresser," table center piece for the Altieri family. Date: 1790-1795. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Band design for: N. van Harpen, Coinclers, 1898, in Or Before 1898 drawing A soldier fires a cannon from a waterfront in the direction of a city. paper. India ink (ink). deck paint. watercolor (paint). pencil. chalk pen / brush city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions. firearms. the soldier; the soldier's life

Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781-1867, British, Sketches of Ornamental Designs, For Oil Lamps and Pouring Vessels, 1802-1804. Brown wash, graphite, pen and brown ink on thin, moderately textured, beige, wove paper.

Klomp Johannes Franziskus (1865-1946), grave monuments, altars and church details (03.1905): Gothic arches and ornamental details (not from Klomp). Pencil watercolor on the box, 49.3 x 65.2 cm (including scan edges) Klomp Johannes Franziskus (1865-1946): Grabdenkmäler, Altäre und Kirchendetails

Fish M'ts Cream No 3737. Artist: Tiffany & Co. (1837-present). Culture: American. Dimensions: Overall: 7 3/8 x 10 5/16 in. (18.7 x 26.2 cm)Design: 7 3/8 x 10 5/16 in. (18.7 x 26.2 cm). Date: 1876. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Design for a Stage Set at the Opéra, Paris 1830-90 Eugène Cicéri French. Design for a Stage Set at the Opéra, Paris 357990

Diamond Ornament Worn by the Peshwa in his Turban, Robert Mabon, died 1798, British, undated, Watercolor and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 3 1/4 × 4 1/4 inches (8.3 × 10.8 cm)

Henry Swinburne, 1743-1803, British, Study of a Section Piece From The Lions Court at Alahambra, 1775 to 1776. Pen and gray ink, gray wash over graphite on medium, moderately textured, blued white, laid paper, mounted on, moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, wove paper.

Design for a handle, c. 1784 drawing Italy paper. pencil. ink pen decorative furniture

Hugo, Victor (n.1802-02-26-D.1885-05-22), Arques-Eglise (title given by the author), 1835-08-07. Graphite pencil on woven paper. House of Victor Hugo - Hauteville House.

Project for the place of the throne Louis Adolphe January (1818-1878). Project for the place of the throne. Mine of lead, 1850-1850. Carnavalet Museum, History of Paris.

Untitled, 1874 - 1875, Wellington, by William Francis Gordon, Francis Charles Pierard. Gift of W.F. Gordon, 1930.

Design for a silver teapot. Draughtsman: Mathieu Lauweriks. Dating: 28-Nov-1913. Measurements: h 304 mm × w 364 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Glass Butter Mold. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 24.4 x 35.4 cm (9 5/8 x 13 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Donald Williams.

Design for a covered Canapé, Carl Wilhelm Marckwort, 1820 Covered canapé with cylindrical armrests, with a division of size underneath. Berlin paper. ink pen / brush

Two knights one with sword, the other with shield, 1348; Various sections of armor; Knights' garments: including haketoon, surcoat and chain mail; Two nights in armor, 1397; Titian, Padua. Watson, Stewart, active 1843-1847. 1840. Watson, Stewart, active 1843-1847. Drawings. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Costume , Italy, Grand tours (Education), Daggers & swords, Men , Clothing & dress , Italy, Armor , 1300-1399, Shields , 1300-1399, knights , Clothing & dress , 1300-1399

Design for a brooch. Draughtsman: Mathieu Lauweriks. Dating: 9-Mar-1914. Measurements: h 183 mm × w 187 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Design for a hair ornament. Draughtsman: Mathieu Lauweriks. Dating: Apr-1911. Measurements: h 212 mm × w 265 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

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Design for a silver sugar bowl, Mathieu Lauweriks, 1911 drawing ink. pencil pen work of applied art (+ precious metals ~ arts). sugar-basin

Drawing, Textile Design: Adria; Made for Wiener Werkstätte (Austria); graphite on tracing paper

Drawing out Carl Johan Cronstedts collection.

Design for a silver jewelry box. Draughtsman: Mathieu Lauweriks. Dating: 2-Oct-1913. Measurements: h 364 mm × w 363 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Vase 2179. Artist: Tiffany & Co. (1837-present). Culture: American. Dimensions: Overall: 17 3/8 x 10 1/4 in. (44.1 x 26 cm)Design: 17 3/8 x 10 1/4 in. (44.1 x 26 cm). Date: 1869. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A sketch of the decoration of the Kremlin Armory Tower. Soviet Russian propaganda art.

Design for Round Dining Table on Carved Bracket Feet, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin cream paper, Round molded top raised on plain columnar support with concentric molding around bottom, sitting atop 'X'-shaped molded base terminating in 4 carved bracket feet with acanthus-leaf decorations., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, Drawing

Sketch of two characters sitting face to face (p.44 of the agenda). Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875). Sketch of two characters sitting face to face (p.44 of the agenda). Drawing, 1871. Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Paris, small palace.

Album of Separate Leaves: "Silk Cultivation and Production" Album of Separate Leaves: "Silk Cultivation and Production," 19th century. Ink on paper, 11 3/8 x 10 in. (28.9 x 25.4 cm). Asian Art 19th century

Milan, Vallardi, Pietro & Giuseppe, Italy, Roccheggiani, Lorenzo, Ruga, Pietro, Inventions of various sacred and profane objects and furniture for the use of communities of life, Inventions of various sacred and profane objects and furniture, Designs for religious and profane objects, Canopy bed, ornamental border and bench, Print is part of an album., print, picture, album sheet, ornamental print, prints, height 165 mm, width 216 mm, Italian, print maker, printmaker, 1817 - 1817, second quarter 19th century, third quarter 19th century, fourth quarter 19th century, paper, etching, etchings, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Map of monument of Phoenicians or Carthaginians on island of Gozo, Louis Ducros, 1778, Drawing from the album 'Voyage en Italie, en Sicile et à Malte', 1778., draughtsman: Louis Ducros, 1778, paper, brush, h 215 mm × w 360 mm

Design for a round carpet for a conservatory, anonymous, 1920 - 1930 drawing Amsterdam paper. paint (coating). deck paint. pencil brush ornaments ~ art

Drawing, Design for a Round Four-Legged Dining Table with Bun-Feet; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; pen and black ink on thin, cream paper; 21.3 x 26.0 cm (8 3/8 x 10 1/4 in. )

Album Drawing, Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, undated, Graphite and pen and ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 8 3/4 × 6 1/2 inches (22.2 × 16.5 cm) and Binding: 8 3/4 inches (22.2 cm)

Studies on Antiques and Bibles Costume, David Pièrre Giottino Humbert de Superville, 1780 - 1849 drawing paper. ink pen helmet

Sword unearthed in forest near the locality of Zwierzyniec in the county of Zamość, from the collection of Jan Strzałecki ; drawing for the publication: Dominika Jeżewskiego Skarbiec Zabytków Polskich znajdujących się w prywatnych zbiorach Warszawy, malow. Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950), painter

illustration by Max Ernst, for 'Misfortunes of the Immortals'. by Paul Éluard. This image illustrates the surrealist poem by Éluard 1922

Pencil drawing with Aquafix by Alfred Castelliz showing the Haustor, brass presser, and signage with open views and cuts at Haus Zacherl, Nußwaldgasse 18, Vienna-Döbling, dated 1928.

Transport des antiquités. 1. Transport sur kélek d'après un bas relief; 2. Operation du conflement des outres d'après un bas relief; 3. Navigation sur le Tigre; 4. Kélek moderne; 5. Outre; 6. Rame. Transport par eau. 1 et 2. Renseignements sur les procédés de navigation des Assyriens, tirés du 'Monument of Niniveh,' de M. Layard; ... 4-6. Détails de construction des radeaux ou kéleks.. Thomas, Félix, 1815-1875. Prints, Illustrations. 1867. General Research Division. Assyria , Antiquities & archaeological sites

No. 1. Egyptian arch in Thebes; No. 2. Egyptian arch in Thebes; No. 3. Animal mummies: 1.Ibis, 2. Ape, 3. Fox, 4. Cat, 5. Ram, 6. Crocodile; 7. Bull.. Belzoni, Giovanni Battista, 1778-1823. Belzoni, Giovanni Battista, 1778-1823. Hullmandel, Charles Joseph, 1789-1850. Prints. 1820. General Research Division. Egypt , Antiquities, Nubia , Antiquities, Arches , Egypt, Mummified animals , Egypt, Thebes (Egypt : Extinct city)

Basterna (Sedan Chair). Original caption: Set of 66 - - No. 31. Fig. 31 Basterna - A Dictionary of Roman and Greek Antiquities, with nearly 2,000 engravings on wood by Anthony Rich, London 1873.

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