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

Design for a Mirror 1841-84 Charles Hindley and Sons British. Design for a Mirror 367289

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

Cartouche in a rectangular frame, Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries (1874-1953), 1912 drawing paper. pencil ornament ~ cartouche

Lehmmübner Paul (1855-1916), Cathedral in Magdeburg (April 13, 1894): Door fitting in the choir. Pencil on the box, 35.2 x 25.2 cm (including scan edges) Lehmgrübner Paul (1855-1916): Dom, Magdeburg

Persius Reinhold (1835-1912), wall decorations: views, details. Pencil on paper, 33 x 20.8 cm (including scan edges)

Pahlen Heinrich (died 1894), memorial plaque. Monthly competition January 1879 (01.1879): Return view. Pencil on cardboard, 52.6 x 42.9 cm (including scan edges) Pahlen Heinrich (gest. 1894): Gedenktafel. Monatskonkurrenz Januar 1879

Print, Ornament Designs for Escutcheon and Key; Designed by Hugues Brisville (French, active ca. 1663); Print Maker: Jean Bérain the Elder (French, 1640-1711); Published by Nicolas Langlois, Pierre Mariette II (French, 1634 - 1716); France; engraving on laid paper

Book, L'oeuvre (Works)

Wilkinson Tracing, Design for an interior, 1820. Ink on tracing paper. Designer: George Bullock. Draughtsman: Thomas Wilkinson

Architectural Drawing from Le livre d' Architecture, plate 68 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century. Sebastiano Serlio (Italian, 1475-1554); assembled by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943). Date: 1545. Dimensions: 283 x 199 mm (image); 367 x 249 mm (sheet). Woodcut on paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, FLORENCIA, USA.

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Klomp Johannes Franziskus (1865-1946), St. Francis (and expansion of Franciscan monastery), Dortmund (1900-1903): Sketch of the front and side view of the lighting bodies (1: 1). Pencil on transparent, 64.5 x 101.1 cm (including scan edges) Klomp Johannes Franziskus (1865-1946): St. Franziskus (und Erweiterung Franziskanerkloster), Dortmund

Baltzer Johannes (1862-1940), secretary (1890): View. Pencil on transparent, 73.4 x 39.3 cm (including scan edges) Baltzer Johannes (1862-1940): Sekretär

Filling decoration of 'De Hazewindhond' and a sailing ship, Cornelis Springer, c. 1857 Filled decoration of 'De Hazewindhond', the former building 'De Hazewind' on the Lange Delft in Middelburg, and a sailing ship. Leaf 24 Verso from a sketchbook with 44 sheets made in Zeeland and Utrecht. Middelburg paper. pencil decorated gable. sailing-ship, sailing-boat Lange Delft. The Hazewind

Library Table, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II 1753 Thomas Chippendale British Preparatory drawing for Thomas Chippendale's 'Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director'. Published in reverse as plate LIII in the 1754 and 1755 editions, renumbered as plate LXXVIII in the 1762 edition.. Library Table, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II. Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718-1779 London). 1753. Black ink, gray wash

Gropius Martin (1824-1880), sketch album 2 (approx. 1870): decoration studies. Pencil, ink, mounted in album, 47.9 x 29.8 cm (including scan edges) Gropius Martin (1824-1880): Skizzenalbum 2: Dekorationsstudien

Drawing, Design for a sedan chair; England; pen and ink, brush and watercolor (yellow, brown, red, gray), black chalk on paper.; 25 x 41.2 cm (9 13/16 x 16 1/4 in.)

Design for double curved staircase with blue balustrade. Elevation at top and plan below. Graphite, pen and black ink, brush and blue, grey watercolor on cream laid paper. Date: February 13, 1883. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Drawing (Italy)

Gropius Martin (1824-1880), sketch album 4: travel sketches from Athens, Venice and Padua: grille, Venice. Ornamentics, Venice (without dat.): Details. Pencil on paper, 16.4 x 19.4 cm (including scan edges) Gropius Martin (1824-1880): Skizzenalbum 4: Reiseskizzen aus Athen, Venedig und Padua: Gitter, Venedig. Ornamentik, Venedig

Stiehl Otto (1860-1940): Sketch and photo album 4: S. Bernardo, Vercelli

St. Peter's, dome and drum, interior section and elevation, and labeled details (recto); St. Peter's, moulding profiles, details (verso). Artist: Attributed to Etienne DuPérac (French, ca. 1535-1604). Dimensions: sheet: 11 13/16 x 17 5/16 in. (30 x 44 cm). Date: early to mid-16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Quast Ferdinand von (1807-1877), Fürst-Cückler-Park in Muskau (1850): Founding: Four leaves with perspective views: pheasant series, temple of persistence, fuchsia bridge in the blue garden, detail brickorn. Pencil on transparent, pencil on paper, 28.4 x 35.1 cm (including scan edges) Quast Ferdinand von (1807-1877): Fürst-Pückler-Park, Muskau

Lucae Richard (1829-1877), New Theater (Opera) in Frankfurt/Main (1871-1871): Forged iron lamp at the foot of a staircase: Details. Ink, pencil watercolor on the box, 50.4 x 34.9 cm (including scan edges) Lucae Richard (1829-1877): Neues Theater (Oper), Frankfurt/Main

Mikeas, James Heath, 1757-1834, British, after James Bruce, 1730-1794, British, 1789, Engraving

Chair. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 30 x 23.2 cm (11 13/16 x 9 1/8 in.). Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: American 20th Century.

Koorhek van de Sint-Bavokerk in Haarlem.Leaf 31 Recto from a sketchbook with 67 sheets.

Ornament designs, c. 1897 - c. 1898 Leaf 10 Verso from a sketchbook with 29 sheets. paper. pencil ornaments ~ art

N.N.: Grave monument for Wilhelm Stier on the Schöneberg cemetery and plaque for the building academy, Berlin. Competitions April 1857 and April 1858

Figures on and next to a moored Driemaster, 1797 - 1838 Leaf 12 Verso and 13 recto from a sketchbook with 44 sheets. paper. watercolor (paint). pencil brush Leaf 12 Verso and 13 recto from a sketchbook with 44 sheets. paper. watercolor (paint). pencil brush

Tegeldecoratie, Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876 - 1951 drawing Tile decoration, on the back of the magazine are French grammar exercises. paper. ink pen work of applied art (+ ceramics ~ arts). pavement, floor ~ architecture. ornaments ~ art

Böhmer Franz (1907-1943), official apartment of the Reich Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop in Berlin-Mitte (1941-1941): Stair railing Suggestion 7 1:10. Colored pencil over a break on the box, 57.2 x 77 cm (including scan edges)

Reliquary. Leaf 8 Recto from a sketchbook with 77 sheets.

James Heath, 1757-1834, British, Mikeas, 1789. Engraving.

French textile manuscript, ca. 1820, This manuscript, an instruction manual for a school associated with a manufactory begins with a history of silk manufacture and continues with discussion of contemporary silk makers in Spain, Italy and France. The text is illustrated with 136 intricate drawings of looms, many in watercolor, showing set-ups for various patterns and materials, and includes 102 tipped-in examples of fabric. The chapters contain detailed information on silkworms and their breeding, the pulling of silk, and the composition of fashion materials, including gauze and damask.

Two figures in a sailboat. Also a study of a sailboat. Leaf 35 Verso from a sketchbook with 35 sheets.

Cartouche due disegno differenti da Baldachino da Processioni 18th century Anonymous, Italian, first half of the 18th century Italian. Cartouche due disegno differenti da Baldachino da Processioni 348677

Two cornices; Corniche Pour Salon et Gallerie; Cornices; 37th Cahier.two Ornamented Cornices. Print Number 222.

Chair, candlestick and Kan, Pietro Ruga, After Lorenzo Roccheggiani, 1817 print Print is part of an album. paper etching ornament derived from objects - AA - stylized. chair. chandelier, candelabrum. ornaments ~ art

Design for a Chimneypiece 1740-1800 Sir William Chambers British, born Sweden. Design for a Chimneypiece 384156

Elevation and Plan View for a Spiral Staircase, Graphite, brush and watercolor, pen and black ink on cream laid paper, Plans and designs of stairs and staircases, in pink wash; one curved, another U-shaped., Marcilly, France, March 30, 1886, architecture, Drawing, Drawing

Nets and Bos Branches, Bernard Picart (workshop of), 1731 print Two performances on a leaf. Upstairs: nets and traps. Below: Net and a bunch of branches. Amsterdam paper etching bird hunting

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 stairs with expelled quarters (numbers 43 and 44). Top and side views and stair gate., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 495 mm, width 400 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1698-02-09 - 1752-02-05, print maker, printmaker, 1739 - 1739, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1693-02-15 - 1775-01-14, publisher

Two sketches of architectural fragments; Ruszczyc, Ferdynand (1870-1936); 1906-1909 (1906-00-00-1909-00-00);Partage Plus, architecture, architectural elements, sketches, architectural sketches, purchase (provenance)

Civil stained glass drawing Prosper Lafaye (1806-1883). Civil stained glass drawing: half decorative frame, between 1845 and 1875.

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Ceiling of a Small Cabinet, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758-1823, Pen and dark gray ink, brush and gray wash over black chalk ruled lines on light greenish-beige wove paper, Four sides of vaulted ceiling indicated by four trapezoidal shapes. In center of each is small rectangular composition with god in chariot: on long sides, Venus in dove-drawn chariot and Poseidon in horse-drawn chariot; on short sides, Diana in stag-drawn chariot and Apollo in horse-drawn chariot. Surrounding these compositions, pairs of decorative motifs: female figures with herms, winged genii, dancing genii, and octagons with dancing female figures, and masks in circles., Rome, Italy, Italy, 1812, interiors, Drawing, Drawing

Crowning with acanthus leaves, Augustin Foin, After Richard de Lalonde, 1784 - 1785 print A cornice with acanthus leaves and stylized floral motifs. Paris paper etching / engraving other architectural details (CORNICE). acanthus ~ ornament

N.N.N. (Out: Motifs Historiques Dirtoritecture it the sculpture thernuement, hrsgal daly, bs.1, PDIS 1870.) (18700): Ingested detail. Stich auf papier, 64 x 46.1 cm (incl. Scanrass). Tu architecturer musicum invocation. No. B 1924,020.

Designs for Two Heraldic Cornices, Florid Gothic Style 1830-1900 Robert William Hume British. Designs for Two Heraldic Cornices, Florid Gothic Style 391744

Anonymous / 'Sketch for a choir stall'. XVIII century. Pencil, Pencil ground on laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Bagship, view, supervision and cut

Open sketch of the Emperor Franz monument in the Inner Burghof at Hofburg, Vienna, drawn in graphite with red pen by Pompeo Marchesi in 1841 as part of the 'Projecto Greco-Romano'.

Study of Ornament, 1847 (Recto, Front: Oure Ladye of Saturday Night, Study for the Child Seated on Knees of the Madonna and two seperate Studies of the Child's Legs) Ford Madox Brown, Art Movement, Pre-Raphaelite, Drawing, Ink, Pencil, Sketch, Ornamentation, Study

Stüler August (1800-1865), The New Museum in Berlin by Stüler, Potsdam 1853 (1853): Plate 17. Longitudinal Section of Desd staircase with the murals of W. von Kaulbach .. Pressure on paper, 52.1 x 72.5 cm (including scan edges) Stüler Friedrich August (1800-1865): Das Neue Museum in Berlin von Stüler, Potsdam 1853

Print (France)

French Crown, Paris, Chéreau, Jacques-François, Lalonde, Richard de, Berthault, A Cahier de Bordures à l'usage de la Sculpture &c, avec leurs Profils, Three frames, verso - stamped, Two frames with leaf motifs and an egg-and-dart., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 223 mm, width 349 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1784 - 1785, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, French, 1742-10-14 - 1794-05-16, publisher, granter of privilege

Memorial for Johannes van Miggrode, Abraham Jacobsz. Hulk, After S. van der Loeff, After J. van der Burgt, 1774 print Memorial for church reformer Johannes van Miggrode. In the middle the family crest of the Miggrode family and their motto: Vivendo Migro, including a skull and a Bible. On top of the obelisk a smoking incense till. Below thirteen text rules in Latin. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving grave-building, monumental tomb. needle, obelisk (marking grave) Veere

Chest of Drawers. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 21.2 x 26.4 cm (8 3/8 x 10 3/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 28 1/3" x 21" x 32 1/2". Medium: pen and ink and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lorenz Rothkranz.

Print (France); Print Maker: Pierre Claude Delagardette (French, 1745 - 1792)

Cutting a riet pen; Figuere of all the trecken der pens; Spieghel der wristin. Cutting a reed pin. In eight steps is told how the tip must be cut. Below two legendas. Above and below a knife. A geometric figure in the middle. The print is part of an album.

Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781-1867, British, Study of a Chandelier, 1802-1804. Graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige, wove paper.

Etching by Stefano della Bella depicting the fourth scene of the tragicomedy Mirame by Jean Desmaret in the Salle du Palais-Royal, created in 1641, showing characters and stage composition.

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Scheppig Carl (1803-1885), sketchbook "Travel notes collected on the Rhine in France and Italy" (1833-1835): Pencil on paper, 9.9 x 16.6 cm (including scan edges) Scheppig Carl (1803-1885): Skizzenbuch »Reisenotizen gesammelt am Rhein in Frankreich und Italien«: Vatikanisches Museum, Rom

Lagoon - Noon. James McNeill Whistler; American, 1834-1903. Date: 1878-1880. Dimensions: 127 x 202 mm (plate); 275 x 380 mm (sheet, sight, bound). Etching and drypoint, with drypoint cancellation, in black ink on ivory laid paper. Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Print (France); Print Maker: Pierre Claude Delagardette (French, 1745 - 1792)

Architectural Perspective Study Showing Two Column Bases (Recto); Architectural Perspective Study Showing Column Capital and a Measurement Key (Verso). Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 17th century. Dimensions: sheet: 8 3/8 x 11 15/16 in. (21.2 x 30.3 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Plans and Ornaments for an Easy Chair, Pierre Claude Delagardette, French, 1745 - 1792, Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780-96, Engraving on paper, Europe, France, 18th century, Print, Print

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.

Sideboard Table, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II 1753 Thomas Chippendale British Preparatory drawing for Thomas Chippendale's 'Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director'. Published in reverse as plate XXXIX in the 1754 and 1755 editions, renumbered as plate LX in the 1762 edition.. Sideboard Table, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II 390613

Study, George Hendrik Breitner, 1884 - 1886 Page 27 from a sketchbook with 16 sheets. The Hague paper. chalk

Drawing, Design for Mahogany Hat Tree with Bronze Rail; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite on thin cream laid paper; 27.0 x 21.9 cm (10 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. )

Graphite and black pen drawing by Pompeo Marchesi showing a half-side view of the base of the Emperor Franz monument at Inner Burghof, Hofburg, Vienna I, 1841.

Knoblauch Eduard (1801-1865), Börse, Frankfurt/Main (1839): cuts. Tusche watercolor, 57.8 x 70.3 cm (including scan edges) Knoblauch Eduard (1801-1865): Börse, Frankfurt/Main

Stiehl Otto (1860-1940): Skizzen- UND PhotoAlbum 3: Sacro Monte di Varallo, Varallo Sesia

Carskie Sioło. Pałac Jekaterynowski. Sypialnia Katarzyny II. Rzut poziomy (pomiar). Quarenghi, Giacomo (1744-1817), draughtsman, cartoonist

Cabinet-making: designs for a table. Etching by J. Verchère after himself, 1880.

Raschdorff Julius (1823-1914), Gürzenich in Cologne. Conversion (1855-1855): Cover details in the small concert hall. Ink on cardboard, 47.2 x 30.4 cm (including scan edges) Raschdorff Julius (1823-1914): Gürzenich, Köln. Umbau

Komódka z końca XVIII wieku, z kolekcji Karoliny Wereszczakowej, w zbiorach Muzeum Narodowego w Warszawie od 1925 roku (strata wojenna) - widoki z przodu, z góry i z boku w skali 1:5. Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950), draughtsman, cartoonist

Paris, Le Père & Pierre-Michel Avaulez, Charles, Boucher, Juste Nathan François, Dupin, Nicolas, 10e Cahier, Secretaires, Bureau à l'antique, Bureau with shell motif, verso - stamped, An ornamented desk with shell and flower motif. Print number 60., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 195 mm, width 322 mm, French, 1753, print maker, printmaker, 1772 - 1779, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1736 - 1782-01, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Folio 39 mill with horizontal water wheel, Edificij et machine MS, Martini, Francesco di Giorgio, 1439-1502, Brown ink and wash on paper, between ca. 1475 and ca. 1480

Design for a Vessel 18th century Anonymous, French, 18th century French. Design for a Vessel 388083

Building with a dome. The dome is decorated with a dot pattern and two lions. Leaf 15 Recto from a sketchbook with 23 sheets.

Paris, Le Père & Pierre-Michel Avaulez, Charles, Boucher, Juste Nathan François, Pelletier, Jean, 37th Booklet, Cornices, Corniche pour Cabinet et Entresol, Three cornices, verso - stamped, Print number 219., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 330 mm, width 205 mm, 1736 - 1780, print maker, printmaker, 1772 - 1779, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1736 - 1782-01, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Elevation and Plan View for a Spiral Staircase, Graphite, pen and black ink on cream laid paper, Design for spiral staircase, elevation and plan., Marcilly, France, January 8, 1883, architecture, Drawing, Drawing

Design for a Chandelier 19th century Anonymous, French, 19th century French. Design for a Chandelier 360163

Views of the Carved Frame of an Armchair, Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780-96, Pierre Claude Delagardette, French, 1745 - 1792, Engraving on paper, Europe, France, 18th century, Print, Print

Architectural Sketches, Graphite on paper, A variety of sketches of pediments and other architectural fragments. At left, the head of a griffin., Italy, 1700-1800, ornament, Drawing, Drawing

Design for a Cabinet ca. 1883 W. Strong British. Design for a Cabinet 386368

Twear sodes, Johanna Thomas hairsty, 1758 - 1820 print Designs for two ornamented fireplaces. Publishing number 29. Ravensburg paper etching open hearth, fire-place

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Cornice 16th century Anonymous This print comes from the museums copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafreri. During their Roman publishing careers, the two foreign publishers - who worked together between 1553 and 1563 - initiated the production of prints recording art works, architecture and city views related to Antique and Modern Rome. The prints could be bought individually by tourists and collectors, but were also purchased in larger groups which were often bound together in an album. In 1573, Lafreri commissioned a title page for this purpose, which is where the title ‘Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae first appears. Lafreri envisioned an ideal arrangement of the prints in 7 different categories, but during his lifetime, never appears to have offered one standard, bound set of prints. Instead, clients composed thei

Gustav garlic (1833-1916), Oberbergamt, Dortmund: site plan. Pencil, ink watercolor on transparent, 65 x 46.7 cm (including scan edges)

Two Window Cases, Filippo Marchionni, Italian, 1732-1805, Graphite, pen and ink, brush and gray watercolor on laid paper, Above: pediment is circular with an angularly broken base. In the interval between the window frame and the base is a keystone from which a garland hangs. A first design of the pediment has been made invalid. Below, the scheme is the same as above. The window frame is surrounded by a panel with pillars laterally supporting an entablature, straight above the capitals then curved upward. On top is a pointed pediment with a sphere upon a base above the straight part. In front of the keystone is a female head with drapery hanging down., Italy, 1750-1800, architecture, Drawing, Drawing

Unidentified, cornice, projection (recto) blank (verso) early to mid-16th century Drawn by Anonymous, French, 16th century French. Unidentified, cornice, projection (recto) blank (verso) 362584

Gridiron. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 24.5 x 33.9 cm (9 5/8 x 13 3/8 in.). Medium: pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Maurice Van Felix.

Ground Plan for a Catafalque for a Prince of Lorraine. Artist: Workshop of Giuseppe Galli Bibiena (Italian, Parma 1696-1756 Berlin). Dimensions: 20-1/4 x 14-3/16 in. (51.4 x 36.0 cm). Date: 1696-1756. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

and three stair gates., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 395 mm, width 507 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1698-02-09 - 1752-02-05, print maker, printmaker, 1739 - 1739, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1693-02-15 - 1775-01-14, publisher

Print, The Gentleman's and Cabinet-Maker's Director; England; etching on off-white laid paper

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