Ornate Architectural Drawings

Detailed drawings of interior designs and architectural elements featuring decorative motifs, fountains, and elegant wall niches, showcasing classic craftsmanship.

Two pedestals, Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 -1770, d. 1773, Red chalk on paper, Two pedestals. The one at left has wings that frame the bottom corners, the one at right has a snake., France, ca. 1759-70, ornament, Drawing, Drawing

Drawing (Italy); pen and brown ink with gray wash support: off-white laid paper

Bound Print, Wall Niche with Fountain; Designed by François de Cuvilliés the Elder (Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768); Print Maker: Carl Albert von Lespilliez (German, 1723 - 1796); Germany; engraving on paper; Platemark: 25.5 × 30.2 cm (10 1/16 × 11 7/8 in.)

Bed in Nis; Wall decorations; 26 Nouveaux disseers de Lambris. An ornamented bed in a niche with drapery, on both sides ornamented panels with braid and seed beads, left with two figures.

Two pedestals, Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 -1770, d. 1773, Red chalk on paper, Two pedestals. The one at left has wings that frame the bottom corners, the one at right has a snake., France, ca. 1759-70, ornament, Drawing, Drawing

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Design for room decorations with vertically two panels, the lower with a chinoiserie. Design for a wall decoration.

Design for a Certificate() sponsored by the French newspaper, La Dépêche 19th century Dedicated to La Dépêche (The Dispatch) French. Design for a Certificate() sponsored by the French newspaper, La Dépêche 384365

Drawing, Design for the Elevation of the Entrance Wall of a Salon; France; pen, brush, chinese black, and light blue and yellow watercolor washes on paper; 18 × 38.6 cm (7 1/16 × 15 3/16 in.)

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Design for Door 18th century Workshop of Leonardo Marini Italian. Design for Door 365448

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Wall with Chimneypiece and Mirror, Livre de Lambris (Book of Wainscoting), François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Carl Albert von Lespilliez, German, 1723 - 1796, François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Engraving on paper, Design for an interior wall decoration with applied ornamental stuccowork. A chimneypiece at left with a large mirror above surrounded by decorative panels. Half of a double door visible at right. Scale at lower left., Munich, Germany, 18th century, albums (bound) & books, Bound print, Bound print

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Design for the upper part of a list, c. 1775 - c. 1790 Design for the upper part of a list, awarded by a papal weapon (just fully filled in), Rome paper. ink. graphite (mineral) pen / brush ornaments ~ art

Bound Volume, Frontispiece for Book 4, in Eight books of Ornament; William Delacour (French, 1741 - 1767); Engraved by François Vivares (French, 1709 - 1782); France; engravings on white laid paper, bound in half-calf and marbled boards; Open: 41.4 x 48.1 x 11.7 cm (16 5/16 x 18 15/16 x 4 5/8 in.)

Print, Two Designs for Ecclesiastical Ironwork; Designed by Jean Lamour; France; etching and engraving on laid paper

Papal Escutcheon, Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702-1786, Pen and sepia ink on laid paper, Sketch for an escutcheon with papal symbols., Italy, 1740-58, ornament, Drawing, Drawing

Drawing, Armory, mask and a garland; Jean-Robert Ango (French, active in Rome 1759 -1770, d. 1773); France; red chalk on paper; 1977-110-4-5

Design for a Mirror. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 19th century. Dimensions: Sheet: 12 3/4 × 9 1/4 in. (32.4 × 23.5 cm). Date: 1800-1900. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Design for a Frieze or Wall Decoration 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Design for a Frieze or Wall Decoration 386496

unknown architect, plaque. Monthly competition January 1879 (01.1879): front view. Pencil watercolored on paper, 46.7 x 65.5 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Gedenktafel. Monatskonkurrenz Januar 1879

Charles James Richardson, 1806-1871, British, Ceiling to Boudoir House in Old Palace Yard, 1871. Graphite, pen and black and brown inks, with brush applied to brown ink on smooth, medium, white laid paper.

Kast, anonymous, c. 1835 - c. 1935 drawing Wooden cupboard for a dining room, in neo style, with insert and marble leaf. ink. watercolor (paint). paper drawing ornamental cupboard. decorative furniture

Design, perhaps for two sides of the canopy of a four-poster bed, draughtsman: anonymous, Noord-Italië, (possibly), c. 1670 - c. 1700, paper, pen, brush, h 176 mm × w 213 mm

Get Peltishemen, Nicolas Dupin, Agree, After nowhere Nathan Francov Buris & in 1779 - 1779 print Two ornamented fireplaces with rocaille motifs. Print number 33. Paris paper etching / engraving fire-screen. rocaille ornament

Bound Print, Wall with Double Door and Overdoor Painting; Designed by François de Cuvilliés the Elder (Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768); Print Maker: Carl Albert von Lespilliez (German, 1723 - 1796); Germany; engraving on paper; Platemark: 34.5 × 23.6 cm (13 9/16 × 9 5/16 in.)

Study for a Mantel and Overmantel n.d. Laurent Hubert French. Study for a Mantel and Overmantel 335416

Book, L'oeuvre (Works)

Desseins a Plusieurs Usages Inventés par M. B. Toro 1718 or after Jean Bernard Toro French. Desseins a Plusieurs Usages Inventés par M. B. Toro. 1718 or after. Etching

Decorative framework with military theme, Auguste Danse, 1891 print paper etching weapons. military clothing and other equipment (uniforms, cap, armour, helmet, etc.). measuring-instruments

Drawing, Elevation of a Wall; Italy; a wall panel is flanked by two door openings having oblongs with grotesque decoration as overdoors.; 11.3 × 17.6 cm (4 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

Design for a Tureen. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 19th century. Dimensions: 17 3/4 x 16 5/16 in. (45.1 x 41.5 cm); irregularly cut (LR and LL corners). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Elevation of an Alcove, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined, Tented alcove. The central portion is circular and lateral ones straight. Supported by two posts. The roof is pointed, with a cresting of feathers. The wall behind is draped with textiles., Italy, ca. 1790, interiors, Drawing, Drawing

Design for a ceiling with putti second half 19th century Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise French. Design for a ceiling with putti 388282

Design for a Mirrored Sideboard with Rococo Ornament, and Casket. Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century. Dimensions: sheet: 9 7/16 x 11 3/4 in. (24 x 29.9 cm). Date: early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Designs for a Bracelet and Brooch, Black crayon, brush and yellow, light blue watercolor on paper mounted on cardboard, Jewelry designs for a bracelet and a brooch intended to be executed in gold with diamonds and pearls. Above, the bracelet consists of oval blue gems in scrollwork frames. The central and four lateral compartments are drawn. The brooch is one escutcheon with five similar oval gems. Two black border lines., Italy, ca. 1875, jewelry, Drawing, Drawing

Design for Cloche (in full size), c. 1825 - c. 1830 Paris paper. ink. pencil drawing / pen / brush dinner-service

Print (France); Published by Marguerite Caillou Chéreau (French, active 1729-1755)

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Wall Elevation with Swags and Medallions, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746-1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined, Design for wall elevation with swags, vegetal motifs, putti, and figural medallions, with a large landscape at center., Rome, Italy, 1746-1809, interiors, Drawing, Drawing

Fan leaves, Eighth and ninth plates of the set, 'Divers Desseins de grands Eventails, Encrans, et autres Ornamens, inventés et gravés par Nicolas Loire', Alexis Loir, French, 1640 - 1713, Nicolas Loir, French, 1624 - 1679, Etching, engraving on laid paper, Paris of lovers before a fountain with a statue of Venus having taken the arrow from Cupid. Putti holding umbrellas and riding upon dolphins, on pedestals., France, ca. 1670, ornament, Print, Print

Elevation of the Master Hotel

Design for Red Curtains with Gold Fringes and a Gold Gothic Pediment early 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Design for Red Curtains with Gold Fringes and a Gold Gothic Pediment 387000

Zaar Carl (1849-1924), door signs made of wrought iron. (From: Architectural sketchbook, H. 179/2, 1883.) (1883-1883): Views. Pressure on paper, 27.3 x 38.7 cm (including scan edges)

Bound Print, Tomb Designs; Designed by Gilles-Marie Oppenord (French, 1672-1742); Print Maker: Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695-1772); Published by Chez Huquier; France; etching and engraving on paper

Elevation of an interior wall decorated with a chimney piece surmouted by a mirror and flanked with painted panels 1830-97 Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise French. Elevation of an interior wall decorated with a chimney piece surmouted by a mirror and flanked with painted panels 385269

Design for a Library Wall, Pen and black and red ink, brush and gray and rose wash on two sheets of white laid paper, Two sections of bookcases are divided and flanked by carved panels of boiserie; at the left, a door and a wide and narrow panel, the wider one flanked by sconces and decorated with carved festoons and a mirror; at the right, desk containing a clock and above, a carved picture or mirror frame; over the bookcases--statuary, vases, and a map-globe. On verso, pencil sketch of a console table with indications of scale., ca. 1740, interiors, Drawing, Drawing

Design for a Rectangular Table with Greek Ornament 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Design for a Rectangular Table with Greek Ornament 386608

Design for a silver box with lid, with alternative solutions left and right, Luigi Valadier, c. 1760 - c. 1770 drawing Rome paper. graphite (mineral). ink brush

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Ceiling Design, Nicholas Thomas Dall, op.1748-, d.1777, British, 1756, Pen and black ink with gray wash; verso: graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 13 1/4 x 15 13/16 inches (33.6 x 40.1 cm) and Image: 12 3/8 x 15 3/16 inches (31.5 x 38.6 cm), architectural subject, ceiling, design, moldings

Room panelling design, draughtsman: anonymous, Netherlands, 1700 - 1799, paper, pen, brush, h 380 mm × w 460 mm

Design for wall panels with putti and flower garlands. Artist: Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise (French, died 1897); Eugène-Pierre Gourdet (French, born Paris, 1820-1889). Dimensions: Overall: 13 9/16 x 19 9/16 in. (34.4 x 49.7 cm). Date: second half 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

List of leaf and floral motifs; D III Cahier De Bordures à l'Usage de la Sculpture & C, avec Leurs Profils. A list of braid from leaf and floral motifs.

Cabinet Design with Black Doors and Red Interior 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Cabinet Design with Black Doors and Red Interior 386606

Console Tables, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined, Pen and ink, brush and wash on paper. At left, the leg in the form of a claw foot with griffin head. A frieze with rinceaux and two putti holding a portrait medallion and swags. At tight, a smaller table with paw foot, three bands of ornament and hanging swags., Italy, ca. 1790, furniture, Drawing, Drawing

Interior Ornamented Wall with Windows and Pier-Glasses, nos. 267-273 ("Designs for Various Ornaments," pl. 47) February 27, 1784 Michelangelo Pergolesi This design for an interior wall includes windows, pier glasses, pier tables and stools, with sections numbered 267 to 273. The print comes from a group created and published serially in London by Pergolesi between 1777 and 1792. There is no title page, but a prospectus of ca. 1786 described the group as: "A great variety of original designs of vases, figures, medallions, friezes, pilasters, panels and other ornaments, in the Etruscan and grotesque style." The complete set contains 67 plates numbered 1-66 (two are numbered 56), with designs within the plates irregularly numbered 1-435 (in Roman numerals at first, with Arabic numbers later introduced). In 1801, after Pergolesi's death, four additional plates of designs were published by a bookseller Dulouchamp (or Dulonchamp).. Interior Ornamented Wall with Windows and Pier-Glasses, nos.

Window with curtains, Anonymous, 1832 - 1877 print A window with draped curtains in the Louis XVI style. In front of the window is a vase with flowers on a pedestal. Print from 42nd Livraison. paper window. hangings and drapery

Petite pendule de cabinet; grande pendule à secondes; pendule propre pour une chambre; ... Small wall clock; large clock with second hand; clock suited to a room; .... Boulle, André-Charles, 1642-1732. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1875 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Decoration and ornament, Architectural

Vase; Sculpture and bas relief template, board or drawing board. (Drawing design or card for publication . I got, J.b., Levelele, J. Guyin, did, Jean Captetis Mans Marcert, 1745 181115)

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Composition of Gipsen Ornaments from the studio of J. Delbove, Brussels, Belgium, 1860 - 1882 photograph Photo from an incomplete series of 13 photos. Photo has traces of an eye on the top that shows that the photo hung. Recto on the photo in red pen numbers per pleaded plaster object, corresponding with a handwritten frame that is stuck Verso. Brussels cardboard. paper albumen print piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

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Deux différents desseins de Comodes (Designs for Two Commodes) in Livre de Diferents Dessein de Comodes (Book of Designs for Commodes), François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Karl Albert von Lespilliez, 1723-1796, Etching, engraving on off-white laid paper, Two drawings for commodes. The top drawing depicts the cabinet as having an angelic mask in the center, at the top, surrounded by curving, vine-like designs. On the upper corner of the first commode, there is a grotesque, diabolic head. The second commode is similar, but without the mask or head and with a slightly varied pattern., Munich, Germany, 1745-55, furniture, Print, Print

Drawing, Design for Two Andirons and Sconce of Gilt Bronze; Jean Démosthène Dugourc (French, 1749-1825); Designed by François-Joseph Belanger (French, 1744-1818); France; pen and black ink, brush and watercolor on paper, lined, framed with brown paper and pen and black ink lines; Sheet: 20.5 x 29.3 cm (8 1/16 x 11 9/16 in.)

Two Views of a Grand Foyer 1830-97 Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise French. Two Views of a Grand Foyer 384938

Partial Design for the Decoration of the Surround of the Barrel Tang of a Firearm ca. 1797-1805 Workshop of Nicolas Noël Boutet French. Partial Design for the Decoration of the Surround of the Barrel Tang of a Firearm. French, Versailles. ca. 1797-1805. Pencil, ink, gray wash on paper. Versailles. Works on Paper-Drawings

Sculpture Gallery: Project for the Decoration of a Hall in a Palace during the Reign of the Emperor Napoleon as King of Italy, Black chalk on white laid paper, Design for a sculpture gallery. At right, is a section of a wall with windows. Pillars support an entablature frame, narrow panel with a window-case, and broader panels without a window. In front of a rectangular niche at left, upon a pedestal, stands a sculptural composition of two (probably) female figures embracing, the height of the statues is given as 'p 9 1/2'. At right, also on a pedestal, is a sculptural scene of St. Michael stepping on the devil. A festoon hangs in the frieze above the niche. Above the entablature are semi-circular windows with a richly decorated frame with a group of putti, beside a tripod, and at right, a trophy. A coffered ceiling is indicated. Below there is indication of the scale: 'Palmi Rni.', At left, are studies of details of the upper part of the decoration. Along the left margin, at the botto

Print, Design for a Frame; France; etching on laid paper

Durm Joseph (1837-1919), Propylaea of Appius Claudius Pulcher, Eleusis. (From: Atlas to the magazine for Building, ed. V.F. Endell, Jg. 26, 1876.) (1876-1876): Perspective views Details. Stitch on paper, 45.2 x 29.8 cm (including scan edges) Durm Joseph (1837-1919): Propyläen des Appius Claudius Pulcher, Eleusis. (Aus: Atlas zur Zeitschrift für Bauwesen, hrsg. v. F. Endell, Jg. 26, 1876)

Design for a ceiling with ribbon bearing putti second half 19th century Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise French. Design for a ceiling with ribbon bearing putti 388294

Ornamental detail with winged figure and vase, Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 -1770, d. 1773, Red chalk on paper, At left, ornamental detail with winged female figure. At right, vase., France, ca. 1759-70, ornament, Drawing, Drawing

Drawing, Design for a Canopy Bed; pen and black ink, brush and watercolor on paper; 44.3 x 31.5 cm (17 7/16 x 12 3/8 in.)

'Fountain with the Allegorical Figure of Victory'. France, First half of 18th century. Dimensions: 43,7x24,2 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Gilles-Marie Oppenort.

Warsaw. Fragments of wall paintings in the Ballroom of the Palace on the Isle in the Royal Łazienki Park - two views in the scale of 1:10. Kotarbiński, Mieczysław (1890-1943), draughtsman, cartoonist

Staircase and a portrait of a woman in a table. Leaf 15 Recto from a sketchbook with 60 sheets.

Drawing, Design for a Frieze; Designed by Jean-Guillaume Moitte (French, 1746-1810); France; pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper; 5.9 × 18.1 cm (2 5/16 × 7 1/8 in.)

Notes on sizes in Feet Pencil Recto Various places

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Design for a ceiling painting with allegory on the truth.

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

Two secretaires, J.L.Th. Baijer, c. 1760 - c. 1765 drawing A secretary, decorated at the front with landscapes and on the side with flowers, with gilded bronze batter and a marble leaf, with a narrower, related secretary in open state. Measure indication along the bottom. Paris paper. graphite (mineral) pen / brush

Shows a buffet scene drawn with gray feather and brush, featuring figures and table arrangements, executed with gray wash.

Design for Two Tasseled Curtains, Shown with Chairs early 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Design for Two Tasseled Curtains, Shown with Chairs 386998

Designs for Decorated Pilasters, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746-1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined, Designs for Decorated Pilasters., Rome, Italy, 1746-1809, interiors, Drawing, Drawing

Inkstand in gilt bronze for the town hall at Milan.. Drawings, Design drawings. 1880 - 1883. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Patterns (Design elements), Decoration and ornament, Silverwork, Victorian, Goldwork, Inkstands

Schadow Friedrich Gottlieb (1761-1831), furniture, ovens, facilities (without dat.): Tables. Ink on paper, 12.7 x 20.3 cm (including scan edges) Schadow Friedrich Gottlieb (1761-1831): Möbel, Öfen, Einrichtungen

Etching by Philipp Otto Runge from 1802-1807 titled 'The Four Times of the Day: Tomorrow,' depicting a symbolic scene of morning with detailed figures and natural elements.

Designs for a ceiling and painted panel 1830-97 Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise French. Designs for a ceiling and painted panel. Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise (French, died 1897). 1830-97. graphite, pen and ink, watercolor on wove paper. Drawings

Silver waiter.. Drawings, Design drawings. 1880 - 1883. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Patterns (Design elements), Decoration and ornament, Silverwork, Victorian, Goldwork, Salvers

Schütz Alexander (1847-1892), Castle, Alt Franconia (without dat.): Subs view of the Saalwand. Watercolor, gold heighted on paper, 32 x 41.1 cm (including scan edges) Schütz Alexander (1847-1892): Schloss, Altfranken

Antoine Watteau, The Bower, c 1716 The Bower

Design for a ceiling painting: oval with allegorical performance, surrounded by scenes with putti, Dionys van Nijmegen (Possible), 1715 - 1798 drawing paper. ink. watercolor (paint). pencil brush / pen sitting or standing on clouds

Ceiling Design for the "Petit Salon" of the Duchess of Newcastle, Hôtel Hope ca. 1867 Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise French. Ceiling Design for the "Petit Salon" of the Duchess of Newcastle, Hôtel Hope 363043

Baltzer Johannes (1862-1940), wall design with buffet (without date): View. Tuser and pencil watercolored on paper, 41.3 x 54.4 cm (including scan edges) Baltzer Johannes (1862-1940): Wandgestaltung mit Büffet

Design for Gallery Ceiling, Hôtel Cottier ca. 1879 Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise French. Design for Gallery Ceiling, Hôtel Cottier. Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise (French, died 1897). ca. 1879. Brush and oil. Drawings

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