Sketches by the architect V. A. Kosyakov, done for the Naval Cathedral in Kronstadt near Saint Petersburg which was built 1903-1913. Signed on the sketches by the civil engineer.





Detail of the first tier choir. Sketch for the Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt, Kotlin Island. ca. 1903. Russian. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolor and wash on paper. Vasily A. Kosyakov, architect. Alexander Viksel, civil engineer. Watermark for PRO. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.rospissten.pro/articles/eskizy-kosyakova.html
Stucco ornament. Sketch for the Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt, Kotlin Island. ca. 1903. Russian. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolor and wash on paper. Vasily A. Kosyakov, architect. Alexander Viksel, civil engineer. Watermark for PRO. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.rospissten.pro/articles/eskizy-kosyakova.html
Ornamental details for the apse. Sketch for the Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt, Kotlin Island. ca. 1903. Russian. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolor and wash on paper. Vasily A. Kosyakov, architect. Alexander Viksel, civil engineer. Watermark for PRO. Fair use license. Artwork in the public domain due to age. via http://www.rospissten.pro/articles/eskizy-kosyakova.html
Sketch for the Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt, Kotlin Island. ca. 1903. Russian. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolor and wash on paper. Vasily A. Kosyakov, architect. Alexander Viksel, civil engineer. Watermark for PRO. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.rospissten.pro/articles/eskizy-kosyakova.html
Bronze comb for the cornice of the iconostasis. Sketch for the Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt, Kotlin Island. ca. 1903. Russian. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolor and wash on paper. Vasily A. Kosyakov, architect. Alexander Viksel, civil engineer. Watermark for PRO. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.rospissten.pro/articles/eskizy-kosyakova.html
Marble candlesticks and icon lamps. Sketch for the Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt, Kotlin Island. ca. 1903. Russian. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolor and wash on paper. Vasily A. Kosyakov, architect. Alexander Viksel, civil engineer. Watermark for PRO. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.rospissten.pro/articles/eskizy-kosyakova.html
Doors for the northern and southern entrances with marine motifs. Sketch for the Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt, Kotlin Island. ca. 1903. Russian. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolor and wash on paper. Vasily A. Kosyakov, architect. Alexander Viksel, civil engineer. Watermark for PRO. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.rospissten.pro/articles/eskizy-kosyakova.html
Sketch for the Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt, Kotlin Island. ca. 1903. Russian. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolor and wash on paper. Vasily A. Kosyakov, architect. Alexander Viksel, civil engineer. Watermark for PRO. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.rospissten.pro/articles/eskizy-kosyakova.html
Sketch for lanterns for the square near the Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt, Kotlin Island. ca. 1903. Russian. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolor and wash on paper. Vasily A. Kosyakov, architect. Alexander Viksel, civil engineer. Watermark for PRO. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.rospissten.pro/articles/eskizy-kosyakova.html
Cast lattice for a fence. Sketch for the Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt, Kotlin Island. ca. 1903. Russian. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolor and wash on paper. Vasily A. Kosyakov, architect. Alexander Viksel, civil engineer. Watermark for PRO. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.rospissten.pro/articles/eskizy-kosyakova.html
Part of the fence. Sketch for the Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt, Kotlin Island. ca. 1903. Russian. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolor and wash on paper. Vasily A. Kosyakov, architect. Alexander Viksel, civil engineer. Watermark for PRO. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.rospissten.pro/articles/eskizy-kosyakova.html
Fence. Sketch for the Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt, Kotlin Island. ca. 1903. Russian. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolor and wash on paper. Vasily A. Kosyakov, architect. Alexander Viksel, civil engineer. Watermark for PRO. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.rospissten.pro/articles/eskizy-kosyakova.html

I am not sure what collection these are in but they are fantastic. I found them all at the post in the link.

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