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24,211 works

Pencil drawing of a sleeping young woman with tilted head, closed eyes and a frilled lace cap against a pale background.

Head of Sleeping Girl

Pieter Gaal, 1800

Pencil sketches of tree branches and foliage on cream paper, with handwritten pencil grade notes along the bottom edge.

Sketches of Elm and Ash Trees

Joseph Mallord William Turner, n.d.

Profile of Old Woman in Cap

Pieter Gaal, n.d.

Pencil and chalk sketch of a riverbank with a mill, cottage, willow trees and a sailing boat on blue-grey paper.

Bank of a River with Mill

William Turner, n.d.

Pencil and chalk drawing of tall trees with dense foliage beside a winding road on blue-grey paper.

Road Past Trees

Pieter Gaal, n.d

Grey wash landscape of a stone arch bridge over a river, a castle on a hill, and a man walking on the bridge.

Kidwelly Castle, South Wales

Possibly after John Varley, c. 1810

Grey wash drawing of a waterfall over rocks with a village on the left and a wooded cliff with a castle on the right.

Rhone Waterfall near Schafhausen

Pieter Gaal, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a watermill and church tower beside a river, with trees and a rocky bank in the foreground.

Watermill

Jan van Everdingen, 1600/56

Pen and wash drawing of a village road with old houses, a ruined arched wall, a cart, peasants and a dog.

Horse, Cart and Peasants on Road by Old Houses

Pieter Mulier, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a landscape with large trees, a stream, small figures, distant ruins, and hills under a warm sky.

Landscape with Figures by a Stream

Johannes Glauber or school of, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a horse-drawn carriage on a rocky Alpine road beside a chasm, with peaks and clouds behind.

The Diligence in the Alps

Thomas Allom, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a seated bearded figure by a river watching an older man lift an infant from the water.

Mythological Birth of a God or Demi-God from a River

Jan Goeree, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a stone arched bridge over a river, with a town and ruined castle on a hill and trees at right.

Richmond

Attributed to Clarkson Stanfield, July 9, 1832

Pen drawing of a draped woman holding a tray with a bird in an arched niche, after Hendrick Goltzius.

Gluttony

After Hendrick Goltzius, after 1593

Brown ink and wash design drawing of a female figure in flowing drapery above a blank diamond-shaped panel.

Design with Female Figure in Flowing Drapery

Possibly Hendrick Goltzius, n.d.

Circular grey wash drawing of a seated Madonna with the Christ Child, infant John the Baptist and another child.

The Madonna with the Christ Child, with the infant John the Baptist and another Child (Caritas)

Attributed to Joachim Anthonisz. Wtewael, c. 1595-1605

Pen and ink drawing with blue wash of a wooden fishing boat with figures on deck in choppy water.

Ostende Fishing Boat

Attributed to Clarkson Stanfield, August 17,1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of three nude women representing the Fates, one spinning thread, one cutting it with shears, one s

The Three Fates

Circle of Abraham Bloemaert, 1590/1600

Grey-blue drawing of sailing boats with lugsails heading out over choppy sea, with a rowing boat in the foreground.

Boats Going Out, Entretat

Attributed to Clarkson Stanfield, July, 1858

Pencil sketch of a turreted country house surrounded by large trees and rolling hills on cream paper.

Hampton Court, Herefordshire

Attributed to Nicholas Pocock, c. 1820

Pen and ink drawing of a nude youth with a bow and quiver of arrows, standing with drapery behind him on grey paper.

Apollo

After Jan Harmensz Muller, c. 1600-1620

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a reclining woman holding a sickle on a rock, with a hazy valley landscape behind her.

Reclining Reaper

Joshua Cristall, n.d.

Circular drawing of herdsmen with cows and sheep beside a rocky outcrop, with a distant town on the horizon.

Herdsmen, Cows and Sheep in Landscape

William Pether, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a man and boy walking a village road past large trees, a cottage, and a distant church steeple.

Man and Boy Walking Down Village Road

Jan van Goyen, n.d.

Bust of a Youth

Attributed to Rev. Matthew William Peters, n.d.

Pencil sketch of five women in period dress gathered around a table, one leaning over a sheet of paper, with handwritten insc

The Squallini Family: A Souvenir of Rue de Poitevin

Attributed to William Parrott, n.d.

Whaler

Nicholas Pocock, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of two sailing ships on rough sea under a cloudy sky.

Boats on Ocean

Attributed to Jan van Goyen, n.d.

Pencil sketches of a sledge, figures, baskets and bundles on a cream sheet, with the word Bamberg written below.

Sketches of Figures, Sleds at Bambarg

Samuel Prout, n.d.

Monochrome wash drawing of two fishermen hauling a net from a rowboat, with sailing ships on a calm misty sea.

Fishermen Pulling in Net on a Boat

Cornelis Ouboter van der Grient, n.d.