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14,896 works

Pencil sketch of a bearded man in a leather apron standing with one hand on his hip, on grey paper.

The Village Blacksmith

Thomas Hovenden, ca. 1885

Watercolor of a man in a top hat by a stream, with a fallen log, waterfall, ferns and tall trees in a dark forest.

The Entrance to a Wood

Robert Walter Weir, 1836

Adelaide Napier

Olin Levi Warner, 1882

Sepia wash drawing of a woman reading by an arched window, with a draped table, flowers and a framed picture in the room.

Woman at a Window (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully, 1810-20

Grey wash drawing of a bearded man in a feathered turban and cape holding a sword, with small pen sketches of standing figure

Half-length Bearded Man in Armor and Cape, Drawing Sword (Macbeth?); Three Standing Angels (or Witches?); Male Figure…

Thomas Sully, 1810-20

Pen sketch of a standing man with a staff and dog beside a slumping seated man attended by other figures.

Man and Dog Overlooming Distant Landscape; Seated Man Collapsing, Attended by Three Figures (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully, 1810-20

Brown ink and wash study of a bearded nude male figure with one arm raised, leaning against a pillar.

Study for the Crucifixion

Benjamin West, 1788

Engraving of a preacher with outstretched arms addressing kneeling women and standing men in a stone church interior.

The Wept of the Wish-Ton-Wish

Felix Octavius Carr Darley

Pastel portrait of a woman with pearl-decorated hair, blue-green silk gown, lace collar and a pink rose at her neckline.

Elizabeth Green (Mrs. Ebenezer Storer II)

John Singleton Copley, ca. 1767

Pencil and chalk sketch of a formal garden with a central fountain, reflecting pool, and a statue framed by trees.

Sketch of Saint Gaudens's Statue of Deacon Samuel Chapin, Springfield, Massachusetts

Stanford White, ca. 1887

Caricature of a Man Carrying a Stick, Standing in Profile to the Left

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760 (?)

Pen and ink drawing of a man in a cap beside a raised hand and a crumpled pillow, by Albrecht Dürer, 1493.

Self-portrait, Study of a Hand and a Pillow (recto); Six Studies of Pillows (verso)

Albrecht Dürer, 1493

Seated Female Figure with Upraised Arms, Facing Right

Veronese School, mid-15th century

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one holding a lantern and the other an umbrella, by Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1800.

“Geisha” from the series Three Amusements of Contemporary Beauties (Tōsei bijin san’yū: Geigi)

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of a woman with elaborate hairpins holding a scroll and brush, wearing a blossom-patterned kimono.

“Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya,” from the series Seven Komachi of the Pleasure Quarters (Seirō Nana Komachi)

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1790

Ukiyo-e print of courtesans in kimono and hair ornaments in a wooden interior with latticed windows and a river view.

Scene in the Yoshiwara

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790

Woodblock print of a courtesan with gold hair ornaments, wearing a kimono and a green crane-patterned robe, with calligraphy

The Courtesan Hanaōgi of the Ōgiya Brothel in Yoshiwara (Ōgiya uchi Hanaōgi, Yoshino, Tatsuta)

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1793-94

Woodblock print of a waterfall beside a rocky green cliff, a temple building, and figures carrying baskets along a path.

The Falls at Aoigaoka in the Eastern Capital (Tōto Aoigaoka no taki), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various…

Katsushika Hokusai

Standing Man with His Right Hand on His Chest

François-André Vincent, ca. 1787

Pastel drawing of a ballerina in a pale green tutu on pointe, one arm raised, against a soft green and ochre background.

Dancer in Green

Edgar Degas, ca. 1883

Red chalk drawing of a man's head and shoulders, turned sideways with curly hair and an open-mouthed, upward gaze.

Bust of a Man

Wolfgang Huber, 1522

Pen and ink sketch of two women in full skirts beside a folding screen, with a swan, window and oval medallion in an interior

Study for "On Guardian's Power," etched vignette in "Songs in the Opera of Flora"

Hubert François Gravelot, ca. 1737

Pen sketch of figures in a circular medal design over a squared grid, with an arched inscription band above.

Design for a Box-Lid or Medal

Hubert François Gravelot, 18th century

Marie Gabrielle Capet and Marie Marguerite Carreaux de Rosemond

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, ca. 1785

Chalk drawing on blue-grey paper of two reclining nude figures, a winged cherub, and drapery, titled Diana and Endymion.

Diana and Endymion

Januarius Zick, 1745-97

Watercolor of a reclining man and seated woman in embroidered dress on a sunlit terrace with cushions and a rug.

A Moroccan Couple on Their Terrace

Eugène Delacroix, 1832

Six studies for Corréard and Savigny in the "Raft of the Medusa"

Théodore Géricault, 1818-1819

Half Figure of a Woman

Thomas Blanchet, 1660

Blue-toned wash drawing of an angel appearing to shepherds at night beside sheep, a cow, a donkey, and a cottage.

Annunciation to the Shepherds

Jean Jacques Lagrenée, 1775

Brown wash drawing of musicians and singers around a harpsichord, with a lute player and women in plumed headdresses.

A Concert

Louis Licherie de Beurie, ca. 1679