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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling robed figure with flowing drapery and a cushion, with a loose study at upper left.

Kneeling Prelate Holding a Cushion

Alexandre Laemlein, 1830-71

Pencil drawing of a Vienna street scene with market women, horses, a large tree and a multi-storey building behind.

Am Burgtor in Wien

Johann Adam Klein, 1812

Red chalk drawing of two kneeling figures in draped garments, one with clasped hands, on grey paper.

Two Kneeling Figures

Alexandre Laemlein, 1830-71

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling draped figure seen from behind, head raised, cloak falling in hatched folds.

Kneeling Draped Figure

Alexandre Laemlein, 1830-71

Worn brown leather book cover with a central gilt floral vase emblem and a thin blind-tooled border.

Bloemenboek ‘Plusieurs Especes de Fleurs dessinées d'apres le Naturel’

Octavius M. de J., 1680

Pen drawing of an armored man with a sword and blank shield inside an ornate architectural cartouche.

Wapenschilddrager in een cartouche

Dirck Pietersz. Crabeth, 1545

Pencil drawing of a river view with a church tower, trees on the right, boats on the water, and a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op Delft

Johan Hendrik van Mastenbroek, 1906

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded standing man in drapery beside a pedestal, by Luca Cambiaso.

Lucas

Luca Cambiaso, 1537

Pen and watercolour drawing of a half-timbered church with a tall spire, a stone wall, fields and a distant town.

Gezicht op de St.-Jacobskerk te Nürnberg

Jan Brueghel, 1616

Pen drawing of a city skyline with church towers, windmills, a canal with sailing boats, a bridge and a horse-drawn carriage.

Gezicht op Delft

Jan Brueghel, 1611

Pencil sketch of a valley with a lake, wooded mountain slopes, scattered shrubs, and a small figure on a path.

Am Hintersee

Eduard Peithner von Lichtenfels, 1886

Drawing of a winged cloud-seated allegorical woman with an eagle above, and a seated turreted woman over a distant town.

Allegory of Air and Earth

Bartholomäus Reiter, 1618

Pencil sketch of four men in fighting poses, some holding staves and swords, on a pale sheet of paper.

Vier gewapende mannen

George Hendrik Breitner, 1873

Pencil sketch of a cavalry battle with riders, rifle-firing soldiers, smoke and two pyramids in the background.

Veldslag bij Egyptische piramides

George Hendrik Breitner, 1872

Pencil sketch of a violent skirmish between soldiers and armed figures firing rifles and swinging sabres among rocks.

Gevecht tussen rovers en soldaten

George Hendrik Breitner, 1872

Ambrosius Gabler (1762-1834), Zeichner und Kupferstecher

Johann Adam Klein, 1816

Pen and watercolor drawing of a ruined brick arcade set among trees and shrubs beside a grassy path.

Amphitheater am Liechtenstein bei Mödling

Fide, 1822

Red chalk sketches of arms, a male torso, and a back on a buff sheet of paper.

Sketches of Arms, Male Torso, and Back

Unknown artist, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of a covered footed serving dish with scroll handles, knotted finial, and lion-paw feet.

Design for a Covered Footed Serving Dish

Henri Auguste, ca. 1770-1816

Watercolor landscape of wooded hills with a ruined structure and a domed rotunda, framed by tall pine trees.

Amphitheater und Hundskogel in der Hinterbrühl

Fide, 1832

Painted design for an ornate frame with a dragon, peacock, bird, frog, sconces and flowers on tan paper.

Design for a Frame

Edouard [?] Bouvenne, 1843

Watercolor design for an ornate frame with gilded lattice, blue columns, green drapery and a seated bearded figure at top.

Design for Frame

Edouard [?] Bouvenne, ca. 1843

Red chalk drawing of twelve allegorical scenes in a grid, each labeled in French with classical figures and cupids.

Illustrations for an Allegorical Pattern Book

Antoine Borel, late 18th-early 19th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of tall pines, a large boulder and small figures on a path beneath a cloudy sky.

An der Straße nach Heiligenkreuz

Carl Gsellhofer, 1813

Pen and wash drawing of castle ruins with a spired tower, stepped gables, a wooden jetty and water in the foreground.

The Ruins of Castle Merxem, near Antwerp

Jan Brueghel the Elder, 1610

Sketchbook page with pen drawing of bird legs tied with rope in lower right, mostly blank paper, page number 80.

Boom met touw

Jan Brandes, 1785

Drawing of a woman in a pleated white ruff and lace cap, with a dark embroidered bodice, in graphite and white chalk.

Portret van Cornelia Pronck

Jean Bernard, 1775

Dark green leather book cover with gold tooled foliate border and a small embossed coat of arms at center.

Plans, Elevations, Sections, and Perspective Views of the Gardens and Buildings of Kew

Sir William Chambers, 1763

Watercolor of three Cape birds on an album page: a grey finch, a red-headed bird on a branch, and a brown lark below.

Kaapse vogels

Jan Brandes, 1786

Cockatoo from Ambon

Jan Brandes, 1784

Drawing of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and white ruff collar, rendered in chalk on tan paper.

Portret van Aelbert Cuyper

Jean Bernard, 1775

Pencil drawing of a bearded man's head with long wavy hair, facing the viewer, on cream paper with a thin border.

Hoofd van een man (Christus?)

Jean Bernard, 1775