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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pencil sketch of a man with closed eyes, mustache and bow tie, hands extended, on cream paper.

Dr. Koller

Egon Schiele, c. 1918

Watercolor botanical study of a white snowdrop anemone with yellow centre, leaves and roots shown on cream paper.

Anemone sylvestris - Wildes Windröschen

Alfred Franck, 1842

Brown wash drawing of a market scene with a seated man, standing women in headscarves, and onlookers around a basket.

The Scolding Fishwife

Nicolaes Maes, 17th century

Pencil sketch of a bearded man's head, turned slightly downward, signed Jozef Israëls, on cream paper.

Kop van een man

Jozef Israëls, 1899

David spelend op de harp

Jozef Israëls, 1899

Charcoal study of a right foot with curled toes on tan paper, signed by Jozef Israëls, 1899.

Rechtervoet

Jozef Israëls, 1899

Pale wash drawing of a ruined church framed by trees, with overgrown stone walls and shrubs on the right.

Ruïne van een kerk

Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers, 1782

Studieblad met een liggend paard en een staande koe

Jean Bernard, 1822

Pen and brown ink sketch of a standing man, a woman guiding a toddler, and a seated bearded man.

Studies of Two Men and a Woman Teaching a Child to Walk

Nicolaes Maes, 1645-50

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated woman tending a baby by a cradle, with a cat and hanging cloths in a room.

The Young Mother

Nicolaes Maes, 1655-57

Brown wash drawing of a crowd greeting an imperial couple on a decorated pier beside a steamboat with smoke.

Ankunft des kaiserlichen Paares (Ferdinand I. und Maria Anna) in Nußdorf auf dem Dampfboot "Marianne"

Anton Perger, 1846

Graphite portrait of a seated man in an overcoat holding a sketchbook and pencil, turning toward the viewer.

Portrait of Pieter Frederik van Os

Anton Mauve, 1855

Pencil sketch of a woman in a headscarf and long skirt leaning forward on a shore, with a tow rope trailing behind her.

Woman pulling a tow rope. verso: sketch of landscape with figures

Anton Mauve, mid to late 19th century

Sketchbook page with pencil triangles, compass arcs and red chalk shading on aged paper.

Sketchbook

Cherubino Alberti, c. 1590

Pencil drawing of a mountain lake landscape with figures, a dog, donkeys and a distant castle under clouds.

Landscape with mountains and a lake, figures in the foreground

Jan van der Meer the Younger, 1687

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat, holding a paper, with a walking stick.

Seated Cavalier with Glass

Gabriel Metsu, mid-17th century

Grey wash drawing of a crowd on a steam train platform under an iron canopy, with a locomotive marked Hütteldorf.

Ankunft- und Abschiedszenen am Perron der Stadtbahn Hütteldorf

Wilhelm Gause, 1900

Grey wash drawing of horsemen riding past military tents toward a distant town with church spires under a cloudy sky.

Louis XIV at the Siege of Douai, Seen from the South-East (July 1-6, 1667)

Adam Frans van der Meulen, 17th century

Pencil architectural elevations of a staircase with paneled walls, garland cornices and a balustrade on beige paper.

Anlage und Dekoration eines Treppenhauses, Aufrisse

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1860

Grey wash drawing of mounted horsemen in a field with a distant city skyline of church towers under a cloudy sky.

Louis XIV at the Siege of Tournai, Seen from the North-East (June 21-25, 1667)

Adam Frans van der Meulen, n.d.

Ann-Tizia Leitich, Schriftstellerin und Journalistin

Josef Engelhart, 1936

Drawing of two soldiers in period dress lunging with swords, rendered in black chalk and white highlights on blue paper.

Study of Two Soldiers Swordfighting

Adam Frans van der Meulen, 17th century

Chalk study on blue paper of a reclining man, a standing soldier in a tricorn hat, and a detached hand holding an object.

Study of Two Soldiers and a Hand

Adam Frans van der Meulen, 17th century

Pencil sketch of a wooden chapel with an onion-dome tower, a picket fence, a stone wall and a small shed.

Annakapelle in Dornbach

Franz Gerasch, 1890

Black chalk drawing of a curly-haired young boy with a lace collar, gazing forward within an arched border.

Portrait of a Young Boy

Frans van Mieris the Elder, 17th century

Pencil drawing of a landscape with a large tree, cottages, a ruined tower, a cart, and a distant church spire.

Landscape with cottages and a figure by a cart

Pieter de Molijn, 17th century

Two ink and wash elevation drawings of rococo pipe organs with floral carving, a putto, and a central carved shell.

Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II

Thomas Chippendale, ca. 1753-70

Pencil and wash drawing of a crowd and soldiers gathered before an ornate palace gateway with statues, 1889.

Ansammlung vor den Fenstern des Kaisers am 30. Jänner 1889 mittags nach der Verbreitung der Nachricht vom Tod des Kro…

Theodor Breidwiser, 1889

Pen drawing of a landscape with a herdsman driving cattle, trees at right, and figures and hills in the distance.

Landscape with Figures and Cattle

Pieter de Molijn, 1658

Pencil drawing of a dune landscape with three figures and a dog on a rise, church spires on the horizon, and birds in the sky

Landscape with Figures

Pieter de Molijn, 1659

Pen and wash drawing of a river landscape with a wooden bridge, a hilltop settlement, and small figures on a path.

Landscape with a Road Leading Towards a Settlement on a Hill

Joos de Momper the Younger, late 16th-mid 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of the Porta San Paolo gate and Pyramid of Cestius in Rome, with travelers and a mule on the road.

Pyramid of Cestius and the Porta San Paolo, Rome

Pieter Moninckx, 17th century