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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Watercolor panorama of a city with church spires seen from a hillside vineyard, with figures and wine barrels in the foregrou

Ansicht der Stadt Wien von Grinzing aus

Balthasar Wigand, 1824

Watercolor and pen drawing of peasants drinking in a smoky tavern, with a seated woman holding a glass and men around a table

Peasants Drinking, verso: sketches of peasants

Adriaen van Ostade, 1610-85

Engraved oval panorama of Vienna from the north, with church spires, city walls, gardens and cherubs in the sky.

Ansicht der Stadt Wien von Norden

Daniel Suttinger, 1678

Ink and wash drawing of a cobbler working at a stall beside a sleeping dog, with a kneeling man and climbing vines.

The Cobbler

Adriaen van Ostade, 17th century

Watercolor drawing of a violinist and villagers gathered outside a rustic ale house with a tankard, children, and a dog.

Strolling Violinist at an Ale House Door

Adriaen van Ostade, 1625-85

Watercolor landscape of fields, poplars and a manor house with red roof beside a stone wall and tree.

Ansicht der Straße und des Schloßes von Esterhazy in Baumgarten

Fide, 1823

Pen and wash drawing of men drinking in a cluttered tavern with shelves of jugs, a ladder, and barrels.

Drinkers in a Tavern

Adriaen van Ostade, 17th century

Ink and wash drawing of a dim barn interior with peasants, cows, and chickens beneath heavy timber roof beams.

Barn Interior with Peasants and Cows (recto); Six Studies of Peasants (verso)

Isaac van Ostade, 17th century

Charcoal sketch of two nude figures, one seated with knees raised at top, one with hair in a bun at lower left.

Two Nude Figure Studies

Edouard Vuillard, possibly 1900/1905

Pen and ink sketch of a church tower with spire and arched windows, beside trees, with a Spanish handwritten note below.

Church Tower with Inscription in Spanish to Avery. Verso: 3/4 View Portrait of Man

Martín Rico y Ortega, 1833-1908

Watercolor elevation of an ornate triumphal arch with obelisks, flags, sculptures and a winged trumpeter atop a dome.

Triumphal Arch, April 1814

Francisco Antonio de Sousa, 1814

Pen and wash drawing of a domed rotunda with columns beside a formal garden, with strolling figures and a dog.

A General Plan and Prospective of Lord Viscount Cobham's Gardens at Stowe

Jacques Rigaud, 1733-34

Pen and wash drawing of a village waterfront with gabled houses, a crowd gathered by a torch, and a boat at the right.

Distribution of the Catch by Night

Isaac van Ostade, 17th century

Pen and ink landscape of a river with a ruined arch, rocky banks, boats, and figures in the foreground, with birds overhead.

Landscape with the Calling of St. Peter

Jacob Pynas, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of a reclining woman with angels below, a cross on a hill, and the title La Maison de Nazaret.

Maison de Nazaret

Daniel Urrabieta Vierge, 1851-1904

Charcoal drawing of a reflecting pool before a Moorish arcade with arches, columns, lattice screens and a small dome.

Patio de los Arrayanes in het Alhambra te Granada

Gerard Muller, 1871

Charcoal drawing of receding pointed arches in a stone passage, with light and small figures visible at the far end.

Mirador de Lindaraja in het Alhambra te Granada

Gerard Muller, 1871

Charcoal drawing of a vaulted Moorish-style interior with pointed arches, a staircase, and a small standing figure.

Ingang van de Sala de las Dos Hermanas in het Alhambra te Granada

Gerard Muller, 1871

Pencil drawing of a Moorish courtyard with pointed arches, a fountain in the foreground, and arched windows on the walls.

Sala de las Dos Hermanas in het Alhambra te Granada

Gerard Muller, 1871

Watercolor drawing of a domed rotunda and colonnaded bathhouse in Baden, with a wooden fence and trees in the foreground.

Ansicht des Josephsbads und des Carolinenbads in Baden

Fide, 1822

Album page of rococo chimneypiece and candelabra ornament designs, pen and ink with pasted prints, ca. 1760.

Scrapbook of Drawings and Prints

Gideon Saint, ca. 1760

Charcoal drawing of a seated woman in a shawl beside a stone fountain and foliage in a courtyard.

Zittende vrouw in het Hof van de Sultan in het Alhambra te Granada

Gerard Muller, 1871

Charcoal sketch of a young woman in a shawl standing before an arched stone doorway and balustrade.

Meisje uit Granada

Gerard Muller, 1871

Watercolor drawing of a tree-lined road leading to a palace with iron gates and a clock tower, dated 1820.

Ansicht des K.K. Lustschlosses Hetzendorf

Fide, 1820

Pencil drawing of a tall-masted ship and rowboats moored in harbor water before a coastal town and cliffs.

Boats Moored Near Cliffs of Dover

T. H. Yudin, 19th century

Watercolor drawing of a river bend with a footbridge and a town of red-roofed buildings and church spires beyond.

Ansicht des Ortes Kaiser Ebersdorf

Fide, 1820

Colored architectural elevation of a Gothic church with twin spires flanked by long arcaded buildings, labeled Votiv-Kirchen-

Ansicht des Platzes vor der Votivkirche

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1872

Grey wash drawing of a river town with sailing boats, church spires, a hilltop castle and figures on the banks.

Town by a Large Body of Water

Abraham Rademaker, mid-17th-mid-18th century

Pencil elevation drawing of a monumental arcaded building with domed towers and statues on the roofline.

Ansicht eines Monumentalbaus

Joseph von Wieser, 1868

Brown ink and wash drawing of thatched farm buildings on flat land with trees and smoke, by Rembrandt.

Group of Farm Buildings

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1648-52

Pen and ink sketch of gabled houses along a waterfront with figures on the bank and a moored boat at right.

Houses by the Water

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1652

Pencil and ink architectural drawing of an ornate town hall with a tall spired tower, with sketched plans and elevations at l

Ansicht eines Rathauses

Joseph von Wieser, 1868