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Drawings & Sketches

75,818 works

Pencil sketch of an interior with shuttered window and a potted plant with long leaves on a sketchbook page.

Interior Scene

Edgar Degas, about 1877

Watercolor of women working on bleaching grounds with laid-out linens, houses and a church spire beyond under a cloudy sky.

"Blanchisserie à Scheveningen" Bleachery at Scheveningen (recto); "Femme de Scheveningen" Woman from Scheveningen (ve…

Vincent van Gogh, 1882

Two bearded saints with gold halos in an illuminated initial, one holding a key, the other a sword and book.

Saints Peter and Paul in a Historiated Initial "N" from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, 1375/99

Pastel drawing of a female acrobat in a blue costume leaping toward a trapeze, with blue hatched background.

Miss Lala at the Fernando Circus

Edgar Degas, 1879

Charcoal drawing of a pale vertical light shape breaking through dark, grainy tonal masses on textured paper.

A Clearing

Charles Angrand, about 1893-1896

Painted miniature of a bearded saint with a halo, hands clasped at chest, in red robe against gold leaf background.

Saint in a Historiated Initial from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, c. 1430

Drawing of soldiers in armor carrying a pole with a model city, classical buildings behind them, in brown ink and white highl

Soldiers Carrying a Model of a City

Taddeo Zuccari, about 1548

Red chalk drawing of a seated man in loose drapery, head tilted up, legs crossed, with faint sketches around him.

A Seated Man

Bernardino Poccetti, about 1600-1610

Albert Gallatin

James Sharples, ca. 1796

Pointillist landscape of a river at dawn with orange clouds, blue-violet trees on the left and green foliage on the right.

The Banks of the Marne at Dawn

Albert Dubois-Pillet, about 1888

Dorothea Hart

James Sharples, 1809

Drawing of a gilded inkstand with a pink column, a trumpeting putto, armored and winged figures, and blue and green panels.

Drawing for an Inkstand

Robert-Joseph Auguste, about 1780

Pastel portrait of a man with white hair in an olive coat and white cravat against a dark blue background.

Mederic-Louis-Elie Moreau de Saint-Mery

James Sharples, 1798

Pastel portrait of a man with gray hair, dark coat and white ruffled cravat against a dark background.

Noah Webster

James Sharples, 1751-1849

Pen and brown ink study of two standing male nudes with hatched shading, drawn on aged paper.

Study of Two Men (recto); Study of the Head of a Bearded Man (verso)

Baccio Bandinelli, about 1525

Pastel portrait of an elderly man in a gray head wrap, with lined face and direct gaze, on a tan ground.

Portrait of Louis de Silvestre

Maurice Quentin de La Tour, about 1753

Pastel portrait of a man with a goatee, dark skullcap and white collar, gazing at the viewer against a tan background.

Portrait of Monseigneur Louis Doni d'Attichy, Bishop of Riez and later of Autun

Robert Nanteuil, 1663

Pen and brown ink drawing of sailing boats at a fishing weir, with rowboats and figures on calm water under a pale sky.

Ships at a Fishing Weir with a City in the Background

Hendrick Jacobsz. Dubbels, late 1660s

Pencil sketch of a centaur drawing a bow with a young rider seated on its back, on tan paper.

The Education of Achilles

Eugène Delacroix, about 1844

Pen and brown ink roundel drawing of a crowned bearded head above a shield with a harp, with letters O.H.L. V.S.

Design for a Bookplate or a Glass Etching

Virgilius Solis, about 1550-1560

Graphite and watercolor drawing of a standing nude woman with crossed arms, flowing hair, and a sandy ground with a palm tree

Sphinx

Auguste Rodin, about 1898-1900

Pen and brown ink drawing of kneeling shepherds with a dog, a sheep, and several head studies around the page.

A Group of Shepherds, and Other Studies

Agostino Carracci, about 1598-1600

Red chalk drawing of a nude young man with one arm raised, with a partial figure study at the left edge.

Study of a Nude Boy, Partial Figure Study (recto); Study of a Seated Man (verso)

Watercolor portrait of a seated man in a black coat and white cravat, leaning on a black spindle chair, dated 1810.

Allan Melville

John Rubens Smith, 1810

Black and red chalk portrait drawing of a young man with curly hair, white collar, and buttoned doublet.

Portrait of a Man (recto); Portrait of a Man (accidental offset) (verso)

Filippo Baldinucci, about 1660

Pen and brown wash drawing of tall trees at left with an open grassy clearing and birds in the sky at right.

Forest Scene

Adriaen Hendriksz. Verboom, about 1650

Red chalk study of two figures seated behind a balustrade, with hatched shading and loose contour lines.

Study of Figures Behind a Balustrade (recto); Study of Figures Behind a Balustrade (verso)

Andrea del Sarto, about 1522

Brown wash drawing of Christ praying as an angel offers a chalice while three sleeping disciples lie on rocks below.

The Agony in the Garden

Valerio Castello, about 1645

Sketch of a crowded columned temple interior with robed figures in red, yellow and gray chalk.

Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple

Jacopo Bassano, about 1570

Pen and wash drawing of fishermen and a river god on the Arno, with a city skyline and arched bridge behind.

The Arno with Fishermen

Stradanus, between 1580 and 1596

Pencil sketch of café figures at tables, with a bottle and glass, a bowl, and a handwritten French note above.

Reyer and the Washer Woman

Edgar Degas, about 1877

Black chalk studies of a muscular male figure with twisting torso and legs on tan paper, with a small sketch at upper right.

Studies of a Statuette of Atlas (recto); Studies of a Statuette of Atlas and a Figure Praying (verso)

Jacopo Tintoretto, mid-1570s-1580s