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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pencil study of a clenched left fist and forearm on cream paper, signed by Jozef Israëls.

Linkervuist van Saul

Jozef Israëls, 1899

Pencil drawing of a group of two leafy trees with twisted branches on a grassy slope, on tan paper.

Baumgruppe - Baumstudie

Josef Kriehuber, 1876

Sepia drawing of an armored man with a spear beside a tree, looking over a distant plain and mountain.

Bandits on the Lookout

George Hayter, 1839

Pen and ink drawing of Pilate washing his hands before a crowd of soldiers, with a column, drapery and city behind.

Pilate Washing his Hands

Bernard van Orley, early 1530s

Pencil and wash sketch of a thatched cottage, a woman in red and a child, trees, and a stone bridge.

Unfinished study

John Sell Cotman

Pencil drawing of a dense group of trees on a grassy slope, with a grid overlay on tinted paper.

Baumgruppe - mit Vergrößerungsnetz

Josef Kriehuber, 1876

Pen and wash drawing of a wooden bridge over a river beside a cottage, with a seated figure and trees in the background.

Landscape with a Draughtsman Seated by a River, a Bridge and a Cottage Behind

Nicolaes Maes, 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ being whipped by two men beside a column, with onlookers on a balcony above.

Flagellation of Christ

School of Guercino, n.d.

Watercolor and pencil sketch of a chalk path above a calm sea, with grazing cows and a tall cliff on the right.

Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight

George Hayter, 1839

Pencil sketch of a tree group on a steep slope, branches reaching across the page against an open pale sky.

Baumgruppe an einem Steilhang

Tina Blau, 1870

Charcoal drawing of a barn wall and house corner under a pale sky, with shrubs at left.

Scheune und Ecke eines Wohnhauses

Adolph Menzel, 1897

Loose ink and wash sketch of robed figures tending a body in a stone interior, mourners in the background.

The Laying Out of Christ

Three grey-brown wash drawings of angular fossil plant fragments with handwritten labels naming Taeniopteris stipulata and Cl

Fossil plant specimen. Taeniopteris stipulata Hector

John Buchanan, 1864

Kopf eines Kindes, Rückenansicht eines gebeugten Mannes

Adolph Menzel, 1860

Pencil study of a gnarled oak tree with dense foliage, twisting branches, and a rock at its base, on brown paper.

Baumkrone - Baumstudie

Josef Kriehuber, 1870

Red chalk drawing of a wide panoramic landscape with a windmill, farm buildings, and a large tree on the right.

An Extensive Panoramic Landscape with a Windmill

Jan Baptist Weenix, mid-17th century

Brown ink drawing of a seated bearded magician in a robe and headdress pointing upward, with a faint winged spirit beside him

A Magician

George Hayter, 1826

Pencil sketch of tall trees with dense leafy crowns in a grassy landscape, with a distant tree line at right.

Baumlandschaft

Josef Kriehuber, 1839

Charcoal sketch of a covered wagon with a woman shoveling in the foreground, drawn in loose dark tones.

Planwagen, davor eine schaufelnde Frau

Adolph Menzel, 1892

Charcoal and coloured crayon drawing of a seated woman reading a book, with a blue cushion and green background.

Hockende mit Buch

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1908

Pen and wash drawing of a decorative frontispiece frame with a cook, a servant, hanging game birds, fish, and vegetables.

Study for a Frontispiece

Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech, 1621

Ink and wash drawing of a maiden embraced by an armored knight, with a winged creature and sword below.

A Maiden Embraced by a Knight in Armor

George Hayter, 1838

Charcoal drawing of loose papers spilling from an overturned waste basket, shaded in soft grey tones.

Blätterhaufen neben dem ausgeschütteten Papierkorb

Adolph Menzel, 1894

Pen and brown ink drawing of a large leafy tree beside a dirt path, with distant hills and trees on the left.

Baumlandschaft

Josef Selleny, 1863

Loose blue and orange crayon sketch of two seated nude figures on tan paper, one leaning toward the other.

Zwei sitzende Akte (oder: Nacktes Paar)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1907

Pen and grey wash drawing of a Dutch market with an ox cart, townspeople, poultry, and a church tower behind.

A Poultry Market in a Dutch Town

Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech, 1621

Pencil sketch of a crowned seated woman holding a sceptre on a stepped dais, with curtains behind her.

Study for "Queen Victoria"

George Hayter, 1838

Charcoal landscape of rolling hills and trees, with farmers and a cattle team in the foreground.

Landschaft mit Hügel und Gebüsch, vorn Bauern mit Kuhgespann

Adolph Menzel, 1894

Red chalk drawing of a man with long curly hair and a wide-brimmed hat, looking to the side with a serious expression.

Portrait of a man, bust-length, wearing a hat

Hans Leonhard Schäufelein, ca. 1510-15

Colored crayon sketch of a standing nude seen from behind among rocks, with blue sea and a sailboat beyond.

Stehender Rückenakt "An den Steinen" (Fehmarn)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1913

Pencil sketch of two seated men in oriental dress, one bearded in a turban, engaged in conversation.

Two Men in Oriental Dress

George Hayter, 1827

Pencil sketch of an artilleryman on horseback beside a cannon and gun carriage, with horses drawn in loose strokes.

Artillerist mit Kanonengespann

Adolph Menzel, 1870