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Drawings & Sketches

75,818 works

Black chalk drawing of a reclining nude youth with head turned upward, arm extended, and drapery over the legs.

Reclining Youth

Pontormo, about 1525

[Charlotte Mary Heriot Maitland]

Eliza Willis, 1850s

A Potentate Accompanied by His Halberd Bearer

Jusepe de Ribera, about 1625-1630

Pencil sketch of a crouching lion at upper right with three lion head studies on a pale sheet.

Four lion studies

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Horse head, view of a courtyard

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Brown wash drawing of an army column with camels and banners passing a crenellated castle on a hillside.

An Army Leaving a Castle

Jacques Callot, about 1632

Pencil sketch of a mountain valley with a river, conifer trees, rocky slopes and handwritten notes, by John Herschel, 1834.

Valley of Fassa from Opposite Gries

John Frederick William Herschel, 1834

[Sketch of Marching Soldiers]

Charlotte Mary Heriot Maitland, mid-19th century

Watercolor of a turbaned rider on a galloping black horse along a rocky shore under a dark stormy sky.

The Giaour

Théodore Géricault, about 1822-1823

Pastel portrait of a woman with grey powdered hair in a pink gown, holding blue thread over a basket.

Lady Dungarvan, Countess of Ailesbury (née Susannah Hoare)

Mary Hoare, about 1760

Pen and brown ink drawing of robed hermits and monks among caves, trees and rocks in a hilly landscape.

A Thebaid: Monks and Hermits in a Landscape

Lorenzo Costa, about 1505

Horse head

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Pen and brown ink drawing of three comic Punchinello figures in tall hats and ruffled collars, one leaning toward another.

Punchinellos Approaching a Woman

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, late 1730s

Grey wash drawing of a river landscape with a tower, low wall, resting figures, a boat and a large tree.

Landscape with Farmhouses and Figures

Jan van Goyen, 1644

Grey-paper drawing in black chalk and white highlights of a reclining female nude, with a second study of a figure above.

Two Studies of a Reclining Female Nude

Domenico Tintoretto, 1590-1610

Brown ink drawing of a seated woman in draped robes beside a lion, with hatched shading and a curling tail.

Fortitude

Giovanni Bellini, about 1470

Watercolor landscape of a round ancient temple on a rocky hill overlooking a valley with olive trees and cypresses.

View of the Ruins of the Temple of Ceres in the Valley of Agrigento

Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel, 1776-1779

Pen and ink drawing of a seated king extending a sceptre to a kneeling woman before attendants in an arched hall.

Esther Before Ahasuerus (recto); Slight Sketch of an Ornamental Vase (verso)

Frans Crabbe van Espleghem, about 1525

Brown ink and wash drawing of a frieze with draped figures bringing offerings to a flaming altar within stone architecture.

Design for a Frieze with Worshipers Bringing Sacrificial Offerings

Lelio Orsi, about 1555

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of two winged angels, one holding a book and one playing a lute, with a third figure

Angel Musicians (recto); Head Studies (verso)

Morazzone, about 1598-1599

Watercolor of a distant city skyline with church spires across a river, with sailing boats and a flagpole in the foreground.

Albany, New York

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

Brown ink and wash drawing of a kneeling female saint looking up at a cross surrounded by clouds and angels.

A Female Saint Contemplating a Crucifix

Giovanni Antonio Guardi, about 1745

Brown ink and wash drawing of a kneeling saint embracing the Christ Child, with the Virgin, angels and light rays above.

Vision of Saint Gaetano Thiene

Ubaldo Gandolfi, about 1775

The Chief of the Little Osages

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

Pen and gray wash drawing of a village fair with tents, a church steeple, a flag, carts, and crowds of people.

A Village Festival with Musicians Playing Outside a Tent

Jan van Goyen, 1653

Watercolor of a striped paddle steamboat with passengers and an American flag moving between rocky cliffs on a river.

Steamboat Travel on the Hudson River

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca.1813

Brown wash drawing of a crowded theatre with an audience and costumed performers on an arched stage.

A Theatrical Performance

Francesco Guardi, 1782

Watercolor of a crowded hall with feathered figures on a wooden stage, a standing man, and spectators.

Exhibition of Indian Tribal Ceremonies at the Olympic Theater, Philadelphia

John Lewis Krimmel, 1811-ca. 1813

Brown ink drawing of a young man sketching in a colonnaded loggia while a companion sleeps, with a moonlit landscape beyond.

Taddeo Copying Raphael's Frescoes in the Loggia of the Villa Farnesina, Where He is Also Represented Asleep

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

Watercolor of a ferry with carriage and passengers crossing a rocky river toward pale cliffs and wooded hills.

A Ferry Scene on the Susquehanna at Wright's Ferry, near Havre de Grace

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

Red and black chalk drawing of a young girl with long hair and a lace collar, looking directly at the viewer.

Portrait of a Girl

Carlo Dolci, about 1665

Pen drawing of a medieval town with half-timbered houses, a church spire, fishermen by a river, and a horseback rider.

Fishing Port

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1864