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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pencil study of an antique male torso and two classical heads, with a small seated figure sketch on cream paper.

Antiker männlicher Torso und zwei antike Köpfe

Georges Seurat, 1878

Pen and wash drawing of a crowd carrying stones past a palm tree, with an obelisk and a cloud-borne figure above.

The Jews Collecting the Twelve Stones from the River Jordan

Pieter Coecke van Aelst, ca. 1535-38

Brown wash drawing of a robed figure with putti beside columns, and a family group gathered under a cloudy sky.

Gott erscheint vor Abraham (oder Jakob?) und seiner Familie

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Watercolor of the Upukerora River flowing past forest and fallen logs toward distant snowy mountains under a pale sky.

Upukerora River

Nicholas Chevalier, 1866

Pencil and wash drawing of a forested mountain landscape with a log cabin, a rocky stream, and snowy peaks in the distance.

Bewaldete Gebirgslandschaft mit Hütte

Karl Reinhold, 1850

Figurenstudie eines jungen Mannes nach rechts

Jérôme-François Chantereau, 1701

Watercolor and pencil study of two leafy tree crowns in green and olive tones on pale paper.

Zwei Baumwipfel

Carl Ludwig Frommel, 1808

Pencil sketch of a wooded hill landscape with resting horse-drawn wagons in a valley and distant hills.

Bewaldete Hügellandschaft mit rastenden Pferdewagen

Thomas Ender, 1856

Brown wash drawing of a cavalry battle with a central rider on a rearing horse, fallen soldiers, and sunbeams through clouds.

Schlachtenszene: Reiterschlacht, hinter den Wolken hervorbrechende Sonnenstrahlen

Jacques Courtois, 1640

Chalk drawing of a turbaned man holding a glass and a woman in a headdress pouring wine from a jug.

Zwei Trinkende in Halbfigur

Polidoro da Caravaggio

Pencil drawing of leafy tree branches spreading diagonally across a pale sheet, with dense foliage in layered shading.

Belaubte Äste

Carl Ludwig Frommel, 1811

Pencil drawing of a wooded hill with large trees, a farmhouse on the left, and two small figures on a path.

Bewaldeter Hügel mit Bauernhaus

Josef Kriehuber, 1859

Brown wash drawing of a battle scene with mounted riders, a drummer, shielded soldiers, banners and cannons.

Schlachtenszene: Reiter, ein Trommler, rechts Kanonen und Fahnen

Jacques Courtois, 1601

Brown wash drawing of a seated man gesturing to a standing woman by a stone well, with a city wall behind them.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Attributed to Jacob de Wit, n.d.

Watercolor drawing of a mossy rock face with shrubs and trees on a hazy hillside, dated 1809.

Felshang bei Eberstein

Carl Ludwig Frommel, 1809

Pen and watercolour sketch of a curving cobbled street with pedestrians, a dog, a cyclist and buildings.

Street scene with figures

Raymond McIntyre, 1917

Brown wash drawing of a chaotic cavalry battle with riders, rearing horses, raised swords and fallen soldiers on the ground.

Schlachtenszene: Reiterschlacht

Jacques Courtois, 1601

Watercolor of a sunlit southern Italian terrace with a vine pergola, domed roofs, stone oven, barrels and a palm tree.

Terrasse eines ländlichen Anwesens in Süditalien

Carl Ludwig Frommel, 1812

Brown wash drawing of a mounted soldier on a rearing horse amid a cavalry battle with fallen figures below.

Schlachtenszene: Reiterschlacht

Jacques Courtois, 1640

Brown ink and wash sketch of a rider in a coat on a dark horse, with a second rider in the distance.

Equestrian portrait, Mr Parry, Master of Hounds

Francis Grant, 1860

Painted interior of a Gothic church showing pointed arches, tall columns, carved statues and a stone floor receding into shad

Schrägblick durch eine frühgotische Basilika

Carl Ludwig Frommel, 1812

Brown wash drawing of a mounted commander raising his arm in a battle scene with soldiers, horses and smoky sky.

Schlachtenszene: Josua befiehlt der Sonne stillzustehen

Jacques Courtois, 1640

Grey wash drawing of the Madonna and Child in clouds above three saints, one a bishop with a crozier, with a putto below.

Die Madonna erscheint drei heiligen Männern

Giovanni Lanfranco

Colored design drawing of a theatre ceiling with a gilded lunette, classical figures, and a frieze labeled Aristophane and Te

Design for a Ceiling at Théatre Français, Paris

Aimé Chenavard, 1810-38

Red chalk drawing on blue paper of two nude female figures, one holding a garland, with sketched drapery and foliage around t

Zwei weibliche Genien, eine Girlande haltend

Antoine François Callet

Grey and brown drawing of a lone armored rider on horseback approaching a distant castle through a dark forest path.

Sir Lancelot Approaching the Castle of Astolat

Gustave Doré, n.d.

Diary page with pen-and-ink floor plan of Tarrytown house additions and numbered list of drawings and fees, 1864.

A. J. Davis "Diary"

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1829-82

Loose green and blue wash landscape showing shrubbery along a coast with sea visible beyond, on pale paper.

Cap Ferrat

Edgar Degas, 1890

Red and black chalk drawing of a bearded saint with halo, writing in an open book beside a bishop's crozier.

Der Heilige Gregor Taumaturgos

Giuseppe Cesari, 1610

Drawing of struggling figures and soldiers in a classical city with obelisks and domed buildings, a rearing horse at right.

Der Raub der Sabinerinnen

François-Alexandre Verdier, 1670

Watercolor of a girl in a red dress resting against a black bear beside a sleeping boy, with a spinning wheel and mountains.

Snow White and Rose Red

Richard Doyle, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a waterfall below a stone bridge, with trees, hills and a distant church tower.

Der alte Fall des Anio in Tivoli

Claude Gellée gen. Lorrain, 1640