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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pencil drawing of a river between steep cliffs, with three riders on horseback fording the water in the foreground.

Mararoa River

Nicholas Chevalier, 1866

Pen and watercolor drawing of a seated woman in a blue dress and yellow shawl, with a red necklace, against a grey wash backg

Sitting woman

Johann Georg von Dillis

Pen drawing of a theatre stage set with draped curtains, a heraldic crest with winged figures, and ornamental panels.

Design for a Stage Set

Aimé Chenavard, 1810-38

Watercolor of a silvery branch of Death Valley sage with small purple flowers on a cream background.

Death Valley Sage (Salvia funerea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pen and brown wash drawing of an altar design with a saint in a niche, Corinthian columns, and figures in clouds above.

Altarentwurf

Peter Anton von Verschaffelt

Watercolor design of an ornate gilt gas lamp with a glass globe, fluted base and scroll handles, on cream paper.

Design for a Gas Lamp with Gilt Base and Glass Globe

Guérard, 19th century

Charcoal drawing of cattle grazing by a river under a full moon, with dark hills and small buildings in the distance.

Flusslandschaft mit Viehweide bei Vollmond

Jean-François Millet, 1845

Watercolor elevation of a spiral staircase lighthouse with smoking fire at the top, flanked by walls and distant ships.

Design for a Lighthouse (Margate?)

Debenne, ca. 1815

Charcoal drawing of two leaning tree trunks beside a grassy riverbank, with distant hills under a cloudy sky.

Baum, nach links geneigt

Odilon Redon, 1875

Ink and wash sketch of cows grazing in a pasture, with loose brushwork and a signature dated 1932 at lower left.

Koeien in de wei

Leo Gestel, 1932

Pen line drawing of a standing female nude seen from behind with arms raised, on cream paper.

Staand vrouwelijk naakt

Tinus van Doorn, 1931

Watercolor of a forest clearing with a pale rock face, mossy boulders, and tree trunks framing the scene.

Waldstück mit Felsbrocken

Alexandre Cabanel

Pen line drawing of a nude woman bathing in water beside pine trees and a crescent moon, dated 1939.

Badende naakte vrouw bij maanlicht

Tinus van Doorn, 1939

Charcoal drawing of a woman's head bowed with closed eyes, curly hair and bare shoulders, softly shaded.

Hoofd van een vrouw met gesloten ogen

Tinus van Doorn, 1915

Watercolour of a calm lake with a small sailboat, rocky shore, forested cliffs and distant snowy mountains under pale clouds.

Te Anau Lake, N.Z.

Nicholas Chevalier, 1866

Pencil line drawing of a nude woman with arms raised, a bird in flight, fir trees and a fish near wavy water.

Badende vrouw

Tinus van Doorn, 1939

Pencil sketch of a woman carrying rolled rugs on a cobbled street, with a man carrying rugs walking past a lamppost behind he

Man en een vrouw die vloerkleedjes uitventen

Alfred Ost, 1913

Ink and watercolor drawing of a man in a red jacket riding a brown draft horse, with sailing boats in the background.

Man in amazonezit op een trekpaard

Alfred Ost, 1939

Pen drawing of two horses standing side by side with lowered heads on a beige sheet.

Twee paarden

Anne Zeilstra-Hofstra, 1900

Watercolor drawing of a seated woman in a blue dress and yellow shawl, with a red necklace, against a grey wash background.

Standing woman

Johann Georg von Dillis

Pencil portrait drawing of an older man in a powdered wig and frock coat, shown bust-length against a dark background.

N. Cuvillier, Brustbild

Charles Nicolas Cochin d. J., 1775

Loose pastel sketch of a standing woman in a dark dress and hat beside a seated man with glasses, in a pale interior.

Jonge vrouw bij de modiste

Isaac Israëls, 1908

Watercolor of a walled Russian-style fortress town on a river bank, with domed churches and riders on a road in front.

Russian scene

W Markham, 1800

Charcoal sketch of a dimly lit shop interior with ceiling beams, columns, shelves and dark figures moving among them.

De etalage van een hoedenwinkel op de Nieuwendijk in Amsterdam bij avond

Isaac Israëls, 1886

Pencil and wash sketch of four women and girls in headscarves and long dresses, with red and black accents.

Groepje van vier vrouwen en meisjes

Isaac Israëls, 1886

Charcoal drawing of a farmhouse among trees and hills under a cloudy sky, with a wooden fence in the foreground.

Landschap met boerderij tussen bomen

Leo Gestel, 1929

Charcoal drawing of a woman with a jug on her head walking a winding road through angular mountains and village.

Vrouw met een kruik op het hoofd op een weg door hooggebergte

Leo Gestel, 1924

Pencil drawing of a harbour with sailing ships, a stone quay and pier, and a town skyline beyond the water.

Gezicht op de rede van Vlissingen

Antoine Ignace Melling, 1812

Red chalk drawing of a standing soldier in a bearskin cap and buttoned coat, holding a musket upright.

Sergeant eines französischen Infanterieregiments

Alexandre Moitte, 1785

Charcoal sketch of a hillside sloping right with dense shrubbery and small trees, plus a fragment of lines at left.

Nach rechts abfallender Höhenzug in Südfrankreich, links daneben Fragment einer anderen Zeichnung

Henri-Edmond Cross, 1890

Pencil and watercolor sketch of trees and foliage in soft blues, greens and oranges on a pale sheet, by Cézanne.

Senke mit Bäumen (Rs.: Geäst einer Baumkrone)

Paul Cézanne, 1890

Pencil sketch of a group of wigged men in period dress gathered at a table with wine glasses and a decanter.

Group of Figures at a Table

Marcellus Laroon the Younger, 1732-33