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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Grey wash drawing after Giotto showing St. Francis on a bier, mourning monks, a procession and angels above.

Death of St. Francis, after Giotto, upper Church San Francesco, Assisi

William Young Ottley, 1795-1836

Watercolor of a steep coastal hillside above a harbor village, with boats on calm water and a hazy sky.

View of Clovelly, Devon

Samuel Palmer, ca. 1848-49

Oval painting of a river shore with dense green trees, a canoe with paddlers, and a figure standing among reeds on the bank.

Shore of the Uruguay - Making a Sketch

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Pencil drawing of a farmhouse on a hill with a rider, wooden fences, palm trees and rolling hills beyond.

Mr Bank's farm

Nicholas Chevalier, 1866

Blue ink and wash drawing of a villa on a terrace with cypress trees, figures, and a distant city and dome.

Die Villa Mellini auf dem Monte Mario in Rom

Carl Urban Keller, 1811

Pencil sketch of two women in long skirts and bonnets, one raising laundry and the other reaching toward a line above.

Two washerwomen

Pencil sketch of a man seen from behind with a billowing checked jacket, signed Schließmann, Wien 1893.

bez.?: "Der Sturm"

Hans Schließmann, 1893

Watercolor of a grassy coastal headland overlooking the sea, with a distant island on the horizon at right.

On the North Coast of Devon, Lundy Island in the Distance

Samuel Palmer, ca. 1835

Grey wash drawing of a flower bouquet spilling from a vase on a stone ledge, with leafy branches.

Blumen in einer Vase

Pen and brown ink sketch of a sailing boat, figures on a shore, and buildings with a tower beside water.

Landscape with Figures by an Estuary with Sailing Boats

Annibale Carracci, 1590

Watercolor landscape with tall rock formations, a small waterfall, and two men resting by a stream under a cloudy sky.

Bergige Landschaft mit einem hohen Felsen, im Mittelgrund zwei Männer bei einem Waldbach rastend

Karl Franz Kraul

Bianka von Quandt, geb. Meissner

Johann Adam Klein, 1820

Red and black chalk drawing of winged angels and putti among clouds, with studies of cherub heads and grid lines.

Angels and Putti in the Clouds

Federico Zuccari, 1566

Pencil sketch of a shaded wooded hillside with a pale path and a small figure, with handwritten notes on the page.

Page from a sketchbook

Samuel Palmer, ca. 1848 (?)

Watercolor of Trinità de' Monti church in Rome with bell tower, obelisk, staircase, and figures on an open plaza.

Sta. Trinità de' Monti auf dem Pincio in Rom

Carl Urban Keller, 1811

Charcoal drawing of a screaming man with wild hair and wide staring eyes against a dark smudged background.

Bild nach sowjetischem Film

Karl Wiener, 1926

Watercolor of a stone arch bridge over a river with trees and a steep hillside, two small figures on the bridge.

Denham Bridge upon the Tavy

William Payne, 1780-1830

Man in fur coat and blue hat stands with two horses, one drinking at a stream, with a hut and hills behind.

Türke mit zwei Pferden am Bach

Johann Georg Pforr

Watercolor landscape with a waterfall over a rocky cliff, a couple and dog on a path, and a distant town under blue sky.

Vorgebirgslandschaft, links ein Ausblick auf ein Städtchen

Karl Franz Kraul

Pen and brown wash drawing of a robed woman addressing a crowd before an obelisk and classical buildings in a city square.

Disputation of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Federico Zuccari, 1570

Pencil and red chalk drawing of a bearded older man in a ruff collar and hat, with his name inscribed above.

Giovanni da Bologna

Joseph Heintz the Elder, 1587

Hand-coloured drawing of a turbaned man leading a black horse past a grey saddled horse, with cliffs and a village behind.

Türke mit Rappe und Schimmel

Johann Georg Pforr

Red chalk drawing of a man's head on grey paper, face turned slightly toward the viewer, with soft shading.

Man's Head

Jonathan Richardson Sr., 1728-40

Brown wash drawing of Phaeton falling from his chariot, horses plunging through clouds beneath a radiant sun.

The Fall of Phaeton

Joseph Heintz the Elder, 1591

Mannenkop

Leo Gestel, 1934

Pen-and-ink portrait of a bearded man with dark hair, shown head and shoulders on cream paper.

Portret van Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Leo Gestel, 1934

Ink drawing of a clenched fist with hatched shading, with pencil annotations including 'cliché' and '4 cm' beside it.

Gebalde vuist

Leo Gestel, 1934

Watercolor of a farm road with a tree on a cellar ruin, a stone farmhouse, a barn, and a woman and child walking.

Bauernhof, in der Mitte ein Baum auf einer Kellerruine

Karl Franz Kraul

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of a seated woman bending over, a nude cherub beside her, and draped cloth on a pedestal.

The Toilet of Venus

Joseph Heintz the Elder, 1590

Pencil and gray wash drawing of a tall medieval tower over a square with groups of people in period dress.

The Palazzo dei Priori, Volterra

David Roberts, 1835

Watercolor drawing of a groom with a grey and a bay horse on a road, with trees and a distant village under an orange sky.

Stallknecht mit Schimmel und Rappen

Johann Georg Pforr

Ink drawing of a rifle topped with a helmet standing upright in a field of hatched grass and broken stalks.

Geweer met een helm erop in een veld

Leo Gestel, 1934