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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin on a crescent moon with saints, a bishop, and cherubs in clouds, dated 1733.

Sterbebild mit Maria auf der Mondsichel und den Heiligen Laurentius und Benedict

Johann Evangelist Holzer, 1733

Pencil sketchbook page with nude figure studies on the left and a loose landscape drawing with furrowed fields on the right.

Blatt eines Skizzenbuchs: männliche und weibliche Aktskizzen

Josef Engelhart, 1936

Loose pencil sketch of two figures and a bundle on a sketchbook page, with the left side of the page blank.

Pencil sketch of figures in A Wellington sketchbook, c1908-12

Petrus van der Velden, 1908

Pencil sketch of two figures leaning on a balustrade beside a stone staircase, with buildings behind them.

Blatt eines Skizzenbuchs: Menschen auf einer Brücke in Venedig (Rückseite: Knabenkopf)

Josef Engelhart, 1887

Pencil sketchbook page with three studies of women in headscarves and long skirts, plus a small head study.

Blatt eines Skizzenbuchs: Milchmädchen (Rückseite: Halbfigur einer Afrikanerin)

Josef Engelhart, 1887

Pen and gray wash architectural section of an opera house with a rococo proscenium arch, columns, and arched niches.

Design for the Proscenium Arch of an Opera house and the Section Adjacent to the Stage

Philippe de La Guêpière, 18th century

Charcoal sketch of a waterfall over rocks in a river, drawn on a numbered sketchbook page.

Sketch of waterfall over rocks in river. From An 1891 sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1891

Pencil drawing of a bespectacled scholar seated at a cluttered desk in a study beside a window.

Gelehrter im Studierzimmer am Fenster vor seinem Schreibtisch sitzend

Pencil sketch of a seated young girl with bangs on a sketchbook page, with a color checker and scale ruler beside it.

Blatt eines Skizzenbuchs: Modell der Seiltänzerin aus "Beim Künstler"

Josef Engelhart, 1887

Watercolor and ink drawing of a rocky stream beneath bare trees with warm autumn tones.

Autumn stream

Frederick Porter

Pencil sketchbook page with loose studies of musicians, an embracing couple, and a standing nude figure.

Blatt eines Skizzenbuchs: Musizierende, Tanzpaar (Rückseite: Kopf einer Schlafenden)

Josef Engelhart, 1888

Pencil sketchbook page with a group of figures around a table above, and loose studies of a reclining figure below.

Blatt eines Skizzenbuchs: Personengruppe um einen Tisch, Studien zu einer liegenden weibl. Gestalt auf Vorder- u. Rüc…

Josef Engelhart, 1887

Watercolour of a woman in a white bonnet holding a hoe in a cabbage field, with a village in the distance.

Cabbage field

Henry Green, 1888

Sketchbook page with watercolor of a dancer in a red and yellow skirt before a pale circle, with dark brushstrokes above.

Blatt eines Skizzenbuchs: Plakatentwurf (?) mit einer Tänzerin, Aufschrift "Wiener"

Josef Engelhart, 1887

Pen and watercolor drawing of cavalry charging infantry, with fallen soldiers and horses in the foreground and a bare tree at

Kavallerieangriff gegen Infanterie, rechts ein sterbender Tambour

Georg Friedrich Hoch

Pencil sketchbook page with drapery studies, a large bow, a shawl on a figure, and an older woman's face in a headscarf.

Blatt eines Skizzenbuchs: Porträt- und Gewandstudien (Rückseite: div. Figurenstudien)

Josef Engelhart, 1884

Watercolour still life of broken pottery shards, a painted bowl, purple flowers and green leaves on a pale background.

Broken pottery

Frances Hodgkins, 1939

Drawing of a religious procession down a crowded city street lined with flags, historic facades and spectators, 1864.

De processie der hoofdkerk op de Meir [te Antwerpen], 1864

Frans Gons, 1864

Watercolor of a wooded valley with a stone bridge, a group of houses, a winding road and walking figures.

Wiesental bei einer Brücke mit einer Häusergruppe

Karl Franz Kraul

Pencil sketchbook page with a standing woman in a long dress beside a candle and a child in a wide hat.

Blatt eines Skizzenbuchs: Porträts einer stehenden Frau und eines Kindes (Rückseite: Familienporträt im Garten)

Josef Engelhart, 1888

Pencil and watercolor botanical study of Colobanthus acicularis with flower buds, tufted leaves and a top-view floral detail.

Colobanthus acicularis Hook.f

John Buchanan, 1865

Brown wash drawing of a burning brick building with smoke, a crowd at left, a cart in the street and a church spire behind.

De brand van de petroleumopslagplaatsen te Antwerpen op 10 augustus 1866

Henri François Schaefels, 1867

Graphite sketch of a woman's head and shoulders, turned away, with dark hair in a bun and a white collar, on a sketchbook pag

Blatt eines Skizzenbuchs: Porträtskizze, überzeichnet, (Rückseite: flüchtige Aktskizzen)

Josef Engelhart, 1887

Watercolor landscape of a wooded hillside with autumn trees, a valley of fields, and blue mountains under a cloudy sky.

Sun and Rain in the Serpentara near Olevano

Carl Wilhelm Müller, 1866

Grey wash drawing of oak trees, two thatched cottages, and two men in a boat on a stream in the foreground.

Eichenwald mit zwei Strohhütten, im Vordergrund ein Bach mit zwei Bauern in einem Boot

Karl Franz Kraul

Charcoal sketch of a seated young woman in a wide-brimmed hat reading a book beside a tree and window.

Blatt eines Skizzenbuchs: Porträtstudie einer lesenden Jungen Frau mit Hut (Rückseite: Figurenstudie)

Josef Engelhart, 1884

Oval charcoal portrait of a woman with braided dark hair, dark dress and white collar, against a grey background.

Madame Ditte

Henri Fantin-Latour, 1867

Book cover design with a dark bell tower over a canal and bridge, titled Schaduw over Brugge by Marcel Matthijs.

Bandontwerp voor: Marcel Matthijs, Schaduw over Brugge, 1940

Jac Nuiver, 1940

Pen drawing of a cobbled street with a church tower, a boy in a cap and a man pushing a cart.

Jongen en man met kar in een straat

G. van Doorn, 1880

Red chalk sketchbook page with a child's head in a fur collar, plus small studies of faces and hands.

Blatt eines Skizzenbuchs: Porträtstudie eines Kindes

Josef Engelhart, 1884

Blue and black book cover design with a draped female figure beside a column above rocks and sea, titled Voor het aangezicht

Bandontwerp voor: Arvid Mörne, Voor het aangezicht van de zee (Inför havets anlete), 1938

Jac Nuiver, 1938

Grey watercolor of a horse-drawn carriage with a driver and two women on a tree-lined street beside houses and a picket fence

Twee vrouwen in een paardenkoets

H.C. Louwerse, 1901