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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pencil sketch of a kneeling woman in drapery beside a standing nude female figure on pale paper.

Kniende Frau sowie ein stehender weiblicher Akt

Pencil and grey wash drawing of an ornate building facade with a central niche statue, a stone cross and balustrade at left.

Design for a Stage Set at the Opéra, Paris: Building Façade

Eugène Cicéri, 1830-90

Grey wash and pencil design of a stone balustrade with urn finials, a stage set drawing by Eugène Cicéri.

Design for a Stage Set at the Opéra, Paris: Balustrade

Eugène Cicéri, 1830-90

Portrait drawing of a woman with curled dark hair and hoop earrings, in pencil and colored chalk on tan paper.

Caroline Auguste Weiß

Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1833

Miss Cecilia Clifton

Auguste Edouart, December 18, 1840

John L. Hammond Seated

Auguste Edouart, 1841

Black paper silhouette of a woman in a long dress facing a man in a coat, with a handwritten label below.

Mr. & Mrs. E. F. Bunnell

Auguste Edouart, November 8, 1841

Pencil drawing of a large draped garment with soft folds, plus faint sketched drapery lines below, on pale paper.

Study of garments

Henry L. and Myron H. Church

Auguste Edouart, September 23, 1841

Brown watercolor of a stone monument with crown and eagles on a pedestal, set before wooded mountains under cloudy sky.

Carolus Denkmal am Semmering, errichtet von Karl VI

fraglich: Jakob Alt, 1806

Illuminated manuscript leaf with a nimbed saint in a blue historiated initial I beside red-lined musical notation and Latin t

Nimbed Saint in a Historiated Initial "I" from an Antiphonary

Unknown artist, 1310/15

Medieval antiphonary page with square chant notation, Latin text, and a blue historiated initial showing a haloed martyr sain

Martyr Saint in a Historiated Initial "V" from an Antiphonary

Unknown artist, 1310/15

Brown ink drawing of ruined arches, cannons behind sandbags, tall trees, and a distant domed city skyline.

Design for a Stage Set at the Opéra, Paris: Landscape Looking Toward Rome

Eugène Cicéri, 1830-90

Illuminated manuscript leaf with a haloed saint in a blue roundel and square musical notes on red staff lines.

Saint Dominic in a Historiated Initial "G" from an Antiphonary

Unknown artist, 1310/15

Pencil study of a seated peasant girl in layered drapery, with a cropped nude figure's legs at the lower left edge.

Sitzendes Bauernmädchen, links ein angeschnittener Akt

Illuminated manuscript page with musical notation and Latin text, featuring a painted saint in a gold initial at upper left.

Saint Agnes in a Historiated Initial "V" from an Antiphonary

Unknown artist, 1310/15

Illuminated manuscript page with musical staves, Latin text, and a painted initial showing an enthroned figure and a kneeling

Saint Kneeling Before God Enthroned in a Historiated Initial "V" from an Antiphonary

Unknown artist, 1310/15

Pencil sketch study of a woman's arms with rolled sleeves and an apron, drawn on cream paper.

Studienblatt: Sitzende Frau, Ärmel

Watercolor botanical study of blue cornflowers with green stems and narrow leaves on a cream background, signed Franck.

Centaurea Cyanus - Korn-Flockenblume

Alfred Franck, 1843

Watercolor botanical study of a purple knapweed plant with flower heads, buds and green lobed leaves on cream paper.

Centaurea Scaiosa - Flockenblume

Alfred Franck, 1842

Illuminated manuscript leaf with a winged angel in a gold and blue initial A above square musical notation and Gothic chant t

Angel in a Historiated Initial "A" from an Antiphonary

Unknown artist, 1300/10

Pencil sketch of a raised gesturing arm and hand with a bent leg on tan paper.

Gesticulating arm

Watercolor botanical study of a Ceratocephalus falcatus plant with yellow flowers and roots on cream paper, 1843.

Ceratocephalus falcatus - Eranunculus falcatus - Sichelförmiges Hornköpfchen

Alfred Franck, 1843

Medieval antiphonary page with an illuminated blue initial showing figures at a well, plus square musical notation and Latin

Joseph and his Brothers at the Well, Initial V from an Antiphonary

Neri da Rimini, 1310/15

Pencil study sheet with a standing woman, several sleeved arm studies, and a seated figure, with ochre wash spots.

Studienblatt: Stehende Frau, Ärmel

Portrait of Isabella Benson

John Smart, 1811

Pencil elevation drawing of an ornate classical cabinet with relief panels, columns and urn supports, with French inscription

Ontwerptekening

Luigi Valadier, 1760

Watercolor of a river at dusk with glowing trees, a distant castle tower, pink reflections on the water, and a small boat.

Windsor from Datchet

William Collingwood Smith, 1870-78

Watercolor interior of a long gallery with coffered ceiling, arched windows and paintings hung on walls, blue drapes.

The Flemish Picture Gallery, the Mansion of Thomas Hope, Duchess Street, Portland Place

Robert William Billings, 1830-51

Circular pen and ink drawing of figures under trees with a scroll inscription naming the four temperaments.

The Four Temperaments

Jörg Breu the Elder, 1500-1537

Brown ink and wash drawing of classical gods gathered on clouds, with a bearded central figure gesturing and putti below.

Council of the Gods

Giacomo Zoboli, n.d.

Ink and brown wash drawing of a classical hall with a vaulted ceiling, colonnades, and a statue in a central niche.

Set Design

Pietro Gonzaga, n.d.