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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Brown wash drawing of a gallows with a hanged figure, birds rising above, and small figures on a dark ridge under a pale sky.

The Hanged Man

Victor Hugo, ca. 1855-60

Ornate pen and wash title page for the Illustrirte Zeitung 1856, with a winged lyre-playing figure, cityscapes and allegorica

Title Page for "Illustrirte Zeitung 1856"

Johann Caspar Nepomuk Scheuren, 1856

Drawing of a nude toddler standing and reaching out with one arm, rendered in white highlights on brown paper.

Nude Boy, Walking to the Left

Anselm Feuerbach, 1840-80

Pencil sketch of a nude young boy standing and raising a flower toward the upper left, gazing upward.

Knabenakt, eine Blume überreichend

Watercolor botanical study of a cyclamen with purple flowers, mottled leaves, and a tuber with roots on cream paper.

Cyclamen europaeum - Europäische Erdscheibe. Saubrod

Alfred Franck, 1842

Watercolor of thatched and red-roofed farmhouses beside a sandy track in open dunes under a cloudy sky.

Farmhouses

Johannes Bosboom, 19th century

Watercolor botanical drawing of a lady's slipper orchid with two maroon and yellow flowers and green leaves on cream paper.

Cypripedium Calceolus - Gemeiner Frauenschuh

Alfred Franck, 1843

Seated man in white turban, dark robe and blue garment holding a book, drawn in pencil and watercolour.

Abram Incab Messir

David Wilkie, 1841

Faint pencil sketch of curving branch-like forms and vertical guidelines on pale paper, with a stamp in the lower left corner

Figürliche Darstellung (?, Fragment)

Watercolor landscape of an open plain under cloudy sky, with a figure and sheep in the foreground and distant hills.

Salisbury Plain with Old Sarum in the distance, Wiltshire

William Turner, 1835-45

Pencil sketch of a young boy seen from behind, arms raised and mid-stride, on cream paper.

Running boy

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a bonnet and long period dress, with loose hatched shading on the skirt.

Dame im Prater (Studie zum Praterbild im Belvedere)

Tina Blau, 1889

Watercolor of a hilltop castle above a beach with beached sailing boats, fishermen, and distant island under clouds.

Bamborough Castle from the Northeast, with Holy Island in the Distance, Northumberland

John Varley, 1827

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a dark dress and gloves, framed by hatched curtains, with handwritten notes below.

Dame in Schwarz (Bleistiftskizze)

Karl Wiener, 1935

Watercolor landscape of a dark mountain above a lake under a cloudy sky, with warm light and small figures by the shore.

Study for "The Ferry"-Snowdon from Lyyn Padran, North Wales

Peter De Wint, after 1829

Pen and ink design drawing of an ornate rococo church lamp with candles and putti, plus a plan view in the upper right.

Ontwerp voor een kerklamp met rechtsboven een doorsnede van het bovenaanzicht

Luigi Valadier, 1773

Brown ink drawing of an ornate radiant monstrance with IHS monogram, cherubs on the base, and handwritten Italian notes.

Ontwerp voor een stralenmonstrans met het monogram IHS

Luigi Valadier, 1760

Pen and ink design drawing of a rococo inkstand with two round inkwells, central tray and two quill pens.

Ontwerp voor een inktstel

Luigi Valadier, 1760

Pen and watercolour design of two silver salt cellars labelled Saliera, filled with salt and spoons, on scroll feet.

Twee ontwerpen voor zoutvaten

Luigi Valadier, 1760

Watercolor landscape of large trees along a dirt road on a grassy slope, with a dusky blue sky and distant hills.

A Parkland View at Dusk

William Leighton Leitch, ca. 1879

Pen and pencil design drawing of a decorative terrine with a floral finial and scrolled foliage, by Luigi Valadier.

Ontwerp voor een terrine

Luigi Valadier, 1760

Pen and wash design drawing of an oval tureen with scroll handle, Greek key band, fluted body and claw feet.

Ontwerp voor een ovale terrine

Luigi Valadier, 1770

Ontwerp voor een ovale terrine

Luigi Valadier, 1765

Dame mit Hut und Mantel

Gustav Klimt, 1896

Watercolor of grey-sailed fishing luggers on calm water beside a stone pier at sunset, with figures and distant sails.

Fishing Luggers (Chasse-marée) Making Sail, Off Calais

Louis François Thomas Francia, ca. 1823

Watercolor design drawing of an ornate crucifix with Christ, standing saints, and a kneeling figure on a decorated base.

Ontwerp voor een kruisbeeld

Luigi Valadier, 1775

Brown ink design drawing of an ornate oil lamp with a central mask head, scrolled arms and a tall finial on a footed base.

Ontwerp voor een olielamp met branders in de vorm van antieke maskers

Luigi Valadier, 1765

Pen sketch of ornamental shield-shaped frames with medallions and scrolled feet, plus a draped fabric study, on aged paper.

Ontwerp voor drie cartagloria’s

Luigi Valadier, 1770

Watercolor portrait of a seated woman in a white dress and red armchair, dated 1838, by Johann Christian Schoeller.

Damenbildnis

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1838

Sepia drawing of a rocky cave with a hunter playing a horn and a dog running in front of overhanging cliffs.

Rocky Landscape with Hunters

Johann Christian Reinhart, 1786

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a bodice and long draped skirt, with bare feet, on tan paper.

Sitting woman

Charcoal portrait drawing of a woman with short wavy hair in a light blouse, looking directly at the viewer, signed 1907.

Damenporträt

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1907