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Drawings & Sketches

76,040 works

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a cap and long buttoned coat, one arm raised, on a pale paper ground.

Drawing of a woman in a hat

Alfred Philippe Roll, 1880

Red chalk sketch of a standing young man raising his hat, beside a head study of a woman in a hat.

Head of a woman wearing a veiled hat and a young man

Alfred Philippe Roll

Man at work (study for the Suresnes Shipyard?)

Alfred Philippe Roll, 1885

Black chalk study of a veiled seated woman with her hand to her head, drawn on tan paper.

Study for the Death of the Virgin, Church of Saint-Etienne du Mont

Alexandre-François Caminade, 1839

Brown chalk drawing of a veiled standing woman with outstretched arms, plus a sleeve study, with white highlights.

Study for the Death of the Virgin, Church of Saint-Etienne du Mont (recto). Study for a portrait of a young woman (ve…

Alexandre-François Caminade, 1839

Pencil study of a veiled woman with bowed head and crossed hands on her chest, drawn on pale paper.

Study for the Death of Saint Teresa, Church of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette

Alexandre-François Caminade, 1835

Charcoal study of two hands and an outstretched arm on tan paper, sketched for a figure composition.

Study of arms and hands for the Death of the Virgin, Church of Saint-Etienne du Mont

Alexandre-François Caminade, 1839

Pencil sketch on blue-grey paper of distant mountains and classical ruins along a hazy horizon.

Sketchbook of Italian Landscape Subjects

Jervis McEntee, 1869

Study for the Death of the Virgin, Church of Saint-Etienne du Mont (on the recto and verso)

Alexandre-François Caminade, 1839

Charcoal and white chalk study of two bare feet on draped cloth, drawn on brown paper.

Study of feet for the Death of the Virgin, Church of Saint-Etienne du Mont (recto). Study of a figure (verso)

Alexandre-François Caminade, 1839

Bust of a Woman (recto); Head of a Man, Two Studies of a Woman's Profile, and a Study of An Angel (verso)

Benozzo Gozzoli, c. 1458

Watercolor design of a desk clock with a winged victory figure, a seated woman, and a blue enamel clock face.

Competition for the symbolic work of art intended for the glorious artisans of victory: Project for a desk clock: Vic…

Thérèse d' Estrées, 1919

Gilded winged figure with swords above a panoramic city view, on a commemorative monument design with an eagle at its base.

Competition for the symbolic work of art intended for the glorious artisans of victory: Project for a commemorative d…

Henry Emile Vollet, 1919

Portrait of a bald man with blue eyes in a green velvet cap and brown silk robe against a dark background.

Ebenezer Storer II

John Singleton Copley, ca. 1767

Pencil sketch of a winged allegorical woman holding flags above soldiers, with a photo reproduction pasted below, 1919.

Competition for the symbolic work of art intended for the glorious artisans of victory: Project by painters and engra…

Edmond Debon, 1919

Pencil sketch of a crouching nude man beside a shaggy animal, with a looming figure at upper right.

Sketch for "The Thought of Death alone, the Fear Destroys"

William Blake, c. 1795

Ink drawing of a classical pedestal with cherub reliefs topped by a winged figure and a seated figure.

Competition for the symbolic work of art intended for the glorious artisans of victory: Project for a commemorative a…

Louise Gabillot van Parys, 1919

Grisaille drawing of a winged Victory figure with a wreath above a helmeted soldier on a pedestal, labeled Gloria Victoribus.

Competition for the symbolic work of art intended for the glorious artisans of victory: Project for a commemorative w…

Laurent-Honoré Marqueste, 1919

Drawing of a bird seller at a market stall with a man, a seated woman, hanging birds, and putti in a relief frieze below.

The Bird Seller

Willem van Mieris, c. 1700-1710

Two shepherds with sheep and goats on a rocky riverbank beneath a large tree, with hills and a village in the distance.

Shepherds in a Landscape

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1779

Monochrome sketch of Niagara Falls with cascading water, mist, rocky shore and dark trees at left.

Niagara Falls

William Morris Hunt, 1878

Grey wash drawing of four winged putti, two floating among clouds above and two seated on a cloud below.

Four Putti

probably the style of Giovanni Battista Gaulli, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a windswept female figure in flowing drapery, arms outstretched, standing on a winged base.

Fortune

John La Farge, 1901

Oil sketch of a standing man in a brown coat and cream breeches, holding a hat and cane against a dark background.

Portrait sketch. The painter N.A. Abildgaard (?)

Jens Juel, 1760-1802

Brown ink and wash drawing of Saint Christopher carrying the Christ child on his shoulders across a landscape.

Saint Christopher

Andrea Mantegna, c. 1500

A Portrait of Rosa with a Shoulder Stick

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, c. 1735

Watercolor of a crowded market square in muted greys and blues, with townhouses, stalls, umbrellas and pedestrians.

Variations in Violet and Grey - Market Place, Dieppe

James McNeill Whistler, 1885

Watercolor of a crater lake among green hills and tall pines, with a distant sea and boats under a pale sky.

Lago Avernus

William Trost Richards, ca. 1867-70

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a bearded man in a fur cap and cloak, gripping his garment, glancing sideways.

Man with a Fur Cap

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, c. 1730/40s

Watercolor of the Temple of Dendur's pylon and columned entrance rising from desert sand under a pale blue sky.

The Temple of Dendur, showing the Pylon

Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1874

Watercolor of the Temple of Dendur pylon and sandstone terrace in desert sand, with a seated robed figure holding a spear.

The Temple of Dendur, Showing the Pylon and Terrace

Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1874

Black and white chalk drawing of a young man in a feathered hat, looking toward the viewer, on tan paper.

Head of a Young Man Wearing a Hat

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, before 1735