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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Architectural drawing of The Great Exotic Stove showing wall sections, an elevation, and above and below pavement plans with

The Great Exotic Stove at Kew

Sir William Chambers, 1763

Charcoal and white chalk sketch on brown paper of a reclining figure on a bed with a standing figure beside it in a dim inter

Deathbed Scene

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a tall stone city gate tower with an arched passage, beside an overgrown wall and a road with trees.

City gate

Pen and ink drawing of a river town with wooded hills, a hilltop building, and a rowing boat on the water.

Der Kahlenberg, Leopoldsberg und Klosterneuburg

Jakob Alt, 1827

Watercolor of a lake with a pagoda, large trees, grazing sheep, and a rowing boat carrying three people.

View of the Lake and the Island from the Lawn at Kew

William Marlow, 1763

Pencil sketch of a grape vine with lobed leaves, tendrils and trailing branches on pale paper.

Grape vine

Colored pencil drawing of dark rounded hills under a sunset sky with pink clouds, with a church tower sketched at lower left.

Der Kalkberg

Karl Wiener, 1939

Grey wash drawing of a palace facade across a lawn with strolling figures, grazing sheep and tall trees.

View of the Palace from the Lawn at Kew

Joshua Kirby, 1763

Ink and wash drawing of Karlsplatz in Vienna, showing the domed church, columns, statues, a carriage and pedestrians.

Der Karlsplatz, Bahneinschnitt und Monument, Perspektive zum Wettbewerbsprojekt für den Generalregulierungsplan

Otto Wagner, 1892

Sepia drawing of a stone forge with a waterwheel, smoking chimney, waterfall, and hills in the background.

The Iron Forge between Dolgelli and Barmouth, Merioneth Shire

Paul Sandby, ca. 1776

Ink and pencil sketches on tan paper: a standing man with folded arms and wide hat, beside faint studies of a group of figure

Two Sketches: Standing Man with Arms Folded and Group of Figures

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a rocky landscape with craggy outcrops, rolling hills, trees and small buildings in a valley.

Rocky landscape

Jakob Becker, 1843

Pen and wash drawing of the Baptism of Christ in an arched architectural frame, with angels and cherubs in clouds above.

Design for a Baptism of Christ in an Architectural Setting

James Thornhill, early 18th century

Watercolor elevation and floor plan of an octagonal rustic shore seat with shingled roof, with mountains behind.

Shore Seat for Montgomery Place, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York (elevation and plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1870-79

Pencil sketch of a winged figure and a draped standing figure with loose contour lines on pale paper.

Study

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 1864/65

Pen and wash drawing of soldiers attacking women and children in a classical city square with columns and a hillside town.

Massacre of the Innocents

Bernard Picart, 1714

Drawing of a wooded ravine with tall trees, rocky banks and a stream, in grey wash on tan paper.

Landscape with a Wooded Ravine

Anthonie Waterloo

Pencil sketch of a stone well with pulley and bucket in front of a timber farmhouse with shuttered windows.

Brunnen bei einem Bauernhof

Jakob Becker, 1846

Brown ink drawing of Minerva with musicians and muses below and allegorical figures on clouds above, by Hans Speckaert.

Allegory of Minerva as the Head of the Muses

Hans Speckaert, in or before 1575

Pencil landscape drawing of a ruined castle on a hilltop with a village, church spire and a cart on a road below.

Landscape with a ruin

Jakob Becker, 1841

Red chalk drawing of a man seen from behind, wearing a turban and draped cloth, with detailed muscular anatomy.

A Man Seen from Behind [recto]

Taddeo Zuccari, c. 1555

Head of Saint Francis

Guido Reni, before c. 1632

Pen and ink drawing of mourners lowering a body into a rocky tomb, with three crosses on a distant hill.

The Entombment

Albrecht Dürer, 1504

Bust of a Woman (recto)

Benozzo Gozzoli, 1458

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a hound chasing a hare leaping across the sheet.

A Hound Chasing a Hare

Benozzo Gozzoli, 1455

Pencil sketch of Ehrenfels castle showing a gabled stone building, an arcaded octagonal tower and ruined walls on a hillside.

Ehrenfels castle

Pen and ink drawing of Saint Sebastian, bound beside a willow tree in a forest landscape, dated 1509.

Saint Sebastian

Wolf Huber, possibly 1509

Pen and white heightening drawing on blue paper of two draped standing figures, one gesturing and one with curly hair.

The Virgin and Saint John

after Hans Baldung Grien, c. 1600

Pencil drawing of a large open hearth in a rustic kitchen with hanging pots, a cauldron, a bench, and a stone floor.

Großer offener Herd in einer Küche

Grey pencil drawing of a tall Gothic monument with a spire and winged angel statue on a stepped base.

Der Löwe von Aspern - Entwurf für das Denkmal

Anton Dominik Fernkorn, 1855

Pencil drawing of classical figures in a pastoral setting, with a nursing infant, a goat, reclining nymphs and a standing mal

The Nursing of Jupiter

Attributed to Théodore Chassériau

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded ruler in a jeweled crown and robes, seated on a throne and holding a sword.

An Eastern Ruler Seated on His Throne

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1495