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Drawings & Sketches

76,040 works

Kneeling woman, in profile, with floral motifs

Henry Cros, 1891

Emil Gauguin as a Child, Head on a Pillow

Paul Gauguin, c. 1875-1876

Drawing of a young woman with curly hair and pearl necklace, in black and red chalk on grey-blue paper.

Portrait of a Young Woman with Pearls

Ottavio Mario Leoni, c. 1600-1615

Charcoal portrait drawing of a young child with short hair and a collared shirt on tan paper.

Emil Gauguin as a Child, Wearing a Collared Shirt

Paul Gauguin, c. 1875-1876

Grey-toned drawing of a tall, knotted tree trunk with bare branches and faint sketched foliage at its base.

Tree

Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld, c. 1835-45

Sepia wash drawing of an old bearded man reclining beside a skull as a winged angel and two cherubs appear above.

The Last Communion of St. Jerome

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1726

Oil study of a young man with tousled hair gazing upward, bare-shouldered, against a dark brown background.

Study Head of a Young Man Looking Upwards. St Sebastian

Anthony van Dyck, 1614-1641

Graphite sketch of a seated male nude seen from behind, with a verso page of shoe studies and handwritten notes.

Sketch of Anatomical Sculpture (recto) Sketch of Madame Cézanne (verso)

Paul Cézanne, 1881-84

Brown wash drawing of figures in tall hats gathering firewood beside a tree and wheelbarrow in a hazy landscape.

Gathering Wood

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, late 1790s

Pastel portrait of a woman in a black plumed hat, dark dress and fur stole, seated and looking to the side.

Jane Jarvis

Paul Delaroche, 1830-31

Pen and wash drawing of the Campidoglio in Rome showing a wide staircase, church facade, bell tower and colonnaded palace.

Eighteen Views of Rome: The Campidoglio

Liévin Cruyl, 1665

Ink and watercolor drawing of anthropomorphic insects in clothing dancing in a garden under a floral garland.

An Insect Ball

Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, 1835

Black chalk and white highlight portrait of a man with curled hair and a large ruffled collar on blue paper.

Comte Anibal Altemps

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1615

Drawing of an elderly bearded man with bald head and lowered eyes, rendered in grey wash with white highlights.

Study of the Head of a Bearded Man

Abraham Bloemaert, 1595/1605

Charcoal drawing of a rushing mountain torrent between dark wooded hills under a stormy sky.

A Mountain Torrent

David Cox the elder, c. 1850

Pencil and white chalk drawing of figures resting under trees on a grassy bank beside a distant river.

The Woodcutters' Repast

John Linnell, 1815

Watercolor of the seated colossal statues and rock-cut facade of Abu Simbel temple under a pale blue sky.

The Great Temple of Abu Simbel

Walter Frederick Roofe Tyndale, before 1943

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a bearded man with curly hair turning toward the viewer on tan paper.

Self-Portrait

Auguste Barthélémy Glaize, c. 1830

Soft-toned drawing of a woman asleep with bowed head, folded hands and dark dress against a shadowy background.

Portrait of the Artist's Wife Asleep (Marie Guilloux)

Albert Lebourg, c. 1880

Three women in embroidered skirts and flower wreaths dance in a field, rendered in loose colorful pastel strokes.

Dancers in Ukrainian Dress

Edgar Degas, 1899

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a nude woman bending over a green pool of water, with warm ochre background washes.

The Reflection

Auguste Rodin Hand B, c. 1900-10

Painting of figures relaxing on a grassy riverbank under green trees, with dappled sunlight on the water.

Study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte"

Georges Seurat, 1884

Sepia wash drawing of a stone watermill beside a river, with a water wheel, a cow, a figure, and a rocky hillside.

Landscape with Watermill

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, c, 1790

Botanical painting of a thorny wild rose branch with two white open flowers, a pink bud and green leaves on cream paper.

Brier Bush Rose or Dog Rose (Rosa Sepium Rosea)

Pierre-Joseph Redouté, 1817-24

Charcoal sketch of a woman in a long skirt boarding a horse-drawn cab as a top-hatted coachman holds a lantern.

Woman Entering a Fiacre (recto)

Jean-Louis Forain

Oil study of a village along a reddish shoreline under a sunset sky with pink and violet clouds over grey water.

The Lim Fjord in Jutland. Study

Christen Dalsgaard, 1851

Pen and ink drawing of the Madonna of Mercy with two saints under Gothic arches, flanked by narrative scenes and a decorative

Design for an Antependium: The Madonna della Misericordia with Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, the C…

Lorenzo Veneziano, ca. 1370

Pen and wash drawing of the Piazza Farnese in Rome, showing a palazzo, fountain, carriage and pedestrians.

Eighteen Views of Rome: The Piazza Farnese (recto)

Liévin Cruyl, 1664

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded nude man running right with windblown hair against a hatched rocky landscape.

Bearded Nude Male Figure Running Toward the Right

Stefano da Verona, mid-15th century

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded seated man in a hat holding a book and gesturing toward an inscribed scroll.

Seated Man with a Book and a Scroll

Stefano da Verona, first half 15th century

Drawing of a woman in a white bonnet playing a spinet with sheet music on the stand, in a dim paneled interior.

Woman at the Spinet

François Bonvin, 1860

Black chalk drawing of a standing bearded man in a draped cloak holding a long staff, with white highlights on toned paper.

Saint John the Baptist

Innocenzo da Imola, early 16th century