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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pen drawing of a man in a feathered hat and embroidered theatrical costume with a sword, standing over faint grid lines.

Portret van Coenraad van Hulst als Van der Does in het toneelstuk Het ontzet der stad Leiden

Johannes Jelgerhuis, 1799

Watercolor interior of a billiard room with a green table, fireplace, framed paintings, lamps and a flower arrangement by a w

Interior of the billiard room at Lupton House, Devonshire, designed by George Wrightwick for Sir J.B.Y. Buller

Reid Turner, 1838

Architectural drawing of an octagonal bath pavilion with plan and two elevations, grey wash and yellow tint.

Design for a Bath in the Form of an Elongated Polygonal Temple, Plan and Two Elevations

John Vardy, mid-18th century

Grey wash drawing of elegantly dressed figures talking beneath an oak tree near a fence and thatched cottage.

Drawing for a book illustration

Samuel Wale, 1738-86

Grey wash drawing of lions attacking a rearing horse and two men on the ground, with a distant landscape.

Lions Attacking Two Men and a Horse

James Ward, 1801-59

Pencil sketch of sailing boats on calm water with figures aboard, by George Hendrik Breitner.

Figuur- en dierstudies

George Hendrik Breitner, 1880

Pencil sketch on cream paper with a standing figure, a rectangular easel form, and a seated figure with a hat.

Studieblad

George Hendrik Breitner, 1880

Pencil study sheet with quick sketches of horses, a cart and figures on cream paper.

Studieblad met zeilschepen, mogelijk visserspinken

George Hendrik Breitner, 1880

Pencil sketch of a sailing boat with a mast and a figure on deck, resting on a shoreline under a cloudy sky.

Zeilschip op het strand

George Hendrik Breitner, 1880

Gebogen vrouwenhoofd

George Hendrik Breitner, 1880

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a wide-brimmed hat carrying a bundle, drawn on grey paper.

Staande man met hoed en bepakking

George Hendrik Breitner, 1882

Pencil sketch of a baroque gable with scrolls and arched openings on grey paper, by George Hendrik Breitner.

Barokgevel, mogelijk van een kerk

George Hendrik Breitner, 1882

Pencil sketch on grey paper of a townscape with rooftops, chimneys, a small figure and fences along a street.

Stadsgezicht, mogelijk Gorinchem

George Hendrik Breitner, 1885

Pencil drawing of a village with a church steeple across calm water, with boats, reeds and reflections.

Gezicht over het Kleine Die naar Nieuwendam

Anthonie van Teijn, 1928

Pen and ink drawing with grey wash of the Virgin rising among clouds, with angels above and reaching figures below.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Unknown artist, mid 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a haloed rider on a horse above a battle scene with soldiers and trampled figures, over grid lines.

Saint James Defeating the Infidels

Unknown artist, 17th or 18th century

Brown ink drawing of figures bathing in a stream beside tall trees under a cloudy sky.

Figures Bathing in a Stream

Attributed to Nicolas Poussin

Red and black chalk study of figures in an arched interior, with a man holding a staff and a small dog at right.

Study for "La Cuisine Avec Paisans"

Jérôme-François Chantereau

Pencil sketch of a crouching nude figure with clenched fists, beside two small decorative object studies in blue-grey pencil.

Study of a Nude Old Woman Clenching Her Fists, and Two Decorative Objects

Gustav Klimt, c. 1901

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a seated female nude with drapery across her lap, looking over her shoulder.

Seated Nude with Drapery

Follower of Bartholomaeus Spranger

Sketch sheet with watercolor figures in regional dress, a man in a blue coat, and two pencil-drawn mice below.

Sheet of Sketches: Men, Women and Mice

Denis Auguste Marie Raffet, n.d.

Calligraphic drawing of 'Vrijheid, Gelijkheid en Broederschap' with a town square vignette showing a liberty pole and crowd.

Kalligrafie Vrijheid Gelijkheid en Broederschap, 1795

H.W. Kloek, 1795

Red chalk drawing of a young woman in a headscarf and shawl, turning her head to the side, with sketched eye studies.

Bust of a Peasant Girl

Paul Adolphe Rajon, 1885

Red chalk drawing of a reclining bearded man with a tablet and a winged putto peeking from behind a panel.

Moses

Circle of Bernardino Gatti, called Il Sojaro, n.d.

Ink and wash sketch of a standing woman in a long gown with a faint second figure at left, study for a bride painting.

Studies for "The Bride at Her Toilet on the Day of Her Wedding"

David Wilkie, ca. 1838

Brown wash drawing of a ceiling design with three mythological scenes framed by decorative figural borders.

Modello for a Ceiling: Diana and the Dead Endymion, the Judgment of Paris, and the Death of Adonis

Nicolas Poussin, 1640/1642 (?)

Brown ink and wash sketch of a standing nude woman seen from behind, with seated figures and a dark interior background.

Study for "The Bride at Her Toilet on the Day of Her Wedding"

David Wilkie, ca. 1838

Grey wash drawing of an ornate rococo ceiling design with a central medallion, oval side panels, shells and scrollwork.

Design for a Staircase Ceiling

Isaac Ware, ca. 1756

Charcoal drawing of a seated nude man seen from behind, head bowed, on brown paper.

Seated Nude Boy Seen from the Back

Pencil and ink sketches of Turkish figures, including veiled women, a turbaned seated man, and standing figures in tall headw

Studies of two groups of Turkish figures

David Wilkie, before 1841

Grey wash frontispiece with a classical frame reading TASSO, showing an embracing couple and sheep in a wooded pastoral scene

Fronticepiece for Tasso's Poems

Richard Westall, late 18th-mid-19th century

Grey wash drawing of old buildings, a tower, and ruined arches beside a sloping field under a pale sky.

House of Pompey at Albano

Richard Wilson, 1753-56