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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of a wooded landscape with ruins on a hill and small mythological figures near a pool.

Landschap met Apollo en Marsyas

Richard van Orley, 1673

Pen drawing of a long procession with rows of mounted riders and cloaked figures on foot marching across the sheet.

Lange optocht van ruiters en figuren te voet

Gillis Neyts, 1633

Pencil sketch of two muscular men wrestling a lion on grey paper, one draped in cloth, the other nude.

Samson vechtend met de leeuw

Peter Paul Rubens, 1587

Vrouw met stok

Jan Anton Garemyn, 1722

Grey-wash drawing of Telemachus and Calypso in a forest with Cupid and attendant nymphs, by Mattheus Ignatius van Bree.

Telemachus en Calypso spelend met een Amor

Mattheus Ignatius van Bree, 1783

Pencil study of a lion seen from behind, with hindquarters, tail and paws drawn on grey paper.

Leeuw, van achteren gezien

Peter Paul Rubens, 1587

Watercolor and crayon sketch of a village landscape with green trees, two farmhouses, rolling hills and a cloudy sky.

Dorflandschaft mit Bäumen

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1930

Pencil costume sketch of a woman in a puffed-sleeve period dress with a laced bodice and tiered skirt, dated 1836.

Doris Dielen als "Genovefa Buchsbaum" in "Der Affe und der Bräutigam"

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1836

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a standing woman in a long yellow and blue dress, hands at her waist.

Sketch of a woman (dressed in yellow) - costume study for a play?

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen sketch of three figures in a rustic setting with cows in the header and handwritten verse below.

Sketch for a verse: "A Bucolick or Discovre of Neatherds"

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen and ink drawing of a woman leaning on a curtain beside a seated musician playing a portable organ by a fireplace.

Portia: "By my troth, Nerissa, my little body is aweary of this great world," from Act I, Scene ii, Merchant of Venice

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1888

Pencil sketch of a manor house with a terrace surrounded by trees and an open lawn, mounted on blue card.

Dornbach b. Wien

fraglich: Ludwig Schütze, 1826

Muis, naar rechts

Jean Bernard, 1775

Muis, naar links

Jean Bernard, 1775

Pencil drawing of a hare's hind leg with shaded fur, foot extended to the left, on cream paper with a thin border.

Hazenpootje

Jean Bernard, 1775

Pencil drawing with colour of a flying squirrel clinging to a gnarled tree branch against a pale background.

Vliegende eekhoorn, op een tak

Jean Bernard, 1775

Reddish-brown chalk drawing of a dead fox hanging upside down by its hind legs from a string.

Dode vos, hangend van zijn poten

Jean Bernard, 1815

Watercolor sketch of a figure in a blue coat and hat beside stone steps and a wall, surrounded by green trees.

Sketch for "The Vicar," from The Quiet Life (book published by Harper in 1890 and 1899, previously published in Harpe…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1890

Brown and white wash drawing of mitred bishops and robed saints seated on clouds above a crowd of figures.

Saints on Clouds

Unknown artist, 16th century

Reddish-brown chalk drawing of a curled dead rat with bent head, long tail and whiskers, within a thin border.

Dode rat

Jean Bernard, 1812

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin ascending on clouds while robed apostles gather around a stone tomb below.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Follower of Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli, called Morazzone

Ink sketch of two standing male figures holding spears and a stylized angular head with heavy eyes.

Sheet of sketches [Two figures and stylized head]

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

Watercolor design of a covered dish with a fish net pattern, koi fish, and water lilies, with a top view of the lid.

Design for a Covered Dish in the "Service au Filet" (Fish Net Ware), Maison J. Vieillard et Cie, Bordeaux

Amédée de Caranza, 1875-85

Pen and brown ink drawing of Castle Sant'Angelo and rooftops along a river, with boats and figures on the banks.

View of the Castle Sant'Angelo and the Ospedale di Santo Spirito [recto]

Attributed to Étienne Dupérac, c. 1552/1566

Kop van een konijn

Jean Bernard, 1821

Drawing of a dead hare lying stretched out on its side, head flat, with soft shaded fur and extended hind legs.

Liggende dode haas

Jean Bernard, 1818

Pencil drawing of a dead hare hanging by one hind leg, its head resting on a ledge, with shaded fur and a cast shadow.

Dode haas, hangend van een achterpoot

Jean Bernard, 1775

Liggende geit, naar rechts

Jean Bernard, 1816

Pen and brown wash drawing of two women talking in an interior, one seated and one standing, with figures in a distant room.

Two Women Talking

Hans Weiner, late 16th-early 17th century

Staande geit, naar rechts

Jean Bernard, 1775

Pen and brown wash drawing of a pipe-playing figure beside a cow, a reclining figure, and sheep under trees.

Mercury and Argus

Attributed to Joachim Anthonisz. Wtewael

Loose pencil sketch on tan paper of villagers in an interior, a woman with a basket and a man carrying a bundle.

Unidentified illustration for Oliver Goldsmith's The Deserted Village (London and New York: 1902)

Edwin Austin Abbey