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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pencil sketch of a shaggy prehistoric elephant with curved tusks on yellowed tracing paper, with a handwritten note above.

Sketch of a rhinocerous-like animal, from Man Before Metals by N. Joly

Edwin Austin Abbey

Full-length Portrait of a Woman

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1846

Watercolor elevation of a Gothic cathedral interior with a gilded seated king statue, altar, candelabra and draped banners.

Interior Elevation of Reims Cathedral with a Statue of King Louis I and an Altar placed at Front

Charles Percier, 1815

Watercolor drawing of an ornate gothic interior elevation with a seated king statue in a central niche, candelabra, and heral

Interior Elevation of Reims Cathedral with a Statue of King Louis I

Charles Percier, 1815

Pen and wash drawing of a crowded festival hall with uniformed men on a platform, raised arms and a large eagle emblem.

Drittes Deutsches Bundesschießen in Wien 1868: Toast Kaiser Franz Josephs auf die versammelten Schützen in der Festha…

Vinzenz Katzler, 1868

Pen and ink drawing of revelers in checkered costumes drinking by a hearth while a seated woman watches from the left.

Sir Toby and his Companions, illustration for Act II, Scene iii, Twelfth Night

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1891

Watercolor costume sketch of a standing man in an orange cloak and blue crowned cap, beside a fabric swatch labeled Northumbe

Northumberland, costume sketch for Henry Irving's Planned Production of King Richard II

Edwin Austin Abbey

Ink and wash elevation drawing of a Gothic-style interior with draped canopies and a central statue of a seated king.

Interior Elevation of Reims Cathedral with a Statue of King Louis II

Charles Percier, 1815

Colored elevation drawing of a Gothic cathedral wall with a blue draped royal box, gilded ornament, and seated kings in niche

Elevation of Reims Cathedral with the Royal Box for the Coronation of Louis XVIII

Charles Percier, 1815

Pastel sketch on blue paper of a bowed man in a black coat and red cloak, head lowered, hand raised to his face.

Figure study for "Measure for Measure" (oil painting)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen drawing of a calligraphic writing exemplar with rows of cursive letters and flourished capitals on a pale sheet.

Ontwerp van een schrijfvoorbeeld: de Franse letter

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Pen drawing of an alphabet in five rows of flourished capital letters, with the signature Velde beneath.

Ontwerp van een schrijfvoorbeeld: het alfabet in vijf regels kapitalen

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Engraved sheet of ornate looping calligraphic capital letters arranged in four rows, with swirling flourishes.

Ontwerp van een schrijfvoorbeeld: het alfabet in vier regels kapitalen

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Hand-drawn colored military map of a coastal fortress town with roads, hills, and flag markers, dated 1828.

Kaart van de aanval op Elmina, 1828

H.W.A. van Rappard, 1828

Brown ink drawing of a large tree, an obelisk, classical buildings and a distant mountain in a landscape.

Heroic Landscape

Hand-colored 1817 plan of the Bagatelle gardens by Pierre Lapie, with paths, ponds, a compass rose, and a watercolor vignette

Plan for the Garden of the Château de Bagatelle

Pierre Lapie, 1817

Charcoal and chalk drawing of snowy mountain peaks above a misty valley with dark rocks in the foreground.

Mountain Landscape

Attributed to John Ruskin, 1834/73

Watercolor drawing of an ornate covered urn with an eagle finial on a blue and gold pedestal, against a gray-green background

Drawing of Clinton Vase

Thomas Fletcher, ca. 1824-25

Fan-shaped ink and wash drawing of the Death of the Virgin, with mourning apostles gathered around a reclining woman on a bed

Death of the Virgin

Johann Matthias Kager, 1620s

Pencil drawing of a three-piece tea service with ornate scrollwork, acanthus leaves, and shell motifs on a light paper ground

Nicholas Biddle tea service

Thomas Fletcher, ca. 1838

Figure study for "The Hours" - (3 am): sketch for mural for the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1…

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen and brown ink drawing of two helmeted soldiers in a wood beside a sleeping woman and a cupid.

Three Soldiers Discovering a Sleeping Woman

Nicolas-Raymond de La Fage

Pencil and ink sketch of a young woman in a bonnet and long dress, looking over her shoulder, on a cream sheet.

Study of an unidentified young woman

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil and wash design drawing of an ornate oval basket with lattice work, shell motifs, and claw feet on paper.

Design for a fruit or bread basket

Thomas Fletcher, ca. 1836-37

Charcoal sketch of three seated figures seen from behind in a meadow, wearing hats, with hatched grass in front.

Three Figures Seated in a Meadow, Seen from the Back

Unknown artist, late 19th century

Pencil design sheet with a spread-winged eagle over a striped shield, a cherub on a sea horse panel, and a dedicatory inscrip

Designs for the ornaments and inscription on a testimonial urn

Thomas Fletcher, 1800-1866

Pen and wash drawing of a tiled shower room with men bathing under overhead showers and others standing nearby.

Duschraum im Esterházy-Bad, Gumpendorfer Straße 59/Luftbadgasse 12

vermutlich: August Stefan Kronstein, 1880

Sheet of studies

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil design sheet showing a covered tureen with leaf handles, a covered dish, and a rectangular tray with a leaf border.

Design for a tea-pot, verso: design for a covered dish and bowl

Thomas Fletcher, 1800-1866

Pencil design drawing of a classical water pitcher with acanthus scrollwork, leaf-decorated base, and scrolled handle on pape

Design for a water pitcher

Thomas Fletcher, ca. 1835

Pencil sketch of a village of gabled houses beside a river and weir, with wooded mountain slopes behind.

Ebensee (Rückseite: Gebirge am Gardasee)

Anton Schiffer, 1844

Pencil drawing of a tall corner building with a shop sign Zum silbernen Kranz and a man in a top hat at street level.

Ecke des Lazanskyschen Hauses auf dem Stock-im-Eisen-Platz

Rudolf von Alt, 1868