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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pen and ink drawing of a standing nude female figure with curly hair and draped cloth, dated 1711.

Study of a Female Figure (Venus)

François Boitard, 1711

Pencil and ink architectural drawing of a corner ceiling decoration with layered moldings and scrollwork ornament.

Ecklösung zu einer Deckendekoration

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1870

Pen and ink drawing of a nude male figure holding an ornate urn, with French proportion notes along the right side.

Study of a Male Figure Holding a Vessel (Apollo)

François Boitard, ca. 1711

Grey and white wash sketch of leafy branches and foliage on a tan paper ground.

Sketch of Foliage and Branches

Angeluccio, c. 1645-50

Grey-ground pen drawing with white highlights showing six medieval figure studies, including seated, standing and reclining f

Studies for Six Figures (sheet from a model book) [recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1450/1460

Costume sketch of a gentleman in a green hat, fur-trimmed white robe, red sleeves and belt, holding a cane.

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

Edwin Austin Abbey

Architectural drawing of numbered corner and frame moulding details with ornamental rosettes on pale paper.

Ecklösungen zu Deckendekorationen

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1870

Pen and brown ink drawing of a smoking volcanic crater with rocky cliffs and tiny figures on the ground below.

Forum Vulcani: The Hot Springs at Pozzuoli

Joris Hoefnagel, 1578

Pencil sketch on grey paper of a two-story country house with a long porch, dormers, chimneys, and trees.

Sketch of a country home

Edwin Austin Abbey

Black silhouette of a man in striped waistcoat raising a top hat, with musical notes and a caption below, 1890.

Edmund Guschelbauer (1839-1912), Wiener Volkssänger und Coupletdichter, als "Der alte Drahrer"

Hans Schließmann, 1890

Charcoal study of a standing woman in a long medieval gown and tall headdress, drawn on blue-grey paper.

Study for Lady Anne, for King Richard III (?)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil portrait of an older balding man with round glasses, mustache, bow tie and dark jacket.

Eduard Bauernfeld (1802-1890), Schriftsteller

Carl von Stur, 1870

Monochrome portrait drawing of a young man with wavy hair and dark cravat against a shaded oval background, 1838.

Eduard Duller (1809-1853), Dichter, Geschichtsschreiber, Geistlicher

Anton Fux, 1838

Design for an Oval Mirror, Surmounted by an Urn and Draped with Neoclassic Swags

Sir William Chambers, 1740-96

Architectural drawing of a chimneypiece with fluted Ionic columns, a relief frieze of figures, and garland swags.

Design for a Chimneypiece with Ionic columns, a Frieze, and Cornice

Sir William Chambers, 1743-96

Architectural drawing of a classical chimney-piece with fluted columns, a frieze of masks and urns, and a scale bar.

Design for a Chimney-piece, for the Saloon, Milton Park, Northamptonshire

Sir William Chambers, 1770-76

Architectural elevation of a classical chimneypiece with fluted frieze, rosettes, bull's heads and a dark firebox, with dimen

Design for a Chimneypiece with a Classical Cornice, for Ampthill Park, Bedfordshire, Dining Room

Sir William Chambers, ca. 1769

Ink and wash drawing of a classical chimney-piece with swags, tassels, scrolled pediment and an urn finial.

Design for Hall Chimney-piece, Charlemont House, Dublin

Sir William Chambers, 1762

Brown ink drawing of a farm gate between tall trees, with a horse and cart and figures with buckets in the foreground.

Gezicht op boerderij Overveld aan de Amstelveenseweg

Johannes Schouten, 1731

Drawing of an elderly bearded man in brown chalk with white highlights on tan paper, a head study by Hans Canon.

Eduard Uhl, Bürgermeister

Hans Canon, 1882

Ink and watercolor design of a neoclassical chimneypiece with laurel wreaths, urn panels and an Ionic capital beside a dark f

Design for a Chimneypiece, possibly for Melbourne House (now Albany), Piccadilly, London

Sir William Chambers, 1771-75 (?)

Grey wash drawing of a tree-lined waterway with an arched bridge, a distant spire, and two figures on the right bank.

Gezicht op de ingang van buitenplaats Elsrijk aan de Amsterdamseweg te Amstelveen

Jacobus Kops, 1756

Drawing of a windswept woodland road with bent trees, a hay pile by a fence, and a seated man at lower right.

Gezicht op de Amstelveenseweg

Jan Hulswit, 1807

Grey wash drawing of a canal with a rowing boat, fishermen on a landing, trees, and a garden gate under a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op buitenplaats Elsrijk aan de Amsterdamseweg te Amstelveen

Jacobus Kops, 1756

Night drawing of townspeople in a city square watching a bright comet streak over gabled houses and a tower.

Komeet gezien vanaf de Dam te Amsterdam

Jan Luyken, 1681

Watercolour of an elderly woman praying at a table with bread and meat, beside a spinning wheel and a sleeping cat.

Gebed voor de maaltijd

Jan Frederik Schiereke, 1788

Pen and ink elevation drawing of a chimneypiece with scroll border, acanthus capitals and curved pediment, with a scale bar b

Design for a Chimneypiece with a Frieze with Floral Decoration and Capitals Decorated with Animals

Sir William Chambers, 1743-96

Brown ink and wash elevation drawing of a chimneypiece with scrolled frieze, dentil cornice and a scale bar below.

Design for a Chimneypiece with Scalloped Moldings

Sir William Chambers, 1743-96

Pen and wash elevation drawing of a tapered pedestal with carved foliage panel and a dashed outline above, with scale bar.

Design for a Pedestal, for Richmond House, Whitehall, London

Sir William Chambers, ca. 1760

Pen and ink design drawing of a ceiling with an oval center, wreaths, rosettes and scrolling foliage border.

Design for a Ceiling, an Oblong with an Oval Center

Sir William Chambers, 1743-96

Pen and wash design for a neoclassical ceiling with an oval medallion, garlands, scrolling foliage and corner laurel wreaths.

Design for a Ceiling, an Oval within a Square, having a Criss-cross Border to the Oval, for Ampthill Park, Bedfordshire

Sir William Chambers, ca. 1769

Design for Ceiling, either for 13 Berners Street, Westminster, London, or Whitton Park, Middlesex

Sir William Chambers, 1765-66