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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a classical building's rear facade with a clock tower, 1848, with Dutch inscription below.

Ontwerp voor een klokkentoren op de Beurs van Zocher te Amsterdam (achteraanzicht), 1848

Monogrammist ANGJ, 1848

Watercolor architectural elevation of an Amsterdam exchange building with a clock tower, dated 1848.

Ontwerp voor een klokkentoren op de Beurs van Zocher te Amsterdam (zijaanzicht), 1848

Monogrammist ANGJ, 1848

Woman writing a letter at a draped table by a lamp, beside a window, in a brown wash drawing from 1901.

Mimi schrijft een brief

H.C. Louwerse, 1901

Charcoal drawing of a man in a dark suit walking while carrying a long-handled shovel, against a shaded urban background.

Einzelfigur (Mann mit Schaufel)

Karl Wiener, 1926

Handwritten page of brown ink room measurements titled Breakfast Parlour and Drawing Room, with dimensions for walls, windows

Measurements for a Breakfast Parlour and Drawing Room

James Oldham, ca. 1786

Drawing of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat seated at a café table by a window, with a second woman behind her.

Portrait of a Woman Seated at a Table

Will Houghton, ca. 1896

Red chalk sketch of a bearded man in shirtsleeves and trousers, one arm raised, drawn on tan paper.

Einzelfigur (seitlich liegender Mann)

Karl Wiener, 1926

Charcoal drawing of a seated woman in a dark dress and hat, hands folded, on tan paper.

Einzelfigur (sitzende Frau)

Karl Wiener, 1926

Charcoal drawing on grey paper of a man beside a cow and calf in a farmyard with a barn and fence.

Farmyard with Man and Cattle

Constant Troyon, n.d.

Pencil design drawing of a classical funerary urn with a draped female figure holding a skull and the words Memento Mori.

Suggestions for Urns

L. V. Grave, 18th century

Pen and wash drawing of classical acanthus scrolls and a half-harpy figure in ornamental grotesque style.

Fragment of Ornamental Drawing after the Antique; Half-harpy with Acanthus Rinceaux

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and wash drawing of a towered castle beside a river, with fishermen in a boat in the foreground under a pale sky.

Gezicht op kasteel Loevestein

Aelbert Cuyp, 1630

Grey wash drawing of a farmhouse, trees and a church tower rising above rooftops under a cloudy sky.

View of Buren (?) in Gelderland

Jan van Kessel, 1660

Grey wash drawing of sailing boats moored at a wooden jetty on a calm river, with trees on the right and a windmill in the di

Boten bij een steiger in een rivier

Aelbert Cuyp, 1641

Brown ink and wash drawing of a sleeping shepherd beside sheep and a cow among trees in a pastoral landscape.

Sleeping Shepherd with Four Sheep

Simon van der Does, 1663

Five studies of sheep heads in varied poses arranged on a warm brown background.

Five Studies of the Head of a Sheep

Jacob Van Der Does, 1624

Grey wash drawing of a goat, sheep and lamb with a figure beside a thatched shelter and tree, with hills behind.

Landscape with Two Children Playing with a Goat, a Lamb and a Sheep

Simon van der Does, 1682

Brown chalk drawing of a bearded man seated on a wooden chair, head bowed, hands resting on his knee.

Einzelfigur (sitzender Mann)

Karl Wiener, 1926

Brown ink drawing of resting sheep, a shepherd with a flock, and a stone arched bridge over a river under trees.

Landscape with Recumbent Sheep and a Stone Bridge

Jacob Van Der Does, 1652

Pen and wash drawing of Perseus on a winged horse above a chained nude woman on rocks, with onlookers and a boat.

Perseus en Andromeda

Louis de Deyster, 1666

Pen and wash drawing of a brick archway beside a thatched house, with two figures in shadow and a tree at right.

St. Janspoort te Arnhem

Lambert Doomer, 1634

Charcoal drawing of a seated man in a dark suit and tie on a stool, hands clasped, on tan paper.

Einzelfigur (sitzender Mann)

Karl Wiener, 1928

Pen and ink drawing over red chalk showing studies of a crucifixion with a reclining body and figures handling a cloth.

Studies for a Crucifixion

Alessandro Casolani, 16th century

Charcoal sketch of a seated woman in a buttoned jacket with clasped hands, face left blank, on yellowed paper.

Einzelfigur (Skizze sitzende Frau)

Karl Wiener, 1926

Pen drawing of measured architectural cornice and entablature profiles with acanthus scrolls, arched panels, and annotations.

Architectural Study: The Measured Profiles of the Cornice and Entablature of the "Colonnacce" from the Forum Transito…

Sangallo family, 1500-20

Charcoal study of a standing man in a loose shirt, belt and trousers, face left blank, on tan paper.

Einzelfigur (stehender Mann)

Karl Wiener, 1926

Pen and wash drawing of mounted soldiers and crowds passing a Gothic cathedral with a tall spire in a city square.

Einzug der Franzosen in Wien 1805

Thomas Charles Naudet, 1805

Design drawing of a hanging chandelier with a pink glass globe, scrolled candle arms, and a plan view below.

Design for a Glass Chandelier

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Watercolor of a long columned interior with draped windows, chandeliers, and a nursemaid with children on a blue carpet.

Interior, Leningrad?

Charles de Brocktorff, ca. 1825

Pen drawing of mounted cavalry in a procession passing a crowd of spectators in a city street, 1809.

Einzug Franz II. in Wien

Johann Adam Klein, 1809

Brown wash drawing of an ornate tall candelabrum with bird-head supports, clawed feet, and carved floral shaft.

Design for a Candelabrum

Edgar George Papworth Sr., ca. 1826-37

Pencil architectural drawing of a classical building with Ionic columns, cornice, and balustraded roofline on aged paper.

View of a Building in the Ionic Style

Harvey Lonsdale Elmes, 1830-47