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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pencil sketch of a standing harlequin in a diamond-patterned costume, pointed hat and ruff collar, on cream paper.

Study of a Harlequin

Paul Cézanne, c. 1888

Brown wash drawing of a rider struck down under heavenly light, with horses, soldiers and a descending angel.

The Conversion of Saint Paul

Abraham van Diepenbeeck, 1640

Colored elevation drawing of a three-story stone townhouse facade with arched windows, a central balcony, and a corner bay.

Entwurf zur Fassade eines Zinshauses

Johann Julius Romano vom Ringe, 1860

Pencil and colored crayon drawing of a clown with a whip, a grey horse and a yellow baboon in a circus ring.

At the Circus: Trained Pony and Baboon

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1899

Brown wash drawing of a river landscape with large trees, a fisherman with a long pole, and a moored boat.

Fisherman in a River Landscape

Allart van Everdingen

Pen and wash drawing of a herd of deer resting beneath a large spreading oak tree in a wooded landscape.

Herd of deer under an oak tree

Thomas Rowlandson, 1775-1827

Wash drawing of a rocky cove with a tree-topped cliff, rowing boats with figures, and sailing ships on the water.

Figures in Rowing Boats in a Rocky Cove, Sailing Ships Beyond

Allart van Everdingen

Brown wash drawing of a large rock beside trees and a tall pine, with small figures walking on a path below.

Landscape with Large Rock

Allart van Everdingen

Pen and ink sketch of a busy seaport with sailing ships, rowboats, dockworkers rolling barrels, and crowds on the quay.

Seaport

Thomas Rowlandson, 1792

Sepia wash perspective drawing of a Gothic Revival church with tall spires and rose windows, with pedestrians on a plaza.

Entwurf zur Kaiser Franz Josef Jubiläumskirche zum Hl. Franz von Assisi (Wien 2., Mexikoplatz 12) lavierte Vorzeichnu…

Victor Luntz, 1899

Pen and ink drawing of a crowded harbor with masted ships, rowboats, figures and wooden wharf buildings.

Shipyard, Greenwich

Thomas Rowlandson, before 1791

Pen drawing of a Gothic Revival church with tall spires and rose window beside a city plaza, signed Victor Luntz, 1899.

Entwurf zur Kaiser Franz Josef Jubiläumskirche zum Hl. Franz von Assisi (Wien 2., Mexikoplatz 12), Perspektive

Victor Luntz, 1899

Pen and ink design drawing of an ornate carved sideboard with lion masks and scrolled brackets, with a plan below.

Design for Sideboard for Lord Falklane at Skutterskelfe, Yorkshire

Anthony Salvin, 1835

Pen and ink drawing of a weathered wooden barn beside a plank bridge, with dense shrubs and trees behind it.

Barn and Bridge

Henry Stacy Marks, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate classical architectural design with a nude statue in an arch and two dogs.

Design for a Wall Decoration [recto]

Jacob Jordaens, 1640/1645

Pen drawing of river nymphs in reeds, a man with a fishing rod, and a cartoon GWR steam train in the background.

Father Thames and Henley Naiads (Cartoon published in Punch, February 26, 1898)

Linley Sambourne, Febuary 18, 1898

Two ink floor plans of a cathedral with nave, transept and apse, drawn on cream paper with a scale bar.

Entwurf zur katholischen New-Westminster-Kathedrale, London, Grundrisse (Sockel- und Emporengeschoß)

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1882

Pen and ink drawing of two tall cranes, a stocky bird and a small songbird among birch trunks beside water.

Four Birds in Landscape

Henry Stacy Marks, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a wide landscape with a column of mounted soldiers and a hilltop town beyond the hills.

French Troops before Salins and the Surrounding Hills

Adam Frans van der Meulen, 1668

Colored architectural elevation of a corridor with a pedimented niche holding a statue, plus plan and section drawings, 1876.

Entwurf zur Kunstgewerbeschule des k. k. österr. Museums, 1., Stubenring 3, "Verbindungsgang zwischen dem k. k. öster…

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1876

Pencil sketch of a long-necked standing bird facing right, with faint grid lines and a crest of feathers on its head.

Standing Bird

Henry Stacy Marks, n.d.

Watercolor design for a decorated ceiling with a central roundel of allegorical figures and ornate scrollwork borders.

Ceiling Design

Frederick Sang, 1868

Black chalk studies of folded drapery on tan paper, with white highlights and a small red chalk accent at upper right.

Drapery Studies [recto]

Baldassare Franceschini, 1650

Pen drawing of a tiered classical building facade beside a glazed courtyard elevation with arched windows and ornaments.

Entwurf zur Kunstgewerbeschule des k. k. österr. Museums, 1., Stubenring 3, Detail der Fassade, Detail des Hofes

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1873

Watercolor design of a painted ceiling with oval central panel, cherubs, clouds and floral panels, for Spencer House dining r

Ceiling of Dining Room, Spencer House, St. James Palace, London

Frederick Sang, ca. 1870

Architectural floor plan in red and black ink of the first storey of the Kunstgewerbeschule, with labelled rooms and a graphi

Entwurf zur Kunstgewerbeschule des k. k. österr. Museums, 1., Stubenring 3, Grundriss des ersten Stockes

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1873

Pencil caricature drawing of a procession of exaggerated comic figures in top hats, a turban, and a small dog.

Caricatures

George Frederick Sargent, 1850-60

Pen and ink drawing of a man and woman seated on a wharf edge, viewed from behind, with sailboats on the water.

Man and Woman Sitting on Wharf

Philipp William May, 1898

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a figure gazing upward with an outstretched arm, with hand studies below.

Ascension of the Magdalene

Baldassare Franceschini, 1650

Ground floor architectural plan of the Kunstgewerbeschule design, 1873, with labeled rooms and a central courtyard in ink.

Entwurf zur Kunstgewerbeschule des k. k. österr. Museums, 1., Stubenring 3, Grundriss des Parterres (Erdgeschoßes), m…

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1873

Red chalk drawing of a standing female saint holding a banner, with smaller figure studies and angels sketched around her.

Female Saint Carrying a Banner [recto]

Baldassare Franceschini

Four Views of a Young Woman

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, c. 1764