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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pen and ink sketch of a penitent figure with a skull in a rocky landscape, with two angels flying above.

Penitent Magdalene with Angels in a Landscape [recto]

Attributed to Donato Creti

Pencil drawing of a river with sailboats, a walking couple on a bank, and a cloudy sky with birds.

River Landscape

Jan Porcellis, n.d.

Pen and brown ink sketch of a crowd with horses, kneeling figures and a child around a central group, with arches behind.

The Adoration of the Magi [recto]

Attributed to Donato Creti

Grey wash drawing of sailing boats on choppy sea, two figures on shore by wooden posts, ships on horizon.

Choppy Sea with Boats near the Coast

Pieter van Everdingen, n.d.

Pencil and blue-coloured sketch of a monumental vaulted interior with arched openings and small figures, by Otto Wagner, 1897

Fürstengräber, Nationaldenkmal im Wienerwald, Innenansicht

Otto Wagner, 1897

Watercolor of a pink poppy in several flowering stages with a caterpillar, pupa and moth on the stems and leaves.

A Poppy in Three Stages of Flowering, with a Caterpillar, Pupa and Butterfly

Johanna Helena Herolt, late 17th-early 18th century

Pencil sketch of a bearded man in a top hat and long coat leaning on a cane, with handwritten inscription below.

Fürstenporträt Trubeckoi (?)

Josef Kriehuber, 1876

Watercolor of a black curassow with a curled crest and yellow beak standing on a grassy mound.

A Black Curassow

Johannes Bronckhorst, late 17th-early 18th century

Brown wash drawing of a woman in drapery and armed men gathered before a tent under a dark, stormy sky.

Isabella Abandons Her Home to Follow Odorico and His Men

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Watercolor of several black, blue and yellow birds perched on a gnarled branch, with a small river scene below.

Six South American Birds

Abraham Meertens, mid-18th-early 19th century

Brown wash drawing of a nude woman chained on rocks above a boat, with a sea monster and a trident-wielding figure above.

Angelica Is Exposed to the Orc

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1780s

Brown wash drawing of an arcadian landscape with a gnarled tree, robed figures on a path, and a distant town.

Arcadian Landscape with Figures

Johannes de Bosch, 18th century

Brown wash drawing of a man in a boat wielding an anchor amid stormy clouds and waves, with a winged figure above.

Orlando Kills the Orc with an Anchor

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Gabriel Lory (1763-1840), Maler

Johann Adam Klein, 1819

Brown wash drawing of a winter road framed by bare trees, with two figures and a distant windmill under an overcast sky.

A Winter Landscape

Johannes Franciscus Hoppenbrouwers, 1854

Brown ink and wash drawing of a woman on a rearing horse, with armored rider, putti and clouds above.

Orlando and Angelica Arrive at Charlemagne's Camp

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Loose sketch of a winged hippogryph in clouds, with an armored rider reaching for it from rocky ground below.

Bradamante Tries to Catch Hold of the Hippogryph [recto]

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1780s

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing with large trees, clouds, a river, two figures, and distant mountains and towers.

Landscape with Two Washerwomen

Agostino Carracci, 1580s

Watercolor botanical drawing of a yellow-flowered Gagea arvensis plant with bulb and roots on cream paper.

Gagea arvensis /(Schultes ) - Ornithogalum arvense - Feld-Gagee Milchstern - Vogelmilch

Alfred Franck, 1843

Oval graphite and chalk drawing on blue paper of a young man with curled powdered hair and a buttoned coat.

Oval, bust-length portrait study of a young man

Joseph van Aken, ca. 1740-60

Pen and ink drawing of robed figures before classical columns and a distant city skyline, with trees in the background.

Saint Paul Baptizing Dionysus the Areopagite (recto); Sketches of Baby, Hands (verso)

After Antonio Carracci, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a village fair with crowds, a horse-drawn cart, tents, and a distant church spire under cloudy skies.

Village Fair

Jan van Goyen, 1656

Watercolor botanical drawing of a yellow-flowered plant with a bulb, green leaves and handwritten species labels below.

Gagea lutea (Schult) - Ornithogalum luteum - gelbe Vogelmilch

Alfred Franck, 1842

Drawing of a wigged man in 18th-century dress, hand on hip, rendered in white chalk on blue-grey paper.

Half-length portrait study of a wigged man

Joseph van Aken, ca. 1740-60

Grey wash drawing of a rural wayside inn with travelers, a cart, a rowboat, and a large tree under a cloudy sky.

Wayside Inn

Jan van Goyen, 1653

Watercolor botanical study of snowdrop flowers, Galanthus nivalis, with bulbs and roots on a cream sheet.

Galanthus nivalis - Gemeines Schneeglöckchen

Alfred Franck, 1842

Ink and white chalk drawing on blue paper of a seated man in a wig with a dog and a book beside him.

Three-quarter length portrait study of a man seated at a desk with a dog

Joseph van Aken, ca. 1740-60

Botanical watercolor of a slender Galium plant with whorled leaves and small yellow flowers, with roots, on cream paper.

Galium Bauhini - frühblühendes Labkraut

Alfred Franck, 1845

Chalk drawing of a woman in a lace cap and satin dress with bows, shown in an oval frame on grey paper.

Half-length portrait study of a woman wearing a cap and pearl earrings

Joseph van Aken, ca. 1740-60

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a young woman with curled hair, lace trim, and bow-decorated sleeves in a half-length pose.

Half-length portrait study of a young woman with long hair

Joseph van Aken, ca. 1740-60

Blue-paper drawing in white chalk of a young woman with curled hair and lace collar, in an oval frame.

Bust-length portrait study of a young woman with a striped shawl

Joseph van Aken, ca. 1740-60

Pencil drawing of a garrison church with an onion-domed tower, a two-story building, trees and a wooden fence.

Garnisonskirche / am Rennweg

Viktor Gross, 1861