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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pencil sketch of a pond edged by bare trees, reeds and a fence line receding across a grassy meadow.

Meadow Pond, New York

Charles Frederick William Mielatz

Pencil sketch of Amsterdam canal houses with moored boats and a bridge, dated 1880.

Gezicht op de Prins Hendrikkade

Carel Nicolaas Storm van 's-Gravesande, 1880

Pencil sketch of a young man in a tricorn hat, powdered hair and cravat, smiling slightly, on pale laid paper.

Jonge man met steek

Jean Bernard, 1775

Chalk sketch of two men in powdered wigs, one smiling in three-quarter view and one frontal, on lined paper.

Twee mannen met pruiken

Jean Bernard, 1775

Graphite drawing of a left hand resting on a table with a cuff at the left edge, shaded in soft pencil.

Hand liggend op tafel

Jean Bernard, 1830

Gesimsprofil eines Innenraumes (Gartenpalais Liechtenstein?)

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1873

Pencil design drawing of gothic-style curtains with swags, fringe and an ornate finial on a decorative rod.

Design for Gothic Curtains and Curtain Rod

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84

Pencil sketch of a woman in a bonnet asleep in bed, with a pillow and draped bedclothes in soft grey shading.

Slapende vrouw in bed

Jean Bernard, 1775

Watercolor street view of a brick church with arched windows and gable beside old houses, a large tree and strolling figures

Gezicht op de Rooms Katholieke kerk "De Pool" aan de Prins Hendrikkade

Cornelis de Kruyff, 1784

Pencil drawing of a young girl in a bonnet and checked shawl, looking directly at the viewer.

Portret van een jong meisje in klederdracht

Jean Bernard, 1775

Man met pruik

Jean Bernard, 1775

Zijaanzicht van een man met steek en krullend haar

Jean Bernard, 1775

Pencil sketch of five men in top hats and coats in different poses, some walking, some stooping or kneeling.

Vijf mannen met hoge hoeden in verschillende houdingen

Jean Bernard, 1826

Pencil drawing of a rocky cliff with layered stone and shrubs on brown paper, labeled Gesteinsstudie.

Gesteinsstudie

Josef Kriehuber, 1853

Pencil drawing of a draped curtain design with swags, fringed valance and ornate rod over a glazed door.

Design for Curtains and Rod

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84

Grey wash drawing of a calm bay with a sailing ship, rowboat, snowy glacier between hills, and small buildings on a cliff.

American Observing Station, Kerquelen Islands

John Moran, 1874/1875

Pencil sketch of a steep grassy hillside with scattered boulders and two small figures climbing toward a rock outcrop.

Gesteinsstudie

Josef Kriehuber, 1876

Pencil sketch of several sailing boats on calm water along a distant shoreline, with an inscription below reading On Board of

On Board of the Stony Brook Packet

William Sidney Mount, 1848

Brown wash drawing of a crowd confronting soldiers as workers tear down wooden huts in a city street.

Gewaltsame Demolierung einer Barackenstadt am Lerchenfelder Gürtel

Theodor Breidwiser, 1890

Pencil portrait of a man with curled hair and a dark bow tie, signed by William Sidney Mount and dated 1839.

Nelson Mathewson

William Sidney Mount, 1839

Pencil sketch on tan paper of hand studies and a flowing sleeve or garment with looping decorative lines.

Gewand- und Handstudien

Gustav Klimt, 1916

Archer, Nude Study

Thomas Nast, c. 1858

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a figure's raised arm and hands above a garment decorated with spiral and oval patterns.

Gewandstudie mit Händen

Gustav Klimt, 1916

Pencil drawing of a bay window interior with tasseled curtains, and a trapezoidal floor plan of the bay below.

Plan for Window Bay

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84

Ink sketch of a reclining man in a long coat with tousled hair, signed Th. Nast and dated October 17, 1901.

Signature, "TH. Nast, Oct. 17, 1901"

Thomas Nast, 1901

Pencil sketch on tan paper of an elongated draped form with spiral contour lines and a hand at the base.

Gewandstudie, Schal und linke Hand

Gustav Klimt, 1916

Sepia drawing of a man with curly hair in a dark cloak and white collar, turned toward the viewer, 1827.

Gideon Fairman

Albert Newsam after Thomas Sully, 1827

Pencil design drawing of two swagged window curtains flanking an ornate mirror above a carved console table with urns.

Design for Wall with Two Windows, Side Table, and Mirror

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84

Architectural perspective drawing of the Gewerbliche Ausstellungshalle with flags, street lamps and well-dressed pedestrians

Gewerbliche Ausstellungshalle (Zedlitzhalle), Perspektive

Otto Wagner, 1911

Charcoal drawing of a seated man in a dark jacket and white cravat reading an open book against a shaded background.

R. Strong

Attributed to Rembrandt Peale, 1810

Pencil design drawing of an ornate rococo mirror with scrolled frame and cresting, with a scale bar below.

Design for a Mirror

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84

Sepia drawing of a railway station square with a large administration building, a factory chimney, horse carts and pedestrian

Ghega-Platz, Gloggnitzer Bahnhof (später Südbahnhof) mit Administrationsgebäude und Maschinenfabrik der Südbahn

Anton Perger, 1840