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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Watercolor of two peasant women in a rocky mountain landscape, one standing in a red cap and one seated in a red headscarf.

Peasant Women from the Region of the Eaux-Bonnes

Eugène Delacroix, 1845

Watercolor drawing of a curved staircase with green twisted balusters, carved wooden handrail and ornate moulded details.

Detail of Staircase at [Gerrard?] House, Gerrard Street, Soho, London

Charles James Richardson, 1825-71

Watercolor design of two heraldic coats of arms with crowns, draped banners and a laurel branch, above an unfinished cartouch

Design for a Coat of Arms

J. S. Pearse, 1858

Pencil and ink architectural sheet with floor plans and an elevation of a villa with a tower and garden sketches.

Grundrisse und Ansichten einer Villa

Joseph von Wieser, 1868

Gray wash drawing of an allegorical tree with putti, lions, chariots, pouring figures and a city skyline behind.

An Allegory of the Union of the House of Orange and the Wittelsbach Family (Design for a Title Page of a Thesis)

Jonas Umbach, 1640-93

Hand-drawn 1710 ground plan of Vienna with red-washed buildings, streets and gardens, labeled in ink.

Grundrissplan der Stadt Wien mit dem Glacis und angrenzenden Teilen der Vorstädte im Jahre 1710

Werner Arnold Steinhausen, 1710

Grey wash drawing of a shipwreck on a stormy shore, with survivors salvaging goods from the surf and a cart on the sand.

A Ship Wrecked on a Shore on a Stormy Night, with Survivors Salvaging Their Goods

Ludolf Bakhuysen, 1695-1708

Watercolor botanical study of a perennial pea plant with pink flowers, green leaves, buds and curling tendrils.

Perennial Pea

Jan Jansz. van der Vinne, mid-18th-early 19th century

Pen and wash drawing of a rocky mountain river landscape with a hermit in a tree, a chapel, and a wooden cross.

A Mountainous River Landscape with a Hermit and a Chapel

Matthijs Bril the Younger, ca. 1570-83

Pastel drawing of ballerinas in pink tutus on a stage, with dark audience silhouettes in the foreground and a green backdrop.

Ballet at the Paris Opéra

Edgar Degas, 1877

Pen and ink ground plan sketch of the Parforce Haus with park, trees and two rivers, signed Ludwig Schiele.

Grundrissskizze - Parforce Haus mit Park und Flüssen

Karl Ludwig Schiele, 1840

Pencil drawing of a harbor ceremony with flags, a crowd on a wooden platform, and many ships anchored in the bay.

Grundsteinlegung des Arsenals in Triest

Vincent Poiret, 1868

Snoekbaars (Sander lucioperca)

Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596

Watercolor drawing of a cuttlefish with pale arms beside a branch of dark sea grape clusters, from a 1596 natural history alb

Zeekat of sepia (Sepiida)

Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596

Watercolor drawing of a cuttlefish with long tentacles and a ribbed body, labeled Sepia, on a page from a natural history alb

Zeekat (Sepiida)

Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596

Guido Adler (1855-1941), Musikwissenschaftler

Emil Stumpp, 1930

Pen and brown ink sketch of a seated nude woman on a rock holding a bundle, with handwritten inscriptions on the paper.

The Nymph of Capri

Attributed to Pier Leone Ghezzi, n.d.

Brown ink caricature of an elderly bald man with a large nose leaning on a walking stick, with handwritten inscription above.

The Duke of Capodichino

Attributed to Pier Leone Ghezzi, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a nude woman seen from behind, holding a billowing veil, with a signature at lower right.

Standing Nude Woman Holding a Veil

Attributed to Pier Leone Ghezzi, n.d.

The Duchess of Noia

Attributed to Pier Leone Ghezzi, n.d.

Gustav Gaul (1836-1888), Maler

Heinrich Stohl, 1875

Oil painting of a bearded scholar in a black cloak reading at a desk beside a skull and stacked books.

Absorbed in his Studies

Eilif Peterssen, 1874

Gustav Heinrich Näcke (1786-1835), Maler

Johann Adam Klein, 1821

Gustav Karl Börner (1790-1855), Maler

Johann Adam Klein, 1832

Gustav Klimt in der Totenkammer des Allgemeinen Krankenhauses

Egon Schiele, 1918

Watercolor drawing of a rocky alpine peak, a glacier patch, a lake, and snowy mountains under a pale sky.

Mont Blanc Seen from the Massif, Les Aiguilles Rouges

Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, 1874

Pencil portrait of a bearded man in a gown with white collar, holding a small book, turned to the left.

Gustav Porubssky

Josef Kriehuber, 1853

Watercolor botanical study of a purple orchid spike beside a whole plant with green leaves and roots, with handwritten labels

Gymnadenia conopsea - Orchis conopsea - Fliegenartige Ragwurz

Alfred Franck, 1842

Pen sketch sheet with several lily flowers, buds and leafy stems, with Japanese annotations in the upper left.

Schetsblad met lelies

Yamamoto Shinryo Baiitsu, 1799

Ink drawing of a seated goddess with an instrument above a dragon, beside tall bamboo stalks with leaves.

Tronende godin op een draak en bamboestengel

Yamamoto Shinryo Baiitsu, 1799

Watercolor botanical study of a green orchid with a tall spike of small green flowers and fleshy roots on cream paper.

Habenaria viridis - Grüne Habenarie

Alfred Franck, 1843

Graphite sketch of a standing male nude with one arm raised behind his head, with faint plant sketches at the base.

Male Nude

Edward Burne-Jones, 1885