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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pen and wash elevation of a classical staircase wall with statues, busts, garlands and a balustrade.

End of Staircase, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware, 1735

Pencil sketch of a weathered shack, rowboats and a pole on a sandy shore, with sailboats on distant water.

Fishing Boats and Shack

Pencil and chalk drawing of a rocky Maine coast with breaking waves, cliffs, and evergreen trees under a pale sky.

Maine Coast

Aaron Draper Shattuck, 1861

Red chalk drawing of the mythological flaying of Marsyas, with a seated musician, onlookers, and a tree in a landscape.

The Flaying of Marsyas

François van Loo, early 18th century

Ink drawing of a classical pedimented chimneypiece with garlands and an urn, with a floor plan below.

Chimney to the Parlour, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware, 1735

Hermann Ernst Freund (1786-1840), Bildhauer

Johann Adam Klein, 1821

Pen and ink drawing of a kneeling saint with arms raised among lions in an amphitheatre, with spectators above.

San Ponziano in an Amphitheatre Being Exposed to Lions

Christoph Unterberger, 1732-98

Pen and blue wash drawing of a summer harvest with workers, an oxcart, a farmhouse and a distant town.

Summer Harvest in an Extensive Landscape

Lodewyk Toeput, c. 1590

Pen and ink drawing with red chalk of armored horsemen with a pennant and a kneeling figure holding a bridle.

Equestrian Group

Michel-François Dandré-Bardon, 18th century

Kop van een geit, naar links

Jean Bernard, 1775

Pencil drawing of six lambs resting together on grass, heads turned in various directions.

Zes liggende lammetjes

Jean Bernard, 1820

Pencil sketch of a horned goat and a resting sheep lying in grass, seen from behind, on a pale sheet.

Schetsen van een liggende geit en een schaap, van achteren

Jean Bernard, 1775

Pencil sketch of a shorn sheep lying on the grass, facing right, with its head raised.

Liggend geschoren schaap, naar rechts

Jean Bernard, 1775

Architectural drawing of a study interior with coffered ceiling, fireplace with statue niche, and paneled walls with mirrors.

Hermesvilla, Arbeitszimmer, Wandabwicklungen und Deckenuntersicht

Carl von Hasenauer, 1883

Pen and wash drawing of a seated man and a standing woman in headwraps, by Adriaen van Ostade, 1647.

Two Peasants Drinking

Adriaen van Ostade, 1647

Pencil drawing of a resting sheep facing left on grassy ground, enclosed by a thin ruled border.

Liggend schaap, naar links

Jean Bernard, 1775

Pencil drawing of a standing pig facing left beside a post, set in a flat landscape with trees on the horizon.

Staand varken, naar links, voor een paal

Jean Bernard, 1775

Pencil drawing of a reclining sheep facing right, with sketched grass and ground beneath it.

Liggend schaap, naar rechts

Jean Bernard, 1775

Pencil drawing of a pig lying on a wooden floor in a pigsty corner, with straw and a wall behind it.

Liggend varken, in de hoek van een hok

Jean Bernard, 1812

Pencil drawing of a standing spaniel-like dog facing left with its mouth open, shaded fur and a cast shadow beneath it.

Staande blaffende hond, naar links

Jean Bernard, 1823

Pen and wash drawing of a spaniel and a greyhound with a red collar lying on grassy ground.

Een hond bijt een andere zittende hond in de rug

Jean Bernard, 1775

Architectural drawing of a salon with an ornate ceiling plan and two decorated wall elevations with doors and a fireplace.

Hermesvilla, Salon, Wandabwicklungen und Deckenuntersicht

Carl von Hasenauer, 1883

Red chalk drawing of a bearded shepherd leaning on a tree in a wooded landscape with rocks.

Standing Shepherd in a Landscape

Andrea di Leone, 1630

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded man's head in three-quarter view, with dense curling hair and beard hatching.

Head of a Bearded Man

Monogrammist SM, 1515

Pencil drawing of two opened oyster shells side by side on pale paper, shaded to show their ridged edges and hollows.

Twee geopende oesters

Jean Bernard, 1824

Pencil drawing of a cat's head seen from the front, with large eyes, pointed ears and long whiskers.

Kattenkop, van voren

Jean Bernard, 1775

Watercolour of a large swallow flying over a pillory, figures, a well, a sailboat and a rose branch by the sea.

Bestraffing van de lasteraar

Jan Brandes, 1777

Pencil and red chalk drawing of a single peach resting on a ledge against a shaded background.

Perzik

Jean Bernard, 1775

Pencil drawing of a flowering plant in a terracotta pot on a saucer, shaded in graphite on cream paper.

Potplant

Jean Bernard, 1824

Pencil drawing of a standing woman in a striped jacket, bustled skirt and ribboned hat, shown in full figure.

Hermine Alt in ganzer Figur

Rudolf von Alt, 1872

Pen and ink sketch of a bearded saint in robes holding a book, with a crucifix raised beside him.

A Standing Saint with a Crucifix and a Book

Francisco Herrera the Younger, 1660

Charcoal drawing with white highlights of a bent woman in a long dress, hands covering her face, standing on cobblestones.

Weeping Woman

Vincent van Gogh, 1883