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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pencil sketch of a plowed field with workers and oxen, a tree line, a village church, and boats on water beyond.

L'Ile aux Moines with Workers in a Field

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1858

Ink and wash elevation drawing of a salon chimneypiece with overmantel mirror, carved figures, and a plan below.

Salon Chimney, Houghton Hall, Norfolk, Elevation

Isaac Ware, 1735

Ink and wash drawing of a salon ceiling with an octagonal painted allegory of a chariot and clouds, above a decorated cornice

Salon Ceiling, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware, 1735

Pencil drawing of large trees beside a thatched cottage with a horse-drawn wagon at left.

Landscape with Trees, Cottage, and Farm Wagon

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1858

Pencil sketch of a riverside village with buildings, tall trees, moored boats, figures, and a wooden footbridge.

River Landscape with Buildings, Boats, and Figures

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1858

Grey wash drawing of putti playing music and holding a bow beneath swagged drapery in an arched niche.

De vijf zinnen doen de Liefde triomferen

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Pen and grey wash drawing of two seated classical figures shaking hands before a sun, with attendants holding a staff and tri

Allegorie op 't verbond van Zeevaart en Koophandel

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Brown ink and wash drawing of two sailing frigates with full sails and small rowboats near the shore.

Two Frigate

Claude Lorrain, 1641

Drawing of a young bearded man in a feathered cap, lace ruff and embroidered doublet, in three-quarter view.

Henry, duke of Anjou

Jean de Court, 1573

Watercolor of a torchlit sleigh ride down a winter street with onlookers, mounted riders and bare trees.

Herr Joseph und Frau Baberl (Szenenbild, darstellend eine Schlittenfahrt mit Fackeln)

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1830

Kop van Christus

Nicolaas van der Waay, 1884

Blue watercolour design for a Dutch certificate with scrolled ornamental border and calligraphic lettering on squared paper.

Ontwerp voor een oorkonde van de Vereniging ter Bevordering van de Belangen des Boekhandels

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1900

Watercolor design of a decorative exhibition gate with a blue banner for the Ambachtsschool and an iron gate below.

Ontwerp voor een poort voor een tentoonstelling van de Ambachtsschool

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1902

Watercolor design for a Dutch certificate with ornate blue and brown scroll border and green text panel.

Ontwerp voor een oorkonde van de Vereniging ter Bevordering van de Belangen des Boekhandels

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Colored design drawing of a repeating border with stylized yellow fan-shaped flowers, green leaves and blue ground.

Sierrand met bloempatroon

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Horizontal Art Nouveau frieze of stylized red and cream butterflies with green and blue accents, drawn in ink and watercolor.

Sierrand met patroon van vlinders

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1896

Pencil and green-washed design drawing of symmetrical Gothic tracery with quatrefoils and a central rosette on a tan sheet.

Ontwerp voor de schutbladen van een portefeuille

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Decorative 1913 advertisement design for a Utrecht printing firm, with red, blue and brown Art Nouveau border and arched titl

Ontwerp voor een advertentie van Electrische Drukkerij De Industrie te Utrecht

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1913

Black and white masthead design with bold lettering Maandblad voor Vakopleiding, flanked by crowns, tools and decorative scro

Ontwerp voor een titelhoofd van het Maandblad voor Vakopleiding

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Watercolor study of a blue and white floral bottle-shaped vase against a dark wash background, with a pencil sketch beside it

Vaas met bloemenpatroon

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Pencil design of an ornamental frame fragment with oval panels, circle motifs and curling tendrils on tracing paper.

Fragment van een ornamenteel kader

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a long coat and pointed hat, holding a walking stick, on pale paper.

A Gentleman with a Walking Stick

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, early 1750s

Pen and watercolor drawing of two women in striped dresses looking out a window, with an easel and stool in the room.

Ved et vindue i kunstnerens atelier

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1852

Sepia architectural plan of Villa Madama in Rome within an ornate decorative frame with putti and a coat of arms.

Villa Madama a Rome

Pierre François Léonard Fontaine, 1809

Loose black chalk sketch on buff paper of a bowed head and reclining figure with dense hatched shading.

Baby [verso]

Baldassare Franceschini, late 1650s

Drawing of a seated crowned woman with an anchor and billowing drapery, rendered in chalk on blue-grey paper.

Hope with Her Anchor

Merry-Joseph Blondel

Cattle wade in a mountain lake beneath steep forested cliffs, with a rider, bathers and a village church at right.

Königsee with the Cliffs of St. Bartholomëe

Wilhelm von Kobell, 1837

Pen and brown wash drawing of the warship Dronning Maria on timber supports in a shipyard, with workers around it.

The ship of the line Dronning Maria on the stocks

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1824

Pen and watercolour drawing of a brick tower by a river with rowboats, a sailing ship, and figures on the bank.

Scene with a Tower to the Left

Hendrick Avercamp, c. 1620

Watercolor drawing for a fan showing cherubs holding garlands and ribbons among clouds in a blue sky.

Drawing for a Fan

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Academic life drawing of a standing male nude holding a staff beside a pedestal, rendered in chalk on brown paper.

Academic life drawing study: standing male nude

Albert Gregorius

Pastel and colored pencil portrait of a smiling young girl in a pink bonnet and green coat on tan paper.

Sara Wearing a Bonnet and Coat

Mary Cassatt, c. 1904/1906