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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Johann Nepomuk von Ringseis (1785-1880), Arzt, Rektor

Johann Adam Klein, 1821

Pencil sketch of a child holding a bird's nest beside an adult in a bonnet, under bare branches and a wooden fence.

Discovery of Bird's Nest

Kate Greenaway, n.d.

Circular pen and ink drawing of a rocky coast with a seated figure, an eagle, sailboats, and a distant town.

The Death of Aeschylus

Tobias Verhaecht, 1576-before 1606

Pencil caricature sketch of a man in a top hat and buttoned coat, leaning forward on a small cut-corner card.

Johann Nestroy als "Bertram" in seiner Posse "Robert der Teuxel"

Johann Matthias Ranftl, 1833

Pencil sketch of a seated woman with several children gathered around her in an interior room.

Group of Children

Kate Greenaway, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of an armored rider on horseback with a lion shield, a griffin, and a city behind.

Emperor Ninus

Maerten de Vos, mid-16th-early 17th century

Watercolor sketch of a man in a dark jacket and red breeches with a black hat, arms outstretched in a stage pose.

Johann Nestroy als "Bertram" in seiner Posse "Robert der Teuxel"

Georg Fischer, 1835

Ink and wash drawing of bare tree branches framing a church apse with arched windows on blue-grey paper.

Apse of a Church Seen Through the Snowy Branches of a Tree

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Watercolor sketch of children and young women in period dress dancing on a sandy beach, one playing a trumpet and another rin

Children Playing on the Beach

Kate Greenaway, n.d.

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a standing man in a long coat and green waistcoat holding a hat, on cream paper.

Johann Nestroy als "Blasius Rohr" in "Glück, Mißbrauch und Rückkehr oder Das Geheimnis des grauen Hauses"

Georg Fischer, 1838

Watercolor of young women in white gowns pulling ribbons in a parlor, with onlookers and overturned furniture around them.

Frightful Result

Kate Greenaway, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a workshop interior with a lattice window, wooden table, sloping roof beams, and a bucket on the floor.

Workshop Interior

Thomas Wijck, 1629-77

Johann Nestroy als "Blasius Rohr" in "Glück, Mißbrauch und Rückkehr"

Johann Matthias Ranftl, 1838

Pen and brown wash drawing of a long city skyline with a church spire, rooftops, and small figures on the foreground bank.

View of Vienna

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1624-77

Pencil and watercolor drawing of women and children in period dress carrying yellow flowers and dancing across a grassy field

Welcome Once Again

Kate Greenaway, 1884

Pencil drawing of an elderly woman in headscarf and apron standing in a room with candlesticks, a wall key, and a broom.

Johann Nestroy als "Frau Maxl" in "Eine Vorlesung bei der Hausmeisterin"

Freiherr von Emil Hartitzsch, 1859

Pencil sketch of two men in period dress in a stage interior with arched backdrops, a chair and a table with flowers.

Johann Nestroy als "Gottlieb Herb", Wenzel Scholz als "Pappinger Buchbinder" , Szenenbild aus "Der Schützling"

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1847

Watercolor interior scene of women in period dress gathered around an infant, with a man peeking from a doorway.

It's Papa Can't Bear it Out of His Sight

Randolph Caldecott, 1872

Watercolor of a standing man in a dark coat and white waistcoat holding a red umbrella and top hat, dated 1847.

Johann Nestroy als "Ledig" in "Unverhofft"

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1847

Pen and ink sketch of a horse stopping sharply in front of a fence while riders follow across an open field.

A Check

Randolph Caldecott, 1869

Brown ink and wash drawing of two carriages in a city street with a man in a long coat and servants by a building.

La scène des deux carrosses

Claude Gillot, ca. 1712-16

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a double-breasted coat holding an umbrella and top hat, with handwritten inscription below

Johann Nestroy als "Ledig" in "Unverhofft" von Johann Nestroy Rollenbild

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1845

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a grey koala clinging to a green eucalyptus branch, labeled Koala, on a sketchbook page.

Sketchbook

George Cruikshank, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a donkey standing with a draped saddle cloth, seen from behind, mounted in a blue and gold bord

Study of a Donkey

Pieter Jacobsz. van Laer, early 17th century

Pencil and watercolour costume sketch of a standing man in green jacket, red vest and ruffled collar, with a small head study

Johann Nestroy als "Natzi" in "Eulenspiegel oder Schabernack über Schabernack"

Georg Fischer, 1835

Red chalk drawing of the Madonna and Child in an arched niche, flanked by prophets and robed figures on a stepped pedestal.

The Holy Kinship (Madonna and Child and St. John) with Prophets and Symbols of the Four Evangelists

Joachim von Sandrart, 17th century

Watercolor of a man in satyr costume with horns, leaf wreath and fur loincloth, pointing to the left.

Johann Nestroy als "Pan" in "Daphnis und Chloe"

Freiherr von Emil Hartitzsch, 1861

Watercolor drawing of bearded men seated on clouds with putti, a figure reaching up from lower left, golden sky.

Saint Peter and other Seated Apostles, with Saint John the Evangelist Below

After Antonio Allegri, called Correggio, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of a kneeling haloed man receiving a chalice from an angel while three disciples sleep nearby.

Agony in the Garden

Caspar Strauss, 1600-1633

Johann Nestroy als "Sansquartier"

Johann Matthias Ranftl, 1840

Pen and ink sketch of a robed saint holding the Christ Child, with a lily and two cherubs seated below.

Saint Anthony and the Christ Child Surrounded by Cherubs

Martin Johann Schmidt, 18th century

Loose brown watercolor and graphite sketch of a standing nude woman with flowing drapery, signed by Auguste Rodin.

Standing Nude with Draperies

Auguste Rodin, n.d.