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Drawings & Sketches

76,141 works

Soft grey chalk portrait of a woman with upswept hair, fur collar, and drop earring, turned slightly toward the viewer.

Portrait of Séverine

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1885-87

Italian Peasant Woman with Basket on her Head

Unknown artist, 1820-40

Studies of a Horse in Profile

Eugène Delacroix, 1823-30

Brown ink and wash study of reclining and falling figures with draped limbs and small figures among clouds.

Study of Bodies "Liberty Leading the People"

Eugène Delacroix, 1830

Brown wash drawing of two standing men and a crouched figure beside a skull in a graveyard setting.

Hamlet and Horatio in the Graveyard

Eugène Delacroix, 1827-28

Graphite study of a muscular male nude turning upward, one arm extended, draped at the hips beside a stone ledge.

Study of a Male Nude Study for "The Death of Seneca"

Eugène Delacroix, 1838-40

Pencil and red chalk portrait of a young woman with curled hair, coral necklace and white dress on tan paper.

Portrait of a Young Lady with an Amber Necklace

Thomas Lawrence, 1814

Pen and brown ink sketch of three seated men in an interior with chairs, a table and curtains.

Studies for "Frederick, Duke of York and Albany"

David Wilkie, 1822

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a rounded hill with trees and shrubs on greenish-grey paper.

Walking Through the Fields

John Linnell, July 25, 1868

Grey chalk drawing of a rider on a rearing horse beside a stone urn in a moonlit park with torch bearers.

Monumental Sculpture in a Moonlit Park

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, c. 1842?

Watercolor of a river at dusk with two masted ships, a castle tower, a stone bridge, and a leaning tree on the right.

A View of Chester

John Varley, 1836

Pencil sketch of ruined Roman arches, walls and a staircase among trees on a hillside, on tan paper.

The Palatine Hill, Rome

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1825-26

Watercolor of a two-horse carriage with liveried footmen passing a stone gateway, by Constantin Guys.

A Carriage in London

Constantin Guys, 1848-56

Ink sketch of a kneeling nude man, head bowed, one arm extended, drawn with loose hatched shading on cream paper.

Study of a Male Nude

Aristide Maillol, c. 1907

Grey ink and wash drawing of a man in a top hat on horseback gesturing to mounted soldiers in plumed caps on a city street.

Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte on the Second of December

Constantin Guys, 1851-55

Brown wash sketch of a woman seen from behind in a full crinoline skirt with an elaborate updo.

A Parisienne Seen from the Back

Constantin Guys, 1850s(?)

Pen and grey wash drawing of a grand hall with coffered arched ceiling, columns, garlanded pilasters and sculpted figures.

A grand hall

Jens Petersen Lund, 1765-1865

Watercolor of a young woman with dark hair in a blue and black checkered dress with a blue ruffled collar.

Young Woman in a Blue and Black Dress

Constantin Guys, ca. 1863 (?)

Loose watercolor of women dancing together in a lamp-lit room while seated women and musicians watch.

Women Dancing in a Brothel

Constantin Guys, ca. 1865

Sketch on tan paper of several female nude figures in different poses with head studies, signed Fantin.

Studies of Female Nudes

Henri Fantin-Latour, c. 1895

Ink and wash drawing of a bullfight with a mounted rider and charging bull in an arena, spectators and city buildings behind.

Bullfight

Eugenio Lucas y Padilla, 19th century

Pen and watercolor drawing of a seated painter beside an easel in a studio crowded with busts, sculptures and framed prints.

The Painter's Studio

Henry Bonaventure Monnier, ca. 1855

Brown wash drawing of two older men in bust view, one with hand raised near his face, against a shaded background.

Two Drinkers

Honoré Daumier, 1860-79

Grey ink drawing of wind-bent trees beside a pond with an open field and cloudy sky beyond.

Landscape with a Pond

Théodore Rousseau, ca. 1850

Pencil sketch of a winding country road past a cottage beneath tall leaning trees, by Charles-François Daubigny.

Country Road Landscape with Trees (recto); Landscape with Trees (verso)

Charles-François Daubigny, 1860s or 1870s

Watercolor of a cathedral silhouetted against a sunset sky, with a river, bridge and reflective pools in the foreground.

A View of Moulins

Henri Harpignies, ca. 1850-60

Watercolor landscape of a dirt road by a ditch, tall autumn trees, two small figures, and a hill under a pale sky.

Landscape at Famars

Henri Harpignies, 1863

Brown ink drawing of a river landscape with an arched rock, large trees, small figures by the water, and a distant hilltop bu

River Landscape with Arched Rock

Crescenzio di Onofrio, second half 1600s

Pencil and wash sketch of moored sailboats and rowboats in a calm harbor under a pale sky.

Marine Scene (recto)

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1870-85

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a rural village with farmhouses, dense trees and shrubs, and birds over a cloudy sky.

Landscape

Eugène-Louis Boudin, ca. 1850 (?)

Watercolor of a dancer in a blue gown holding red flowers, with a severed head on a dish at left and a seated figure at right

Salomé Dancing Before the Head of St. John the Baptist

Gustave Moreau, mid to late 19th century

Pencil design study of a standing female figure called Flora, with a rose crown, flower basket and draped robe.

Design for the Figure of "Flora"

Edward Burne-Jones, 19th century