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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Pencil and wash sketch of hazy hills and a valley with small figures and rocks in the foreground.

Norwegian Bokmål: Fra Jønndalen

Johan Christian Dahl, 1826

Pencil and wash drawing of boats and log buildings on a fjord shore beneath steep mountains, with a sailing ship in the dista

From Lærdalsøren

Johan Christian Dahl, 1844

Pen and brown ink sketch of Judith with a sword above a kneeling Holofernes, with a curtain behind them.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

School of Luca Cambiaso, 1550/60

Pencil sketch sheet with many studies of soldiers in camp, standing, bending, crouching and reclining in varied poses.

Studies of Soldiers in Camp

Georg Philipp Rugendas

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a wooden farmhouse on a hill with a fence and forested slopes behind it.

Cotter's Farm near Drammen

Johan Christian Dahl, 1826

Pencil sketch of a river with a wooden bridge, timber buildings, a small boat and a wooded hill behind.

Hellefoss

Johan Christian Dahl, 1826

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated nude male saint with a staff, resting on clouds.

Seated Saint John the Baptist

School of Luca Cambiaso, 1560/70

Pencil and grey wash drawing of a waterfall cascading between rocky cliffs and pine trees, by Johan Christian Dahl, 1826.

Waterfall at Tinn in Telemark

Johan Christian Dahl, 1826

Pen and brown ink sketch of a seated man at an easel with two figures nearby in a studio scene.

An Artist Seated at His Easel [recto]

Andries Both, possibly c. 1634

Pencil and watercolor sketch of hazy mountain slopes with shrubs and a pale rock face, dated 1820.

Landscape, Upper Bavaria

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Brown ink sketch of a bellowing stag with large antlers standing on a grassy ridge with faint hills behind.

A Bellowing Stag

Edwin Landseer, probably 1840/1850

Watercolor botanical study of a slender orchid stem with green flowers, narrow leaves and a pale tuber at the base.

Untitled [Othoceras]

Fanny Richardson, 1921

Pencil and watercolor sketch of snowy alpine peaks above a grey hillside, with an inscription reading Tyrol 1820.

Alpine Landscape

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Pen and ink sketch of a seated woman nursing an infant as an elderly woman leans in beside her, before a brick wall.

Holy Family with Saint Anne

School of Luca Cambiaso, c. 1570

Pencil sketch of a hazy mountain valley with a village, river, and handwritten notes on the paper.

Landskap, Tyrol

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Pencil and blue wash sketch of a hazy mountain valley with a curving road, stone wall and small buildings.

From Bolzano

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Last Supper, with robed apostles gathered around a long table in a hexagonal frame.

Last Supper

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, and workshop, n.d.

Pencil and watercolor landscape of a large building on a terrace above a wooded valley, with a mountain behind.

From Vietri

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Pen and brown wash drawing of a resurrected figure rising above a tomb while armored soldiers sprawl around it.

Resurrection

Attributed to Luca Cambiaso, c. 1570

Pencil design drawing of a decorative frame with curling leaves and tendrils around an empty central rectangle.

Ontwerp voor een decoratief kader met plantmotieven

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Pale watercolor sketch of a stone tower on a rocky headland beside steep cliffs above a blue sea.

Fortress tower at Erchie

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Watercolor sketch of surf breaking on dark rocky cliffs, with a small figure fishing on the shore below.

Cliffs near Naples; man fishing with a rod

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Brown ink and wash drawing of a flying winged putto reaching upward, surrounded by sweeping cloud-like hatching.

Flying Putto

Attributed to Francesco da Urbino, c. 1581

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a tower-topped coastal promontory above the sea, with trees and hazy hills behind.

Coastal View near Amalfi

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Watercolor of a waterfall beside wooden mill buildings with chimneys, two rowboats on the bank, and wooded hills.

Water Fall and Factory

Hans Johan Frederik Berg, 1861

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of two women embracing, with a standing figure holding a pitcher at right.

Visitation

Luca Cambiaso, c. 1555

Pencil sketch of layered mountains with two small figures on a rocky ridge and a pale lake in the foreground.

Norwegian Bokmål: Utsikt mot Gausta

Johan Christian Dahl, 1826

Pencil and grey wash sketch of steep cliffs above a valley with a river, footbridge, and small grazing animals.

View of Måbødalen

Johan Christian Dahl, 1826

Pen and ink drawing of a crowded battle scene with muscular warriors, a central figure raising a sword, and fallen soldiers.

Joshua Halting the Sun and Moon

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, and workshop, n.d.

Watercolor of a classical building and riders on a road overlooking a Naples bay with boats and a hilltop fortress.

View of Naples from Via di Posillipo

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Holy Family with Saint Catherine, with draped curtains and a seated Virgin and child.

Holy Family with Saint Catherine

Attributed to Luca Cambiaso, 1570/90

Watercolor of Mount Vesuvius across the Bay of Naples, with a rocky cliff in the foreground and a sailboat on the water.

View of Mount Vesuvius from the Bay of Naples

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820