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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Pale watercolor drawing of a turreted castle beside farm buildings, a stone wall, and stacked timber, with hills in the dista

Reichenauer Schloss

August Grisebach, 1816

Sepia watercolor of Venus and Adonis beneath a tree, with a hunting dog and a spear beside them.

Venus and Adonis

Style of Conrad Martin Metz, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a reclining woman entwined by a serpent on a draped couch, with two onlookers at right.

Olympias, Mother of Alexander, Visited by Zeus in the Guise of a Serpent

Attributed to Andrea Boscoli, 1595/99

Pen and watercolor drawing of a timber mill with a water wheel beside a wooded hillside and rocky mountain.

Vassenden near Granvin

Hans Gude, 1843

Brown ink and wash design of an ornate tomb canopy with scrolled cornices, figures, and a small crucifix.

Design for Tomb with Canopy

Attributed to Marco Marchetti, called Marco da Faenza, c. 1550

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a waterfall plunging between rocky cliffs and pine forest, with a stream over boulders in th

Waterfall, Hardanger

Hans Gude, 1843

Brown ink and wash drawing of classical figures, a serpent, and an infant beside a reclining woman on a pedestal.

Birth of Alexander

Nicolas Poussin, 1640s

Brown ink drawing of draped women and a child beside a youth leading a horse, with hatched shading.

Story of Niobe: Niobe Receiving Gifts from Worshippers; Youth with Horse

After Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, n.d.

Pencil and wash drawing of a valley with a river, wooden houses, and blue mountains, with a pine tree at right.

The Tingkretsen at Hundorp

Adolph Tidemand, 1843

Pen and wash drawing of a mounted warrior fighting on a bridge beside a round castle tower and a distant city.

Horatius at the Bridge

Giovanni Battista Cipriani, n.d.

Watercolor and pen drawing of a glacier between dark rocks and a mossy slope under a pale blue sky, by Adolph Tidemand, 1843.

Folgefonna from Reiseter

Adolph Tidemand, 1843

Brown ink and wash drawing of draped figures in a procession beside a large ox.

Procession of Figures and Oxen

called dalle Lame Biagio Pupini, n.d.

Watercolor of a snow-streaked mountain peak above a glacier and rocky foreground under a pale blue sky.

Norwegian Bokmål: Fra Bøverdalen

Adolph Tidemand, 1843

Brown-toned drawing of mourners carrying a dead body toward a rocky tomb, with grieving figures in robes.

Entombment of Christ

After Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1527/28

Pencil sketch of a valley with trees, rocky foreground and steep hills rising to the left, with handwritten caption below.

View from the thing site at Hundorp towards the west

Adolph Tidemand, 1843

Pen and wash drawing of nude putti battling peacocks while others play trumpets and musical instruments in a frieze.

Putti with Peacocks and Musical Instruments

Workshop of Lattanzio Gambara, n.d.

Pen drawing of log cabins, moored boats and steep mountains along a rocky shore, by Adolph Tidemand, 1843.

From Lærdal

Adolph Tidemand, 1843

Watercolor sketch of a seated couple under a parasol on a beach with two dogs, a woman in blue and a man in black.

A Couple Seated on the Beach with Two Dogs

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1865

Grey wash drawing of the Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine with Virgin, Christ Child, angels and a dove among clouds.

Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

After Paolo Caliari, called Paolo Veronese, c. 1650-1700

Watercolor and pen sketch of a man and woman in period dress with two dogs on a beach, with figures in the background.

Ladies and Gentleman Walking on the Beach with Two Dogs

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1866

Drie gestalten

Mathieu Lauweriks, 1894

Pencil design for a horizontal frieze showing a chariot with horses, a crowned seated figure, and a winged figure within orna

Licht en waarheid, Titelhoofd

Mathieu Lauweriks, 1894

Pencil sketch of an oval publisher's vignette with two standing figures, foliage, and a small emblem on paper.

Duwaer & Van Ginkel, Uitgeversvignet

Mathieu Lauweriks, 1904

Grey wash drawing of the Adoration of the Kings with a kneeling king, the Virgin and Child, and attendants.

De Aanbidding der Koningen

Andrea Michieli, 1575

Pen drawing of a rocky slope with boulders above still water, with steep mountain walls rising into a narrow valley.

Landscape at Gudvangen

Adolph Tidemand, 1843

Brown ink and wash drawing of a haloed seated saint with an open book beside a resting ox.

Saint Luke

After Paolo Caliari, called Paolo Veronese, n.d.

Watercolor sketch of a crowded beach with figures under parasols beside a white pavilion and French flags.

Beach House with Flags at Trouville

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1865

Pencil drawing of wooden houses on rocky shore beside a fjord, with steep mountains rising behind them.

House by the shore, Gudvangen

Adolph Tidemand, 1843

Pen and brown wash drawing of a cavalry battle with riders, spears, and a winged figure in clouds above.

Conversion of Saint Paul

After Francesco Solimena, n.d.

Watercolor sketch of seated men and women in blue dresses and top hats on a beach, with a standing man and a dog.

Ladies and Gentlemen Seated on the Beach with a Dog

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1866

Pen drawing of a steep narrow mountain valley with a stream, rocky foreground and distant ridges, inscribed Nærøydalen.

From Nærøydalen

Adolph Tidemand, 1843

Brown wash drawing of the Descent from the Cross, showing Christ's body held by figures with mourning women and angels above.

Descent from the Cross

Domenico Piola, n.d.