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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Watercolor of two fishermen in a boat on a calm river, with reeds, a windmill and cumulus clouds beyond.

The Thames at Battersea

David Cox, 1824

Pencil and red chalk sketches of a seated man in a hat beside several heraldic shield and ornament studies.

Sketches of Seated Man, Medici Coats of Arms

Attributed to Stefano della Bella, n.d.

Charcoal sketch of a standing nude female figure with head tilted up and one arm raised, on gray paper.

Study of a Nude Dancer

Edgar Degas, 1878

Two Studies: Female Head in Three-Quarter Profile; Female Bust Seen from the Back

After Stefano della Bella, c. 1647

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a nude classical male statue on a pedestal, one arm raised, draped cloak on the other.

Germanicus

Johan Christian Dahl, 1813

Chalk drawing on grey paper of a curly-haired nude male figure standing on a plinth, modelled after classical sculpture.

Norwegian Bokmål: Antinous fra Capitol

Johan Christian Dahl, 1813

Pen and brown wash sketch of several horses in a landscape, including a seated horse, a walking horse and a horse seen from b

Studies of Horses in a Landscape

Possibly after Stefano della Bella, c. 1642

Pen and ink drawing of a European courtier in a plumed hat conversing with two figures in turbans and cloaks.

European Courtier and Two Turks, Conversing

Style of Stefano della Bella, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of masted ships and an ornate canopied galley beside a shore with small figures.

A Tuscan Galley and Other Vessels Near the Shore

Stefano Della Bella, 1634/37

Gilded illuminated letter H with a diamond diaper pattern in gold behind it, inside a framed border.

Illuminated Initial "H" in Diaper Pattern from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, 18th or 19th century

Red chalk drawing of the Madonna seated, holding and gazing down at the Christ child on her lap.

Madonna and Child Seated on Ground

Attributed to Giulio Cesare Amidano, n.d.

Pencil sketch on grey paper of a seated Madonna holding a child, with one arm raised and draped robes.

Seated Madonna and Child

Possibly Ciro Ferri, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a wide city square with classical buildings, horse carriages and pedestrians, dated 20 July 1882.

Maria-Theresien-Platz

Franz Alt, 1882

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Madonna and Child in clouds appearing to a kneeling saint with an attendant boy.

Madonna and Child Appearing to Male Saint

Possibly after Ciro Ferri, n.d.

Pen and watercolour landscape of a tree-lined road, stream and church steeple with red roof among hills.

Mariabrunn

Fide, 1822

Sepia wash drawing of Galatea and Acis embracing on rocks while Polyphemus approaches from the right.

Galatea and Acis with Polyphemus who is about to kill Acis out of Jealousy

Style of Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, n.d.

Pen and watercolour landscape of a river with a church tower, wooden fence, large tree and rolling wooded hills.

Mariabrunn und das Schloß Weidlingau

Fide, 1822

Black chalk study on blue paper of a head turned downward, with curled hair and a closed eye, by Ciro Ferri.

Sculpted Female Head

Ciro Ferri, n.d.

Loose pencil sketch of a nymph and satyr entwined, with overlapping lines and small sketched heads below.

Nymph and Satyr

Ciro Ferri, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of ancient warriors with mules and an oxcart passing large trees beside a carved stone monument.

Ajax in the Grave

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, ca. 1790-99

Watercolor of a blue bay with white sailboats seen from a railed balcony, with a sunlit town and hills in the distance.

Briefkaart met een tekening van een baai op Mallorca

Leo Gestel, 1914

Ink sketch sheet with silhouetted men and women in period dress walking, some wearing hats and helmets, on aged paper.

Studieblad met mannen en vrouwen

Leo Gestel, 1901

Watercolor of two white lilies with green stems against a dark mottled background.

Twee bloemen

Leo Gestel, 1902

Red and black chalk drawing of a woman's face with closed eyes and curled hair, with loose sketch lines around the head.

Death Mask of a Woman

Circle of Lavinia Fontana, c. 1605

Sepia drawing of a wooded lake scene with three robed figures near the water and a weeping willow on the shore.

Arcadian Landscape with Three Figures at a Lake

Johann Christian Reinhart, 1792

Standing Draped Female Figure

called Il Volterrano Baldassare Franceschini, n.d.

Study for the Portrait of General Desaix

Andrea Appiani, ca. 1800

Sepia wash drawing of a Copenhagen harbor promenade with cannons, strollers, benches and ships on the water.

The Harbor of Copenhagen from the Esplanade between Langelinie Park and Toldboden or the Customs House

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1809

Pen and brown ink sketch of several draped figures and bearded men with shrubs and rocks in the lower right.

Sketches of Figures, Landscape

Possibly after Marco Antonio Franceschini, n.d.

Marie Ebner-Eschenbach

Ludwig Michalek, 1916

Pen drawing of armored warriors in combat, one raising a sword, with scrollwork ornament in the lower left corner.

Soldiers of Cyrus Tearing Apart the Army of Spargabise

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

Brown ink drawing of a fantasy triumphal arch with colonnades, an obelisk, and tiny figures on steps.

Fantasy on a Magnificent Triumphal Artch

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1765