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Drawings & Sketches

76,141 works

Singer and Sarinda Player

Sahib Ram, ca. 1800

Profile of a Young Woman

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, c. 1910

Grey wash drawing of Christ gesturing to a kneeling woman as disciples watch, with a mountain village landscape behind.

Christ and the Adulteress [recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Brown ink drawing of an armored knight on horseback fleeing a skeletal rider on a winged horse who fires a pistol, with battl

Death on Horseback Chasing a Flying Knight

Sebastiaen Vrancx, 1631

Watercolor stage design of a cave opening with a bamboo pavilion, ornate shrine, tropical plants, and a sea view beyond.

Design for Stage Set for the Second Act of Elisca or L'Habitante de Madagascar

Jean Thomas Thibault, 1798

Loose watercolor sketch of a seated man in a tall top hat and rose-brown cloak on a pale background.

The Man in the Tall Hat

Édouard Manet, 1858/1859

Pencil sketch of two men at a water pump beside a wooden fence, with a chicken and trees in the background.

At the Pump

William Sidney Mount, 1861

Pen and grey wash drawing of Mars and Bellona beside a cannon, cannonballs, a barrel and weapons, in an arched frame.

Mars and Bellona

Hermann Weyer Bartholomeus Spranger, 1500-1599

Six ink and wash studies of soldiers firing rifles from behind a brick wall amid smoke, some finished, some sketched.

Défense d'un village après Charleroi

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1914

Charcoal drawing of a gaunt figure hanging from a rope in a dim workshop with a barred window and crates.

The Hanged Man in the Forge

Félicien Rops, c. 1880

Pen and wash drawing of the Ponte Rotto over the Tiber in Rome, with boats, river mills and a city panorama.

Eighteen Views of Rome: The Ponte Rotto

Liévin Cruyl, 1665

Ink sketch of a robed standing scholar holding a plum branch, with a reclining figure sketched in the lower left corner.

Album of Sketches by Katsushika Hokusai and His Disciples

Katsushika Hokusai, 19th century

Ink and wash sketches of figures in groups and profiles, with a bust and notice board, on a long horizontal sheet.

Sheet of Studies with a Group of Four Figures to the Right (recto) Sketches of Various Figures (verso)

Honoré Daumier, third quarter 1800s

Red chalk sketch of a seated young woman in peasant dress with curly hair, turning to look at the viewer.

Peasant Woman

Friedrich August Matthias Gauermann, c. 1825-62

Dusky mountain landscape with a craggy peak under a stormy pink-tinged sky, rocky ground, and sheep in the valley.

Cwm Trifaen

Alfred William Hunt, c. 1857

Watercolor of a thorny branch with pink rose blossoms, buds, and green leaves on a pale background.

Rosa Collina Monsoniana

Pierre-Joseph Redouté, 1817-24

Pencil sketch of men playing music in a rustic interior, with a woman in a doorway and handwritten notes.

Catching a Tune

William Sidney Mount, probably 1867

Pencil sketch of a man in a hat leaning on a wooden gate beside a barn, dated February 15, 1867.

Resting on the Fence

William Sidney Mount, 1867

Brown ink and wash sketches of cavalrymen on horseback and a horse led by a man on foot.

Five Equestrian Studies: Cavalrymen

Denis Auguste Marie Raffet, mid 19th century

Pen and wash drawing of three robed figures, a central figure with arms raised flanked by bearded men at left and right.

The Transfiguration (recto)

Camillo Procaccini, c. 1590

Ink and watercolor street scene of a shop sign reading Ligkiste Magasin, a man in a bowler hat, a cat and a lamp post.

Coffin magazine

Robert Storm Petersen, 1897-1949

Pen and brown wash drawing of a haloed martyr seated beside a winged angel holding a bowl of roses.

Martyr with an Angel

Pen and wash drawing of a Roman crossroads with fountains, carriage, figures and distant hills, 1665.

Eighteen Views of Rome: The Quattro Fontane Looking Toward Monte Cavallo

Liévin Cruyl, 1665

Botanical watercolor of two yellow black-eyed Susan flowers with dark centers, green leaves, and dissected floral parts.

Black-eyed Susan

Pancrace Bessa, 1828-1835

Tonal drawing of a riverside landscape with a white horse, boat masts, wooden posts, trees and a cloudy sky.

English View, after Jules Dupré

Pen and grey wash drawing of Roman ruins with a colonnaded temple, arched houses, cypress trees and rocky ground.

Architectural composition, Rome

Jens Petersen Lund, 1762

Brown wash drawing of the Baptism of Christ with John the Baptist, a dove, an angel, and God with cherubs above.

Baptism of Christ

Bolognese Italian, c. 1560

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated female saint with a sword, palm frond, and dragon beneath her.

Study for Saint Margaret

Maerten de Vos, c. 1584-1587

Pen and wash drawing of the Roman Forum with ruins, churches, a tree-lined avenue, and a lettered key below.

Eighteen Views of Rome: The Campo Vaccino (The Roman Forum)

Liévin Cruyl, 1665

Pen and ink drawing of a nude man raising a torch against swirling dark smoke and clouds.

Nude Figure of a Man with Flaming Torch

William Blake, n.d.

Illuminated choir book page with a blue and red decorated initial I, green oak leaves and acorns, and black gothic text.

Decorated Initial "I" with Acorns and Leaves from a Choir Book

Unknown artist, n.d., probably a modern copy

Pen and watercolor drawing of a woman in a white gown standing on a path among trees under a cloudy sky.

Susanne (The Artist's Daughter at the Age of Twenty-One)

Daniel Chodowiecki, 1782