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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Grey-wash drawing of commedia dell'arte masks in a theatre interior, with a figure cutting a canvas to reveal a harlequin.

Mezzetin "Paints" a Portrait of Cupid by Cutting the Canvas to Reveal Harlequin

Johann Jakob Schübler, c. 1729

Side-view design drawing of a dark green and black four-seat phaeton carriage with open top and spoked wheels.

Design for 4 seat Phaeton, no top, no. 3111

Brewster & Co., 1875

Side-view pencil and ink design drawing of a four-seat phaeton carriage with large spoked wheels and blue accents.

Design for 4 seat Phaeton, no top, no. 3111a

Brewster & Co., 1875

Grey wash drawing of commedia dell'arte characters carrying a picture frame with a man in an interior.

Mezzetin and Harlequin Use the Picture Frame to Catch Pantaloon and Pierrot

Johann Jakob Schübler, c. 1729

Ohne Titel (Frau mit schwarzem Hut); aus: "Die 150 Blätter"

Karl Wiener, 1940

Pen and wash drawing of a triton with a trident and a nereid on waves, with two putti riding a sea creature behind.

Triton, Nereid, and Putti

called Il Bastarolo Giuseppe Mazzuoli, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of commedia dell'arte characters fighting with sticks on a garden terrace, with a shield and potted tree.

Pantaloon and the Doctor Fighting with Columbine and Brigatella in the Garden

Johann Jakob Schübler, c. 1729

Side-view pencil and ink design drawing of an open four-seat phaeton carriage with spoked wheels.

Design for 4 seat Phaeton, no top, no. 3118

Brewster & Co., 1875

Ink line drawing of a woman with bobbed hair beside an older man in a hooded coat, against simple architectural lines.

Ohne Titel (Frau und älterer Mann)

Karl Wiener, 1933

Pen and ink drawing of uniformed officers seated and standing around a pedestal table in an interior room.

Collapse of the Confederacy

Gordon Frederick Browne, 1895

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate baroque catafalque with scrolled volutes, flaming urns and allegorical statues.

Magnificent Catafalque for a Deceased Noble

Francesco Galli Bibiena

Side-elevation drawing of a black open phaeton carriage with blue wheels and light blue seats on cream paper.

Design for 4 seat Phaeton, no top, no. 3149

Brewster & Co., 1875

Ink drawing of a stylized woman with a flower bouquet and a man with a cane standing before city buildings, dated 1933.

Ohne Titel (Frau und Mann)

Karl Wiener, 1933

Pen and wash drawing of a standing peasant man with arms akimbo beside a small shrub on open ground.

Standing Peasant with Arms Akimbo

Attributed to Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, n.d.

Side-elevation design drawing of an open four-seat phaeton carriage with blue upholstered seats and large spoked wheels.

Design for 4 seat Phaeton, no top, no. 3139a

Brewster & Co., 1875

Pencil sketch of a crowded market square with figures, a carriage, horses, and domed buildings in the background.

Markt met veel figuren

Jean-Louis de Marne, 1764

Pen and watercolor drawing of an ornate triumphal gate with columns, flags, cherubs and a statue on top, dated 1760.

Erepoort te Brussel ter gelegenheid van het huwelijk van Jozef II en Maria Isabella van Parma, 1760

Ferdinandus Josephus de Rons, 1760

Pen and brown wash drawing of two caricatured women standing; the older one holds a pitcher, the other has curled hair.

Caricatures of Two Women (recto); Praying Judas (verso)

Attributed to Pier Francesco Mola, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a nude figure with a lion, a cross and an open book among rocks and clouds.

Saint Jerome in the Wilderness

Ink and wash side view design drawing of a two-seat open phaeton carriage with green upholstery on a cream sheet.

Design for 2 seat Phaeton, no top, no. 3139b

Brewster & Co., 1875

Pen drawing of a boar hunt with mounted hunters, spears, and dogs chasing wild boars across an open landscape.

Zwijnenjacht

Joannes Bemme, 1800

Pencil drawing of a narrow old street with brick houses, a lamppost, and small figures near a shop entrance.

Gezicht op de Duvelshoek

Tinus de Jongh, 1918

Pencil drawing of a street facade with a pediment and a sign reading Salon des Variétés, with handwritten notes beside it.

Gezicht op de Salon des Variétés aan de Amstelstraat

Johan George Lodewijk Rieke, 1844

Watercolor drawing of a theatre interior with red stage curtains, pink seats, a balcony and a hanging chandelier.

Interieur van Schouwburg Frascati aan de Plantage Middenlaan te Amsterdam

Johan George Lodewijk Rieke, 1892

Standing Woman in Three-Quarter Profile Wearing Broad Brimmed Hat

After Sir Edward Burne-Jones, n.d.

Side-view design drawing of an open four-seat phaeton carriage with blue upholstered seats and spoked wheels on white paper.

Design for 4 seat Phaeton, no top, no. 3139c

Brewster & Co., 1875

Pen and wash drawing of the Baptism of Christ with two figures at a rocky ledge, clouds with cherubs, and a tree.

The Baptism of Christ

Pen and wash drawing of a woman in a slip seen from behind, holding an oval mirror against a dark hatched background.

Ohne Titel (Frau vor Spiegel)

Karl Wiener, 1933

Pencil drawing of a cobblestone city street with gabled buildings, dormer windows, chimneys, and small figures near an awning

City Street

William Burges, 1876

Side-elevation watercolor design of a four-seat open phaeton carriage with spoked wheels and blue upholstery on white paper.

Design for 4 seat Phaeton, no top, no. 3139d

Brewster & Co., 1875

Pen and grey wash drawing of a draped hermit on a rocky ledge before a crucifix, with a mountain and tree behind.

A Desert Hermit Adoring the Crucifix

Dark ink drawing of a woman in a quilted jacket and a man in a hat on a city street with factory chimneys behind them.

Ohne Titel (Frau, Mann)

Karl Wiener, 1935