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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Black chalk drawing of a young man's head tilted downward, with shoulder-length hair and lowered eyes on toned paper.

Head of a Young Man [recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1650

Pencil sketch on blue-grey paper of a rocky landscape with trees, a ruined column and a small standing figure.

Rocky Landscape with Standing Figure

Attributed to Richard Wilson, n.d.

Side-view watercolor design of a black T-cart with green spoked wheels and green trim, numbered 3266.

Design for T-Cart, no. 3266

Brewster & Co., 1876

Pencil sketch on blue-grey paper of ruins in a mountainous landscape with rocky hills, mounted in a multi-line border.

Ruins in a Mountainous Country

Attributed to Richard Wilson, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a bearded man in a turban leaning on a sill, looking out, with white highlights on draped fabric.

A Man Looking Out a Window

Bonifazio Veronese

Pen and watercolor design drawing of a two-wheeled carriage in side view, with spoked wheels and blue upholstery accents.

Design for T-Cart, no. 3266a

Brewster & Co., 1876

Pencil sketch of three men, one holding a dog and one kneeling beside a dog, with a faint head study at right.

Three Men with Dogs

After George Morland, n.d.

Watercolor design drawing of a black and green two-wheeled carriage with spoked wheels, labeled number 3287.

Design for T-Cart, no. 3287

Brewster & Co., 1876

Ink and wash ceiling study showing allegorical figures, cherubs and clouds within an octagonal frame.

Study for a Ceiling: Allegory of the Harvest with Dionysus and Ceres

Side-view watercolor drawing of a black phaeton carriage with green-trimmed spoked wheels, numbered 3295.

T-Cart Phaeton #3295

Brewster & Co., 1878

Pencil and wash drawing of a rocky grotto interior with classical statues, a stone bench, and an arched cavern ceiling.

Interior of a Grotto

Possibly Richard Wilson, n.d.

Pencil sketch of an ornate interior with columns, a hanging chandelier, and loose architectural lines by Gustave Doré.

Cleopatra

Brown ink and wash drawing of a helmeted warrior seated on rocks, leaning on a spear in a shadowy cave setting.

Helmeted Warrior

John Hamilton Mortimer, n.d.

Side-view design drawing of a black carriage with blue spoked wheels and a lantern, numbered 3324.

Design for T-Cart, no. 3324

Brewster & Co., 1877

Brown wash drawing of a haloed martyr kneeling in an arena as a winged angel descends above scattered bodies and prowling bea

Christian Martyrs

Gustave Doré, 1869/1871

Pencil sketch of two men, one curly-haired and smiling, pointing at a lottery slip, with a caption below.

Joy with Tranquility

George Woodward, n.d.

Side-view colored design drawing of a two-wheeled T-cart with spoked wheels and red-accented seat on pale paper.

Design for T-Cart, no. 3324a

Brewster & Co., 1877

Side view drawing of a black horse-drawn carriage with red-trimmed spoked wheels, numbered 3329, in watercolor.

Design for T-Cart, no. 3329

Brewster & Co., 1877

Pencil sketch of two bearded male faces with curly hair and hands holding a small object, titled Veneration.

Veneration

George Woodward, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of a turbaned soldier with spear and shield kneeling by a stone wall, attributed to James Durno.

A Turkish Soldier

Attributed to James Durno, n.d.

Side-view watercolor design of a black two-wheeled carriage with teal trim and spoked wheels, numbered 3345.

Design for T-Cart, no. 3345

Brewster & Co., 1877

Anger

George Woodward, n.d.

Pencil design drawing in side view of a two-wheeled cart with spoked wheels, a rear seat and a canopy.

Design for T-Cart, no. 3345a

Brewster & Co., 1877

Side-elevation design drawing of a two-wheeled carriage with spoked wheels, labeled No. 3372, in pencil and watercolor.

Design for T-Cart, no. 3372

Brewster & Co., 1877

Pencil sketch of a screaming man with wild hair beside a faint skull-like ghost face on pale paper.

Terror or Fright

George Woodward, n.d.

Pen and brown wash architectural drawing of a domed lantern with cross finial, cut away to show interior structure.

Lantern of Cupola, St. Peter's, Rome

Christopher Wren, n.d.

Ink and wash architectural drawing of a grand hall with columns, coffered vault and a central pedimented doorway.

Design for Entrance to a Hall

Fabrizio Galliari

Ink and wash side-elevation drawing of a two-wheeled carriage with spoked wheels, lantern and blue accents, numbered 3378.

Design for T-Cart, no. 3378

Brewster & Co., 1877

Pen and brown wash study of a bearded man with a staff, a young woman, a kneeling figure, and angels and cherubs in clouds ab

Original Studies for Shakespeare's Tempest

John Massey Wright, 1824/29

Pencil and wash side elevation design of a two-wheeled T-cart with spoked wheels and green-trimmed seat.

Design for T-Cart, no. 3379

Brewster & Co., 1877

Pen and wash drawing of a grand piazza with a domed church, statues, colonnades and a tall obelisk beside a windowed façade.

Stage Design: A Piazza with a Domed Church and an Obelisk

Giuseppino Galliari, 1783

Pen and grey wash drawing of a turreted castle with a central gatehouse, stepped gables, and bare trees.

Gemert Castle

Valentin Klotz, 1675