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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Pen drawing of a classical standing youth in draped tunic pointing, with a sketched tree landscape at left.

Study after an Antique Sculpture of a Standing Youth

John Downman, 1774

Pen and grey wash drawing of two ornate garden fountains, the left with perched birds and the right with an urn finial.

Two Fountains

Unknown artist

Side-view design drawing of a green two-seat sleigh with a swan-neck front and curved runners, numbered 3546.

Design for 2 Seat Sleigh, no. 3546

Brewster & Co., 1879

Watercolor botanical study of a flowering Asclepias curassavica with red and yellow blossoms and long green leaves on tall st

Bloeiende frederiksbloem (Asclepias curassavica)

Laurens Vincentsz. van der Vinne, 1668

Watercolor botanical drawing of a flowering aloe plant with spotted leaves and a tall stalk of small blossoms on pale paper.

Bloeiende Aloë

Laurens Vincentsz. van der Vinne, 1668

Watercolor botanical drawing of a flowering pelargonium plant with pale pink blossoms and green lobed leaves on cream paper.

Bloeiende Pelargonium

Laurens Vincentsz. van der Vinne, 1668

Watercolor botanical drawing of a spiny branching Mesembryanthemum plant with green leaves and one small pink flower.

Mesembryanthemum spinosum

Laurens Vincentsz. van der Vinne, 1668

Watercolor botanical drawing of a narrow-leaved iceplant with a yellow bloom on a cream background.

Narrow-leaved Iceplant in Bloom

Laurens Vincentsz. van der Vinne, 1668

Pencil drawing of a bearded old man in draped robes reclining on a ledge, reading a scroll beside a bowl.

Study after Raphael's Diogenes in the School of Athens

John Downman, 1774

Design for 2 Seat Victoria Sleigh, no. 3548

Brewster & Co., 1879

Gray wash drawing of Apollo with a radiant halo in a chariot among clouds, muses, and flying putti.

Apollo and the Muses

Giuseppe Valeriani

Pencil portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe, seated beside a crucifix and books, drawn in 1654.

Portrait of Andreas van der Kruyssen (c. 1600-1663)

Cornelis Visscher, 1654

Pencil drawing of a young woman beside a skull, globe and coins, with a winged figure holding a scythe above her.

Allegorie op de vergankelijkheid

Cornelis Visscher, 1654

Grey wash drawing of Susanna seated nude by a fountain as two bearded elders approach her in a garden.

Susanna and the Elders

Cornelis Visscher, 1654

Pen and wash drawing of four dead birds lying on a stone ledge against a grey background.

Still Life with Four Dead Birds

Elias Vonck, 1640

Brown wash drawing of a bearded man in a white collar within a circular frame above a carved stone cartouche.

Mansportret

Lambert Visscher, 1643

Grey wash drawing of the Holy Family with young John the Baptist and kneeling Saint Elisabeth in a wooded landscape.

Holy Family with St John the Baptist and St Elisabeth

Cornelis Visscher, 1654

Pencil landscape drawing of riders and travellers on a path beside trees and rocks, with a rider on a hill in the distance.

Travellers in a Landscape

Attributed to Johann Christophe Dietzsch, n.d.

Side view drawing of a brown and gold sleigh with curved runners, fur robe, and tassel, numbered 3549.

Design for 4 Seat Sleigh, no. 3549

Brewster & Co., 1879

Ink and wash drawing of the Raising of Lazarus, with a robed figure gesturing before a crowd near a tomb.

The Raising of Lazarus

Jean-Baptiste van Loo

Pen drawing of a Dutch town skyline across a waterfront with gabled houses, a church spire, windmills and small boats.

Gezicht op Gouda

Aert van Waes, 1630

Side-elevation design drawing of a blue-trimmed sleigh with a curved runner and dark three-panel body, numbered 3550.

Design for Dos-a-Dos Sleigh, no. 3550

Brewster & Co., 1879

Graphite drawing on blue-grey paper of a muscular nude man in a twisting pose, copied after a Roman statue.

Study after the statue of the Borghese Gladiator

John Downman, 1774

Pen and grey wash drawing of overgrown Roman ruins with arches and walls, with a carved capital in the foreground.

The Baths of Caracalla, Rome

Willem van Nieuwlandt II

Side-view watercolor design of a dark sleigh with gold trim, curved runners, and brown fur lining on gray paper.

Design for 4 Seat Sleigh, no. 3621

Brewster & Co., 1880

Pencil sketch of an elderly couple walking with sticks, the man in a wide-brimmed hat and the woman in a headscarf.

Elderly Peasant Couple

after Rembrandt van Rijn, n.d.

Pen and ink study of a standing draped woman in classical dress, after an antique statue, with faint foliage behind.

Study after Antique Statue of Standing Draped Woman

John Downman, 1774

Black chalk drawing of a bearded man in a draped cloak leaning on a long staff, with white highlights on the sheet.

A Bearded Man with a Staff

Attributed to Simon Vouet

Side-view design drawing of a black four-seat sleigh with gold trim and blue upholstery on a snowy ground, 1880.

Design for 4 Seat Sleigh, no. 3625

Brewster & Co., 1880

Ink architectural elevation of a palace facade with arched doors, balconies, and an ornate roof railing, labeled Facade gegen

Palais Wertheim, Schwarzenbergplatz 17, Hauptfassade

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1864

Side-view design drawing of an ornate sleigh with a swan-neck front, curled runners, and a black upholstered seat on gray pap

Design for 4 Seat Sleigh, no. 3666

Brewster & Co., 1881

Pencil study of a crouching female nude with curled hair, arms crossed over her chest, seated beside a fluted base.

Study after the Statue of Crouching Venus

John Downman, 1774