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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Pen and ink sketch of a woman in a headscarf, an ornate scrolled frame, a horse head, and a Modes de Paris label.

"S&E Higg Modes de Paris" - unidentified illustration

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen and brown ink wash drawing of a standing young man before a seated bearded elder and a crowd of turbaned onlookers.

Joseph Recounting His Dreams

Rembrandt van Rijn, early 1640s

Ink floor plan of the Budapest Parliament building on aged paper, with a handwritten dedication in the lower right corner.

Parlamentsgebäude in Budapest, Grundriss

Otto Wagner, 1884

Grey wash drawing of cows and a sheep resting by a wooden cow shed, with two figures walking on a path in the distance.

Cows and Sheep at Cow Shed

Style of Albert Jansz. Klomp, n.d.

Side-view pencil drawing of a horse-drawn park drag with spoked wheels and colored seat accents, Brewster & Co., 1877.

Park Drag #3328a

Brewster & Co., 1877

Brown ink drawing of an archer in a horned helmet drawing a bow, with a quiver of arrows at his hip.

Archer Drawing a Bow

Follower of Pietro Perugino, c. 1505

Watercolor botanical illustration of marsh grass-of-Parnassus with white flowers, slender stems, leaves and roots on cream pa

Parnassia palustris - Sumpf-Parnastie

Alfred Franck, 1842

Grey wash drawing of a rural farmstead with a thatched cottage, large tree, rider at a gate, and figures on a path.

Rider Visiting Farm

John Inigo Richards, n.d.

Ink and wash side-elevation drawing of a horse-drawn wagonette with spoked wheels, numbered 3369 at top.

Design for Wagonette, no. 3369

Brewster & Co., 1877

Charcoal and white chalk study of a nude female figure with one arm raised, drawn on blue-grey paper.

Study for figure of 4 pm in "The Hours" ceiling at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1902

Watercolor sketch of a farmhouse with red roof, a horse-drawn cart, a woman in dark dress and a roadside column on a dirt roa

Partie aus Ammersbach?

Maximilian Neubauer, 1902

Ink drawing of a closed coupe carriage in side view, labeled No. 255, with spoked wheels and an oval curtained window.

Coupe #255

Brewster & Co., ca. 1860

Brown wash drawing of a reclining man in a hat beside a stove in a wooden ship cabin with hanging musket and baskets.

Webster's Cabin

Isaac Cruikshank, n.d.

Red chalk sketch of a crowd with spears and poles in a hilly landscape, attributed to Vittore Carpaccio.

The Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand

Vittore Carpaccio, c. 1514

Profile of a Woman

Kahlil Gibran, 1923

Watercolor of a park path lined with trees, with a few walking figures and a distant tower under a cloudy sky.

Partie aus dem Kaiser-Park

Maximilian Neubauer, 1900

Side-view drawing of a black and cream horse-drawn dress chariot with fringed canopy and spoked wheels, numbered 256.

Coupe/ Dress Chariot #256

Brewster & Co., 1850-70

Grey wash drawing of a whitewashed English farmhouse with a brick chimney, timber barn, trees and chickens.

English Farmhouse

Possibly Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, n.d.

Red chalk sketch of several groups of standing men, some looking upward, with a seated figure pointing at upper right.

Groups of Male Figures

Vittore Carpaccio, c. 1514

Brown wash drawing of a large oak in a forest clearing with two figures, a farmhouse to the left, and a cloudy sky.

Partie im Wiener Prater

Karl/Carl Postl, 1800

Charcoal academic study of a nude man raising one arm while resting his other hand on a stone platform.

Academic Male Nude Leaning on Platform

Barend Cornelis Koekkoek, n.d.

Pen and watercolor side view of a numbered coupe carriage with spoked wheels, green trim, and a raised driver's seat.

Coupe #592

Brewster & Co., ca. 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of an elaborate imaginary facade with columns, scrolled ornament, relief medallions and figures.

Fantasy of a Façade with Bizarre Ornaments

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1764/1766

Hand-drawn situation plan of land parcels on Neustiftgasse with ink outlines, lot numbers and an area table, 1909.

Parzellierungsplan Neustiftgasse - Schrankgasse - Schottenhofgasse, Baugrund des Miethauses Neustiftgasse 40

ehem. Besitzer/in: Otto Wagner, 1909

Grey wash drawing of a farmhouse with smoking chimney, outbuilding, cart, fence and trees under a cloudy sky.

Farmhouse

Paul Sandby, c. 1770

Ink and wash technical drawing of a coupe carriage in side and front elevation on cream paper.

Coupe #659

Brewster & Co., 1850-70

Pencil and chalk drawing of a woman in a white veil and headdress, facing forward within an oval border.

Portrait of a Woman [recto]

Hans Holbein the Elder, c. 1508

Brown wash drawing of a thatched cottage with haystacks, a wooden cart, and figures among trees.

Thatched Cottage

Paul Sandby, n.d.

Side-view watercolor drawing of a black and blue horse-drawn coupe carriage with red spoked wheels and pink seat.

Coupe #674

Brewster & Co., ca. 1860

Pencil portrait of a bearded man in a high-collared habit, head turned toward the viewer, with handwritten inscriptions.

Pater Franz (Müller)

Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1826

Pencil drawing of a thatched cottage on a grassy hill with birch and pine trees and a winding path.

Cottage on Hill

Hendrik Pieter Koekkoek, c. 1877

Side-view drawing of a blue and red horse-drawn coupe carriage with spoked wheels, inscribed number 687 at top.

Coupe #687

Brewster & Co., ca. 1860