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Drawings & Sketches

76,167 works

Gray wash drawing of a bearded man emerging from a whale while another figure gestures beside him under a beam of light.

Jonah Cast Up by the Whale

After Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto, 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated figure with clasped hands before a large cross, surrounded by a crowd of bearded men.

The Verification of the True Cross

Filippo Bellini, c. 1590

Man on Bended Knee, Pulling on Rope

Bernardino Poccetti, c. 1604

Black chalk and white highlight drawing on grey paper of a draped man striding left and pointing with his outstretched arm.

Moses Striding to the Left, Pointing with Left Hand

After Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a standing warrior with a spear over his shoulder and a round shield, wearing a fringed skirt and sash.

Standing Warrior

After Salvator Rosa, 1635/99

Brown ink and wash drawing of a saint on a cloud, looking up, holding an open book and quill pen.

Saint Anthony of Padua

After Giambattista Tiepolo, n.d.

Watercolor botanical study of a pink damask rose branch with buds, serrated green leaves and a thorny stem.

Damask Rose

Mary Altha Nims, 1800s

Sofia Magdalena, Gustav III och Adolf Fredrik Munck

Carl August Ehrensvärd, 1790

Pen and wash drawing of Roman ruins with cypress trees, a chapel with bell tower, a shrine, and seated figures.

The interior of the Colosseum, Rome

Jens Petersen Lund, 1730-1793

Study for Day (Truth)

Ferdinand Hodler, 1896/98

Brown ink drawing of a river with a stone arched bridge, townhouses on the left, hills beyond, and a figure under a tree.

River View

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman in a draped dress reading a book, head bowed toward the page.

Seated Woman Reading

François Boucher, n.d.

Painting of a red camellia-like flower with a speckled yellow center and dark green leaves on a stem, on cream paper.

Chinese Flower

Mary Altha Nims, 1800s

Pen and brown wash drawing of figures raising a large cross in an arched interior, framed by ornate decorative architecture.

Saint Helena Kneeling before the True Cross

Cesare Nebbia, c. 1582

Brown wash drawing of Christ crowned with thorns, surrounded by soldiers and a torch in a dark interior.

Christ Crowned with Thorns

After Jacopo Bassano, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of a seated pope blessing two veiled women, with a crowd and a fortress tower behind.

Pope Blessing Two Women in the Presence of Satyr and Assembled Women with Castel Sant Angelo in the Background

After Federico Zuccaro, n.d.

Sheet of pencil and ink studies of a seated old man in a cap and long cloak holding a walking stick, with hand sketches.

Le roi Pierre de Serbie

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1914

Brown wash drawing on blue paper of two nude child figures, one holding a raised torch, standing together.

Pagan Child Couple

Circle of Domenico Beccafumi, called Il Mecarino, c. 1546

Ink caricature of a curly-haired man gesturing at his nose beside a glowing bottle labeled LB, with a handwritten caption.

And What has Brought [sic] Him to This?-The Bottle!!

Frederick Barnard, 1875

Brown ink sketch of a young boy in a loose cloak playing a small wind instrument, leaning on a ledge.

Child with Musical Instrument

Attributed to Thomas Barker, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of two schoolboys, one seated writing and one leaning over a table beside him.

Two School Boys

Thomas Jones Barker, c. 1830

Brown wash sketch of a young woman with curly hair holding a baby on her shoulder, on cream paper.

Young Woman Holding Baby

Thomas Jones Barker, c. 1830

Graphite sketch of a seated nude woman with her hair up, one knee raised, resting her hand on a dark rock.

Seated Nude

William Etty, c. 1807-49

Pen and grey wash drawing of classical figures in several scenes, including a woman riding a bull and running women.

Antique Mosaic in the Barberini Palace

Attributed to James Barry, n.d.

Pen drawing of three classical figures: a seated woman, a standing youth in a cap, and an armed warrior with shield and spear

Hector Chiding Paris

II John Flaxman, n.d.

Charcoal drawing of three cats curled together in a tight cluster against a hatched background.

The Cats: Tsching, Batzar and Blanc-Blanc

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Pencil sketch of a wall monument with a carved bust in a niche, flanked by columns, obelisks and a coat of arms.

The Monument of Doctor Lawrence Humphrey

II John Flaxman, n.d.

Grey chalk drawing of cows wading in water beside large trees, with distant buildings and a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Cows

Thomas Monro, n.d.

Study of a Woman

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Pencil sketch of a stone arched bridge over a river with Warwick Castle's towers and battlements rising beyond trees.

Warwick Castle

Attributed to Thomas Girtin, n.d.

Night watercolor of a city street seen from a sixth-floor balcony, with a woman leaning on the railing over lamplit rooftops.

From the Sixth Floor

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Pencil sketch of a clump of trees with slender trunks and shaded ground beneath, on aged paper.

Clump of Trees

Attributed to James Duffield Harding, n.d.