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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Brown ink sketch of a knight in armor embracing a maiden with flowers in her hair, beside a winged creature and a lance.

A Maiden Embraced by a Knight in Armor

George Hayter, 1838

Side view drawing of a green and black cabriolet carriage with a folding hood and large spoked wheels on a pale ground.

Cabriolet (unnumbered)

Brewster & Co., ca. 1870

Pencil sketch of a small putto standing in a twisted pose, looking over its shoulder, on a narrow beige sheet.

Putto in der Stellung des bekannten schwänzchenhaschenden Satyrs

Hans Makart, 1870

Brown wash drawing of a frieze of Roman figures, a man with a sword confronting a seated ruler amid soldiers.

Mucius Scaevola Crossing the Tiber, Intending to Assassinate Porsenna but Killing his Treasurer by Mistake

After Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a seated crowned woman holding a sceptre on a stepped dais, with curtains in the background.

Study for "Queen Victoria"

George Hayter, 1838

Pen and pencil sketch of a chubby child in plumed helmet and flowing cape holding a sword and shield, signed Engelhart.

Putto mit Kriegstrophäen

Josef Engelhart, 1880

Pen and ink sketch of Saint Andrew before a raised cross, with angels above and onlookers and a tower below.

Saint Andrew Adoring the Cross

Possibly after Giovanni Battista Gaulli, n.d.

Hand-colored side view drawing of a red-wheeled cabriolet carriage with a folding hood on a ground line.

Cabriolet (unnumbered)

Brewster & Co., 1850-1900

Pencil and blue wash sketch of a tree-lined avenue receding under billowing clouds, with a small figure at right.

Avenue of Trees

Pen and ink drawing of a pope in a tiara embraced by a winged devil, with grotesque figures and fire around them.

Pope Embraced by Devil

Style of John Hamilton Mortimer, n.d.

Head of a Man

Master of the Giants, c. 1779

Botanical watercolor of a Pyrola minor wintergreen plant with white flowers on a tall stem and green leaves.

Pyrola minor - Wintergrün

Alfred Franck, 1843

Pen and ink sketch of soldiers, a mounted rider with banner, and fallen figures in a scene of massacre.

Massacre of the Innocents

or after ( Francesco Solimena, n.d.

Pencil and red chalk drawing of a woman seen from behind, holding a cloak and wearing a wide-brimmed hat.

Lady Holding Her Cloak from Behind

William Hoare, 1760s

Hand-colored drawing of a red tilbury carriage with two men in top hats pulled by a grey horse in harness.

Tilbury #101

Brewster & Co., c. 1860

Watercolor botanical study of Pyrola rotundifolia with a tall spike of white nodding flowers and round basal leaves.

Pyrola rotundifolia - Rundblättriges Wintergrün

Alfred Franck, 1843

Pen and wash drawing of a kneeling bishop before a crowned ruler, a woman beside him, under a draped canopy.

Queen Intervening to Spare the Life of a Bishop Saint

Lazzaro Tavarone, c. 1634

Watercolor of a sloping lawn and large autumn trees with a stone building and small cupola behind them.

The Grounds at Castle Howard

George Howard, 9th earl of Carlisle

Watercolor drawing of a brick courtyard with tiled roofs, green shutters, and small figures walking under a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op de binnenplaats van het Sint-Jorishof te Amsterdam

Hendrik Spilman, 1731

Pen and watercolor elevation drawing of a Four Seat Dog Cart, numbered 105, showing a large wheel, shafts and wicker body pan

Four Seat Dog Cart #105

Brewster & Co., 1850-1865

Grey wash drawing of three men in tricorn hats and aprons standing on grass under a cloudy sky.

Drie verpleegden uit het Leprozenhuis te Amsterdam

Johannes Willem van Hasselt, 1825

Watercolor botanical study of a single white Pyrola uniflora flower with green rounded leaves on cream paper.

Pyrola uniflora - Einblütiges Wintergrün

Alfred Franck, 1845

Red chalk drawing of a veiled, draped figure at a sacrificial altar with rising smoke and sketched studies beside it.

After the Antique: Roman Officiant at a Sacrificial Altar

called Salviati Francesco de'Rossi, 1531/32

Pencil drawing of a broad, full-leaved tree with a thick trunk on cream paper, signed W. Hunt in the lower left.

A Tree in Full-Leaf

William Henry Hunt

Grey-wash drawing of two women seated in a library with bookshelves, a globe, busts and scattered books.

Twee vrouwen in een bibliotheek

Willem Writs, 1761

Grey wash drawing of an 18th-century room with a rococo fireplace, patterned wall panels, tall windows and a mirror.

Zaal van een huis te Amsterdam

Hendrik van Cranenburgh, 1774

Pen-and-ink technical drawing of a dog cart with a large spoked wheel, lattice body and shafts, numbered 106.

Dog Cart #106

Brewster & Co., 1850-1865

Grey wash drawing of people gathered beside wooden barriers and large trees on a kolf field, with a church spire in the dista

Gezelschap langs de kolfbaan

Paulus van Liender, 1741

Pen and wash drawing of putti in an arched niche, one holding wheat stalks and another offering flowers.

Allegorie op de graanbouw

Jacob de Wit, 1705

Watercolor of two women in traditional dress on ice, one seated on a sledge, with a village and church tower behind.

Twee Friese vrouwen op het ijs

Hendrik Lap, 1834

Ink and wash drawing with a brick building and tree, a windmill over water, and a branch of roses, signed Jan van Essen 1887.

Gezicht op het kantoor van Liefdadigheid naar Vermogen te Amsterdam

Jan van Essen, 1887

Architectural cross-section drawing of a multi-storey residential building with staircases, rooms, and arched entrance.

Querschnitt eines Wohnhauses

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1870