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Drawings & Sketches

76,167 works

Ink sketch of a woman with long dark hair and a light headscarf, drawn in loose brown hatching.

Portrait of the Artist's Wife

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Pen and ink sketch of a rider on a horse facing left, with loose quick lines and an inscription in the upper right.

Sketch of Horse and Rider

Benjamin Robert Haydon, n.d.

Charcoal drawing of three men watching a street painter with an easel on his back on a cobbled street.

He Acts Like a Painter

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

A Bearded Man. Study

Head of Nero in the British Museum

Benjamin Robert Haydon, n.d.

Colored crayon drawing of a farm woman with a bucket reaching toward chickens in a stone-walled yard with laundry.

Fille de Ferme

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1896

Shaded drawing of an obelisk tomb behind an iron lattice fence with arched corners and shrubs, under a pale sky.

Tomb of Messina

Mary Altha Nims, 1800s

Pencil sketch of richly dressed figures gathered around a fountain in a formal interior, some kneeling at left.

Study

Possibly John Hayter, n.d.

Charcoal sheet of sketches with multiple female head studies, a standing cloaked figure, legs, and figures seen from behind.

Sheet of Sketches

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Charcoal sketch sheet with a standing woman, a uniformed man, an embracing couple, and several head studies.

Sketches for "Lovers on a Bench"

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Red chalk portrait of a man with a curled wig and white clerical bands, with the name Sam. Clarke inscribed below.

Samuel Clarke

Joseph Highmore, n.d.

Blue crayon sketch of a street vendor in a market crowd, with children and figure studies around the page.

The Coconut Merchant

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Sketch of two men and a woman gossiping on a street while a worker in a red shirt carries a long plank past.

Gossips

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Watercolor drawing of a butterfly with green red-veined wings, blue-grey lower wings and rust-colored eyespots on cream paper

Butterfly

Mary Altha Nims, 1800s

Ink and colored pencil drawing of a man in a cap smoking beside a spiked-collar dog, with a night boulevard scene above.

To the Village

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Ink and wash drawing of men in top hats and a woman in a feathered hat at a café terrace beside an ornate building.

Chez Maxime

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Colored crayon drawing of a couple kissing under a tree at night, with a full moon and village church behind them.

La chienne au loup

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1900

Colored drawing of a priest in black speaking with a young woman in a headscarf beside a stone doorway.

Penitence

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1899

Colored drawing of a police officer at a wagon as a woman boards, with women and onlookers gathered on a city street.

La Rafle

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1893

Pencil sketch of sand dunes with trees and driftwood along a calm lakeshore, drawn on pale paper.

Sand Dunes, Lake Ontario

Homer Dodge Martin, c. 1874

Watercolor of a man standing in a small boat spearing eels on calm water, with a shingled house on the shore.

Spearing Eels

Pastel drawing of a blonde woman gazing upward, wearing a studded steel gorget over red drapery.

Head of a Woman (Beatrice)

Rosalba Carriera, 1700-1750

Sepia drawing of a kneeling woman pleading with an armored warrior holding a shield, with grieving women and a classical frie

Creusa Pleads with Aeneas as He Leaves for War

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1803

Painting of a blue star-shaped flower with yellow center and green leaves on a slender stem, on cream paper.

Star Flower

Mary Altha Nims, 1800s

Charcoal drawing of a rocky scene with boulders, a waterfall on the right, trees, and small distant figures.

Rocky Scene

Henry Bright, n.d.

Watercolor design of a tall ornate portable altar with canopy, gilded angels, painted panels and a red carpeted staircase.

Portable Field Altar for Charles X

Alexandre Denis Abel de Pujol, 1824-1830

Soft grey drawing of a crenellated castle tower and walls under a pale moon in a misty sky.

Ruins by Moonlight

Mary Altha Nims, 1840

Pencil drawing of a tall stone lighthouse with a domed lantern and weathervane, labeled Buffalo Light House.

Buffalo Lighthouse

Mary Altha Nims, 1800s

Riza Orhan. Pencil drawing by H.C.S. Wright, 1911

Henry Charles Seppings Wright

Pencil drawing of Chillon Castle with towers, dark roofs and flags on a hill, with a tree at left.

Chillon Castle

Mary Altha Nims, 1800s

Brown ink and wash drawing of a robed central figure with raised arms among winged figures and clouds.

Creation of the Universe

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Brown ink and wash drawing of turbaned figures presenting a tray before a fortified town, with soldiers and a tall banner.

Capitulation of a Town

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo