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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Sketch of a nude male figure bending under a large sphere on his shoulders, drawn in pencil on tan paper.

Study of Atlas

Charles Haslewood Shannon

Ink and watercolor side elevation drawing of a two-seat phaeton carriage with spoked wheels, numbered 568.

Two Seat Phaeton #568

Brewster & Co., ca. 1865

Pen drawing of a frieze-like bacchanal procession with robed figures, revelers and vessels on tan paper.

Bacchanal

Raymond de Lafage, n.d.

Pencil sketches of cloaked men and women in medieval-style dress, with a handwritten note and the signature Byam Shaw.

Studies of Men and Women in Medieval Dress

Side view drawing of a green and black Newport wagon with spoked wheels and a raised folding top, numbered 570.

Newport Wagon #570

Brewster & Co., ca. 1865

Pencil drawing of Byland Abbey ruins with a tall gabled tower, pointed arches, and a broken arcade among trees.

Byland Abbey, Yorkshire

Attributed to William Westall, c. 1820

Pen and brown wash drawing of allegorical women, a lion, and sailing ships in a harbor with a winged figure above.

An Allegory of Britain's Mercantile Power

Side-elevation drawing of a light road wagon with large spoked wheels and a folded hood, numbered 572.

Road Wagon #572

Brewster & Co., ca. 1865

Pencil drawing of a muscular male nude with raised arms, apparently tied to a tree with drapery and foliage around him.

Male Nude Tied to Tree

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1620

Pen and brown wash drawing of helmeted figures, a lion, a winged woman in clouds, and a fleet of ships at sea.

An Allegory of Britain's Naval Might

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in flowing drapery gazing upward, with a long staff across her lap.

Cardinal Virtues or Saint Euphemia

After Antonio Allegri, called Correggio, 1750/1850

Pen and wash drawing of the Hôtel de Ville facade in Lyons, with a clock tower, domes and figures on steps.

Hôtel de Ville, Place des Terreaux, Lyons

Robert Smirke, 1845

Side view drawing of a black road wagon with red spoked wheels and a folding top, painted on pale paper.

Road Wagon #572a

Brewster & Co., ca. 1865

Grey wash drawing of a retreating cavalry column and cart on a road, with fallen soldiers and horses and spruce trees at righ

Rückzug Napoleons aus Rußland

Franz Edler von Habermann, 1812

Sketch of Standing Man with Uplifted Arm

Attributed to Thomas Stothard, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a seated allegorical woman with a lion, armored warriors, winged putti and a banner reading Patriotic

Patriotic Fund

Side-view ink and watercolor drawing of a light two-wheeled carriage with spoked wheels, numbered 573.

Box Wagon #573

Brewster & Co., ca. 1865

Pencil sketch of an older bearded man reading a book beside a woman sewing at a table under a hanging lamp.

Rudolf Alt und seine Tochter Luise

Rudolf Bächer, 1900

Brown ink and wash landscape of mountains, a ruined castle on a hill, large trees, and a small figure on a path.

Mountainous Landscape with Ruins

James Robertson, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a two-wheeled doctor's wagon in side view, with handwritten number 575 above.

Doctor's Wagon #575

Brewster & Co., ca. 1865

Pencil sketch of two boys, one small in a cap at left and a larger figure with a dark collar at right, on grey paper.

Twee jongetjes in de schoolbank

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Sepia ink and wash landscape of rolling hills with a windmill, sheep grazing, a large tree, and billowing clouds.

Rolling Hills with Windmill and Sheep

James Robertson, n.d.

Side-view pencil and ink drawing of a spoked-wheel carriage with a folded top, numbered 577, on cream paper.

Square Box Wagon #577

Brewster & Co., ca. 1865

Kinderen in de schoolbank

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Rudolf Edler von Arthaber (1795-1867), Textilfabrikant

Franz d. Ä. Gaul, 1860

Side-elevation watercolor drawing of a black wagon with red spoked wheels and a folding hood, numbered 577.

Wagon # 577a

Brewster & Co., ca. 1865

Brown wash drawing of a mountain landscape with trees, rocks, and two small figures under a cloudy sky.

Mountainous Landscape with Two Figures in Foreground

James Robertson, n.d.

Manuscript page with Dutch verses above a watercolour of two gentlemen, a young woman and a greyhound.

Twee heren en een boerenmeisje

Gesina ter Borch, 1654

Page with handwritten Dutch verse and a watercolor of a woman with a flower crown and a man in a feathered hat with flowers.

Heer en herderin in gesprek

Gesina ter Borch, 1654

Watercolour of cattle resting near two herders lying under a tree, with a flock and a sunrise glow in the distant field.

Twee koeherders bij zonsopgang of zonsondergang

Gesina ter Borch, 1654

Watercolour page showing a crowned king and a garlanded shepherdess beside a tree and sheep, with handwritten verse above.

Koning en herderin in gesprek

Gesina ter Borch, 1654

Sepia ink and wash landscape of a mountain lake with a ruined castle on a rocky outcrop, a tree at left and a boat on the wat

View of Mountain Lake

James Robertson, n.d.