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Drawings & Sketches

76,306 works

Sepia watercolor of a churchyard with a tower, gravestones, a large tree, and figures walking on a path.

Figures in Cemetary Near Church

Attributed to Charles Alfred Stothard, n.d.

Pen and grey wash drawing of sailing boats beached on a pale shore with wooden posts in the foreground.

Entretat

Attributed to Clarkson Stanfield, July, 1858

Sketch of a Gothic building with a carved spire and arched entrance, with two figures on a cobbled street.

Palace of Justice, Rouen

Possibly after Frederick Nash, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of thatched cottages, fishermen and rowboats on a sandy shore beside calm water.

Rustic Seaside Scene

Possibly Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a man in a red turban riding a prancing white horse with a decorated saddle.

Arab on Horseback

Horace Vernet, 1800s

Symmetrical ornamental drawing with putti, griffins, scrolling foliage and a central armored figure above a blank tablet.

Decorative Design with Putti and Griffins

Attributed to Alfred George Stevens, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing with wash of an elderly bearded man with tousled hair wrapped in a dark cloak.

Bust of Old Man

Samuel Shelley, 1776/1808

Pencil sketch of three fishermen in a rowboat, one hauling a net, with splashing water and a basket of catch.

Three Fisherman in a Boat

John Thomas Serres, 1811

Pen and ink drawing of a reclining man smoking a pipe while women and a child carry heavy baskets across a Shetland landscape

The British Squaw, Shetland Islands

Linley Sambourne, 1894

Pencil sketch of a woman in a bonnet and a girl reaching toward a stone basin on a column in a church interior.

Lady and Girl in Church

Attributed to Frank Stone, n.d.

Woman in headscarf pointing across a pale plain toward a distant village with smoke, with a child beside her, in watercolor a

It Was Our House

Jean-Louis Forain

Pen and ink sketch of a seated boy in a field with trees on the left and distant houses under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Boy in Foreground

Attributed to Marcus Stone, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of a reclining figure on a monument plinth flanked by two seated allegorical women.

Unexecuted Design for the Monument to the First Duke of Marlborough

John Michael Rysbrack, c. 1733

Charcoal sketch of a woman in a feathered hat facing a man leaning over a desk, with a second figure behind him.

The Client

Jean-Louis Forain

Grey wash drawing of soldiers whipping a bound, kneeling figure in an arched hall, with onlookers and a balcony above.

The Flagellation

Martin Johann Schmidt, 1788

Watercolor still life of a ewer, glass flask, blue patterned vase, faceted bowl and covered bowl with gold pins.

Turkish pots, a jug and two flasks

Martinus Rørbye, 1836

Pen drawing of three cats around a barrel on stone steps, with faint pencil studies of magpies above.

The cats. Above pencil study of a cat's head and two magpies

Johan Thomas Lundbye, 1843

Pencil drawing of Christ being lowered from the cross by a ladder, with mourning women and a distant city silhouette.

Descent from the Cross with a Silhouette of Jerusalem in the Background

Franz Johann Heinrich Nadorp, 1852

Four sketches of a street shooting with soldiers, rifles raised, and civilians fleeing past buildings and smoke.

Fusilade dans une rue

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1914

Pencil drawing of Tewkesbury Abbey showing its tall central tower, spires, and Gothic windows beside a street.

Tewkesbury Abbey

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Watercolor of a stone arched bridge with a crucifix, a church with spires on the left, and a weir in the river below.

Church and bridge

Aron Wallick, 1779-1845

Pen and brown ink sketch of a barefoot vendor with rosaries and prints, with a church dome and tower behind him.

Vendor of Rosaries and Sacred Images

Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, c. 1660

Three versions of a portrait of a French officer in kepi and uniform with a cross medal, two inked with 'Liège 1914'.

Général Leman

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1914

Sketch of a groom leading a striped-blanketed brown horse past top-hatted spectators near an arcaded building.

The racecourse

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1899

Ink drawing of a battleship's gun turrets aiming forward as a shell explodes in a burst of smoke and spray.

Bombe explosant sur un cuirasse aux canons braques

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1914

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bishop crowning a kneeling ruler before armored guards and onlookers in a church.

Coronation of Otto the Great in the Church of Saint'Ambrogio, Milan

Johann Christoph Storer, 1650

Graphite drawing of a young woman in a large bonnet and tiered dress holding flowers beside a stone pedestal in a garden.

An Elegant Young Woman in a Garden

Alexandre Moitte, c. 1785

Study of Two Soldiers

Théodore Géricault, 1818-1819

Red chalk drawing of timber houses on piles beside a stone arch bridge over a canal, with trees and walking figures.

Old Houses on Canal

After Jan van de Velde, I, n.d.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Octave Tassaert, c. 1854-1858

Grey wash drawing of a river with a rowboat of figures, a sailing boat with barrels, and a distant town under hazy sky.

River Scene with Boats

II Willem van de Velde, 17th century

Pencil and wash drawing of sailing ships and small rowing boats on calm water, with a shoreline at the right.

Ships in Full Sail with Small Boats

II Willem van de Velde, n.d.