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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Pen and ink drawing with red chalk of two figures struggling in an interior, with a sketched head in the upper right corner.

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife

Possibly Giuseppe Passeri, n.d.

Graphite portrait drawing of a young man with curly hair, dark high-collared coat and cravat, looking at the viewer.

Selbstporträt Franz Fahrländer

Franz Xaver Fahrländer, 1840

Drawing of a nude man seated on a cloud beside an armillary sphere, gesturing toward a distant town, with Latin inscriptions.

Man Sitting on a Cloud Above a Battlefield, Pointing to a Globe

Georg Christoph Eimmart the Younger, 1693

Grey wash drawing of a thatched cottage with a church tower and castle ruins behind it, two figures at left.

Cottages and Spires

Possibly after Samuel Prout, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, arms folded, looking to the side.

Selbstporträt Friedrich Josef Reinhold

Friedrich Josef Reinhold, 1835

Pencil drawing of two young women in conversation at a table, one wearing a large draped turban and buttoned bodice.

Two Young Women, One Wearing Turban, in Conversation

After Guercino, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a youth leading a horse beside a bearded man and onlookers among trees.

Story of Niobe: Youth with Horse; Worshippers

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

Pencil drawing of a rocky landscape with a natural stone arch, a waterfall beneath it, and foliage framing the scene.

Landscape with a Natural Arch and a Waterfall

Felix Meyer, 17th-early 18th century

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a man with curly hair and a dark cravat on brown paper, signed at lower right.

Selbstporträt Georg Decker

Georg Decker, 1837

Watercolor landscape of rocky cliffs and a stream, with a winged angel and a young figure near the water at left.

Landscape with Tobias and the Angel

Felix Meyer, late 17th-early 18th century

Pen and wash drawing of a siege with a soldier raising a sword, smoke, a ruined fortress, and crowds of troops.

Siege of Fortress

Attributed to Jan Luyken, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of Saint Francis of Assisi flanked by two bearded monks, all gazing upward, with rope belts.

Saint Francis of Assisi, with two Monks of his Order

After Guido Reni, after 1611/12

Pencil portrait of a man with round glasses, moustache and suit, dated 10 April 1940, signed Engelhart.

Selbstporträt Josef Engelhart

Josef Engelhart, 1940

Brown wash drawing of shepherds adoring the Christ child beneath classical architecture, with a donkey and a statue in a nich

Adoration of the Shepherds: Upper Half

After Giulio Pippi, called Giulio Romano, 16th century

Pen and ink drawing of a winged putto holding a laurel wreath, surrounded by a globe, lute, palette and peacock within a circ

Allegory of Virtue

Johannes Meyer the Younger, 1692

Charcoal portrait sketch of a mustached man in a dark jacket and tie, dated 1914, mounted on a cream board.

Selbstporträt Josef Engelhart 1914

Josef Engelhart, 1914

Pen and brown wash drawing of two horsemen with a falcon and hunting dogs beneath trees and clouds.

Falcon Hunt

Possibly after Bernard van Orley, n.d.

Pen drawing of a man in a tricorn hat riding a cow with a sword, a crowned acorn shield above, and a tree.

Acorn King: A Man Astride a Cow

Johannes Brandenberg, 1712 or later

Selbstporträt Josef Selleny

Josef Selleny, 1846

Pen drawing of a tavern scene with men seated and standing around a table, a mug, and a reclining figure at right.

Tavern Scene

After Adriaen van Ostade, n.d.

Pen drawing of a man in a tricorn hat raising a sword while riding a fox, with a crowned rose coat of arms in the corner.

Rose King: A Man Astride a Fox

Johannes Brandenberg, 1712 or later

Pencil portrait of a man with powdered hair in a striped jabot, holding a pen over paper, within a ruled border.

Selbstporträt Joseph Eissner d.Ä

Joseph d.Ä. Eissner, 1789

Pen drawing of a man in period dress and a plumed hat riding a snail, with a crowned shield above.

Shield King: A Man Astride a Snail

Johannes Brandenberg, 1712 or later

Red chalk drawing on a circular sheet showing two grotesque heads with hatched shading and a collector's mark.

Two Devils

after Michelangelo Buonarroti, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of a seated man in a cap writing, with inscriptions 'a Vienne' and 'J Fischer 1812'.

Selbstporträt Joseph Fischer

Joseph Fischer, 1812

Head of Pythagoras

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, 18th century

Pen drawing of a horseman in a tricorn hat on a rearing horse, with a river, bridge and town behind him.

Shield Knave: A Horseman

Johannes Brandenberg, 1712 or later

Selbstporträt Leopold Carl Müller (in jungen Jahren)

Leopold Carl Müller, 1855

Pen drawing of a man in a feathered hat leaning on a star-shaped fortification, with a hanging bell and a bridge behind.

Shell King: A Man with a Map of a Fortification

Johannes Brandenberg, 1712 or later

Pen and red chalk sketch of the Virgin, infant Christ, a crowned female saint, and a bearded man in a religious scene.

Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

After Guercino, n.d.

Selbstporträt mit Ruinenlandschaft (Bleistiftskizze)

Karl Wiener, 1942

Pen drawing of a boy on a stool pointing at pastries while a pastrycook watches, with a caption listing his large order.

Something Like a Holiday

After John Leech, n.d.