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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Pen drawing of a man in period dress riding a leaping boar, holding a flag, with an acorn shield in the corner.

Acorn Knave: A Man Astride a Swine

Johannes Brandenberg, 1712 or later

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing female Justice holding a sword and scales against an arched niche.

Justice

Bernardino India, 1550/69

Red chalk drawing of a young woman with a ribbon in her hair, with a handwritten Italian inscription below.

Head of a Girl

Rudolf Escher, 1694

Charcoal drawing of leaning trees over a riverbank with water reflections and distant hills, by Henri-Joseph Harpignies.

Landscape

Henri Harpignies, 1911

Brown ink and wash drawing of a knight in plumed helmet and armor on a horse with tasseled caparison, holding a lance.

Cavalier in Tournament Costume on Horseback

Circle of Niccolò dell' Abbate, n.d.

Head of a Bearded Man Looking Right

Mathais Füssli the Youngest, 1692

Brown wash drawing of a man in a frock coat with a top hat and walking stick, set against a mountain landscape.

Selbstporträt Vinzenz Georg Kininger

Vinzenz Georg Kininger, 1826

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated man and a turbaned woman holding a nude infant on ochre paper.

Family Group: Ozias, King of Judah, Nursed by his Mother

after Michelangelo Buonarroti, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of putti on clouds with musical instruments, books, a coat of arms, and a temple on a hill.

Allegory of Art and Knowledge with the Coat-of-Arms of Hans Wilpert Zoller

Mathais Füssli the Youngest, 1694

Pencil drawing of a man in a suit under a radiating star-like light, with ruined buildings on either side in a dark night sce

Selbstporträt; aus: "Die 150 Blätter"

Karl Wiener, 1944

Graphite and wash drawing of a woman with curled hair in a white dress, gazing upward while holding a lyre.

Woman with Lyre

Possibly Samuel De Wilde, c. 1816

Trompe-l'œil drawing of a curled calendar with saints' names and zodiac symbols, pinned above an inscribed decorative paper s

Calligraphic Trompe-l'œil Calendar

Matthias Buchinger, 1709

Brown wash drawing of a veiled woman reclining on a draped couch beside palm fronds, with an ornate patterned background.

Semiramis

Josef Engelhart, 1881

Brown wash drawing of armored soldiers with plumed helmets confronting a kneeling man before a walled city.

Cincinnatus Called from the Plough

Follower of Guercino, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a crowned seated woman pointing upward, with a globe and book beside her.

Saint Margaret Pointing to Heaven, with a Globe Next to Her

Maria Clara Eimmart, 1693

Drawing of a bishop and a crowd of figures gathered around a nude man before a seated ruler under a red canopy.

Saint Martin of Tours Healing the Servant of Tetrodius

Jacob Jordaens, c. 1630

Watercolor botanical study of a pink-flowered Sempervivum arachnoideum with rosettes and roots on cream paper.

Sempervivum arachnoideum

Alfred Franck, 1843

Ink and wash drawing of winged Father Time unveiling a reclining nude woman beside a column, with a cherub and sailboats.

'Tempus omnia manifestat': Allegory of Art and Knowledge

Johann Melchior Füssli, late 17th-early 18th century

Pencil drawing of a thatched cottage with a chimney beside a winding path, trees on the right and a bare tree at the edge.

Cottage Beside Path

After John Varley, n.d.

Watercolor botanical drawing of a Senecio vulgaris plant with yellow flowers, white seed heads and roots on cream paper.

Senecio vulgaris - Gemeines Kreuzkraut

Alfred Franck, 1842

Pen and wash drawing of Icarus falling past a sunburst above a sea coast, inside a circular frame on blue paper.

The Fall of Icarus

Johann Caspar Hessius, 1692

Sepia drawing of a large tree beside a winding road, with a seated traveler resting near a lake and distant hills.

Winding Road Beside Lake, with Large Tree and Resting Traveler in Foreground

William Marshall Craig, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a seated figure gesturing at a table, with a standing figure leaning in beneath classical architecture.

Supper at Emmaus

Attributed to Nicolas Bertin, n.d.

Red chalk drawing on blue paper of two horsemen on rearing horses, one striking at the other, with shrubs in a landscape.

Two Fighting Horsemen

Pandolfo Lorenzo Hopfer, 1693

Brown ink and wash drawing of a figure on a cloud, seen from below, with one arm raised and loose drapery.

A Woman Seated on a Cloud, Seen from Below

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750s

Grey wash drawing of a blindfolded Fortune on a sphere playing violin, with a dancing couple and tree in a landscape.

A Dancing Pair Accompanied by a Blindfolded Fortune

Monogrammist EF, 1693

Grey wash drawing of a lake, rocky cliffs with a castle, and two figures with a dog beneath large trees.

Italianate Landscape with Lake and Castle on Cliffs

Harriette Anne Seymour, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of an eagle flying with a figure on its back above a distant mountain range.

The Rape of Ganymede

Sophia Blesendorf, 1694

Grey wash drawing of a pastoral landscape with a horseback rider, figures, large trees and a distant ruined tower.

Roman Campagna with Figures

Richard Wilson, 1756

Red chalk drawing of a putto fishing beside reeds, with a basket behind him and a rod extending diagonally.

A Fishing Putto

Sophia Blesendorf, late 17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of a ruined castle with a tall tower, arched bridge, and overgrown trees.

Ruins of Castle

Style of Ercole Bazicaluva, n.d.

Pencil sketch of soldiers in ornate costumes with tall headdresses and rifles gathered at a bivouac, dated 1848.

Seressaner im Bivouac (vor Wien 1848)

Carl Anton Goebel, 1848