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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Watercolor of a ruined Doric temple with four columns and a seated figure on the steps, surrounded by trees under a blue sky.

A Temple Ruin in Agrigento

Carl Götzloff, 1825

Watercolor of an old frigate hulk moored on the Thames beside a stone quay, with a cable and distant ships under cloudy sky.

The Cable Passed From the Works into the Hulk (the Old Frigate Iris) Lying in the Thames at Greenwich

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Red chalk drawing of a large crowd listening to a robed speaker beside a river, with a wide hilly landscape behind.

De bergrede (?)

Herman Coets, 1673

Grey wash drawing of a cathedral with tall towers rising above riverside houses and a small bridge.

Kathedraal van Lyon

Karel Dujardin, 1632

Brown wash portrait drawing of a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat and white collar, framed in an oval with inscription below.

Portret van Cornelis Brouwer in ovaal

Cornelis Dusart, 1670

Brown wash drawing of a woman in a white ruff and bonnet, leaning on a chair within an oval frame, with inscription below.

Portret van Johanna van Berckel in ovaal

Cornelis Dusart, 1670

Pen and brown wash drawing of round towers above a city wall, a gatehouse, a sloping bank and figures on a road.

Belvedere en de Hoenderpoort te Nijmegen

Lambert Doomer, 1663

Pen and wash drawing of a farmhouse with a horse drinking at a trough, a man beside it, and a seated woman and dog.

Boerderij bij Nantes

Lambert Doomer, 1645

Watercolor of a large paddle steamer beside an old frigate with flags and rigging, a rowboat in the foreground.

The Old Frigate Iris with Her Freight of Cable Alongside the Great Eastern at Sheerness: The Cable Passed from the Hu…

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865

Pen and wash drawing of a castle on a hilltop above the Rhine, with a town, boat, and horse cart in the foreground.

Slot Rheinfels bij St. Goar aan de Rijn

Lambert Doomer, 1670

Pen and wash drawing of a stone well beside a wooden staircase, with a woman carrying buckets on a yoke above.

Waterput bij de stadsmuur te Bacharach

Lambert Doomer, 1663

Pencil sketch on tan paper with loose studies of seated theatre spectators and figures along balcony edges.

Studien zum "Zuschauerraum im Alten Burgtheater": Einzelstudien und Figurengruppe auf dem Rang

Gustav Klimt, 1888

Watercolor drawing of the Colosseum interior with tiered arches, ruined walls, small figures on the arena floor, and a cloudy

Interior of the Colosseum

Watercolor of men in top hats watching workers coil cable inside a dim iron ship hull lit by lanterns.

Coiling the Cable in the After-tank on Board the Great Eastern at Sheerness: Visit of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales on M…

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Watercolor drawing of the Arch of Titus and Roman ruins with a brick bell tower under a pale blue sky.

The Arch of Titus and the Temple of Venus and Rome near the Roman Forum

Pencil sketch on tan paper of loose studies of theatre spectators, seated figures in balcony rows and isolated heads.

Studien zum "Zuschauerraum im Alten Burgtheater": Einzelstudien und Figurengruppen auf dem Rang

Gustav Klimt, 1888

Decorative title page with sailors hauling ropes on a ship deck and a violinist on a capstan, framed by shell motifs.

The Great Eastern Weighing Anchor Off the Maplin Sands at the Nore, July 15, 1865

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Pencil sketch of a theatre box with draped curtains and a cluster of seated audience figures leaning forward.

Studien zum "Zuschauerraum im Alten Burgtheater": Figurengruppen in einer Loge

Gustav Klimt, 1888

Pencil drawing of a bearded seated soldier in a kepi and epauletted coat, leaning on a walking stick.

A Seated Soldier

Hippolyte Bellangé

Watercolor of a rocky Irish bay with cliffs, breaking waves, small figures in red on the shore, and seabirds.

Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, Looking Seawards from the Point at Which the Cable Reaches the Shore of Ireland

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Pencil study on tan paper of a theater audience in a gallery, with sketched seated and standing figures below.

Studien zum "Zuschauerraum im Alten Burgtheater": Figurengruppen und Einzelstudien

Gustav Klimt, 1888

Pencil sketch of a woman with an infant and a boy seated before a carved pulpit in a church interior.

Figures at a Church Service

Hippolyte Bellangé

Watercolor of a bay with steamships and sailing boats, cliffs with figures and sheep at left, and hills under a cloudy sky.

Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, Looking from Cromwell Fort: The Caroline and Boats Laying the Earth Wire, July 21st, 1865

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Sepia drawing of a crowded 1830s street with a curved columned building, awnings and people in period dress.

View of Muhlendamm

Johann Friedrich Stock, 1834

Watercolor of crowds on rocky coastal cliffs with rowing boats on the sea and a smoke plume rising at left.

The Cliffs, Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, the Point at Which the Shore-end of the Cable was Landed on July 22nd, 1865

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a seated theatre audience group with a half-length portrait and head study.

Studien zum "Zuschauerraum im Alten Burgtheater": Figurengruppen und zwei Einzelstudien

Gustav Klimt, 1888

Watercolor of a rocky bay with a steamship and rowing boats, and a crowd gathered on distant clifftops under smoky skies.

Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, from Cromwell Fort: The Caroline Laying the Earthwire on July 21st, 1865

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865

Ink and wash drawing of a standing man in a long overcoat, hands in pockets, on tan paper.

Standing Man

Pencil figure studies of seated theatre spectators on tan paper, with small sketches below and colour accents.

Studien zum "Zuschauerraum im Alten Burgtheater": Figurenstudien

Gustav Klimt, 1888

Watercolor of a kneeling man in red gazing up at three giant elderly faces beyond a window with curtains.

Gulliver Awed by Three Giant Beggars in the Land of Brobdingnag

Paul Gavarni, 1862

Watercolor of the steamship Great Eastern at sea with smoke, escorted by sailing ships under a golden sunset sky.

The Great Eastern Under Weigh, July 23rd, 1865: Escort and other Ships, H.M.S. Terrible, H.M.S. Sphinx, The Hawk and…

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Watercolor of paying-out machinery with iron drums and wheels on a ship deck at sunset, with sailors working nearby.

The Paying-out Machinery in the Stern of the Great Eastern

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865