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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Pencil study of a standing muscular male nude with raised arm and one foot on a block, on tan paper.

Studienblatt: Anatomische Zeichnung einer männlichen Figur

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1907

Brown ink drawing of an ornate candelabrum with putto heads, scrolling foliage, and lion paw feet on a pale sheet.

Skiss till Kandelaber

Adam van Vianen, 1610

Pencil and red chalk anatomical study of a human ribcage with spine, plus small vertebra sketches, on brown paper.

Studienblatt: Anatomische Zeichnung: Brustkorb

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1907

Pen drawing of an ornate salt cellar supported by two mermaid figures and dolphins, with a smaller study below.

Skiss till arbete i ädel metall: Saltkar

Adam van Vianen, 1610

Pen and wash drawing of a wooded landscape with a river, distant mountains, two resting figures and a ruined tower.

Southern Landscape with Resting Wayfarers at a River

Ferdinand Kobell, 1760-99

Studienblatt: Anatomische Zeichnung: Cranium

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1907

Sepia drawing of a reclining nymph and a satyr on an ornamental scrolled bowl design.

Skiss till en skål med en nymf och en satyr

Adam van Vianen

Pen and brown ink sketch of three men beside a stone pedestal with sculptures and an urn among tall trees.

Three Men in a Landscape near Sculptures

Martin Johann Schmidt, 18th century

Graphite study of a bent leg and foot on tan paper, mounted on a torn grey sheet with a colour checker at left.

Studienblatt: Beinstudie

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1907

Pencil portrait of a young bearded man with curly hair wrapped in a cloak, looking toward the viewer.

Portrait of a Young Man

Adolf Senff, 1834

Pencil leg studies on brown paper showing knees, shins and feet in several poses, with a signature at lower right.

Studienblatt: Beinstudien

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1907

Two Caricature Heads of Men

Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, after 1794

Shaded pencil study of a curling acanthus leaf ornament with scrolls on a tan sheet, dated 1901.

Studienblatt: Blattornament

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1901

Colored pencil drawing of a figure in classical robes with a blue cloak, wrists chained, head bowed, on a pale background.

The soprano Karoline Hetzenecker in the role of Sesto in La Clemenza di Tito by W.A. Mozart

Moritz von Schwind, ca. 1848

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a room interior with red curtains, a framed picture, a table, and an orange floor.

Studienblatt: Einblick in einen Wohnraum

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1920

Pencil and watercolor study of a man in a tall hat and blue jacket leaning on a wall, with a cloak over his shoulder.

Study of a Roman Coachman

Martinus Rørbye, early 19th century

Colored drawing of an enthroned allegorical woman under a rainbow with attendants, framed by a classical decorative border wi

Weekly Calendar

Joseph Anton Koch, 1822

Studienblatt: Frauenporträt

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1907

Studienblatt: Frauenporträt

vermutlich: Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1907

Pen and grey wash drawing of a haloed figure raising a reclining youth as a crowd gathers before a domed building.

The Raising of the Youth of Naim

Georg Pecham, late 16th-early 17th century

Graphite study of a reclining male nude with one leg bent and head tilted, drawn on a tan sheet.

Studienblatt: Halb liegender männlicher Akt

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1907

Watercolor landscape with trees, an obelisk, a statue on a pedestal, small figures, a river and a distant hilltop town.

Arcadian Landscape with Figures Making Music

Jan van Huysum, early 18th century

Pencil study on brown paper of a reclining female nude propped on one elbow, head turned toward the viewer.

Studienblatt: Halb liegender weiblicher Akt

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1907

Brown wash drawing of the Old Admiralty building in London with a columned colonnade, pediment, and arched gateway.

The Old Admiralty in London

Carl Gustav Carus, 1844 (?)

Pencil study sheet with a shaded hand drawn above sketched outlines of other hands and sleeves, signed and dated 1910.

Studienblatt: Handstudien

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1910

Study of a Standing Man with Headcloth and Two Studies of his Hands

Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, early to mid-19th century

Graphite study of an older bearded man with a mustache, gazing upward, drawn on cream paper.

Studienblatt: Herrenporträt

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1907

Night landscape with a moonlit castle behind dark trees, framed by a pen-and-ink border with scrolls and a sarcophagus.

Das Schloss am Meer (Castle on the Sea)

Adolf Friedrich Teichs, 1850

Study of a Woman Walking to the Right

Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, 1808-62

Charcoal study of a man with tousled hair, mustache and downcast eyes, wearing a jacket and high collar.

Studienblatt: Herrenporträt

vermutlich: Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1907

Watercolor study of four bearded men in turbans and robes, one seated in blue, by Auguste Raffet, 1837.

An Elderly Jew and a Muslim Tartar in the Crimea

Denis Auguste Marie Raffet, 1837

Pen and wash drawing of a woman at her toilet attended by a maid, a boy, a dog and a soldier, 1770.

A Woman at her Toilet with a Maid, a Boy, a Dog and a Young Soldier; verso: A Sketch for a Similar Composition

Johann Eleazar Zeissig, 1770