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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of figures in a courtyard beneath a large arched wooden structure.

Noah's Ark

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1660

Pen drawing of a medieval jousting tournament: a mounted knight charges while a fallen knight lies below, with spectators in

Szenen aus dem Leben im Mittelalter - Turnier

Moritz von Schwind, 1822

Pen and brown ink sketch of thatched farm buildings beside a waterway, with a moored boat and trees in the foreground.

A Farm on the Amsteldijk, Seen from the Northwest

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1650/53

Pen drawing of a weeping woman in a long dress on a village path, with a sheep, fence, thatched house and trees.

Szenen aus dem Leben im Mittelalter - Weinende Frau auf dem Dorfweg

Moritz von Schwind, 1822

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated nude woman with bowed head on a stool, against a shaded background.

Seated Female Nude

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1660/62

Pencil and ink sketches of figures and an arched setting on cream paper, with a color checker and ruler below.

Szenen mit Oberon (beidseitig)

Josef Engelhart, 1897

Hand-colored drawing of a man in a floral robe smoking a pipe while a younger man in a brown coat gestures nearby.

Szenenbild

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1841

Watercolor of two men on a cobbled street, one holding a cup aloft, with a woman watching from a window at right.

Szenenbild aus "Die Entführung vom Maskenball" mit Hopp und Scholz

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1841

Watercolour of a woman in a lilac bodice and a stout man in a checked suit and top hat in a garden scene, 1847.

Szenenbild aus "Eine Dorfgeschichte die in der Stadt endet."

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1847

Pen and wash drawing of a man gazing at framed portraits of a uniformed man and a woman while onlookers watch.

Illustration for Jérôme Paturot à la recherche d'une position sociale (Jérôme Patruot in Search of a Social Position)…

Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, ca. 1846

Watercolor interior scene of four figures in a gothic-arched room, a man in a black cloak reaching toward a kneeling woman.

Szenenbild aus "Freiheit in Krähwinkel"

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1848

Pen and grey wash drawing of a man and woman embracing, her bonnet with a blue flower, faint sketch above.

Illustration in Jérôme Paturot, by Louis Reybaud, Paris, 1846

Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, ca. 1846

Watercolour of a man gesturing to a woman in a bonnet at a doorway, with a handwritten caption below, dated 1848.

Szenenbild aus "Freiheit in Krähwinkel" mit Nestroy und Jeanette Schmidt-Demmer

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1848

Pencil sketch of a woman raising a glowing champagne glass, seated beside a pedestal within a decorative circular frame.

Design for an advertisement for champagne

Jean-Roch Isnard, ca. 1900

Two-panel watercolor of costumed stage actors from Nestroy plays, one outdoors and one in an interior with a mirror.

Szenenbild aus "Hanswurst" und "Der Schneider und seine Töchter" von Johann Nestroy

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1841

Hand-coloured drawing of two men in period costume, one raising a red plumed hat, in a wooded landscape with mountains.

Szenenbild aus "Hutmacher und Strumpfwirker" mit Scholz und Nestroy

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1841

Watercolor design for a neoclassical wall with blue and cream panels, classical figures, garlands and urn motifs.

Design for Wall, Hôtel de Beaujon, Paris

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1872

Medieval prayerbook page with a large gold and blue illuminated initial H, floral borders and red and blue text initials.

Illuminated Initial "H" from a Prayerbook

Unknown artist, 15th century

Grey wash landscape of a huge tree, waterfall and hills, with a family near a small monument at lower right.

Family Gathered Before a Monument in a Landscape with a Waterfall

Johann Heinrich Meyer, 1805

Pen and ink landscape with a gnarled tree, a fisherman in a boat, a distant village and mountain under cloudy sky.

Landscape with Gnarled Trees and Fisherman

Circle of Jacques de Gheyn, 1620s?

Graphite study of a seated nude woman seen from behind, with a fainter sketch of a second figure at the right.

Studies of a Seated Woman from Behind

Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann, 1811-89

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a shadowy forest interior with large trees, a fallen log, and grass.

Forest Interior

Unknown artist, c. 1610

Pencil sheet of figure studies including a nude boy playing a flute, a reclining male figure, and isolated arms and legs.

Studies of a Boy Playing the Flute; verso: Studies of Seated Man

Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann, 1811-89

Red chalk drawing of a terraced garden with stone walls, an umbrella pine, cypresses, and shrubs under a cloudy sky.

Gardens of the Villa Mattei

Attributed to Jacques-François Amand, c. 1760

Pencil studies on paper of a seated nude woman with raised arms, plus smaller sketches of a torso and draped figures.

Studies of a Sitting Woman; verso: Studies of Men

Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann, 1811-89

Pastel and charcoal sketch of a young woman in a straw hat and striped skirt, standing with hands at her sides.

A Peasant Girl in a Straw Hat

Camille Pissarro, c. 1892

Red chalk figure studies on toned paper showing several men in varied poses and horse head studies.

Figure Studies

Bartholomeus Spranger, 1565

Red chalk drawing on blue paper of a boy gazing upward, one arm outstretched and the other hand at his chest.

A Boy Gazing Upward in Adoration

Bartolomeo Cesi, c. 1594

Red chalk drawing of elegant figures in a procession beside a tree, including a woman in a tall headdress and a man with an i

The Wedding Procession

Jean-Antoine Watteau, c. 1712

Studies of a Left Arm, a Young Woman, a Madonna and Child, a Face in Profile, and Nude Figures

Bartolomeo Passarotti

Pen and ink study sheet with a muscular male nude, a head, vertebrae, gesturing figures, and handwritten notes.

Studies of a Sculpture of a Male Nude, Vertebrae, and Gesturing Figures

Bartolomeo Passarotti

Watercolor drawing of mythological figures by a pool with swans and cupids, framed by trees in a wooded landscape.

The Judgment of Paris [recto]

Guillaume Guillon Lethière, c. 1812