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Drawings & Sketches

76,326 works

Pen and ink drawing of a woman painting at an easel, watched by a man and two women in an interior with a mirror.

Love's Mirror or A Parable of Love

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1850

Woman's head with tied-up hair in profile to the right

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, 1780

Pencil sketch of an interior with a standing figure in a wall picture, drapery above, and a reclining form below.

Sketch of Mrs. Godwin's Portrait when hung at the Society of British Artists

James McNeill Whistler, 1886/1887

Pen drawing of a man in a cap holding a kneeling woman by the arm beside a brick wall, with a cart and donkey on a cobbled st

Found - Compositional Study

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1854

Pen and wash drawing of a cathedral and palace courtyard with towers, carriages, riders and pedestrians.

Cathedral and Episcopal Palace in Speyer before the destruction in 1689

Israël Silvestre, 1665

Pen and ink sketch of a seated woman in a dark dress in an interior with shelves behind her, on cream paper.

Miss Cumberlege

James McNeill Whistler, 1882

Pencil drawing of two women in flowing gowns embracing and dancing, with a faint figure sketch to the right.

The Bower Meadow - Drapery Study for the Two Girls dancing

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1872

Pen and wash drawing of a crowded ceremonial procession past an obelisk and colonnaded classical buildings.

The Entry of Alexander into Babylon

Sébastien Leclerc, 1704

Watercolor of a stone barn interior with a timber roof, chickens on the floor, and a church tower seen through the doorway.

A Barn Interior

William Henry Hunt, 1830/35

Brown ink drawing of a woman in a dark gown with a white fur wrap, standing against hatched brown shading.

Arrangement in Black - No.3

James McNeill Whistler, 1881

Pencil drawing of two lovers embracing and kissing, with draped robes and curly hair, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

The Blessed Damozel - Study of two Lovers embracing

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1875

Pen and wash drawing of a dying old man on a bed with a haloed figure pointing upward, angels above, and mourners around.

The Death of Saint Joseph

Michel Corneille the Younger

Pencil drawing of a misty lagoon with a domed church silhouette and mooring posts in the foreground water.

Venice

Follower of James McNeill Whistler, late 19th century

Dantis Amor - Finished Study

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1859

Red chalk drawing of robed apostles on a rocky hill under a tree, with a kneeling crowd gathered in the foreground.

Appointing of the apostles

François François-Alexandre Verdier Verdier

Brown ink sketch of a standing woman in a long gown with a small head study beside her, on cream paper.

Standing Female Figure

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1883

Sanguine chalk drawing of a woman with auburn hair, frilled collar and drop earring, gazing forward, dated 1868.

Portrait of Fanny Cornforth

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1868

Pen and wash drawing of Aeneas and companions in a wooded underworld landscape with reclining figures and armed men.

Aeneas in the underworld

Antoine Coypel, 1716

Sketch of Maud

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1871/1873

Brown ink and wash drawing of a woman in a dark dress asleep with her head resting on a sofa cushion.

Portrait of Jane Morris asleep on a Sofa

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1869

Grey wash drawing of a grand chapel interior with galleries of spectators, courtiers below, and angels in clouds above.

Reception of the Knights of the Order of the Holy Spirit in the Chapel of Versailles during the Great Promotion of Ju…

Jacques Rigaud, 1724

Ink drawing of a winged figure holding a sundial and torch within a lattice-patterned oval frame, with Latin inscriptions.

Dantis Amor - Study of Love with a Sundial and Torch

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1860

Grey wash drawing of peasants resting by a horse and dog beneath rocky cliffs, with a stone building up a path.

Peasants in a Rocky Landscape

Jan Wouwerman, 1629-66

Black and white chalk drawing of a soldier seen from behind, with a musket on his shoulder and a tricorn hat.

Standing soldier in rear view

Charles Parrocel, 1723

Female - Study of a Girl eating Cherries

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1870

Red and black chalk drawing of a woman with a veil, head tilted upward, by François Lemoyne, 1726.

Head of a woman with a veil (Vestal, guarding the fire)

François Lemoyne, 1726

Pen and ink drawing of a woman with curly dark hair, one hand raised to her head, seated in loose sleeves.

Portrait of Jane Morris

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1871

Pencil sketch of a crowned king and armored warriors with shields above swirling waves and clouds on tan paper.

King Charles' sea travels

Ferdinand Ferdinand Fellner Fellner

Pen drawing of a long-haired woman seated on a rock, stroking a swan's wing in a leafy forest setting.

But One of Them, the Youngest, Remained Behind

Arthur Joseph Gaskin, 1892

Red chalk drawing of a young man with wavy shoulder-length hair looking toward the viewer, head and shoulders.

Portrait of an unknown youth

Philippe de Champaigne

Study for the Head of Elijah

Albert Joseph Moore, 1860

Red chalk drawing of a sleeping child's head turned right, with curly hair and closed eyes on a pale background.

Head of a sleeping child to the right