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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Pencil and brown ink sketch of reclining nude figures, including a woman and a child, arranged in two horizontal rows.

Sketch No. 2

Watercolor of a sailing boat on a calm lake with hazy mountains and a village along the shore.

Lake of Como

Richard Leitch, 1840

Profile of a Man with Sidewhiskers

Unknown artist, c. 1850

Pencil sketchbook page with loose studies of tree trunks and foliage on the left, handwritten notes, and a blank right side.

Page from an Otira sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1893

Pen and wash drawing of a domed temple interior with columns, coffered ceiling, and a radiant sun disk above an altar.

Stage Design for a Domed Temple Interior with a Sun Disk above the Altar

Josef Ignáz Platzer, 1780

Watercolor of a misty river valley with a small house, trees, a fallen log, and blue mountains in the distance.

The Tararua Mountains and the Waipoua River

Nicholas Chevalier, 1868

Watercolour and pencil sketch of a headscarfed woman seated with hands in her lap, on cream paper.

Watercolour sketch of a headscarfed woman

Gertrud Kauders, 1905

Watercolor of cattle drinking at a wooded pond at dusk, with tall trees and rolling hills under a pale evening sky.

Evening Light on a Wooded Lakeside with Cattle Drinking

Henri Harpignies, 1882

Grey wash drawing of a calm lake framed by wooded hills, with a small building on the far shore and a distant peak.

Meer van Agnano

Daniël Dupré, 1761

Grey wash drawing of a moated castle with corner towers and reflections in the water, with two figures on the path at left.

Kasteel Nieudorp bij Alkmaar

Hendrik de Winter, 1727

Pen drawing of abbey ruins with a church spire, strollers in period dress, and sheep grazing in the foreground.

Ruïne van de abdij van Rijnsburg

Hendrik de Winter, 1727

Pen drawing of a church tower beside a ruined abbey with an arched entrance and figures in the foreground.

Kerk en de ruïne van de abdij van Rijnsburg

Hendrik de Winter, 1727

Brown wash drawing of a chapel with an arched wooden gate, a walking man with a stick, and trees along a dirt road.

Kerkje of klooster bij Bologna

Daniël Dupré, 1787

Charcoal sketch of a forge interior with a dome-shaped hearth and hanging tools on blue-grey paper.

Interior of a Forge (recto) / Yard with a Pigsty (verso)

Adolphe Appian, 1860s

Watercolor of a brick moated castle with a tall tower, a wooden footbridge and two walking figures under a cloudy sky.

Kasteel Moersbergen bij Doorn

Hendrik de Winter, 1744

Watercolor of Delft's skyline during a gunpowder depot explosion, with smoke, flying debris, ruined walls and fleeing figures

De ontploffing van het Kruithuis in Delft, 12 oktober 1654

Hendrik de Winter, 1758

Grey wash drawing of a river with trees, a sailboat, a horse cart, and a distant city skyline with domes and towers.

Gezicht op Dresden

Daniël Dupré, 1786

Watercolor still life of pink hyacinths in pots, a blue and white teacup on a silver tray, and a patterned cloth.

Still life with hyacinths and a teacup

Gertrud Kauders, 1905

Pencil sketch of a herd of elephants on a horizon with a tree at right and a handwritten Dutch note on the page.

Kudde olifanten

Jan Brandes, 1785

Grey wash drawing of thatched timber-framed houses behind a garden with shrubs and two small figures.

Huis te Mettmann, boven Düsseldorf

Johannes Elffers, 1784

Ink and gouache design for a book spine with lettering and a stylized black flower with curving stems on tan paper.

Ontwerp voor een boekrug voor: Thérèse Hoven, Mariëtte, 1898

Willem Wenckebach, 1898

Pen drawing of a book cover with yellow lettering over palm and banyan trees beside a stream, by Willem Wenckebach, 1893.

Bandontwerp voor: Thérèse Hoven, Onder de palmen en waringins, 1893

Willem Wenckebach, 1893

Art nouveau book cover design with black stylized flowers, whiplash curves, and lettering for Thérèse Hoven's Werken, Amsterd

Bandontwerp voor: Thérèse Hoven, Mariëtte, 1898

Willem Wenckebach, 1898

Pen drawing of a book cover showing women and a man playing tennis under a rising sun, with the title Eva at top.

Bandontwerp voor: P.J. Andriessen, Eva, 1893

Willem Wenckebach, 1893

Ink design for a book spine with author, title and publisher lettering and Art Nouveau ornament, beside a grey scale.

Ontwerp voor een boekrug voor: Thérèse Hoven, Uit het land der klapperboomen, 1897

Willem Wenckebach, 1897

Art nouveau book cover design with palm fronds, arches and title lettering for Uit het land der klapperboomen, in black ink o

Bandontwerp voor: Thérèse Hoven, Uit het land der klapperboomen, 1897

Willem Wenckebach, 1897

Ink and pencil design for a book spine with the title Onder ons, author Johanna van Woude, and ornamental scrollwork.

Ontwerp voor een boekrug voor: Johanna van Woude, Onder ons, 1898

Willem Wenckebach, 1898

Ink book cover design with Art Nouveau border, forested mountain landscape, castle, and title Carmen Sylva Veldpost.

Bandontwerp voor: Carmen Sylva en Mite Kremnitz, Veldpost, 1899

Willem Wenckebach, 1899

Pencil and watercolor panoramic landscape of rolling hills, a wooden fence, a pine tree, and a blue sky.

Countryside near Brezins, between Grenoble and Vienne

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1880s

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a village with rural houses, a dirt road, trees, and two small figures in a blue sky.

A Village near Brezins

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1880s

Pen and watercolor drawing of a crowned seated king under a tent with attendants, a stream and trees in the landscape.

The Coronation of Solomon by the Spring of Gihon

Jean Poyet, c. 1500

Watercolor of a river valley with native bush, tree ferns, eroded cliffs and distant snow-capped mountains under a pale sky.

The Manawatu

Charles Decimus Barraud, 1873