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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Ink plan of the Acropolis of Athens showing the Parthenon, Erechtheion, theatres and a lettered key with a compass rose.

Plan der Akropolis, Athen

Josef Wilhelm Durm, 1880

Ink drawing of a robed angel holding palm fronds beside a tank and cannons under a sun, 1929.

Vredesengel tussen wapentuig, 1929

Patricq Kroon, 1929

Ink caricature of Spanish military dictators on a steamroller, with a figure peering from a doorway marked Rex, dated 1930.

Opeenvolging van Spaanse dictaturen

Patricq Kroon, 1930

Pen and ink caricature of a scowling man beside a PANTHEON facade with columns, a ring banner and a table with a glass.

Aanprijzing van het Pantheon

Patricq Kroon, 1920

Ink caricature of a snarling white bear labeled Soviet Rusland destroying churches and a crucifix, with caricatured figures.

Russische beer verwoest de kerken

Patricq Kroon, 1920

Pen drawing of a cloaked figure lifting a lid on a cauldron marked Pax Genève 1930, with steam bubbles of political words.

Vredesconferentie van Genève, 1930

Patricq Kroon, 1930

Pen drawing of a Greek Doric temple facade with a pediment, frieze reliefs and a small figure in the central doorway.

Schnitt des Apollotempels, Phigaleia

Josef Wilhelm Durm, 1880

Pen drawing of the ruined Doric Concordia Temple at Akragas, with fluted columns and broken entablature under a hazy sky.

Konkordiatempel, Akragas

Josef Wilhelm Durm, 1880

Charcoal and white chalk drapery study of a standing woman in flowing robes, with a faint nude figure sketched beside her.

Drapery Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen"

Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon, 1817

Watercolor scientific drawing of a slender silvery fish with yellow fins, plus an enlarged head with open mouth and teeth.

Benthodesmus elongatus (NZ) : Slender frostfish

Frank Edward Clarke, 1874

Pen and ink architectural study of Ionic capitals and a volute detail, with German annotations, dated 1880.

ionische Kapitelle

Josef Wilhelm Durm, 1880

Study of Heads for Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen"

Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon, 1817

Pen drawing of an oval earthenware child's burial chest filled with ceramic vessels, a lamp, and a skull.

irdene Totenkiste eines Kindes

Josef Wilhelm Durm, 1881

Ink architectural drawing of a corner capital cross section with egg-and-dart ornament and column base, 1880.

Schnitt eines Eckkapitells

Josef Wilhelm Durm, 1880

Charcoal and chalk study of a bearded man in a classical helmet beside a veiled woman with lowered eyes.

Heads Studies for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen"

Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon, 1817

Brown wash drawing of a large leafy tree with two seated figures beside a river bank and distant trees.

Landscape with Lovers

Ferdinand Kobell, 1740-99

Watercolor of a sailing boat with a red flag battling choppy waves, with distant ships under a cloudy blue sky.

Seestück- Segel und Ruderboote auf bewegtem Meer

Ferdinand Keller, 1858

Grey wash drawing of a valley village seen through a rocky cave opening, with twisted trees and two travelers on a path.

Landscape near Mödling

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer, 1796

Pencil sketch of thatched huts beside fields and palm trees, with wooded mountains rising behind them.

Hütten vor Fluss und aufragendem Gebirge

Ferdinand Keller, 1858

Pencil sketch of a tall tree with trailing moss and dense undergrowth in a forest, with a bare tree at right.

Baumstudie im Urwald

Ferdinand Keller, 1858

Brown wash drawing of rocky hillside with thatched cottages, gnarled trees, and two figures on a path.

Landscape near Mödling with figures

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer, 1795

Pencil drawing of tall forest trees with epiphytes and vines above ferns and palms.

Baumstudien aus dem Urwald bei Parahyba

Ferdinand Keller, 1858

Pencil drawing of a leafy plant with broad lobed leaves and clusters of small flowers at the top of the stem.

Pflanzenstudie III

Ferdinand Keller, 1858

Watercolor of a lake with a sailboat, forested shores, and snow-capped mountains under soft clouds.

South Island Landscape

John Hoyte, 1870

Pencil drawing of a tall tree with draped moss and dense forest undergrowth receding into the distance.

Im Urwald- Baumstudie

Ferdinand Keller, 1858

Pencil sketch of a tall tree with hanging moss in a dense forest, with fainter trees and a palm receding to the right.

Flusslandschaft

Ferdinand Keller, 1858

Watercolour of a calm river between wooded hills with a small sailing ship at anchor and distant mountains.

Site of Greymouth

James Crowe Richmond, 1862

Black and white chalk drawing on blue paper of a seated male nude leaning on one arm, dated 1702.

Male Nude Seated on the Ground

Louis de Boullogne the Younger, 1702

Pencil drawing of banana plants with large torn leaves and hanging flower clusters in a tropical forest undergrowth.

Im Urwald- Palmengewächse

Ferdinand Keller, 1858

Red chalk drawing of a shepherd and shepherdess seated and standing beneath a large tree in a wooded landscape.

A Shepherd and Shepherdess Seated under a Tree

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1710

Red chalk sketch of two standing men in period costume, one wearing a plumed hat and the other in a cloak.

Two Standing Soldiers, One Wearing a Hat

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1709/1710

Watercolor drawing of a tall tree with blue-green palmate leaves and a hanging fruit, on a pale background.

Faultierbaum

Ferdinand Keller, 1858