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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Painted trompe l'oeil panel showing a ewer, clarinet and shell on red drapery within a brown frame.

Trompe l'oeil design of ewer and clarinet

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Pencil and wash sketch of a stone staircase beside a rocky cliff, with an arched doorway building and small figures.

Stiege bei der Grotte im Kapuzinerkloster in Amalfi

Carl Blechen, 1829

Watercolor design of a paneled double door with gold scrollwork and a red medallion beneath a patterned pink frieze.

Design for a door

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Pencil sketch of a young man in a straw hat, waistcoat and bow tie, turned to the side, on yellowed paper.

Studie eines Bauernburschen

Pencil portrait of a young man with curly hair in a high-collared coat, with handwritten German inscription at upper right.

Wassilij Andrejewitsch Schukowski

Wilhelm Hensel, 1821

Pencil and chalk sketch of a woman seen from behind wearing a knotted headscarf, on grey paper.

Rückansicht einer Frau mit Kopftuch

Twilight marsh landscape with tall bare trees on the left, reflective pools, distant village and an orange-to-blue sky.

Marsh Landscape at Twilight

François-Auguste Ravier, c. 1880

Open sketchbook with pencil sketch of figures, an arched doorway and church towers; handwritten title on the left page.

Skizze einer Anbetung

Johann Erdmann Hummel, 1816

Brown ink and wash drawing of figures carrying a huge cluster of grapes on a pole, with a crowd watching on the right.

The Return of the Spies from the Promised Land

Pier Francesco Mola, c. 1666

Pen and wash design of a symmetrical ornamental ceiling with scrolled panels, a central medallion, and classical moldings.

Design for Half of a Ceiling Decoration, Fontainbleau

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1867

Drawing of a windmill and thatched cottages on a riverbank with men in rowing boats on the water.

A Windmill and Cottages on a River Bank, Men in Rowing Boats

Esaias van de Velde, early 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a seated armored knight greeted by robed monks beneath gothic arches.

Rinaldo is Welcomed by the Monks

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1780s

Pencil sketch of a woman in a headscarf standing among several children on pale paper.

Heimkehrende Frau mit Kindern

Pen and grey wash design for a decorated ceiling with an oval central panel of sketched putti and ornate scrolled borders.

Design for a ceiling: the Grand Salon

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Pen and wash drawing of an armored knight and a veiled woman seated across a table, with sketched winged figures above.

Olympia Tells Roland Her Sad Story

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1780s

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated man by a lamp and a standing man with a cane in a doorway.

Häusliche Szene

Friedrich Gilly, 1790

Watercolor design elevation of a rococo interior with gilded paneling, arched mirror, painted cherub scenes, and a white fire

Design for wall panels, mirror, and fire mantle

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Grey wash drawing of a rocky wooded landscape with trees, a small figure by a stream, and a cloudy sky.

A Rocky Wooded Landscape with a Figure by a Stream

Thomas Gainsborough, 1781

Pencil sketch of a young boy in a loose shirt with one hand raised to his face, on cream paper.

Farm boy

Watercolor portrait of a young woman with curled hair and a ruffled collar on pink paper, with handwriting below.

Hedwig von Olfers

Wilhelm Hensel, 1831

Pen and brown ink drawing of a partly draped woman holding up a pair of scales, an allegory of Justice.

Personification of Justice

Guercino, c. 1640

Pencil drawing of a riverside tavern with thatched roofs, a moored sailboat, and figures beside a horse and cart under a pale

A Tavern by a River

Jan van Goyen, 1640

Watercolor sketch of a woman in a long gown and white cap, seen from behind, beside a reddish bench.

Dutch woman as seen from behind

Petrus van der Velden

Pencil and wash study of a cradle with an infant and a young woman seated in a chair, knitting.

Studienblatt: Säugling in einer Wiege, junge Frau, strickend

Pencil sketch of two seated women, one holding an infant, with drapery studies, on pale paper.

Studienblatt: Mutter mit Kind

Pen and ink drawing of boulders, trees and rolling hills with a small walking figure in the distance.

Gebirgslandschaft, vorn Felsblöcke

Louis Gurlitt, 1836

Panoramic pencil and blue wash drawing of a lake with snowy mountains, a rowboat and small buildings on the shore.

Untitled (Tekapo, lake and mountains)

Nicholas Chevalier, 1866

Pencil sketch of two girls in long dresses, one reading sheet music and one looking upward as if singing.

Zwei vom Notenblatt singende Mädchen

Porträt-Album: Herr v. Alten

Johann Friedrich Bolt, 1811

Pen and wash drawing of a group of hounds resting on a stone terrace, one spotted dog standing in the foreground.

Dogs

Pencil sketch on grey paper of a male torso and raised hand, cropped at the top, with loose construction lines.

Männliches Brustbild (Fragment)

Gouache view of a palace across a stone bridge and canal, with tall conifers, strolling figures and an obelisk on a distant h

Das Schloss zu Rheinsberg von der Brücke aus nach dem Obelisk

Johann Friedrich Nagel, 1788