New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome and Firefox. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome Add to Firefox

Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Watercolor of mounted nobles whipping a farmer in a grain field, with hounds and a German verse panel above.

Der Rheingraf wendet sich gegen einen Bauern

Pen drawing of architectural moldings, a scrolled column capital with acanthus leaves, and a circular plan, with dimension no

Moldings and Plan for Column on Door of Library Bookcase, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II

Thomas Chippendale, 1753

Ornate calligraphic Christian text sheet with a resurrection vignette of angels at an open tomb and disciples below.

Christelijke Calligrafie

Doesborgh, 1835

Drawing of a busy river bank with barges, a steamer, workers, horses pulling a cart, and town buildings behind.

Gezicht op de oever van de Seine

Pieter Dupont, 1880

Colored design drawing for a gothic stained glass window with figures, heraldic shields and inscribed text panels.

Glasraam in de Nieuwe Kerk te Delft

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet

Colored drawing of a brick farm barn with thatched and tiled roofs, a pigsty with pigs, and a wooden fence.

Grote boerenschuur, met een varkenshok ervoor

Pieter Dupont, 1880

Colored drawing of two horses lying on a stable floor, with a man kneeling beside one and workers in the background.

Het slachten van twee paarden

Pieter Dupont, 1880

Colored chalk design for a stained glass window showing two standing men in ruff collars under an arch, with the inscription

Prins Willem I en Marnix van Sint-Aldegonde

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Watercolor page with German hunting poem in red and black script, framed by branches, with small scenes of a crucifix, a begg

Links ein Bettler am Wegesrand unter einem Kruzifix, rechts ein gestürzter Reiter

Brown ink and wash drawing of a stone arched bridge over a river with town buildings, a domed church and boats.

Ponte Sant'Angelo in Rome

Jan Brueghel the Elder

Pen and wash drawing of a library table with carved legs, cartouche panels, and fretwork, with dimension lines.

Library Table, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II

Thomas Chippendale, 1753

Ink drawing of a library table plan, moldings, a column capital and pedestal, with a scale bar and lettered reference marks.

Plan for Library Table with Moldings, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II

Thomas Chippendale, 1753

Brown ink and wash study of several figures in drapery, including a kneeling figure and a seated man gesturing, by Anthony va

Studienblatt: Sieben Heilige

Anthony van Dyck

Hand-coloured drawing of a standing man with a staff, beaded necklaces, crescent pendant and cloak, on grassy ground.

Mahote, chieftain of the Dange Xhosa

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1776

Full-length painted drawing of a standing figure holding three spears and a knobkerrie, with beaded jewellery and a spotted s

Man holding three assegais and a knobkerrie

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1776

Hand-colored drawing of a barefoot man running with a raised spear and several spears, wearing beads and bracelets.

Running man holding an assegai in his right hand and four assegais in his left

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1776

Pen and wash drawing of a quadrangular ceiling design with angels and clouds around a central heavenly scene and rococo ornam

Veneration of the Trinity

Red chalk drawing of livestock gathered by rocks, with robed figures kneeling and a woman with a child at right.

Moses's spring water miracle

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Pen and wash drawing of robed figures instructing a seated man beneath a tree, with a crucifixion and crowd in the background

Ein am Baum der Erkenntnis Sitzender erhält Unterweisungen von Moses und Johannes dem Täufer, im Hintergrund Gesetzes…

Ink and wash drawing of a Chippendale library table with drawer pedestals, shown in elevation, plan, and detail views.

Library Table, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II

Thomas Chippendale, 1760

Pencil sketch of two children leaning together over a basket, with trees and foliage behind them.

Two children with basket

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz

Library Tables, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II

Thomas Chippendale, 1759

Pen and wash drawing of a curved library table with floral swags, shown in perspective, elevation, and plan views.

Library Table, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II

Thomas Chippendale, 1759

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a seated woman presenting a laurel wreath to a bearded painter above a crowd of figures.

Bekränzung eines Künstlers, unterhalb viel Volk

Albert Hendschel

Pen and ink design drawing of a library table with Greek key frieze, scrolling acanthus apron, and paneled pedestals.

Library Table, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II

Thomas Chippendale, ca. 1762-70

Brown wash drawing of a classical landscape with an obelisk, ruined walls, tall poplars and small figures by a stream.

Classical landscape

Konrad Horny, 1790

Ink drawing of an ornate Rococo desk and bookcase with carved pediment, glazed doors, and dimension notes.

Desk and Bookcase, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II

Thomas Chippendale, 1753

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowd and robed figures before classical colonnades, attributed to Raphael, 1515.

The victim of Lystra

Ink and wash design drawing of a Gothic-style writing table with elevation, plan, and molding details.

Writing Table, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II

Thomas Chippendale, 1753

Pen and watercolour drawing of a woman dancing between two winged demons above clouds, with a glowing altar beside them.

Dance with Death

Watercolor drawing of a long vaulted hall with receding arches, niches in thick walls, and wooden poles on the floor.

Inneres einer gewölbten Pfeilerhalle

Pen and wash design drawing of a rococo and Gothic sideboard table with plan and section details.

Sideboard Table, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II

Thomas Chippendale, 1753