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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Watercolor design drawing of an ornate ottoman with carved scrollwork frame, blue upholstery and pink trim.

Design for Ottoman

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Watercolor design of an ornate ottoman sofa with arabesque scrollwork backrest in blue and pink, with a scale bar below.

Design for Side Ottoman, Later Arabesque or Morisco Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Pencil drawing of an ornamental cartouche with scrolling leaves around an empty oval panel, on tan paper with red grid lines.

Cartouche

Robert William Hume, 1830-1904

Watercolor of leaning trees arching over a green river with reflections and a cow on the bank.

Trees over the River Frome at Stapleton

James Jackson Curnock, 1862

Pencil drawing of a horizontal ornamental panel with swirling acanthus scrolls and leaves within ruled borders.

Designs for borders and corners, acanthus

Robert William Hume, 1830-1904

Pencil sketch of a seated bearded man beside a sketched dog's head on tan paper, with a color scale at left.

Zittende man en hond

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Pencil sketch of a man lying on his back with legs extended and arms bent near his head.

Liggende man

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Schets van een man met uitgestoken hand

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a wide-brimmed hat holding a bottle, with faint blue studies of raised arms.

Staande man met fles in de hand

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Pen and brown ink sketch of a man lying on the ground with a dog beside him, drawn in loose quick strokes.

Liggende man met hond

Johannes Tavenraat, 1869

Pen and brown ink sketch of a standing man beside a table with dead game birds, a hanging animal and a dog's head.

Schetsblad

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Koppen

Johannes Tavenraat, 1861

Brown ink sketch on blue paper showing two standing men with walking sticks and several studies of heads in hats.

Schetsblad met figuren

Johannes Tavenraat, 1864

Schetsblad met lopende figuren

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Pen and ink drawing of two cloaked herders with a dog and grazing flock in a hilly landscape.

Herder met hond

Johannes Tavenraat, 1849

Pen and brown ink sketch of a reclining hunter in a wide hat, resting beside a rifle on the ground.

Liggende jager

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Pen and ink design for a banknote with rococo scrollwork border, pink cartouche panels, and labeled blank areas for bank name

Design for Banknote or Certificate

Robert William Hume, 1830-1900

Ink and wash design for a banknote with scrollwork, a carved mask, and a cherub holding a large numeral 5 over the word FIVE.

Design for Banknote

Robert William Hume, 1830-1904

Pale blue watercolor design of swagged window drapery with tasseled valances and rosette tiebacks above a paned window.

Design for Window drapery

Robert William Hume, 1830-1900

Ink and wash drawing of two heraldic cornice designs in Florid Gothic style, each with a central shield and scrollwork.

Designs for Two Heraldic Cornices, Florid Gothic Style

Robert William Hume, 1830-1900

Watercolor design of an ornate gilt child's cot with red drapery, scrolling frame and crown finial, with a white pillow insid

Design for Fancy Child's Cot

Robert William Hume, 1830-1900

Pen drawing of an ornate rococo picture frame with scrolls and foliage around a blank central panel.

Design for Frame

Robert William Hume, 1830-1900

Pencil sketch of a bearded, haloed figure standing beside seated figures at a table in an interior.

Christ at Emmaus

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1902

Title page with a green marbled rococo cartouche reading Designs for Cabinet and Upholstery Furniture, framed by red corner o

Title Page Design: Designs for Cabinet and Upholstery Furniture

Robert William Hume, 1830-1900

Masked revelers in carnival costumes boarding gondolas before a Venetian palazzo, with a campanile in the distance.

Masqueraders Boarding Gondolas before a Venetian Palazzo

Eugène Lami, 1869

Red chalk drawing of Christ cleansing a temple, with merchants fleeing across steps and cherubs in clouds above.

Christ Cleansing the Temple (after Luca Giordano)

Jean-Robert Ango after Luca Giordano, 1760s

Ink and watercolor design for a book title panel with ornate lettering, a blank oval center, and a red border.

Design for a trade publication titled: "Historical Copies Chronographically Arranged", by R. W. Hume; J. W. Schermerh…

Robert William Hume, second half 19th century

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a bare-chested man in a top hat seated on a mound, holding reins, on tan paper.

Satan Rides and Drives the World

Francesco Paolo Michetti, 1882

Pencil design with decorative lettering reading Hereby and the love of God, a central cross, flowers and an altar with chalic

Design for Religious Motto

Robert William Hume, 1830-1900

Red chalk drawing of a nude infant holding a staff beside a lamb, seated on draped cloth against a grey-tinted background.

Saint John the Baptist as an Infant

Joseph Wolfgang Xavier Klauber, 1770s(?)

Pen and wash drawing of a walled town with church spires above rooftops, flat fields and hills in the distance.

Beaulne (Beaune)

Jan Peeters, c. 1650

Watercolor landscape of a valley at dawn with grazing sheep, a winding river, and hills under a dramatic sky.

Dawn in the Valley

William Turner, 1832