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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pencil sketch of fishing boats beside draped nets hung on poles, with a calm sea horizon behind them.

Båter og fiskegarn, Capri

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Pencil and wash sketch of castle ruins and round towers above a whitewashed building with a grapevine trellis.

Castello Barbarossa, Capri; bygning, Capri

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Pale watercolour sketch of rocky cliffs and a calm sea with a distant headland under a soft sky.

Utsikt fra Capri mot Sorrento-halvøya

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Pale pencil and watercolour sketch of rock stacks rising from the sea beside white buildings on Capri, with hills and sky.

I Faraglioni sett fra Capri by

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Pale watercolor sketch of a rocky cliff with ruins on top and a stone wall at left, showing Monte Solaro from Capri.

Monte Solaro sett fra Capri by

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Pale watercolor of a coastal road winding past rocky cliffs and a stone archway toward a hazy sea and distant mountain.

Fra veien mellom Capri by og Marina Grande

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Pale watercolor of a misty mountain range above a calm bay with shoreline trees, buildings and a small boat.

Fra stranden ved Marina Grande, Capri

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Charcoal sketch of a young woman with bowed head, seated at a table, hands folded, on toned paper.

Young Woman, Florence [recto]

Seth Wells Cheney, 1839

Pencil and wash sketch of fishing nets on a beach with beached boats and a standing figure, with a rowboat offshore.

Fiskegarn på stranden ved Marina Grande, Capri

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Watercolor of sea cliffs and a rock stack with a small rowing boat on calm water, by Johan Christian Dahl, 1820.

Partier fra Capris nordkyst

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Pencil sketch of umbrella pines on a hillside path with hazy coastal cliffs and sea behind, labelled Capri and Sorrento.

Parti fra Capris nordkyst; pinjer, Sorrento

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Graphite portrait drawing of a woman with curly hair and an off-shoulder dress, on tan paper.

Mrs. Sylvanus D. Lewis (Estelle Anna Blanche Robinson)

after Charles Loring Elliott Seth Wells Cheney, 1848-1856

Pale watercolor sketch of a hilltop church above misty coastal cliffs, with a small boat on the sea below.

Kirken i Pozzano; kystparti ved Pozzano

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Pencil and chalk drawing of a man's head and shoulders in a high collar, turned toward the viewer on tan paper.

Head of a Man

Seth Wells Cheney, 1840-1854

Pencil sketch of a felucca with a lateen sail on calm water, beside a fortress wall with handwritten notes, 1820.

Felukk; fortet ved Castellammare

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Head of a Woman

Seth Wells Cheney, 1840-1854

Pale pencil and wash drawing of a misty mountain valley with a stone arch bridge and a winding road.

Ved Quisisana

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Pencil portrait of a young woman with hair in a low bun, head turned right, on tan paper.

Head of a Young Woman

Seth Wells Cheney, 1840-1854

Pencil and watercolour sketch of a man in a top hat carrying an oar, with a felucca sailing on calm water to the right.

Mann med åre; felukk

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Pencil sketches of sailboats and a rowing boat on water, with a ruined hilltop building at upper right.

Studier av båter; ruiner; Capri

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Pencil sketch of two boys near a boat and leaning tree, with shrubs and a distant landscape behind them.

Boys with a Boat

James Goodwyn Clonney, c. 1830-1835

Pencil and wash sketch of a sailboat's bow with raised sail, mast, rigging and an anchor, by Johan Christian Dahl, 1820.

Anker; baug av seilbåt

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Pencil sketch of a shaded wooded hill under a pale sky, with light cloud-like strokes below and a dated inscription at top.

Wolkenstudie

Caspar David Friedrich, 1807

Architectural floor plan of the principal floor of Belmead mansion, showing labeled rooms, dimensions, and a carriage way.

Belmead, Virginia, for Philip St. George Cocke (plan of principle floor)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1845

Pencil sheet with several figure studies of women, men in hats, and children in varied poses.

Figure Studies; Women, Men and Children

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Pencil sketch of three men playing boccia beside a seated woman holding a baby on a stone bench.

Figure Studies; Boccia Playing Men and Woman with Child

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Pencil sketch of two seated men, one crossing his legs beside a hat, the other resting his head on his hand.

Figure Studies; Two Seated Men

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Pencil sketch sheet with several figure studies of women and children in dramatic gesturing poses.

Figure Studies; Children and Women in Dramatic Poses

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Pencil sketch page with figure studies: a striding man with a hat, standing women in long skirts, and dancing figures.

Figure Studies; Striding, Standing and Dancing Figures

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Pencil sketch of a seated woman leaning at a table beside a standing man in a cloak leaning on a staff.

Figure Studies; Sitting Woman and Standing Shepherd

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a hat beside a standing woman in a headscarf holding a small child.

Figure Studies; Seated Man and Woman with Child

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Pencil sketch on paper of figure studies: standing men in wide-brimmed hats, a leaning figure, and two seated women.

Figure Studies; Various Postures

Johan Gørbitz, 1833