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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pencil figure studies of a seated woman holding an infant, a child beside her, and a striding man in a hat.

Figure Studies; Woman with Child and Striding Man

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Pencil sketch of a woman holding a child while riding sideways on a horse, with the horse's head at right.

Figure Study; Woman and Child on Horseback

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Pencil sketch of a woman and a man dancing in folk costume, with a faint figure study at the right edge.

Figure Studies; Dancers in Abruzzo

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Pencil sketch sheet with standing men in top hats, a seated nude figure, a head study, and a small pulley drawing.

Studies of Men and Boys

James Goodwyn Clonney, c. 1840-1850

Sepia drawing of a family in classical dress walking a path with children and a dog, with a seated reader in a vignette above

"The Return"

Johannes Riepenhausen, late 18th-19th century

Pencil sketch of two standing men in wide-brimmed hats and long coats, with a faint extra figure behind one.

Figure Studies; Two Men

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a hat and a standing man in a cloak with an outstretched arm on pale paper.

Figure Studies; Seated and Standing Man

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Pencil sketch on paper of women holding infants and children in several poses, numbered 14 in the corner.

Figure Studies; Women and Children

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Pencil sketch of two women in half-length view on tan paper, wearing period dresses with broad collars.

Two Women

James Goodwyn Clonney, c. 1835-1840

Pencil sketch of four men in hats gathered around a table, one seated and others leaning in, with a bottle on the table.

Four Men Around a Table

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Pencil sketch of a guitar player performing for a seated woman and standing onlookers in hats, in an interior.

Guitar Player Performs for Audience

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Pencil sketch of a striding woman in loose trousers, head unfinished, on ruled paper numbered 17.

Figure Study; Striding Woman

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Grey wash drawing of a curly-haired putto head tilted upward with pursed lips, on cream paper.

Head of a Putto

Christoph Joseph Werner, 1690

Grey wash drawing of a domed classical gallery facade with columns, statues in niches, and pedestrians on the street.

The Old Corcoran Gallery of Art

John H. Cocks, c. 1880

Pen and ink drawing of a man in a hat with a backpack looking up at a woman leaning from a window.

Woman and Man by Window

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Pen and ink drawing of a woodland camp with a woman stirring a pot over a fire, a seated woman with a child, and a dog.

Rest in the Woods

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Pencil sketch of a valley with trees and a distant mountain peak under a pale sky.

Study for "View of Mt. Washington"

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1852

Pen and ink sketch of three women in headscarves, one seated under a tree and two standing by a shoreline.

Three Women

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Ink sketch on blue paper of two figures, one with arms raised high and the other embracing closely beside them.

Study for "Jephthah's Daughter"

Benjamin West, 1780-1810

Pen and ink sketch of a shepherd playing with a child while a seated woman holds the child beside a stone wall.

Shepherd Playing with Child

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Pen and wash drawing of a blacksmith striking hot metal on an anvil beside a seated man and a mounted rider with picks.

Blacksmith in the Goldfields

Felix Octavius Carr Darley, 1848-1855

Pen and ink sketch of a seated man, a woman lifting a child, and a small house in a rural landscape.

Man, Woman and Child

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Pen and ink drawing of an old shepherd with a staff telling a story to women, children, and a standing man before mountains.

Old Shepherd Recounting a Story

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Pen and ink sketch of a shepherd family with a dog and campfire beside a tree and rocks.

Gjeterfamilie med hund ved bål

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Pen and ink sketch of a man on horseback holding a child, with a woman walking beside them along a rural road.

Family and Horse

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Pen and brown ink drawing of a man in a hat and figures with a basket beside rooftops, dated 1833.

Shepherd Pouring Liquid into Cup

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Ink drawing of a standing woman with a pot and a seated shepherd with a staff beside a tree and rock.

Woman and Shepherd in the Forest

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded old man seated and gesturing toward a standing young woman with a basket outdoors.

Old Man and Young Woman

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Brown wash drawing of a cloaked man and seated woman in a gown among ruins beneath a large tree.

The Bride of Lammermoor

James Goodwyn Clonney, c. 1836

Pen and ink sketch of a woman riding a donkey and another woman carrying a basket on a country road with trees.

Country Road in Wind

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Ink sketch of a standing woman with a basket on her head beside a woman riding a horse past a tree.

Striding Woman and Woman on Horseback

Johan Gørbitz, 1833

Pen drawing of a man in a wide-brimmed hat playing a round-bodied stringed instrument, standing with crossed legs.

Musician

Johan Gørbitz, 1833