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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Schetsblad met kindergezichten

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Watercolor of a horse-drawn wagon crossing a river on a ferry, with green hills and a mountain behind.

Crossing the James River

Unknown artist, 1878

Watercolor of a stone arch bridge over a stream beside a red clay road, with bare trees and a hillside in autumn colors.

In the Red Clay Region

Unknown artist, 19th century

Watercolor of a mission church with bell tower and domes, two robed figures on a dirt road, and blue mountains beyond.

Church of Santa Barbara

Unknown artist, late 19th century

Ink and watercolor drawing of a stylized house facade with star rosettes, columns, lattice windows and a central door.

Fraktur House

Unknown artist, early 19th century

Charcoal drawing of figures walking across a dim Venetian square past a gothic arcaded palace and a tall column at night.

The Piazzetta, Venice

Eugène Vail, c. 1900-1920

Charcoal drawing of gondolas along Venice's Palazzo Ducale and Piazzetta at night, with reflections in the water.

Memory of Venice: the Palazzo Ducale and the Piazzetta

Eugène Vail, c. 1900-1920

Charcoal drawing of dark silhouetted figures crossing a stepped bridge beneath arched buildings in dim light.

Bridge, Venice

Eugène Vail, c. 1900-1920

Charcoal sketch of a bridge with pedestrians above boats moored on a canal, with soft reflections in the water.

Venetian Bridge

Eugène Vail, c. 1900-1920

Pastel sketch of a Nile landscape with ruined columns on the horizon, green fields, shrubs, and a stone wall in the foregroun

Nile Journey, No. 15

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Charcoal and white chalk study of three draped female figures, one holding a torch, on grey-brown paper.

Study for "The Fates Gathering in the Stars"

Elihu Vedder, 1884-1887

Red and white chalk study of a draped female figure with windblown hair on tan paper, by Elihu Vedder.

Study for "Greek Girls Bathing" [recto]

Elihu Vedder, c. 1872

Black and white chalk drawing of a standing female nude adjusting a beaded necklace on a mauve paper ground.

Female Nude with Necklace

Elihu Vedder, 1870s-1880s

Black and white chalk drawing of a nude woman leaning forward with a spear, one foot on a rock, on tan paper.

Girl Spearing Dolphin

Elihu Vedder, c. 1900

Architectural drawing of a classical portico elevation with columns, arched doors and iron railing, with a floor plan below.

[Projekt oraz rzut pawilonu - portyku na Plantach]

Sebastian Sierakowski, 1801

Architectural drawing of a Corinthian column capital and entablature in elevation, perspective, and plan, in grey wash.

[Projekt kapitelu korynckiego z belkowaniem - widok frontalny, perspektywiczny oraz rzut]

Sebastian Sierakowski, 1800

Pastel drawing of camels and seated figures resting in a desert landscape with red rock formations and blue sky.

Nile Journey, No. 20

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pastel drawing of large dark boulders in a calm river with tan hills and a pale sky behind them.

Nile Journey, No. 22

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Colored architectural drawing with two facade elevations of a manor house and a ground floor plan below with scale bar.

[Projekt dwóch elewacji oraz rzut dworu z alkierzami]

Sebastian Sierakowski, 1801

Man in Top Hat, Smoking a Cigar

Robert Vonnoh, late 19th century

Pencil sketch of a rounded stone marker with a small cross, inscribed Z Litwy 1847, among rocks and pine trees.

[Projekt okładki Incipit:] Z Litwy 1847

Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, 1847

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a seated young cadet in a military cap and buttoned jacket on gray paper.

The Cadet

Robert Vonnoh, late 19th century

Pencil sketch of a path through tall trees with large trunks in the foreground and handwritten date below.

[Droga wśród drzew]

Józef Ignacy Kraszewski

Charcoal sketch on gray paper of a standing man in a suit and bow tie holding a briefcase.

Standing Man

Robert Vonnoh, late 19th century

Pencil sketch of a tree-lined avenue of tall hedges leading to a palace with a domed tower and spire.

Pałac Moritzburg

Józef Ignacy Kraszewski

Pastel drawing of a woman in a blue shawl and a child bending over a wooden beehive in tall grass under trees.

Watching the Bees

J. Alden Weir, 1896

Sepia drawing of a man playing mandolin with a dog on steps while a woman reads a letter in an ivy-framed doorway.

When Other Friends Are Round Thee

Robert Walter Weir, c. 1853

Pencil sketch of a ruined arcaded building framed by trees and rocks, on pale paper.

[Pejzaż z ruinami piętrowego budynku z arkadami w przyziemiu]

Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, 1864

Study for "War and Peace"

Robert Walter Weir, c. 1836

Pencil sketch of a rural boy in a hat lying on his stomach beside a horse, on tan paper, signed Dębicki.

[Studium wiejskiego chłopca w kapeluszu leżącego na brzuchu]

Stanisław Dębicki, 1886

Charcoal sketch of robed figures standing and kneeling in a shadowy group beneath a dark, cloudy sky.

Group of Figures

Robert Walter Weir, early 19th century

Watercolor sketch of a flat landscape with trees, a green meadow, a small figure, and a distant skyline under gray sky.

Marsh in Zeeland

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1900