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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pencil drawing of the U.S. Capitol dome rising above brick rooftops and chimneys under a pale sky.

Capitol, Washington

George Strickland, 1837

Brown wash drawing of a seated man in a dark coat holding a book, with stacked books behind him.

Man Holding a Book [recto]

Thomas Sully, c. 1815

Pencil drawing of a rococo frame with two winged putti, scrollwork and rosettes, with a scale bar below.

[Projekt ołtarza dekorowanego rzeźbami puttów]

Sebastian Sierakowski, 1769

Pink and grey watercolor architectural floor plan with Polish room labels, staircases, and a scale bar.

[Projekt przebudowy Bursy Jagiellońskiej - rzut parteru]

Sebastian Sierakowski, 1823

Pen drawing of a gothic arched portal with intersecting tracery above and a diamond-patterned panel with rosette below.

[Rysunek portalu w dziedzińcu, w skrzydle zachodnim na parterze na Wawelu]

Teofil Żebrawski, 1846

Watercolor of a castle with brick walls beside a river, a fisherman in red in the foreground, and birds in the sky.

Zamek w Krupie

Edward Walenty Kainko, 1843

Watercolor of an ornate sarcophagus with carved garlands and a skull on its lid inside a stone vaulted crypt.

[Trumna króla Jana Kazimierza w krypcie katedry na Wawelu]

Leon Dembowski, 1849

Pen and ink garden plan showing rectangular beds, winding paths, tree clusters, two ponds and a scale bar, 1833.

Plan Ogrodu Laskiewiczów d. 30 września 1833 r. sporządzony

Adolf Estreicher, 1833

Watercolor of the Kurnik castle with a red brick tower, turrets and an arched bridge over water, surrounded by trees.

Zamek w Kurniku o dwie mil od Poznania

Edward Walenty Kainko, 1843

Architectural elevation drawing of the Belmead mansion facades in Gothic Revival style, with pointed arches, towers, and chim

Belmead, Plantation Mansion for Philip St. George Cocke, Powhatan Co., Virginia (partial elevations of entrance facad…

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1846

Architectural elevation and floor plan of a Gothic Revival house with towers, pointed windows, and labeled rooms, 1845.

Belmead, for Philip St. George Cocke, Powhatan Co., Virginia (elevation and plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1845

Pencil and watercolor architectural drawing of Belmead's south entrance facade with a west-east section below.

"Belmead", James River, Virginia: Entrance façade and west-east section (recto); North-south section and upper floorp…

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1845

Pen and ink drawing of Belmead, a Gothic Revival mansion with a central tower, above a floor plan with a carriage road.

"Belmead", James River, Virginia, Residence of Philip St. George Cocke (vignette of riverside elevation and plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1845

Pen and ink drawing of a bear lying in grass beside a bench with two straw beehives under trees.

Bear Stung by Bees

William Holbrook Beard, 1865-1895

Watercolor of Half Dome and Royal Arches in Yosemite with pale granite cliffs, shadowed valley and stormy sky.

Half Dome and Royal Arches, Yosemite, from Glacier Point

Samuel Colman, c. 1870

Pencil sketch of steep rocky cliffs and a winding creek in a canyon, with scattered trees along the valley floor.

Clear Creek Canyon, Rocky Mountains, Colorado

Ralph Albert Blakelock, c. 1869

Brown wash sketch of a landscape with a dark tower, a smaller building, trees on the horizon and heavy clouds.

Landschap met toren

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Brown ink sketch of an elderly woman with a walking stick standing beside a small child in a hat.

Oude vrouw en jong meisje

Johannes Tavenraat, 1876

Pen sketch of a dog chasing hares across a field, with two hunters with raised sticks at the edges.

Drijfjacht

Johannes Tavenraat, 1869

Pen drawing on a letter cover with three caricatured male profiles in hats beside a handwritten address to Rotterdam.

Koppen

Johannes Tavenraat, 1869

Brown ink and wash sketch of a bent-over man in a wide-brimmed hat with a shoulder strap, signed Tavenraat.

Strooper

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Pen and ink sketch of a seated hunter resting against a tree with a dog and a dead bird nearby.

Rustende jager

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

[Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz grający w karty]

Jakub Sokołowski, 1829

Two architectural floor plans on tan paper, one above the other, with labeled rooms including library, drawing room and kitch

Two Plans for an Unidentified House

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1825-38

Brown ink sketch of a hunter in a wide-brimmed hat leaning against a tree with a rifle beside him.

Jager rustend staand tegen een boom

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Brown ink and wash sketch of two hunters standing near a tree, one with a rifle and one wearing a wide-brimmed hat.

Twee jagers bij een boom

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Watercolor architectural drawing of a columned university facade with tower and globe figure, above a symmetrical floor plan.

Design for a University (entrance façade and plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a fortified hilltop castle with towers and a cathedral spire, seen from a riverbank with fishermen and raft

Widok zamku krakowskiego od zachodniej strony

F Gutowski, 1806

Charcoal drawing of a dark gondola on a canal at evening with pale buildings and light reflections on water.

Gondola, Evening in Venice

Eugène Vail, c. 1900-1920

Brown ink drawing of a hunter with a rifle and game bird, seen from behind, with a spotted dog looking up at him.

Jager met hond

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Ink sketch of a hare in full stretched run, with handwritten Dutch notes on the pale paper beside it.

Snelle haas

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Wachtende jagers

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840