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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Architectural section drawing of a two-storey library with a domed roof, columns, staircases and doorways, in pencil and ink.

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Student Libraries (two sections)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1850-58

Brown wash drawing of four men seated around a table in conversation, one smoking a pipe, with faint sketches of heads.

Fishermen

Adolph Menzel, c. 1850

Front elevation drawing of a two-story house with central tower, columned portico and arched doors, by Alexander Jackson Davi

House for R. Dabney, Powhatan, Virginia (front elevation)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1856

Oval pencil and wash portrait of a man in a high-collared coat, framed by a decorative ruled border with handwritten inscript

Jasiński, Jan Tomasz Seweryn : urod. r. 1806 umarł r. 1879 : były artysta i pisarz dramatyczny - dyrektor teatr. warsz

Jan Feliks Piwarski, 1825

Watercolor architectural floor plan of the principal floor of a house with labeled rooms, veranda and scale bar.

House for R. Dabney, Powhatan, Virginia (plan of principal floor)

Alexander Jackson Davis, June 18, 1858

Watercolor sketch of spectators tending a fallen rider on a grassy field, with racing horses in the background.

[Zrzucony z konia - scena z wyścigów konnych]

Moritz Ledeli, 1866

Pencil long section drawing of a two-story house with central tower, staircases, arched windows and porch, dated 1858.

House of R. Dabney, Powhatan, Virginia (long section)

Alexander Jackson Davis, June 18, 1858

Pen drawing of an architectural cross-section and side elevation of a two-storey building with arched windows and a balustrad

[Obserwatorium Astronomiczne Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego - przekrój poprzeczny na osi trzeciego okna licząc od zacho…

Henryk Wilhelm Rossmann, 1812

Pen drawing of the rear north elevation of a two-story Virginia house with a central porch, cupola and dimension notes.

House of R. Dabney, Powhatan, Virginia (north [rear] side)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1858

Painted garden scene with a cascade pouring from an arched grotto under a balustraded bridge, flanked by cypresses and willow

[Zofiówka, grota Wenery z otwartą kaskadą]

Alexandre Hintz, 1801

Sepia drawing of a curly-haired man in a frock coat within an oval floral frame, with a name inscription and coat of arms bel

Pierre Paul Jean comte de Godziemba Maleszewski

Monogramista W. K, 1810

Pencil drawing of University of North Carolina buildings in perspective above a plan of the Chapel Hill town grounds.

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (distant perspective and plan of grounds)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1850-58

Pencil sketch of a misty lake with a rowboat and wooded island, and an oval vignette of a tree, path and cottage.

Seascape and Landscape

Unknown artist, c. 1859

Pen and ink study of two embracing figures in period dress, with smaller sketches and handwritten notes on pale paper.

Study for "The Return of King Friedrich II from Küstrin"

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, c. 1850s

Pencil sketch of children and adults in an interior with columns, some carrying trays of fruit, with handwritten text below.

Examin

Dionizja Poniatowska, 1850

Pencil sketch of two men in period dress, one gesturing with a raised hand and the other in a fur-trimmed coat and tall hat.

[Cztery szkice ukazujące postaci mężczyzn]

Walerian Kryciński, 1880

Sketch of the Ponte Vecchio over the Arno with buildings, a tower and a dome behind it, drawn in soft grey tones.

Ponte Vecchio, Florence [recto]

John Singer Sargent, 1870-1872

Graphite drawing of a young woman with downcast eyes wearing a draped headscarf, on grey-blue paper.

[Portret młodej kobiety w chuście]

Florian Danielski, 1820

Pencil sketch of a monastery with a bell tower and cypress trees on a hillside under a soft sky.

Monastery [recto]

John Singer Sargent, 1870-1872

Pencil sketch of a valley village below steep mountains, with grazing animals in the foreground and a dated inscription.

Weser

John William Casilear, 1842

Graphite sketch of a seated man in a pith helmet looking over a rolling landscape with distant hills and trees.

Study for "White Mountains from North Conway, New Hampshire" [recto]

David Johnson, 1851

Colored architectural floor plan of a theatre ground floor with curved seating rows, stage, foyer and labelled rooms.

[Projekt teatru - rzut parteru]

Sebastian Sierakowski, 1819

Watercolor landscape of leafy trees on a sandy slope under a pale hazy sky, in muted olive and ochre tones.

[Pejzaż jesienny z drzewami rosnącymi na piaszczystym zboczu]

Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, 1864

Colored plan drawing of a star-shaped fortress with angular bastions and a scroll banner title, on a cream sheet.

Daß Caßtel in Meilan

CFS, 1675

Pen and watercolor plan of a fortified walled town with bastions along a river, with ribbon label reading Pest.

Pest 1601

CFS, 1675

Horse

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, c. 1860s

Architectural drawing with a cross section of a vaulted building with timber roof above a floor plan with columns and scale b

[Przekrój poprzeczny oraz rzut budynku przemysłowego]

Sebastian Sierakowski, 1800

Pencil sketch of a woman in a headscarf with bowed head, above a study of a figure beside a wooden gate.

Handwerkende vrouw en schets van een boer bij een hek

Jozef Israëls, 1834

Pencil and ink sketch of three seated children on grass, one in a wide-brimmed hat, one with a headscarf.

Drie zittende kinderen in het gras

Jozef Israëls, 1834

Watercolor design of a Baroque-style wall epitaph with a bust portrait, pink columns and a Latin inscription panel.

[Epitafium Piotra Kochanowskiego w kościele oo. Franciszkanów w Krakowie]

Jan Kanty Wojnarowski, 1843

Pencil and pen sketch of a park path framed by large tree trunks, branches and loose foliage.

Park

Jozef Israëls, 1834

Pencil studies of a boy in a wide-brimmed hat seated on a wooden ladder, with faint grid lines beneath.

Studies of a Boy on a Ladder

James Goodwyn Clonney, c. 1840-1850