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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pen and wash architectural section of a domed church interior with pink masonry, arched niches, and Corinthian capitals.

[Przekrój podłużny kościoła pw. Św. Andrzeja w Rzymie]

Sebastian Sierakowski, 1801

Ink and wash drawing of robed figures, a kneeling man, sacrificial animals and onlookers beneath a palm tree.

The Return of Joseph

John Michael Rysbrack, 1720-70

Pencil sketch of a large decorative letter W framing a ruined gothic gateway, a tower with a spire, and trailing ivy.

[Projekt inicjału W]

Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, 1834

Hand-coloured plan of a star-shaped fortification labelled Rabensburg, with elevation views above and a scale bar below.

Rabensburg

CFS, 1675

Brown ink drawing of a tall tree beside a lake, with fishermen, two seated children, and distant buildings and hills.

Pastoral Scene

Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi ?, 1626-80

Grey wash drawing of a winged putto riding a lion-like sea creature with a second head, highlighted in white on blue paper.

A Winged Putto Riding a Sea Horse and a Lion (recto); The Three Graces (verso)

Denys Calvaert, 1574

Watercolor drawing of a dark stone tablet with Latin epitaph lettering, set against a pale ochre background and brick wall.

[Epitafium Reginy Chrzanowskiej]

Jan Kanty Wojnarowski, 1840

Brown ink and wash drawing of a turbaned woman holding a sword beside a severed head, after Ubaldo Gandolfi.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Ubaldo Gandolfi, 18th century

Pen and wash architectural drawing of a sarcophagus with plans and a front elevation showing carved weapon trophies.

[Projekt sarkofagu Tadeusza Kościuszki, wariant II]

Sebastian Sierakowski, 1822

Pencil sketch of a sarcophagus design with an oval medallion, drawn on tan paper with library marks.

[Projekt sarkofagu Tadeusza Kościuszki, wariant I]

Sebastian Sierakowski, 1820

Pen and wash drawing of a long vaulted hall with arched niches, urns on pedestals, and several hanging candelabra receding in

Vaulted Hall with Candelabra

Ferdinando Galli Bibiena, 1675-1743

Charcoal drawing of a nude woman with a winged cupid beside her among trees and grasses, holding leaves.

Nude Walking with Cupid

William P. Babcock, 1860s-1870s

Pencil and watercolour sketch of a church and monastery buildings with red roofs and a spire, framed by bare trees.

Kościół Reformatów w Wieliczce

Piotr Stachiewicz, 1880

Pen and wash drawing of a river waterfall between rocky banks and trees, with a ruined tower on a distant hill.

Corra Linn, the Falls of the Clyde

Joseph Farington, 1788

Pencil sketch on an oval sheet showing several studies of dogs and a seated boy in a hat at lower center.

Studies of Dogs and a Seated Boy [recto]

James Goodwyn Clonney, c. 1840-1850

Watercolor drawing of a grey scrolled memorial plaque with a cross, a portrait medallion, and a Latin epitaph inscription.

[Epitafium Andrzeja Olszowskiego]

Jan Kanty Wojnarowski, 1840

Red and black chalk drawing on blue paper of a classical funeral procession with a draped body, soldiers on horseback, and ar

Study for the Funeral of Pallas

Antoine Coypel, ca. 1716-17

Pencil drawing of tall trees beside a dirt road receding into a field, with distant hills under a pale sky.

Simsbury, Connecticut

Aaron Draper Shattuck, 1866

Watercolor drawing of a rectangular Gothic tomb slab with raised lettering framing a blank central panel, 1840.

[Płyta grobowa założyciela ołtarza w kościele oo. Franciszkanów w Krakowie]

Jan Kanty Wojnarowski, 1840

Watercolor drawing of a decorative epitaph with a Latin inscription in a scrolled cartouche on a pink background.

[Epitafium Jana Łęczyckiego]

Jan Kanty Wojnarowski, 1840

Pencil sketch of a cluster of shrubs with branching stems and clumped foliage on a beige page.

[Krzewy - szkic]

Piotr Stachiewicz, 1878

Pencil sketchbook page with architectural plans, an arched doorway elevation, and a reclining figure study with notes.

[Szkice architektoniczne i szkice postaci w różnych ujęcia oraz zarys głowy w ujęciu z profilu]

Piotr Stachiewicz, 1878

Pen and ink sketch of a flat shoreline with beach grass, a headland at right, and birds flying over the sea.

The Shore

Alfred Thompson Bricher, 1870-1900

Watercolor drawing of a classical tomb design with an obelisk, medallion portrait bust, flaming urn finials and Latin inscrip

[Nagrobek Galeazza Guicciardiniego]

Jan Kanty Wojnarowski, 1840

Pen and ink sketch of a sailing boat on rippling water beside a shoreline with pilings and reeds.

Ships

Alfred Thompson Bricher, 1870-1900

Brown wash drawing of nude nymphs bathing around a seated Diana in a forest, with a man watching from the trees.

Diana and Actaeon

Joseph Bergler the younger, late 18th-early 19th century

Watercolor portrait of a bishop in gold vestments with crozier and mitre, flanked by cherubs and columns, with Latin inscript

[Portret biskupa Samuela Maciejowskiego]

Jan Kanty Wojnarowski, 1857

Grey wash drawing of cattle and shepherds wading through water below a hilltop town and steep rocky mountains.

Cattle and Shepherds in a Southern Mountainous Landscape

Karel Dujardin, mid-17th century

Watercolor drawing of a stone tomb with a recumbent effigy and inscription plaque set in an arched niche.

[Nagrobek Jana Sabiniusa w katedrze na Wawelu]

Jan Kanty Wojnarowski, 1859

Brown ink and wash drawing of cavalry in battle, with rearing horses, raised swords, and fallen soldiers under a hazy sky.

A Battle Scene

Ferdinand Kobell, 1783

Pencil portrait drawing of a bearded man with curly hair in a dark coat and bow tie, facing the viewer.

Zelfportret

Cornelis Springer, 1827

Pencil drawing of a man with curly hair and a cloak fastened with a tassel, shown in half-length against a plain background.

Zelfportret

Augustus van der Steene, 1813