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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pencil drawing of a river with a multi-arched stone bridge, rocky banks, horses and figures, and a hillside town beyond.

St. Cloud

after John Frederick Kensett Anonymous, 1843

Pencil sketch of covered cannon on wheeled carriages with wagons at left and right, drawn by John Singer Sargent in 1918.

Cannon Trailers, France

John Singer Sargent, 1918

Pencil sketch of a rural village with thatched cottages, a wooden fence, tall trees and a church tower with an onion dome.

[Krajobraz wiejski]

Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, 1850

Pencil and wash sketch of an Italian villa with cypress trees on a hillside, with a bare tree at the left edge.

Italian Villa [recto]

John Singer Sargent, 1870-1872

Pencil drawing of a hilly landscape with a thatched hut, stone path, and an onion-domed church on the hill.

[Pejzaż pagórkowaty z ziemianką i cerkwią]

Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, 1840

Study drawing of a winged female nude seated beside a large sphere and open book, in grey chalk on green paper.

Study for "The Eclipse of the Sun by the Moon"

Elihu Vedder, 1892

Grey wash drawing of a chaotic city street with carriages, a crowd, fallen figures, and classical buildings.

New York - Street Scene

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, 1859-1868

Pencil study of a standing man carrying a sack on his shoulders, with grid lines and a faint second figure at left.

Study for "Pêcheurs de la mer du Nord" (Study for "Fishermen of the North Sea")

Eugène Vail, c. 1893

Pencil and wash drawing of leafless trees on a misty hillside with a small dog in the lower left foreground.

The First Snowfall

Arthur Bowen Davies, c. 1877-1887

Pencil drawing of a seated male nude viewed from behind, resting on a stone block with one arm on a ledge.

Zittend mannelijk naakt, op de rug gezien

Christiaan Welmeer, 1791

White chalk drawing on grey paper of a standing nude man leaning on a draped pedestal, looking downward.

Staand mannelijk naakt

Derk Anthony van de Wart, 1788

Graphite drawing of a standing male nude leaning on a draped column, one arm raised, dated 1791.

Staand mannelijk naakt

Derk Anthony van de Wart, 1791

Grey wash drawing of a reclining male nude with one arm raised, resting on a stone ledge, signed and dated 1796.

Liggend mannelijk naakt met geheven arm

Derk Anthony van de Wart, 1796

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling nude man seen from behind, one arm raised, curly hair, on a pale sheet.

Mannelijk naakt, knielend, op de rug gezien

Jacob Willemz. de Vos, 1795

Grey wash drawing of a tooth extraction: a man in a feathered hat grips another man's head while a smiling onlooker watches.

Tooth Extraction

William Ranney, 1840s-1850s

Red chalk drawing of a reclining male nude resting on a bellows against a rocky landscape, by Dirk Versteegh, 1761.

Liggend mannelijk naakt, op een zak waaruit lucht blaast

Dirk Versteegh, 1761

Red chalk drawing of a seated male nude seen from behind, leaning on one arm, with crossed legs and curly hair.

Zittend mannelijk naakt, op de rug gezien

Jacob Willemz. de Vos, 1803

Grey wash drawing of a nude male figure holding a sword and a severed bearded head, by Dirk Versteegh, 1784.

Staand mannelijk naakt met een zwaard en een afgehouwen hoofd

Dirk Versteegh, 1784

Pencil and watercolor drawing of Gothic church ruins with tracery windows, a tree, and stone steps on a rocky slope.

Cathedral Ruins, Bacharach

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, 1841

Nude Study

William P. Babcock, 1860s-1870s

Charcoal drawing of a nude woman with raised arms beside a seated cherub holding a mirror, set against a shaded forest.

Nude with Cherub Holding a Mirror

William P. Babcock, 1860s-1870s

Charcoal drawing of a nude woman holding a rose while a winged cupid embraces her from behind.

Nude with Cupid

William P. Babcock, 1860s-1870s

Pencil study of two clusters of birch branches with small leaves on tan paper, inscribed Catskill Mountains 1856.

Birch Boughs, Catskill Mountains

John William Casilear, 1856

Pencil and white chalk drawing of a lake with a church steeple, village, and snow-capped mountains behind it.

Lake of Brienz

John William Casilear, late 19th century

Pencil sketch of rolling mountains with pine trees in the foreground and two small figures on a rocky ledge.

Mountain Landscape

John William Casilear, late 19th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of ruined castle towers in a flat landscape with a distant village under a pale sky.

View of Kasteel Honingen near Rotterdam

Jan Ruyscher, 1648

Pencil drawing of gabled Dutch facades on a street with a horse and cart, a pedestrian and a green tree.

Gezicht op Oud-Holland tijdens de Wereldtentoonstelling voor het Hotel- en Reiswezen in 1895

Evert Breman, 1894

Pencil sketch of two figures embracing, one seated in flowing drapery, with loose hatched shading on pale paper.

An Intimate Concert

Henry Fuseli, 1814

Pen and brown wash drawing of a tiered classical tomb elevation with relief panels and statues, above a ground plan.

An Imperial Tomb: Elevation and Ground Plan

Circle of Antonio da Sangallo, c. 1530

Charcoal drawing of a standing nude figure with long hair, arms crossed, over a faint grid on tan paper.

A Standing Male Nude

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, c. 1879

Pen and wash drawing of the Virgin and Child enthroned, with a kneeling bishop and saint adoring them and cherubs above.

The Virgin and Child Enthroned, Adored by Saints

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1790s(?)

Grey wash drawing of a muscular nude man on a rock, arm raised defiantly toward a dark sky, with billowing drapery behind.

Satan Defying the Powers of Heaven

Henry Fuseli, late 1790s