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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Hand-colored technical drawing of a Polish hussar saddle with stirrup and straps, with a rear view below.

[Siodło huzarskie żołnierskie : projekt ilustracji do albumu "Rycerstwo i wojsko polskie od XI wieku do chwili obecnej"]

Bronisław Gembarzewski, 1941

Three numbered lancers on horseback in blue uniforms carry lances with pennants, painted in watercolour against a pale sky.

Wojsko Polskie Księstwo Warszawskie, Ułany

Roman Rupniewski, 1892

Watercolor of Polish lancers in feathered caps charging on horseback across a dusty plain under a warm sky.

[Lekka polska jazda podczas ataku]

Jan Nepomucen Lewicki, 1838

Watercolor of a winged figure on a cloud reaching down to rescue drowning people in waves, with a Latin banner above.

[Trzej aniołowie]

Juliusz Makarewicz, 1912

Watercolor of a wooden cross with kneeling bishop, crowned figures, censer and angels in clouds.

[Chrystus podejmujący Ofiarę Krzyża]

Juliusz Makarewicz, 1912

Pencil and watercolor study of two winged angels and a putto with an amphora, drawn on cloud bases.

[Dwaj aniołowie i putto trzymające emblematy Męki Pańskiej]

Juliusz Makarewicz, 1912

Watercolor of a kneeling saint with halo, pink robe and palm frond seated on a cloud.

Święty Szczepan

Juliusz Makarewicz, 1912

Watercolor of two armored knights in a joust, one thrown from a blue-draped horse, with broken lances and a flying shield.

Mock Joust of War with Flying Shields

Unknown artist, c.1512-1515

Watercolor ceiling design with three coffered domes, rococo scrollwork and red flower garlands, with Russian inscription belo

Resunok'' dlâ plafonu v'' maluû Gallereû čto podle cerkvi v'' novom'' Zimnem'' Dom[e] Eâ Imperatorskago Veličestva

Serafino Lodovico Barozzi, 1761

Pink building with red roof and tower on a hill, reached by stone stairs between dark cypress trees, in watercolor and pencil

[Kompozycja fantastyczna, gmach mieszkalny na szczycie kręconych schodów, zwieńczony wieżyczką kościoła jezuitów w Wa…

Tadeusz Cieślewski, 1918

Hand-coloured illustration of a brass cavalry bugle shown from several angles, with cords, tassels and a scale bar.

[Trąbka kawaleryjska : projekt ilustracji do albumu "Rycerstwo i wojsko polskie od XI wieku do chwili obecnej"]

Bronisław Gembarzewski, 1941

Pen and watercolor drawing of two armored knights on horseback in a mock joust, with splintering shields flying.

Mock Joust of War with Flying and Exploding Shields

Unknown artist, c.1512-1515

Pen and wash design for an oval ceiling with a central foliage panel, a peacock, scrollwork, garlands and figure medallions.

Pittura da farsi, nella volta della Camera Ovale

Vincenzo Brenna, 1781

Hand-coloured floor design drawing with symmetrical scrolls, rosettes and stars in brown, red and yellow, with a scale bar.

[Pałac Zimowy Czwarty, projekty posadzek do wnętrz w skrzydle południowym, posadzka sali nr 11]

Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli, 1762

Pencil drawing of a tall stone column topped by a canopy and a religious statue with small flanking figures.

W Ratułowie

Władysław Skoczylas, 1913

Pencil drawing of a carved wayside shrine with a cross finial and a standing religious figure in its panel.

[Kapliczka w Sieniawie]

Władysław Skoczylas, 1913

Painted devotional image of the Holy Family seated at a table with fruit, against a blue floral background with gold border.

Święta Rodzina : z kaplicy przydrożnej, wieś Gorzałków, powiat opoczyński

Szymon Poprzęcki, 1888

Colored design drawing of a symmetrical floor pattern with scrolls and quatrefoils in brown, cream, red and yellow, with a sc

[Pałac Zimowy Czwarty, projekty posadzek do apartamentów mieszkalnych cesarzowej Elżbiety Piotrowny, posadzka sali nr 7]

Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli, 1762

Ink elevation drawing of an ornate garden grotto facade with a central dome, statues on a balustrade and arched doorways.

Facade de la Grande Grot qui a eté batie dans le vieux jardin du Sarskezelau

Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli, 1749

Ink and wash architectural elevation of a neoclassical theatre with columns, pediment sculpture and rooftop statues, 1791.

[Projekt przebudowy Teatru Narodowego przy Placu Krasińskich w Warszawie, fasada teatru]

Stanisław Kostka Potocki, 1791

Pen and gray wash drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds with angels, above two kneeling veiled women gazing upward.

The Virgin and Child Appearing to Two Female Monastics

Unknown artist, c. 1700

Pencil sketch on an oval sheet of several men: a standing figure with raised arm, a top-hatted man, and a small portrait head

Studies of Dogs and Men [verso]

James Goodwyn Clonney, c. 1840-1850

Pencil sketch of an ornate salon with draped curtains, a standing bearded man, and a seated figure on a tiled floor.

The Salon

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Pencil sketch on paper showing several studies of figures, including a man in a wide-brimmed hat and a bearded man in a cap.

Preliminary Sketch for "The Passage" (La Traversee)

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Pencil sketch of a horse pulling a cab with a driver seated at the back, with loose rain-like hatching.

The Cab

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Pen and wash sketch of a grazing sheep, two smaller sheep, a cottage with trees, and a standing figure.

Three Sheep by a Cottage (recto)/Sketches of Cows (verso)

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Drawing of an imaginary classical colonnade with Corinthian columns, vaulted ceilings, and a small soldier with a dog below.

Architectural Capriccio with a Soldier and Dog

Vittorio Maria Bigari, mid-18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of four muscular men on clouds, one writing in an open book, with an eagle and a lion nearby.

The Four Evangelists

after Luca Cambiaso Anonymous, 1560s

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Virgin in glory surrounded by clouds, cherubs and rays of light.

The Virgin in Glory

Workshop of Luca Cambiaso, c. 1563/1564

Pen and ink sketch of several putti grouped among clouds, drawn in loose contour lines on pale paper.

Putti in the Clouds

after Luca Cambiaso Italian 17th/18th century, 17th century

Pen and ink sketch of a robed saint gazing up at clustered cherubs and clouds, with a pedestal at right.

Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua

Circle of Donato Creti, mid-18th century

Grey wash drawing of two women in full skirts and upswept hair, with sketched figures behind them.

Two Women of Pleasure

Constantin Guys, 1860s?