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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Watercolor still life of a dark shoe over a green book, with a herring and white object on a table, signed George Loring Brow

Shoe, Herring, and Book

George Loring Brown, 1833

Pencil still life drawing of grapes, apples and a pear on a table with leaves, signed James McDougal Hart, 1856.

Still Life with Fruit

James McDougal Hart, 1856

Watercolor still life of a single red-pink peach on a pale table against a dark brown wash background.

A Peach

Otto Heinigke, 1878

Pen and ink sketch of figures, horses and animals gathered among trees on tan paper, signed W. Ranney.

Study for "The Freshet"

William Ranney, 1857

Watercolor sketch of a building facade beside a brown inkwell with quill pen and a red seal on paper.

Untitled - Russell Smith and Mary Wilson Smith, 1851

Russell Smith and Mary Wilson Smith, c. 1851

Ink and wash drawing of a bearded man in a turban and loose robes, one arm extended to the right.

Man in Oriental Costume

Robert Walter Weir, 19th century

Oval miniature portrait of a grey-haired man in a dark blue coat and white cravat, in a gold frame with a suspension ring.

Portrait of a Man

Unknown artist, 19th century

Pastel drawing of a ruined building, leaning trees, a camel and a robed figure on a sandy path under a pale sky.

Nile Journey

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil and colored chalk sketch of several Nile feluccas with lateen sails on calm water, with distant cliffs.

Nile Journey, Feluccas (recto)

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil and pastel drawing of two ancient stone colossi on a green plain with pale hills and palms under a grey-blue sky.

Nile Journey, Colossi of Memnon

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Colored pencil sketch of a tiered stone tower with a balcony beside tall palm trees, with handwritten inscription below.

Nile Journey, Manfalout, Through Spyglass

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Ink sketch of a seaside promenade with pedestrians, dark trees, and ship masts rising at the harbor.

Concarneau Terrace / Brittany Street Scene

Robert Henri, c. 1899

Watercolor portrait of a young woman in cream classical drapery, gold headband, with olive sprig and carved frieze behind her

Myrrhine

Edith Martineau, 1873

Pen and ink drawing of a seated bare-chested man in a helmet, leaning on a ledge with legs extended.

Study of a Seated Man Wearing a Helmet

George Richmond, 1824/1830

Pencil sketch of a young boy posing beside a pedestal while a man in a jacket paints at an easel nearby.

James Jebusa Shannon Painting a Portrait of the Young John Manners

Marchioness of Granby Violet Manners, 1897

Brown wash drawing of reclining nude naiads and dolphins among clouds, with a male figure at left.

Naiads and Dolphins

Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre, 1762/1765

Brown wash drawing of a man with closed eyes, curly hair and high collar, inscribed Benjamin Mocatta at top.

Portrait of Benjamin Mocatta (1802-1865)

Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 19th century

Watercolor of a Rhine river scene with a horse cart, figures in costume on the shore, hills, and a tower under clouds.

Oberlahnstein on the Rhine

James Duffield Harding, c. 1839

Pencil and white chalk drawing on blue paper of open fields with a line of trees and small figures under a pale sky.

Paddington Fields, London

John Linnell, 1811

Grey wash drawing of an Italian landscape with an umbrella pine, a stone tower, figures, a cow, and distant mountains.

A View in Italy with Mountains in the Distance

Richard Wilson, c. 1754

Watercolor of wicker eel traps at a wooden weir on a river, with thatched cottages, a church tower and cloudy sky.

Eel Bucks at Goring

William James Müller, c. 1843

Brown ink drawing of an arched niche design with a nude female figure, flanking atlantes, a coat of arms and a shell basin.

A Design for a Wall Decoration or Fountain

Cherubino Alberti, 1590s?

Black chalk drawing of a standing nude man with curly hair, gazing upward, one arm behind him against a tree.

Study of a Standing Male Nude: Saint Sebastian

Jacopo Confortini, mid-17th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of a classical facade with Corinthian columns, with separate studies of capitals and ornaments at l

Studies of the Cenotaph of Annia Regilla

Mauro Antonio Tesi, 1750s/1766

Watercolor drawing of two armored knights on horseback in a mock joust, with a plumed figure and a flying shield at right.

Mock Joust of War with Flying Shields and Without Bevors

Unknown artist, c.1512-1515

Pen and wash sketch sheet with several resting sheep and one standing sheep seen from behind, with red chalk accents.

Schetsblad met groepen schapen

Pieter Gerardus van Os, 1786

Pencil sketch study of a cow and several sheep on pale paper, one sheep touched with red chalk.

Schetsen van een koe en schapen

Pieter Gerardus van Os, 1786

Sketch sheet with ink-wash studies of two sheep and three horned rams in grey and red tones.

Schetsblad met twee geiten en drie rammen

Pieter Gerardus van Os, 1786

Pencil sketch study sheet with dogs, grazing sheep, a cow and a bare tree trunk on pale paper.

Schetsblad met honden, schapen en een koe

Pieter Gerardus van Os, 1786

Grey wash drawing of a brick church with arched windows beside a canal, with a rowboat, bridge, trees and figures.

De Lutherse kerk te Alkmaar

Isaac Ouwater, 1758

Grey wash drawing of a brick building with ornate gable, cobbled street, pedestrians, dogs and a large tree.

De Doelen te Monnikendam

Isaac Ouwater, 1758

Watercolor of a crowd greeting arriving ships at a shore, with flags, a church tower and a rider on a white horse.

Aankomst van prins Willem Frederik te Scheveningen, 30 november 1813

Nicolaes Lodewick Penning, 1813