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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Young man in grey coat kneels before a flower-covered altar beside a tree in a garden, washed drawing.

Jongeman knielend bij een liefdesaltaar in een tuin

Jean Frédéric Schall, 1762

Watercolor design of a vertical embroidered border with roses, violets, and gold and white tassels.

Design for an Embroidered Border

Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin, 1765

Pen and wash plan of a fan-shaped Sorbonne law lecture hall with tiered benches, spiral stair, and French annotations.

Study for the Renovation of a Law Classroom at the Sorbonne

Antoine Laurent Thomas Vaudoyer, 1820

Drawing of a crowned bearded god descending in lightning toward a reclining woman on a draped bed beneath a canopy.

Jupiter and Semele

Unknown artist, 18th century

Grey wash drawing of a rococo garden party with figures on a seesaw, seated groups, trees and a scrolled border.

Fête Champêtre with a Seesaw (La Bascule)

Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, before 1774

Brown wash drawing of elegant figures playing a game under trees in an outdoor fête, with a scrolled frame below.

Fête Champêtre with Game of Hot Cockles (La Main Chaude)

Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, before 1774

Graphite and white chalk study on blue paper of a youth pulling ropes, with several hand and arm studies.

Studies of a Youth Pulling Ropes (recto); Faint Study of a Youth Pulling a Rope (verso)

Aurelio Lomi, 1610s

Brown wash drawing of women gathered around jewelry while a warrior woman with spear and shield stands among them and a beard

The Discovery of Achilles among the Daughters of Lycomedes

James Thornhill, c. 1710

Brown wash drawing of a grotto with arched openings revealing trees and ruined walls beyond, by Francis Place.

A Grotto (The Stables of the Villa Maecenas, Tivoli?)

Francis Place, c. 1700

A Sheep

Jean-Ferdinand Chaigneau, 1860s

Chalk drawing with white highlights on grey paper showing two standing sheep and faint studies of sheep heads above.

Studies of Sheep

Jean-Ferdinand Chaigneau, 1860s

Charcoal drawing of figures struggling around a water jug, one man holding a spear, another lying prone on the ground.

The Siege of Tortona, or The Thirst of the People of Tortona (La Costanza dei tortonesi)

Andrea Gastaldi, 1866-1867

Colored drawing of Christ with a halo in a doorway, a kneeling apostle reaching toward him, and robed onlookers around.

Christ with Doubting Thomas and the Apostles

Henri Lehmann, mid-19th century

Brown ink sketch of the Madonna and Child on a dais with an angel, Tobias, a saint and children, plus a small head study belo

The Madonna and Child Seated on a Dais with Tobias and the Angel and a Saint Presenting Two Children

Pietro Giacomo Palmieri, late 18th century

Grey wash drawing of a grand Baroque ceremonial facade with arches, statues, a central fountain, and small figures in the for

Design for "The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1774: Hercules and the Dragon in the Garden of the Hesperides"

Paolo Posi and Giuseppe Palazzi, 1774

Au Théâtre Antoine

Edouard Vuillard, c. 1889

Drawing in black and red chalk of a young girl in a white bonnet reading an open book at a table.

Young Girl Reading

Jacques-André Portail, mid 18th century

Brown wash drawing of a canal with tree-lined banks, moored boats, gabled houses, a bridge and figures in rowboats.

Gezicht op het Entrepotdok aan de Rapenburgergracht

Jan de Beijer, 1751

Pen and grey wash drawing of a city gate with tower beside a canal, a bridge, windmills and two men on a road.

Gezicht op de Singelgracht en de oude Muiderpoort

Jan de Beijer, 1751

Drawing of a shepherd couple, a child, sheep and a dog beside a stone plaque under a tree.

Titelblad met een herderspaar

Gerard van Nijmegen, 1783

Brown wash drawing of a stable interior with a girl hanging cloth, a wooden cart, barrels and an open door.

Stalinterieur met een meisje dat een doek ophangt

Christina Chalon, 1770

Pen and ink drawing of a crowd pouring water onto a rock, with a kneeling child and soldiers in the background.

Samuel offert een zooglam aan Jahwe

Dirck Pietersz. Crabeth, 1540

Woman hanging laundry in a rustic barn corner with clogs, a cat, a basket and a copper pot on the floor.

Hoekje van een stal met een meisje dat een doek ophangt

Christina Chalon, 1772

Grey wash drawing of a man in a tricorn hat seated at a table with pen, paper, and ink pot, beside a drape.

Zelfportret van Hendrik Kuipers, zittend achter een tafel, tekenend

Hendrik Kuipers, 1790

Pen and wash drawing of an oval portrait of a man in a wig, with two putti beside a book and shoes.

Portret van Adriaan van Boscheiden

Frans van Mieris, 1720

Watercolor drawing of a dark tamarin monkey with red-brown hands gripping a branch, with a hazy mountain landscape behind.

A Red-handed Tamarin

Jacob Perkois, 1776

Pen and grey wash frontispiece design with two standing men, a seated allegorical figure, columns and a cartouche inscription

Ontwerp voor het frontispiece van Dess neuen Teutschen Wappenbuchs Vierter Teil

Michael Heer, 1650

Still life of a hanging mallard, partridge and goldfinch with a bundle of red onions against a pale wall.

Hunting Trophy with Mallard, Partridge, Goldfinches, and Onions

Antoine Berjon, c. 1810

Painting of a hare hanging by its feet from a branch of bay leaves against a grey background, with a shadow behind it.

Hunting Trophy with Hare and Bay Leaves

Antoine Berjon, c. 1810

Watercolor of an autumn forest with bare birch trees, mossy rocks, a dirt path, and birds flying across a cloudy sky.

Autumn Landscape in the Forest of Fontainebleau

Auguste Allongé, c. 1860

Pen and watercolor study of a reclining male nude, head resting on one arm, one leg raised, on a pale studio ground.

Study of a Male Nude

William Mulready, c. 1852

Black chalk drawing of a bearded, shirtless sailor seated at a ship's rigging, holding an oar, with stars above.

Navigation (Allegory of the Navy)

Jules-Élie Delaunay, 1876