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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pencil sketches of tombs on cream paper, including a draped standing figure on a pedestal beneath an arch outline.

Sketches of Tombs

Louis Jean Desprez, 1779 / 1784

Watercolor of thatched and red-tiled farm buildings beside a grassy path, with tree trunks at left and sea on the horizon.

A Farm near the Sea at Margate, Kent

George Richmond, 1850

Colored architectural elevation of an ornate rococo gallery wall with arched windows, stucco frames and painted medallions.

Copie de la décoration interieur de la Gallerie du Palais d'Hiver. No. 6

Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli, 1732

Pale hand resting on dark grass with small white flowers with red centers, painted on a cut-out sheet.

[Ręka złożona na trawie z kwiatami]

Cyprian Kamil Norwid, 1880

Circular pen and ink drawing of a radiant robed figure above clouds, with two bearded figures and three kneeling men below.

The Transfiguration

Ercole Setti, c. 1570s/1580s

Painted view of a tree-shaded cemetery with a white cross, dark gravestones, flowers and an iron fence.

[Groby Bakszewiczów i Janiny Zahorskiej na cmentarzu bernardyńskim w Wilnie]

Władysław Zahorski, 1901

Colored technical drawing of an officer's cavalry saddle cloth with blue borders and a crowned monogram, with a scale bar at

[Czaprak oficera jazdy od 1829 r. : projekt ilustracji do albumu "Rycerstwo i wojsko polskie od XI wieku do chwili ob…

Bronisław Gembarzewski, 1941

Watercolor of a rocky stream with rapids, mossy red banks, and a small kingfisher perched on a branch in the foreground.

The Kingfisher's Haunt

John George Sowerby, c. 1890s

Pencil drawing of a branch of bay leaves on olive-toned paper, signed H.R. in the lower right.

Study of Bay Leaves

Henry Ryland, before 1898

Watercolor of two figures in pale costumes and wide-brimmed hats conversing against a dark garden background.

[Para w ogrodzie]

Cyprian Kamil Norwid, 1880

Watercolor of a fishing boat battling rough waves under a dark stormy sky, with a large ship and distant coastline.

The Coming Storm: A Fishing Boat Making for Home off Whitby

Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding, 1840

Watercolor of figures gathering heather and carrying bundles across an open moor under a cloudy blue sky.

The Heather or Broom Gatherers

David Cox, 1851

Charcoal drawing of a stone archway and cobbled street with horses, a carriage, and pedestrians in long dresses.

Pusterla dei Fabbri, Milan

Mosè Bianchi, c. 1888

Colored drawing of an ornamental floor design with checkerboard bands, shell motifs, floral corner panels and an oval center.

[Pałac Zimowy Czwarty, projekt posadzki zdobionej ornamentami roślinnymi, motywami kratki i szachownicy]

Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli, 1762

Colored design drawing of a repeating ornamental floor pattern with stars, scrolls and rosettes, with a scale bar at right.

[Projekt parkietu do sali o siedemnastu oknach]

Watercolor design sheet with an ornamental scrolled floor panel above a star-and-rosette tile pattern.

[Pałac Zimowy Czwarty, projekty posadzek do różnych nie określonych pomieszczeń, dwa projekty posadzek]

Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli, 1762

Medaillonportret van een man, in randwerk

Claude Louis Desrais, 1780

Watercolor interior of a room with painted ceiling, columns, large portraits, and figures seated near a card table and sofa.

Sypialnia Hetmanowej Branickiej w Białocerkwi

Michalina Ilińska, 1821

Knielende man, van opzij gezien

Antoine François Callet, 1751

Grey wash drawing of a reclining sleeping woman, a standing figure lifting a cloth, and a bearded companion beneath trees.

Bacchus tilt een doek op van een slapende vrouw

Philippe Caresme, 1744

Grey wash drawing of a river with an arched bridge, sailing boats, a windmill, a church tower and strolling figures on the ba

Gezicht op de Hogesluis bij Amsteldijk

Haatje Pieters Oosterhuis, 1794

Grey wash drawing of three figures in a panelled room with a fireplace, a stag head above the mantel, and a cameo portrait.

Scène uit de ''Heptameron François

Sigmund Freudenberger, 1770

Pencil sketch of a landscape with a tall, widely branching tree, a smaller tree, and loose shrubs on pale paper.

Landschap met wijdvertakte boom

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1742

Pencil sketch of figure studies, with a rowing boat with passengers at center and standing and seated figures along the botto

Studies van personen in een boot

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1742

Pen and wash sketch of Europa riding a white bull with attendants and cherubs in loose clouds, by Fragonard, 1742.

Europa ontvoerd door Jupiter in de gedaante van een stier

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1742

Watercolor of a canal with strollers, moored boats, sailing boats, windmills and a city skyline under a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op de Hogesluis bij Amsteldijk

Hermanus Petrus Schouten, 1757

Pencil sketches of draped reclining figures on one sheet, with handwritten French inscriptions below, attributed to Fragonard

Schetsen naar schilderijen in de Trinità dei Monti en het Palazzo Spada

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1742

Pen and brown wash drawing of a draped figure supporting an ornate cornice beside garland-decorated wall panels.

Ontwerp van de betimmering en decoratie van een zaal

Simon Julien, 1745

Hand-coloured drawing of a military jacket with striped sleeves, blue-green cuffs and braided chest cords, labelled Strzelcy

[Strzelcy konni, kurtka trębacza podoficera : projekt ilustracji do albumu "Rycerstwo i wojsko polskie od XI wieku do…

Bronisław Gembarzewski, 1941

Watercolor drawing of a soldier in red coat and green tall hat holding a musket with bayonet, signed F.S.

Chorągiew janczarska Buławy Polnej Litewskiej

Feliks Sypniewski, 1902

Pen and wash drawing of a draped bearded saint on a pedestal with a winged cherub beside him.

St. Mateo

Bartolomeo Carlo Rastrelli, 1736

Watercolor of a pale angel wing against dark, swirling storm clouds in blues and browns.

[Anielskie skrzydła na tle chmur]

Cyprian Kamil Norwid, 1880