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76,382 works

Monochrome portrait drawing of a bearded man in a white shirt and dark cloak against a black background.

Portrait d'homme

Félix Bracquemond

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Dibujo:Joseph Vernet Fotografía: Dominique Provo, 1750

Drawing of an elderly smiling woman with gray hair in a white lace veil, set in an oval decorative frame with a name banner.

Clémentine Favarger

Louis Welden Hawkins

Grey wash drawing of several figure studies: a sleeping man, two men sawing, a chained figure, and a seated man.

Figure Studies, Including One Man Sleeping on the Ground and Two Men Sawing

Watercolor of ruined walls silhouetted on a green hilltop under a pale evening sky, with a flat meadow in the foreground.

Une ruine sur colline

Henri Harpignies

Pen and brown wash drawing with studies of seated and reclining men and a sailing ship at sea.

Eight Studies of Figures and a Ship at Sea

Drawing on green paper of a ballet dancer in a tutu with arms outstretched, plus a sketch of a crouching dancer below.

Two Studies of Dancers

Edgar Degas, about 1873

Brown wash drawing of a harbor with tall-masted sailing ships, a church tower and a horse and cart on the quay.

La Rochelle

Albert Lebourg, 1906

Grey wash drawing of ten men in two rows pulling on ropes, with a coiled rope at lower left.

Ten Men Pulling on Ropes

Ink and wash drawing of a village street with stone houses, tall chimneys, a steep roof and a few small figures.

Une rue de village

Pen and ink sketch of quayside workers and a thick rope wrapped around a bollard, with masts visible in the background.

Quayside Figures and a Length of Rope Attached to a Bollard

Circular drawing of a winged white horse rising above writhing nude figures, a winged woman with a lyre, and birds in clouds.

Le Triomphe de l'art d'après Bonnat

Portrait of Charles-Benjamin de Langes de Montmirail, Baron de Lubières

Jean-Étienne Liotard, 1760

Pen and wash drawing of a reclining nude woman with two nymphs and a bearded triton, plus a cherub head at left.

Nymphes et triton

François Boucher, 1753

Charcoal drawing of a seated Madonna holding a nude infant, with a small head behind her, in an oval composition.

La Vierge et l'Enfant d'après Michel Ange

Michel-Ange, 1505

Design drawing of a gilded marshal's baton on a support with a draped female figure, laurel wreath and ribbons.

Concours de l'œuvre d'art symbolique destinée aux glorieux artisans de la victoire : Un bâton de maréchal (commandement)

Henry Emile Vollet, 1919

Pen and ink drawing of a crowned standing female saint with long curly hair and a heavily draped robe.

Standing Female Saint

Martin Schongauer, 1490

Pen drawing of a robed sculpted figure with arms raised, standing on rocks and a plinth, inscribed Bosio.

Jeune diacre agenouillé

Bosio, François-Joseph, Baron, 1822

Watercolor still life of a flower bouquet with peonies, roses and poppies in a stone urn, with a butterfly on the vase.

Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase

Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os, after 1802

Triangular brown wash drawing of a seated bearded man beside a globe, with a cherub above and a pedestal at right.

Etude pour des écoinçons de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris

Alexandre Cabanel

Pen and brown ink drawing of a fortified harbor with a round tower, ships, rowboats, and riders on a hillside under a cloudy

Figures in a Landscape before a Harbor

Claude Lorrain, late 1630s

Pencil drawing of a triangular pediment with a seated woman, a man reaching for grapes, and a child between them.

Décor de fronton

Alexandre Cabanel

Half-Length View of Female in Profile to Left (recto); Half-Length view of Figure in Three-Quarter Profile (verso)

Attributed to Jacopo Confortini, 17th century

Pencil sketch of a standing boy in a loose shirt with one hand in his pocket, drawn over faint grid lines.

Young Man Standing (Léon Leenhoff) (recto); Sketch of Standing Boy (verso)

Attributed to Édouard Manet, 1864/65

Sheet of Sketches: Men and Women

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a formal garden with tall poplars, a standing statue, sculpted basins and a curving path.

View of the Park at Versailles: Stairway and Two Poplars

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a garden with an arched bridge, columned portico, tall poplar and stone steps.

View of the Park at Versailles: Arched Bridge with Columned Approaches

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Pencil sketch sheet with a group of standing men, two draped women, a seated figure, and a floating figure.

Sheet of Sketches: Crowd and Individual Figures

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a garden terrace with balustrade, two sphinx statues, a stone urn, and trees under a grid overlay.

View of the Park at Versailles: Balustrade with Two Sphinxes Urn

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Pencil landscape sketch with trees, a body of water, small buildings on the far bank, and loose clouds on cream paper.

Sheet of Sketches

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a garden stairway leading to a terrace with arched architecture, a column, and tall poplar trees.

View of the Park at Versailles: Stairway to Terrace with Temple and Column

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of peasants fighting around a barrel in a tavern interior with a hearth and shelves.

Peasants Fighting in a Tavern

Adriaen van Ostade and Cornelis Dusart, 1640