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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Gray watercolor of a gathered fabric bonnet with pleated brim and long ribbon ties tied in a bow.

Bonnet

Lillian Causey, c. 1937

Grey watercolour drawing of an elongated fossil fern leaf with a central midrib, labelled Macrotaeniopteris, Lower Jurassic.

Macrotaeniopteris, Lower Jurassic, Mataura Falls, Otago

John Buchanan, 1864

Painted study of a white night cap with pleats, embroidered floral bands, ruffled brim and long ribbon ties.

Night Cap

Marie Alain, c. 1939

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of trees, figures with animals on a path, and a distant plain under open sky.

Landschaft aus der römischen Campagna

Watercolor drawing of a dark bonnet with a pale lined interior and gathered fabric ties, signed Lillian Causey.

Bonnet

Lillian Causey, c. 1940

Watercolour still life of pink, red and yellow roses with orange berries in a blue-grey vase on a grey background.

Roses and berries

Dorothy Richmond, 1933

Pen and wash drawing of a nude bearded man bound to a grey column against a gold background, with a pale cloth draped at his

Christus an der Geißelsäule

Albrecht Dürer

Watercolor of a pleated tan bonnet with purple ribbon ties, beside two pencil construction diagrams.

Bonnet

Herbert Marsh, c. 1936

Pencil drawing of a standing man in a top hat and long coat, holding a walking stick in gloved hands.

Der Maler Johann Adam Klein als Spaziergänger

Johann Christoph Erhard

Pencil drawing of an embroidered baby's cap with paisley motifs, dotted patterns, and drawstring ties on a pale background.

Baby's Cap

Herbert Marsh, c. 1938

Watercolor of a supplejack branch with dark green leaves and clusters of red berries against a pale grey background.

Supplejack berries

Fanny Richardson

Drawing of a black Quaker man's hat with a tall crown, wide brim and ribbon band on a cream background.

Quaker Man's Hat

Henry De Wolfe, c. 1938

Pen drawing of a curly-haired male figure as John the Baptist, holding a cross-topped staff and raising one finger.

Johannes der Täufer, nach Rudolf Schadow

Johann Friedrich Overbeck

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a gray man's top hat with a light ribbon band tied in a bow, on cream paper.

Man's Hat

Henry De Wolfe, 1935/1942

Watercolor study of a brown and cream diamond-patterned cravat, shown tied in a bow and laid flat below, signed James H. C. V

Cravat

James Vail, c. 1937

Pencil drawing of a high linen collar with stitched edges and a ribbon tie, shown in two views on cream paper.

High Linen Collar

Henry De Wolfe, c. 1936

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a wide stitched fabric collar with a small fastening, shown in two views on beige paper.

Collar

Henry De Wolfe, c. 1936

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a patterned silk cravat tied in a bow, with tails hanging forward against a pale background.

Cravat

Henry De Wolfe, 1935/1942

Pencil sketch of the rear of a Cobb and Co stagecoach with passengers on the roof, on a cream sketchbook page.

Rear view Cobb and Co stagecoach. An 1891 sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1891

Front and back views of a pink and white striped girl's wrapper with a ruffled collar and bell sleeves.

Girl's Wrapper

James Vail, c. 1937

Watercolor landscape of forested hills, a golden meadow and blue mountains under a pale sky with clouds.

Landscape near Nelson

James Crowe Richmond

Watercolor drawing of a green petticoat with net pattern and floral hem, with a detail inset of the embroidery.

Petticoat

Lillian Causey, c. 1936

Panoramic watercolour of a hillside town with timber buildings, sheep, horses, and a harbour at the right edge.

View of Dunedin, Otago, N.Z.

Walter Scarlett Hatton

Design drawing of a bustle garment with a floral patterned fabric in grey-green watercolor, with a small back-view sketch abo

Bustle

Lillian Causey, c. 1936

Watercolor of a pleated night cap with lace-edged ruffles and long trailing ribbon ties on a cream background.

Night Cap

Lillian Causey, c. 1940

Pencil drawing of a long white nightgown with a lace yoke, scalloped trim, button front, and full sleeves.

Woman's Nightgown

Edith Miller, c. 1938

Watercolor of a floral brocade long coat with puffed sleeves, fitted waist and pleated white ruffled collar, shown on a neutr

Man's Coat

Henry De Wolfe, c. 1939

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded figure with a staff above a dragon, flanked by crowds and grotesque figures in panels.

Christus triumphans. Glasfensterentwurf für die Fuggerkapelle bei St. Anna in Augsburg

Watercolor illustration of a long striped brown double-breasted men's dressing gown with a tall collar and buttons.

Man's Dressing Gown

Henry De Wolfe, c. 1939

Circular pen drawing of a horseman and crowd in costume before a house and castle, with a sunburst in the sky.

Juni

Two watercolor sketches of bodices, one pink with a square neckline and one blue with scalloped hems and buttoned cuffs.

Satin Bodice

Lillian Causey, c. 1938

Männliches Brustbild im Profil (Bildnis des Wenzel Jamnitzer)