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Drawings & Sketches

76,418 works

Graphite sketch of a bishop blessing a king, with kneeling attendants, a crowd, banners, and an arched architectural backgrou

A Bishop Blessing a King

Sebastiano Conca

Four studies of a sailor leaning over a naval gun on a warship deck, from pencil sketch to finished ink print.

À bord d'un cruiseur anglais

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1914

Ink drawing of three seated men in a ruined street with a fallen figure, above a pencil sketch of seated figures.

Trois otages assis

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1914

Pencil study and finished ink drawing of a soldier standing beside an artillery gun with a crew member at the wheel.

Artillelurs belges

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1914

Three versions of a drawing of Russian infantry soldiers advancing with bayonets across a barbed-wire battlefield.

Infanterie russe

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1914

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a seated man in a judge's wig and robe reading at a lectern.

Portrait of William Murray, Earl of Mansfield (1705-1793)

John Singleton Copley, c. 1783

Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, Prince de Canino. Pencil drawing by C. E. Liverati, 1841

Carlo Ernesto Liverati

Two ink drawings of soldiers in a battlefield with smoke, barbed wire and a dark sky, one captioned Bataille de Rozelieures.

Bataille de Rozelieures en Lorraine

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1914

Ink drawing of a night patrol of soldiers silhouetted against flares, beside a dark woodland scene.

Scène nocturne; patrouille à la lisière d'un bois

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1914

Pen and wash drawing of a classical harbor with columns, a sphinx statue, figures, trees and a sailing ship on calm water.

Fantastic Harbor Scene with Architecture and Figures

Isaac de Moucheron, 1713

Watercolor of a turbaned teacher with a pointer instructing seated boys in red caps, while two more read at a window above.

Boy's School

Emile Aubert Lessoire, 19th Century

The Stretcher Bearer (Study for "Le Couvreur tombé")

François Bonvin, 1876

Ink and wash drawing of a landscape with cypress trees, stone ruins, a small pool and a distant town under a pale sky.

Cityscape with tall trees, buildings and ruins

Jens Petersen Lund, 1730-1793

Pencil and wash drawing of a wooden pavilion with a dome, figures at its entrance, cypress trees, and a distant minaret.

Pavilion Near a Mosque (recto)

Pen and wash drawing of classical ruins with columns, arches, a statue, figures and trees under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with a Draftsman among Ancient Ruins

Johann Oswald Harms, 1670

Grey wash drawing of a rocky waterfall and stream with trees and distant hills under a pale sky.

Classical Landscape with a Waterfall

Wilhelm von Bemmel, 1660

Oval grey wash drawing of a crowd disembarking onto a shore, with sailing ships on the water and a distant town.

Princely retinue disembarking

Romeyn de Hooghe

Three studies of dead horses with legs raised on a battlefield, drawn in ink and wash with a distant horizon and smoke.

Après la bataille, chevaux morts

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1914

Pencil sketch and two ink studies of patrol ships in rough sea with smoke and a foreground gun turret.

Patrouilleurs

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1914

Three panels showing a walking soldier with helmet and rifle, two printed black-and-white versions flanking a pen sketch of t

Le Permissionnaire

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1914

Pen and watercolor drawing of Christ standing at a table with two seated disciples under a leafy vine.

Christ and the two disciples at Emmaus

Martinus Rørbye, 1842

Three versions of a seated man in embroidered robe and fur hat on a carved throne, two bold prints and one pencil study.

Le Tsar

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1914

Grey wash drawing of a ruined multi-arched Roman bridge over a river, with a church and tower beside it.

View of the Ponte Rotto, Rome

Jan Asselyn, 1639/45

A seated female figure, placed in a Gothic frame. A crowned head etc.

Dankvart Dreyer, 1847-1849

Cow

Johann Heinrich Roos

Ink drawing of German prisoners in long coats marching past a uniformed guard holding papers, with more guards behind.

Marche d'un groupe de prisonniers allemands

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1914

Pen and ink sketch of a saint with flowers rising among clouds, surrounded by angels and winged putti.

Apotheosis of a Saint

Antonio Domenico Gabbiani, c. 1700?

Watercolor portrait of a seated woman in a pale gown and dark shawl beside a balustrade, roses and a dachshund at her feet.

Portrait of Madame Thomas (née Camille Boucher)

Eugène Isabey, c. 1824-86

Oval graphite drawing of a landscape with trees at left, a path, and a bright lake beyond rolling hills under clouds.

Landscape

François-Auguste Ravier, 1800s

Pen and wash drawing of a long palace facade across a piazza in Rome, with a church at left and small figures.

Eighteen Views of Rome: The Collegio di Propaganda Fide (recto); Sketches of Windows and Pilasters of the Attic Store…

Liévin Cruyl, 1665

Three ink drawings of a seated soldier with rifle and knapsack writing a letter at the front, shown side by side.

La Correspondance au front

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1914

Six sketches and an inked print of a cloaked figure protecting a child among fleeing people in a burning city.

L'Incendie de Louvain

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1914