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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Ink and wash sketch of soldiers at a Quartermaster stall with barrels, a hanging sack, and a Butter sign.

Civil war sketch (recto); Man viewing a painting (verso)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil sketch on grey paper of a flowering branch with small blossoms and rough rock forms below.

Sketch of a flowering tree branch

Edwin Austin Abbey

Grey wash drawing of a rocky landscape with a natural arch, a kneeling hermit by a crucifix, and grazing animals.

St. Jerome in the Wilderness

Abraham Genoels

Watercolor study of a young woman in a headscarf holding a basket and cup beside a tree and garden wall.

Study of a young girl in a garden

Edwin Austin Abbey

Charcoal sketch on brown paper of female figures with raised arms and flowing drapery in dancing poses.

Figure study for "The Spirit of Light" mural in the rotunda of the Pennsylvania state capitol building, Harrisburg, 1…

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil study of a bird wing with fanned primary feathers on grey paper, with soft shading at the joint.

Study of wing for the Infancy of Galahad, from the Quest of the Holy Grail (a series of fifteen paintings for the Bos…

Edwin Austin Abbey

Nude Standing, Right Profile

Pastel drawing of a village church tower across a wide river, with green trees on both banks under a cloudy sky.

Loenen aan de Vecht, over het water gezien

Frans Smissaert, 1872

Pastel drawing of Roman Forum ruins with standing columns, brick walls of the Palatine Hill and cypress trees under a pale sk

Gezicht op het Forum Romanum en de Palatijn, gezien vanaf de Via Capitolina

Frans Smissaert, 1872

Pastel drawing of a dark crucifix on a snowy pedestal beside bare trees in a winter forest, by Frans Smissaert, 1895.

Kruisbeeld in een besneeuwd bos

Frans Smissaert, 1895

Snowy winter landscape with a crucifix beside a stone wall and bare trees under a grey sky.

Kruisbeeld in een besneeuwd bos

Frans Smissaert, 1872

Pastel drawing of an interior corner with a patterned chair, a tall cabinet of folders, and framed paintings on a pale wall.

Atelierhoek met stoel en kunstkast, te Den Haag, Nieuwe Schoolstraat 28

Carel Nicolaas Storm van 's-Gravesande, 1920

Charcoal drawing of a long-haired figure cradling a small creature, walking across a rocky hill under a stormy sky.

De gelijkenis van het verloren schaap

Frans Smissaert, 1872

Watercolor still life of flowers in a pale vase by a window, with a white cat resting beside a blue-green cloth.

Stilleven met bloemen in een vaas

Steenhoff, 1800

Charcoal drawing of rough sea waves breaking against a dark cliff, with distant ships and seagulls under a stormy sky.

De branding

Carel Nicolaas Storm van 's-Gravesande, 1851

Dark brown wash drawing of rocky outcrops rising from a still lake beneath shadowed hills.

A Dark, Rocky Lake

Francis Danby, 1825

Pencil drawing of a seated woman holding an infant with a pen, within a draped arch, with a river landscape behind.

Personificatie van de Onderrichting

Frans Louis Stracké, 1800

Charcoal sketch of two schoolgirls working at a table in an interior, one writing and one resting her chin.

De nichtjes Letje en Lizzy Ansingh als schoolmeisjes aan het werk

Thérèse Schwartze, 1861

Watercolor portrait of a young girl in a white cap and white dress against a brown wash background.

Portret van een weesmeisje

Thérèse Schwartze, 1861

Pastel and charcoal sketch of a young girl in a white dress in a circle, with two smaller studies of a reclining child below.

Twee studies van prinses Juliana

Thérèse Schwartze, 1910

Portret van een oude heer, naar rechts

Thérèse Schwartze, 1861

Charcoal study of a young woman in a headscarf, face lowered, hands folded, by Thérèse Schwartze, 1861.

Studie van een weesmeisje

Thérèse Schwartze, 1861

Pen and pencil study of a man in a long coat and wide-brimmed hat with arms folded, with handwritten notes.

Study of a man in coat

Edwin Austin Abbey

Ink and wash drawing of a bearded man in a loose jacket standing with hands in pockets against a shaded background.

Mijnwerker

Jan de Waardt, 1898

Charcoal sketch of a standing woman in headscarf, shawl and apron, hands folded, on tinted paper.

Vrouw

Jan de Waardt, 1896

Charcoal drawing of a stout smiling man with hands in pockets, beside a thin man in a cap reaching toward him.

Kapitalist en arbeider

Jan de Waardt, 1881

Ink and wash drawing of two workmen in caps operating a grindstone in a wooden frame.

Arbeiders aan een slijpsteen

Jan de Waardt, 1881

Pen drawing of a bearded man pointing at a reclining woman in bed while a well-dressed man looks on.

Eigenaar van fabriek bij overleden vrouw van een arbeider

Jan de Waardt, 1875

Arbeider

Jan de Waardt, 1889

Ink and wash drawing of a hunter with a rifle, a seated man with a feathered headband, and a snake in a woodland.

Woodland scene of a hunter, an Indian, and a snake - unidentified illustration

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen and wash drawing of an older bald clerk with spectacles writing in a ledger at a desk, with colleagues in an office behin

Kantoorbediende

Herman Heijenbrock, 1875

Studies van vrouwen

Jan de Waardt, 1875