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Drawings & Sketches

79,494 works

Oil study of cumulus clouds over a flat horizon, grey shadows on the right and pink-lit edges on the left.

Study of Clouds over the Sound

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1826

Four painted putti in gilded panels; two hold a tablet reading LEX, two hold one reading JUS, and one carries scales.

Esquisse pour la salle d'audience de la Cour des Assises du Palais de Justice de Paris : La Justice

Léon Bonnat, 1873

Four small painted panels of putti with tablets reading LEX and JUS, and a scales of justice, in a gilded frame.

Esquisse pour la salle d'audience de la Cour des Assises du Palais de Justice de Paris : La Paix

Léon Bonnat, 1873

Grisaille sketch of a draped female figure leaning on a column in an arched niche, with a raised arm and sandals.

Esquisse pour le Palais de Justice de Paris : La Force

Léon Bonnat, 1873

Study of a bearded man's head beside a hand gripping a sword, on a warm ochre and pale ground.

Esquisse pour le décor de l'église Notre-Dame-de-Lorette à Paris : Tête de saint André, étude de main tenant une épée…

Victor André Jacques Orsel, 1850

Watercolor study of a green caterpillar on a branch among serrated leaves, labeled Fig. 2.

Lunar Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1920

Watercolor of a standing man in a feathered hat and green cape beside a marble staircase and patterned rug.

Study of a Courtier

Carlo Randanini, 1870

Watercolor study of a green lobed oak leaf with brown patches, holes and a red stem on cream paper.

Oligocentra Lignicolor, Walker, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer

Watercolor study of a green caterpillar on a pale leaf against a dark background, by Abbott Handerson Thayer.

Heterocampa Biundata, Walker, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1920

Watercolor study of two green caterpillars camouflaged among pine needles on a branch.

Pine-Tuft Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Gerald H. Thayer

Watercolor study of an elderly man in a worn green coat and brown trousers, head bowed, against a pale background.

Study of an Old Man

Giuseppe Signorini, 1930

Watercolor study of a ragged green leaf with a dark caterpillar on its edge and a detailed inset of the creature.

Crumpled Leaf Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Emma Beach Thayer

Watercolor of a dark sphinx caterpillar and a curled brown dead leaf on a green plant stem with serrated leaves.

Curled Dead Leaf Mimicking Sphinx Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Gerald H. Thayer, 1920

Loose painting of a woman in a pale robe beside pale animals in a warm, ochre-lit interior room.

Study for the Annunciation

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1890

Study of clouds

Study of clouds

Christen Købke, 1831-1834

Two circular allegorical paintings on gold ground: a seated man with a sword labeled Government, and a seated woman with a gl

Study for mosaic in the Wisconsin State Capital "Government and Liberty"

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Watercolor of a misty marsh shoreline with smoke rising from the distant bank and reflections in still water.

Sketch on the Potomac

Lorenzo J. Hatch, 1880

Seated allegorical figure of Justice holding scales, framed by lions, laurel, and a gold roundel with braided border.

Study for Mosaic, Wisconsin State Capital, "Justice"

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Oval study of Mercury offering a purse to a seated crowned woman in red drapery, with a billowing yellow cloth against a clou

Study for Mural at U.S. Custom House, Cleveland, OH, "Passing Commerce Pays Tribute to the Port of Cleveland"

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Oil study of a seated nude woman with one arm raised, against dark green foliage and a white drape on grass.

Study for "Evening"

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Oil study of a laurel-crowned woman in white drapery and a bare-chested man beside a glowing urn under a cloudy sky.

Study for "Science Instructing Industry"

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Study for a mosaic showing a bearded seated figure with a book and pen in a gold roundel, labeled Legislation.

Study for Mosaic, Wisconsin State Capital, "Legislation"

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Watercolor study of a branch with long green eucalyptus-like leaves and reddish stems on cream paper.

Plant Study

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Watercolor landscape of a dirt road through a meadow with wildflowers and dark trees under a cloudy sky.

Landscape Sketch

De Lancey Gill, 1930

Painting of two harnessed oxen and a young boy in a golden field beside a haystack.

Sketch for The Harvesters

Herman Hartwich, 1900

Watercolor of a man sleeping on his side with his head on his arm, wearing a white shirt on rumpled white sheets.

Portrait Study

Thomas La Farge, 1930

Ink and wash sketch of a large curling wave with white spray on a pale ground, from an album of miscellaneous sketches.

Album: Miscellaneous Sketches

Utagawa Hiroshige

Ink sketches on beige paper showing a tiger, a woman's face, a flute player, striding legs and a running horse.

Miscellaneous studies

Katsushika Hokusai

Pen and ink architectural drawing of a left-turning spiral staircase with plan view and curved structural sections.

Perspective and Plan View of a Spiral Staircase that Turns to the Left

Adolph Bordeaux, 1880

Pen and wash drawing in four panels showing men hunting geese and ducks with falcons, nets, and dogs.

Goose and Duck Hunt with Falcons [above right]; Goose Hunt [below right]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of an infant's head and shoulders with handwritten inscription naming Leonard Cox beneath.

Portrait of Leonard Cox

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Gridded embroidery pattern with orange scrollwork, flowers, a garland, and a blue box with scissors and candle.

Wool Embroidery Design (Berlin Wool Works)

T. P. Devrient, 1850