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Drawings & Sketches

79,494 works

Watercolor corner design for a mosaic floor with red acanthus scrolls and a twisted ribbon border over a tessera grid.

Corner Design for Mosaic Floor

Frederick Krieg, 1910

Pencil sketch of three children, two lying on the ground and one standing, on tan paper with a handwritten date.

Sketch of Three Children

Arnold William Brunner, 1870

Colored design drawing of a geometric mosaic floor with a central floral medallion, teal lattice tiles, and maroon and gold b

Design for Mosaic Floor

Frederick Krieg, 1910

Ink and watercolor sketch of a man in a grey suit and red vest holding a croquet mallet beside a red ball.

Croquet Player

Charles Dana Gibson, 1900

Painted Berlin wool work pattern on squared grid showing repeating pansy flowers, green leaves, and red key-pattern borders.

Wool Embroidery Design (Berlin Wool Work)

T. P. Devrient, 1850

Pen and ink drawing of two uniformed men riding one mule while a standing man in a hat watches, with pine trees behind.

Youse Sartin Overload Dat Mule

Allen Carter Redwood, 1880

Portrait of Louise King Cox

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Pen and watercolor drawing of a man in Scottish evening dress with tartan kilt, sporran, and red sash.

Scotsman in Evening Attire

Charles Dana Gibson, 1900

Pencil sketch of a bearded robed man and a veiled woman in a wooded landscape, with small figures in the background.

Cacciaguida Greets Dante and Virgil

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a wide-brimmed feathered hat and long dress, on pale textured paper.

Sketch of a Woman

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Charcoal and white chalk study of a forearm and hand gripping a dark oval object on grey paper.

Study of arm

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil sketch of a large elm tree with dense foliage and arching dark branches on aged paper.

Study of elm tree

William Trost Richards, 1850

Watercolor design sketch of a symmetrical scrolling ornamental panel with pale vertical bands and reddish foliage accents.

Stained glass window panel

John C. Wolf, 1900

Graphite and white chalk drawing of draped cloth folds on mauve paper, labeled "Fortune" and "Vedder drapery."

Study of Drapery of "Fortune"

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil drawing of a young man with short dark hair and a bow tie, looking directly forward, labeled Self-portrait.

Self-Portrait

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Pencil sketch of stretcher bearers carrying a soldier across a field, with a wagon and tree in the distance.

Stretcher Bearers Carrying a Soldier

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and brown ink drawing of an ornamental escutcheon with scrollwork and a figure on top, against a brick wall.

Design for an Escutcheon

Leonardo Scaglia, 1650

Grey wash drawing of an oval ceiling design with clouds, radiating light, winged figures and framed corner scenes.

Project for the Painted Decoration of the Ceiling of a Hall (Painted Oval Ceiling)

Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre, 1760

Pen and grey wash design for a lamp with a fluted column, flame bowl, and two winged figures on scrolled feet.

Design for a Lamp

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Pencil sketch on pale paper showing studies of two outstretched arms and hands, one resting in the upper left.

Sketch of Hands

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Graphite sketch on brown paper of separate arms, a hand, and two legs with feet, by Walter Shirlaw, 1900.

Sketch for Bank Note Design

Walter Shirlaw, 1900

Pen and brown ink sketch of women behind a railing watching boats launched into the sea, with a lower study of a boat and fig

Two Studies of Women Standing behind Railing, Looking at the Launching of Dories, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Madonna rising on clouds under a radiant dove, with kneeling saints gazing upward.

Madonna and Saints

Sebastiano Conca, 1720

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate candlestick with winged creatures on its base, above a standing griffin.

Candlestick

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and watercolor design of a winged Victory holding garlands, flanked by two putti on a ground line.

Victory with a Garland, Sala di Recezione, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor wall section with a black and gold border, blue fret-patterned panel, clouds, and a seated haloed figure.

Section of wall

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Brown wash drawing of draped curtains, a frieze of small figures, and a bathtub in front of a garden view.

Bathroom wall and bath tub

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and brown ink drawing of an oval escutcheon with scrolled ornament at top and a pointed base, shaded with hatching.

Project for an Escutcheon

Leonardo Scaglia, 1650

Pencil sketch of a tiered birdcage with a domed top and wire panels, with faint branches on the left.

Birdcage

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pencil sketch of a flowering bough with thorny twigs, leaves and blossoms on pale paper.

Bough

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Ink and wash sketch of a seated woman in a long dress attended by two standing women beside a table with an oil lamp.

Finishing the Toilet

Constantin Guys, 1840

Pen and ink sketch of a winged Cupid in flight with a bow, above loose architectural lines and hatching.

Cupid in Flight

Felice Giani, 1800