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Drawings & Sketches

79,493 works

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a rough sea breaking on a shore, with small figures on the sand and taped edges.

Rough Sea Breaking upon Shore

Winslow Homer, 1910

Watercolor design of a decorative panel with a classical urn, flowers, scrollwork, and a reclining woman with a cupid holding

Detail of door panel, bedroom of Marie Antoinette, Palace of Fontainebleau, France

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pen and ink sketch of an ornate tureen with garland swags, a central medallion, and a leafy finial on a footed stand.

Tureen

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a seated young man in a cap with arms around his knee, with a separate study of a foot at upper right.

Obverse: A seated young Moor (?)

Howard Russell Butler, 1880

Pencil sketch sheet with shaded trees above, a small sailboat study, and a small building with figures by the sea.

Figures in Lee of Building with Ocean Beyond, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Small pen and watercolor sketch of a winged female figure dancing with a lyre beside a tripod lamp, within a pencil frame.

Dancing Fame with Lyre, Sala di Recezione, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink drawing of the goddess Diana with a crescent moon in her hair, leaning on rocks with a spear beside trees.

The Goddess Diana Leaning on an Outcropping

Francesco Brizzi, 1600

Pencil drawing of an earring design with a round bead cluster, ribbed central bow, and long teardrop pendant on pale paper.

Design for an Earring

Giovanni Sebastiano Meyandi, 1820

Pen and brown ink drawing of two ornate chalices with flared cups, twisted and scrolled stems, and decorated bases on tan pap

Two chalices

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and ink drawing of an empty oval escutcheon framed by scrolls, fruit garlands, and two reclining putti.

Project for an Escutcheon

Carlo Bianconi, 1750

Pen and grey wash drawing of a jewelled earring design with faceted stone, scrolled ornament and teardrop pendants.

Design for an Earring

Giovanni Sebastiano Meyandi, 1740

Watercolor design drawing of a silver and gold classical ewer with a scrolling handle and gilded leaf decoration on a footed

Project for an Ewer and Basin

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Brown ink drawing split in two: a hunting scene with nude figures above, and a crowd of riders and horses in a storm below.

Diana and Actaeon [above]; Dido and Aeneas Shelter from the Storm [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Brown ink and wash sketch of a kneeling woman before standing figures, with architecture and swirling flames above.

The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Watercolor sketch of three brooch designs: birds with red berries, a flower cluster, and a flower with a beaded ribbon.

Designs for Three Brooches

Giovanni Sebastiano Meyandi, 1780

Pencil sketch of a rocky landscape with a large tree at right, distant boats and hills, and a small figure.

Untitled. Landscape

Howard Russell Butler, 1900

Pen and brown wash design of a decorated interior end wall with pilasters, oval medallions, a painted panel and a doorway.

Design for the End Wall of the Noble Cabinet, Palazzo Altieri

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing man gesturing to a seated man in an ornate chair beneath draped curtains.

An Audience

Domenico Mondo, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of two seated figures, one playing a flute, before ornate scrolled architectural decoration.

Seated Figures with Trophy

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1540

Pen and brown wash drawing of two ornamental designs: a bearded mask among acanthus scrolls and a nude figure beside a grotes

Two doorknobs

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Loose dark ink sketch of a woman seated backward on a wooden chair, wearing a full dark dress, on pale paper.

Woman Seated

William Merritt Chase, 1890

Red chalk drawing on blue paper of a male torso with outstretched arm and sketched head, by Carlo Maratti.

A Torso of the Dead Christ

Carlo Maratti, 1700

Pencil and wash elevation drawing of a candlestick with urn-shaped body, handles and a square pedestal with rosette.

Elevation of a Candlestick

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Small watercolor sketch of a standing man in a wide-brimmed hat, blue vest, and clogs on textured paper.

Sketch of a French Peasant

Samuel Colman, 1870

Brown ink drawing of a winged Victory figure with a wreath in an arch spandrel, with a helmeted head at right.

A Winged Victory in the Right Spandrel of an Arch

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a wedding ceremony on the left and a banquet table with seated guests on the right.

Marriage of the Virgin [left]; Marriage Feast at Cana [right]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1580

Brown ink and wash drawing of two ornamental doorknobs, one with a coiled serpent among acanthus leaves, one with a rosette.

Two doorknobs

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and ink sketch sheet with a standing draped figure, architectural scrolls, arched niche and seated figure.

Sketches

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Watercolor design for a footed salt or pepper cellar with blue bowl, grapevine swags and three female heads.

Design for a Salt or Pepper Cellar

Giovacchino Belli, 1810

Ink and wash design drawing of a wall elevation with a central door, ornamental pilasters and a decorated upper frieze.

Design for a Door Wall

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of Salome receiving the head of St. John the Baptist on a platter, with soldiers and angels.

Salome Receives the Head of St. John the Baptist

Domenico Piola, 1700

Watercolor and ink study of a standing cow's forelegs and hooves against a muted blue and tan background.

Forelegs of a Standing Cow or Ox, Newport

Samuel Colman, 1870