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Drawings & Sketches

79,486 works

Seven Sketches of Heads

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of two large bare trees over a meadow with rocks, a ruined hilltop castle and mountains at left.

Landscape, Lake Brienz, Interlaken, Switzerland

William Trost Richards, 1860

Watercolor arabesque of scrolling acanthus leaves, flowers and grapes with several rodents among the foliage on a pale ground

Foliate Arabesque with Rodents

Henri Sallembier

Colored design drawing of a Gothic stained glass window with three lancets, robed figures, angels and a heraldic shield.

Design for Stained Glass Window

John Maxwell, 1850

Painted design of a chinoiserie room wall with red drapery, winged dragons, pagodas and a willow landscape in red and gold.

Design for the South Wall of the Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pen and ink drawing of four seated men in suits and hats on wooden chairs, two smoking, in an interior room.

On the Border-land of Crime

John Tinney McCutcheon, 1900

Pencil sketch of a village with church spires on a shore, with two sailboats on the water.

Two Sketches of Sailboats at St. Lawrence

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a bearded standing man in flowing classical robes with a tie at the waist, within a ruled border.

Robed figure with tie around waist

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Brown toned sheet with a faint sketch of figures around a body and a darker ink group with a haloed figure above.

The Entombment

Giulio Romano, 1600

Pencil sketch of figures with parasols on rocky shore, with a sailboat on the sea and distant coastline.

On the Rocks, Mt. Desert

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design for an arched stained glass window with diamond lattice and gold cross medallions in pastel tones.

Stained glass window

John C. Wolf, 1900

Black chalk drawing of a male nude with extended arms on blue-grey paper, with a separate hand study to the right.

Male Nude

Carlo Bononi, 1600

Watercolor wall design with chinoiserie landscape panels, pagoda and tent scenes, ornate scrolled frames and garlands.

Design for Wall Decoration, Yellow (North) Drawing Room

Frederick Crace, 1810

Grey wash drawing of a haloed Christ rising above a crowd, with a cross-bearing figure and floating angel on clouds.

Christ in Limbo

il giovane Jacopo Palma, 1620

Pen and ink design for carved panelling with two putti holding garlands beside a central bust and blank framed panels.

Project for Carved Panelling

Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, 1650

Watercolor design of a square ceiling with ornate fretwork border and a pale cloudy sky in the center.

Design for Ceiling Decoration, Probably for the Entrance Hall

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pen and watercolor elevation of an oval saloon with a blue domed ceiling, pink marbled walls, niche statues and a chandelier.

Oval Saloon

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil sketch of large leafy trees, a cottage and distant mountains, inscribed Interlaken, July 25 1860.

Landscape, Interlaken, Switzerland

William Trost Richards, 1860

Ink and color design drawing of a wrought iron bracket with a bird, holding a hanging red glass lantern on a chain.

Design for a Wrought Iron Light Fixture

Mary Morison Brownson, 1890

Foreground Studies, Ramapo

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design of a gothic window with blue and pink drapes, gold fringe, serpent finials and yellow fluted panels.

Window Decoration, Probably for the East Wall of the Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1820

Watercolor design of an ornate corridor with a painted ceiling panel, gilded cornice, statue niches and decorative columns.

Design for the Corridor to the Chinese Gallery, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Red chalk drawing of a robed standing saint with halo holding a palm frond, sketched on cream paper within a gold border.

St. Julian of Antinoe from St. Peter's colonnade

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of a robed standing figure with one arm raised, looking upward, within a ruled border.

Standing figure with raised arm looking upward

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil study of a veiled standing nude woman with one arm outstretched, plus a smaller draped figure in the lower right.

Study of Veiled Nude Figure

Louis Schaettle, 1900

Design sheet with brown and blue sketches of a teapot, cups, covered bowl and saucer decorated with scrolling floral patterns

Design for China Decoration

Rose Samson, 1900

Red chalk sketch of a male figure in an ascending pose with draped garment and outstretched arm, within a ruled border.

Ascending male figure

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk sketch of an urn with scroll handles and a pitcher on an ornate pedestal, on cream paper with a border.

Urn and pitcher

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch sheet with several studies of standing children in loose clothing and small head studies.

Sketches of Children at Eyub

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design drawing of an ornate rococo chimneypiece with a cast-iron grate and polished steel hearth.

Chimneypiece Design with Cast-iron Grate

Benjamin Dean Wyatt, 1830

Red chalk drawing of two ornate candelabras with baluster stems and scrolled pedestals on cream paper.

Study of candelabras

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of a draped standing female figure holding a fluted vessel, veiled, on a low pedestal.

St. Clare on façade of S. Silvestro in Capite

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770