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Drawings & Sketches

79,486 works

Graphite study of two muscular nude men wrestling, one lifting the other above rocky ground.

Study for Hercules and Antaeus

Annibale Carracci

Circular drawing of a sleeping woman with long wavy hair, flanked by two wings and radiating light.

Study of "Soul in Bondage"

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Watercolor design of an arched ceiling with blue lattice panels, pink and yellow bamboo-style borders, and a corner rosette.

Design for Ceiling Decoration, Probably for Conservatory/Music Room or Perhaps Dining Room

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil design drawing of a wall with three arched panels showing a peacock, potted plants, herons, and lattice patterning.

Design for North wall, Yellow Drawing Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Robert Jones, 1810

Pencil drawing on blue paper of a veiled woman holding a sleeping infant against her shoulder, by Carlo Morelli.

Standing Mother and Child

Carlo Morelli, 1830

Portrait of Unidentified Man

Richard Dighton, 1880

Red chalk drawing of two seated draped figures beside a central escutcheon in scrolled ornamental framing, within a green and

Ceiling detail with two seated figures and escutcheon

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pen drawing of a Gothic entrance hall with a grand staircase, pointed arches, timber roof trusses, and a tall traceried windo

Gothic Country House: Entrance Hall

Red chalk drawing of a seated draped man holding a nude child across his lap, set within a gold and ink border.

Josiah with Jechoniah in his arms, ancestors of Christ from the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of an ornate monstrance with scrolling foliate decoration, an oval central medallion, and a tiered base.

Monstrance

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of two urns and a scrolled ornamental detail on a pale sheet with gold border.

Two urns and an ornamental detail

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Graphite sketch of a crowd of figures raising a cross, with a central figure stretched along the beam.

Study for the Elevation of the Cross

Pietro Dandini, 1680

Portrait of Florence Johnson

James Henry Moser, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a bearded standing man in draped robes, one arm outstretched to the right, within a ruled border.

Standing figure with palm facing up

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk sketch of a standing draped female figure with headcovering, one hand raised to chest, framed by a double-ruled bor

St. Balbina from St. Peter's colonnade

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch page of multiple seated and kneeling robed figures, with handwritten notes referring to prayer toward Mecca.

Pilgrims at St. Sophia

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design drawing of a paneled wall with blue ground, central recessed panel, side pilasters and a cornice.

Paneled Wall

Frederick Crace, 1810

Red chalk drawing of a standing bearded male figure in draped robes holding an object aloft.

Standing male figure with book

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Red chalk drawing of a robed standing saint with halo, one arm raised, set within a gilt and ink border.

St. Bernard from St. Peter's colonnade

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil drawing of an ornate courtroom with coffered ceiling, Corinthian columns, marble floor, and a mural behind the judge's

View of Court Room, Federal Building, Cleveland, OH

Arnold William Brunner, 1910

Watercolor elevation of a Chinoiserie-style interior wall with scrolling plasterwork frieze, tall windows and red lattice bal

Entrance Hall, West Wall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil drawing of a winged old man with an hourglass above leaping stags, with a robed man and children in the foreground.

Allegory of Time

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Pencil sketch of craggy mountain peaks with snowy patches and a row of trees along the lower edge.

Study of Landscape

William Trost Richards, 1860

Pencil drawing of a seated faun pointing beside a classical stone monument and trees, mounted on grey card.

Faun by a Monument

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Red chalk drawing of a woman's head tilted down, eyes lowered, with loose hair and faint outlines of shoulders.

Head of a Woman

Edward Burne-Jones, 1890

Watercolor design of a yellow wall with five chinoiserie landscape panels framed by dragons, tassels and a lilac balustrade.

Design for Wall Decoration, Yellow (North) Drawing Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Brown ink sketch of a bearded elderly pilgrim in a turban holding rosary beads and a staff, with a small study in the corner.

Half-length Sketch of an Elderly Pilgrim

Agostino Carracci, 1600

Brown ink and wash drawing of two muscular men wrestling, one lifting the other, with swirling drapery and a Latin inscriptio

Hercules and Antaeus

Annibale Carracci

Ink and wash sketch of a man with dark hair, dark jacket and bow tie, looking directly at the viewer.

Portrait of Kenyon Cox

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Red chalk drawing of a winged female figure draped in cloth, leaning on a large decorative scroll.

Winged female figure with decorative scroll

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Embroidery pattern on squared paper with pink roses and blue ribbons above, and blue forget-me-nots with orange ribbons below

Memorial Wool Embroidery Design "Meinem Theuren Vater" and "Meiner Theuren Mater"

Red chalk sketch of a draped female figure with raised arm beside a second figure in a headscarf.

The Persian Sibyl from Sistine Chapel ceiling

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770