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Drawings & Sketches

76,426 works

Graphite sketch of a tall pine tree with spreading branches, beside a second sheet with a small tree study and handwritten no

Pine Tree, Conway, New Hampshire (recto); Landscape and Tree Studies (verso)

David Johnson, c. 1851

Red chalk drawing of a galloping racehorse with muscles shown in anatomical detail, facing left.

Study of a Racehorse in Action: Galloping to Left, a Semi-Anatomical Study, with Skin Flayed to Show Action of Muscles

Back view of a nude woman with hair tied in blue ribbon, holding a white drape against dark foliage.

Study of a Standing Female Nude

Eduard Majsch, 1880

Loose graphite sketch of robed figures, a hooded woman leaning over a young man, by George Romney.

Canidia and the Youth

Pencil sketch of an arcade with arches and columns beside handwritten algebraic equations on lined paper.

Sketch of an enfilade and mathematical calculations

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1884

Loose painted study of a reclining nude woman on a red couch against a muted mauve and peach background.

Study of a Reclining Female Nude

Frida Konstantin, 1913

Brown ink wash drawing of three nude women intertwined against a dark background, with pencil guidelines visible.

Three Young Witches

Samuel Palmer

George Richmond, 1830

Loose painting of a nude woman raising her arms to her dark hair, with blue and yellow brushstrokes behind her.

Nude Study

Rik Wouters, 1912

Painting of a seated female nude seen from behind, with dark hair in a bun and a white drape, against green brushwork.

Study of Female Nude

Jozef Hanula, 1895

Pencil portrait of a man with curly hair and a mustache, signed Samuel Palmer, on a cream-colored sheet.

Portrait of Samuel Palmer, February 5, 1828

George Richmond, 1828

Painting of a nude bearded older man against a dark background, one hand on his chest and the other extended outward.

Study of Nude of Old Man

Géza Kukán, 1900

Pen and wash drawing of a street vendor in a feathered hat holding a cane and broom, with figures in a doorway behind him.

My Pretty Little Ginny Tarters for a Ha'penny a Stick or a Penny a Stick, or a Stick to Beat Your Wives or Dust Your…

Paul Sandby, 1759

Aged, creased long paper sheet with faint dotted pattern outlines and dark smudges, a trial proof by Wyspiański.

Common vetch. Trial proof for the polychromy of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pen and watercolor drawing of a muffin seller with a basket on a street, while women watch from a window above.

London Cries: A Muffin Man

Paul Sandby, 1759

Watercolor of a woman with a basket and a man smoking a pipe holding a pewter pot on a street.

London Cries:

Paul Sandby, 1759

Watercolor street scene of a fishmonger with a red cap, a woman in a black cloak, a child with a greyhound, and fish on a tab

London Cries: A Fishmonger

Paul Sandby, 1759

Pencil sketch of a tall pine tree with layered branches on cream paper, with handwritten notes in the lower left corner.

Pine Tree, Conway, New Hampshire (recto)

David Johnson, c. 1851

Brown wash drawing of a woman in an apron pointing with a stick, with a handwritten caption about ha'pennies below.

London Cries: Throws for a Ha'penny Have You a Ha'penny

Grid of fifteen pastel panels showing a haloed saint's face and sword at top, dissolving into swirling brown and blue forms b

Saint Stanislaus (Wawel Cathedral stained glass designs)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1900

Pen and wash drawing of a young woman carrying a tray of food on her head while walking past a stone pillar.

London Cries: A Girl with a Basket on Her Head (

Paul Sandby, 1759

Brown wash drawing of a ragged street seller with a paper, a walking man behind him, and a crowd near a gallows.

London Cries: Last Dying Speech and Confession

Paul Sandby, 1759

Pencil sketch of half-timbered houses, a small tower and an arched passage with numbered roof annotations.

Buildings with towers and gates

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Brown ink and wash drawing of a man holding a pole with hanging lace, with a young woman in an apron beside him.

London Cries: A Lace Seller

Paul Sandby, 1759

Grey wash drawing of a tangle of spiky weeds and leaves with white highlights, rising from a low ground line.

Study of Weeds

Jean Antoine Linck, 1800-1850

Brown wash drawing of a street vendor balancing a basket on his head, with pots and pans on a pole and a city skyline behind

London Cries: A Man with a Basket (Man Selling Pots and Pans)

Brown wash drawing of a standing man in a tricorn hat and long coat, holding a walking stick.

London Cries: All Fire and No Smoke

Paul Sandby, 1759

Sepia sketch of cavalry charging with raised sabres beside infantry firing through smoke near a ruined building.

Skirmish at Iłża - Sketch

Loose sketches

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Brown wash drawing of a street seller in a tricorn hat carrying a sack of brushes over his shoulder.

London Cries: Small Coal or Brushes

Paul Sandby, 1759

Ink and wash drawing of a milkmaid with a yoke handing a pail to an elderly woman in a doorway, with metal milk cans.

London Cries: A Milkmaid

Paul Sandby, 1759

Pen and wash drawing of a street vendor holding a bundled cloth aloft as women and a child watch on a city street.

London Cries: Fun upon Fun

Paul Sandby, 1759