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Drawings & Sketches

79,486 works

Pencil sketches of two men seated on rocks, one at left seen from behind and one at right holding a paper, on tan paper.

Two Sketches of a Man Seated on Rocks in San Remo

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design of a curved ceiling with pink pleated drapery, red and blue lattice panel, and paneled doorway.

Ceiling Decoration, probably for the Conservatory/Music Room

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil study sheet of women in bonnets at a market, some seated, some standing, with baskets and handwritten note.

Market Day

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of two Holy Family scenes with the Virgin, Christ child and Saint Joseph under a tree.

Holy Family

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1610

Pen and wash drawing of the Holy Family under trees, with a reclining figure and a reaching child studies below.

The Holy Family

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1630

Red chalk sketch of a muscular figure with raised arms and swirling drapery on cream paper, within a decorative border.

God dividing light from darkness, from the Sistine Chapel Ceiling by Michelangelo

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Head of Athena (from a cast)

Adile Marie Osborne, 1900

Green and gold rococo rocaille scrollwork design drawn on tan paper, with interlocking C-scrolls and leafy fronds.

Design for a Painted Coach Panel with Rocaille Motif

Edward Crace, 1740

Pencil drawing of a wall design with ornate pilasters, foliate scrollwork and a decorative lower frieze around a blank panel.

Design for a Wall Decoration, Possibly for the Corridor

Frederick Crace, 1810

Red chalk drawing of a standing figure facing a gesturing kneeling figure in draped robes against a faint landscape.

Standing and Kneeking Figures

Giovanni Paolo Panini, 1730

Repeating Art Nouveau wallpaper design of golden wheat ears and green scrolling foliage on a pale blue background.

Design for Wallpaper

Anna M. de Pool, 1890

Watercolor design for a floor covering with an arched panel of symmetrical blue and gold motifs and a patterned border.

Design for a floor covering

Red chalk drawing of an angel with large wings, arm outstretched, and loose draped robes, framed by a black and gold border.

Angel with large wings

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch of sailboats on calm water with a rocky headland and shoreline in the distance.

Point Levi From Boat

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Graphite drapery study of swirling and falling cloth, labeled Jacob and the Angel, on aged paper.

Drapery Study for "Jacob Wrestling with the Angel"

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Pen and ink study of the Flight into Egypt with the Holy Family on a donkey, angels above among palm trees, and a distant lan

Study for Painting "The Flight into Egypt"

Antonio Bellandi, 1850

Charcoal sketch of a twisting seated male figure with draped cloth on grey paper.

Fortitude (?)

Giovanni Battista Beinaschi, 1630

Charcoal study of two muscular nude male figures wrestling, one arm raised over the other's shoulder, on toned paper.

Figure Study for "Jacob Wrestling with the Angel"

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Pencil and watercolor study of three plants: a leafy rosette, a tall yellow-flowered mullein spike, and a spiny thistle-like

Study of mullein plants

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Grayscale interior of two soldiers entering a cabin where a seated man reads by a fireplace with a kettle.

Surprised at Mrs. Kitchen's

William Henry Sheldon, 1890

Charcoal and chalk study of a seated nude woman from behind, lifting flowing hair within a circular frame.

Study for "The Morning Glory"

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil sketch sheet with studies of robed men in caps and a small view of two sailboats on water.

Fellow Passengers on the Cleo

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a standing female figure wrapped in a draped shawl, framed by a double ruled border.

Standing figure with shawl

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil study of Mount Vesuvius rising above the sea with a smoke plume from its summit, viewed from Sorrento.

Study of Mt. Vesuvius from Sorrento, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Red chalk drawing of a nude young archer with a quiver, mounted within a green and gold decorative border.

The Young Archer, a sculpture attributed to Michelangelo, Plate 13 from an album "Drawings after Sculpture"

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Gouache design of a gold brooch with green cabochon gems, pearls and a teardrop emerald pendant on tan paper.

Design for a Gold and Cabochon Gem Brooch

Alexis Falize, 1840

Pencil study of a standing nude male figure with clenched fists, drawn on cream paper with handwritten inscription below.

Nude Study for Figure of "Courage," Memorial Window to Jacob Dolson Cox, Oberlin College

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Colored design drawing of a pipe organ flanked by pagoda pavilions and serpent-wrapped columns in a chinoiserie music room.

Design for the North Wall of the Music Room

Frederick Crace, 1810

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman in drapery beside books, a chair and a winged figure, with an ornamental scroll at right.

Seated female figure with books and putti

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Head of a Nun

Alessandro Marchesini, 1800

Watercolor design of a decorated wall with pink and blue panels, gilded columns, dragon motifs and a central pagoda canopy.

Proposed Design for the West Wall of the Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor design of a painted wall with blue and pink panels, gilt trim, and a central double door with lattice panes.

Design for Wall with Doorway, possibly for Library, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800