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Drawings & Sketches

79,423 works

Pencil and white-highlighted sketch of two icebergs on a horizon line, one large and one smaller, on tan paper.

Two Floating Icebergs, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Dark ink and wash harbor scene with ship masts at right, smoke clouds at left, and reflections in still water.

A Harbor

Thomas Moran, 1870

Pen and grey wash drawing of an ornate monument with a crown-topped urn, scrolled volutes and garlands, flanked by cypress tr

Design for a Monument

Carlo Marchionni, 1720

Pen and ink sketch of a winged angel with swirling drapery on pale paper, by Felice Giani.

Angel

Felice Giani, 1800

Graphite sketch of a bearded seated man in glasses holding a newspaper, drawn on gray paper with a handwritten note.

Carl Schurz Seated, Reading a Newspaper

Daniel Huntington, 1890

Pencil sketch of a flowering plant with small blossoms and grass leaves, annotated with handwritten notes.

Flowering plant

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Sketch, Portrait of a Man

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of two banquet scenes with seated diners, servants, and nude figures in arcaded interiors

Salome given the Head of John the Baptist [left]; Salome offers the Head of John the Baptist to her Parents [right]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of a reclining animal with pointed ears and folded legs on a cream sheet with a museum stamp.

Dog

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Graphite and white chalk study of a standing woman in a period gown with arms folded, on gray paper.

Study of Mrs. Bingham for "The Republican Court" (Lady Washington's Reception Day)

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Octagonal ink and wash drawing of a helmeted warrior with a spear standing over a fallen soldier amid a battle.

Leonidas

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a sea horizon under horizontal cloud bands, with handwritten color notes on the sky.

View at Sea near Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and wash drawing of Venus on a cloud holding an apple, with Cupid and two putti in a ceiling design.

Design for a Ceiling Painting, Venus, Cupid, and Putti

Marcantonio Franceschini, 1700

Watercolor and ink sketch of a woman in a dark cloak and a man in a top hat walking, with a figure seen from behind at right.

The Promenade

Constantin Guys, 1850

Pen and ink sketch of an arched cartouche of leaves with small figures supporting the frame, on cream paper.

Sketch of a cartouche

Carlo Marchionni, 1780

Watercolor design drawing of a gilded candelabrum with two arms, fluted column, and lion-footed pedestal on paper.

Design for a Candelabrum

Luigi Righetti, 1800

Pencil sketch of flower clusters on cream paper with handwritten color notes like light scarlet and dull green.

Flowers

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Ink and grey wash drawing of an ornamental bracket shaped as a helmeted warrior mask with scrolling foliage.

The mask of a warrior

Filippo Marchionni, 1770

Brown ink drawing of two octagonal panels: a winged figure handing a lyre to a seated youth, and women kneeling before a stat

Winged Victory Gives Apollo Lyre; Statue of Minerva

Sketch of a tree trunk with red and yellow autumn vine leaves against a loose brown background.

Tree and Leaves

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of two candlesticks, each held by a putto and supported by a scrolling dolphin-like base.

Two candelsticks

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Three pencil sketches of a bent standing figure on a pale washed sheet mounted in a gray sketchbook page.

Three Sketches of a Soldier Firing Rifle

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of three stacked ornamental cartouches with scrolls, foliage and a seated putto beside a blank shi

Three Escutcheons with Alternative Suggestions

Francesco Vaccaro, 1670

Two circular pen-and-ink drawings of winged victory figures with horse-drawn chariots on pale blue paper.

Two Roundels with Victories in Chariots; River Victory

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink drawing of a sea monster with open jaws forming a curved shell basin, set on a cloud-like base.

Design for a Saltcellar

Giulio Romano, 1540

Six watercolor trophies of gardening tools mixed with flowers, fruit and garlands on a cream sheet.

Six Trophies with the Attributes of Gardening

Pierre Ranson, 1770

Graphite sketch of a seated draped woman beside a classical column, with loose cloud shapes and stone steps below.

Seated Woman (Motif for Design)

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pen and brown wash design drawing of a decorated ceiling with scrolls, medallions, a fan lunette and a central square panel.

Design for Decorations for a Ceiling

Giuseppe Barberi, 1810

Pencil portrait sketch of a seated young woman with braided hair holding an open book on her lap.

Portrait Study of Miss Elliott

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures welcoming a leader before a temple and crowd in a Roman setting.

Ceiling Design for Numa Pompilius Welcomed to Rome after his Election, Sala di Numa Pompilio, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Woman with Lyre

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil portrait of a young man with tousled hair and a high collar, turned three-quarters, signed Wicar on the lower right.

Portrait of a Young Man

Jean-Baptiste Wicar, 1800