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Drawings & Sketches

79,543 works

Charcoal sketch of a bearded soldier in a kepi raising a rifle while standing in tall grass.

Cavalry Soldier Loading a Rifle

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate interior wall with paneling, a doorway, fireplace, and small figure scene.

Elevation of a wall

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Ink and wash study of a crowned divine figure in clouds with light rays, above kneeling people, within an ornate frame.

Study for God Appears to Moses and his Companions, Plate 171, Physica Sacra

Johann Melchior Füssli, 1720

Ink and wash design drawing of a coffered ceiling with medallions above an alcove with carved pilasters and brown wash.

Design for a Section of an Alcove and the Ceiling of a Bedroom

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Small pen and wash sketch of two draped classical figures, one holding a staff with ribbon, on a pale sheet.

Celebrating Couple, Sala di Recezione, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown wash drawing of a dancing figure and a seated figure among looping grapevines in a rectangular frieze.

Celebration of the Vine

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink sketch of Apollo's chariot and horses driving through clouds, led by the figure of Aurora.

Triumph of Apollo and Aurora

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil design drawing of a neoclassical urn with grape garlands and a lidded salt cellar beside it on cream paper.

Design for a Salt or Pepper Cellar

Pietro Belli, 1800

Ink and wash drawing in three panels showing classical figures, musicians, putti and grapes representing the seasons.

Spring, Summer, Fall

Felice Giani, 1790

Brown ink and wash drawing of two vertical ornamental bands, one with interlaced leaves and one with a stem of leaves and bud

Torus molding and band

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Painted design study of a decorated wall with green damask field, gilded moldings, heraldic medallion and ornamental panels.

Section of wall, Guard Room, Palace of Fontainebleau

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pen and wash drawing of church wall designs with ornamental frieze, arched niche, and three small religious narrative scenes.

Designs for a Church Wall

Francesco Manno, 1830

Pencil sketch of ship masts, rigging lines and a curved sail on a cut sheet of paper.

Sketches of Ships' Masts

Winslow Homer, 1890

Oil study of a nude winged putto with a bow and blue drapery within a brown circular roundel.

Study for Roundel with Putto

Pierre Victor Galland, 1900

Pen and grey wash drawing of two figures in pointed caps at a draped table beneath a feathery tree.

Design for Title Page, Cahier des Parasols Chinois

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1780

Brown wash design drawing of a window wall with draped curtains, a central mythological panel, and classical landscape views

Design for a Window Wall with Tapestry Panel, Chateau de Craon

Jean Baptiste Maréchal, 1770

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash showing three putti roundels, a central Bacchus and Ariadne scene, and winged figures bes

Bacchus and Ariadne with Autumn and Victories and Three Roundels with Putti

Felice Giani, 1790

Black chalk study of a standing male nude with one arm raised, drawn on gray paper with white highlights.

Studies of a male nude

Carlo Maratti, 1650

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a ruffled collar and flowing gown, with hatched shading on the bodice.

Woman

Robert Frederick Blum, 1900

Pencil drawing of an ornate church processional cross with IHS monogram and evangelist names on a pale sheet.

Ecclesiastical Ornament Drawing: Cross

George E Germer, 1930

Pen and wash drawing of a farmyard with a cottage, large tree, cow, sheep, chickens and figures tending animals.

Seated Shepherd

François Boucher

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical goblet with putto handles, garland rim and fluted pedestal base.

Goblet

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Brown ink and wash drawing of six ornate chalices of varying heights, some with cherub figures supporting their stems.

Six chalices

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate chandelier with a coiled serpent around its central stem and hanging bead garlands.

Chandelier

Giuseppe Barberi

Pencil sketch of a large iceberg with jagged peaks above calm water, with a small sailing ship in the foreground.

The Iceberg, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash sketch of three women seen from behind in full skirts and veils, with a stone urn and trees in a garden.

A Street Scene in Madrid, from Series "Sketches in Madrid"

Constantin Guys, 1850

Pen and wash sketch of a carriage with two occupants and three top-hatted riders on horseback along a road.

A Carriage and Three Riders

Constantin Guys, 1850

Pencil sketch on paper showing a standing draped female figure with smaller studies of a seated figure and a head.

Women and children

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Graphite drawing on grey paper of a standing female nude seen from behind, with a separate study of bare feet at right.

Female Nude

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Brown wash drawing of Venus reclining while Cupid tends her foot, with a hilly landscape and tree behind them.

Study for an Overdoor Painting, Cupid Removes a Thorn from the Foot of Venus

Marcantonio Franceschini, 1700

Pencil sketches of several sailing boats and schooners on a tan sheet, with sails and hulls drawn in varying sizes.

Sketches of Sailing Craft

Winslow Homer, 1880

Brown ink and wash design of an arched alcove ceiling with figural friezes, putti in spandrels, and draped curtains below.

Design for Bed Alcove Ceiling Decoration

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800