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Drawings & Sketches

79,544 works

Chalk drawing on blue-grey paper of a young boy balancing a tray of bottles on a pedestal, pointing outward.

The Youthful Vendor

François Boucher, 1750

Pencil sketch of a floating iceberg and distant mountains with a small head study and handwritten color notes on aged paper.

Sketches of a Man's Head and Floating Iceberg, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of six alcove elevations with draped curtains, columns, pediments and putti.

Six Designs for Alcove Elevations

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil sketch of a tree with leafy foliage on the left and bare branches rising on the right, on tan paper.

Sketch of a Tree

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Watercolor design for an embroidered waistcoat with floral bouquets, garlands and trailing vines on a pale ground.

Project number 1599 of the Fabrique de St. Ruf, for Gentleman's Embroidered Waistcoat

Mademoiselle Bailieu, 1770

Oil sketch of a glowing sunset sky with dark clouds over a horizon, by Frederic Edwin Church, 1880.

Cloud Sketch

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Study of Boy Holding a Salver for "The Republican Court" (Lady Washington's Reception Day)

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pencil sketches of dunes, a house among trees, and a wind-bent tree on a coastal page with handwritten colour notes.

Sketches from Sea Girt, New Jersey

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pencil sketch on tan paper of arching tree branches and hanging leaves, signed Walter Shirlaw.

Project for a Decorative Design

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pen and wash architectural design of a doorway with pediment, urn and reclining dogs, with two figures standing in the openin

Design for the North Portal, Grand Gallery, Villa Albani, Rome, Italy

Carlo Marchionni, 1750

Brown wash drawing of a decorated living room wall elevation with two doorways, garlands, putti and oval medallions.

Elevation of a Living Room Wall

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink drawing of a rococo covered tureen above a circular platter with an ornate scrolled border.

Design for a Tureen and a Platter

Thomas Germain, 1740

Frame and chandelier; male portrait bust

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Brown ink and wash drawing of a draped bed alcove with swagged curtains, tassels, and a canopy with foliage.

Elevation of a Bed Alcove

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Watercolor study of an ornate palace wall with gilded stucco, painted panels of flowers and landscapes, and a decorated door.

Section of a wall showing groups of painted panels, Oval Chamber, Salon Louis XIV, Palace of Fontainebleau, France

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Oil sketch of billowing cumulus clouds lit warm against a pale blue sky, with bare paper below the horizon.

Cloud Study, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Graphite study of a woman's head turned upward, eyes gazing up and to the left, on toned paper, 1850.

Study for Head of Mercy in "Christiana and Her Children"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Studies of Head and Arms of a Child

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Loose brown sketch of two bedouin figures in robes and headcloths standing in a dark rocky cave opening, one holding a long s

Two Bedouins

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Stained glass design of a winged angel with a sword beside a memorial tablet inscribed with Thomas J. Post, against a starry

Design for Stained Glass Memorial Window to Thomas J. Post

Robert Winthrop Chanler, 1910

Pen and wash design drawing of an ornate fireplace with a carved bust in a niche, a standing figure, and an oval floor plan b

Design for a Fireplace, Antinous Room, Villa Albani, Rome, Italy

Carlo Marchionni, 1750

Pencil sketch sheet with multiple studies of hands and a sleeve cuff, preparatory studies for a portrait.

Sketches of Hands for Portrait of William Amory

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Brown ink and wash sheet of grouped studies: a Madonna with angels, robed figures, crowded interiors, and an architectural mo

Studies after Paintings by Perugino and Alfonso Lombardo in Bologna; sixteenth-century monument, Bologna

Felice Giani, 1810

Study of Mrs. Winthrop for "Lady Washington's Reception Day"

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Three watercolor designs for altar candlesticks with blue globe bases, winged angels, lions and IHS monograms on a pale sheet

Three Designs for Altar Candlesticks for a Jesuit Church

Pietro Belli, 1820

Pencil sketch of two craggy cliffs rising above a low horizon, with the sky left largely blank.

Iceberg Panorama, Canada, Part Two

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown wash design drawing of a sauce boat with grapevine decoration, a reclining winged female figure, and a pedestal base on

Design for a Sauce Boat

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Pencil portrait of a balding, heavy-set man in a high-collared coat and cravat, turned to the left, within a ruled border.

Portrait of a Man, Giuseppe Valadier

Jean-Baptiste Wicar, 1820

Pencil sketch of a rainbow over a sea with a sailing ship, surrounded by figure studies and handwritten color notes.

Rainbow over the Mediterranean with Figure Sketches, Beirut, Lebanon

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Symmetrical pen and wash design for a plaster ceiling with central rosette, swags, ribbons and acanthus scrolls.

Design for a Plaster Ceiling

George Richardson, 1810

Pencil drawing of the Madonna holding the Christ child with a rosary, surrounded by cherubs on clouds.

Sheet 15 of a Drawing Book, Group of the Madonna of the Rosary

Carlo Maria Giudici, 1800

Graphite study of a young girl with long wavy hair and a white collar, turned to the side, on cream paper.

Study of Child's Head for "Christiana and Her Children"

Daniel Huntington, 1850