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Drawings & Sketches

79,473 works

Pen and brown ink drawing of a scene with soldiers and a kneeling woman inside an ornate classical architectural niche.

Niche Scene

Francesco Salviati, 1500

Pen and wash drawing of a rococo salon wall with a paneled door, fountain niche, urn and ornate carved decoration.

Project for the entrance wall of a salon with alternative suggestions

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1770

Pencil sketch of a standing bald man with head bowed, one arm bent across his chest and the other extended outward.

Bearded Man Standing

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a street vendor's stall with a hanging lantern, a bowl, and handwritten color notes beside it.

Street vendor

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a draped gown with one arm raised, on cream paper.

Sketch for a Portrait of Mrs. Bella Worsham

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Brown ink and wash sketch of four ornamental designs: a cartouche, draped panel, laurel label, and carved frieze motif.

An escutcheon, a trophy, a label, a decorative motif for a frieze

Filippo Marchionni, 1770

Pen and wash design sheet showing a symmetrical set of neoclassical silver tableware with labeled pieces and figural decorati

Design for a Set of Silver Tableware

Pietro Belli, 1810

Pencil sketch of icebergs on calm water with small figures on an ice shelf at lower right.

Icebergs near Belle Isle, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and wash drawing of a crowned tabernacle with a chalice in a sunburst, flanked by two kneeling winged angels.

Design for a Tabernacle Door to be Executed in Bronze

G B C, 1710

Pencil study of a reclining woman's bare feet on pale paper, with soft shading and faint grass strokes at the left.

Study of the Feet of a Reclining Woman

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Black chalk study of two right hands in different positions on tan toned paper, with white highlights and a signature.

Study: Two right hands, of a woman

Carlo Bononi, 1600

Pencil drawing of a draped white cloth with soft folds and hatched shading over a rounded form.

Drapery Study for "Communion of the Sick"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Faint pencil sketch of a vessel with rigging and two small soldiers on a pale sheet in a grey album.

Vessel with Two Soldiers

Winslow Homer, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of turbaned, robed men in discussion around a celestial globe beneath draped curtains.

Magi Conversing about Heavenly Bodies, after Perino del Vaga

Felice Giani, 1820

Pencil portrait sketch of a bearded seated man with a separate study of a hand holding a chain above.

John Jay Phelps Seated, Separate Hand and Chain Study

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pencil study of a winged fairy figure named Puck, seated in motion with butterfly wings and construction grid lines.

Puck, Study for Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, IL

Carroll Beckwith, 1890

Pen and grey wash sketch of rococo scrollwork, acanthus foliage, a pedestal and a bird, with handwritten sums.

Sketches

Filippo Marchionni, 1740

Pencil sketch sheet of sheep in various poses, grazing and resting on the ground, by Walter Shirlaw.

Sketches of Sheep

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pen and wash design for a pendant with a crown above a heraldic shield and scrolled ornament.

Design for pendant with crown and coat of arms

Medici Family, 1500

Brown ink and wash drawing of a swooning woman held by two winged angels, with a man and a cherub beside her.

Ecstasy of Saint Teresa

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of hands with handwritten colour notes and an inscription on cream paper, study for a portrait.

Sketch for Portrait of Dr. Muhlenberg, Notes on Hugh Baxter

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Sketch of three Middle Eastern men in robes and red caps, one standing and two seated with a rifle and sword, on brown wash.

Three Bedouin Men

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown wash sketch of a bed alcove with draped curtains, a canopy, a bed post, and a garland-decorated arch.

Bed Alcove

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Ink study of a bearded saint raised among clouds, with angels and putti in flight around him.

Glorification of St. Filippo Neri

Giacomo Farelli, 1700

Ink and watercolor design of an illusionistic gilded ceiling with putti, clouds, draped fabric and figures on a balustrade.

Ceiling Design

Philippe Canot, 1710

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated draped figure holding a scroll, with sketched heads at upper right.

Five Figures from Parnassus by Raphael Sanzio

Felice Giani, 1810

Sepia ink and wash sheet with a draped figure bracket and three curved bands decorated with flowers and rosettes.

Door Knocker and Metal Purse Frames

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of a decorative wall dado with garlands, urns, and a central framed panel.

Dado with alternative suggestions

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and ink design sketch of a domed classical mantelpiece with columns, garlands, and detail studies of ornament.

Design for a Mantelpiece

Giuseppe Valadier, 1810

Pencil sketch of a large iceberg rising from the horizon on tan paper, with the handwritten note 'July 15th' below.

The Last Iceberg, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil and watercolor sketch of two bearded men in military-style uniforms and kepis, one with a sash and one with a cane.

From Richmond

Winslow Homer, 1860

Painting of a sunlit cumulus cloud rising over a calm sea horizon, with pink wispy clouds in a pale blue sky.

Clouds at Sea

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880