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Drawings & Sketches

76,778 works

Brown wash drawing of a two-branch candlestick with griffin heads, lion masks on the pedestal, and a flame finial.

Design for a Candlestick

Johann Nepomuk Muxel, 1820

Pencil sketch of a left hand hanging downward with curled fingers and a sleeve cuff, on aged paper with a museum stamp.

Drawing: A hanging left hand

Carlo Maratti, 1700

Two nude children recline on a pale cloth beside a vase, against a green and gold patterned backdrop with foliage.

Drawing - Pierre Victor Galland, 1900

Pierre Victor Galland, 1900

Red chalk sketch of a female figure rising with one arm raised high, drawn on cream paper within a thin frame.

Ascending female figure

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pen and grey wash drawing of an elderly woman in a headscarf seated at a wooden spinning frame, working thread.

An Old Woman Spinning

Claude Louis Desrais, 1810

Brown ink study of the Death of St. Joseph with mourners, cherubs and angels in clouds above, drawn on a grid.

Death of St. Joseph, study for a ceiling painting

Francesco Solimena, 1740

Watercolor study of love-in-a-mist flowers in pale blue and violet with feathery green bracts and buds on thin stems.

Study of Love-in-a-mist

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1890

Pencil study of a man in a long cloak bowing low, holding his hat in one hand and his other hand on his chest.

Study of a Bowing Man (Christopher Columbus)

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Ink and watercolor studies of irises on tan paper, some flowers tinted purple, others red and yellow, with buds and stems.

Studies of Irises

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1900

Painted study of pink and purple thistle flowers with spiny green leaves on a black background.

Study of Thistles

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1890

Pencil and ink botanical study of tiger lilies with spotted blooms, drooping buds, and slender leaves on tan paper.

Study of Tiger Lilies

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Pencil and white-highlight study of peony blooms on a tan sheet, with one flower fully rendered and a second sketched beside

Study of Peonies

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Pencil sketch of a helmeted man in a long coat raising a flag, face turned upward, on tan paper.

Drawing - Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Watercolor study of two drooping chestnut branches with green serrated leaves and pale hanging catkins on a tan background.

Study of Chestnut Tree Branches

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1900

Painted botanical study of grass stems with pale green and yellow seed heads against a black background.

Study of Grass in Seed

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1890

Graphite and chalk sketch of musicians raising trumpets and playing flutes, with a fallen figure at the bottom.

Musicians Playing Trumpets and Flutes

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Painting of an autumn bouquet of purple and white asters and rust-colored leaves on a dark background.

Study of an Autumn Bouquet

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1890

Three sprigs of white and pink wild azalea blossoms on brown stems against a tan paper background.

Study of Wild Azalea

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1900

Two pencil and chalk studies of a nude man kneeling on the ground, one large and one small, on tan paper.

Two Studies of a Kneeling Man

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Graphite sketch of a nude man kneeling on the floor, leaning forward with one arm braced down, head turned to the side.

Study of a Kneeling Man

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Vertical ink and brown wash design for a painted panel with a nude female figure, putti, scrolls and a grotesque mask.

Designs for Painted Panels

Claude Louis Desrais, 1780

Watercolor and ink study of several irises with purple petals, stems and buds arranged across a peach background sheet.

Study of Irises

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Pencil sketch of a young man in a cap and cloak holding a globe on his shoulder, looking upward.

Study of a Man Holding a Globe

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Pen and watercolor study of an orchid with two pale blossoms and frilled lips, with pseudobulbs and leaves below on tan paper

Study of an Orchid

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Watercolor study of pink and white sweet pea flowers with green stems on a grey background, signed by Sophia L. Crownfield.

Study of Sweet Peas

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Two pale pink peony studies with yellow centers, one on a green stem, painted on a gray sheet.

Study of Pale Pink Peonies

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Tomb Portrait of Queen Isabella I of Castile

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Vertical pen and wash design for a decorative panel showing Fortune, a bust on a column, sunburst, and ornate scrollwork.

Designs for Painted Panels with Fortune and Jacques Necker

Claude Louis Desrais, 1780

Graphite and white chalk study of a winged female figure in flowing drapery, one arm raised, on tan paper.

Study of a Female Figure (Victory)

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Botanical study of a begonia with drooping flower clusters, lobed leaves and hairy stems in pencil and blue wash.

Study of Begonia

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1900

Watercolor study of pink mallow flowers with yellow centers, green leaves and buds on a pale paper background.

Study of Mallow

Sophia L. Crownfield, 1910

Two Male Heads

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta