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Drawings & Sketches

76,474 works

Graphite sketch of a standing woman in a headscarf and long skirt, hands clasped at her waist, on pale paper.

Figure of a Woman

Michel-Martin Drölling, 1801-51

Pencil drawing of a black locust branch with compound leaves and thorns on yellowed tracing paper.

Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia). Trial proof for the polychromy of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Loose charcoal sketch of a seated woman in a headscarf, a standing figure in a dark coat, a dog and a stool.

Seated Woman

Pastel portrait of a man in polished armour, blue sash and ermine mantle, with powdered grey hair against a teal background.

Louis XV

Maurice Quentin de La Tour, 1750

Pencil sketch of a tall stone baptismal font on a stepped base, with hatched shading and a handwritten note along the right e

Stone baptismal font at the church in Cięcina

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a smiling child with closed eyes, a study of a hand, and a sketch of drapery on tan paper.

Study of a Child's Head and Study of a Woman's Hand and Drapery

Jules Abel Faivre, 1882-1945

Charcoal drawing of a smiling boy's head and shoulders, turned toward the viewer, with diagonal hatching behind.

A Boy Smiling

Francesco Zuccarelli, 1750

Loose pencil sketch on tan paper of overlapping marching figures with raised spears and shields.

Achaean troops marching for Troy. A drawing for

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1896

Watercolor landscape of washerwomen and a fisherman by a stream beneath a hilltop town and waterfall.

Mountain Landscape with Washerwomen and a Fisherman

Francesco Zuccarelli, 1762

Charcoal sketch of a woman in a hat seated at a café table, with a man in a suit seated behind her.

Lady at café table

James Ensor, 1880

Pencil sketch of an older seated man with curly hair, wearing a buttoned coat, hands clasped in his lap.

Seated Peasant

Francesco Zuccarelli

Colored crayon study of decorative ornaments with flames, hearts, paisley shapes and wavy bands on tan paper.

Study of ornaments for painted decoration of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Brown wash drawing of a river landscape with bathers in the foreground, a hilltop town, and a steep rocky mountain.

Mountainous River Landscape with Bathers

Francesco Zuccarelli, 1752

Girl with white apron

James Ensor, 1883

Pencil drawing of a rooster and snake among ancient carved urns, pedestals, and a draped figure amid trees.

Ancient Sculptures with a Cock Fighting a Snake

Pencil design sketch of a rosary with ornamental medallions, with blue wash and green and yellow scalloped motifs on paper.

Rosary. Design for the polychrome of the vault of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Grey ink drawing of an ornate rococo fountain with cherubs, a standing child, a seated woman and foliage.

Rococo Fountain with Lovers and the Four Elements

Johann Esaias Nilson

Pen and wash drawing of a stage with a parted curtain, two actors peeking out, and figures tending footlights between columns

Two Actors Peeking through a Theater Curtain while Others Prepare the Footlights

Johann Esaias Nilson

Two helmeted warriors stand on a rocky shore, looking at a man lying on the sand beside waves and boulders.

Two warriors find a man washed ashore

Martinus Rørbye, 1828

Grey wash drawing of elegantly dressed people playing board games in a room, with a servant and a garden terrace behind, in a

An Elegant Company Playing Board Games

Johann Esaias Nilson, 1756

Pen and wash drawing of elegantly dressed figures playing billiards in an interior, framed by a rococo scrolled border.

Ladies and Gentlemen Playing Billiards

Johann Esaias Nilson, 1756

Pencil sketch of a group of figures seated on a ledge, one in a wide-brimmed hat, with handwritten inscription below.

Copy after Salvator Rosa

Pastel portrait of a seated man in a black hat and coat, arms folded over a red chair, with an easel behind him.

Claude Dupouch

Maurice Quentin de La Tour, 1739

Baroque church interior drawing with a columned canopy over an altar and kneeling worshippers in the foreground.

Worshippers at the Tomb of Saint Peter

Matthäus Günther, 1740

Sheet with a watercolor vegetal scroll above pencil studies of Gothic tracery and a circular window pattern.

Vegetal scroll. Copy after Gothic architectural details

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Grey wash drawing of a drover on a cart with calves, pulled by two horses along a hillside road under a cloudy sky.

Drover with Calves in a Country Cart

Thomas Gainsborough, 1755

Scribble

Grey wash drawing of a wooded upland with an arched bridge, two walkers on a path, and distant hills under clouds.

Wooded Upland Landscape with a Bridge

Thomas Gainsborough, 1780

Pencil and ink design of a six-armed star motif with stepped terminals, drawn on tan paper with radiating construction lines.

Star motif. Design for painted decoration of the vault of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Graphite sketch of two men with greyhounds in a wooded field, with a church spire on the distant horizon.

Woods Near a Village with Rabbit Catchers and Their Greyhounds

Thomas Gainsborough, 1750

Pencil sketch sheet with numbered studies of muscular male figures, including a large reclining nude and a draped seated figu

Copies of compositions by Michaelangelo and Raphael Santi from the book

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Charcoal and chalk drawing of cattle and a standing figure near a cottage and trees on rising ground.

Landscape with Cattle by a Cottage

Thomas Gainsborough, 1770