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Drawings & Sketches

76,731 works

Charcoal sketch of Fortuna, a blindfolded woman on a chariot surrounded by winged figures, on an octagonal sheet.

Fortuna

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a nude figure reclining on one elbow, head resting on hand, legs extended.

Study of Nude Figure

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Watercolor design for a decorative panel with a central urn of scrolling flowers, rosettes and wreaths in green, pink and gol

Design for a Decorative Panel

John La Farge, 1900

Head of a Woman

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Design drawing for a Gothic stained glass window with two robed women, a lily and open book, a cross, and scripture text belo

Design for Stained Glass Window

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch on cream paper of a reclining winged angel in flowing drapery, with a small study in the lower right.

Sketch of an Angel

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of a reclining male figure resting his head on one hand, with the other arm bent beneath him.

Figure Study

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Pen and brown ink drawing of a seated artist at a drawing board beside a bust, within a semicircular lunette frame.

Lunette with Arts and Sciences

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of two hexagonal panels showing classical figures, a lyre player, and musicians among attendants.

Orpheus Among the Muses; Orpheus Playing the Lyre

Felice Giani, 1810

Reddish-brown wash sketch of a winged putto reclining with flowing drapery on tan paper.

Sketch of Putti with Drapery

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Loose charcoal sketch of a female figure with flowing drapery, head turned to the side, on tan paper.

Sketch of Figure with Drapery

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Portrait of May Bright

Martha S. Day, 1850

Graphite sketch of a central winged angel with raised arms flanked by other robed angelic figures in loose strokes.

Group of Angels

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Loose pencil sketch on brown paper of heavenly figures with wings and draped forms, torn at the right edge.

Sketch of Heavenly Figures

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Sketches of Two Heads

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pen and brown wash drawing of mourning figures around a stone tomb with a lyre, inscriptions in the margins, dated 1800.

The Arts Mourning at the Tomb of Raphael

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a kneeling winged angel with clasped hands and bowed head on cream paper.

Sketch of Kneeling Angel

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pen and grey wash design for a decorative ceiling with winged putti, garlands and round classical medallions around a blank c

Palazzo Quirinale, Rome;

Felice Giani, 1810

Graphite and chalk study on tan paper of a figure with a raised arm and hands, with flowing hair and handwritten notes.

Study for a Duplicate of "Repitition of Christiana"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a draped female figure standing beside a wooden cross on clouds, head bowed, one arm extended.

Sketch for Central Figure in the Ascension

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of a reclining nude male figure with arms outstretched, study for a Lathrop painting, 1890.

Study for "Diana and Her Attendants among the Constellations"

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Charcoal sketch of an angel with outstretched arm and draped fabric on tan paper.

Study of an Angel with Drapery

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketches on tan paper of a reclining nude figure with raised arms, plus smaller studies of moving figures.

Sketches of Nude Figures

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketches of a kingfisher wing's outside and inside, with handwritten color notes labeling the feathers.

Wing of a Black-capped Kingfisher

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil sketch of two studies of draped cloth with soft shading on pale paper.

Study of Drapery

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Study of Feet

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pencil portrait of a young woman with curled hair and ribbons, gazing to the side, drawn on pale paper.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Gilbert Tompkins, New York, NY, USA, 1900

Pencil and brown wash sketch of a winged angel figure in flowing drapery, with a second wing behind on toned paper.

Study for an Angel

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Watercolor and pencil design for an ornate wall niche with columns, arched canopy, heraldic shield and rosettes.

Design for a Wall Niche

John La Farge, 1900

Sketch of a Woman's Head

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Charcoal drawing of two men in bowler hats beside a ticker tape machine spilling tape into a basket in an interior.

"I Don't Think It's Going Up; I Know It's Going Up!"

William Robinson Leigh, 1900

Pencil study of a young woman's head and shoulders with hair parted and drawn back, dated 1859.

Study for Portrait

Léon Bonnat, 1859