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Drawings & Sketches

76,581 works

Pencil drawing of receding arched passageways in a ruined stone building, with a tree growing in an opening.

Arched Passageways of a Ruined Building

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pencil sketch of a Gothic church with a tall pointed spire, crenellated tower and adjoining roofs and walls.

The Collegiate Church St. Goar

Carl Theodor Reiffenstein, 1885

Pencil sketch of a ruined stone gate and crumbling wall among trees and rocky ground.

An Ancient Wall with a Ruined Gate

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

The Hill of Venus - Male Nude - Study of one of the Reapers for Reapers Appealing to Venus

Edward Burne-Jones, 1866

Pencil sketches of Greek-style ornaments, palmettes, scrolls and a vase on tan paper, by Stanisław Wyspiański.

Sketches of ornaments from Greek ceramics and a drawing of a vessel

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Pencil drawing of a seated woman and a kneeling man holding a book, with onlookers in an interior with stone walls.

Chaucer's Man of Laws Tale - Design

Edward Burne-Jones, 1862

Pen and grey wash drawing of an elderly woman seen from behind, wearing a high collar, headdress and long cloak.

Old woman in rear view

Loose pencil sketch of a seated woman in a hat bent over needlework at a table, by James Ensor.

Woman with needlework

James Ensor, 1880

Pencil drawing of a garden wall with a stone sphere, tall trees, and distant buildings and hills beyond.

View across the Wall of an Italian Garden

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Study of allegorical women in classical drapery with a golden-robed figure and architectural ornament above.

Study for an Architectural Decoration

Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry

Pencil sketch of a standing female nude seen from behind, arms raised behind her head, on tan paper.

Female nude

Stanisław Wyspiański

Pencil sketch of a woman with long flowing hair, brushing it with a raised hairbrush while holding a hand mirror.

Woman combing her Hair, Fanny Cornforth

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1864

Grey wash drawing of fishermen in boats with tall sails on a calm river under a cloudy sky.

River Landscape with Fisherman and Three Boats

Albertus van Beest, second third 19th century

Oil sketch of a Venetian canal with moored boats, red and white sails, brick walls and a tall building on the right.

Scene from a Venetian Canal. Sketch

Agnes Börjesson

Pen and ink drawing of a cavalier with a ruffled collar holding a hat, beside a woman in a long gown and veil.

A cavalier with his lady

Pencil sketch of a weathered stone arch with overgrown top, a wooden railing at left and a smaller arched passage at right.

Arch of Drusus near the Appian Way

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Graphite study of a woman's head with lowered eyes and a veil, drawn by Ford Madox Brown in 1847.

Oure Ladye of Saturday Night - Study for Head of the Madonna

Ford Madox Brown, 1847

Charcoal drawing of a harbour with a crane, dock workers, steamships and a distant Gothic university tower.

Glasgow University

Muirhead Bone, c. 1896-1916

Drawing of a bent male nude in graphite and red chalk, with studies of hands and a sword hilt at lower right.

St George Series - Male Nude - Study of St George for 'St George slaying the Dragon'

Edward Burne-Jones, 1865

Pencil drawing of crumbling brick ruins with an arched niche, a tower, and trees, set behind a low stone wall.

Ruins of the Temple of Venus and Rome in the Forum

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pen and wash drawing of the Madonna and Child with Saints Christopher, Joseph and Claudius beneath draped curtains and column

Madonna with Saints Christopher, Joseph and Claudius

François Perrier, 1630

Pen and wash drawing of a crowned king on a throne with lions on steps, a woman approaching with attendants.

Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

Eustache Le Sueur, 1650

Two back-view studies of standing male nudes carrying poles on their shoulders, drawn in chalk on brown paper.

St George Series - Male Nude - Studies of two Soldiers for 'The Princess led to the Dragon'

Edward Burne-Jones, 1865

Pencil drawing of a classical villa with arched gateway and balustrade, framed by tall trees and shrubbery.

Villa d'Este, Tivoli

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Sepia drawing of the Annunciation: an angel with wings and a Virgin Mary beside a lily, with Latin scrolls between them.

The Annunciation

Edward Burne-Jones, 1862

Oil study of a raised arm and hand with a pale sleeve and red beaded bracelet against a brown background.

Arm study

Thomas Couture, 1875

Pen and wash drawing of winged angels playing lute, viola and songbook among clouds, with a pipe organ beside them.

Angelic concert in the clouds

Pierre Mignard I, 1640

Woman in green dress and bonnet sketching on a stone wall, with a red cloak and wooded hillside behind her.

Princess Caroline Amalie Sketching in Naples. Study

Johan Christian Dahl, 1820

Pencil sketch of three skulls on pale paper with a handwritten German note above.

Sketches of skulls

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Graphite drawing of a reclining woman with closed eyes and folded hands holding a cross, on grey paper.

My dead mother

James Ensor, 1915

Pencil sketch of the Casino Farnese on the Palatine Hill in Rome, with trees, stone walls and birds in the sky.

Casino Farnese on the Palatine Hill, Rome

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Charcoal study of a man's head seen from above, frowning with a moustache and goatee, by Ford Madox Brown.

Parisina's Sleep - Study for Head of Prince Azo

Ford Madox Brown, 1842