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Drawings & Sketches

76,603 works

Watercolor of a woman in a red headscarf on a wooden weir above a stream with ducks, beneath overhanging forest trees.

Forest landscape with weir

Pastel drawing of tall wild flowers with white blossoms and green stems against a warm yellow background.

Wild Flowers

John Henry Twachtman

Etching of a swineherd driving pigs down a path through rolling hills under a sunburst sky.

Le Porcher

Herman Saftleven

Rear view of a standing woman in a white national costume with a red-trimmed headdress and yellow skirt, watercolor drawing.

Kansallispukuinen selin seisova nainen

Robert Wilhelm Ekman

Ink sketch sheet with nine exaggerated caricature figures with distorted faces and angular bodies, by Stanisław Wyspiański, 1

Nine historical caricatures: Louis XI, Elizabeth of England, Louis XI, Louis XI, Margaret of Anjou, Marie Antoinette,…

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1901

Pen and watercolor drawing of a Gothic church interior with pointed arches, a carved pillar, and a blue draped cloth on the f

View into the choir of the church of the Klarakloster in Heilbronn, which was demolished in 1889

Friedrich Maximilian Hessemer

Prisoners of War (Egyptian and African)

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil sketch of a crowded domed interior with a tiered central shrine surrounded by pilgrims in the Holy Sepulchre.

Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil and watercolour drawing of a seated woman in folk costume with garment studies around her on the sheet.

Kädet sylissä istuva nainen. Sivuilla harjoitelmat kolmesta vaatekappaleesta

Robert Wilhelm Ekman

Oil study of a reclining woman with red headband and half-closed eyes, resting on a pale cushion against a dark brown backgro

Study of a Female Head

Franciszek Żmurko, 1900

Pencil sketch of a winged angel in flight with one arm raised and billowing drapery, on pale paper.

Angel for Mercy's Dream

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Pencil sketch of Beni Hasan cliffs with rows of rock-cut tomb openings above the Nile plain, by Miner Kilbourne Kellogg.

Beni Hasan

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Pencil drawing of a steep rocky gorge with tall pines, a wooden railing, and a dark tunnel opening at the base.

The Via Mala

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer

Watercolor of an old Italian hilltop town with stone walls, a round tower, climbing vines, and a cobbled street.

Italialainen maalaislinna

Robert Wilhelm Ekman

Watercolor of a flat-topped mountain in blue-grey washes under a cloudy sky, with distant hills receding to the horizon.

Welsh Mountain Study

Paul Sandby, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a village street with a church tower, tall trees, a barn with a cart, and walking figures.

Klokhuis in Overveen

Pieter Louw, 1735

Pen drawing of a Batavia street scene with a canal, trees, and figures, plus a row of standing figures below.

Street scenes Batavia

Jan Brandes, 1779

Colored drawing of gentlemen in 18th-century dress playing cards around a green-covered table in an interior with a mirror.

Gentlemen playing cards in interior

Pieter Louw, 1735

Grey wash drawing of a ruined gateway, canal, figures and a church tower behind a town, with a horse and cart on the road.

Remains of the Veerpoort in Heukelom

Pieter Jan van Liender, 1737

Grey wash drawing of the Arkelpoort gate and town wall in Gorinchem, with anglers on the bank and a church tower behind.

Arkelpoort in Gorinchem

Pieter Jan van Liender, 1737

Pencil sketch of stacked mountain ridges on aged paper, with handwritten place names labeling the views.

Serpho (possibly Seriphos)

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Drawing of three veiled women with vessels in a hilly landscape under a sky with radiating light rays.

Three Marys on Easter morning

Wilhelm Steinhausen

Pen and grey wash drawing of a crowd and soldiers in a town square before a domed colonnaded rotunda, 1787.

Swearing-in of the Government Regulations on the Grote Markt in Haarlem, September 5, 1787

Vincent Jansz. van der Vinne, 1787

Pen and watercolor drawing of a man in a blue fur-trimmed winter coat and red-banded cap standing on snowy ground.

Mooralaispoika talvivaatteissa

Robert Wilhelm Ekman

Oil study of a young woman with dark hair and a white head covering against a dark background, painted in loose brushwork.

Study Head

William Merritt Chase

Grey wash drawing of a crowd celebrating around a tall tree in a town square lined with gabled houses and civic buildings.

Revolution in Haarlem, January 19, 1795

Vincent Jansz. van der Vinne, 1795

Grey wash drawing of a canal town with a gate tower, windmill, fishermen and a horse carriage on a road.

The Benskoper Gate at IJsselstein

Pieter Jan van Liender, 1752

Grey wash drawing of a brick manor house with stepped gables across a moat, with a footbridge, trees and a distant church tow

House Oosterwyk, seen from the back

Paulus van Liender, 1750

Grey wash drawing of Geldermalsen Castle with gabled buildings, a large tree, a wooden gate and small figures on the path.

Geldermalsen Castle

Pieter Jan van Liender, 1737

Pen and watercolour drawing of a shepherd and sheep passing large trees on a road under a cloudy sky.

Shepherds with flock in wooded landscape

Jacob van Liender, 1706

Watercolor lunette study of allegorical figures with scales, a sword, a hammer, and a standing woman in white drapery.

The State as Arbitrator for Industry, Education and the Military (study for lunette, Old Senate Office Building)

Louis Schaettle, 1910

Pencil sketch of a wooden beam water device with a standing figure, a seated figure at left, and hills in the distance.

(Water Drawing Device)

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg