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Drawings & Sketches

75,832 works

Watercolor of a crested Bohemian waxwing perched on a branch beside red rowan berries, with handwritten notes on the page.

Zweedse vogel

Jan Brandes, 1795

Watercolor of a whole cacao pod and a split pod showing pale seeds, with large green leaves and a branch.

Cacao

Jan Brandes, 1783

Watercolor drawing of a female and male bullfinch on branches, with handwritten labels on an album page.

Vinken

Jan Brandes, 1795

Watercolor drawing of a brick house with stepped gables, cows and sheep in a grassy field, and trees under a cloudy sky.

Het Huis Den Dam bij Zutphen

Jan de Beijer, 1748

Studie van een ekster

August Allebé, 1852

Ink and wash drawing of a woman in a long dress writing at a roll-top desk beside a bookshelf, with papers on the floor.

Schrijvende vrouw

Willem Wenckebach, 1870

Drawing of skaters and figures on a frozen pond at night under a moon, with bare trees and glowing lamps.

IJsvermaak bij maanlicht, op een bevroren vijver in het Haagse Bosch

Johan Antoni de Jonge, 1874

Watercolor and pencil drawing of Saltwood Castle with round towers, ivy-covered walls, and a small figure on a path.

Saltwood Castle

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor sketch of a standing man in a yellow robe and striped turban, arms outstretched, with a handwritten caption below.

Costume at Smyrna, a Pilgrim from Jerusalem

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil sketch of a mantelpiece elevation with two columns, a projecting shelf, and handwritten dimension notes at top.

Mantle Plan

Pencil sketch of a geyser eruption with a tall steam plume in Yellowstone's Lower Geyser Basin, with handwritten color notes.

The Fountain, Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone

Thomas Moran, 1890

Pen and ink sketch of an elderly man's head with wrinkled face and grid lines on tan paper.

Head of an Elderly Man

William Page, 1810

Lady in Black

Lilla Cabot Perry, 1900

Watercolor of the Mosque of Sultan Bajazid I in Brusa, with domes, a minaret, cypresses and red-roofed houses on a hill.

Mosque of Sultan Bajazid I/derim, Brusa

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor study of a reclining nude in a circular medallion with a gilded ornamental frame and wooded landscape.

Figure Study for Decorative Panel

Walter Shirlaw, 1830

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a brick arch and cobbled street with columns at the Forum in Pompeii, with a mountain beyond

Principal Entrance to the Forum, Pompeii

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil sketch of steep mountain peaks and a rocky ravine with handwritten colour notes along the slopes.

Look up from Inspiration Point

Thomas Moran, 1890

Sketch of a seated female nude with arms raised, arranging her hair, shaded in soft graphite on cream paper.

Female Nude Arranging Hair

Ink and red chalk drawing of a nude woman seen from behind, leaning forward with one arm reaching out.

Female Nude Leaning on Left Knee

Watercolor drawing of an ornate marble altar with columns and colorful panels beside a staircase in a dim interior.

St. Marks Altar, Venice

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil sketch of a woman in a shawl carrying a basket on her head, walking through diagonal rain streaks.

Rainy Day

Olin Levi Warner, 1860

Watercolor sketch of a bearded man in a yellow headwrap reclining on cushions and a patterned rug.

Bedouin Reclining

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil sketch of rocky geyser terrain with a shaded cave, dead trees on a ridge, and handwritten color notes.

New Geyser, Norris

Thomas Moran, 1890

Graphite drawing of a standing anatomical ecorche male figure, front view, one arm raised overhead, on aged paper.

(An Ecorche, front view)

William Page, 1840

Watercolor of a weathered wooden abbey gate under a mossy roof, with a leafy tree and stone wall beside it.

Abbey Gate-St. Valery

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil drawing of a child's arm resting on a surface, with the hand curled at the right and soft shading.

Arm of Child of Hiram Powers

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil sketch of steep canyon strata with handwritten color notes, by Thomas Moran, 1890.

From the Brink of the Upper Falls

Thomas Moran, 1890

Watercolor sketch of three figures in Greek costume: a reclining man in red and blue, a seated woman, and a bearded man in a

Greek Costume, Pilgrim

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Brown ink and wash sketch of a seated woman in a hat beside a reclining nude with arm raised behind her head.

Composite of Three Women

Pencil sketch of peasant figures in turbans with baskets and a jug, plus a study of a barred window on yellowed paper.

Peasant Figures

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Pencil and chalk drawing of a standing woman in a loose robe and tall top hat holding a pole, with sketches at right.

Water Carrier, Venice

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Pencil and watercolor portrait of a seated woman in a lace veil and pale gown, holding an open book, beside a blue chair.

Lady Canning

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg