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Drawings & Sketches

76,622 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of a winged old man with a scythe unveiling a reclining woman, with a sketched figure above.

Time reveals the truth

Gaspare Diziani

Brown ink drawing of a muscular male figure seen from behind, twisting with one arm raised and drapery at the hips.

Figure of a Man

after Polidoro da Caravaggio

Portrait of William Blake

John Flaxman Jr., 1804

Pen and wash drawing of a crowded tavern interior with seated and standing figures, a staircase, and a hanging lantern.

Tavern scene

Gaspare Diziani

Pencil sketch of a nude male figure in side view with one arm raised, on yellowed paper.

Moses, Aaron and Hur on Mount Horeb (study - figure at right)

William Page, 1850

Brown ink drawing of robed clerics meeting before an arched colonnade, with a processional cross and distant hills.

The Meeting of San Carlo Borromeo and San Filippo Neri

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Pencil and watercolor sketch of several people seated around a round table in a room, with a dog and a landscape view.

Mr. Hobson of Markfield and Family

John Constable, 1806

Oil sketch of three veiled women in green, teal and red robes standing outdoors under a cloudy sky.

Sketch to the Painting

Brown ink drawing of Abraham on a stone altar with an angel descending, a figure carrying wood, and a village in the distance

Sacrifice of Abraham

Alessandro Allori

Male Nude

John Constable, 1808

Pen and grey wash drawing of a farmyard with a brick water well, wooden well beam, thatched houses and climbing vines.

Een boerenerf met een waterput

Cornelis Dusart, 1670

Pen and wash drawing of drunken villagers crowded on a sleigh, one raising a tankard and another waving a knife.

Five Drunken Villagers and a Woman on a Sleigh

Cornelis Dusart, 1680

Buste van een vrouw, naar rechts in profiel

Cornelis Dusart, 1670

Red and black chalk drawing of a smiling woman's head in three-quarter view, wearing a white cap and red garment.

Hoofd van een vrouw, driekwart naar links

Cornelis Dusart, 1670

Brown wash drawing of a young man with long curly hair and a draped cloak, shown within an oval white frame.

Portret van een jonge man, in ovaal

Cornelis Dusart, 1670

Ink and wash title page for Aesop's Fables with circular vignettes of fable scenes and bold lettering.

Title page for Aesop's Fables, No. 2 (recto); Sketches of Heads (verso)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen and graphite drawing of a uniformed man gesturing before a crowded wooden hall of seated and standing men.

Washington Prevents a Military Dictatorship

Albert Edward Sterner, 1930

Pencil sketch of a church tower with a cross beside a large shaded tree and a low stone wall.

Leatherhead Church, Near Epsom, from the Northeast

John Constable, 1806

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of three women and a seated king at a draped table in a columned interior.

Philomela, Procne, and the Thracian King Tereus

Follower of Abraham van Diepenbeeck

Watercolor of a standing man in a red military-style jacket, tall feathered hat, yellow breeches and black riding boots holdi

Royal rider

Johannes Senn, 1807

Drawing on blue-grey paper of a figure seated on a low stool, seen from behind, wearing a loose cloak and cap.

Figuur op laag stoeltje gezeten, op de rug gezien

Cornelis Dusart, 1670

Faint pencil sketch of a male nude figure on blue-grey paper, with brown stains and spots across the sheet.

Male nude

Gaspare Diziani

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a boy in a wide hat pulling a rope, one foot on a box, with red chalk highlights.

Staande jongen die aan een touw trekt

Cornelis Dusart, 1670

Pencil and wash drawing of an elderly man in a cap reading a book while seated on a stool.

Seated Man Reading, Facing Right

Cornelis Dusart, 1690

Brown wash drawing of a young man with a peepshow box and a dog on a sandy path under a cloudy sky.

A Young Man with a Peepshow and a Dog

Cornelis Dusart, 1670

Colour drawing of an elderly man in a cap and green trousers seated on a bench, reading a small book.

Seated Man Reading, Facing Left

Cornelis Dusart, 1690

Ink drawing of a long skylit building and an ornate brick facade with trees, a gravel path, and a small standing figure on th

Untitled (Figure and Buildings)

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Charcoal sketch of a headless clothed woman's figure with draped fabric and sleeve on tan paper.

Sketch of a woman's headless figure, clothed

Edwin Austin Abbey

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bound, half-naked man flanked by soldiers and a robed figure with a staff.

Christ Bound between Two Soldiers and a High Priest

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 1638

Brown ink and wash drawing of tall trees and two small deer in a woodland landscape with distant hills.

Trees and Deer

John Constable, 1825

Red chalk drawing of a seen-from-behind nude male figure seated on drapery, one arm raised, on tan paper.

Nude Male Figure [recto]

Unknown artist, 17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of a rolling landscape with trees, a fence, a figure on a path, and a distant church tower.

Undulating Landscape with Arnhem in the Distance

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 1651