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Drawings & Sketches

76,778 works

Watercolor drawing of an elderly sculptor working on a figure in a studio with a seated nude model and classical statues.

1965.1185 - Preparation for the Academy - Old Joseph Nollekens

Thomas Rowlandson, 1805

Pen and watercolor drawing of a crowded prize fight on a wooden ring, with carriages, horses, and spectators around it.

The Prize Fight by Rowlandson

Thomas Rowlandson, 1787

Comic watercolor of artists sketching a plump reclining nude model in a cluttered studio with busts and easels.

Houghton HEW 9.13.15 - Rowlandson, Dutch Academy

Thomas Rowlandson, 1820

Pen and watercolor sketch of riders and hounds in a hunting scene across an open landscape with trees.

Drawing Cover

Thomas Rowlandson

Pen and watercolor drawing of a man on a horse playing a horn, with a companion and dog, against hazy hills.

Dr. Syntax Sketching the Lake

Thomas Rowlandson

Pencil sketch of a horseback rider near a lake, with a dog, a standing fisherman, a rowboat, and handwritten verse.

Preparatory sketch for 'Dr Syntax Sketching the Lake'

Thomas Rowlandson

Ink caricature of a monkey in a wig and spectacles smoking a pipe, with books labelled Finance and Negotiation.

English Caricaturists, 1893 - All the Talents

Thomas Rowlandson, 1807

Pen and ink drawing of two women quarrelling in a street before the Sessions House Clerkenwell, with onlookers watching.

English Caricaturists, 1893 - Spitfires

Thomas Rowlandson, 1810

Pen drawing of a cobbler binding a scolding wife with rope while a man holds up a candle, caricature style.

English Caricaturists, 1893 - The Cobbler's Cure for a Scolding Wife

Thomas Rowlandson, 1813

Hand-coloured caricature of a kneeling officer lamenting as a woman hammers a cannon, with soldiers fleeing in the background

A General Discharge

Thomas Rowlandson

Nine pen-and-ink caricatures titled The Evolution of John Bull, showing the figure in different costumes and poses.

The Evolution of John Bull

Thomas Rowlandson

Hand-colored caricature of two officers at a convent grille exchanging sweets with veiled nuns, with a gold crucifix behind.

Pastime in Portugal Or a visit to the nunnerys

Thomas Rowlandson

Hand-coloured print of a coffee house in panic as a black dog runs among frightened men in top hats.

Thomas Rowlandson - A Mad Dog in a Coffee House

Thomas Rowlandson

Hand-colored caricature of costumed pantomime figures brawling with swords and pistols, with a crowned king watching from a t

Scene in a New Pantomime

Thomas Rowlandson

Hokusai Femme noyée

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink and red wash drawing of a pine-framed landscape with a seated painter and figures carrying boxes in the foreground.

Artiste s'installant pour peindre le mont Fuji - Hokusai preparatoire Guimet 1

Katsushika Hokusai, 1834

Ink drawing of a fierce bald figure in billowing robes, one arm raised, the other extended with clawed hand.

MET 56 121 17 162307

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink line drawing of a bearded robed figure with a halo holding a long sword, bare feet, wide sleeves.

MET 56 121 21 162311

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink drawing of two robed figures and a fierce lion-like beast in dynamic combat.

MET 56 121 13 162303

Katsushika Hokusai

Monochrome sketch of a woven basket with a large gourd bearing painted figures, leaves, and a Japanese inscription at right.

MET 56 121 18 162308

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink drawing of a turtle hanging by a thin cord, shown in grey wash on pale paper.

MET 56 121 24 162314

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink drawing of a bearded man with long hair and an earring, mouth open, holding a thin stick near his nose.

MET 56 121 27 162317

Katsushika Hokusai

Line drawing of a fierce guardian face with coiled hair, a lotus crown, bulging eyes and fangs.

MET 56 121 26 162315

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink and red-line sketch of a gnarled pine tree with workers, a conical mountain at left, and a figure carrying poles at right

Le Fuji dans les montagnes Totomi - Hokusai preparatoire Guimet

Katsushika Hokusai, 1834

Ink and red wash sketch of thatched houses, trees, and a pagoda under clouds and lightning, with a mountain peak at right.

Le Fuji sous un orage nocture - Hokusai preparatoire Guimet

Katsushika Hokusai, 1834

Ink sketch of wasps, a paper nest, and a figure with a basket and fan on a pale background.

MET 56 121 8 162298

Katsushika Hokusai

Open book page with four panels of ink drawings showing children at play, a drum beneath pine, and gods of fortune.

Picture Album Transmitting the Spirit: The Hokusai Drawing Style

Katsushika Hokusai

Dark green bound sketchbook cover with a vertical red-lettered title label and red binding cord along the spine.

Transmitting the Spirit, Revealing the Form of Things, Volume 6 of Hokusai Sketchbooks

Katsushika Hokusai

Engraved print of a Japanese warrior in patterned armor holding a bow, with arrows on her back and pine branches below.

L'illustration - Hokusaï, « Guerrier japonais », demi-teinte

Katsushika Hokusai

Watercolor of a woman selling fruit from a cart on a grey city street with blurred passersby.

Isaac Israels A street vendor

Watercolor of an audience in hats and a woman in red watching a circus performance under dim lamps.

Isaac Israels At the circus

Watercolor sketch of a city square with a winged statue fountain, stone buildings, pedestrians and a horse-drawn carriage.

Isaac Israels Piccadilly Circus c1915