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Drawings & Sketches

77,767 works

Pencil sketch of a woman in a bonnet working a spinning wheel while holding a distaff of fibre.

Woman at the Spinning Wheel

Pencil sketch of a Roman skyline with a large domed basilica, rooftops, church towers and distant hills on pale paper.

Roman Skyline with St. Peter's Basilica, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of mountain ridges under clouds with sun rays at sunset, a small tree in the foreground, labeled Jamaica.

Mountains at Sunset, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of jagged mountain ridges on brown paper with a white highlighted cloud in the upper right.

Mountains near Mocha, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Painted view of a Bavarian village with a church tower, white houses, and alpine mountains under a soft sky.

Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a narrow rock canyon cleft with annotated notes describing rock textures, on tan paper.

Canyon Cleft near El Khasné, Petra, Jordan

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Painted landscape of steep mountains rising above a still green lake, with forested slopes and snow in the gullies.

Mountains by the Königssee, Bavaria (Germany)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of the Parthenon and broken column fragments scattered across the ruins in Athens, Greece.

The Parthenon and Ruined Fragments, Athens, Greece

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Graphite sketch of a cloudy sky over a wooded coastline with white cloud highlights on toned paper.

Cloudy Sky over a Wooded Coast

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of clouds over Rome with handwritten notes on colours of light and sky.

Clouds over Rome, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Sketch of Horseshoe Falls with white highlights on brown paper, rocks at the base and Terrapin Tower on the far bank.

Horseshoe Falls and Terrapin Tower, Niagara River, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil and white chalk drawing of a ruined classical temple facade with columns and scattered stone blocks on tan paper.

Ruins of the Praetorium of Phaena, al-Masmiyah, Syria

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

The Third Wise Virgin

Martin Schongauer, 1400

Pencil sketch of a bearded man in half-length, head turned right, one arm raised to his head, on pale paper.

Stehende am Stuhl aus der "Vorbereitung zum Kostümball", Halbfigur

Otto Scholderer, 1879

Pen and ink drawing of a busy harbor with sailing ships, a stone tower, a rowboat, and groups of figures on the quay.

Ein Hafen mit einem Leuchtturm, im Vordergrund figürliche Staffage, unter anderem eine Gruppe von zwei Orientalen, di…

Johannes Lingelbach

Watercolor of a village street with large trees, a clock tower, walking figures, a cart and dunes under a pale sky.

De Buurt Overveen bij Haarlem

Paulus van Liender, 1775

Grey wash drawing of a ruined tower by a river, a large tree, a stone bridge, and two fishermen with a net.

Links eine Turmruine am Wasser, rechts eine Brücke, vorne zwei Fischer bei einem Netz

Paulus van Liender, 1785

Watercolor of a Dutch canal town with sailing boats, a drawbridge, a church tower, and figures on the bank under a large tree

Delft aan de Schie

Paulus van Liender, 1752

Grey wash drawing of a Dutch canal with gabled houses, a church tower, rowboats and strolling figures.

Rotterdam

Paulus van Liender, 1751

Watercolor drawing of a tree-lined village street with a church tower, brick houses, and strolling figures in 18th-century dr

Lis bij Haarlem

Paulus van Liender, 1775

Pen and grey wash drawing of a kneeling nun-like saint with folded hands before an altar with a monstrance and canopy.

Die Heilige Klara von Assisi vor der Hostie kniend

Pieter van Lint

Pen and wash drawing of a haloed nun holding a crucifix under a descending dove, with a tree and landscape beside her.

Eine heilige Nonne hält das Kruzifix in der Hand, der Heilige Geist schwebt über ihr, rechts ein Baum

Pieter van Lint

Grey ink and wash drawing of a wooded path with large trees and two dogs in the lower right foreground.

Landschaft mit zwei Hunden

Jacob van Liender

Grey wash drawing of a windmill, canal, townhouses and grazing cows under a cloudy sky.

Buyten de Benscoper Poort te Uferflyn

Paulus van Liender, 1750

Grey wash drawing of a brick bridge over a canal, a cart crossing above, a boat below and a tiled farmhouse beside trees.

De Gheynbrugge bei Utrecht

Paulus van Liender, 1769

Grey wash drawing of a ruined building beside tall trees, with small figures by a fence and a cart on a path.

Links eine Ruine, rechts hohe Bäume mit einem Zaun, an welchem verschiedene Personen stehen

Paulus van Liender, 1765

Pen and brown ink drawing of a forest hunting scene with riders, a stag in water, and a large tree at left.

Waldpartie, zwei Reiter sprengen einen Hirsch durchs Wasser, eine Dame zu Pferde sieht zu

Grey wash drawing of a ruined stone building, a large tree, figures by a well and a thatched hut.

Rechts eine Ruine, dabei ein Ziehbrunnen

Paulus van Liender, 1785

Sepia academy drawing of a nude boy with cropped hair resting one hand on a block, gaze lowered.

Academy figure drawing of a boy (Hammershøi)

Vilhelm Hammershøi

Pencil sketch of slender trees on a hillside with a path winding between them, drawn on grey paper.

Slender Trees on a Hill

Vilhelm Hammershøi, 1896

Hand-painted entomology plate showing numbered insects and larvae with scale bars, labeled Plate II.

Original hand painted plate for Fragments of New Zealand Entomology [Plate II]

George Hudson, 1946

Pencil sketch of a seated man seen from behind, with a study of his legs and boots below, on aged paper.

Untitled (study of man from rear) - preparatory drawing for 'The marriage at Cana'

Winifred Knights, 1922