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Drawings & Sketches

78,291 works

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a seated woman in a long dress with birds at her feet, signed Carroll Beckwith.

Seated Woman with Birds

Carroll Beckwith

Brown wash drawing of a nude standing figure beside reclining figures in a turbulent, cloudy composition.

The Chastisement of Luxury

Lucas Velázquez, 1817

Engraving of a mule-drawn covered wagon escorted by mounted soldiers across a plain, with a bearded driver and a dog.

Ejecting an "Oklahoma boomer" - drawn by T. de Thulstrup from a sketch by Frederic Remington

Frederic Remington, 1885

Pen drawing of men quarreling over cards at a table in a dim New Mexican ranch room lit by a hanging lamp.

A quarrel over cards-a sketch from a New Mexican ranch

Frederic Remington, 1887

An East-Side Politician

Frederic Remington

Engraving of cowboys resting by a campfire as a mounted rider with a rifle gestures across an open hilly landscape.

Cow-boys of Arizona--roused by a scout 1882

Frederic Remington, 1882

Engraving of a mounted rider in a wide-brimmed hat chasing a leaping pronghorn antelope across hilly terrain.

Hunting the prong-horn antelope in California by Frederic Remington 1889

Frederic Remington, 1889

Engraved interior scene of a dentist extracting a tooth from a patient at a window, watched by a woman, a servant and a cat.

The London Dentist by Robert Dighton

Wash drawing of a cavalry battle with mounted soldiers firing pistols, rearing horses, smoke and fallen men in the foreground

John Augustus Atkinson - A 17th Century battle scene - Atkinson-K05880

John Augustus Atkinson

Pen sketch of two heads, a curly-haired man on the left and a child with a fringe on the right, with a Holbein inscription.

Ambrosius Holbein and Hans Holbein

Hans Holbein the Elder

Pen and pencil sketch of two draped classical women, one seated and one standing with a lyre, with faint studies around them.

Classical Figures Drawing

Thomas Stothard

Pen and graphite sketch of muscular male figures in action poses, two grappling, with faint grid lines and underdrawing.

Sketch of Classical Figures in Action

Thomas Stothard, 1755

Pencil sketch page with a horse and rider, a reclining dog, a soldier's head in a military cap, and an eye study.

Page of Sketches (equestrian, dog, soldier’s head)

Théodore Géricault, 1814

Young blonde girl in white dress sketching in a book beside a marble bust, seated on a stool in a dim interior.

The Young Artist

Henri Jules Jean Geoffroy

Painting of a reclining nude woman embraced by a bearded man with a wreath, beside a woman holding a cup, on red drapery.

Horace and Lydia

Thomas Couture, 1843

Close view of brown ink inscription reading G.C.N.8 on grey paper.

Studies for The Allegories of Love

Paolo Veronese, 1570

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a seated man in a frock coat and cravat, holding a cane, facing the viewer.

Portrait of a Man

Antoine-Jean Gros

Black and white chalk drawing of a woman with curly hair in a white blouse, her hand resting on a table.

Portrait of a Woman

Antoine-Jean Gros

Brown ink sketch of a man and woman embracing, with loose flowing lines and small face studies above.

A Man and a Woman Embracing

Antoine-Jean Gros, 1998

Graphite sketch of Mars beside a chariot and horses, with a winged Victory and a draped woman, by Antoine-Jean Gros.

Mars Crowned by Victory and Listening to Moderation

Antoine-Jean Gros

Ink sketch of a bicorne-hatted rider on a rearing white horse, with a fallen figure and a second rider in the background.

Napoleon on Horseback

Antoine-Jean Gros

Colored drawing of mounted hunters chasing bison across green rolling hills, with fallen animals in the foreground.

Buffalo hunt

Watercolor of a lake with steep cliffs, a small village on the shore, distant mountains and a cloudy blue sky.

View of Lake Como with Monte Leoni

Watercolor landscape of a dark mountain above a lake under a cloudy sky with warm light, by Peter De Wint.

Study for "The Ferry"

An army mule. September 28, 1863

Edwin Forbes, 1863

Pencil sketch of a wide valley with artillery smoke, numbered troop positions, a farmhouse, and handwritten notes along the b

Attack on Gen. Sedwick's (sic) Corps. Banks Ford near Chancellorsville, seen from the north bank of the Rappahannock…

Edwin Forbes, 1863

Pencil sketch of a mounted cavalry soldier smoking while his horse grazes in an open field with a distant rider.

A cavalry vidette. Taking it easy

Edwin Forbes, 1863

Brown-toned sketch of soldiers resting behind earthworks with cannons, a flag, a mule, and smoke over distant trees.

A lull in the fight

Edwin Forbes, 1876

Sepia sketch of a log cabin, a water-wheel grist mill, a rural house with figures, and a man holding a child.

A Negro cabin. The old grist mill

Edwin Forbes, 1876

Sepia drawing of soldiers, cannon and mounted officers marching at night through pine woods beside a burning tree.

A night march. The army going into action through the woods

Edwin Forbes, 1876

Sketch of two riders galloping toward a log cabin as men sit and a soldier waves, with pine trees behind.

A race for camp

Edwin Forbes, 1876

A mule driver

Edwin Forbes, 1863