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Drawings & Sketches

76,817 works

Watercolor of tall trees framing a calm lake with a small sailboat and distant hazy mountains.

Through the trees

Pastel portrait of a pensive boy leaning on his crossed arms at a wooden table against a red-brown background.

Mietek Leaning on Hands

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Ink drawing of a skeleton in a cloak beside a hooded figure at a cross, with a figure at left holding a syringe.

Der Tod und der Arzt beim Grabstein

James Ensor, 1883

Watercolor design for a wrought iron lantern bracket with a gilded bird head holding a leafy branch, 1780.

Design for a wrought-iron outdoor lantern with a gilded rooster head holding a leaf branch in its beak

Jean-Louis Fontaine, 1780

Pen drawing of white laundry hanging on lines between wooden poles, a man working among them, with rooftops behind.

At the Wash Place

Felician von Myrbach-Rheinfeld, 1895

Pencil sketch of a leafy tree with a handwritten colour note below, on a pale sheet from a sketchbook.

Landscape and Tree Studies (verso)

David Johnson, c. 1851

Pen drawing of a mustached cowboy in a wide hat smoking a cigarette, hand on his gun belt, in chaps and spurs.

Cowboy Smoking

Walt Kuhn, 1940

Pencil sketch of Gothic cathedral pinnacles, tracery, a rose window and a gargoyle on tan paper.

Fragment of St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pencil drawing of a girl with raised arms standing on a shore above dark water, captioned Am Wasser, KW.

At the Water

Karl Wiener, 1921

Red chalk portrait of a mustached man in a peaked military cap and uniform, with Latin inscription above.

Richard Norton

John Elliott, 1920

Chalk and graphite study of a nude man with raised arm and upturned head on orange paper.

Study for figure of 5 am in "The Hours" mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pastel portrait of a woman in a dark feathered hat and black fur stole, looking to the side against a tan background.

Marianne with Hat

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Pen and watercolour drawing of a man in a red cloak and a seated woman with a dog, with sheep grazing in a wooded landscape.

Othar and Gyrithe

Lorenz Frølich, 1856

Grey wash drawing of a sailing boat on a river beside a farmhouse and distant church tower under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with river and sailing ship

Johannes van Reijn, 1800

Watercolor of a farmhouse beside a river with figures on the bank and mountains behind under a dusk sky.

Mountain landscape with a house by a river

Johannes van Reijn, 1800

Youthful Model

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pastel portrait of a woman with dark hair and a flower ornament, glancing over her bare shoulder against a green background.

La Cigale

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor drawing of a spotted silver trout (Galaxias gracilis) in side view with handwritten fin counts above it.

Galaxias gracilis ( dwarf inanga)

Frank Edward Clarke, 1866

Pencil sketch of an open window with diamond leaded glass panes beside a shutter and roof edge, on a sketchbook page.

Open window with leaded glass

Grey wash landscape with figures and two horses on a winding path below mountains and billowing clouds.

Figures and horses along a path in a mountain landscape

Johannes van Reijn, 1845

Grey wash drawing of a ruined castle on a rocky cliff with mountains, a winding path and a small house below.

Mountain landscape with a castle

Johannes van Reijn, 1800

Pencil drawing of a mountain landscape with a stone bridge, a watermill by a cliff, and a horse and cart near water.

Mountain landscape with water mill and stone bridge

Johannes van Reijn, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a winter village with a tower, thatched house, figures, dog and distant church spires.

Winter landscape with tower and figures

Johannes van Reijn, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a moonlit mountain lake with buildings on the shore and a sailboat with two figures.

Mountain landscape with lake at night

Johannes van Reijn, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a man leading a horse and cart on a rocky road between misty mountain cliffs.

Man with horse and cart in a mountain landscape

Johannes van Reijn, 1800

Pencil sketch of ruined arched aqueduct on open plain with distant hills and a lone walking figure.

From Via Appia and Alban Mountains

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil sketch of a large Victorian house with many chimneys, framed by trees and a garden of shrubs and lawn.

Sketch of an exterior: gaden, wall and large Victorian house

Edwin Austin Abbey

Grey wash drawing of a village with thatched cottages, figures, a rider on horseback, and mountains behind.

Figures in a village in a mountain landscape

Johannes van Reijn, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a stone house on rocks above a lake, framed by trees and shrubs, reeds in the foreground.

House by a lake

Johannes van Reijn, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a castle with a round turret and tower, a dirt path, and leafy trees on the left.

Landscape with a castle

Johannes van Reijn, 1800

Watercolor landscape of a river with a footbridge, a thatched cottage, small figures on a rise, and a stormy sky.

Figures by a bridge over a river

Johannes van Reijn, 1800

Pencil sketch of a wooden clapboard building with dormer windows, a porch, a tall tree, and a dirt path in front.

Sketch of exterior of a building

Edwin Austin Abbey