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Drawings & Sketches

76,868 works

Pencil sketch of a crowned female saint in long draped robes, hands clasped, on tan paper.

Saint Ursula. Copy after a painting by Bartholomeus Zeitblom

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Handwritten letter with a watercolor horse head sketch, small animal drawings and red postal stamps on laid paper.

Untitled (Cruikshank letter with sketches of horse head)

George Cruikshank, 1812/78

Watercolor of a standing officer in red coat, blue trousers, black bicorne hat with white plume, holding a sabre.

Artillery officer

Johannes Senn, 1807

Watercolor of wild hyacinth with clusters of purple flowers on thin stems and long green leaves against a pale background.

Wild Hyacinth (Brodiaea pulchella)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1927

Pastel portrait of a seated woman in a green hat and dark dress holding a cigarette against a gray background.

Cigarette

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pastel portrait of a bearded man in a straw hat with a black band, turned three-quarters, on brown paper.

Hippolyte Dreyfus

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Charcoal drawing of a frontal face with half-closed eyes and bold, hatched outlines on pale paper.

Head

Gustaw Gwozdecki, 1921

Pastel portrait of a grey-haired woman with a pearl earring turning toward the viewer against a green background.

La Marquise

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Pencil sketch of Florence seen from above, with arched bridges crossing the Arno River, rooftops, domes and framing trees.

View from S. Miniato, Florence

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Watercolor of a large oak tree with a gnarled trunk and spreading branches in an open park landscape.

Oak in Kettlestone Park

James Crowe Richmond

Pencil sketch of two standing men, a horse and a cart with loose figures, on torn aged paper, by James Ensor.

Two knight figures

Oil study of an ornate golden khanjar dagger with a curved sheath, shown in isolation on a grey background.

Study of a Khanjar

Stanisław Chlebowski

Brown wash study of shepherds kneeling in adoration around an infant, with angels in clouds above and a column at right.

Adoration of the Shepherds (study)

Anthony van Dyck, 1628

Charcoal drawing of a seated figure in a heavy draped cloak and plumed helmet on a stone pedestal.

(Untitled) (Drapery Study)

Kenyon Cox, 1870

Pencil sketch of a steep mountain slope and valley on a sketchbook page, labelled Porters Pass, numbered 51.

Sketch of Porters Pass from an Otira sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1893

Pen and ink sketch of a church interior with a preacher at the pulpit and seated worshippers reading in the foreground.

Kirk

John Everett Millais, 1853

Ink drawing of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and cloak, turning toward the viewer, with dense hatched shading.

The Painter Jan Asselijn or

James Ensor, 1880

Pencil drawing of a nude man with feathered headband seated on rock, drawing a bow to the right.

Jousi mukanaan ratsastava alaston mies

Anders Ekman, 1845

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a long dress with puffed sleeves, glancing over her shoulder, with a handwritten inscrip

Sketch of a Lady

Carolus-Duran, 1910

Pencil drawing of a thatched cottage with a tall central chimney, a doorway, and scrubby ground in the foreground.

Scotch Jock's cottage near Paraparaumu

William Swainson FLS FRS, 1849

Pencil sketch of three women in long dresses, one with a wide hat and parasol, by James Ensor.

3 studies of a lady with parasol

James Ensor, 1880

Watercolor of a branching stem with tubular purple penstemon flowers, green leaves and buds on a pale background.

Purple Pentstemon (Pentstemon lyallii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Pen and ink study sheet with multiple sketched figures, including a central standing nude and a figure with outstretched arms

Studies for the Resurrection

called Il Cigoli ( Ludovico Cardi, 1590

Pencil sketch of an alpine valley with steep mountain slopes, trees, and a small village on the valley floor.

View from Toblach, Tyrol

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pen and ink sketch of a haloed armored archangel holding a sword and shield, with a handwritten Polish caption below.

Archangel Michael from the northern deacon's door from the church of the Holy Spirit in Rohatyn

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Watercolor botanical study of a pink Eremalche rotundifolia flower with red centers, buds, and round green leaves on red stem

Eremalche rotundifolia

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1935

Watercolor of Highland dancers in kilts and bagpipers beside a lake and mountains, with spectators around them.

A Highland Dance

David Allan, 1780

Open sketchbook with pencil drawing of a hill topped by castle ruins, mountains and bare trees in the foreground.

(Sketchbook) Sion

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Charcoal portrait of a man with short hair and stubble, head turned slightly, looking directly at the viewer.

Portrait of a Man

Thomas La Farge, 1930

Pastel portrait of a woman in a blue cloche hat and pearl earring against a grey background.

The Visitor (Mrs. Richard P. McCullough)

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Pastel sketch of an opera stage scene with a crowd, a red canopy, and a couple in white and red at center.

Scene Design for Opera

William Penhallow Henderson

Pastel and charcoal drawing of a woman in a dark skirt and white blouse, seen from behind, looking over her shoulder.

1900

Alice Pike Barney, 1900