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Drawings & Sketches

77,228 works

Watercolor of two yellow trillium flowers with broad green leaves and stems on a pale background.

Whippoorwill Flower (Trillium hugeri)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1937

Watercolor of a cushion of magenta purple saxifrage flowers and green leaves on dark moss against a cream background.

Purple Saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1924

Pen and wash design of an ornate interior with a curved balustrade, arched niches with figures, and a bench.

Design for the interior of a deck saloon with open balustrade

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Grid-paper sheet with watercolor carpet and panel designs, a corner ornament, and two monograms, by Carel Adolph Lion Cachet.

Designs for carpets or tablets with monograms of shipping companies

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Pen and wash interior design drawing of a paneled saloon with carved columns, curved balustrade, figure niches and a round ta

Design for the interior of a deck saloon with closed balustrade

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Grey design of three steamships on rough waves, labelled M.S. Boissevain, M.S. Tegelberg and M.S. Ruys, with K.P.M. Lines tex

Design for vignette of the Royal Packet Navigation Company, K.P.M. Lines

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Sepia sketch sheet with four scenes: an ox pulling a cart, a seated man on a sofa, a woman with a basket, and a village with

Three finest dreams from a woman's life

Pieter van Loon, 1839

Colourful design for a stained glass dome with symmetrical scrolls, dragon forms and geometric borders in red and gold.

Design for a stained glass dome for the music room of the ship J.P. Coen

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Pencil sketch sheet with numbered studies of nude male figures in diving, reclining and stretching poses.

Nude Studies, Bell

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Charcoal drawing of wind-bent trees on a hillside under a cloudy sky, with a dedication and signature in the corners.

Landscape

Henri Harpignies, 1910

Red chalk drawing of the Holy Family with the infant St. John and a lamb, figures with soft hatched shading.

Holy Family with the Infant St. John and lamb

Antonio da Correggio

Pencil sketch of a star-shaped ribbed vault with a central boss, shaded spandrels, and handwritten notes on tan paper.

Sketch of the vault of the Chapel of St. John the Baptist in the St. Mary's Church in Cracow

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1884

Watercolor of a tall fringed orchid with pale pink fringed blossoms on a green stem and broad leaves.

Large Purple Fringe-Orchid (Habenaria grandiflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1926

Watercolor of a whitebark pine branch with green needles and red-purple cone buds on a cream background.

Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1924

Grey wash design for a bakery price list with decorative arch, floral ornament and lettered bread prices.

Design for a price list of the Kolonie Bakkerij in Blaricum

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Design drawing for a book cover with yellow and blue floral motifs in watercolor, beside pencil sketches of the layout.

Design for a book binding with floral motif

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

A Priest

Kate Clifton Osgood Holmes, 1920

Pencil sketch of the West Gate in Warwick, a tall stone tower with an arched doorway, flanked by trees and houses.

West Gate, Warwick

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil sketch of a standing figure beside a wooden hut with bundled gear and a sack on the ground.

Sketch from an Otira sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1893

Pastel drawing of a snowy road lined with bare trees, leading toward distant hills under a pale grey sky.

View of the Kościuszko Mound. Gray day

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1905

Red chalk figure study of a standing child with hands together on a pale canvas, by Edvard Munch.

History: Figure Study

Edvard Munch, 1910

Pencil sketch of Caernarvon Castle's towers and battlements above a harbor with moored boats and small stone houses.

Caernarvon Castle

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Charcoal sketch of a woman nursing an infant beside a reclining man under a tree, with loose outdoor background strokes.

Harvest Rest

Léon Augustin L'hermitte, 1910

Watercolor of two stems of yellow fringed orchids with orange fringed blooms and green leaves on a pale background.

Yellow Fringe Orchid (Habenaria ciliaris)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1926

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a windmill beside a calm river with reflections and a distant treeline under a pale sky.

River landscape with Windmill

Petrus van der Velden

Pastel drawing of a nude woman with a flower wreath playing reed pipes beside a torch, with a dog at her feet.

Pagan Dancer

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil sketch of a pointed arch decorated with twining vines, leaves and a flower at the top.

Köynnöskasviornamentti, luonnos Tampereen tuomiokirkon maalauksia varten

Watercolor design for an Egyptian-style fireplace with hieroglyphic frieze, a standing figure, and a burning fire between two

Design for chimney in Egyptian style

Jean Démosthène Dugourc, 1790

Charcoal drawing of a bearded male plaster cast head in three-quarter view, shaded dark on the right side.

Drawing of Cast of Male Head

Howard Russell Butler

Red chalk portrait of a young man in aviator helmet and goggles, with Latin inscription across the top.

William Halsall Cheney

John Elliott, 1920

Watercolor landscape of a wide prairie with eroded bluffs, a winding river, distant riders, and blue mountains under a pale s

Big Hole Prairie from the North

John Mix Stanley, 1854

Watercolor of white avalanche lilies with yellow stamens, curving stems, green leaves and a closed bud on cream paper.

Avalanche Lily (Erythronium montanum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925