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Drawings & Sketches

77,788 works

Watercolor of a clustered broomrape plant with pale yellow flowers and brownish scale-like stems on a cream background.

Broomrape (Orobanche fasciculata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1933

Watercolor of a winterberry branch with clusters of bright red berries on gray stems against a cream background.

Winterberry (Ilex verticillata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a small cranberry plant with pink flowers and green leaves rising from moss on a cream background.

Small Cranberry (Oxycoccus palustris)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a sweetbay magnolia branch with two open white flowers, a closed bud and large green leaves.

Sweetbay (Magnolia virginiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pencil sketch of decorative letters, pointed ornaments and framed panels on pale paper, study for church paintings.

Inri ja Alfa ja omega, luonnos Tampereen tuomiokirkon maalauksiin

Watercolor of a Crane-Fly Orchis spike with small pale flowers rising from a broad brown leaf, signed M.V.W. 1920.

Crane-Fly Orchis (Tipularia uniflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Technical drawing of a 2-decametre measuring chain showing buckle and link connections, labelled IJkkantoor Arnhem.

Measuring chain of 2 decameters

IJkkantoor Arnhem, 1877

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered hair, blue coat and white cravat against a brown background.

George Fisher

Raphaelle Peale, 1790

Sepia watercolor of a Gothic church interior with pointed arches, stone columns, tall windows and small figures on the floor.

Interior of the Nieuwe Kerk after the fire of 1645

Abraham Rademaker, 1686

Pencil drawing of a man in a suit and tie with slicked-back hair, hands resting on a flat object, on pale paper.

Self-portrait standing: B-1-1, 25 februai

Cor van Teeseling, 1942

Red and black chalk drawing of a seated female nude seen from behind, with curled hair and draped cloth beneath her.

Female Nude, Seen from the Back

Jacob Jordaens, 1601

Watercolor costume design of a woman in a floral green gown with lace trim and pearls, with a fabric swatch at upper right.

Lady's Costume

Lillian Causey, c. 1936

Pencil drawing of a pair of slippers on a checkered rug, with diagonal shading and geometric pattern.

A pair of slippers on a rug, B-1-1, 5 March

Cor van Teeseling, 1942

Pencil portrait of a man in a dark cap and necktie, facing forward, drawn in soft graded shading on cream paper.

Self-portrait en face with cap and necktie: B-1-1, 18 March

Cor van Teeseling, 1942

Pencil sketch sheet with numbered soldiers, officers, banners, a horseback rider and battlefield scene, after Waterloo.

Drawing of the painting representing the Battle of Waterloo

Met & Meylink, 1825

Watercolor drawing of an arched building entrance with a coat of arms, iron gates, and small figures in a cobbled courtyard.

View of the entrance of the Beurs of Hendrik de Keyser

Hendrik Gerrit ten Cate, 1823

Red chalk drawing of an ornamental border with a central cartouche showing a seated allegorical figure and putti.

Ornamental border with herms and in the middle cartouche with allegorical figures depicting hope

Mattheus Terwesten, 1680

Watercolor of a Clintonia borealis plant with broad green leaves and three nodding yellow-green flowers on a stem.

Blue Bead (Clintonia borealis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1924

Red chalk drawing of a decorative frieze with a garland, a bust in a roundel, and a patterned draped cloth.

Marble border with garland and bust and an overhanging cloth

Mattheus Terwesten, 1680

Watercolor landscape of a road, a windmill on a rise, two walking figures, and a large cloudy sky.

Small Landscape (Dutch)

Sr John Varley, 1770

Marble border with satyr head, head with laurel wreath and garland

Mattheus Terwesten, 1680

Pencil drawing of a nude woman embracing a man with raised hands inside an octagonal frame, with a figure behind them.

Copy of the painting by Carlo Cignani

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1881

Musical education

Pencil sketch of a loaded wheelbarrow with sacks and baskets, a hanging lantern, and faint figures above on pale paper.

Lantern and wheelbarrow

James Ensor, 1877

Watercolor sketch of a hilltop Italian village with red roofs, a church tower and green trees under a pale sky.

Italian town. Ravello

Gudrun Traustedt, 1920-1924

Watercolor of yellow violet flowers with rounded green leaves and roots on a cream background.

Yellow Violet (Viola orbiculata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor and ink drawing of the Crucifixion with Mary, John, and evangelist symbols in decorative borders.

The Crucifixion

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1891

Watercolor of a historical dress with puffed sleeves, a bonnet, and two fringed shawls arranged on a cream background.

Dress

Lillian Causey, c. 1937

Watercolor of brook lobelia with two slender stems of purple flowers and reddish basal leaves on cream paper.

Brook Lobelia (Lobelia kalmii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Ink drawing of a Gothic chapel interior with ribbed vaults, pointed arches, and a carved altar relief on aged paper.

The Main Chapel of San Juan de los Reyes, Toledo

Juan Guas, 1485

Painted illustration of a rotating torus space station with a central hub, spokes, and smaller craft against a purple nebula.

The Torus Wheel from 'Space Settlements; A Design Study' in colonization sponsored by NASA Ames, ASEE and Stanford Un…

Rick Guidice, 1976

Painting of a crowded city street with tenements, laundry lines, a fruit cart, and families gathered in the foreground.

Scenes of New York--Lower East Side (mural study, Madison Square Postal Station, New York City)

Kindred McLeary, 1930