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Drawings & Sketches

78,193 works

Watercolor of several stems of red paintbrush flowers with narrow green leaves on a pale background.

Giant Red Paintbrush (Castilleja miniata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor drawing of a men's double-breasted suit with back view, trouser and waistband details on grey background.

Sugar Merchant's Suit

Henry De Wolfe, 1935/1942

Three pink roseate spoonbills wade among green marsh grass under a lavender cloudy sky, painted in loose brushwork.

Roseate Spoonbills, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Pencil sketches by Hugo Simberg of round window designs, an arch, and a coiled serpent with winged ornament on peach paper.

Lasimaalauksia ja holvilaen käärmeeseen liittyvää siipiornamenttia, luonnoksia Tampereen tuomiokirkon maalauksia varten

Painting of a cross with cherubs and angels, kneeling figures below, red curtains framing the arched composition.

Esquisse pour des Sépulcres

Sebastiano Conca, 1750

Pencil sketch of larynx and trachea in two views with handwritten Polish labels on a sketchbook page.

Organs and neck bones. Sketchbook page with a copy from an anatomical atlas

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1884

Pen and brown ink drawing of ruined arched buildings on a hill, a large tree at left, and a hunter with two dogs.

Termi de Caracalla (Baths of Caracalla)

Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi ?

Watercolor of two false dandelion plants with pink flower heads and green, red-edged basal leaves on a pale background.

False Dandelion (Agoseris carnea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Pencil drawing of three Norns in a rocky landscape, one winged figure holding scales above a pot, with runic inscriptions.

The Norns

Johan Ludwig Lund, 1842

Pen and wash drawing of the Baptism of Christ with John the Baptist, a dove above, onlookers left, and a distant city.

Taufe Christi

Lucas Cranach, 1554

Watercolor of a prairie smoke plant with feathery seed heads, red nodding flowers and divided green leaves on white paper.

Prairie-Smoke (Sieversia ciliata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pencil sketch of three soldiers in helmets carrying a body on a cloth beside a tall flag pole.

The Dead Soldier

Pen and wash drawing of a nude woman with curled hair holding a dagger to her body, with sketched drapery behind her.

Lucretia, sich durchbohrend, nach rechts

Lucas Cranach, 1525

Watercolor of a Northern Lady's Slipper orchid with four pale pouch-shaped flowers on green stems and striped leaves.

Northern Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium passerinum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Pen and wash drawing of a nude woman with curled hair and pearls holding a dagger, with a fur drape and curtain behind her.

Lucretia, sich durchbohrend, nach links

Lucas Cranach, 1525

Watercolor of a trailing arbutus branch with clusters of pink flowers and green and brown leaves on a pale background.

Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Pen and ink drawing with wash of a bearded man surrounded by women in Renaissance dress, one holding a distaff.

Herkules und Omphale

Lucas Cranach, 1532

Watercolor of rayless groundsel with orange flower heads, serrated leaves and root, on a cream background.

Rayless Groundsel (Senecio pauciflorus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a branch with green oval leaves and a red serrated maple leaf on a cream background.

Untitled - Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Charcoal drawing of a man with round glasses and swept-back hair, wearing a jacket, against a dark tonal background.

Self-portrait in painter's smock

Ink drawing of a heraldic shield with a large black letter H, a helmet with plumes, and leafy mantling on cream paper.

Von Essen-runon alkukirjain H, originaalipiirustus Vänrikki Stoolin tarinain kuvitukseen

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Pen and ink sketch of wild boars and hunting dogs in varied poses on pale paper.

Wildschweine und Hunde

Lucas Cranach, 1540

Lady with a Fan

Rhoda Holmes Nicholls

Pen drawing of Roman soldiers carrying banners and standards in a triumphal procession with a crowd behind.

“Triumph of Caesar” (Andrea Mantegna)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1883

Pencil and watercolor drawing of sailing warships in a sea battle, with gun smoke drifting between the ships.

Sea battle

Christian August Lorentzen, 1746-1828

Ink drawing of a horizontal border with thistle flowers, seed heads and tangled stems on cream paper.

Sisällysluettelon 1. sivun ylävinjetti, originaalipiirustus Vänrikki Stoolin tarinain kuvitukseen

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Pen and wash drawing of women in a garden by a tower, with a harpist above and a servant kneeling at the foreground.

Bathseba im Bade

Lucas Cranach, 1535

Pencil sketch of a seated figure in a long skirt and blouse leaning on a chair, signed Jan de Smedt, 1950.

Reading boy

Watercolor of a worn blue sleeveless vest with brass buttons and two pockets, shown against a pale background.

Confederate Uniform

Annie B. Johnston, c. 1938

Drawing of a young girl with braided fair hair and a lace ruff collar, face finished in colour, costume in pencil.

Bildnis der Prinzessin Elisabeth von Sachsen

Lucas Cranach, 1564

Watercolor of a trailing creeping plant with green leaves and white berries over a brown wash of ground.

Chiogenes hispidula

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Pencil sketch of a ruined stone building with an arched doorway, overgrown with trees and bushes on rocky ground.

Ruins of a building overgrown with trees and bushes

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1880