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Drawings & Sketches

77,550 works

Portrait of a man, left profile, writing at desk

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1878

Watercolor of a bush cinquefoil branch with yellow flowers, green leaves, and reddish stems on cream paper.

Bush Cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a pair of pale satin slippers with trailing ribbon ties and bows.

Walking Slippers

Marie Alain, c. 1936

Chalk drawing of Diana seated beside the sleeping Endymion, with a cupid above and a dog at right.

Diana and Endymion

Charles-Antoine Coypel, 1720

Watercolor botanical study of a nodding maroon flower with yellow stamens on a slender green stem with narrow leaves.

Untitled--Flower Study

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Loose oil sketch of a green meadow with shrubs and trees receding to a dark tree line under a pale sky.

Northern Studies (The White Night)

Jan Ciągliński, 1911

Red chalk drawing of a robed figure reaching toward clouds and cherubs, with onlookers gazing upward below.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Charles Parrocel, 1742

Painted illustration of a pair of women's shoes with floral embroidered fabric and carved wooden heels on a cream background.

Woman's Shoes

Marie Alain, c. 1939

Oval miniature of a young man with white powdered hair in a blue coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

John Jauncey Ketchum

Walter Robertson, 1790

Brown wash drawing of a cavalry battle with horsemen firing muskets, fallen horses and billowing smoke across a wide sheet.

Cavalry Battle near a River

Charles Parrocel

Pencil sketch of a bearded robed figure with flowing drapery and blue pencil accents on a sketchbook page.

Sketch of Christ

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Woman's Shoe

John Hall, c. 1938

Watercolor costume sketch of an armored man in a heraldic tabard with blue lions and diamond patterns.

Northumberland - Tabard, costume sketch for Henry Irving's Planned Production of King Richard II

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen and wash drawing of a dense cavalry battle with armoured riders, rearing horses and fallen soldiers.

Cavalry Battle

Charles Parrocel

Pastel portrait of a young woman with bobbed hair and a pale blue halo behind her head, on tan paper.

Portrait of Janina Bastgen

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, 1933

Ink drawing of an officer in a plumed hat pinning a medal on a soldier who stands beside a musket.

"Nytpä sai jo, jumal'auta, rahan rehti rintalauta"

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Charcoal figure study on grey paper showing a standing figure's hips and legs, one leg shaded darker than the other.

Figure study for "Apotheosis of Pennsylvania," mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-…

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil sketch of a hound leaping forward with extended legs and raised tail, with faint studies of motion behind it.

A Hound Jumping

James Seymour, 1743

Charcoal drawing of a group gathered in a dim room, an older man reading an open book to listeners around him.

Reading the Bible

Pierre Jacques Dierckx, 1901

Pencil architectural drawing of a decorative arched structure with a tall spire topped by a sunburst, with garlands.

Design for illumination of the house of Hasselaar Lynslager in Amsterdam, 1788

Hendrik G. van Raan, 1788

Watercolor of a jack-in-the-pulpit with red columbine, yellow wildflower and long green leaf on cream paper.

Untitled (Jack in the Pulpit)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Painting of a young tree with yellow blossoms between red and purple walls, green ground and pale blue sky above.

Young Tree in Red Courtyard

Oscar Bluemner, 1910

Pen and pencil drawing of a facade with dotted lamp layout, star finial and handwritten lamp counts, 1788.

Design for illumination of the house of Mr. Tak in Amsterdam, 1788

Hendrik G. van Raan, 1788

Pen drawing of a pyramid-topped illumination structure with columns and a radiating light crown, annotated with lamp notes.

Design for illumination of the West-Indisch Huis in Amsterdam, 1788

Hendrik G. van Raan, 1788

Loose sketch of a bearded man in a top hat and dark coat with a dog at his feet, on a gray background.

The Man with the Dog

Édouard Manet, c. 1882

Pencil design drawing of an ornate pavilion with tiered curled roof, arched lattice sides and a tall lantern finial.

Design for illumination of a house in Amsterdam, 1788

Hendrik G. van Raan, 1788

Pencil and ink architectural design of a studded pavilion gate with a pointed finial and a monogram in the frieze.

Design for illumination of the West Indian country house in Amsterdam, 1788

Hendrik G. van Raan, 1788

Pencil drawing: portrait of John III in cloak and scale armor, with two armor studies and a tower on the right.

John III Sobieski; Armours (Jabłonowski, Rzewuski)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1883

Watercolor of a White Fairy Lantern stem with nodding white and pink blossoms and narrow green leaves on a cream background.

White Fairy Lantern (Calochortus albus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil sketch of mounted huntsmen with hounds, a crouching hare in the foreground, and studies of horses and a dog.

Huntsmen with Hounds and a Crouching Hare [recto]

Pencil design drawing of a Gothic arched illumination with star finials and a radiating starburst above, with handwritten not

Design for illumination at the house of mayor Hasselaer in Amsterdam, 1788

Hendrik G. van Raan, 1788

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with dark hair, black dress, layered necklace and drop earrings, in a metal frame.

Adeline Morgan Thompson

Adeline Morgan Thompson, 1840