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Drawings & Sketches

77,547 works

Charcoal drawing of a stone arched bridge over a river with trees and buildings behind, signed Ester Helenius, 1926.

Pont Neuf

Ester Helenius, 1926

Watercolor drawing of a grey and purple pigeon resting on a green wooden perch, by Jean Bernard, 1802.

Pigeon, sitting on a small board

Jean Bernard, 1802

Pencil drawing of a crested white pigeon with dark head and tail beside an arched nest holding an egg.

Pigeon and a nest with an egg

Jean Bernard, 1801

Pencil and red chalk drawing of a goose standing and preening its wing feathers on flat ground.

Goose

Jean Bernard, 1816

Black chalk drawing of a dead bird with outspread wings and red chalk accents, its feet tied and hanging on a plain sheet.

Poultry, hanging on the wall

Jean Bernard, 1775

Grey wash drawing of a black hen with a red comb sitting on the ground facing right, with twigs at the left.

Black hen, sitting to the right

Jean Bernard, 1775

Rooster

Jean Bernard, 1775

Watercolor of a ragwort plant with yellow daisy-like flowers, buds and serrated green leaves on a cream background.

Ragwort (Senecio burkei)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Red chalk sketch of a man in a hat and coat, looking up, holding a walking stick.

Man with cap

Pencil portrait sketch of a curly-haired man in a cravat and jacket with a cross medal, on aged paper.

Treasury. Tadeusz Kościuszko, bust

Jan Matejko, 1850

Standing black hen

Jean Bernard, 1775

Pen and ink sketch of a child holding a banner beside a drummer, with New Year greeting text by Edwin Austin Abbey.

Sketch for a greeting card: All Good WIshes for the New Year from M.G. and E.A. Abbey

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor of two dark leather child's boots with copper toe caps and a separate brown leather sole with nail holes.

Copper-toed Child's Shoe

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1937

Watercolor drawing of a pineapple with a green leafy crown and reddish-yellow scaled fruit on an album page.

Pineapple

Jan Brandes, 1785

Pencil drawing of a duck swimming on still water with its reflection, reeds and shrubs along a flat distant shore.

Duck in the water

Jean Bernard, 1775

Gouache painting of a blond child in a striped shirt seated in a patterned armchair beside a fireplace, with bold colors.

Gouache

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Head of a rooster

Jean Bernard, 1816

Pencil and colour drawing of a bird of prey's head, facing forward, with ruffled brown feathers and a hooked yellow-tipped be

Head of a bird of prey

Jean Bernard, 1818

Ink study of a muscular male nude in a twisting pose, with a French inscription naming Michelangelo and the Louvre.

Tracing from a drawing by Michelangelo Buonarroti from the Louvre collection

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Pen and ink drawing of the Crucifixion with Christ center, two thieves on crosses, mourners below, and a soldier on a ladder.

Christus und die Schächer am Kreuz

Lucas Cranach, 1509

Pen sketch of a reclining woman and a seated cloaked figure beneath a pointed arch, with loose drapery studies below.

Unidentified illustration

Edwin Austin Abbey

Dutch New Year's greeting from 1837 with calligraphy, a floral wreath, and a painted leaf border, by H.G. Alcken.

New / year wish / To my worthy / and very beloved / aunt / the 1st of January 1837

H.G. Alcken, 1837

Watercolor of a sunlit stone locksmith's shop with an arched window, iron grille, flowering plants and a wrought iron lantern

Locksmith's Shop

Aston Webb, 1920

Painting of an orange and purple sunset over a dark silhouetted landscape with a palm tree at left.

The Sky Simulated by Red Flamingoes, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Chalk drawing on red paper of a crucified man seen from the side, arms along the crossbar, feet bound.

Ein Schächer am Kreuz, nach rechts

Lucas Cranach, 1500

Chalk drawing on red paper of a muscular male nude with outstretched arms and bound legs, seen from behind.

Ein Schächer am Kreuz, nach links

Lucas Cranach, 1499

Pencil sketch of a stooped old man in a long robe holding a bowl while several cats gather around his feet.

Old Man feeding his cats

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor of a single purple and yellow pansy on a long green stem, with red initials M.M.V. and 1873 at lower right.

Untitled (Pansy)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Brown ink drawing of a stylized layered rose motif with hatched petal shading on a pale background.

Flower motif. Design for painted decoration of the presbytery of St. Mary’s Church

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1889

Pencil sketch of a rowing boat with oars pulled up on a shore, with faint trees and a mooring post in the background.

Maihin tukin päälle vedetty soutuvene

Werner Holmberg, 1857

Pen and brown wash design of an arched niche with two candle-holding putti above and a reclining armoured figure below.

Entwurf für eine Wanddekoration mit zwei Leuchterengeln und einem schlafenden Soldaten

Lucas Cranach, 1509

Two watercolor and pencil sketches of stylized figures in yellow wash, one crouching sphinx-like, one reclining, dated 1922.

Two Figures-Sphinx

Lenna Glackens, 1922