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Drawings & Sketches

77,502 works

Grey wash drawing of a rustic saloon with a stone fireplace, a seated man by a doorway, and names scrawled on the wall.

Grand Saloon in the Hotel Conway

Alfred Wordsworth Thompson

Watercolor study of a drawstring bag with a woven neckband, ribbon ties, and inset detail sketches.

Bag

Lillian Causey, c. 1937

Charcoal drawing of a woman with a dark headscarf and draped garment, shown head and shoulders, signed by Jan de Smedt.

Camilla

Watercolor botanical study of a flowering valerian plant with pink clustered blossoms and green leaves on a pale background.

Heliotrope Valerian (Valeriana sitchensis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Pencil sketch of a stylized eagle emblem with geometric patterns and an angular fanned wing on tan paper.

Eagle motif

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Painted study of a brown leather reticule with a metal frame and pearl clasp hanging from a twisted chain.

Reticule

Marie Alain, c. 1939

Watercolor of a pink-flowered plant with rosette green leaves, two stems, one with open pink blossoms and one with buds.

Untitled - Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor botanical study of two stems with white and yellow flowers and serrated leaves, one stem tinged red.

Pedicularis raremosa

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Red chalk drawing of a woman's head with flowing hair and a draped veil, turned slightly to the side.

Head

Simeon Solomon, c. 1880

Pencil sketch of a seated figure reaching an arm out, with a reclining figure at upper left, study for a mural.

Figure study for "Spirit of Light" mural at the State Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (comple…

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor of a flowering butterfly pea vine with purple blossoms, buds and green leaves on a pale background.

Butterfly Pea (Clitoria mariana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pen and wash drawing of figures on a quay beside a sailing ship, with a city skyline and church spires across the water.

Family Bakhuysen and De Hooghe on the Mussel pier at the IJ

Ludolf Bakhuysen, 1700

Pen sketch of a young ballet dancer in a pleated skirt standing on a pedestal, with handwritten text beside it.

Piirustus Edgar Degas'n balettityttö-veistoksesta "Petite danseuse de quatorze ans"

Helene Schjerfbeck, 1881

Pencil and grey wash studies of three hunting horns on paper, one shaded in detail, signed J. E. Ridinger 1723.

Three studies of hunting horns

Johann Elias Ridinger, 1723

Brown wash drawing of a tavern interior with men drinking and talking, a woman in a bonnet, and two dogs on a tiled floor.

View in an inn with talking and drinking people

A. van den Bosch, 1890

Hand-coloured drawing of a woman pointing to her chest before a seated man with spectacles, a standing man with cane nearby.

Woman with chest wound

Jacob Willemz. de Vos, 1800

Drawing of a doctor with an enema syringe beside a naked child lying on a bed under a red canopy.

Doctor treats a child with an enema syringe

Jacob Willemz. de Vos, 1800

Drawing of a kneeling man receiving a red sash from an officer in white uniform, watched by two men in a columned hall.

Presenting an award

Jacob Willemz. de Vos, 1800

Hand-coloured drawing of a man at a desk pausing from his studies while rocking a cradle draped in red cloth.

Studying man rocks a cradle

Jacob Willemz. de Vos, 1800

General Gonjetskin, portrait study for the Ceremonial Sitting of the State Council on 7 May 1901 Marking the Centenar…

Ivan Semenovitš Kulikov, 1901

Colored pencil costume design of a crowned figure in chainmail and blue cape, resting a hand on a sword, on kraft paper.

Bishop Stanisław. Costume design for the play

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Colored drawing of guests seated at a long dinner table in period dress, a standing servant, and trumpeters on a balcony.

Company at dinner

Jacob Willemz. de Vos, 1800

Watercolor of a worn reddish-brown leather handbag with a metal frame clasp, handle, and brass hardware on a beige background

Hand Bag

Albert Allen, 1935/1942

Seated man in black gown beside a chest labeled PARADYS, drawn in watercolor within a circular vignette.

Man on chair underneath which chest with inscription 'Paradys

Jacob Willemz. de Vos, 1800

Watercolor portrait of a young woman in a white dress with red coral necklace and earrings, set in a circular frame.

Young woman

Jacob Willemz. de Vos, 1800

Watercolor of a pink rhododendron flower cluster with large green leaves on a grey background, dated 1880.

Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Watercolor of a branch with drooping pink bell-shaped flowers and green oval leaves on a pale background.

Menziesea (Menziesea glabella)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Hand-coloured drawing of a yellow coach pulled by four horses, with a postilion and two footmen in livery.

Carriage with four horses

Jacob Willemz. de Vos, 1800

Loose graphite sketch of a standing nude woman with blank face and bent leg on tan paper.

Standing female nude

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1880

Pen drawing of an Amsterdam street facade with an arched passage, shopfronts with awnings, and a stepped gable building.

View of the Beurspoortje at the Vijgendam

Hermanus Petrus Schouten, 1757

Grey wash drawing of four figures in an interior with a table, books, chairs and a standing woman in a bonnet.

Regents of the Leper Asylum in Amsterdam

Johannes Franciscus Barbiers, 1834

Oval miniature portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat, framed by a ring of pearls on gold.

Barnabus Bates

Barnabus Bates, 1850