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Drawings & Sketches

77,595 works

Pen and wash architectural drawing of a bishop's sarcophagus with arcaded panels, plus a floor plan showing its proposed chap

Sarcophagus of Bishop Lacroix in Bayonne Cathedral

Émile Boeswillwald, 1888

Faded painting of a robed angel with red wings against a gold leaf background, with a small gold ornament at left.

Figure Study of an Angel

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1871

Grey wash drawing of a man leaning on a cloth rail beside a spotted horse in front of a wooden stable.

Man with horse in front of the stable

Jan Anthonie Langendijk Dzn, 1790

Grey wash drawing of a groom leading a horse into a stable doorway beside an ivy-covered brick wall.

Stable hand leading a horse into the stable

Jan Anthonie Langendijk Dzn, 1790

Watercolor of a mistletoe branch with clusters of white berries and green oval leaves on a cream background.

American Mistletoe (Phoradendron flavescens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Ink and watercolor drawing of two men in dark coats, one resting his head on the other's shoulder, with a hat and sword nearb

Mourning

Hermann Paul, 1910

Colored architectural drawing of a Gothic rose window with blue and pink tracery, titled Cathédrale de Cahors, 1891.

Cahors Cathedral

Pierre Édouard Demenieux, 1891

Pen sketch of a bearded old man with flowing hair and robes, one hand raised high, for a stained glass window.

Sketch of the figure of God the Father for a stained glass window in the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1897

Ground plan of Soissons cathedral in ink and watercolor, showing nave, aisles, apse and surrounding buildings with handwritte

Plan of Soissons Cathedral (1850)

Émile Boeswillwald, 1850

Watercolor sketch of an English house with mullioned windows, a pedimented doorway, and a green lawn in front.

View of an English House

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor of blue hepatica flowers and mottled lobed leaves growing from a patch of soil on cream paper.

Hepatica (Hepatica americana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Pen drawing of a decorative header with the word SIIKAJOKI in a cartouche, flanked by torches and a laurel garland.

Adlercreutz-runon välivinjetti, originaalipiirustus Vänrikki Stoolin tarinain kuvitukseen

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Painted study of a reddish-brown wooden watch holder with a ring top, turned spindle columns, and brass finials on a cream ba

Watch Holder

William H. Edwards, c. 1939

Pen drawing elevation of a Gothic cathedral bay with pointed arches, triforium gallery and clerestory windows, Soissons, 1850

Bay of the restored choir of Soissons Cathedral (1850)

Émile Boeswillwald, 1850

Watercolor of mountain cranberry sprigs with pink bell-shaped flowers and green leaves on cream paper.

Mountain Cranberry (Vaccinium vitisidaea minus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Painted study of a gold watch key with a black hand-shaped finial and a red coral bar, on a cream background.

Watch Key

Robert Clark, c. 1938

Watercolor of yellow and orange columbine flowers and buds on tall stems above green lobed leaves.

Lemon Columbine (Aquilegia flavescens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Stylized yellow nettle plant in pastel with green leaves and orange buds in a red-bordered vertical panel.

"Yellow nettle". Design for the polychrome of the north wall of the presbytery of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pencil drawing of a young figure's head, eyes lowered, long wavy hair, after Raphael, by Oscar Kleineh, 1867.

Arkhimeden oppilaan pää, kopio Rafaelin mukaan ; akatemiaharjoitelma

Oscar Kleineh, 1867

Painted street scene of Greenwich Village with brick buildings, a lamp post, a mailbox, two dogs, and several figures in 1930

Scenes of New York--Greenwich Village (mural study, Madison Square Postal Station, New York City)

Kindred McLeary, 1930

Ink drawing of a mustached man in a suit at a drawing board, looking toward the viewer, pencil in hand.

Self-Portrait at the Desk

Albert Edelfelt, 1895

Half-length portrait of a dark-haired man in a brown coat with a green collar, turned to the left against a plain background.

Portrait of Aleksander Płonczyński / Study to Portrait of Aleksander Płonczyński - two-sided painting

Jan Nepomucen Głowacki, 1845

Watercolor of a sprig of yellow alpine ragwort flowers with green leaves, red stems and buds on a pale background.

Alpine Ragwort (Senecio species)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of shooting star flowers with pink reflexed petals and green basal leaves on a cream background.

Shooting Star (Dodecatheon meadia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a deceased man laid out in a candlelit churchyard with mourners and a church behind.

"Kallein kaikista mit' ompi maassa olit sylihini suljettuna"

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Watercolor of workers shoveling snow near an arched stone bridge, silos, smokestacks, and railway cars in winter light.

C.W.A. Worker at Key Bridge

Edgar Nye, 1900

Pen drawing of a Gothic three-light window with rose tracery, heraldic shields, and angel figures on a tan sheet.

Goottilaisen ikkunan piirustus

Carl Ludvig Engel

Watercolor and ink landscape of pine trees by a coastline, with a handwritten French dedication signed P. Signac.

Landscape

Paul Signac, 1910

Pencil sketch of a man's head in three-quarter view with shaded hair, deep-set eyes and a short beard.

Portrait of Louis Pasteur, sketch

Albert Edelfelt, 1885

Painting of huge pale wings around a red mass with a skeletal figure holding a scythe, framed by dark curtains and a teal sky

God's Idea

Da Loria Norman, 1930

Watercolor and pencil sheet with stylized figures in brown, blue and orange washes, some only lightly outlined.

Humorous Figures

n.d Phil Nesbitt, 1900

Painted study of workers with stone blocks, fruit picking, a woman with a cotton basket, mules, and factory buildings behind.

Abundance of Today (mural study, Clarksville, Tennessee Post Office)

F. Luis Mora, 1930