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Drawings & Sketches

77,658 works

Pencil drawing of two portraits: a bearded man holding a mace in a fur-trimmed robe, and a wigged man in an octagonal frame.

Stefan Czarniecki; Andrzej Stanisław Młodziejowski

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1883

Brown wash drawing of female figures on clouds with winged putti, including two cherubs carrying objects below, on an octagon

Mary as Queen of Heaven or Apotheosis of Saint

Attributed to Antonio Balestra, n.d.

Grayscale design of a printed cotton textile with rose bouquets and scrolling foliage in a repeating pattern.

Printed Cotton

George Loughridge, c. 1936

Painting of a seated young man working at a bench in a dim workshop, with a standing figure behind him in shadow.

Study for the Young Sabot Maker

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1890

Sigismund Augustus

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1883

Female Head in Profile to Right

Attributed to Carlo Cignani, n.d.

Pen and ink study of Italian architectural elements including a cornice, a carved eagle, arched frieze, and ornamental pilast

Studies of Elements of Italian Architecture

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Watercolor of three dolphins swimming in a circular frame over blue-green water and a pale horizon.

Jumping dolphins

Niels Skovgaard, 1890-1891

Watercolor of two pink Rubus arcticus flowering stems with serrated green leaves on a cream background.

Rubus articus

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Akatemiaharjoitelma ; Miehen rintakuva, kipsivalos

Arvid Liljelund, 1866

Black chalk drawing of a bearded seated male nude with folded arms on a tan paper ground.

Seated Male Nude

Follower of Jacopo Chimenti, called Jacopo da Empoli, 1600/40

Watercolor of a white calla lily, a green leaf, and a red poinsettia branch against a pale background.

Untitled (Calla Lily)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Pale drawing of a bearded standing figure in a long robe, raising one hand, set against a dark brown wash background.

Christ Blessing

Possibly Orazio de' Ferraro, n.d.

Colored anatomical drawing of a male figure with a raised arm, muscles labeled with letters and handwritten notes on blue pap

Miesvartalon anatominen lihastutkielma

Anders Ekman, 1848

Pencil sketches of carved fireplace ornaments, scrolls, a lion head and moulding profiles on tan paper, with handwritten note

Sketches of architectural details of the fireplace from the Hall under the Birds in the Royal Castle on Wawel Hill

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Brown ink and red wash drawing of a seated woman holding a spindle, with a vase and bowl beside her.

Seated Woman with Spindle

Circle of Francesco de'Rossi, called Salviati, n.d.

Pencil drawing of dense bush with tall trees, a shaded path, and two small figures resting by a log at lower left.

Westoe, Rangitikei (Bush)

Nicholas Chevalier, 1868

Charcoal sketch of a seated nude woman with bobbed hair, one leg extended, on yellowed paper, signed W. Glackens.

Nude

William Glackens, 1915

Vertical botanical design drawing of vetch stems with green leaves, tendrils, and pink flowers in crayon and pencil.

Common vetch (top), cultivated vetch (bottom). Design for painted decoration of the presbytery of the Franciscan chur…

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pencil drawing of a towering white pine with thatched huts, a tree fern and a seated figure in a forest clearing.

White pine, Stokes Valley, Upper Hutt

William Swainson FLS FRS

Watercolor of a colonial settlement with red-roofed cottages, a flagpole, and a reed-lined path under an evening sky.

Christchurch. Canterbury Colony. N.Z.

Walter Scarlett Hatton

Watercolor of a red earthenware bowl with cream and brown scale-pattern glaze on its lower body, on a pale background.

Pa. German Bowl

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1939

Watercolor of a hazy mountain valley between steep rocky cliffs, lit by warm orange light under a cloudy evening sky.

Italian mountain landscape

Poul Simon Christiansen, 1905

Oil study of two blue gathered sleeves with folds and highlights on a pale ground, with faint pencil lines.

Sleeves of King's Attire. Study to the Painting

Three views of a redware pottery dish with yellow wavy slip decoration, painted in reddish-brown tones on cream paper.

Pa. German Pie Plate

Mina Lowry, c. 1936

Pencil sketch of a seated man beside a wooden chair on a sketchbook page, drawn in loose quick lines.

Sketch of seated man in An 1893 sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1893

Charcoal sketch of two cows in a grassy field beside trees, drawn on a sketchbook page.

Sketch of cows in field in An 1893 sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1893

Colored pencil costume design of two figures embracing, one in red tunic and one in blue gown with leafy crown.

King and Krasawica. Costume design for the play

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Sketchbook page with faint pencil sketches of trees and a horizon on the left, blank on the right, numbered 61.

Blank page with smudges from previous page. From: An 1876 sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1876

Hevonen

Alexander Lauréus, 1807

Grey wash drawing of a dark bird flying over clouds, with a flat marsh, spruce trees and a windswept pine below.

Pilven veikko -runon alkuvinjetti

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Watercolor and crayon drawing of a sleeping woman with red hair, pink body and yellow blanket against pale blue washes.

Sleeping girl

Harald Giersing, 1910-1914