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Drawings & Sketches

77,558 works

Caricature of a man in a hat stirring a cauldron marked 'Steen aan de kunstenaars' while pouring coins, with handwritten capt

Minister De Visser gives extra support to the artists

Patricq Kroon, 1918

Pen and wash drawing of a martyrdom: a bound nude figure at a post, executioners, a rider on horseback, and an angel in the s

Martyrdom of a saint

Gaspare Diziani

Long horizontal 1909 plan of Chicago's lakefront showing street grids, parkland, lagoons and offshore islands in pencil and w

Plate 50 B from Plan of Chicago 1909: Lake Shore from Chicago Avenue on the south to Wilmette on the North

Daniel Hudson Burnham, 1909

Charcoal sketch of a standing woman in a broad-brimmed hat and long dress, drawn on tan paper.

Woman with Broad-Brimmed Hat

William Glackens, 1910

Painted study of a red-brown redware jug with a curved handle and incised bands on the shoulder, on a cream background.

Economy Redware Jug

Edward White, c. 1937

Ink caricature of two men in a dim interior, one in a feathered top hat beside a lit candle on a tray.

Minister Van Karnebeek and Van Ravesteyn

Patricq Kroon, 1915

Pen and wash sketch of a landscape with a castle on a hill, figures and a horse in the foreground, signed Lauréus 1809.

Landskap med ryttare i förgrund

Alexander Lauréus, 1809

Ink caricature of a clown-costumed Stresemann working a puppet of Poincaré at a puppet booth, 1920.

Stresemann and Poincaré

Patricq Kroon, 1920

Pen drawing of a figure labeled Fiscus shearing a sheep labeled Toneelkunst, with the word Belasting on a building behind.

Fiscus shears the theatrical art

Patricq Kroon, 1900

Loose brown painted study of a horse's hindquarters turned left, with a grey harness strap, against a pale hazy background.

Pferderumpf nach links

Adolph Menzel, 1843

Pencil sketch of a rocky gorge with a waterfall, a stream over boulders, forested slopes and a small wooden bridge.

Otira Gorge, N.Z.

Nicholas Chevalier, 1866

Caricature with Mola Protecting Himself from a Man Holding a Viper

Pier Francesco Mola

Pen and grey wash sketch of the Death of the Virgin, with mourners around a deathbed and angels in clouds above.

Death of the Virgin

Gaspare Diziani

Watercolor drawing of a tin economy lamp with a loop handle, fuel reservoir, and curved drip pan on a cream background.

Economy Lamp

Edward White, c. 1937

Brown ink and wash drawing of a stooped elderly man in a hooded cloak leaning on a long walking stick.

Caricature of a Man, Said to Be Pietro da Cortona

Pier Francesco Mola

Charcoal sketch on tan paper of nude figures, a woman washing a child in the center and a standing boy at lower right.

Frau einen Knaben waschend (drei Skizzen), im Wasser stehender Knabe

Adolph Menzel, 1865

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page showing a rocky ridge, loose cloud forms and hatched ground, numbered 47.

Sketch in An 1891 sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1891

Pen and ink sketch of a lion's head and shoulders beside a red chalk study on an arched-top sheet.

Lion

Gaspare Diziani

Pencil sketch of a woman bathing a child, with a cat in front and a figure in a doorway behind.

Frau einen Knaben im Bad waschend, dahinter eine Figur in der Umkleide

Adolph Menzel, 1865

Pencil and wash drawing of a windmill, a large tree, resting figures, and a wooden gate in rolling countryside.

Landscape with windmill

Brown ink wash drawing of an angel above a reclining woman and sleeping child beneath a tree in a desert.

The Angel Appearing to Hagar in the Desert (recto)

Pier Francesco Mola, 1660

Pencil sketch of a standing draped female figure on a pedestal within an arched niche.

Allegorical female figure

Gaspare Diziani

Watercolor study of an ornate green metal clock hand with a small sketch of a columned building with cupola.

Bishop Hill: Clock Hand

Ivar Julius, 1937

Brown ink drawing of three stilt walkers performing before a crowd on a cobbled street, with a drummer in the foreground.

Ilveilijöitä

Alexander Lauréus, 1818

Pencil sketch of a dancer holding a tambourine in 18th-century dress, with handwritten color notes and a shoe study.

Tänzerin Barbarina tanzend mit Tamburin in der Linken. Ganze Figur en face. Mit Notizen. R.: Schuhstudie

Adolph Menzel, 1840

Pen and brown ink sketch of caricatured clerics and priests in tall hats, one holding a rosary, by Pier Francesco Mola.

Caricatures of Clerics and Priests

Pier Francesco Mola, 1640

Brown wash drawing of wooded hills, rocky cliffs and calm water with distant mountains and small houses.

Untitled (Near Port Chalmers)

Nicholas Chevalier, 1865

Pencil portrait of a seated woman with curled hair, puffed sleeves and her hand resting on her chin, drawn on cream paper.

Portrait of Susanne Dorothea Ryder 1814-1889

Christen Købke, 1832

Pen and brown wash drawing with red chalk showing several nude male figures in strained, twisting poses.

Four slaves

Gaspare Diziani

Drawing of a brown wooden Shaker bonnet mold with visible wood grain, signed Charles Goodwin, on a cream background.

Shaker Wooden Bonnet Mold

Charles Goodwin, 1935/1942

Pencil drawing of a smiling woman in an 18th-century gown with floral trim and a plumed headdress.

Tänzerin Barbarina in tanzender Bewegung. Kniestück en face. Kopie von Pesne in Sanssouci

Adolph Menzel, 1840

Red chalk sketch of an angel and figures with loose gestural strokes on a framed, washed sheet.

The Angel Appearing to Hagar in the Desert

Pier Francesco Mola, 1660