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Drawings & Sketches

77,558 works

Oval portrait miniature of a man with curly dark hair in a dark coat and white cravat, in a gilt frame.

John Gadsby, Jr.

Anson Dickinson, 1820

Aerial perspective drawing of a gridded Chicago with a central civic center, radiating boulevards, and curving lakefront arms

Plate 137 from The Plan of Chicago, 1909: Chicago. View of the Proposed Development in the Center of the City, from T…

Daniel Hudson Burnham, 1907

Drawing of a folded blue and cream checked kerchief with one corner turned back, rendered in pen and watercolor.

Shaker Kerchief

Charles Goodwin, c. 1941

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page of loose tree crowns and foliage outlines with vertical stems.

Outline of tree crowns

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Watercolor and pencil sketch of a three-masted sailing ship under sail with a red flag, on blue water.

A Danish naval steamship

Carl Frederik Sørensen, 1876

Watercolor drawing of a red afternoon gown with lace-trimmed bell sleeves, a button bodice, and a long train.

Afternoon Dress

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Engraving of a proposed city square with a large domed civic building, an obelisk, classical facades, and carriages and crowd

Proposed Civic Center Square, Plan of Chicago

Daniel Hudson Burnham, 1909

Pen and ink drawing of a hilltop villa with cypresses above a valley, with dense trees in the foreground.

Palazzuola

Alexander Lauréus, 1821

Pen drawing of birds and mammals in a dense battle scene with winged and hybrid creatures across a grey sheet.

Die Schlacht der Vögel gegen die Säugetiere

Hieronymus Bosch

Charcoal sketch of three men at a candlelit table with a trophy cup and bottle in a dim tavern interior.

There Was Edward Bickford's Racing Cup

William Glackens, 1909

Pen and ink drawing of a bird assembly with armed birds, flags, herons and pelicans in a hilly landscape.

Die Kriegsversammlung der Vögel

Hieronymus Bosch

Watercolour of a sad boy standing with his hand on his chin in a schoolroom beside an overturned ink pot and scattered object

The shadow on the wall

Brown wash drawing of an allegorical group on clouds with a helmeted warrior, putti, a shield and a flag.

Allegorische Figurengruppe auf Wolken

Gaspare Diziani

Pen and ink sketch of five fantastical hybrid creatures and a central scene of men with axes near a stone block.

Fünf Phantasiewesen und eine figürliche Szene

Hieronymus Bosch

Pencil sketch on lined paper of a woman's head resting on a pillow, with handwritten notes on the page.

Sketch of a lying woman

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1884

Hand-painted plate of numbered New Zealand beetles and larvae with scale bars, arranged in a grid on cream paper.

Original hand painted plate for New Zealand Beetles [Plate VII]

George Hudson, 1934

Red chalk sketch of three caricature figures in period costume on cream paper.

Three historical caricatures: Francis I, Stephen Báthory, Napoleon

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1901

Königin Elisabeth Carmen Sylva

Painted sketch of a seated robed woman holding balanced scales, flanked by lions and winged staffs, within a decorative borde

Sketch for Mosaic, Wisconsin State Capital, "Justice"

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Watercolor of a low wooden bench with turned legs, arched red-and-green painted apron, and a painted house scene.

Bench

Philip Johnson, c. 1936

Watercolor of pink wildflowers with buds and green leaves on slender stems against a pale background.

Untitled (Flower Study

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1939

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a seated woman in a light dress gazing up among forest foliage on grey paper.

Carmen Sylva im Walde sitzend

Red chalk allegorical drawing of armored figures, cherubs and clouds, with a crown and laurel wreath above.

Allegory of the coronation of William III as King of England

Mattheus Terwesten, 1689

Red chalk drawing of Venus in a swan-drawn chariot approaching Jupiter on clouds, with an eagle, cherubs and other gods in an

Venus in her chariot drawn by swans visits Jupiter, above that Ganymede and on the right Juno and Mars

Mattheus Terwesten, 1680

Watercolor of Dutchman's breeches with white flowers and divided green leaves on a pale background.

Dutchman's Breetches (Bikukulla cucullaria)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Red chalk drawing of an allegorical ceiling scene with cherubs, clouds, a cupid with bow, and Time with a scythe.

ceiling painting with love conquering time

Mattheus Terwesten, 1680

Pencil and crayon sketch of a crowned, bearded king in a tall panel, flanked by figures, for a stained-glass design.

Casimir the Great - sketch for a stained-glass window for Wawel Cathedral

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1899

Ink sketch of a man in a striped top hat holding a cane, beside handwritten letter text on hotel letterhead.

Self-portrait of Isaac Lazarus Israels

Isaac Israëls, 1897

Drawing of a nutcracker figure in red uniform holding a bloody sword and a lit candle, with Dutch caption below.

Nutcracker with a candle and bloody sword

Willem Wenckebach, 1898

Study sheet in red chalk with a child's head, a downcast woman's head and several hands in various poses.

Study sheet with heads and hands

Giuseppe Bottani, 1727

Red chalk study of a nude youth reclining on a rock, one knee raised, looking to the side.

Study of a half lying, half sitting boy

Giuseppe Bottani, 1727

Sepia wash drawing of an arched gateway with a coat of arms, dormer windows, pedestrians and a dog on a cobbled street.

View of the entrance of the Beurs of Hendrik de Keyser

Augustus Wijnantz, 1805