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Drawings & Sketches

78,002 works

Pen drawing of a haloed female figure in draped robes holding a domed column-like object, on a sketchbook page.

Allegorische Figur mit Kirchturm

Leopold Ludwig Müller, 1783

Charcoal study on blue paper of a bearded, bare-chested old man with clasped hands, turned to the side.

Heiliger Hieronymus (Fragment)

Gaspare Diziani

Watercolor of a Norman arched doorway with zigzag carving and a weathered wooden door, with bricks and timber on the ground.

Norman Doorway, Tottenhill Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman

Pen drawing of a kneeling man in prayer, an angel on clouds above, seated figures and trees in a rocky landscape.

Johann Roode, dieser Kirchen Praedicant, 1581

Leopold Ludwig Müller, 1783

Study for a lunette mural with a winged figure, a cherub, seated and standing draped women, and a classical garden under blue

Study for mural, Union Trust Company Building, "The Sources of Wealth"

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Faint pencil sketch of an animal's head on a stained, aged sketchbook page with loose curved strokes above.

Sketch of an animal’s head

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Ink sketch of a lion and tiger locked in combat, drawn with loose, dense hatching on pale paper.

Battle between lion and tiger

James Ensor, 1885

Pencil sketch of a rocky shoreline with hills, a small tree, a curving bay and distant rock outcrops on cream paper.

Järvenlahti, rantakallioita

Pen and brown ink landscape of a calm lake with mountains, trees on the right shore, and a small boat on the water.

Untitled (Lake Ohau)

Nicholas Chevalier, 1866

Watercolor interior of a Gothic cathedral with a pointed arch, shadowed passage, and sunlit tiled floor.

Norwich Cathedral: Entrance to Jesus Chapel

John Sell Cotman, 1807

Grey wash drawing of a Gothic church with a tower, pointed windows and gravestones in the churchyard under clouds.

South Side of Catfield Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman

Renoir study sheet of several women and children's heads in colorful hats, painted in loose feathery brushstrokes.

Study of Heads (Étude de têtes)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1890

Pen drawing of a bearded man with a saw, a haloed woman, and a child with a halo before a brick wall.

Joseph und Maria mit dem Kind

Leopold Ludwig Müller, 1783

Pencil drawing of a rural Italian landscape with a stone farmhouse, a donkey, figures, large trees and a tall tower.

Landscape från Italien

Alexander Lauréus, 1821

Watercolor of a small tapered ink bottle with a dark stained top and knob stopper, centered on a pale background.

Ink Bottle

John Jordan, c. 1936

Kaffeeklecksalbum Seite 80a: "Liebespaar"

Wilhelm von Kaulbach, 1820

Oval miniature portrait of a man with brown hair and blue eyes, wearing a black coat and white cravat, in a metal frame.

R.M. Copeland

Thomas Edwards, 1820

Pencil sketch of a dog sleeping on its side with its head resting on its paws, on cream paper.

Sleeping dog

Julian Fałat, 1900

Pencil and wash drawing of three panels of Romanesque relief carvings with knights, robed figures and a capital study.

Sculpture on a Suite of Capitals in the Cloisters of the Abbey Church of Saint Georges de Bocherville, near Rouen, No…

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Watercolor of a forest with tall trunks, blue and green foliage, and two cows grazing on a shaded path.

Forest Scene

Forrest Flower, 1930

Watercolor sketch of a Gothic church facade with a crowd of townspeople, a green cart, and shop signs on a city square.

The butter market, Montreuil

George Thomson, 1906

Sepia wash drawing of a stone church font with tracery panels on stepped plinth before a dark arched recess.

Font at Dersingham Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1815

Graphite drawing of a young man in a turban and draped tunic, arm folded at waist, with a handwritten inscription at upper ri

Friedrich Wilhelm (VI.) als Bahadur Schah in 'Lalla Rookh'

Wilhelm Hensel, 1809

Galaxias brevipinnis

Frank Edward Clarke, 1887

Painting of a young woman with auburn hair, head bowed, in a white ruffled blouse against a green background.

Head (Tête); also called Etude de brodeuse

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1904

Two hunters with a rifle on a rocky ridge overlooking a wooded valley and blue mountains under a cloudy sky.

Bear Hunting, Prospect Rock

Winslow Homer, 1890

Watercolor study of pumpkins, a pomegranate, a fig and a peach arranged in rows on a pale background.

Früchtestudien: Kürbisse, Granatapfel, Feige und Pfirsich

Franz Horny, 1813

Pencil sketch of two sailing boats on choppy sea under a cloudy sky, by John Sell Cotman.

Sailing Wherries and Boats in a Choppy Sea

John Sell Cotman

Grey wash drawing of a bishop with outstretched arm, a kneeling figure, a putto with a staff, and cherubs in clouds.

Holy bishop

Gaspare Diziani

Pencil drawing of an elderly woman in a bonnet and shawl, seated and reading a book on a stool.

Lukeva mummo

Anders Ekman, 1845

Brown wash drawing of a large round stone tower with a ruined top, a wooden walkway, and trees on either side.

Round Tower, Castle of Lillebonne, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1822

Pencil sketch of a woman in a tall pointed veil and beaded necklace, with curly hair, drawn on pale paper.

Copy of a female head from Jan Matejko's composition

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1882