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Drawings & Sketches

78,275 works

Pen and ink drawing of armored warriors with plumed helmets and shields departing by boat across water, with onlookers on a r

Abfahrt der Nibelungen

Carl Philipp Fohr, 1810

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page showing two small children seen from behind, standing side by side in loose shirts.

Sketch of two children in shirts

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Ink and wash drawing of men in tricorn hats conversing on a stone pier beside arched buildings, 1752.

A Group of Men on Westminster Pier

Paul Sandby, 1752

Pencil drawing of wooden riverside warehouses with gabled roofs, a jetty and a moored boat in the foreground.

Riverside Warehouses in Porvoo

Alfred William Finch, 1900

Ink croquis of two standing figures in hats and a seated man on a chair, drawn on tan paper mounted on grey card.

Twee stèles met zittende figuren

Gustave Joseph Chéret, 1870

Ink sketch of a family seated at a table, a man gesturing at left, a woman and child at right, on a tan sheet.

Gezin aan tafel

Gustave Joseph Chéret, 1870

Black and red chalk sketch of a standing man in a tricorn hat, long coat and boots, holding a cane.

Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran

Blue watercolor and pencil drawing of a craggy mountain above a valley, with a bare tree in the right foreground.

Der Untersberg bei Salzburg

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1810

Watercolour of a seated man in a red coat with a dog on a stone stair in a misty wooded landscape.

A scene in the woods at Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire

James Bourne, 1800

Oval miniature portrait of a young girl with auburn hair in a dark blue dress, set in a gold rope-twist frame.

Portrait of a Young Girl

Thomas Seir Cummings, 1830

Pencil sketch of three pig heads below a dark hatched form and curved shapes on a grey sheet of paper.

Three pig heads

Ink and wash elevation drawing of a symmetrical church west front with a pediment, columns, and two domed towers.

Design for a Church. Elevation of West Front

Painting of a standing man in a red cloak and white robe, arm raised, seen from behind against a brown background.

Standing Man, Academic Study

Johann Friedrich Matthai, 1795

Drawing of a covered copper pot with a ladle and crumpled cloth on a table against a dark background.

Still Life with a Copper Pot and Ladle

François Bonvin, October 10, 1879

Pale watercolor of a ruined abbey beside a river with a sailing boat, a leaning tree, and figures on a horse in the foregroun

Askeaton Abbey near Limerick, Ireland on the River Deel

Pen and wash sketch of robed figures gathered in a church interior beneath a hanging chandelier, with a kneeling figure at an

Ein junger Mann vor einem Altar oder einer Kanzel kniend (Die Taufe des Heiligen Augustinus?)

Gaspare Diziani

Pencil sketch of a lion in an arched grid and a pelican in a circular grid, studies for stained glass.

Leijona, Pelikaani, Alfa ja omega. Luonnoksia Tampereen tuomiokirkon lasimaalauksiin

Grey wash drawing of an open wooden barge with a folded cloth inside and a mooring rope trailing from its bow.

Barge

Copy of the portrait of Giuliano de Medici - the painting by Sandro Botticelli

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Watercolour of a calm blue bay with a pale cliffed headland, rocks in the foreground and a clouded sky.

Wellington Heads

Samuel Birch, 1937

Pen and wash drawing of a loaded cargo boat with sailors, a mast, and rigging, with sketched sails above.

Cargo Boat

Pen and watercolor drawing of a window from outside and inside, with yellow and red draped curtains, dated 1819.

Een venster van buiten en van binnen, met gedrapeerde dubbele gordijnen en een vensterbank met een draperie

A.J. Kalff, 1819

Watercolor design of two draped curtain treatments with pink valances, yellow and white fabric, and fringed trim.

Twee gedrapeerde dubbele gordijnen

A.J. Kalff, 1820

Black and red chalk drawing of a standing woman in a bonnet, dark shawl, and pale skirt, holding a fan.

A Lady with a Fan

Paul Sandby, 1760

Repeating geometric textile design of brown curved bands and cream rectangles with red triangles on an ochre ground.

Untitled (Textile design no III)

Frances Hodgkins, 1925

Brown wash drawing of a young woman in a bonnet and long dress pouring water from a watering can.

A Girl with a Watering Can facing left: Sarah Hough, Mrs. T.P. Sandby's Nursery Maid

Paul Sandby, 1805

Pastel drawing of a canal with gabled houses, moored boats and a footbridge under a soft grey sky.

Gezicht op de Bickersgracht

Anthonie van Teijn, 1926

Watercolor of a canal with a raised drawbridge, brick gabled houses, moored boats and a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op de Realengracht

Anthonie van Teijn, 1926

Watercolor of a canal with moored boats, brick houses, trees and a raised drawbridge under a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op de Zandhoek

Anthonie van Teijn, 1873

Watercolor drawing of a royal coach with crowned emblems and red drapery, with faint pencil sketches beside it.

A Coach with Royal Coat of Arms

Paul Sandby, 1764

Watercolor of a man in a white shirt reclining with arms behind his head, eyes closed, against a gray wash background.

S.O.D.

Thomas La Farge, 1930

Pencil drawing of canal-side gabled houses, a tall brick warehouse and moored boats reflected in calm water.

Gezicht op het Prinseneiland

Tinus de Jongh, 1895