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Drawings & Sketches

79,473 works

Watercolor design for a menu card with two kneeling women in blue dresses flanking the word MENU under a gold ornamental arch

Ontwerp voor een menukaart met twee knielende vrouwen

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Charcoal sketch of a steep valley with a fallen tree trunk over rocks and snowy peaks in the distance.

Preparatory drawing for Otira painting. From An 1891 sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1891

Watercolor design for a menu card with a stylized woman in blue and gold framed by a decorative initial, lower sheet blank.

Ontwerp voor een menukaart met een vrouw met gespreide armen

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Pen and wash drawing of a château with formal gardens, a central fountain, parterres and many strolling figures.

Ansicht eines Schlosses mit Gartenanlage, Springbrunnen und vielen Figuren

Israël Silvestre

Pen drawing of a decorative letter R with a crowned sword, bottles, a glass and a loaf on a table.

Sotamarski-runon alkukirjain R

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Grey wash drawing of two wooden boats at anchor on calm water, one with a furled sail and cargo sacks.

Two Boats at Anchor

Pen and watercolour drawing of a thatched cottage with a hunter and dog on a path, with rolling hills behind.

Jager tussen huizen

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Pencil sketch of a woman in a long dress leaning on a table, head resting on her arms in grief.

Study of a woman in fashionable dress, in grief, leaning against a table

Petrus van der Velden, 1867

Pen drawing of sofa, chairs and table designs with Gothic arched details for a railway station waiting room.

Helsingin asemarakennuksen I:n ja II:n luokan odotussalin kalusteita

Carl Albert Edelfelt, 1860

Pen and watercolor sketch of a woman riding a brown horse beside a packhorse loaded with bundles and bags.

Girl with Packhorse

Watercolor of the domed Santa Maria della Salute church in Venice at dusk, with gondolas on the canal and a full moon.

Santa Maria Della Salute, Venice

Cass Gilbert, 1930

Painted watercolor of a dark green chest of drawers with red and gold folk motifs, tulips, hearts, and brass knobs.

Chest of Drawers

Charles Henning, c. 1938

Brown wash drawing of two seated women in bonnets and period dress, one gesturing, with a cup and bowl on the ground.

Two Girls Seated

Pencil and wash sketch of a two-wheeled cart, a man in a hat, and several horses on a plain ground.

Two-wheeled Tip-cart with Horses

Loose oil study of a snowy harbor market with horses, sledges, figures in winter coats, sailing ships and a red brick church.

Winter Day at Helsinki Market Square, Study ; Sketch for Winter Day at The Market Place in Helsinki

Albert Edelfelt, 1889

Painting of a farmhouse with a red roof behind a wooden fence, green meadow and dirt path in the foreground, under a cloudy s

Study of a Landscape with a House

Frida Konstantin, 1913

Head of a Young Girl

Prince Hoare, 1780

Watercolor of the medieval Pont Valentré gate tower in Cahors with a red roof, arched passage and small walking figures.

Pont Valentre, Cahors

Cass Gilbert, 1920

Red chalk sketch of a robed figure raising a whip among figures and coins in an interior with columns.

Christ driving out the money changers

Bernardino Poccetti

Oil study of a draped pale and blue fabric with folded creases, painted in loose brushwork on a warm canvas ground.

Study of a Lady with a Lute's Robe. Study to the Painting "Upbringing of Sigismund Augustus"

Pencil sketch of a girl in a headscarf holding a basket, standing beside a rounded stone bollard.

Mädchen mit einem Korbe an einem Radabweisestein stehend

Johann Christoph Erhard

Pencil sketch of a seated male nude twisting toward a hooked-beak bird, likely an eagle, on rocky ground.

Prometheus

Watercolor study of a twisting broadleaved tree with autumn foliage in a misty forest, signed and dated 1881.

Study of Broadleaved Tree. Motif from Svätý Jur

Friedrich Carl von Scheidlin

Head of a Woman, Study for The Bible Lesson

Philippe Mercier, 1743

Pen and ink drawing of crumbling Roman arches and ruined walls overgrown with plants, by Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532.

Ruins on the Palatine Hill in Rome

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532

Pen and wash drawing of a tree trunk footbridge over a stream, with a fence, a small dog, and a distant church spire.

Een boomstam als bruggetje over een rivier

Paulus Willemsz. van Vianen, 1603

Watercolor of a weathered carved wooden female figurehead with curled upswept hair and draped garment.

Figurehead

John Davis, c. 1937

Pen drawing of ruined Roman brick arches on the left, with a distant city wall, towers and a church spire on the right.

Een ongeïdentificeerde ruïne in Rome; op de achtergrond een deel van de Romeinse stadsmuur

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532

Pen and wash drawing of a gnarled tree with a twisted trunk and spreading bare branches on pale paper.

Studie van een knoestige boom

Paulus Willemsz. van Vianen, 1603

Pen and wash drawing of a rocky outcrop with bare trees and a misty forest receding into the background.

Rocky Landscape with Trees

Paulus Willemsz. van Vianen, 1603

Pencil sketch of a hillside with a tall tree and shrubs overlooking a valley with distant hills and small figures.

Boxhill, Surrey

Grey wash drawing of a timber house with a raised wooden bridge, a figure carrying a load, and a church tower behind.

A Wooden Bridge Leading to a House Built above a River

Paulus Willemsz. van Vianen, 1603