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Drawings & Sketches

79,544 works

Loose oil study of a rocky cliff above a calm river with green grass, pale clouds and distant hills.

Devín - study for a painting

Jindřich Tomec, 1925

Study of an Arab's Head

Stanisław Chlebowski

Painted study of a decorated bellows with gold floral scrollwork, pink trim, brass studs and a turned wooden nozzle.

Bellows

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Blue monochrome drawing of a sea grotto with a glowing opening, a rowboat with figures, and three men on a rocky ledge.

The Blue Grotto

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Pen and grey wash drawing of monks walking through a Dutch town street past gabled houses and church spires.

Auszug von Mönchen aus einer holländischen Stadt

Grey wash drawing of a sculpted plinth with a nude figure, winged creatures, garlands and a reclining cherub.

Sculpted Plinth in the Villa Medici

Pencil sketches of cats in various poses on a sketchbook page, including a seated cat and a curled cat with tail.

Drawings of cats in various poses

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Watercolor of trees silhouetted against a glowing sunset, with warm reflections in water below.

Untitled - Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1880

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a nude Fortuna floating above a globe with three putti below, holding a wreath-topped staff.

Fortuna auf einer Kugel schwebend und drei Putten

Girolamo Muziano

Watercolour of two riders on horseback and a woman in a red skirt with a greyhound in an open landscape.

Hunting scene

Charles Cattermole

Grey wash drawing of an Italianate landscape with a tall tree, small building, distant hills and two figures on a path.

Italianate Landscape Composition

Pen and ink sketch of a bearded robed man beside a stone altar with a kneeling figure and vessel under a cloudy sky.

Study of Abraham Being Tested by God

Graphite sketch of an eagle with spread wings holding a banner, set against a starred arched background on aged paper.

Evankelista Johanneksen kotka, evankelistan tunnuskuva Perniön (?) kirkon holvista. Luonnos Tampereen tuomiokirkon ma…

Watercolor of a dark curved wooden billethead with gold acanthus scrollwork and a spiral rosette at its tip.

Billethead

Henry Murphy, c. 1938

Pencil panoramic sketch of a valley with mountain ranges and hills, annotated with handwritten notes, drawn across three join

Untitled (McKenzie Country)

Nicholas Chevalier, 1866

Brown wash drawing of a female figure and cupid leading a young man away from a sleeping centaur on rocky ground.

Eine weibliche Gestalt (Venus?) führt in Begleitung eines Amorknaben einen Jüngling von einem schlafenden Kentaur (Ch…

Pietro Antonio Novelli

Muted watercolor of Dresden's baroque towers and green copper domes above rooftops, with a curved balustrade and bare trees b

The Zwinger Towers, Dresden

Cass Gilbert, 1890

Watercolor of shepherds herding sheep down a track past birch trees toward a hazy valley and distant village.

Leith Hill, Surrey

Frederick Hines, 1875

Grey watercolor of a small temple on a rocky outcrop above trees and a lake, with cypresses and distant hills.

A Temple Perched on a Rocky Outcrop Seen Across a Lake

Alexander Runciman, 1767

Engraved panoramic view of Berwick upon Tweed with a stone bridge, walled town, church spire and ships on the river.

The South View of Berwick Upon Tweed

Samuel Buck, 1743

Watercolor of a wooded park landscape at dusk, with dark trees on the left, golden trees on the right, and a distant lake.

Richmond Park, near Langston Gate

John Linnell the Elder

Pencil sketch of a lion attacking a horse with a rider and figures in violent, tangled motion.

The Lion Hunt

James Ensor, 1885

Pencil sketch of a crowd around a seated man on a cart, with a mounted soldier on a white horse beside him.

Karakozov on His Way to Be Hanged

Ilya Repin, 1866

Painted drawing of an ornamental shadow box with a blue bird perched on gilded foliage inside an arched red and green niche.

Ornamental Shadow Box

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1939

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

Isaac Praul

Lewis Aubineau, 1800

Brown wash drawing of a woman holding a candle beside a cloaked man leaning over a table in a dim interior.

Tekenles voor mevrouw Balk

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Watercolour of a seated woman with a dog and a man in a blue coat conversing in an arched interior room.

Conversation piece

Alfred Crowquill

Brown wash drawing of six women around a candlelit table, one seated writing while others look on, with a mantel clock behind

Christiaan Andriessen geeft tekenles aan zes vrouwen bij kaarslicht

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Grey wash portrait of a woman in a frilled bonnet and shawl, with handwritten text below, on tan paper.

Portret van mevrouw Holst

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Pencil drawing of gnarled ancient trees with hollow trunks and dense foliage in a woodland clearing.

Ancient Trees, Lullingstone Park

Samuel Palmer, 1828

Design drawing of a round powder box with a painted scene of a woman in pink and a kneeling man in green by a column.

Powder Box

Thomas Holloway, c. 1936

Brown wash drawing of an interior with three seated figures at a table and a standing man in a dark coat.

Verjaardag van een oude man

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805