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Drawings & Sketches

79,544 works

Head of a turoń

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a reclining horned goat with its head raised, on tan paper.

Study of a Goat

Thomas Gainsborough, 1770

Watercolor of a turned candlestick with a round base, plus a small ink inset sketch of the candlestick with a lit candle.

Candlestick

Majel G. Claflin, 1935/1942

Loose watercolor of a meadow of pink Joe Pye weed flowers with a dark green tree line and cloudy sky behind.

Field of Joe Pie Weeds (Pride of the Meadow)

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Pen and ink sketch of two male nudes, one seated facing left and one standing viewed from behind with arms extended.

Male nudes

Pencil sketch of a standing man in Tudor-style costume with a feathered cap, ruff, and staff.

Figure Costume Study of Henry VIII

Thomas Girtin, 1793

Hamlet

Brown ink drawing of figures on a terrace beside a ruined brick tower, under a pergola and trees, in an oval frame.

Group of People on a Terrace

Jacob Philipp Hackert, 1797

Pen and ink sketch of a carved stone capital with a winged figure and scrolled ornament, numbered page 79, dated 1886.

Drawing of the capital at the tomb of Casimir IV Jagiellon by Veit Stoss in the Świętokrzyska Chapel of the Krakow Ca…

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1886

Pencil sketch of horses and herdsmen gathering animals by wooden fences, with a dog and smaller study sketches below.

Ungarische Pferdehirten treiben ihre Tiere zusammen

Otto von Faber du Faur, 1873

Black and white chalk drawing of a woman in a headscarf carrying a bundle, with studies of hands at upper right.

Creusa Carrying the Gods of Troy

Simon Vouet, 1635

Study of a Woman in a Mob Cap

Thomas Gainsborough

Pencil sketch of several studies of heads and figures, including a bowed head and a figure seen from behind.

Studies of a bowed head

James Ensor, 1883

Watercolour of fishermen in top hats hauling boats up a sandy beach, with a faint pencil figure study in the upper left.

Fishermen Hauling a Seine on Sønderstranden

Martinus Rørbye, 1833

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a wooded landscape with a castle ruin on the right and distant hills under clouds.

Wooded Landscape with Castle

Thomas Gainsborough, 1785

Pencil sketch of three carved stone capitals with faces and scrolls, with a building outline and loose ink scribbles on the r

Luonnos kirjan esilehteen

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Watercolor of bathers wading in surf before a row of white wheeled bathing cabins under a grey-blue sky.

Ostend

Armenian Arsène Chabanian, 1910

Pencil drawing of a winged angel in a draped robe standing on a plinth, copied after a Reims Cathedral sculpture.

Angel. Copy after a sculpture from Reims Cathedral

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Watercolour still life of cream roses in a glass vase and ceramic bowl, with purple flowers and loose petals on a brown backg

Roses (white)

Margaret Stoddart, 1924

Grey wash drawing of a wooded landscape with a cottage, small figures, and donkeys beside a path.

Wooded Landscape with Figures, Donkeys and Cottage

Thomas Gainsborough, 1767

Chalk portrait of a man in a red cardinal's cape and red skullcap, holding a white tassel at his chest.

Portrait drawing of Cardinal Jules Mazarin

Simon Vouet, 1642

Black ink drawing of an anchor with a hatched heart at its center and looping ribbon lines above.

Vänrikin tervehdys -runon alkukirjain T

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Red chalk drawing of a standing woman in a long veil, buttoned robe and headdress, with a fringed shawl.

A Woman in Russian Dress

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1780

Pencil and wash drawing of a wooded landscape with horseback riders crossing a bridge beneath large trees.

Wooded Landscape with Figures on Horseback Crossing a Bridge

Thomas Gainsborough, 1775

Brown ink and wash drawing of peasants eating and being served in a rustic kitchen beside a hearth with a cooking pot.

Bönder äter i ett kök

Isaac van Ostade

Pencil sketch of wooden scaffolding and a shed for boat building, with figures on a platform under clouds.

Boat Building

Thomas Girtin, 1799

Pen and wash drawing of peasants at a meagre meal in a rustic interior with a barrel and a dog.

Hungriga bönder vid ett magert mål

Isaac van Ostade

Pencil sketch of horsemen herding horses past a wooden fence, with rearing horses and a saddled horse at right.

Ungarische Pferdehirten treiben ihre Tiere zusammen

Otto von Faber du Faur, 1875

Watercolor of the Roman Forum ruins with classical columns, an arch, and pink and ochre buildings under a blue sky.

Forum from E

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Lion with hare

James Ensor, 1885

Watercolor of a sunlit rocky hillside with blue trees and yellow shrubs under a pale sky.

Point Lobos

Ernest Haskell, 1920

Ink sketch of a dark arched tunnel with railway tracks and small figures, with handwritten notes above.

Kanaali

Helene Schjerfbeck, 1880