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Drawings & Sketches

79,544 works

Brown wash drawing of gnarled trees, a peasant with a staff, two donkeys on a path, and a distant cottage.

Wooded Landscape with Peasant and Donkeys

Thomas Gainsborough

Ink drawing of many overlapping stylized faces and profiles, some with round spectacles, shaded with hatching.

Maskers

Leo Gestel, 1939

Black chalk study on brown paper of Venus with a winged Cupid clinging to her leg, one arm outstretched.

Study for the figures of Venus and Cupid (recto)

Simon Vouet, 1630

Colored pencil costume sketch of a girl in embroidered white bodice, blue skirt and ribbons, labeled Dziewuszka, 1904.

Girl. Costume design for the play "Bolesław Śmiały"

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Pen drawing of three heads overlapping: two women with long hair behind and a man with short hair in front.

Twee vrouwenhoofden en een mannenhoofd

Leo Gestel, 1891

Soft charcoal sketch of a young girl holding a small child close against her shoulder on beige paper.

A Young Girl Holding a Child

Thomas Gainsborough, 1780

Pen and ink drawing of a woman in a lace bonnet and cross-hatched shawl, hands folded, facing forward.

Vrouw in klederdracht

Leo Gestel, 1891

Ink line drawing of a dove in flight with wings spread wide, set against horizontal hatched background lines.

Vliegende duif

Leo Gestel, 1891

Watercolor of pale chalk cliffs curving around a bay with small boats and figures under a soft evening sky.

Speeton Cliffs, Filey, Yorkshire

Galopperend paard

Leo Gestel, 1891

Ink drawing of a dense, branching coral-like form with lobed, perforated surfaces rendered in hatched black lines on paper.

Koraal

Leo Gestel, 1891

Sepia wash drawing of a wooded landscape with trees, a seated shepherd, sheep grazing, and a distant view.

Wooded Landscape with Shepherd and Sheep

Thomas Gainsborough, 1765

Watercolor drawing of a wooden coffee grinder with a turned crank handle, round metal hopper, and dovetailed box with drawer.

Coffee Grinder

William H. Edwards, c. 1940

Watercolor sketch of a curly-haired young man leaning over an open book on a desk, in muted brown and blue washes.

A student

Petrus van der Velden

Black chalk study of a standing bearded male nude, one arm raised and pointing upward, on tan paper.

Study of a Male Nude (verso)

Simon Vouet, 1630

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a wide hat gazing into a Claude glass, with a separate study of the mirror above.

Man Holding a Claude Glass

Thomas Gainsborough

Watercolor of a blue and gold window cornice with swan-head ends and a central gilded eagle within a laurel wreath.

Window Cornice

Henry Murphy, 1935/1942

Portrait of Władysław Mickiewicz

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Painting of a smiling elderly bearded man in a brown coat and red scarf seated on stone steps.

Study of an Old Man Sitting on the Stairs

Piotr Michałowski

Grey wash drawing of a thatched cottage under a gnarled tree with figures at its doorway and a walker on the road.

Wooded Landscape with Figures outside a Cottage Door

Thomas Gainsborough, 1775

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a man in a long curled wig and breastplate, half-length, before a draped curtain.

Kniestück eines Mannes mit Allongeperücke und Brustharnisch

Robert Tournières

Brown and ochre wash drawing of a woodland pool with rocks beneath a leaning tree and foliage.

A Woodland Pool with Rocks and Plants

Thomas Gainsborough, 1765

Watercolour of a stone obelisk by a lake with two walking figures, a bare tree and a large rock in the foreground.

Memorial Obelisk by a Lake

Elias Meyer, 1763-1809

Viisi muotokuvatutkielmaa miehistä

Johan Knutson, 1837

Pen and wash drawing of a heraldic shield flanked by an elegant man and woman, with a battle scene above.

The Arms of Habsberg Flanked by an Elegant Couple

Daniel Lindtmayer, 1587

Ink study sketches of nude male figures, including a youth holding a sprig and a bearded man, on cream paper.

Apollo and Marsyas

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Pen and brown wash drawing of a standing woman seen from behind in a long draped gown and upswept hairstyle.

Figure Costume Study: Noble Virgin of Bologna

Thomas Girtin, 1793

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a wooded landscape with a leaning tree and small figures beside a pond.

Wooded Landscape with Figures

Thomas Gainsborough, 1788

Grey wash drawing of an armored man in a cloak beside a helmeted woman, a lion, and a trumpeting angel above.

Portret van Karel II, koning van Spanje, staande in harnas, ten voeten uit

Jan van Cleve, 1700

Pen and wash drawing of a Gothic church interior fitted with a canopied throne platform, balustrades and statues in niches.

Troonzaal in de Sint-Bavokerk te Gent voor de inhuldiging van keizer Karel VI in 1717

Jacob Colin, 1717

Grey wash drawing of a group playing cards at a draped table in an arched interior, with a dog and a standing man in fur.

Kaartspelend gezelschap

Balthasar van den Bossche, 1691

Ink and wash drawing of a ceremonial hall with a raised throne canopy, galleries of spectators, and a procession of robed fig

Inhuldiging van keizer Karel VI in de Sint-Bavokerk te Gent in 1717

Jacob Colin, 1717