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Drawings & Sketches

79,544 works

Grey wash drawing of St. Paul's Cathedral dome above brick buildings and a cart on a London street.

St. Paul's Cathedral, from St. Martin's-le-Grand, London

Thomas Girtin, 1795

Pencil sketch of a boy's head in a cap on a page of a small sketchbook.

Child’s drawing of a boy’s head

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Pencil drawing of a tall spruce tree with snow-laden branches on pale paper.

Kaksilatvainen kuusi

Werner Holmberg, 1855

Pencil drawing of a Gothic cathedral interior with ribbed vaults, clustered piers and a decorated stone screen.

St. Alban's Cathedral, Hertfordshire

Thomas Girtin, 1797

Watercolor of rolling green and ochre fields and trees under a lavender cloudy sky, signed W.H. Holmes 1920.

The Maryland Fields

William Henry Holmes, 1920

Pen and watercolour design of a pepper mill, mustard pot and salt cellar with ornate scrollwork and blue rims.

Ontwerp voor een pepermolen, een mosterdpot en een zoutvat

Karel Sluijterman, 1892

Watercolor and ink costume designs showing several stylized figures in period dress, including a man in a red coat and a woma

Costume designs for "The Enchanted Circle" by Lucjan Rydel

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1899

Drawing of a neoclassical candlestick with an urn-shaped top, rams' heads, floral medallions and a stepped base.

Kandelaar in neo-classicistische stijl

Frans Zwollo, 1895

Pencil sketch of a man with short hair and a mustache, gazing directly at the viewer, drawn on tan paper.

Self-Portrait

Albert Edelfelt, 1903

Pencil line drawing of a standing woman beside a weaving loom with threads and a gear wheel, on beige paper.

Weaver

Władysław Strzemiński, 1950

Portret van een onbekende man, zittend

Isaac Israëls, 1875

Loose pencil sketch of a figure with flowing, swirling drapery on pale paper.

Studie, mogelijk een vrouw in een mantel

Isaac Israëls, 1875

Watercolor study of a painted counterbalance rooster toy, shown large with a smaller companion figure beside it.

Counterbalance Rooster

James Vail, c. 1936

Loose oil study of a haloed, bearded Christ figure with open arms in a red robe, set before a green landscape and cloudy sky.

Study for "Christ"

Kenyon Cox, 1900

White chalk design drawing of a scalloped silver box with a side handle, labeled 'MOTTO: ZILVER', on brown paper.

Doos of presse-papier

Frans Zwollo, 1925

Pencil sketch of a country house on a wooded hillside with trees and a small gateway in the foreground.

Sharpham, near Totnes, Devon

Thomas Girtin, 1797

Pen and wash drawing of a crowd around an orator standing on a barrel, with banners and top hats, 1848 Vienna meeting.

Das projectirte Monstre=Meeting in Wien den 16 April 1848

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1848

Ink drawing of a horizontal decorative border with thistles, spiky stems and broad leaves on cream paper.

Sisällysluettelon 2. sivun ylävinjetti, originaalipiirustus Vänrikki Stoolin tarinain kuvitukseen

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Pencil drawing of Peterborough Cathedral's west front with a tall central tower, spires, and detailed Gothic arches.

Peterborough Cathedral, Cambridgeshire

Thomas Girtin, 1794

Grey wash drawing of a misty mountain landscape with a tree group in the foreground and a church tower on a hillside.

Gebirgslandschaft, im Vordergrund Baumgruppe, aus der ein Kirchturm hervorsieht

Fritz Bamberger, 1854

Pencil sketch of a river with a boat in the foreground and a Gothic abbey with a tall tower across the water.

Kirkstall Abbey, Yorkshire

Thomas Girtin, 1801

Grey wash drawing of a garden wall with a statue in a niche, tall poplars, a bell tower and rooftops behind.

In the Farnese Gardens, Rome

Thomas Girtin, 1795

Watercolor portrait of a man in a black hat and brown cloak against a hilly landscape with a castle ruin.

Portret van Joost van Bronckhorst-Bleiswijk

Bernardus Gerardus ten Berge, 1845

Brown wash drawing of a winged, helmeted figure seated with a staff in a rocky ravine, with a bird flying overhead.

The Archangel Gabriel Awaiting Night

Thomas Girtin, 1799

Pencil sketch of a Granada street with houses, trees and cypresses, and a mother with two children by a wall.

Straßenzug in Granada, im Vordergrund an eine Mauer gelehnt eine Mutter mit zwei Kindern

Fritz Bamberger, 1868

Loose oil sketch of a seated nude woman with dark hair on red drapery, against a blue-grey and ochre background.

Model study for "Sif

Karl Isakson, 1908

Brown wash drawing of a Julius Caesar bust on a pedestal with a cherub, crown and obelisk in the background.

Portret van Julius Caesar

Pieter Anthony Wakkerdak, 1773

Pen and ink sketch of ruined Gothic palace walls with arches, gabled roofs and a tower above a waterside foreground.

Ruins of Savoy Palace

Thomas Girtin, 1795

Drawing of a white great egret standing with yellow bill, rendered in white chalk on grey-brown paper.

Grote zilverreiger

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Portret van keizer Tiberius

Pieter Anthony Wakkerdak, 1773

Three grey herons stand on a dike above blue rippling water, beaks angled toward each other under a tan sky.

Drie reigers op een dijk

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Pen drawing of an ornamental decorative frame with scrolled corners and central medallions on squared paper.

Ontwerp voor een kader voor Elsevier's Geïllustreerd Maandschrift

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1905