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Drawings & Sketches

79,543 works

Pencil sketch of a man in flowing robes carrying a woman in his arms across a shadowed architectural space.

A Man Carrying a Woman on his Hands

Stanisław Wyspiański

Pencil and charcoal sketch of rectangular and vertical forms, with a dark central rectangle overlaid with loose scribbles.

Sketched rectangles

Charcoal sketch of a top-hatted man in a dark coat tilting backward while gripping a walking stick.

Fisherman falling in the water

James Ensor, 1880

Pencil drawing of a river landscape with a pale chalk cliff, trees, a small cottage and a wooden footbridge.

River Landscape in Amberley

Alfred William Finch, 1911

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a repeating decorative motif with teardrop shapes, small circles and wavy lines.

Koristeaihe, luonnos Tampereen tuomiokirkon maalauksia varten

Pencil and wash sketch of a village with houses and trees on a sloping hillside path under a pale sky.

Village on Sunny Hillside

Jan van Goyen, 1650-51

Gilt Eagle

James Vail, c. 1936

Pencil sketch of a round stone tower with a conical roof beside a cottage and ruined castle walls.

Ruins of a castle wall with a tower

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1880

Pencil and wash sketch of a church with a spire and steep roofs beside a road, with a small figure at right.

Leper House at Cleves

Jan van Goyen, 1650-51

Drawing of a waterfall over rocks in an exhibition garden, with wooden stairs, a pavilion and hills behind.

Gezicht op de waterval in het hoofdgebouw van de Internationale Voedingstentoonstelling te Amsterdam, 1887

Johan Conrad Greive, 1887

Pen and grey wash drawing of a seated woman in a checked skirt and patterned shawl doing handwork beside a window.

Vrouw met handwerk op de Internationale Voedingstentoonstelling te Amsterdam, 1887

Johan Conrad Greive, 1887

Engraved interior of a café with a seated man served by two waitresses, wooden barrels, and a Hacker Brau sign.

Interieur van een café op de Internationale Voedingstentoonstelling te Amsterdam, 1887

Johan Conrad Greive, 1887

Costume design of a green and gold gryphon with eagle head, wings and lion body on brown paper.

The Gryphon (costume design for Alice-in-Wonderland, 1915)

William Penhallow Henderson

Pen and wash drawing of a two-storey building with a steep roof, dormers, columns and a standing woman, with Dutch inscriptio

Gezicht op Kemmerich's Bouillonhuis op de Internationale Voedingstentoonstelling te Amsterdam, 1887

Johan Conrad Greive, 1887

Ornamental design drawing for a casket with a central fruit branch panel, cherubs, grapes, and gilded scrollwork frame.

Ontwerp voor een met pietre dure panelen ingelegd met verguld brons gemonteerd kistje

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1710

Drawing of a round plate with a scalloped rim decorated in blue scrollwork, green leaves, and a small central flower.

Ontwerp voor de decoratie van een porseleinen bord van de fabriek van Alcora

Vicente Alvaro, 1790

Pencil and grey wash sketch of a crumbling Romanesque ruin with arched openings, broken towers and overgrown shrubs.

A Romanesque Ruin

Jan van Goyen, 1650-51

Watercolor of a town with a stone bridge over a river, willow trees, red-chimneyed houses and two ducks on the water.

Malmesbury

Esther Blaikie MacKinnon, 1920

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a headscarf and sash belt, leaning on a rifle, on cream paper.

Kivääriinsä nojaava seisova jääkäri

Anders Ekman, 1850

Pencil and wash sketch of a flat landscape with a distant village, church tower, and small boats under a pale sky.

Panorama

Jan van Goyen, 1650-51

Watercolor of Parisian rooftops with tall chimneys, brick roof tiles, and a dormer window under a pale blue sky.

Latin Quarter, Paris

Cass Gilbert, 1880

Three ink drawings of military musicians in uniform playing drum, clarinet and trumpet, mounted on grey card.

Militairen met een trommel en blaasinstrumenten

Jan Hoynck van Papendrecht, 1889

Pen drawing of two soldiers in uniform, one in a long greatcoat, and a second soldier drinking from a flask beside his rifle.

Weglopende militair en een drinkende militair

Jan Hoynck van Papendrecht, 1889

Pencil sketch sheet with multiple studies of dancing female figures in flowing drapery, some framed in ovals.

Tanssi, pieniä harjoitelmia

Venny Soldan-Brofeldt

Grey wash sketch of a dune landscape with a cottage, a bare tree at left, and a winding sandy path under open sky.

A Dune Landscape

Jan van Goyen, 1650-51

Pen and brown wash study sheet with angels, kneeling and seated figures, and wing studies for an Annunciation scene.

Studienblatt: Szenen der Verkündigung Mariä

Annibale Carracci

Pen drawing of a uniformed mounted officer with medals beside the initials K and H, with pencil notes for a book design.

Bandontwerp voor: W. Brouwer, Karel van der Heyden (Beroemde mannen dl. V), 1900

Jan Hoynck van Papendrecht, 1889

Pen drawing of an ornamental border with three masks, one bearded, one helmeted, set among scrolls and foliage.

Ontwerp voor een bovenrand met drie maskers

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil sketch of a boat in the foreground with a faint standing figure drawn above it on aged paper.

Little boat and figure

James Ensor, 1880

Pen drawing of a family on a veranda with a dog in front, a monkey on the thatched roof and palms at left.

Gezin kijkt naar een aap op een terras

Johannes Godefridus Kesler, 1883

Pen and ink sketch sheet of armour parts, a helmet, gauntlet, shield and spear, with a floor plan and written measurements.

Harnasonderdelen en plattegrond

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and ink sketch of two ornate chariot designs on a pedestal, one with a seated figure and winged creature, one with a cher

Ontwerp voor een olielamp

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780