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Drawings & Sketches

79,543 works

Watercolor landscape of tall trees beside a calm river under a pale sky, with a distant shoreline.

On the Seekonk

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Pencil sketches of stylized wing-shaped vault designs with feathered patterns on pale paper.

Siivet. Eri variaatioita siipi-aiheesta Tampereen tuomiokirkon keskiholvia varten

Oval landscape drawing with a dancer with tambourine, seated musicians, goats and a dog beneath a large tree.

Italianate Landscape with Dancer, Musicians and Goats

After Cornelis van Poelenburgh, c. 1750

Pen drawing of two robed figures with a broom beside a bassinet, while a woman lies in bed in a bedroom interior.

Man en vrouw met sprokkelhout op kraambezoek

Johannes Godefridus Kesler, 1883

Pen drawing of a family interior with an elderly seated woman, a bearded man, a girl and a boy in a sailor collar.

Interieur met een man, twee kinderen en oude vrouw

Johannes Godefridus Kesler, 1883

Watercolor portrait of a young man in an academic cap, yellow waistcoat and dark cloak against a soft blue background.

James Smithson

Pen and wash drawing of three veiled women approaching a tomb where a winged angel points upward.

Three Maries at the Tomb

Arthur von Ramberg, 1841

Pencil drawing of a nude woman seated between two older men who lean toward her, with an architectural background.

Susanna and the Elders

Antonio Viviani, 1822

Painted watercolor of a carved wooden eagle with outstretched wings and open beak perched on a wooden base.

Eagle

John Davis, 1935/1942

Watercolor of harvested wheat sheaves in a golden field, with a tree line and farmhouse beneath a cloudy sky.

Maryland Wheat Fields

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Charcoal sketch by James Ensor showing a seated woman, a bent standing figure in a doorway, and a draped figure below.

The First Steps

James Ensor, 1880

Pen sketch of a winged angel with flowing drapery on grey-washed paper, with handwritten notes at right.

Der Erzengel Gabriel aus der Verkündigung Mariä

Annibale Carracci

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a dark coat and black cravat, in a red velvet case.

Joseph W. Faber

Charles Fraser, 1830

Brown wash drawing of a narrow old stone street with arched doorways, a stairway, trees and a bell tower.

Talo raunioiden keskellä

Alexander Lauréus, 1817

Painted study of an egg beater with wooden handle and wire whisk, with two line drawings of its parts.

Egg Beater

Ivar Julius, 1937

Watercolor of a bearded saint with a halo holding a book and key against a red patterned background.

Heilige Petrus

Tiemen Hooiberg, 1844

Watercolor of the Roman Forum with ruined columns, the Colosseum, a bell-towered church, and a triumphal arch under blue sky.

Forum from W.

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Watercolor of Saint Andrew with a black halo, pink and green robes, and his X-shaped cross behind him on a red patterned grou

Heilige Andreas met zijn kruis

Tiemen Hooiberg, 1844

Pencil sketch of two standing male figures beside a large shaded tree trunk on a ruled notebook page.

Anatomical study and two figures

Pen and brown ink sketch of a stone well in front of a thatched hut with trees and shrubs around it.

Well in front of a hut

Rembrandt van Rijn

Watercolor of Saint John the Baptist in animal skin with a lamb on a red book, against a red patterned background.

Johannes de Doper

Tiemen Hooiberg, 1844

Watercolor of a bearded saint with halo holding a spear, in green robe and pink cloak, within a dark frame.

Matteüs

Tiemen Hooiberg, 1844

Watercolor of a robed bishop with a staff and chain, standing above a dragon-like creature within a decorative panel.

Lanfrac van Bec

Tiemen Hooiberg, 1844

Watercolor drawing of a standing robed religious figure with a tall hat and staff against a red patterned background.

Paus Cornelius

Tiemen Hooiberg, 1844

Watercolor of Saint Anthony with a staff, a pig at his feet, flames below and a white cross on red.

Antonius van Egypte

Tiemen Hooiberg, 1844

Pencil drawing of several sailing boats on calm water, with one large sailing vessel in the foreground under a pale sky.

Gezicht op zeilschepen op het IJ

Everhardus Koster, 1827

Pencil sketch of wooden houses with steep roofs, a wayside shrine in the foreground, and hills behind.

Wooden houses against a mountainous landscape

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1880

Pencil sketch of a rocky landscape with quarry buildings, a distant church with a tower, and wooded hills.

Ruskealan marmorilouhos, luonnos

Pehr Adolf Kruskopf

Pencil drawing of sailing boats on calm water with a small rowboat in the foreground and distant harbour buildings.

Gezicht op het IJ

Everhardus Koster, 1851

Pen drawing of a moored sailing barge with figures on deck, a rowboat, and a second sail at left on calm water.

Gezicht op een gemeerde tjalk op het IJ

Jan Hillebrand Wijsmuller, 1865

Ink drawing of a snake coiling down a border beside an eye motif, with trees and grass above.

Kevät, käärmeitä, 5. luvun otsakuva

Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1906

Two painted textile swatches on cream paper: a magenta silk with black floral motifs and a blue fabric with small white dashe

Economy Samples of Silk

Edward White, c. 1938