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Drawings & Sketches

79,543 works

Pencil sketch of three costumed men on brown paper with a handwritten title below, dated 1833.

Der böse Geist Lumpacivagabundus oder Das liederliche Kleeblatt

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1833

Colored pencil drawing of a woman in a yellow and lavender rococo gown seated in a green armchair, looking toward an ornate m

Rokokodame in einem Sessel sitzend, Blick in den Spiegel

Pierre Georges Jeanniot

Pencil portrait sketch of a dark-haired man in a coat and cravat, resting one hand on a chair.

Auguste Ottin

Théodore Chassériau, 1833

Studies van een zittende, tekenende jongen

Theodor Grosse, 1839

Graphite and chalk study of a reclining nude man with a draped cloth beneath him on tan paper.

Studie van een liggende naakte man en draperie

Theodor Grosse, 1839

Brown ink drawing of a winged angel standing beside a haloed, bearded man kneeling on rocky ground.

The Angel Appears to Elijah

Willem Drost, 1650

Pen and brown ink sketch of a girl leaning on a Dutch door, with several head studies in close-up beside her.

Girl Leaning on the Bottom Half of a Dutch Door, Sketches of her Head

Willem Drost, 1650

Pen and brown ink drawing of a turbaned man at a draped table gesturing to three standing men in an interior.

The Roman Centurion Cornelius Sending his Men to Joppa

Willem Drost, 1653

Pencil sketch of gothic church towers and spires of Týn church in Prague on tan paper, dated 1890.

Towers of the Church of Our Lady before Týn

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pen and brown ink sketch of a winged angel with a staff beside a kneeling man with clasped hands, on pale paper.

Tobias and the Angel with the Fish

Willem Drost, 1650

Oval portrait miniature of a woman with dark hair, white lace collar, cameo pendant, and cream shawl in a gold frame.

Mrs. John Willis Ellis (Mary White)

John Henry Brown, 1840

Brown wash drawing of a standing boy in a long robe and cap, shown full length on a tan sheet.

Standing Boy

Willem Drost, 1650

Pen drawing in lunette shape: a woman hands bread from baskets to beggars, a pilgrim with staff, and a child.

Die Hungrigen speisen: Eine Frau verteilt Brote an drei Bettler, einen Pilger und ein Kind

Brown ink sketch of a standing man in a feathered hat and loose short coat, on a light paper ground.

Standing Man Wearing a Hat and a Short Coat

Willem Drost, 1650

Pen and brown ink sketch of three men standing and conversing before a hatched wall, by Willem Drost, 1650.

Joseph Threatened by his Brothers

Willem Drost, 1650

Loose oil study of a woman with blonde hair, eyes lowered, in a yellow blouse against a green background.

Study of Head

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Pencil sketch of a walled Italian town by the sea with a bell tower, towers, sailboats and hills behind.

Italialainen kaupunki meren rannalla

Alexander Lauréus, 1820

Ink design drawing of stylized plantain leaves and flower spikes on aged paper, with a label at upper right.

Broadleaf plantain, leaf and flower spikes. Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pen and brown ink sketch of two seated old men, one leaning beside a large globe, with diagonal hatching shading.

Two Seated Old Men, One with a Globe

Willem Drost, 1650

Oval miniature portrait of a man with gray hair in a blue coat and white cravat, against a gray background.

Augustus Fricke

Jean Pierre Henri Elouis, 1790

Pen and ink sketch of an old veiled woman seated, with a small study of a man's head in a cap at upper left.

An Old Woman, and the Head of a Man

Willem Drost, 1650

Watercolor of Utrecht Cathedral tower above red rooftops and bare winter trees.

Tower of the Cathedral of Utrecht, Holland

Cass Gilbert, 1890

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a standing figure in a long draped coat, arm bent, on brown paper.

Figure wearing a coat

Pen and ink sketch of a woman in a long coat chasing a hat blown away by wind, with handwritten Swedish text.

"Naisen hattu lentää tuulessa"

Helene Schjerfbeck, 1880

Watercolor of the Ponte Vecchio in Florence with arched bridge spanning blue river and colorful buildings lining both banks.

Ponte Vecchio, Florence

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Brown wash drawing of a seated woman lifting a naked infant, with three standing figures behind her in flowing gowns.

Familiengruppe, neben drei stehenden Gestalten sitzt die Mutter, die ein nacktes Kind auf dem Knie hält

Johann Eleazar Zeissig

Pen and ink sketch of a group of boys seated and lying among tree trunks in a hatched woodland setting.

The Brothers on Sonninmäki Heath

Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1906

Colored crayon study of a decorative panel with red and yellow wave bands, crescents and rosettes on aged paper.

Study of ornaments for the polychromy of the Franciscan Church in Kraków - motifs: waves, rosettes, crescents

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Faint pencil sketch of intersecting streets converging at a junction on pale cream paper.

Cityplan (?)

Dominik Mosler, 1871

Pencil sketch of a windmill with lattice sails beside a thatched building, with hatched clouds and water.

Windmill

Painting of a dark-haired woman seated sideways on a green stool, draped in pale blue cloth, against a grey background.

Study of a Seated Woman

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil sketch of a dazed young man with a hand to his head, an older feathered-hat man with a pipe, and onlookers behind.

"Menetteli"

Albert Edelfelt, 1897