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Drawings & Sketches

79,543 works

Grey wash drawing of a burning frigate sending smoke over the sea, with rocky shore, a tower and figures on a cliff.

An English frigate on fire off the coast of Vlieland

Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar, 1803

Grey wash drawing of grassy sand dunes on Vlieland with a sailing ship and birds near Terschelling on the horizon.

Dunes on Vlieland with Terschelling in the background

Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar, 1803

Pastel drawing of a city skyline with a twin-towered cathedral, a lattice tower, and a sun with two caricature faces in a blu

Caricature of Józef Mehoffer and Józef Pankiewicz

Leon Wyczółkowski, 1909

Watercolor of a vetch plant with green pinnate leaves, curling tendrils and a cluster of pink flowers on a cream background.

Vicia americana

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Brown ink and wash drawing of a man in a doorway gesturing toward a curtained bed in a dim bedroom, 1806.

Christiaan Andriessen in gesprek vanuit zijn slaapkamer

Christiaan Andriessen, 1806

Pen sketch of a man standing among four women in an interior room with a table, window and small dog, 1805.

Christiaan Andriessen op bezoek bij vier vrouwen

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Watercolor of white and pink lady's slipper orchids on a green stem with broad ribbed leaves, dated 1890.

Queen's Slipper (Cypripedium reginae)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1890

Pen drawing of a seated woman in a bonnet at a table while a man tends the fireplace, with a small dog nearby.

Christiaan Andriessen haalt kolen uit het vuur voor in de stoof van zijn bezoekster

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Grey wash drawing of a man smoking a pipe by a wooden hut and moored boat under a moonlit sky.

A man smoking a pipe on Vlieland

Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar, 1803

Grey wash drawing of a man standing by a candlelit dining table while a white-robed figure stands in a curtained doorway.

Christiaan Andriessen staat bij een gedekte tafel, waar niemand aanzit

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Pen sketch of four people seated at a table by curtained windows, one holding a cup, with a tea service on the table.

Thee drinken met Jurriaan Andriessen

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Pen and grey wash drawing of a painter in a long coat beside an easel, holding a palette, in a room with a chair and framed p

Christiaan Andriessen schildert op de eerste bijeenkomst van het vrouwencollege in 1806

Christiaan Andriessen, 1806

Pencil sketch of a woman in a flowered wide-brimmed hat and ornate blouse, with handwritten color notes.

Vrouw met hoed

Martin Monnickendam, 1909

Vrouw met hoed en handschoen

Martin Monnickendam, 1909

Watercolor of an Arnica alpina plant with two yellow daisy-like flowers, green leaves and visible roots on a pale background.

Arnica alpina

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a long-handled flue shovel with a wooden shaft, looped iron top, and rust-colored square blade on cream paper.

Flue Shovel

John Cooke, c. 1937

Watercolor of two yellow arnica flowers on slender stems with green leaves and visible roots against a cream background.

Lake Louise Arnica (Arnica louisiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Pencil sketch of a lioness bending over a lion cub inside an arched window grid, with orange and yellow color touches.

Naarasleijona yrittää henkäisyllään elvyttää kuolleen pentunsa. Luonnos Tampereen tuomiokirkon lasimaalausta varten.…

Ink sketch of a young boy in a fur-trimmed coat and boots holding a long rifle, on orange paper.

Treasury. A young man with a rifle

Jan Matejko, 1850

Watercolor view over domed rooftops and a minaret in Jerusalem under a pale cloudy sky.

Jerusalem, Israel

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Watercolor of a beached fishing boat with a colorful canopy, figures gathering on a low-tide shore, and distant sails under c

The Mussel Gatherers

Ross Turner, 1870

Watercolor of a Western Menziesia branch with red bell-shaped flowers and green leaves on a pale background.

Western Menziesia (Menziesia glabella)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pencil and chalk drawing on tan paper of a young man's head above a sketched figure wrapped in a draped cloak.

Bildnis eines unbekannten jungen Mannes; eine manteltragende Gestalt

Perspective drawing of a rectangular mosaic floor with a central white field, red and blue borders, scrolling foliage and a g

Marble Mosaic Floor

Ellen Duncan, c. 1936

Pencil sketch of an ornate tomb finial with urns and a heraldic shield, with handwritten notes on tan paper.

Sketches from the St. Mary's Church in Cracow: the finial of the tombstone of Anna and Walerian Montelupi

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Hand-colored comic scene of running men and an overturned basket on a tree-lined path, with a tower labeled Paris behind.

"Der erste May im Prater", Vorlage zu: Gallerie drolliger Scenen zur Theaterzeitung, 1. Jg., Nr. 11

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1827

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page of a group of wandering children in loose robes, with a small head study above.

Group of wandering children

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Watercolor design of a rectangular mosaic doorstep with scrolling foliate motifs, a central medallion, and a geometric border

Mosaic Pattern in Doorstep

Ellen Duncan, c. 1936

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a seated woman in a green hat and long skirt working at a spinning wheel.

Alte Tyroler Bäuerin am Spinnrad sitzend

Friedrich August Matthias Gauermann

Watercolor of yerba mansa with white bracts, cone-shaped flower spikes, and broad green leaves on a pale background.

Yerba Mansa (Anemopsis californica)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor drawing of a grey mullet fish over waves, with a Dutch inscription scroll dated 1584 below.

Flathead grey mullet

Adriaen Coenen, 1584

Grey wash drawing of a squid with curling tentacles and handwritten measurement notes, dated 1566.

Squid

Adriaen Coenen, 1566