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Drawings & Sketches

79,543 works

Pen and grey wash drawing of men sketching at drawing desks under hanging lamps in an academy studio room.

Im Aktsaal des Städelschen Kunstinstituts

Wilhelm Amandus Beer, 1861

Watercolor of a woman swinging from a tree branch while another woman sits watching below, with grass and tipis in the distan

Indian Girls Swinging

Alfred Jacob Miller, 1860

Chalk drawing of a man in an allonge wig holding a folder at a desk beside a column and draped fabric.

Kniestück eines Mannes mit Allongeperücke, am Schreibtisch stehend eine Mappe haltend

Robert Tournières

A pig to the right

Watercolor of a rattlesnake plantain with a tall stalk of small white flowers and dark green veined leaves at its base.

Western Rattlesnake Plantain (Peranium decipiens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a vaulted church porch with a wooden door, figures in dark clothing, and a leaning ladder at right.

From a village church porch

Niels Bjerre, 1892

Watercolor of a grape hyacinth with two blue flower spikes and long grey-green leaves rising from a pale bulb.

Grape Hyacinth (Muscari racemosum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled hair, blue dress, lace collar and red drapery in an ornate gold frame.

Mrs. William Crick (Juliette Knight)

Mrs. William Crick, 1830

Pen and wash drawing of a farmer and young woman milking a cow beside other cattle and a reclining sheep.

Ein Bauer und eine junge Frau, eine Kuh melkend, dabei zwei weitere Kühe und ein Schaf

Watercolor of a nude boy drying himself on a bench beside sunlit blue water and a wooden deck.

Dreng efter badet

Peter Hansen, 1868-1928

Watercolor of white anemone flowers with yellow centers and green leaves on slender stems against a pale background.

Anemone (Anemone zephyra)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil sketch study of a circular segmented design with feather motifs, plus smaller fan and cone studies on aged paper.

Siipitutkielmia, luonnoksia Tampereen tuomiokirkon keskiholviin

Watercolor bouquet of wildflowers including black-eyed Susans, pink blossoms, and purple asters on a pale background.

Group of Flowers

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Watercolor of an artist's studio with framed prints on the walls, plaster figures, a pink desk and a standing man.

Atelier van Christiaan Andriessen

Christiaan Andriessen, 1807

Watercolor interior with men in conversation, bookshelves, plaster heads on the wall, and a seated figure at right.

Claude Thiénon op bezoek bij de familie Andriessen

Christiaan Andriessen, 1807

Red and black chalk drawing of a woman with auburn hair glancing sideways, shoulders partly bare, on a tan sheet.

Study for Female Head (verso); Head of Christ (recto)

Carlo Francesco Nuvolone, 1635/40

Pen and grey wash drawing of a standing man addressing seated women at a long table in a candlelit room with a mirror.

Kunstbeschouwing voor de vrouwelijke leerlingen van Christiaan Andriessen

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Watercolor of a white southern magnolia bud on a brown stem, framed by large green leaves with visible veins.

Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Pen drawing of men in top hats gathered around an easel, viewing a painting, on tan paper.

Mannen tijdens een kunstbeschouwing

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Brown wash drawing of three women at a raised rostrum with a man in a top hat gesturing from a curved bench in a hall.

Drie vrouwen op het spreekgestoelte bij Felix Meritis

Christiaan Andriessen, 1806

Pen and watercolour drawing: a lecturer speaks to an audience by candlelight, and below two men in long coats face each other

Voordracht van Bernardus de Bosch over Jacob de Wit

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Brown ink wash drawing of men in period dress and top hats entering a paneled doorway, with a standing boy at left.

Bezoekers van de uitreiking van het departement van tekenkunst van Felix Meritis

Christiaan Andriessen, 1806

Pencil drawing of a stand of tall leafy trees with a rolling hill and a small figure in a field.

A Stand of Elm Trees (recto); A Study of East Bergholt with the Church (verso)

John Constable, c. 1802

Pen drawing of an arched interior with two seated men on stone steps, one pointing, and a standing man near a doorway.

Op de tekenacademie bekijken Christiaan Andriessen en een collega kunstenaar kritisch de houding van het model

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Pen sketch of a man in a top hat greeting a woman in a bonnet at a doorway, with a tray on the table.

Christiaan Andriessen wordt begroet door Cornelia Aletta van Hulst

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Ink and wash drawing of an interior where a man in a top hat reads a notice beside a curved table, with a woman in a coat nea

Christiaan Andriessen leest een brief over uitgestelde lessen op de Stadstekenacademie

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Brown ink drawing of a hilltop town on cliffs above a rocky stream and trees, by Friedrich Salathé, 1830.

Ansicht von Nemi, im Vordergrund der Nemisee

Friedrich Salathé, 1830

Pen and ink sketch of a man in a top hat and cape talking with two bonneted women beside a doorway and steps.

Christiaan Andriessen zoekt een model in het Midden Klooster

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Pen sketch of a woman in a bonnet holding up a cloth before a man in a top hat, beside a staircase, with Dutch caption.

Christiaan Andriessen vraagt een vrouw model te zitten

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Pen sketch of a man in top hat and cloak talking with two women in bonnets beside a doorway and brick wall.

Christiaan Andriessen vraagt twee zussen om naakt te poseren

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Pencil drawing of a gentleman seen from behind in a plumed hat, ruffled collar, cape, and lace-cuffed boots, leaning on a can

Gentleman Seen from Behind

Pieter Jansz. Quast, 1638

Pen and ink sketch of nude male figures and winged putti, one putto holding a palm frond, on a pale sheet.

A Study of Bound Male Figures being Manhandled, and Various Putti, One Holding a Palm Frond

Circle of Agostino Carracci, c. 1590