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Drawings & Sketches

79,593 works

Old Man in Profile, sketch for the painting Fairy Tale Princess

Torsten Wasastjerna, 1895

Pen drawing of a standing young Italian peasant woman in a headscarf, turning her head to the side.

Stehendes italienisches Bauernmädchen

Franz Horny, 1820

Pencil drawing of a large figure in a patterned coat beside women and pedestrians in a town square under a radiating sun.

"Die Blinde", "Das blinde Mädchen"

Karl Wiener, 1941

Ink architectural elevation of a Victorian lakeside house with a tall corner turret, porch, and stone base.

House for Mr. S.W. Allerton, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: South Elevation

Henry Lord Gay, c. 1884

Watercolor drawing of a glass lamp with a bulbous top, slender stem, side loop handle, and round base on cream paper.

Lamp

John Dana, c. 1937

Loose graphite sketch on tan paper of two figures beside a bed, with diagonal hatching and a tall standing figure at right.

Study for "Beside the bed..." - illustration for Oliver Goldsmith's The Deserted Village (London and New York: 1902),…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1890

Ink and pencil design of an interlaced monogram in an inverted triangle, with faint construction lines on paper.

Ontwerp voor een vignet met monogram RWPdV

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Pencil and ink design sheet for a bookplate with monogram R.W.P. de Vries Jr. and the word Edam in ornamental lettering.

Ontwerp voor vignet R.W.P. de Vries Jr. Edam

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Pencil and ink book cover design with black scrollwork border and lettering for Jerome K. Jerome's Het leven van Paul Kelver.

Bandontwerp voor: Jerome K. Jerome, Het leven van Paul Kelver, c. 1923

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1923

Pen and ink design sheet with a large ornamental initial, scrollwork and pencil grid lines, by Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries

Ontwerp voor een decoratief kader

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Decorative 1926 commemorative address with green, yellow and red scrollwork border honouring Mevrouw J. Pos-Greidanus.

Huldeblijk aan mevrouw J. Pos-Greidanus

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1926

Charcoal sketch on blue paper of an elderly woman in a pleated bonnet, with large round eyes and a downturned mouth.

Study of Benjamin Franklin for the murals at the State Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (compl…

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil sketch of a poster design with a bird on a lantern above the word Exposition and the title Huis met de Lantaarn.

Ontwerp voor een affiche voor een expositie in Laren

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Pen drawing of two herons standing at a water's edge among reeds, with reflections in the water below.

Twee reigers aan een waterkant

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Pencil cover design with Gothic frame showing a man studying at a desk under a lamp, with books, a map and a globe.

Omslagontwerp voor: De studeerende onderwijzer

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1899

Drawing of an ornate brass lock plate with two facing birds and a central keyhole, signed Edward T. Jewett.

Lock Plate

Edward Jewett, c. 1940

Grey wash drawing of an iron padlock in three views, with a cat face relief on the front and rivets around the plate.

Iron Lock

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1937

Pale pencil and watercolor sketch of hazy hills under billowing clouds, with purple wash at the lower edge.

Flüchtige Landschaftsskizze

Franz Horny, 1820

Two pencil sketches of a burning city with smoke columns rising over rooftops, one panel with billowing clouds and one with f

"Die brennende Stadt" (Entwurf)

Karl Wiener, 1944

Charcoal sketch of a crouching nude male figure wearing a cap, reaching one arm downward, on cream paper.

Figure study for "Science Revealing the Treasures of the Earth" mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pe…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1902

Painted study of an antique iron lock with decorative backplate, sliding bolt, and brass knob on a beige background.

Lock

Samuel W. Ford, c. 1939

Grey wash drawing of a canal with moored boats, a drawbridge, a church tower and strolling figures on the quay.

Sas van Gent

Jan Bulthuis, 1785

Watercolour drawing of a brick farmhouse and thatched barn beside a curving country road under a cloudy sky.

Boerenhuis aan de splitsing van een landweg

Jan Bulthuis, 1783

Grey wash drawing of a Rotterdam church and classical facade with figures playing in the street.

De Prinsekerk en Boterhal te Rotterdam

Jan Bulthuis, 1790

Watercolor of a hand-wrought Spanish lock with studded round plate, long iron latch, and small detail views of its hardware.

Spanish Lock

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1937

Grey wash drawing of gabled canal-side buildings with a rowboat and pedestrians on the water and quay.

De St. Jorisdoelen te Rotterdam

Jan Bulthuis, 1790

Grey wash drawing of a classical building facade with a pediment, street figures, a dog, and trees at right.

Het Prinsenhof te Rotterdam

Jan Bulthuis, 1760

Grey wash drawing of a church with a domed bell tower, cobbled street, pedestrians and a brick house at right.

De Schotse Kerk en Luthers Weeshuis te Rotterdam

Jan Bulthuis, 1790

Grey wash drawing of a Rotterdam canal with a school building, windmill, church tower, and rowing boats in the foreground.

De Diaconie school te Rotterdam

Jan Bulthuis, 1790

Pen and grey wash drawing of a long town building with arched doors and cobbled street with bollards, dated 1790.

Zakkendragershuis te Rotterdam

Jan Bulthuis, 1790

Grey wash drawing of a large orphanage building seen through an archway, with figures in period dress on a cobbled street.

Burgerweeshuis te Rotterdam

Jan Bulthuis, 1790

Grey wash drawing of a classical columned building with a pediment and coat of arms, with figures on a street.

Gemeenlandshuis van Schieland te Rotterdam

Jan Bulthuis, 1760