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Drawings & Sketches

79,593 works

Grey wash drawing of a classical civic building with a pedimented facade, carriages and pedestrians on a cobbled street.

Het Admiraliteitshof te Rotterdam

Jan Bulthuis, 1790

Grey wash drawing of a tree-lined street with gabled houses and small figures on cobbles, by Jan Bulthuis, 1791.

Gezicht te Arnemuiden

Jan Bulthuis, 1791

Grey wash drawing of a Dutch village street with tiled houses, cobblestones, a church spire and figures in 18th-century dress

Gezicht te Zoutelande

Jan Bulthuis, 1792

Grey wash drawing of a village church with a tower, thatched cottages, figures and a cart on a dirt street.

Gezicht op de kerk van Zoutelande

Jan Bulthuis, 1792

Pastel drawing of a hillside with buildings, a dark cypress, green fields, pink path and blue clouds.

Maisema (rakennuksia rinteessä)

Pencil sketch of three Catskills landscapes showing wooded valleys, a stone-walled road, and a small cottage by Andrew Fisher

Clove Road, Catskills; Through the Clove - Catskills; and On the Road to Bracketts [recto]

Andrew Fisher Bunner, 1866

Watercolor of a wooden saddler's mallet with a round weathered head and long tapered handle on cream paper.

Saddler's Mallet

Alexander Anderson, 1940

Watercolor of an open brass match safe embossed with an eagle, shield and branches, with a small dimensioned sketch.

Match Safe

Thomas Holloway, c. 1936

Pen and ink sketch of an elderly man seated on a stool beside a wicker basket in a dim interior.

Sketch for "Sally in Our Alley," from Old Songs

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1886

Pencil portrait of a mustached man in a wide-brimmed hat and overcoat, with light yellow and orange colour accents.

Bildnis des Herzogs Maximilian Joseph in Bayern

Wilhelm Amandus Beer

Charcoal sketch of a nude woman seen from behind, short hair, one arm resting on a ledge, soft hatched shading.

Selkäharjoitelma

Alfred William Finch

Pencil sketch of a leafless tree with a dark trunk and spreading branches, small buds visible at the twig tips, on aged paper

Sketch of budding tree branches

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil sketch of an arched stone bridge over a stream, framed by trees and boulders.

Old Bridge at Weaverton

Andrew Fisher Bunner, 1867

Pen and grey wash drawing of Abraham looking up at an angel while kneeling Isaac prays beside a rocky altar.

Abraham im Begriff seinen Sohn Isaak zu opfern, erblickt den Engel

Leonaert Bramer

Black ink drawing of stylized dark mountains with striped bridge-like shape and wind-swept clouds, labeled Die Brücke.

Die Brücke

Karl Wiener, 1920

Pencil sketch of a waterfall over a rocky cliff with two figures, above a wooded ravine with boulders and trees.

Kaatskill Fall; and In the Kaatskill Clove

Andrew Fisher Bunner, 1866

Männerkopf im Profil nach rechts

Hendrick Goltzius

Charcoal and chalk study of a standing man in a wide-brimmed hat and long coat with lace cuffs on brown paper.

Study for figure at left in "Penn's Treaty," mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1908

Night drawing of an arched stone bridge over a river, with a glowing street lamp and hatched dark sky.

Die Brücke

Karl Wiener, 1926

Drawing of a carved wooden mold with thistle and rose designs above a fragment with a fluted pattern.

Mold

John Wilkes, 1937

Pen and ink drawing of a stylized man surrounded by crossed hoes and scythes in a grassy landscape.

Seppä Könnin kuokkamies

Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1906

Watercolor study of trees, a green hedge, and a stone wall in a landscape on grey-blue paper.

Study of landscape with trees and stone wall

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil sketch of two views: a rocky stream bank with trees above, and a wooden plank bridge over water with a tall pine.

Below Fawn's Leap, Catskill Mountains; and Above the Bridge

Andrew Fisher Bunner, 1866

Oval watercolor portrait of a man with white hair and blue coat above a printed newspaper obituary clipping on pale blue pape

Portret van schrijver en vertaler Arthur Kershaw

Monogrammist EG, 1800

Watercolor wash drawing of a nude figure bending to step into a bathtub against a dark streaked wall.

Naakte vrouw, in bad stappend

Willem Witsen, 1870

Charcoal sketch of a reclining female nude on tan paper, with faint pencil grid lines across the sheet.

Reclining Female Nude

Willem Witsen, 1870

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude woman with a draped striped cloth, against a patterned textile backdrop.

Seated Female Nude

Willem Witsen, 1870

Charcoal sketch of a seated man in a cap, head bowed, hands clasped, with handwritten Dutch caption below.

Zin in thee

Three pencil sketches of Catskill landscapes with rolling hills, trees, meadows and grazing animals on aged paper.

Catskill Mountains, Round-Top in the Distance; Catskills Looking North from Palenville; and Round Top, Catskills, fro…

Andrew Fisher Bunner, 1866

Hand-colored comic scene of soldiers in blue uniforms with red-plumed hats in a room, some playing cards at a table.

"Die Bürger in Wien" von Bäuerle, Vorlage zu: Gallerie drolliger Scenen zur Theaterzeitung, 1. Jg., Nr. 5

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1827

Pen and ink sketch of a young girl holding a stick beside New Year 1891 greeting lettering on a cream card.

Sketch for a greeting card: A Happy New Year 1891 from M.G.A. and E.A.A.

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor still life of a footed brown mortar and long pestle, with a small measurement diagram in the lower right corner.

Mortar and Pestle

Ralph Morton, c. 1938