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Drawings & Sketches

79,545 works

Watercolor of a busy harbor with tall ships, rowboats with figures, and a town with a church spire behind.

Limehouse Reach

Thomas Rowlandson, n.d.

Pencil and chalk sheet of studies showing ruins, seated figures, and lateen-sail boats on a river.

Sheet of Studies

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pen and watercolor drawing of an almshouse dated 1600 with figures gathered before it and a family in the foreground.

Alms House of Tottenham

Thomas Rowlandson, n.d.

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a leather pouch on cords, a brown object, and a chain fastening detail, labeled actual size.

Pinball and Chain

Frederick Jackson, c. 1936

Sketch of a sheep's head (?)

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1866

Watercolor drawing of a wooden plow with a curved handle, rusted iron blade, nails and metal strap against a cream background

Wooden Plow

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1937

Pen and watercolor shipyard scene with workers beside an overturned boat, a family at right, and ships in the harbor.

Boat Builders

Thomas Rowlandson, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a landscape with ruined arches, a stone building among trees, and two figures on a rocky ledge.

Landscape with ruins

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a long gown with studies of hands below, on textured paper.

Seated Woman, sketch for Signing of the Compact in the Cabin of the Mayflower

Brown ink and wash drawing of an angel above a seated woman and child beside trees, by Sebastiano Ricci.

The Angel Appearing to Hagar and Ishmael

Sebastiano Ricci, 1726

Pen and wash sketch of the Birth of Venus with nude figures, winged putti and sea creatures among clouds.

Birth of Venus

James Thornhill, 1710

Pen and ink drawing of a palace hall with tiered arcades, columns, and a coffered ceiling in deep perspective.

Study of a Stage Design for the Hall of a Palace

Guiseppe Valeriani, 1745

Drawing of the Holy Family: a seated woman with a child on her lap, another child beside her, and a standing figure near a co

The Holy Family

Laurent de La Hyre, 1630

Grey wash drawing of an unsaddled horse tied near a stone wall and gate, with a man in a striped coat behind it.

Ongezadeld paard met de toom aan een paal vastgemaakt

Jan Anthonie Langendijk Dzn, 1801

Grey wash drawing of a man in a plumed hat with a bucket, leading a horse past a wooden barn and wagon wheel.

Paard staand voor een schuur

Jan Anthonie Langendijk Dzn, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a man holding a bucket for a dark horse drinking beside a covered pump.

Man laat een paard uit een emmer drinken

Jan Anthonie Langendijk Dzn, 1801

Grey wash drawing of a bridled horse beside a man in striped trousers leaning on a wooden fence, with a tree at left.

Waterende soldaat met paard

Jan Anthonie Langendijk Dzn, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a man carrying a sack on his shoulder beside a saddleless horse near a brick wall.

Man met zak op schouder bij ongezadeld paard

Jan Anthonie Langendijk Dzn, 1801

Watercolour of a lively tavern with dancing couple, musicians, drinkers and a barmaid under a beamed ceiling.

Vrolijk gezelschap in een herberg

Jan Anthonie Langendijk Dzn, 1805

Brown wash drawing of an elderly man on a bed surrounded by figures, including a staff-bearing man and a kneeling youth.

Jacob Allowing Benjamin to Go to Egypt with His Brothers

James Thornhill, 1722

Graphite sketch on grey paper of a horse's hind legs and hooves, studied from several angles.

Studies van een paard

Jan Kuyper, 1855

Watercolour of mounted cavalry fighting with sabres and lances on a plain, with fallen men and horses in the foreground.

Aanval tussen Kozakken van de Krim en Franse Rijdende Artillerie

Jan Anthonie Langendijk Dzn, 1817

Watercolor of a thatched village by a stream with trees, a footbridge, walkers, and sailing ships on the sea.

A Scene in Cornwall

Thomas Rowlandson, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a rider on a horse beside a study of a horse's head, with brown wash strokes at lower right.

Twee studies van een paard

Jan Kuyper, 1855

Studie van een paard

Jan Kuyper, 1855

Pen and ink drawing of two men at a table by a leaded window, with a decanter and tankard, by Edwin Austin Abbey.

"To Master Anthony Stafford", illustration for The Quiet Life

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1889

Pencil and wash drawing of a seated elderly woman in a white headscarf with a bowl in her lap, beside a pail.

Zittende vrouw

Pieter Marinus van de Laar, 1834

Brown wash drawing of a massive oak over a forest path with two figures, a horse, and a distant village.

Landscape

Johann Christian Reinhart, 1783

Pencil and wash drawing of a standing woman with a stick and straw basket, with a windmill in the flat landscape behind.

Staande vrouw met stok en mand op de rug

Pieter Marinus van de Laar, 1834

Watercolor of a seated peddler with a wicker basket on his back, smoking a pipe on a wooden bench.

Zittende marskramer

Pieter Marinus van de Laar, 1834

Pen and ink sketch of a seated girl and a standing boy with a small dog in a cross-hatched interior.

Portrait Study for Michael and Xenia, Children of Tsar Alexander III

Albert Edelfelt, 1881

Watercolor of a blue-painted wooden pump with a conical top, curved iron handle and side spout on a pale background.

Pump

Samuel W. Ford, c. 1938