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Drawings & Sketches

79,486 works

Sepia landscape drawing of two walkers and a dog on a path under trees, with a distant church spire.

Landschap met een pad waarop mensen lopen

Hendrik van der Burgh, 1779

Grey wash drawing of an arched niche with a pedestal, garland and three playing putti in the foreground.

Ontwerp voor een casement met drie spelende kindertjes

Anthony Ziesenis, 1769

Pen and brown wash drawing of an allegorical title page with an oval portrait medallion, winged hourglass and two standing fe

Allegorisches Titelblatt: "Deur liefde ende neersticheijt ..."

Crispijn van de Passe the Elder, 1589

Ink drawing of a laurel wreath with white-highlighted leaves tied by a ribbon bow on tan paper.

Vänrikki Stool -runon loppuvinjetti

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Colored technical drawing of a gray sundial with Roman numerals on a wooden stand, with smaller measured detail sketches belo

Sun Dial

Henry Meyers, c. 1936

Black ink drawing of a large decorative letter S with a sabre and scabbard in a rectangular frame.

Kaksi rakuunaa -runon alkukirjain s

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Sketch of a dim foundry interior with a large iron beam, dark furnace opening, and machine parts scattered on the floor.

West Point Foundry, Cold Spring, New York

John Ferguson Weir, 1864

Pencil sketch of a young woman's head turned three-quarters, with loose hair and a faint outline on cream paper.

Portrait Head of a Young Woman

Charles Maurin, c. 1900

Watercolor of a copper tea kettle with a curved handle, wooden knob and long spout on a pale background.

Copper Tea Kettle

Isabella Ruth Doerfler, 1935/1942

Painted study of a copper kettle with brass handle and lid knob, engraved with family names and dates, on cream background.

Copper Kettle

Samuel W. Ford, c. 1939

Watercolor drawing of a bearded man in a fire helmet pointing and holding a brass trumpet, standing on a grey platform.

The Head Fireman

Nicolino Calyo, 1840

Yellow ribbed silk with four clusters of embroidered pink, red and white flowers and green leaves.

Silk with Embroidered Flowers

Douglas Campbell, c. 1941

Watercolor drawing of a pale textile swatch with a pattern of pink, blue and tan flowers, vines and berries.

Dress Fabric

Henry Meyers, 1935/1942

Pen and ink portrait of a woman with wavy hair, half-closed eyes and a beauty mark, in an off-shoulder blouse.

Die Kokette

Karl Wiener, 1926

Pen and brown wash drawing of an ornamental leaf-motif frame with scrolls and a blue caption below.

Kader met bladmotief

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Pencil drawing of a T-shaped ornamental design with scrolls, palmettes and circular medallions over construction lines.

T-vorm met ornamenten

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Symmetrical brown wash ornament with looping tendrils at the top of a blank cream sheet, with faint pencil guidelines.

Ornament

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Black-and-white bookmark design with a rooster, the name De Haan, a post horn, and text for De Post in Bussum.

Ontwerp voor een boekenlegger van boekhandel De Haan te Bussum

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Drawing of a man's portrait in a medallion, flanked by symmetrical black, cream and gold ornamental panels with lyres.

Portret van een onbekende man in een geornamenteerd kader

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Sketch of a stylized woman with a decorative collar above lettering advertising Het Modehuis in Soest.

Ontwerp voor een advertentie van Het Modehuis te Soest

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Pen and watercolour drawing of resting hunters and dogs on a sandy shore under a grey, cloudy sky.

Rustende jagers in een landschap

Johannes Tavenraat, 1845

Painted study of a copper tea kettle with a curved spout and arched handle on a cream background, signed H.A. Marsh.

Tea Kettle

Herbert Marsh, 1935/1942

Jachtstoffage

Johannes Tavenraat, 1845

Sketch of dune landscape with hunters and dogs on sandy paths, a windmill and cottage on the horizon under clouds.

Landschap in de duinstreek met jagers en honden

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Brown ink and wash sketch of a hare leaping across grass, with long ears laid back and legs stretched forward.

Haas

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Brown wash sketch of a walker with a stick and two dogs on a wide beach under a cloudy sky with birds.

Aan het strand, wandelaar met twee honden

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Brown ink and wash drawing of thatched cottages on a heath with small figures on a path under a cloudy sky.

Heide in Noord-Brabant met huisjes

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a yellow manor house among fields and trees, with a lake and forested hills beyond.

Kulju Manor, sketch for illustration in Finland Depicted in Drawings

Magnus von Wright, 1846

Two textile design swatches: a purple scrolling pattern on black, and a black silk ribbon with pink floral sprays and red edg

Sample of Silk

Edward White, c. 1938

Watercolor of a colorful patchwork quilt with zigzag stitching draped over a surface, with a mauve quilted backing folded at

Patchwork Quilt

Max Unger, 1935/1942

Drawing of a nude woman reaching out near a tree, with a reclining figure by water in a blue-toned wooded landscape.

Landschaft mit Apollo und Daphne

Willem van Mieris

Painted study of a quilt with rows of colorful rosette medallions in red, brown, blue and green on a cream ground.

Quilt

George Loughridge, c. 1938