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Drawings & Sketches

79,486 works

Pencil sketch of a seated woman holding a child on her shoulder, with studies of draped figures around her.

Mother with child

Eugen Napoleon Neureuther

Watercolor of a carved wooden golden eagle with spread wings perched on a round globe over a rectangular base.

Golden Eagle Gatepost

Henry Murphy, c. 1938

Pencil sketch on cream paper of abstract outlines and a diagonal streak ending in a small circle, with handwritten inscriptio

"Die Sternschnuppe" (Bleistiftskizze)

Karl Wiener, 1943

Pen and grey wash drawing of an angel lifting a figure from flames toward a seated bearded figure in clouds.

Ein Engel erlöst eine Seele aus dem Fegefeuer

Carlo Maratta, 1700

Pencil and watercolor design study of an arched window with grid panes and red and pale roundel stained glass motifs.

Ruusuikkuna lehterin alta, harjoitelma eri väreistä ja ruutujaosta Tampereen tuomiokirkon lasimaalauksiin

Sketch of a man in a cap smoking at a bar counter with bottles on shelves behind him and another figure at left.

Pariisilaisbaari

Ester Helenius, 1922

Watercolor of a ribbed green glass tumbler on a beige background, signed John Dana.

Flip Glass

John Dana, c. 1940

Brustbild eines Geistlichen mit Perücke im Profil nach links

Watercolor of a brown Zanesville Ohio flask with embossed eagle, with small pencil sketches of the bottle in two corners.

Flask

John Jordan, c. 1936

Half-length drawing of a balding, clean-shaven old man with bowed head turned left, rendered in dense hatching.

Brustbild eines bartlosen Mannes mit gesenktem Kopf nach links

Painted illustration of a brass Betty lamp with spout, hinged lid, and tall adjustable hanger on a cream background.

Betty Lamp

Albert Rudin, c. 1940

Watercolor design of an ornate rococo-style wall with carved paneling, sculpted figures, and a painted arched lunette in a gr

Ontwerp voor een wand in een grote koepelzaal

Alexandre-Jean Bruel, 1898

Studie van een mannenhoofd

Lambert ten Kate, 1684

Brown wash drawing of a Gothic portal with a pointed arch and carved details, opening onto a receding vaulted passage.

Portaal van een gotische kerk

C.R. Snellebrand, 1848

Dark design study of a helmeted, armored man in frontal view with large block lettering below, on tan backing paper.

Ontwerp voor raam in het Noordertransept in de Dom te Utrecht

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, 1934

Circular watercolor of a man with a net and two women fishing from a rowboat beneath green trees.

Bandbox

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Watercolor drawing of a young brown monkey with a curled tail climbing a bare grey branch on a cream background.

Aapje

Pieter Pietersz. Barbiers, 1759

Grey wash drawing of a bald man in a pleated shirt, looking sideways at the viewer, bound in an album page.

Zelfportret van Jan Brandes

Jan Brandes, 1786

Watercolor drawing of a dark black monkey climbing a tree branch with its long tail curled below.

Zwarte brulaap (Paraguay)

Pieter Pietersz. Barbiers, 1759

Pastel sketch of a seated woman in a white dress beside a boy leaning on a table, on tan paper.

Draft for a portrait group. Regine Sophie Tutein, née Wraatz, with her son Peter

Jens Juel, 1798-1801

Watercolor of travelers' luggage searched before a fortress gate, with a carriage, horsemen, and a beggar family with a dog.

Vor dem Tor einer Festung wird das Gepäck eines Reisenden, der dort mit seiner Kutsche hält, durchsucht, rechts eine…

Francesco Giuseppe Casanova, 1760

Brown wash drawing of a mounted soldier on a rearing horse beside foot soldiers with a flag and a fallen horse.

Vorpostengefecht zwischen Reitern und Fußsoldaten

Francesco Giuseppe Casanova, 1750

Red chalk sketch of an old seated man, children, standing nude studies and a rider on horseback on cream paper.

Alter Mann und Kinder, daneben weibliche Aktstudien und Skizze eines Reiters

Hans von Marées, 1880

Watercolor of a crowd on a city street looking up at a crescent moon through clouds, with soldiers and women in period dress.

Die totale Mondfinsterniß vom 19 März 1848

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1848

Watercolor of an ornate wrought iron gate showing a weeping willow and two resting sheep beneath scrollwork.

Gate

Sarkis Erganian, c. 1940

Hand-coloured drawing of a crowd in Vienna watching a total solar eclipse above buildings and a church tower.

Die totale Sonnenfinsterniss vom 8 July 1842 um 6.55 M. früh in Wien auf der Biberbastey von C. Ott's Cafféhaus

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1842

Pencil drawing of a boy in a cap sawing wood with a frame saw on a bench, on blue-grey paper.

Zagende jongen met pet

Ary Johannes Lamme, 1835

Pen and watercolor drawing of a bearded clergyman in a long robe at a lectern with an open Bible and crucifix.

Staande geestelijke bij katheder met crucifix en bijbel

Pieter Marinus van de Laar, 1834

Grey pencil drawing of a man in a cap working on a wooden barrel with a mallet, with other barrels and a brick wall behind hi

Kuiper

Ary Johannes Lamme, 1835

Grey wash drawing of a young man in a wide hat and clogs holding a tall staff, on tan paper.

Staande jongen met lange stok

Ary Johannes Lamme, 1835

Pen and grey wash drawing of a wooded landscape with figures bathing by a stream beneath tall trees.

Landschaft mit Diana und Aktäon

Joseph Anton Koch, 1832

Brown wash drawing of a Gothic church interior with soldiers in plumed hats near the entrance and a figure at a doorway.

Kerkinterieur met krijgslieden bij de ingang

Bernard van de Laar, 1814