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Drawings & Sketches

79,486 works

Brown ink drawing of a castle on a rocky crag above a village and watermill, framed by a tree at left.

A Castle on a Crag in a Mountainous Landscape

Joos de Momper, late 1590s

Red chalk drawing of two male heads with curly hair and anguished expressions, after classical sculpture.

Two Male Heads after the Antique, the Sons of Laocoön

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1605

Two women in feathered hats and ribbon-trimmed gowns walk along a tree-lined park path, with figures in the background.

Die zwey Schwestern in nationaldeutschen Hüten im Prater

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1848

Pencil sketch of a crowd of cloaked figures walking toward a uniformed man under a dark, shaded sky.

"Dies irae" (Bleistiftskizze)

Karl Wiener, 1935

Gouache drawing of a dark jointed wooden doll in a flat-brimmed hat, standing frontally on a beige background.

Dancing Doll

Mina Lowry, c. 1937

Watercolor of a blue glass creamer with a spout and looped handle on a plain cream background.

Creamer

John Dana, c. 1940

Ink and watercolour drawing of a woman seen from behind, hands on hips, in a blue skirt and green blouse against green.

Dirne

Karl Wiener, 1923

Painted study of a carved wooden figure of a standing man in a red jacket, green vest and hat, on a green base.

Figure of a Black Man

Mina Lowry, c. 1936

Watercolor of a woman in a lavender gown and flower headpiece standing in a Gothic arched hall with columns.

Dlle Treffz als Geraldine. 3A. Der Liebesbrunnen

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1845

Red and brown chalk study of a man's left hand gripping a hat brim, with faint underdrawing on tinted paper.

Study for the Rybergs Family Portrait; Johan Christian Rybergs Left Hand Holding a Hat

Jens Juel, 1796-1797

Gouache wallpaper design with dark leaves and red flowers over gold stripes, above a black band with pale blue vine ornament.

Wallpaper Border

George Robin, 1935/1942

Watercolour of a woman in a green bodice and red skirt and a bearded man in a rust tunic, standing in an arched interior.

Dlle. Eder als Marie. Hr. Staudigl als H. St. / Der Waffenschmied

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1846

Grey wash drawing of an angel on a tomb addressing three women in a rocky landscape, with a glowing halo.

Drawing - François-Alexandre Verdier, 1700

François-Alexandre Verdier, 1700

Painting of log construction: a woman nursing a child, an axeman shaping logs, and a worker on a rocky hillside.

Building, study for the Jusélius Mausoleum Frescoes

Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1903

Watercolour of a woman in a pink gown with raised arm in an arched alcove beside a vase of roses, 1837.

Dlle. Jenny Luntzer als Jessonda, in der Oper Jessonda von L. Spohr

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1837

Brown wash drawing of two scenes: a reclining woman with a fruit basket above, and a satyr among grapevines below.

Drawing - Felice Giani

Hand-coloured drawing of a woman in a yellow jacket and lace veil standing among garden plants, with a German caption below.

Dlle. Wagner als Roxelane in Bär und Bascha

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1844

Hand-colored print of two ballet dancers in blue velvet bodices and white skirts in front of arched windows with flowers.

Dlles Danse und Ropiquet, im Jaleo de Xeres. Ballett, der hinkende Teufel

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1839

Pencil drawing of a row of townhouses behind a garden with trees, hedges and a walking figure at lower left.

Döbling von der Nordseite

Johann Vinzenz Reim, 1848

Watercolor and ink drawing of a rustic timber-roofed interior with a stone hearth, barrel, ladder and shelves of pottery.

Rustic Interior: Stage Design for the Teatro de' Felicini, Bologna

Antonio Giuseppe Basoli, 1800

Watercolor of a French Restoration bedroom with blue sofa, chairs, draped curtains, wooden chest and patterned rug.

A French Restoration Bedroom

Watercolor interior of a sitting room with framed prints, a fireplace, upholstered sofas, and a patterned carpet.

George James Drummond's Room at Oxford, 1853

George Pyne, 1850

Watercolor of a green and red Second Empire salon with a crystal chandelier, marble statue, and receding doorways.

Second Empire Salon

French School, 1850

Pencil sketch of a Paris street with bare trees, a street lamp, pedestrians, and tall building facades with chimneys.

View of a Paris Street

Griffith Baily Coale, 1910

Engraved architectural elevation of a royal sepulchre with domes, columns, statues and a sectional view below.

Scenographia regii sepulchri

Giuseppe Vasi, 1739

Small landscape study of a leaning tree and shoreline with rocks and calm sea under a pale sky.

Landscape Study, Medvast in Kirkkonummi

Magnus von Wright, 1858

Architectural elevation drawing of columns, arch, and cornice with plan views and scale bar, by Adolph Bordeaux, 1880.

Elevation of Section of a Wall with Columns and Arch at Left

Adolph Bordeaux, 1880

Pen plan of a double spiral staircase with a central landing, numbered treads and red and green construction lines.

Plan View of a Double Spiral Staircase with Central Landing

Adolph Bordeaux, 1880

Watercolor drawing of a reddish-brown wood sofa with scroll arms, claw feet and a dark upholstered seat.

Sofa

Elizabeth Curtis, c. 1940

Watercolor of a library with bookshelves, classical columns, coffered ceiling, striped sofas, and a blue carpet.

The Library at Dingestow

Charlotte Bosanquet, 1840

Pen and brown ink sketch of two men in wide-brimmed hats standing with a dog on a ground line.

Sotilas ja vanha mies ; Lyijykynäharjoitelma kahdesta miehestä maisemassa (kaksipuolinen teos)

Alexander Lauréus, 1800

Watercolor of a glass winter garden conservatory with palms, white flowers, statues, wicker furniture and hanging lamps.

A Russian Winter Garden

Vasily Semenovic Sadovnikov, 1830