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Drawings & Sketches

79,486 works

Watercolor of a richly furnished library with bookshelves, brass chandelier, green armchairs and busts, by Rudolf von Alt.

The Library in the Apartment of Count Lanckoronski in Vienna, Riemergasse 8

Rudolf von Alt, 1880

Watercolor of an ornate Chinese-style room with a blue starred ceiling, crystal chandelier, and porcelain vases.

The Chinese Room in the Royal Palace, Berlin

Eduard Gaertner, 1850

Watercolor of an 1850 artist's studio with an easel, stove, seated woman on a green sofa, and framed paintings.

An Artist's Studio

Julie Bayer, 1850

Watercolor of a dark wrought iron foot scraper with curled scroll ends and a weathered cylindrical base on a cream background

Foot Scraper

John Wilkes, c. 1938

Watercolor elevations of two ornamented orchestra pavilions with conical roofs and decorated bases, drawn by Félix Duban.

"Orchstres places aux Champs elysees, dans le gran carres"

Félix Duban, 1830

Watercolor drawing of an upright Arabian coffee plant stem with alternating glossy green leaves on a pale background.

Arabische koffieplant

Laurens Vincentsz. van der Vinne, 1668

Watercolor of a yellow-flowered ice plant with fleshy grey-green leaves and exposed roots on a cream background.

IJskruid met gele bloemen

Vincent Jansz. van der Vinne, 1746

Watercolor botanical study of a tall stem with drooping yellow and red bell-shaped flowers and long green leaves.

Hyacint

Vincent Jansz. van der Vinne, 1746

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a tall, slender heath plant with needle-like leaves and small white flowers at the top.

Ericoide plant

Laurens Vincentsz. van der Vinne, 1668

Ink and wash drawing of a mounted officer on a white horse surrounded by soldiers and a raised flag under a stormy sky.

"Sandels hän luo väen voitollisen tuli rantahan ratsullaan"

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Watercolor botanical drawing of a tall stem with clustered orange flowers and long green leaves on cream paper.

Zuidenwindlelie

Vincent Jansz. van der Vinne, 1779

Italian girl

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Watercolor of a succulent plant with pale green leaves and yellow daisy-like flowers on sandy ground.

IJskruid

Vincent Jansz. van der Vinne, 1746

Pencil and chalk drawing of a carved stone capital beside a column with radiating rib vaulting, on tan paper.

Two studies of Architectural Details

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor of a Martagon lily stem with nodding purple spotted flowers, buds and green leaves on cream paper.

Martagon Lily (Lilium martagon)

Watercolor botanical drawing of a black mustard plant with yellow flowers, green pods and lobed leaves on cream paper.

Black Mustard (Brassica nigra)

Watercolor botanical drawing of a succulent branch with blue-green leaves and magenta flowers, with a Latin label above.

Ficus

Carel Borchaert Voet, 1681

Sepia watercolor of a tree cluster in a flat field, with a flock of birds flying over a cloudy sky.

Roekenkolonie in Noord-Brabant

Johannes Tavenraat, 1842

Watercolor of brown and red-sailed boats in a harbor beside a stone arched bridge under a cloudy sky.

Boats in Trouville

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Ink and pencil floor plan of a proposed Episcopal church showing nave seating, chancel, altar, pulpit, and choir areas.

Floor plan, Episcopal church at Friendship, N.Y.

John C. Wolf, 1900

Ink drawing of a decorative banner with leafy branches and berries framing the words Den femte juli.

Heinäkuun viides päivä -runon välivinjetti, Den femte juli

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Pencil sketch of a seated woman with curly hair and a beaded necklace, one knee raised, against loose shaded strokes.

Seated Figure

Pencil sketch of rocky sea cliffs with a distant buoy, two seated figures in the foreground, and a small inset study of the c

Otter Cliffs

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Drawing of two helmeted soldiers in cloaks, one holding a shield, with a kneeling woman and a small head study.

Two Soldiers and a Kneeling Woman

Eustache Le Sueur

Pencil sketch of tall climbing ivy foliage on tan paper, with handwritten height note in the lower right.

Study of foliage

William Trost Richards, 1860

Pencil sketch of a wooded riverbank with bare trees on a hillside, a small seated figure on the shore, and still water.

Study of landscape, Delaware River

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Grey wash drawing of a man crouching on a plank scaffold beside a vertical post, with stone blocks behind him.

Vignette: Man Crouching on a Scaffolding

Walter Appleton Clark, 1890

Pencil and blue-wash sketch of a stone tower, arched opening and rooftops on city walls.

Buttresses on City Walls; Loches

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of a hotel building with tiled roofs, bare trees, two swans on water, and figures along a low wall.

Hotel Luxembourg, Nîmes - From Our Window

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Pencil sketch of architectural moulding profiles labeled for choir stalls at Chichester Cathedral, on cream paper.

Choir Stalls, Chichester

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pen and brown ink drawing of a path winding through hilly terrain with trees and a distant cliff under a pale sky.

A Path through a Hilly Landscape

Carl Friedrich von Rumohr, 1831

Pencil drawing of wooden chalets beside a stone bridge, with trees and a steep mountain behind the village.

An Alpine Village in Summertime

Jean Antoine Linck