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Drawings & Sketches

79,486 works

Pencil drawing of a seated helmeted female figure with a spear and oak branch, in a circular classical composition.

Study for "Courage," Lunette in Hudson County Courthouse, Jersey City, NJ

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Charcoal sketch of a smiling girl with hair pulled up, her cheek resting on her hand, drawn with loose strokes.

Hoofd van een lachend meisje met een muts

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Hoofd van een jongen, in profiel naar rechts

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Pencil and charcoal study of a boy's head with a dark collar, plus line sketches of a leg in a laced boot.

Hoofd van een jongen en studie van een been

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Loose pencil sketch of a seated girl in a hat and long skirt in an interior, with a rough rectangle drawn below.

Zittend meisje

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Pencil study sheet with many roses in full bloom and in bud, drawn with stems across an aged cream page.

Dix-huit études de roses en fleur ou en bouton German: 18 Zeichnungen von Rosen

Pisanello, 1425

Pen and wash design drawing of an ebony sideboard with carved panels, open shelves and a fold-out side flap.

Ontwerp voor een ebbenhouten dressoir

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Watercolor of a narrow cobbled street in an old town with slate-roofed houses, flower boxes, a tall poplar, and figures.

Bayeux

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor of a gothic tower and gabled buildings by a river at sunset, with boats and two seated figures on the quay.

Sunset Over Tower and River

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pen and ink ground floor plan of a symmetrical country house with a central hall and curved double staircase.

Plan of the Ground Floor of a Country House

John Trumbull, 1770

Pencil sketch of tall trees, rocks and undergrowth in a forest, with two small figures on a path at lower left.

Landscape, Meiringen, Switzerland

William Trost Richards, 1860

Deux études de paons et détail de la tête et du cou d'un paon vu de profil German: zwei Skizzen von Pfauen und Detail…

Pisanello, 1425

Sketch of a barefoot man in rolled trousers holding a lantern while standing on a bench, with an umbrella at his back.

To Explore by that Cheerless Illumination for Leaks

Frank Walter Taylor, 1900

Pencil sketches of architectural details at Château d'Amboise, including cornices, a corbel, a window head and a turret.

Architectural sketches at Château d’Amboise

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Brown wash drawing of a waterfall in a steep gorge with two figures in the foreground and a birch tree on the right.

Rjukan Falls in Telemark

Wilhelm Maximilian Carpelan

Pen and ink design for a decorative frieze with repeating circular medallions and scrollwork, on a pale sheet.

Ontwerp voor een titelhoofd met een patroon van blaasinstrumenten

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1897

Manskop

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Charcoal sketch of a seated woman with curly hair modeling a small figure beside a potted flowering plant.

Virginia Modeling, Study for Etching

Jerome Myers, 1920

Brown ink sketch of three hunting dogs, one large standing dog in the center on a leash and two smaller dogs at the sides.

Jachthonden

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Pen and brown ink drawing of a spotted hunting dog standing over a hare in a open field with a village in the distance.

Jachthond bij een haas

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Jachthond

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Blad met koppen

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Brown ink and wash sketch of a hunting dog lying stretched out on the ground, dated 1869.

Jachthond

Johannes Tavenraat, 1869

Drawing of bare feet on draped cloth and a twisting fabric fold in graphite and white chalk on mauve paper.

Study of Drapery "Fortune"

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Jachthond

Johannes Tavenraat, 1868

Red chalk study of a standing figure in a hooded cloak and tunic, with white highlights on a pink ground.

Study for "Wedding Procession"

Elihu Vedder, 1870

Red chalk drawing of two intertwined figures with loose hatching, set within a gold and black ruled border.

Two figures

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Grey wash drawing of a calm lake with small boats, tree-lined far shore, distant mountains and leafy shrubs in the foreground

New Hampshire Lake

J. Foxcroft Cole, 1850

Pencil sketch of coastal cliffs and mountains with a stone tower, a jetty, and small boats on calm water.

Study of Coastal Cliffs, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1880

Watercolor elevation of a decorated hall wall with two gilded seated figures in arched niches and a central incense urn.

Entrance Hall, East Wall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil sketch of a leafy shrub and undergrowth mass on a pale pink sheet of paper.

Study of foliage

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Pen and ink drawing of two women on a grassy path under hatched clouds, with a distant figure waving on the horizon.

Eifersucht

Karl Wiener, 1925