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Drawings & Sketches

79,486 works

Loose watercolor of a young girl in a white blouse and red Spanish-style skirt, glancing back over her shoulder.

Girl in Spanish Costume

John Singer Sargent, 1879/80

Pencil sketch of a multi-storey house facade with shuttered windows, a small dormer, and an arched doorway at street level.

House in Orléans

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design of a blue and gold classical vase with swan-head handles and a seated woman on the body.

Ornament Design with Vase

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Ink drawing of a shaggy monster carrying a pale maiden through a dark, hatched forest.

The Monster and the Maiden

Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1906

Pencil sketch of a Gothic cathedral on a hill above a town, with a second sketch of rooftops and spires below.

Nyon, Cathedral of Geneva

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor elevation of a red-canopied bandstand with gilded railings and tiled panels, set on a stepped stone base.

Design for a Music Pavilion in the Tuileries Garden Fountain, 1834

Félix Duban, 1830

Pencil drawing of two nude figures holding hands before a night sky with a crescent moon, and a small figure behind them.

"Eifersucht"; aus: "Die 150 Blätter"

Karl Wiener, 1940

Pencil sketch of Église St. Pierre in Orléans showing a tower with spire, stone rooftops, and a scrolled bracket detail.

Sketch of Eglise St. Pierre, Orléans

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Graphite and white chalk study of a draped figure with raised arms on lilac paper, with handwritten inscription lower right.

Study of "Fortune"

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Watercolor of Capri showing white houses, a domed church, a dark cliff and a palm tree under a hazy sky.

Capri

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon, n.d.

Watercolor of a standing winged angel in a pink robe holding a sprig of leaves, with a muted brown background.

Angel

Louise Cox, 1910

Drawing of three framed ornament designs: two oval cameos and a red-figure amphora with twisted handles.

Ornament Design, Portland Vase and Cameos

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Pencil sketch of a classical Venetian doorway with paneled door, molded cornice and worn stone steps on tan paper.

Doorway - Venice

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Dim monochrome sketch of men in 17th-century dress gathered in a wood-paneled room around a seated figure.

The Assassination of the Duke of Buckingham by Felton

Frederick Coffay Yohn, 1900

Portrait of a Woman

Philip Leslie Hale, 1900

Watercolor of a royal footman in red and yellow livery carrying a silver tray with decanters and a glass.

Royal footman with tray of decanters and a glass

Johannes Senn, 1807

Watercolor landscape of a heath with a sandy path, trees, a distant farmhouse and windmill under a cloudy sky.

Landschap bij Dongen

Johannes Gijsbert Vogel, 1854

Red chalk sketch of a helmeted bust on a pedestal with draped figures and an inscribed cloth, within a ruled border.

Detail of tomb monument

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor of a Dutch village landscape with a windmill, red-roofed farmhouses, trees, and a fenced meadow under a cloudy sky

Landschap te Dongen

Johannes Gijsbert Vogel, 1854

Trompe-l’oeil met uitnodiging voor de begrafenis van Anna de Hooghe en andere bladen

Johannes Bakhuysen, 1717

Red chalk drawing of a reclining female nude draped over a dolphin, one arm raised, on toned paper.

Female Nude on a Dolphin

François Boucher, 1730

Brown ink and wash drawing of Jupiter seated on a cloud, holding a lightning bolt, with an eagle beside him.

Jupiter

Romeyn de Hooghe, 1702

Ornament design sheet with two terracotta urns and a green triangular panel showing white doves and scrolling foliage.

Ornament Design, Urns and Triangular Panel with Doves

Michel Angelo Pergolesi

Studie van een man met helm en krullen

Isaac Walraven, 1720

Chalk drawing of a seated couple embracing in a wooded landscape beside a ruined stone wall, with a dog nearby.

Tête-à-tête

François Boucher, 1764

Pencil sketch on blue-grey paper of rooftops, a turreted stone tower, dormer windows and townhouse facades in Bourges.

Bourges

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Brown chalk drawing of Aurora gazing down at the reclining Cephalus, with putti and a chariot in the clouds above.

Aurora and Cephalus

François Boucher, 1766

Watercolor of half-timbered medieval houses with slate roofs and a woman with a pitcher beside a brick wall.

Street Scene with Medieval Houses

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Drawing of a reclining nude woman seen from behind, arm raised, on rumpled silk, in chalk on tan paper.

Danae Receiving the Golden Shower

François Boucher, 1757

Pen and ink sketch of a rococo ceiling design with cartouches, scrollwork and garlands, plus corner ornament studies.

Ceiling Design for the Salone di Stupinigi (Main Hall of the Hunting Lodge)

Filippo Juvarra, 1720

Pencil sketch of an interior corner with a paneled cabinet, a flower vase, a lattice window and a wall sconce.

Interior at Chenonceaux

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Chalk drawing of cattle and sheep crossing a stream, with a woman on a cart and a stone arch behind.

Return to the Fold

François Boucher, 1750