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Drawings & Sketches

79,486 works

Pencil sketch of a young girl seated at a table holding a cup, with a saucer and bowl nearby, drawn in 1868.

Gerda at the Coffee Table

Carl Eneas Sjöstrand, 1868

Brown wash drawing of a man fleeing servants in a columned hall with a banquet table, a dog and onlookers.

Sancho Fleeing from the Servants of the Duke

François Boucher, 1735

Watercolor elevation of a Chinoiserie pavilion with three pagoda-style roofs and spires, set among trees with steps and raili

The Fishing Temple, Virginia Water, England

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil design drawing of an ornate arched doorway flanked by medallions with winged creatures and decorative friezes.

Design for Entrance Hall, East Wall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Design for a Funeral Monument

François Boucher, 1767

Drawing of reclining cherubs with bows and arrows on clouds, in a curved lunette format by François Boucher, 1765.

The Archery Contest

François Boucher, 1765

Architectural elevation drawing of a railway station facade in Helsinki with a tower, gabled block and arched windows.

Helsingin rautatieaseman julkisivupiirustuksia

Carl Albert Edelfelt, 1860

Watercolor of a man in winter clothing pulling a loaded sled up a snowy slope below rocky mountains and pine trees.

Man with sled

Sigmund von Perger, 1778-1841

Pen and brown ink sketch of a group of angels with wings gathered on a cloud bank, heads turned in various directions.

Group of Angels on a Cloud Bank

Angelo Michele Colonna, 1650

Red chalk drawing of a standing man in a flowing cloak, mounted on a grey mat with a printed label below.

Standing Cloaked Male Figure

Matteo Rosselli, 1610

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude woman with a drape, her head bowed and hands gathering cloth.

Aurora

François Boucher, 1733

Watercolor study of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and grey cloak leaning against a wall, with blue trousers and bare feet.

Spaniard Leaning Against a Wall, study

Albert Edelfelt, 1881

Pencil and wash design drawing of an ornate classical vestibule furniture piece with caryatids, putti, and urns.

Design for Meuble de Vestibule

Alexandre-Eugène Prignot, 1870

Watercolor design for a Gothic stained glass window with a central angel, Madonna and child, and heraldic shields.

Design for Stained Glass Window

Andrew Orr, 1860

Black ink drawing of a snake forming the decorative letter S on cream paper, with hatched scale detail.

Veljekset-runon alkukirjain S, originaalipiirustus Vänrikki Stoolin tarinain kuvitukseen (suom.painos)

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Watercolor ornament design with a central purple arabesque panel flanked by two decorated Roman-style standards with medallio

Ornament Design, Arabesque Panel between Roman Standards

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Watercolor of Tangiers on a hillside with white houses, a minaret, city walls, sea and mountains under cloudy skies.

Tangiers

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Graphite sketch of a nude woman bending forward with one arm raised, with smaller studies of a draped figure beside her.

Study of Bending Nude Figure

Louis Schaettle, 1900

Pen and ink drawing of a mountain gorge with a stone arched bridge, a domed church, olive trees and a stream.

Source of the Gordicchio

Joseph Pennell, 1890

Grey wash drawing of uniformed men crowding an arcaded room, a standing officer gesturing with a sabre atop a table.

Ein Comité berathschlagt über die / Uniformirung (...) der National Garde (...)

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1848

Charcoal drawing of a gnarled old tree with sprawling branches and leaves above a stone balustrade.

Vanha lehmus

Albert Edelfelt, 1903

Watercolor of a pale villa with a square tower and tiled roof, framed by umbrella pines and cypresses under a blue sky.

Raffaels atelier i Villa Borgheses have. Rom

Fritz Petzholdt, 1805-1838

Pencil sketch of a two-masted sailing vessel and small rowboats on a sandy shore, with a figure standing near the boats.

Study of boats on the coast

William Stanley Haseltine, 1880

Pencil study of a seated robed woman holding balance scales, drawn within a circular frame on a tan ground.

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

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Red chalk drawing of a standing male figure wrapped in drapery, framed by a double ruled border.

Standing male figure wearing himation

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Charcoal and white chalk study of a seated female nude leaning forward with hands resting on draped cloth, on brown paper.

Study of female model

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Oil study of cumulus clouds lit pink and gold above dark mountain silhouettes at dusk.

Study of clouds

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Watercolor design of gothic arched stained glass windows with floral scrolls and a leaded glass pattern.

Stained glass window: right pane of three part design

John C. Wolf, 1900

Pencil sketch of tiled rooftops, a stone wall, cypress trees and a small arched building with distant hills.

Garden Wall, Granada

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Pencil sketch of sailboats on calm sea with a smoking volcano behind, and masts and seated figures in the foreground.

Last Glimpse of Vesuvius

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pen and brown wash drawing of a curly dog lying on a cushion atop a pedestal under a draped canopy with tassels.

Design for Memorial to a Dog

Giulio Romano, 1530

Pencil sketch of a Baltimore skyline with rooftops and spires, grid panels and handwritten colour notes, 1920.

Baltimore Skyline

Griffith Baily Coale, 1920