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Drawings & Sketches

79,486 works

Aiax, kipsimalliharjoitelma

Berndt Abraham Godenhjelm

Ink and wash drawing of a pyramid-shaped mausoleum with a columned temple front, stepped terrace, and arcaded colonnade.

Mausoleum

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Ink sketch of four vertical tree trunks, a small dog at lower left, and a curtain-like frame on cream paper.

"Koira poistuu näyttämöltä"

Helene Schjerfbeck, 1880

Pen and wash drawing of a decorative frieze with putti, oval shields, a grotesque mask, and small landscape scenes.

Design for the Decoration of a Frieze

Filippo Marchionni, 1770

Pencil sketch of a deep Andean valley with steep mountain slopes, rocky outcrops, and a winding path in the foreground.

A Valley in the Andes, Colombia or Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pen and brown ink sketch of the Virgin and Child with a saint, an ox, and a faint angel among clouds.

Sketches of the Virgin with the Child and a Saint

Fortunato Duranti, 1830

Pen and ink decorative initial letters with figures and patterns, plus pencil letter sketches, on a cream sheet.

Seitsemän veljeksen kuvitusta, painos 1908, 8 alkukirjainluonnosta 2.lukuun

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Pencil study of a dense cluster of trees with spreading branches on a sloping hillside, drawn on toned paper.

Study of Trees, North Conway, New Hampshire

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Grey wash architectural drawing of a triumphal arch with columns, relief panels, statues and an ornate crest on top.

Elevation of a Triumphal Arch

Giuseppe Valadier, 1770

Pencil design for a certificate with ornamental scroll border and Dutch inscription, pasted on a tan mount.

Ontwerp voor oorkonde voor Pieter Julius van Wijngaarden

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Ink and wash cover design with ornamental border, the words EIGEN HAARD, a dark cross motif and rising flames.

Ontwerp voor de omslag van Eigen Haard

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Ink design drawing of a low table with dark top, splayed legs and carved apron, with a front elevation below.

Ontwerpen voor een tafel

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Pencil design sketch of two ornate monument columns on stepped bases, with a shield-shaped crest and monogram lettering.

Ontwerpen voor een monument met bank en het wapen van Haarlem

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Pencil sketch of an ornate domed pulpit design with arched openings and finials on a projecting base.

Ontwerpen voor een preekstoel (voor de Nieuwe Kerk?)

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Brown ink and wash design for an oval escutcheon with scrolls, a shell base, and two armored figures holding spears.

Design for an Escutcheon

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Pen and ink study of a nude child lying on its back with arms and legs raised, on a tan mount, dated 1764.

Studie van naakt kind liggend op de rug

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, 1764

Pen drawing on paper showing three studies of a putto, one standing and two reclining, signed and dated 1764.

Drie studies van een putto

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, 1764

Dijkrichter van de Zwyndrechtse waard

Cornelis Apostool, 1772

Decorative drawing with a portrait medallion of Rombout Hogerbeets, coats of arms, putti and a verse cartouche.

Rombout Hogerbeets als Miltiades

Cornelis de Jonker, 1791

Watercolor design of trailing blossom garlands and a scalloped lavender border for an embroidered overskirt.

Design for the Embroidery of the Lowe Part of an Overskirt of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Pen and ink drawing of Penelope recognizing Ulysses, a seated woman reaching toward a bearded man beside a torch-bearing serv

Penelope Recognizes Ulysses

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil botanical sketch sheet of Jamaican plants, including a Spanish bayonet palm and leafy vines, with handwritten notes.

Botanical Sketches, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Erinnerung an Judenburg

Karl Wiener, 1938

Pen and ink sketch of two decorative friezes with rosettes, flowers and a meander ribbon, with handwritten color notes.

Recto: Two Friezes with Flowers Verso: Sketch for a Decorative Painting

Felice Giani, 1810

Red chalk drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds in an arched frame, with figures around a woman and infant.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Antonio de' Dominici, 1720

Pencil sketch of a hilltop town, a carved shell-like stone fragment in an arch, and a stepped stone block, with handwritten l

Landscape and Architecture Sketches, as-Samu, Palestine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Charcoal and chalk sketch of a young girl in a ruffled dress holding a drinking glass, hair blowing in the wind.

Girl Holding a Drinking Glass

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of two seated nude infants seen from behind, one with both arms raised, on cream paper.

Study for "The Beneficence of the Law," Essex County Courthouse, Newark, NJ

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pen and brown wash sketch of garden fountains with reclining stone figures, a balustrade, and a standing woman in a gown.

Fountains

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Graphite sketch of pine trees on a rocky bank with grass and shrubs, with handwritten color notes at upper right.

Pine Trees Along a Rocky Bank, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Red chalk drawing of a seated male nude viewed from behind, arm extended, with studies of a foot at right.

Nude

Domenico Corvi, 1730

Pencil sketch of a mountain landscape with peaks, a tree line and open fields on yellowed paper.

"Erinnerung" (Bleistiftskizze, Landschaft)

Karl Wiener, 1943