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Drawings & Sketches

79,486 works

Watercolor of a palace wall with a Flemish tapestry of a rider, gilt frame, carved cabinet, and upholstered armchair.

Section of a wall showing portion of Flemish tapestry, Tapestry room, Palace of Fontainebleau, France

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Floating Icebergs near St. Lewis Bay, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Watercolor drawing of a lion crouching over prey on grass, with a dark hillside landscape behind it.

Lion Devouring Prey

Antoine-Louis Barye, 1810-75

Brown wash drawing of a garden with a monumental urn, obelisk, cypresses, an umbrella pine and two small figures on a path.

Fantasy of a Garden with a Monumental Urn, Sculptures, and a Fountain

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1730

Watercolor of four deer resting in a grassy field under a cloudy sky, with shrubs and hills in the distance.

Deer in Landscape

Antoine-Louis Barye, 1810-75

Pencil sketch of a rugged snow-streaked mountain summit above a forested valley, near Berchtesgaden, by Frederic Edwin Church

Summit of the Watzmann, near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Watercolor drawing of a lion lying low on sandy ground before misty, layered hills in muted browns and greys.

Lion Sleeping

Antoine-Louis Barye, 1810-75

Pen and graphite sketch of a woman in a long gown holding a flower, with a faun figure reaching toward her staff.

Vrouw met bloem met faun met staf

Gustave Joseph Chéret, 1870

Pencil sketch of four quick figures on tan paper, one shaped like a vase, mounted on a blue-grey album page.

Vier figuren, van wie een in een vaas

Gustave Joseph Chéret, 1870

Grey wash drawing of an ornate ewer with scrolled handle, fruit garlands, a central mask, and reclining putti.

Design for a Decorative Ewer

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1760

Ink sketch on brown paper of a seated figure beside a tree branch with a small standing figure to the left.

Zittende figuur met hond bij boom (op vaaslichaam?)

Gustave Joseph Chéret, 1870

Naakte voorovergebogen jongen met hoed en stok

Gustave Joseph Chéret, 1870

Pencil sketch of a crowned figure on a spotted horse with figures below, annotated with handwritten color notes.

Ornament with Royal Procession

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Grey wash drawing of a marching procession of musicians with trumpets, a drummer, and a figure holding a tall staff.

Muzikantenoptocht

Gustave Joseph Chéret, 1870

Brown wash drawing of a standing woman carrying a branch with two birds perched on it, signed at lower right.

Staande figuur met tak waarop vogels

Gustave Joseph Chéret, 1870

Watercolor of a tiger rolling on its back in a grassy landscape with dark hills under a grey sky.

Tiger Rolling on Its Back

Antoine-Louis Barye, 1810-75

Ink sketch of a seated woman on a throne with a winged figure above her head, on tan paper.

Op troon gezeten vrouw waarboven gevleugelde figuur

Gustave Joseph Chéret, 1870

Pen and pencil sketches of seven floor lamp designs with floral crowns and decorative bases on a beige sheet.

Zeven schetsen voor torchères met een hermfiguur en bloemen

Gustave Joseph Chéret, 1894

Pencil sketch of an ornate torchère with draped figures holding lamps on a tall fluted column and decorated pedestal.

Grote torchère met dansende figuren die lampen vasthouden

Gustave Joseph Chéret, 1870

Pencil sketch of two ornate torchère floor lamp stands, one with a suspended globe lamp and lion-paw feet.

Twee torchères met bollampen

Gustave Joseph Chéret, 1870

Pencil and watercolour design for a candelabra chandelier with insect studies and handwritten colour notes.

Hanglamp met studies van figuren op voetstukken en insecten

Gustave Joseph Chéret, 1870

Brown wash drawing of a caracal with a pheasant in a rocky, scrubby landscape under a cloudy sky.

Caracal and Pheasant

Antoine-Louis Barye, 1810-75

Pencil sketch of an ornate crystal chandelier with scrolled arms, candles and hanging glass pendants on a tan mount.

Kroonluchter (linkerhelft uitgewerkt)

Gustave Joseph Chéret, 1870

Pencil design drawing of a tiered crystal chandelier with candle arms, scrolled metalwork and hanging pendants.

Kroonluchter

Gustave Joseph Chéret, 1870

Ink sketch of a tall torchère with a female figure rising from the stem and foliage at the top, on a grey mount.

Torchère met vrouwenfiguur

Gustave Joseph Chéret, 1870

Brown ink and wash drawing of a harbor square with a tall column, arcaded buildings, and small boats on the water.

Port of Ajaccio, Corsica

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Watercolor drawing of a crouching spotted leopard on a green hillside beneath a dark, stormy sky.

Leopard Watching Serpent

Antoine-Louis Barye, 1810-75

Small painted study of a lake at sunset with a sailboat, red sky, mountains and sun reflected on the water.

Maine Lake, Sunset

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Walter Runeberg

Severin Falkman, 1860

Watercolor of a tiger lying on earthy ground in a landscape with rocks, hills and a blue cloudy sky.

Tiger in Landscape

Antoine-Louis Barye, 1810-75

Brown wash drawing of two ancient warriors dueling with swords and shields, with onlookers and trees in the background.

Duel tussen twee antieke soldaten

Johann Wilhelm Kaiser, 1823

Brown wash drawing of a seated elderly woman in a headscarf and mantle, looking down with hands clasped in her lap.

Zittende oude vrouw

Johann Wilhelm Kaiser, 1823