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Drawings & Sketches

79,486 works

Brown wash drawing of a family posing for a group photo while a photographer works a large camera on a tripod.

Familie poserend voor een groepsfoto

Johann Wilhelm Kaiser, 1840

Charcoal and white chalk study of a standing draped female figure with heavy folds of cloth on grey paper.

Study for a standing woman with child, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pen and watercolor sketch of farmhouses, a watermill and trees in a flat rural landscape under a pale sky.

Gezicht op enkele huizen en een watermolen tussen bomen

Gillis Neyts, 1633

Painted sketch of Horseshoe Falls at Niagara with rocky shore, overhanging trees and a warm sky.

Horseshoe Falls and Goat Island from the Canadian Bank, Niagara Falls, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Two dead horses lie on grass before dark rocks, with a flock of birds circling in a grey-green sky.

Dead Horses

Antoine-Louis Barye, 1810-75

Pen and brown wash elevation drawing of a multi-story town mansion with arches, columns and rows of windows.

Elevation of a Town Mansion

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Grey-toned drawing of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat holding a book, with an armchair and bookcase behind him.

Portret van Bernhard ter Haar

Johann Wilhelm Kaiser, 1830

Watercolor of a bear attacking a bull in a misty, shrubby landscape under a dusky pink sky.

Bear Killing a Bull

Antoine-Louis Barye, 1810-75

Brown wash drawing of an angel leading a seated man past sleeping guards in a prison cell with a niche and column.

Design for St. Peter Delivered from Prison

Abraham Bloemaert, 1640

Pencil drawing of a factory with a tall timber tower, smokestacks and wooden sheds under a cloudy sky.

Fabrik in der Vorstadt

Karl Wiener, 1925

Watercolor design with rows of black laurel and thorn wreaths tied with ribbons on a red-orange wavy background.

Vinjettiehdotus

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Muted watercolor of two deer on a grassy ledge with pale rocks and dark hills behind, signed BARYE in the lower right.

Izards in the Glaciers (Pyrenean Chamois)

Antoine-Louis Barye, 1810-75

Brown ink and wash elevation of a classical building with arched windows, sculpted figures and a flight of steps.

Elevation of a Building, Possibly a Kaffeehaus

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Charcoal and white chalk study of a woman's head with a raised arm and an extended hand on tan paper.

Study of the Head and Arms of a Figure

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat with arms gesturing outward, drawn in loose graphite lines.

Actor

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Three elephants wade near a reflective pool under a dark dusk sky, with a fourth elephant on a distant ridge at left.

Elephants by a Pool

Antoine-Louis Barye, 1810-75

Ink and wash drawing of two trophy designs with tools, drapery and wreaths above an inscribed plinth with flowers.

Designs for Two Trophies: Stonecutters and Goldsmiths

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1780

Watercolor drawing of a stag beside a bare twisted tree at dusk, with does in the distance under pink clouds.

Deer and Tree Against Sunset

Antoine-Louis Barye, 1810-75

Pencil sketch of distant hills under clouds with handwritten colour notes about a sunset above the page.

Sunset over the Catskills, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Drawing of a group of bison on a grassy plain with trees and rocks under a cloudy sky.

Group of Bison

Antoine-Louis Barye, 1810-75

Textile border design with white daisies, pale blue and pink garlands, and fringed swags on a brown background.

Design for a Woven or Embroidered Horizontal Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800

Angular purple and black factory buildings with smoking chimneys beneath a yellow sky and a bright red radiating sun.

Fabriksstadt

Karl Wiener, 1939

Loose ink line sketch of a female nude torso seen from behind, one arm raised, signed Ester Helenius, Paris 1936.

Croquis -piirustus

Ester Helenius, 1936

Watercolor of vultures perched on a gnarled dead tree under a dusky, cloudy sky, with a carcass on rocky ground.

Vultures on a Tree

Antoine-Louis Barye, 1810-75

Pencil sketch of an elderly bearded man embracing a young woman with flowers in her hair, with a flower basket at right.

De ongelijke liefde: jonge vrouw met een oude man

Dirk van der Burg, 1733

Ink drawing of factory chimneys, smoke plumes and a wooden shed beside a hop field under a sepia sky.

Fabriksvorstadt

Karl Wiener, 1925

Watercolor of a striped tiger walking across an open, overcast landscape with rocks and shrubs in the foreground.

Tiger Approaching Pool

Antoine-Louis Barye, 1810-75

Watercolor of a pink thatched farmhouse with garden beds, a picket fence, and two covered carriages beside it.

Herberg of jagershuis op de Montferberg

Jan Brandes, 1770

Grey wash portrait drawing of a man with curly hair in an oval laurel wreath, with a banner reading G. Rauppe.

Portret van Jan George Rauppe

Reinier Ziesenis, 1786

Pen and grey wash drawing of a country manor behind a moat and formal garden, framed by tall trees, 1763.

Gezicht op Slot Appeltern

Dirk van der Burg, 1763

Pen and watercolour sketch of a crowned, bearded man seated in an armchair in striped robes, beside a side table.

The King of Kandy, Sri Rajadi Raja Sinha

Jan Brandes, 1785

Pen and wash drawing of a silver covered bowl with scroll handles and cherub finial, with Dutch handwritten caption on a page

Drinkvat van de koning van Kandy

Jan Brandes, 1786