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Drawings & Sketches

79,486 works

Grey wash drawing of a farmhouse interior with stacked barrels, hanging pots, shelves of dishes and a broom on a tiled floor.

Gezicht in een boerendeel

Hendrik van der Burgh, 1779

Pencil sketch of a sloping mountain ridge with hatched shading, shrubs in the foreground and handwritten notes on the page.

Portion of a Mountain Panorama, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a steep mountain valley with a stream, clouds above, and a tree trunk at the right edge.

View of Monte Rosa near Macugnaga, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Charcoal drawing of a farmhouse, large tree, cart and ducks in a puddle on a dirt road under cloudy skies.

Farmyard with Ducks

Jules Dupré, 1830-1889

Pen and grey wash sketch studies of a child in a bonnet, standing and seated near high chairs, with furniture outlines.

Studies van een kind in een kinderstoel

Hendrik van der Burgh, 1779

Grey wash drawing of a standing young man in a black robe, patterned cloak, and dark cap, with a gold medal on a sash.

Leidse jonge doctor met zwarte toga en erepenning

Joannis Jacobus Bijlaert, 1775

Open sketchbook pages with dashed pen outlines of an oval drinking cup and handwritten Dutch notes, 1786.

Doorsnedes van drinkvat van de koning van Kandy

Jan Brandes, 1786

Grey-toned drawing of a smiling man in a cap holding a small dog with a bell collar at an arched window.

Man met hond in venster

Joannis Jacobus Bijlaert, 1744

Pen and wash drawing of a stone city wall, tree-lined bank, gate and windmill beside water, dated 1749.

Gezicht op stadswal en stadspoort van Vianen

Dirk van der Burg, 1749

Watercolor of sailing boats and figures on a tidal shore, with a church tower on a dune under cloudy skies.

Kustgezicht met zeilschepen en kerktoren

R.A.C. Ziesenis, 1832

Pencil sketch of a riverbank village with a palm tree, a small boat on the water, and handwritten color notes.

Village on a Riverbank, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of winged putti in four octagons and two circles, surrounded by clouds, by Felice Giani.

Putti in Four Octagons and Two Circles

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of two donkeys, one grazing on grass, in front of sketched bushes and foliage.

Kaksi muuliaasia

Alexander Lauréus, 1819

Brown wash drawing of two women in 18th-century dress, one leaning toward a smiling older woman in a frilled cap.

Margaruerite Gerard Reading to Her Mother and Rosalie Fragonard

Style of Jean-Honoré Fragonard, c. 1785

Pencil sketch of a seated ballet dancer bending to tie her slipper, with faint grid lines and a handwritten note.

Dancer Adjusting Her Slipper

Edgar Degas, 1873

Pencil sketch of a building entrance with paneled double doors, arched windows and a curved bridge with railing.

Ingangspartij van een gebouw

Dirk van der Burg, 1749

Grey wash drawing of a triumphal procession with an elephant, soldiers, musicians, winged allegorical figures and a globe on

Allegorische triomfoptocht van een vorst of veldheer

François van Bleyswijck, 1671

Watercolor of children in rowboats on calm water, one child waving arms in a straw hat, others in background boats.

Four Rowboats with Children

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pen and brown ink drawing of two winged putti with wreath and thyrsus staff flying in a circular frame over clouds.

Two Flying Putti with Attributes of Dionysus

Felice Giani, 1800

Charcoal and white chalk drawing on pink paper of a seated ballet dancer in a tutu, head turned, arms resting on knees.

Seated Dancer

Edgar Degas, 1873-74

Watercolor of a turbaned rider on a pale horse with red harness on a sandy path under a cloudy sky.

The Turkish Rider

Eugène Delacroix, c. 1834

Pastel drawing of a dark tunnel under tree roots with mushrooms, a snail, a ladybug and a spider on the forest floor.

Onder de oude boom

Jan de Boer, 1910

Abstract watercolor of soft red washes and cloud-like blotted forms on pale paper, with faint pencil marks.

Titel onbekend (Fantasie in ROOD)

Herman Hana, 1915

Pen and ink design for a vertical panel with drapery, flower garlands, a central cherub face and birds at the base.

Design for a panel

Gilles Paul Cauvet, 1780

Grey ink and wash drawing of a village church with a tall tower and spire behind trees and rooftops, with figures in meadows.

Gezicht op Sint-Maarten

Pen and ink sketch sheet with multiple scenes: a knight fighting a dragon, a battle, and classical figures.

St.George and the Dragon by Raphael; Biblical Scene; Disposition by Caravaggio; Ero e Leandro; Love by Lambert Sustri…

Pencil and chalk sketch of a young girl in a dress holding a ballet barre while extending one leg to the side.

Little Girl Practicing at the Bar

Edgar Degas, ca. 1878-80

Brown ink and wash drawing of a frieze with mounted warriors, rearing horses, shields and spears in combat.

Battle Scene

Giulio Romano, 1540

Watercolor of a brick church with a small spire and gothic windows, trees on the left, and figures and a dog on a path.

Gezicht op de kerk te Arkel

Cornelis Pronk, 1733

Pencil drawing of sweeping abstract arabesque contour lines on pale paper within a grey-brown border.

Meditistic Arabesque

Jacob Bendien, 1910

Sepia drawing of a dancing female figure with flowing drapery, one arm raised, bare feet on grass, swirling background.

Danseres

Frans Stamkart, 1910

Pencil sketch of clouds and distant hills with handwritten colour notes such as splendid green blue and luminous.

Sunset over the Catskills, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880