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Drawings & Sketches

79,486 works

Pen and watercolor drawing of stylized red and orange flames rising against a dark blue and yellow background, with handwritt

Fahnen des Umbruchs

Karl Wiener, 1923

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a hat and long dress, drawn in loose quick lines on cream paper.

Woman

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil sketch of a valley with a distant town, rolling hills and layered mountains beneath an open sky.

View of Cartago, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Finnish Art Society vignette, original drawing

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Architectural elevation drawing of the William Borden residence walls with colored construction details and dormers, by Richa

William Borden Residence, Chicago, Illinois, Construction Details

Richard Morris Hunt, 1885/86

Pencil sketch of the American Falls at Niagara, showing a cliff edge with falling water and a small structure on the bank.

The American Falls, Niagara River, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Red chalk study of a reclining female nude seen from behind, with white chalk highlights on toned paper.

Study for Reclining Nude

François Boucher, 1740

Botanical study sheet with sea holly, hop vine and clematis flowers drawn in soft watercolor and pencil.

Studieblad met Zeedistel, Hop en Clematis

Julie de Graag, 1899

Architectural drawing of dormer window elevations, sections and plans for a Chicago residence, in ink and watercolor.

William Borden Residence, Chicago, Illinois, Dormer Details

Richard Morris Hunt, 1885/86

Vrouwenkop

Pieter de Josselin de Jong, 1871

Watercolor of a canal with moored sailing boats, a brick sugar refinery with a smoking chimney, and an ornate building at rig

De Suikerraffinaderij van de firma vom Rath aan de Buitensingel, Nassaukade te Amsterdam

Johan Conrad Greive, 1847

Pencil sketch sheet with several small studies of seated figures in interiors, including a man in a hat beside a chair.

Kompositieschetsen

Pieter de Josselin de Jong, 1871

Charcoal drawing of a seated female nude with crossed legs against a dark shaded background, draped cloth beneath her.

Seated Female Nude

Pieter de Josselin de Jong, 1871

Grey wash drawing of a man in a top hat on a grand staircase beside an ornate newel post and panelled door.

Heer op de trap van een voornaam huis

Pieter de Josselin de Jong, 1871

Pencil sketches on tan paper showing a walled hilltop town with a tower, architectural fragments, a cypress, and handwritten

Mixed Sketches, Turkey

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of two women bending low to the ground in long skirts and head coverings, drawn with loose studied lines.

Schovenbindsters

Pieter de Josselin de Jong, 1871

Brown ink design sheet with cherubs, a lion, an oval shield, caryatids and a SEMPER banner, for stained glass.

Design for Stained Glass in the Laurentian Library, Florence, Italy

Wouter Crabeth I, 1580

Pen drawing of the west elevation of William Borden's stone residence, with a central gable, corner tower and chimneys.

William Borden Residence, Chicago, Illinois, West Elevation

Richard Morris Hunt, 1885

Pencil drawing of a horse pulling a plow across a sandy field, with a farmer guiding it under an open sky.

Ploegen

Pieter de Josselin de Jong, 1871

Pencil sketch of a rider on horseback leading a team of horses across an open field.

Span paarden met een berijder

Pieter de Josselin de Jong, 1871

Pencil sketch of a man in wooden shoes carrying a large basket, seen from behind on a sandy ground.

Zaaier

Pieter de Josselin de Jong, 1871

Horizontal border design with repeated festoons, tulip blooms and scrolling foliage in pale tones on a rust-brown ground.

Design no. 12 for an Embroidered or Woven Horizontal Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800

Ink and wash drawing of a warrior with a raised sword over fallen soldiers in a smoky battle scene.

Historische voorstelling van een veldslag

Pieter de Josselin de Jong, 1871

Portretstudie van een jonge vrouw

Pieter de Josselin de Jong, 1871

Charcoal sketch of a seated veiled woman in draped robes, her face in shadow, against a dark background.

Zittende Marokkaanse vrouw

Pieter de Josselin de Jong, 1871

Watercolor and pencil first-floor plan of the William Borden residence with labeled rooms, dimensions and a spiral staircase.

William Borden Residence, Chicago, Illinois, First Floor Plan

Richard Morris Hunt, 1886

Pen and wash design sheet showing labeled neoclassical tableware including tureens, cruets, salt cellars, and cutlery with Gr

Project for a Set of Tableware

Pietro Belli, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical domed pavilion with columns, lattice panels, and a flower-crowned head finial.

Centerpiece

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Ink elevation drawing of a stone mansion with steep gables, dormers, iron roof railings, and arched entrances.

William Borden Residence, Chicago, Illinois, East Elevation

Richard Morris Hunt, 1885

Pencil drawing of an eagle with spread wings standing in front of an oak leaf wreath with ribbon swags below.

Oak Leaf Wreath with Eagle

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1830

Brown ink wash stage design of a domed theatre with a winged figure, classical columns, and a crowd around a smoking altar.

Stage Design: Curtain, The Workshop of Apollo

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil portrait of a bearded man with curly hair and wire spectacles, wearing a cravat and jacket, inscribed below.

Sera da Conegliano. Pencil drawing by C. E. Liverati, 1841

Carlo Ernesto Liverati