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Drawings & Sketches

79,486 works

Architectural elevation drawing of a long museum facade with a central pediment and rooftop statues, by Otto Wagner, 1909.

Fassade gegen die Schönbrunner Allee

Otto Wagner, 1909

Hevosen pää

Alexander Lauréus, 1807

Pen and brown wash drawing of a bed alcove with draped curtains and a neoclassical chimney mantel with an urn.

Bed alcove and chimney mantel

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Watercolor of a steep mountain gorge with cascading white waterfalls and sunlit cliffs beneath a blue sky.

Toltec Gorge and Eva Cliff from the West, Colorado

Thomas Moran, 1890

A Sailing Ship

Filippo Marchionni, 1770

Pen and grey wash drawing of a trophy arrangement with a cross, chalice, trumpets, shield, laurel and flowering branches.

Trophy with Symbols of the Virtues

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1830

Pen and wash design drawing of a rococo wall panel and fireplace with a pastoral scene framed by scrolling ornament.

Design for a Wall Panel with Fireplace

Johann August Nahl the Elder, 1740

Pen and ink sketch of two ornate candelabra designs with cherubs, scrollwork and figural details on pale paper.

Albumblad met twee grote gebeeldhouwde kandelaars

Filippo Juvarra, 1705

Pencil sketch of a canal with a sailboat, gabled houses and trees along the water under a pale sky.

Stadsgezicht met gracht

Adrianus Eversen, 1828

Brown ink drawing of two horizontal friezes showing winged putti playing among vases, garlands and animals.

Design for Two Friezes with Putti

Felice Giani, 1800

Portret van Vicente Escudero

Marthe Antoine Gérardin, 1920

Pen and wash drawing of a rococo stucco niche with putti, scrolls and a bracket, inscribed Martino Neveroni 1735.

Ontwerp voor een stucnis, met links en rechts alternatieve oplossingen

Martino Neveroni, 1735

Pencil sketch of a rocky cliff with trees and shrubs, mounted on an album page, inscribed Tivoli.

Rotsen met begroeiing te Tivoli

Hendrik Voogd, 1788

Watercolor of a flat-bottomed boat with furled sail and two men working on deck, with a rowboat alongside on calm water.

Twee mannen werkend op een platbodem met gestreken zeilen

Adrianus Eversen, 1828

Grey wash drawing of a narrow Amsterdam street with stepped-gable houses, a stork nest on a chimney, and small figures.

Gezicht in een straatje te Amsterdam

Adrianus Eversen, 1828

Pencil sketch of a round tower and gabled gate buildings with figures and a lamp on a street, trees behind.

Gezicht op de Koppelpoort te Amersfoort

Adrianus Eversen, 1828

Brown wash drawing of a gabled house, large tree and figures with baskets on a cobbled street.

Gezicht op een brug over de Baangracht te Amsterdam, met kramers van etenswaar

Adrianus Eversen, 1828

Pen and brown wash drawing of ceiling designs with rosettes, coffered panels, lattice patterns and pointed arches.

Designs for Ceiling Decoration

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a Dutch town street with gabled houses, a horse cart, and pedestrians beneath trees.

Gezicht op de Zuiderhavendijk te Enkhuizen

Adrianus Eversen, 1860

Pencil sketch of an army wagon with mules on a faded sheet mounted in a grey album page.

Army Wagon with Mules

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil figure study of a seated woman in a bonnet and long dress on a wooden bench, drawn on grey paper.

Figuurstudie van een zittende vrouw

Adrianus Eversen, 1828

Grey wash drawing of a church entrance with a stone archway, wooden door, and pointed gothic window above.

Gezicht op een ingangspoortje van een kerk

Adrianus Eversen, 1828

Grey wash drawing of three bare trees beside a reed-lined waterway, with a small figure at the right edge.

Winterlandschap

Adrianus Eversen, 1820

Watercolor of a village street in Harderwijk with brick barns, a red-tiled roof, a cart wheel, and a walking figure.

Gezicht op een straatje te Harderwijk

Adrianus Eversen, 1828

Grey wash drawing of a Dutch street with a large Gothic church on the right and stepped-gable houses and figures on the left.

Gezicht op de Groenmarkt te Amersfoort, rechts een deel van de St. Joriskerk

Adrianus Eversen, 1828

Pencil and white-heightened sketch of a rock face with snowy alpine peaks and a valley beyond.

Rockface near Belalp, Switzerland

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink sketch of nude Hercules with club and lion skin beside a serpent in a garden, with Italian caption below.

Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of two classical sarcophagus designs, one with a relief of draped figures, the other with a mask a

Two Designs for Sarcophagi

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Pencil study of two bird wings with detailed feather shading on cream paper, with faint guidelines.

Study for "Contemplative Spirit of the East," Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul, MN

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Ink and wash drawing of Alexander and the family of Darius in a tent, with armored men, kneeling women and a child.

Ceiling Design, Alexander and the Family of Darius, the Clemency of Alexander, Sala di Alessandro, Palazzo Naldi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Oil sketch of a standing Bedouin man in dark robe and yellow headwrap, holding a long rifle against a brown background.

Standing Bedouin Figure

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown ink studies of ornate candlesticks and candelabra with foliage and putti, with handwritten notes at top.

Candlesticks, Probably for the Palazzo Altieri, Rome

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780