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Drawings & Sketches

79,486 works

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a seated draped woman with a reclining figure in an arched architectural setting.

Design for Allegory of Painting

Giacomo Zampa, 1800

Figures

Robert Frederick Blum, 1900

Faint pencil sketch of a hill ridgeline on cream paper, with the date May 1840 inscribed in the upper right corner.

Wooded Hill, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pen and ink wash sketch of two men in an interior with a draped curtain, a barred window and a plumed hat.

The Beheading of St. John Baptist

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Brown ink drawing of a horseman and a walking figure on a wooded path, with cattle grazing in the distance at left.

Horseman and Hunter in the Woods of Doorwerth, Near Arnhem

Lambert Doomer, c. 1670

Pencil architectural drawing of a pediment with a circular medallion, Corinthian columns, and two small sketched cherubs belo

Design of a Sepulchral Monument for a Cloister

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

Ink drawing of a reclining nude man beside a standing draped figure offering a bow and arrows, with foliage behind.

Hercules adds Bow and Arrow to Philactetes

Felice Giani, 1810

Dance Movement

Carroll Beckwith, 1900

Painting of a forested mountain above a lake with red autumn trees along the shore under a dusky sky.

Mountainside Lake in Autumn

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Grey wash drawing of a country feast with dancing villagers, a flute player, outdoor dining, and cooking over a fire.

Cartoon for cotton printing: The Country Feast [La Fête Champêtre]

Petitpierre & Compe., (Nantes, France, founded, 1800

Pencil drawing of an ornate door frame design with a scrolled pediment and central cartouche on pale paper.

Design for a Door Frame

Filippo Barigioni, 1720

Muted study of a painted ceiling section with framed panels, scrollwork cartouches, and a reclining figure.

Study for Section of Ceiling Ornament

Pierre Victor Galland, 1900

Ink and wash drawing of a male figure supporting a three-cup candlestick on raised arms, standing on a plinth.

Design for a Candlestick

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Sepia drawing of several ornamental trophy designs with floral garlands, fruit swags, birds, bows, arrows and musical instrum

Designs for Trophies

Pencil sketch of a young woman's face with tilted head and upward gaze on toned paper.

Sketch for a Bacchante

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil drawing of ruined stone walls and arches among trees, with mountains and a winding path under a cloudy sky.

Ruins at a Lake

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1830

Pencil and white highlight sketch of a smoking volcano above rugged ridges, with plant studies and handwritten color notes.

Sangay Volcano, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a nude Venus holding grapes while a small Cupid clings to her shoulder.

Venus and Cupid

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Brown and white drawing of a young woman in a long dress seated on a grassy slope under clouds, with wildflowers.

Seated Girl

Winslow Homer, 1880

Oval portrait drawing of a man in a blue coat with gold epaulette and orange waistcoat, wearing a powdered wig.

Portrait of Factory Master and Commander Captain Henrik Gerner. Oval, three-quarter profile facing right

Jens Juel, 1785

Charcoal sketch of a statue on a pedestal among tall trees and a low garden fence, labeled Bosquet d'Apollon, Versailles, 192

Grove of Apollo at Versailles

Ester Helenius, 1921

Small sketch of fern fronds in green and grey on a brown ground, inscribed Jamaica AUG 65.

Fern Sketch, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of people gathered at a stone fountain with a carved lion-head spout, with a figure bending over the water.

Fragment of Temple of Vesta

Walter Shirlaw, 1860

Pen and ink design of a vertical panel with an oval medallion, urn, garlands, crossed arrows and scrolling foliage.

Project for the decoration of a vertical panel

Gilles Paul Cauvet, 1780

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical pedestal with a laurel wreath medallion and hanging garlands.

Pedestal of a column

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil and white chalk study of a woman's bust and shoulders in a draped garment with lace trim, on cream paper.

Bust of a Woman, Possibly Study for Portrait of Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch sheet with several studies of men in hats and jackets on a tan paper, some with handwritten notes.

Men

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Oil sketch of a snow-capped Andean peak over brown hills, green fields, thatched huts, and a figure in red on a path.

Mount Chimborazo, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a thatched church with a bell tower and fence, a small figure in a hat at right, labeled Church at Naré.

Church at Puerto Naré, Rio Magdalena, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown wash drawing of a church doorway elevation with a coffered vault and two niches holding statues.

The Elevation of a Church Doorway

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Pencil sketch of a wooded hillside under sky, with handwritten notes on color such as clear blue and smoky yellow.

Wooded Island, near Millinocket, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Brown wash drawing of winged angels holding a draped cloth around an empty cartouche, with a hooded figure and skull above.

Design for a cloth as place of an inscription

Carlo Marchionni, 1780