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Drawings & Sketches

79,488 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated woman on clouds with a winged putto holding a tablet and a child.

The Astronomer, After Raphael

Felice Giani, 1810

Sepia ink and wash drawing of obelisks, a column, an arch, a statue, and a fountain with reclining figures.

Fountains; architectural details

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and brown ink sketch of a crowd of figures and horses gathered around a seated central figure beneath a canopy.

Adoration of the Magi

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Loose graphite sketch of three figures, a kneeling youth and nymphs, arranged within an arched lunette shape.

Three Nymphs and a Youth: study for a decorative lunette

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, ca. 1850

Grey watercolor design of a classical doorway with fluted columns, shell niche, pediment and a window above with urns.

Design for a Doorway

Flaminio Innocenzi Minozzi, 1800

Pen and brown ink drawing of classical sepulchral monuments with columns, statues, obelisks, and small figures on steps.

Sepulchral monuments

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a draped standing figure and a reclining man on a bench before curtains and a column.

L'Apparition

Gustave Doré, 1850-83

Brown ink drawing of a blank papal inscription frame topped by a tiara, crossed keys, and laurel and tassel ornaments.

Frame for a papal inscription

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown ink drawing of a trophy of Roman helmets, spears, a shield and an SPQR plaque piled together.

Trophy of weapons

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil and watercolor study of a diagonal tree branch with bare twigs on a pale sheet of paper.

Studies of a tree (recto and verso)

Paul Cézanne, 1887-90

Brown ink and wash drawing of a draped classical figure on a pedestal in a colonnaded street with crowds and vessels.

Nuptiae

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of ocean waves and a distant rocky coastline on cream paper, with a handwritten date in the lower right.

Ocean Surf, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil drawing of a man's face with deep-set eyes and pursed mouth, framed by a close-fitting hood and draped cloth.

Male Head in a Hood

Dominique Vivant Denon, ca. 1794

Pencil sketch of a Gothic archway and sculpted figures at the Palazzo Ducale in Venice, with small figures in the street.

Porta della Carta, Palazzo Ducale, Venice

Walter Shirlaw, 1870

Brown ink and wash architectural drawing of a column capital with a ram's head, cornice, and stepped moldings.

Upper Corner of a Window Frame

Filippo Marchionni, 1770

Severed head, said to be that of Maximilien-François-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794), guillotined July 28, 1…

Dominique Vivant Denon, 1794

Pencil sketch of hatched cumulus clouds on cream paper, with handwritten notes about brilliant white edges and hazy sky.

Backlit Clouds

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Loose oil study of a reclining nude woman in blue and green tones, with a small seated figure in an arched composition.

Study for a Tympanum with Reclining Figure

Pierre Victor Galland, 1900

Brown wash drawing of a classical window case with Corinthian columns, a sculpted pediment, and a draped curtain.

Design for a Window Case

Carlo Marchionni

Brown wash stage design of a vaulted temple with a central statue, columns, griffins and figures on steps.

Stage Design: Temple of Vengeance

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and grey wash design drawing of an ornate censer with a domed lid, garland swags and chains.

Design for a Thurible

Filippo Marchionni, 1730

Pencil sketch of a flying winged figure holding a crown above a reclining male figure, on pale paper.

Flying Figure Holding a Crown, Reclining River God

Jacques-Louis David, n.d.

Pencil study of a male torso from a plaster cast, showing chest and abdominal muscles with soft shading on gray paper.

Male Torso From a Plaster Cast

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil sketch on grey paper of cattle resting and standing beside a herdsman in a hat, with trees in the distance.

Landscape with Cattle

Pencil sketch of thistle plants with spiky flower heads and grass, inscribed Nature Study by Walter Shirlaw.

Nature Study

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil sketch of a beach with figures wading near a sailing boat, a horse cart, and a distant vessel under open sky.

Strandgezicht met figuren bij een schip

Andreas Schelfhout, 1797

Brown wash drawing of old houses with tiled roofs beside a calm canal, with two small figures and wooden posts in the water.

Huizen aan een vaart

Pencil sketch of small boats on a canal beside a cottage in a flat landscape, by Jan Weissenbruch, 1832.

Boten in een vaart

Jan Weissenbruch, 1832

Pencil sketch of a woman with hair in a bun leaning over a table, working with her hands on a small object.

Vrouw aan een tafel

Andreas Schelfhout, 1797

Pencil drawing of a flat polder landscape with a windmill, a steam train with smoke, and a foreground of grass.

Polderlandschap met molen en stoomtrein

Johannes Franciscus Hoppenbrouwers, 1829

Pencil sketch of cottages along a canal with trees behind and a rowing boat in the water in front.

Huizen aan een vaart

Salomon Leonardus Verveer, 1843

Ink and wash elevation drawing of a classical wainscotted wall panel with arched field, garland, and Greek key frieze.

Design for a Wainscotted Wall Panel

F. Cornille, 1800