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Drawings & Sketches

79,489 works

Ink and wash drawing of a glassmaking furnace beside a coastal landscape with ships, figures, and a rocky peak, in an ornate

Study for The Making of Glass, The Treasure Hid in the Sand, Plate 363, Physica Sacra

Johann Melchior Füssli, 1720

Graphite study of a nude woman seen from behind, leaning forward with one arm extended toward a ledge.

Study for a woman, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Ink sketch of two children outdoors, one sitting on the ground and one perched on a ledge, with a tree trunk at right.

The Grand Dukes Kirill and Boris Vladimirovich as Children, study

Albert Edelfelt, 1881

Watercolor of the Grand Canyon with red cliffs, a winding river, and boulders in the foreground under a hazy sky.

View from Powell's Plateau, Grand Canyon, Colorado

Thomas Moran, 1870

Pencil sketch on blue-grey paper of clouds and a river shoreline with handwritten color notes.

Smoke on the Hudson River, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Watercolor sketch of pale-robed figures processing along a shore beside a dark crowd, with sea and two small pencil studies b

Sketch for an illustration for Selma Lagerlöf's novel Herr Arne's Hoard

Albert Edelfelt, 1904

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a long dress with one arm extended, on cream paper.

Sketch for a Portrait of Bella Worsham

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Pencil sketch of a craggy mountain above trees and low buildings, inscribed Bavaria, on tan paper.

Mountain in Bavaria

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Ink drawing of a lake with islands, forested shores and rocky ridges under a sky with sun rays and clouds.

Lake Saimaa from the Poem The Fifth of July

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Decorative initial M with a rampant heraldic lion and floral ornaments in a shield, drawn in black and white ink.

Sotilaspoika-runon alkukirjain M

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Pen and ink drawing of ornamental friezes with masks, grapevines, bull skulls, a classical base and scrollwork.

Three Friezes; A Base; An Ornament

Felice Giani, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a ruined lakeside tower with a rowing boat on calm water and misty mountains behind.

Berglandschap met een ruïne aan het water

Johannes van Reijn, 1800

Watercolor of a mountain valley with a white church on a hill, a winding road, a river and boats, under warm light.

Berglandschap met een kerk bij een rivier

Johannes van Reijn, 1800

Decorative black capital letter M containing a white-highlighted heraldic lion against striped background.

Vänrikki Stool -runon alkukirjain M

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Pencil sketch on graph paper of two arcaded interior scenes with women in long dresses, preparatory study for a painting.

Two Figure Compositions for the Painting "The Republican Court" (Lady Washington's Reception Day)

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Watercolor landscape of leaning trees beside a ditch, with willows in a sunlit meadow under a pale orange and blue sky.

Landschap met bomen bij een sloot

Johannes van Reijn, 1800

Watercolor landscape with a cottage, a smoking kiln, two figures on a path, dark clouds and a distant windmill.

Winterlandschap met kalkoven

Johannes van Reijn, 1800

Three sheep rest on a grassy bank by water, with hills and a rosy sunset sky in the background.

Drie schapen in een landschap bij zonsondergang

Johannes van Reijn, 1800

Pen and wash drawing of a shipyard, warehouses and gabled houses along a canal with boats on the water.

Gezicht op een werf en pakhuizen op het Prinseneiland

A. Goedkoop, 1850

Grey wash drawing of a collapsed warehouse by a harbor with wooden pilings and a rowing boat with figures in the foreground.

Gezicht op het Oost-Indisch Zeemagazijn na de instorting

Gerrit Lamberts, 1822

Ink drawing with white highlights of a calm river between rocky cliffs and tall pine trees reflected in the water.

"Kuin jalot täällä Virtain veet"

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Loose pencil sketch of a partial figure's head and neck on a beige sheet of paper.

Landscape

Robert Frederick Blum, 1900

Watercolor of a tree-lined canal with reflections in the water and large houses visible in the distance under clouds.

Gezicht op de Herengracht

Hobbe Smith, 1872

Grey wash drawing of collapsed old houses by a tree, with a seated man in a hat, and a newspaper clipping below.

Gezicht op enkele verzakte huizen aan de Leidsestraat, hoek Leidseplein met een krantenbericht over de inzakking

Daniël Kerkhoff, 1806

Grey wash drawing of a ruined castle with broken walls and trees in the foreground, under a cloudy sky.

Ruïne van Brederode

Egbert van Drielst, 1755

Pen and wash drawing of a city wall by a canal, with a windmill, church tower, two trees and a standing man in the foreground

Gezicht op de Raampoort vanaf het Singel

Jan de Beijer, 1713

Grey wash drawing of a canal, drawbridge and city gate with a tower, trees, pedestrians and a carriage under a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op de Utrechtsepoort vanaf het Singel

Dirk Verrijk, 1744

Brown wash drawing of fallen men on a barren field, one looking up at shafts of light breaking through clouds above a distant

"Hän tähän nukkui rinnoin puhkaistuin"

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Architectural elevation drawing of a multi-story factory building facade with rows of windows and a cornice.

Brunswick Balke and Collender Company Factory Building, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation

Adler & Sullivan, Architects, 1891

Vertical grey-wash design of a classical pilaster strip with scrolls, acanthus leaves, rosettes and grapes.

Design for the Decoration of a Pilaster Strip

C. C, 1810

Wash drawing of a dim room where a seated man gestures to listeners, with pencil studies of figures on the same sheet.

Pistol´s Tales, Composition Study I. Illustrations for Julqvällen (Christmas Eve) by J. L. Runeberg

Albert Edelfelt, 1875

Ink and wash drawing of a vaulted stone cellar with receding arches and shadowed niches, in grey tones.

Stage Design, Prison Cellar

Bibiena Family, 1700