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Drawings & Sketches

79,489 works

Ink drawing of a decorative letter H with laurel branches, a crown, a ribbon and a lyre motif in brown and blue.

Sotavanhus-runon alkukirjain H

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Graphite anatomical sketches of heads, necks, shoulders and arms on tan paper, with handwritten muscle labels.

Anatomical Sketches of the Head, Neck, and Shoulders

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pen drawing of a large decorative letter A surrounded by leaves, a curling vine and small crown motifs on pale paper.

Ukko Lode -runon alkukirjain A

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Ink drawing of a large decorative letter D with a bat with spread wings over hatched shading on cream paper.

Veljekset-runon alkukirjain D, originaalipiirustus Vänrikki Stoolin tarinain kuvitukseen (ruots.painos)

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Pencil sketch of a rugged cliff with rock layers, a sloping path, and a fence with cactus in the foreground.

Rugged Cliff, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Small sketch of rose-colored rock cliffs with carved facades, a camel and rider, under a pale blue and pink sky.

Jabal al-Habis, Petra, Jordan

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Black and white heraldic design of a rampant lion inside an oval initial O on a shield-shaped frame with rosettes.

Von Konow ja hänen korpraalinsa -runon alkukirjain O

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Two pencil sketches of sailboats on pale paper, with red accents on the sails and a handwritten note beside them.

Sailboat

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pen and ink drawing of architectural ornament with columns, capitals, arched doorway, winged figures and an eagle.

Decorative Study; Verso: Anatomical Study

Felice Giani, 1810

Mounted pencil drawings of cabin scenes, a woman with a berry basket, a ship at sea, and two seated women.

Kuvitusta Z. Topeliuksen satuun "Vanha tupa"

Albert Edelfelt, 1901

Brown wash drawing of a helmeted man raising a dagger over a crowd, beside a dead woman on a couch and mourning figures.

Brutus Exhorting the Romans after the Death of Lucretia

Étienne Barthélemy Garnier, c. 1790

Brown ink drawing of a horizontal ornamental panel with acanthus scrolls and two putti among the leaves.

One of a set of projects for a title page and decoration of a horizontal panel

Francesco Bedeschini, 1690

Watercolor design of a cherub with torch above musical instruments, globe, roses and wheat in a decorative still life arrange

Design for a woven or printed fabric

P. and C. Lacour, 1880

Drawing of a seated nude devil playing a pipe above a pale figure in a dark cloak, with the inscription FAN BLÅSER.

The Devil Blowing

Caricature

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil sketches of castle towers, flags, and figures including a woman holding a child and a man in a hat on tan paper.

Architecture and Figure Sketches, Thun, Switzerland

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Painted figure of a crowned, bearded king with a halo, holding a sceptre and red shield, in an arched frame.

Hezekiah, King of Judah

Hippolyte Flandrin, 1856-63

Pen and pencil drawing of a woman in a fur-collared dress riding a horned goat inside a wooden stable.

"En Mora kulla för bocken på bete", nainen ratsastamassa pukilla

Robert Wilhelm Ekman, 1836

Charcoal caricature drawing of a mustached man in a jacket leaning on a tall stick, signed at lower right.

Karikatuurportret van Willem Martens, zijn biljartkeu krijtend

Elchanon Verveer, 1870

Portret van de kunstschilder en fotograaf Maurits Verveer

Elchanon Verveer, 1836

Charcoal caricature drawing with red chalk of an elderly bearded man in a long coat pointing to the left.

Karikatuurportret van Prof. Jan ten Brink

Elchanon Verveer, 1850

Pencil outline of a mountain ridgeline with a tall central peak on grey paper, labeled Katahdin from Katahdin Lake.

Cut-out of Mt. Katahdin from Katahdin Lake, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Charcoal caricature of an elderly man in a top hat and frock coat holding a cane, signed Elchanon Verveer, 1836.

Karikatuurportret van de kunstschilder David Joseph Bles

Elchanon Verveer, 1836

Pencil sketch of grass blades clustered at upper left on pale paper, with handwritten inscription above.

Arrangement of Grass, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Figure in armor and red cloak raises arm toward a pale sun against teal arched background, with golden halo.

Joshua, with the Sun at Upper Left

Hippolyte Flandrin, 1856-63

Charcoal caricature of a seated bald man in a waistcoat smoking a pipe and gesturing with one arm outward.

Karikatuurportret van de kunstschilder Martinus Wilhelmus Liernur

Elchanon Verveer, 1850

Karikatuurportret van de kunstschilder Johannes Bosboom (1817-1891)

Elchanon Verveer, 1836

Charcoal sketch of a bearded man in a bowler hat seated at a round table, one hand raised near his face.

Karikatuurportret van de kunstschilder Fridolin Becker

Elchanon Verveer, 1850

Karikatuurportret van de kunstschilder Hermanus Gerhardus Wolbers

Elchanon Verveer, 1870

Charcoal sketch of a man in a bowler hat raising his arm, with a windmill and water in the background.

Karikatuurportret van de kunstschilder Paul Gabriel

Elchanon Verveer, 1850

Charcoal caricature of a standing man with a mustache, double-breasted jacket and walking stick, signed lower right.

Karikatuurportret van de kunstschilder Willem Adriaan van Konijnenburg

Elchanon Verveer, 1880

Pencil sketch of the Acropolis and Parthenon in Athens seen across a plain, with rocky hills at right and handwritten color n

View of the Acropolis from Lycabettus Hill, Athens, Greece

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860