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Drawings & Sketches

79,493 works

Pen drawing of a memorial column covered in handwritten text, topped by a sun with a face and inscribed rays, dated 1753.

Gedenkzuil voor prinses Anna bij haar erkenning als voogdes voor Willem V, 1751

Gerrit Kamphuysen, 1753

Red chalk drawing of nude men and cherubs in a baptism scene, with a winged angel and rocky landscape behind.

The Baptism of Christ

Cornelius van Poelenburgh, 1641/67

Grisaille drawing of a scribe at a desk and a kneeling man presenting a book to a seated figure in a Gothic interior with a d

Scribe Writing and the Author Presenting His Book

Georges Hurtrel, in or before 1870

Drawing of a standing nude male figure with one arm raised, leaning on a pedestal, in chalk on toned paper.

Staand mannelijk naakt; academiestudie

David Pièrre Giottino Humbert de Superville, 1789

Pastel portrait of a man in a powdered wig and red coat with gold buttons against a brown background.

Portret van Cornelis Calkoen (1696-1764)

Jean-Étienne Liotard, 1738

Pencil sketch of a reclining doll with handwritten colour and portrait notes on tan paper.

Sketches for Portrait of Marguerite Burrows

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pastel portrait of a woman in a yellow and red headwrap and white garment, turning her gaze toward the viewer.

Portret van een onbekende vrouw uit Istanbul

Jean-Étienne Liotard, 1738

Pencil sketch of sunbeams radiating over mountain ridges with handwritten colour notes on tan paper.

Sunbeams over Mountains, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a bearded elderly man in a hood, seen from the chest up with hands folded, on cream paper.

Eremite

Pencil drawing of a seated man in Tyrolean costume with a wide hat, smoking a pipe, on tan paper.

A Man in Tyrolean Costume, Seated, Smoking a Pipe

Théodore Valério, 1842

Medieval manuscript spread with gold historiated initial showing two robed figures beside columns of Latin text.

Joshua before the Lord

Unknown artist, c. 1270

Vincenzio Piombi

Jean-Baptiste Wicar

Watercolor drawing of a circular medallion portrait of a bearded man in a cap, with a pencil label beneath.

Medaille met het portret van Charles de Cocquiel

J.C. Wendel, 1858

Pen and brown ink drawing of three ornamental arabesque designs with winged figures, swans, urns and garlands.

Design for Ornamental Arabesque Motifs

Étienne de Lavallée-Poussin, 1770

Pencil and chalk sketch of rocky coastal outcrops at half tide, with reflections in calm water under a pale sky.

Rocks at the Coast at Half Tide, Grand Manan Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Ink drawing of a bearded monk with raised arms and staff before a crowd, with onion-domed churches behind.

Monk (Nikita Pustosvyat)

Ilya Repin, 1910

Medaille met het portret van vrouw van Charles de Cocquiel

J.C. Wendel, 1858

Pencil drawing of a thatched farmhouse beside trees, with sailing boats on a river in the distance.

A Farmhouse with a Thatched Roof and Trees Beside a River

Constant Troyon, 1825-65

European Elk

Peter Rindisbacher

Watercolor drawing of a gold medal showing the coat of arms of Charles de Cocquiel with a crowned lion and the motto Espoir F

Medaille met het wapen van Charles de Cocquiel

J.C. Wendel, 1858

Medieval manuscript page with gold illuminated initial showing Moses with crowned men, beside two columns of black Latin text

Moses Counting the Children of Israel

Unknown artist, c. 1270

Watercolor drawing of a tomb monument with a pyramid top, portrait medallion, skull and crossbones, and surrounding trees.

Grafmonument met portret van Charles-Michel de l'Epée

Eelke Jelles Eelkema, 1804

Graphite sketch on grey paper of two women seen from behind in period dress, with a seated figure in a bonnet at right.

Studies of Standing Woman for "The Republican Court" (Lady Washington's Reception Day)

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Charcoal sketch of a seated man playing a harp, head turned toward the strings, signed Jozef Israëls at lower right.

Harpspelende David

Jozef Israëls, 1899

Pencil sketch of draped fabric with diagonal folds and a sleeve form, with brown wash stains and a signature at lower right.

Draperie

Jozef Israëls, 1899

Hoofd en handen van David

Jozef Israëls, 1899

Pencil sketch of a uniformed officer speaking with a woman, with a crowd of onlookers sketched loosely behind them.

Emperor Nicholas II Visiting a Hospital

Watercolor of a white country house on a grassy hill, with a seated woman and children under large trees in the foreground.

Sweet Briar

William Russell Birch, 1808

Grey wash drawing of the Trevi Fountain in Rome with pedestrians in period dress on the cobbled square.

The Trevi Fountain, Rome

Giovanni Battista Cipriani, late 18th-mid-19th century

Charcoal sketch of a seated woman in a long skirt and blouse, head bowed, hands in lap, by Jozef Israëls.

Zittende vrouw, waarschijnlijk Michal

Jozef Israëls, 1899

Aged parchment manuscript page with two columns of brown Gothic handwriting and faint coloured margins.

Meeting of Achilles and Hector

Master of Girart de Roussillon, c. 1450 - 1460

Charcoal drawing of a city skyline with a bell tower and domed building behind a wall, with trees and a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op Sevilla

Gerard Muller, 1871