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Drawings & Sketches

79,493 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowded religious procession with a canopy, soldiers with pikes, and classical buildings.

Procession of the Sacrament

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Ink and wash elevation of a rococo bedroom wall with carved paneling, fireplace, canopy bed and mythological panel paintings.

Wall Elevation of the Bedroom of the Prince de Rohan, Hôtel de Soubise, Paris

Germain Boffrand, 1730

Grey wash drawing of a rococo frame with empty oval center, scrolling foliage, and a reclining cherub at lower left.

Design for Frame Surrounding the Portrait of Francis Russell, Second Earl of Bedford

Hubert François Gravelot, 1730

Brown wash drawing of a frieze with allegorical figures, a putto, scrolls, reeds and a music stand.

Design for a Frieze with the Allegory of Literature

Piat Joseph Sauvage, 1780

Loose oil sketch of a dark sailboat on calm water before reddish hills and a cloudy sky.

The Strait of Messina, Looking towards Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and brown wash studies of draped bedroom alcoves with swagged valances and curtains on a cream sheet.

Designs for Bedroom Alcoves

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch on green paper with horizontal strokes, numbered tone notes, and handwritten color notes in the upper corner.

Clouds over Mountains

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Brown ink and wash elevation drawing of a classical building with domed wings, a central tower, and columns.

Elevation of a building

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Oil sketch of a cloudy sunset glowing orange over dark hills, with the word Jamaica written in the lower left corner.

Cloudy Sunset, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of a draped figure reading, putti on steps, and a woman with a basket beside classical architectur

Urban Scene with Draped Figure, Putti, and Woman Carrying Basket

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a uniformed soldier lying dead on the ground, boots extended, on tan paper with grid line

Dead Soldier

Ange-Louis Janet Lange, 1830

Ink and wash drawing of a woman and a man reading beside a bookcase, with orange layout guides and a 23.3 cm dimension line.

Lezende man en vrouw bij een boekenkast

Jac Nuiver, 1930

Grey wash drawing of an ornate baldacchino over an altar with papal arms, angels, columns and a crucifix.

Baldacchino with Papal Ar

Giuseppe Valadier, 1770

Oil sketch of pink-lit clouds over rolling green hills and trees under a teal sky, by Frederic Edwin Church.

Clouds above the Hudson Valley, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Black chalk drawing of the Holy Family with two angels, Virgin Mary holding the Christ child, Saint Joseph behind.

The Holy Family with Two Angels

Alessandro Algardi, 1598-1654

Small painting of two pale icebergs rising above dark choppy sea under a warm tan sky.

Two Icebergs, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pastel and chalk study of an arch of green vines and white morning glory flowers over a dim garden path.

Arch of Morning Glories, Study for "A Basket of Flowers"

Eugène Delacroix, 1848-49

Red chalk study of a standing male figure with outstretched arm and loose sketches of heads and drapery on cream paper.

Study for a group of figures, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pencil sketch of reclining and draped allegorical figures with the word JUSTICE lettered below, by Eugène Delacroix.

Study for an allegorical figure of Justice in the ceiling decoration of the Salon du Roi, Palais Bourbon (recto); stu…

Eugène Delacroix, 1833

Painting of a seated boy in a straw hat and white shirt, viewed from behind, surrounded by tall green grass.

Seated Boy, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Brown-ground drawing of Christ in glory surrounded by angels, clouds and nude figures, heightened with white and blue.

Christ in Glory with Angels

Belisario Corenzio, 1640

Watercolor of drummers and National Guard soldiers in blue uniforms marching down a city street in 1848.

Generalmarsch der Wiener Nationalgarde V. Bezirk

Victor Odescalchi, 1848

Pencil sketches of a standing goat, a goat head, and horse heads on pale paper.

Studies of a Goat

Eugène Delacroix, 1798-1863

Grey chalk drawing of a kneeling nude man with a radiant halo, one hand on his chest, on a rocky ledge.

Knielend mannelijk naakt, als Christus

Floris Croese, 1790

Red chalk architectural elevation of a door, overdoor with a griffin, lion mask, and carved wall panels on paper.

Elevations of a Door, Door Frame, Overdoor, and Adjoining Wall Panel

Mauro Antonio Tesi

Drawing of a standing nude male figure leaning on a pedestal, rendered in white chalk on blue-grey paper.

Staand mannelijk naakt

Floris Croese, 1789

Pen and watercolor drawing of a brick city gate with a stone arch, lion statues and a slate roof, Alkmaar, 1802.

Gezicht op de oude Vriesche Poort te Alkmaar

Jacobus Andreas Crescent, 1802

Pen and watercolor drawing of a stone city gate with an arched passage, brick tower, slate roof and lion sculptures.

Gezicht op de oude Vriesche Poort te Alkmaar, van voren

Jacobus Andreas Crescent, 1802

Pastel-toned seascape of a rocky coast with choppy waves, a sailing boat, steep cliffs and two figures on a path.

Een rotsachtige kust

Andreas Schelfhout, 1852

Pencil sketch sheet with studies of two crouching lions and several leaping animals in loose hatched lines.

Studies of Animals

Eugène Delacroix, 1810-63

Pen and brown wash drawing of six designs for bedroom alcoves with draped curtains, domes, and classical columns.

Six Designs for Bedroom Alcoves

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pencil sketch of a tree grove with bamboo leaf studies scattered below, labeled Jamaica Aug 65.

Bamboo Grove, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860