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Drawings & Sketches

79,494 works

Brown and grey wash drawing of the Virgin and Child with infant John the Baptist, flanked by Saints Francis and Clare.

Virgin and Child with the Infant John the Baptist, and Saints Francis of Assisi and Clare

Felice Brusasorci, n.d.

Watercolor design for a painted ceiling with a central winged figure, scrolling foliage, and small mythological scenes in fra

Project for a Painted Square Ceiling

Luigi Rossini, 1820

Brown ink drawing of rowing boats attacking a whale in a harbor, with a crowd on the quay and classical buildings behind.

Whale Hunt by the Emperor Claudius at Ostia

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Brown wash drawing of a seated man in a wig and embroidered coat with a star order, holding a quill at a desk.

Portrait of J. J. Régis de Cambecérès

Jean-Baptiste-François Bosio, n.d.

Watercolor stage design of classical arches, colonnades, towers and a statue in a plaza, with ship masts beyond.

Stage Design, Group of Buildings Near Port

Angelo Toselli, 1800

Pencil and white gouache sketch of rocky mountain ridges with handwritten notes on pale green paper.

Gulf of Corinth, Greece

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch on tan paper of seagulls, a white-sailed boat on water, and a small pine tree.

Seagulls, Sailboats, and a Tree, Mount Desert, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pen and ink drawing of winged angels playing lute, violin and wind instruments, with a monogram and the date 1521.

Music-Making Angels

Albrecht Dürer, 1521

Pencil drawing of old timber farmhouses with pitched roofs, a wooden water trough, and mountains in the distance.

Old Farmhouses

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1830

Pencil sketch of distant mountains above a lake with handwritten color notes on tan paper.

Mountains and Lakes, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Albrecht Dürer, 1490-1528

Ink and wash drawing of a winged putto reclining with a garland of flowers in a lunette-shaped design.

Autumn, Lunette for Ceiling of the Sala Ottagonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a cylindrical stone tower interior under a domed ceiling, with two small figures at its base.

Interieur van toren op het graf van Ciceron tussen Itri en Gaeta

Louis Ducros, 1778

Grey wash drawing of a ruined cylindrical tower with overgrown stone base and a tree at left.

Exterieur van het graf van Ciceron tussen Itri en Gaeta

Louis Ducros, 1778

Grey wash drawing of an arched doorway and walls, with a Corinthian column capital rising above the roofline.

Antieke zuil en gebouwen in haven van Brindisi

Louis Ducros, 1778

Ink and grey wash drawing of an elderly man in a wide-brimmed hat and long coat, standing with gloves and a cast shadow.

Henricus Slatius, 1623

J.C. Wendel, 1850

Reclining woman in blue gown with lace cap and green parasol, draped over pink and green decorative scrolls on peach paper.

Female Monkey with umbrella

Christophe Huet

Watercolor study of two bird wings, one brown and rust, one grey and blue, with the date 1515 at the top.

Bittern's Wings: study showing both sides

Albrecht Dürer, 1515

Pen and grey wash drawing of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and long coat standing with a hat in one hand.

Adriaan van Dijk, 1623

J.C. Wendel, 1850

Pen and grey wash drawing of a bearded man in a fur hat and long coat, standing with a walking stick.

Reinier van Oldenbarnevelt, heer van Groeneveld, 1623

J.C. Wendel, 1850

Grey wash drawing of a courtyard with a tall stone tower, low sheds, a cart and a small figure with a rifle.

Binnenplaats van de herberg in Lapide

Louis Ducros, 1778

Colored design drawing of a square ceiling with a central radiating medallion and classical scrolls, urns, and a winged figur

Design for a Painted Ceiling

Charles Percier, 1800

Grey wash drawing of torch-bearing figures on a hillside with a crowd and a cart wheel in the foreground.

Aankomst in Brindisi na oversteek van de Adriatische zee

Louis Ducros, 1778

Grey wash drawing of sailors resting on a ship's deck beside a wooden bucket and sacks.

Opvarenden en bemanning op een schip

Louis Ducros, 1778

Grey wash drawing of a tavern interior with men by a doorway, a woman holding a child, and a dog on the floor.

Interieur van de herberg in Lapide in de buurt van Brindisi

Louis Ducros, 1778

Pencil sketch of rugged mountain peaks and rocky cliffs on tan paper, with a diagonal line and handwritten label.

Mountain Peaks

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Grey wash drawing of a carved animal relief above a weathered marble block with an inscription and rubble.

Twee beelden van nijlpaarden in wit marmer op een plein in Brindisi

Louis Ducros, 1778

Brown wash drawing of a group of standing men in robes, one pointing and another raising a staff or banner.

Group of Men

Master of the Large Figure Brush Drawings, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of a turbaned man seated on a boat beside a tiller, with a man in a tricorn hat reading in the foreground.

Nathaniel Thornbury en man aan het roer op de boot

Louis Ducros, 1778

Pale pencil and watercolor drawing of a man with a sword riding a horned creature, with a dragon-like beast below.

Detail van het plaveisel en mozaïek van de kathedraal in Brindisi

Louis Ducros, 1778

Grey wash drawing of sailors and passengers resting on a boat deck beside rope, barrels, a mast and a dog.

Bemanning en reizigers op de boot

Louis Ducros, 1778

Grey wash drawing of two ancient sculpted heads, a bearded man and a young woman, on cream paper.

Twee hoofden van beelden van het theater van Tarente opgegraven in aanwezigheid van de kunstenaar

Louis Ducros, 1778