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Drawings & Sketches

79,494 works

Pen and ink drawing of a man in period costume with a sword beside a large decorative letter F on a pedestal.

Electrotype Reproductions

James Henry Moser, 1890

Charcoal drawing of a seated bearded man looking up at a standing man holding beads, with a woman in a hat behind them.

Doctor and Patient

Adolph Menzel, 1899

Pen and ink drawing of a seated nude figure beside a chariot frieze and a standing nude statue, by James Henry Moser.

Casts from Antique Sculpture: The Parthenon

James Henry Moser, 1890

Pencil sketch of two horses, one saddled and one carrying a mounted rider in uniform, on pale paper.

Two Horses, One Mounted

Winslow Homer, 1860

Ink drawing of a decorative letter H with leafy stems and a classical doorway holding a statue in a niche.

History of the Corcoran Gallery of Art

James Henry Moser, 1890

Head of a Bearded Man

Adolph Menzel, 1884

Pencil sketch of a nude female figure holding flowers and drapery, leaning forward on a pale sheet of paper.

Venus Picking Flowers

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Pencil sketch of an elm tree with a spreading leafy canopy and branches on a tan paper sheet.

Elm Tree, Hartford, Connecticut

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pen and ink drawing of a crouching lion on a ledge with ornate shields, vases, a dagger and armor fragments.

Bronzes

James Henry Moser, 1890

Woman with a Crushed Velvet Hat

Adolph Menzel, 1894

Handwritten ink inventory on grid paper listing saint and religious painting titles with prices and attributions.

Inventory of Paintings

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pen and ink sketch of two heraldic escutcheons with scrolling ornament, foliage and drapery on aged paper.

Two escutcheons for coat of arms of Pope Benedict XIV

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

Pen and wash drawing of the Madonna and Child in glory with angels above, and a winged warrior driving a falling demon below.

Madonna and Child in Glory, Study after Mastelletta; Angel Gabriel Driving Lucifer from Heaven, Study after Marcanton…

Felice Giani, 1820

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate covered vase on a pedestal with palm fronds and a large printed letter P.

Porcelains and Glass

James Henry Moser, 1890

Pencil drawing of a thatched rustic cottage with a worker, wooden cart and tall trees under a sky with birds.

Landscape with Rustic Cottage

François Boucher, c. 1760

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a seated nude man gripping a staff, on blue paper.

Seated Male Nude Holding a Staff

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, mid-18th-late 18th century

Pencil sketch of the El Altar mountain above trees with cloud bands, with handwritten notes about Riobamba and morning light.

El Altar from Riobamba, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Charcoal sketch of three men seated in a canoe on water, with diagonal hatched sky above.

Canoe with Three Men

Winslow Homer, 1890

Watercolor of a young woman resting on a stone wall beside a basket, with a hazy landscape and church spire behind her.

Returning Home

Johann Georg Meyer, 19th century

Watercolor of a hazy grey sea with rocky outcrops and a cliff edge of green and ochre vegetation at the bottom.

Ocean Seen from a Cliff, Prout's Neck, Maine

Winslow Homer, 1900

Ink design for Corcoran Gallery of Art catalogue title page with a stone lion, steps, and a man and girl in period dress.

Title Page

James Henry Moser, 1890

Pen and ink drawing of a classical column and ornamental letter D with leafy foliage on tan paper.

Description of the Building

James Henry Moser, 1890

Pencil sketch of a bamboo bridge over a stream with a standing figure, plus a small figure carrying a jar, on brown paper.

Bamboo Bridge at Buga, Colombia and Girl Carrying a Jar, Cartago, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil drawing of the Lamentation of Christ with mourning figures, cypress trees and a distant landscape.

The Lamentation

Johann Friedrich Overbeck, 1840-45

Pencil sketch of a reclining classical male figure and Parthenon-style horsemen, with handwritten notes and the word CASTS.

Study for "Casts from Antique Sculpture: The Parthenon"

James Henry Moser, 1890

Sepia drawing of Christ gesturing to sleeping disciples in a rocky garden, with an angel appearing in a cave behind.

Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane

Johann Friedrich Overbeck, 1848

Pencil drawing of a trophy of armor, helmet, shields and swords with wheat and foliage around a winged hourglass.

Trophy with Winged Hourglass

Romolo Achille Liverani, 1830

Pencil sketch of a woman's face looking upward, one hand raised to shield her eyes, hair flowing across a cream sheet.

Woman Shielding Her Eyes

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Pen drawing of a crucified figure on a cross above a rocky hill, with an angular city skyline behind.

Golgatha

Karl Wiener, 1941

Pencil sketch of a lion sculpture and decorative vases in a corner border, with handwritten label reading Bronzes, Cloisonné.

Study for "Bronzes"

James Henry Moser, 1890

Pen and gray wash drawing of a bearded saint presenting a young boy to the Virgin on clouds, with putti and columns.

Saint Stephen of Hungary Presenting his Son, Saint Emeric, to the Virgin

Franz Xavier Karl Palko, 1740-67

Brown ink and wash drawing of a Gothic cathedral interior with pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and small figures among the col

Stage Design: Interior of Gothic Cathedral

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800