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Drawings & Sketches

79,494 works

Loose watercolor study of a pale temple interior with a tripod stand, bronze urn, wreath, and green garlands.

Study for the entrance of a temple, “Vintage Festival”, Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate classical candlestick with an urn-shaped socket, pedestal, and foliate decoration.

Candlestick

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Colored drawing of a Roman forum scene: a soldier raises a dagger over a fallen woman in white as a crowd reacts.

The Death of Virginia (Taras Shevchenko)

Taras Shevchenko, 1830

Watercolor seascape of sailing boats on a river with seven figures, a dog and woven baskets on the grassy bank.

Seascape with Seven Figures and a Dog

Nicolaas Aartman, 1728-93

Pencil botanical sketches of leafy branches on cream paper, with handwritten notes describing young leaf colour and size.

Botanical Sketches, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Painted sketch of a figure driving a sun chariot across a red dusk sky above a reflective lake and dark hills.

The Chariot of the Sun Fantasy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Ink and wash drawing of Socrates raising his hand beside a cup in a stone prison cell, with mourning companions and guards.

The Death of Socrates

Taras Shevchenko, 1830

Watercolor drawing of sailing boats on a waterway with figures and baskets on the shore under a cloudy sky.

Seascape with Six Figures in the Foreground

Nicolaas Aartman, 1728-93

Pencil sketch of a young boy standing with a long pole across his shoulders, on aged paper with a museum stamp.

Boy

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of Adam and Eve in a landscape, with a winged figure above and a serpent at lower right.

Adam and Eve, The Temptation

Felice Giani, 1800

Ink drawing of a fallen armored warrior cradled by mourners, with mounted soldiers, a white horse and a wooden palisade.

The Death of Oleg, Prince of the Drevlians

Taras Shevchenko, 1830

Grey wash drawing of a shepherd with sheep crossing a stream, resting men and horses under a tree, and a distant town.

Landscape with Resting Cavaliers and a Shepherd with his Flock

Nicolaas Aartman, 1728-93

Sepia ink and wash elevation drawing of a symmetrical classical palace with a columned central portico and sculpted pediment.

Elevation of a Palace

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Pencil sketch of two girls seated on a rope swing hanging from a wooden beam, viewed from behind.

Two Girls on a Swing

Winslow Homer, 1870

Watercolor of a Romani fortune teller reading the palm of a young woman by a gate, with a child and dog nearby under a tree.

The Gypsy Fortune Teller

Taras Shevchenko, 1841

Pen and ink wash drawing of shepherds adoring the infant Christ with Mary, a donkey and an ox in the background.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Joachim Beuckelaer, 1560

Watercolor design sheet of pink flower sprigs, leaves, pink ribbons and a small basket for embroidery, pattern 591.

Design for the Embroidery of a Lady's Dress, Pattern 591, of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1780

Pencil sketch of a wooded bank with tall pine trees, fallen branches and rocks on tan paper.

Wooded Bank, Lake Millinocket, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pen and brown ink drawing of a wooded landscape with a river, arched bridge, and castle on a hill beyond.

Wooded Landscape with a River, Castle, and Town Beyond

Denijs van Alsloot, 1611

Grey wash drawing of a massive gnarled oak tree with twisted branches at a forest edge, with shrubs in the foreground.

A Giant Oak at the Edge of a Forest

Cornelis Steffelaar, 1840

Brown monochrome wash drawing of a wide coastal panorama with dark clouds over a glowing horizon and flat shoreline.

Panorama of the Coast at Sunset

Francis Danby, 1813

Grey wash drawing of a forest path with a large leaning tree trunk in the foreground and tall trees receding into the distanc

Forest Scene with Tree in Foreground

Jacques d'Artois, 1628-86

Pencil sketch of a riverside landscape with trees, rocks and rushing water, with white highlights and faint handwriting at up

Below the Bridge, Niagara River, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Ink and wash drawing of a symmetrical earring design with pear-shaped gems and floral clusters on pale paper.

Design for an Earring

Giovanni Sebastiano Meyandi, 1780

Pen and wash drawing of a ferryboat with passengers and a white horse crossing a river toward a distant town.

The Ferryboat

Hendrick Avercamp, 17th century

Watercolor of tall limestone cliffs above a calm river gorge, with sailing boats, a rowboat, and figures on a rocky shore.

Saint Vincent's Rocks and the Avon Gorge

Francis Danby, 1815

Pencil sketch of a gnarled bare tree above low shrubs and a leafy weed sprig, with handwritten labels on tan paper.

Gnarled Tree and Weed, Obersee, Germany

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a wooded landscape with tall trees, undergrowth, and a winding path on aged paper.

Wooded Scene - West Campton, New Hampshire

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Hand-coloured 1846 plan of the town of Herrnals with streets, numbered plots, a river and surrounding fields.

Grundriss der Gemeinde Herrnals mit Angabe der Grundherrschaften, Gassen, Nummern, der Bau und Fortifikations-Rayons…

Ferdinand Vacano, 1846

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a kneeling woman seen from behind, draped in cloth, on blue-grey paper.

Weeping Woman Kneeling, Seen from Behind

Jacob Adriaensz. Backer, ca. 1634-38

Watercolor of three women seated by a wooded lake beneath tall feathery trees, with small figures in the distance.

Three Women Seated by a Wooded Lake

Francis Danby, 1826

Red chalk sketch of a seated woman holding a standing nude child viewed from behind, on pale paper.

Study for a seated woman holding a child, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890