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Drawings & Sketches

79,494 works

Brown ink drawing of a tall decorative panel with a winged female figure, draped fabric, cornucopia and scrolled ornament.

Design for a Painted Panel

Étienne de Lavallée-Poussin, 1770

Pencil sketch of a reclining fox or dog with pointed ears, forelegs extended over a loosely scribbled form.

Schets van een liggende vos of hond

Willem van Konijnenburg, 1878

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a long coat with one hand in his pocket, study for a portrait.

Sketch for Portrait of Mr. Samuel Ward Sr., Standing with Hand in Pocket

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch of a man in a hat riding a rearing horse, drawn in loose, energetic strokes.

Man op een steigerend paard

Willem van Konijnenburg, 1918

Pencil sketch of three pigs in a farmyard setting with a fence, drawn on tan paper.

Drie varkens

Willem van Konijnenburg, 1878

Red chalk studies of a reclining nude figure, a leg and a foot on tan paper with faint grid lines.

Studies for an Angel in Glory

Tanzio da Varallo, 1595-1633

Pencil sketches of a leafy tree and an uprooted tree with exposed roots on cream paper, dated September 1840.

Sketches of Tree and Roots, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Circular pen drawing of a sun chariot with horses, winged figures and draped women among clouds, with reclining figures below

The Sun, the Hours, and the Seasons, for Palazzo Gessi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of a church tower, village houses, rocky outcrop and distant hills under a hatched sky.

Italian Landscape

Cornelis Cort, 16th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a sarcophagus-style monument with a central medallion portrait and two draped figures.

Project for an Epitaph in High Relief

Vincenzo Gajassi, 1830

Hazy blue mountains rise above a green valley with ferns and shrubs in the foreground under a pale sky.

In the Blue Mountains, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Wash drawing of a flat landscape with a church tower above trees, sandy hillocks in the foreground, and a cloudy sky.

Landscape

Aelbert Cuyp, 1635-91

Pen and wash landscape drawing of tall trees beside a dirt path and wooden fence, with fields and a pale sky receding into th

Landscape with Trees

Aelbert Cuyp, 1635-91

Sketch of two standing oxen, a hay-laden cart, and a covered cart with a resting ox on tan paper.

Oxcarts, Rome, Italy

Samuel Colman, 1870

Brown chalk and white highlight drapery study of a standing male figure with clasped hands on tinted paper.

Standing Male Figure

Filippino Lippi, ca. 1480

Watercolor design sheet with a floral embroidery pattern of leaves, blue blossoms and pink buds for a waistcoat, marked 1691.

Design for Embroidered Waistcoat, pattern 1691 of the Fabrique de St. Ruf

Mademoiselle Baulieu, 1780

Pale feathery leaves in a flowing branch pattern on a warm brown-orange ground, an unfinished 1800 textile design sketch.

Design for an Embroidered or Woven Fabric of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf," Unfinished

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800

Pen and wash drawing of a bust portrait in a laurel wreath flanked by allegorical women, putti, and a coat of arms.

Design for a Title Page

Abraham van Diepenbeeck, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a classical landscape with columns, robed figures by a river, a castle, and a rocky cliff.

Mozes wordt gevonden

Matthijs Balen, 1694

Brown wash drawing of a wooded landscape with cows, a stone monument, figures by water, and a distant bridge and hills.

Landschap met op de voorgrond een monument en koeien

Matthijs Balen, 1694

Kop van een tijger

Willem Vaarzon Morel, 1898

Pencil sketch of farmhouses on a hillside with trees and distant mountains, inscribed Guaranda June 3 37.

Houses in the Mountains of Guaranda, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Sepia drawing of a classical building with a columned balcony beside water, a fishing boat, and distant hills.

Gezicht op een gebouw aan het water

Matthijs Balen, 1694

Watercolor and pencil study of a decorated ceramic jar with scrolling cloud motifs and a face in relief.

Study for a jar

Thorvald Bindesbøll, 1903

Brown wash drawing of a bearded man dictating to a scribe at a draped table in a room with a classical temple beyond.

St. Paul Dictating at Ephesus

Abraham van Diepenbeeck, 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a farmhouse by a canal, with a fisherman, tall trees and a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op een huis aan het water

Matthijs Balen, 1752

Brown wash drawing of a columned pavilion on a terrace beside a river, with a fisherman, trees, hills and clouds.

Galerij aan het water

Matthijs Balen, 1694

Brown wash drawing of a river landscape with tall trees, a cliff, a horse-drawn cart, and a distant building.

Rivierlandschap met gebouw, een huifkar en enkele figuren

Matthijs Balen, 1694

Ink and grey wash sketch of a theatrical grotto set with arched colonnade, rock formations and a balustraded terrace.

Stage Design, Grotto

Pietro Gonzaga, 1700

Brown wash drawing of a river landscape with tall trees, a shepherd with goats, classical buildings and distant hills.

Rivierlandschap met gebouwen en herders met geiten

Matthijs Balen, 1694

Brown wash drawing of a river landscape with a building, a boatman in a small boat, trees, and a rocky cliff.

Rivierlandschap met gebouw, een bootje en twee figuren

Matthijs Balen, 1694

Grey wash drawing of a satyr watching a sleeping nude woman beside trees, with Dutch verse written above.

Jupiter en Antiope

Matthijs Balen, 1694