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Drawings & Sketches

79,494 works

Pen and wash drawing of a standing woman in a dark satin cloak and pale gown beside a draped curtain and pedestal.

Portrait of an unknown lady

Anthony van Dyck, 1627

Pencil drawing of an ornate carved stone well-head with arches, twisted columns and foliage reliefs on paving stones.

A Byzantine Well-head

Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton of Stretton, 1852

Pen drawing of a Chinese drum on a wooden stand with curling ribbon streamers, inscribed Hinen-Kou, tambour chinois.

Hinen-Kou, tambour chinois

Pierre Félix van Doren, 1828

Grey wash drawing of Christ falling under the cross, with soldiers, mourning women and a stone arch.

Christ Carrying the Cross

Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner, 1732-61

Pen drawing of a pear-shaped Chinese stringed instrument with ribbons and rosettes inside a circle, on torn paper.

Instrument chinois dont on ignore le nom, tir[…] du duc de chaulnes

Pierre Félix van Doren, 1828

Pen drawing of a Chinese cheng mouth organ and small drum framed by ribbons in a circle, with French caption.

Ya-Kou, petit tambour chinois, et le Cheng instrument chinois

Pierre Félix van Doren, 1828

Pen drawing of crossed Chinese instruments, a zither, pipa and flute, with a bow, inside a circle, captioned in French.

Che, yo, ou flute chinoise, et instrument chinois dont on ign[…]

Pierre Félix van Doren, 1828

Black chalk drawing of a seated nude man with a bearded head sketched above, on grey paper.

A nude male with wavy hair and a beard

Anthony van Dyck, 1614

Watercolor and graphite sketch of Dutch sailing boats on choppy water with a windmill on the distant shore.

Dutch Fishing Boats; verso: Sketches of Boats

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1870

Brown ink and wash drawing of the crucifixion with Christ on a cross, mourners below and a mounted soldier at right.

Christ nailed to the Cross

Anthony van Dyck, 1627

Watercolor landscape of a road lined with autumn trees, fields and a distant village under a pale sky.

Road near La Côte-Saint-André

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1885

Watercolor night scene of a reddish moon with a glowing yellow crescent edge against dark blue sky.

Study of the Crescent Moon in "The Ship"

William Holman Hunt, c. 1875

Pen and ink study of Christ on the cross with two mourning figures below, on blue-grey paper with white highlights.

Christ on the Cross, with the Virgin, St John and the Magdalene below, study for a painting

Anthony van Dyck, 1627

Pen and ink sketch on blue paper of draped standing and kneeling figures with rapid studies of figures above.

Sketches of figures in drapery and a man on horseback

Anthony van Dyck, 1627

Pen and brown ink sketch of a crowded bacchanal scene with a bearded man reaching for grapes held by a draped woman.

Bacchanal

Anthony van Dyck, 1615

Watercolor of a windmill with yellow tower and dark sails beside a tree, houses and a cloudy blue sky.

Wind Mill at Antwerp

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1866

Brown ink and wash sketch of several sprawled reclining figures, one draped and slumped in the foreground, on aged paper.

Slight sketches for reclining figures, overcome by wine

Anthony van Dyck, 1615

Portrait of Lucas van Uden

Anthony van Dyck, 1627

Watercolor landscape of rolling hills, a windblown tree, a dirt path and a grazing cow under a pale sky.

Landscape

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1877

Watercolor of a man in dark coat and pink breeches raising a fist beside a Gothic tower and city, captioned Nestroy as Bertra

Hr. Nestroy als Bertram. Robert der Teuxel

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1845

Watercolor of a standing man in black formal dress holding a red umbrella and top hat, in a room with patterned wallpaper.

Hr. Nestroy als Hr. v. Ledig. Unverhofft

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1845

Watercolor caricature of a bearded man in a gray coat and striped trousers standing in an interior with a table and lamp.

Hr. Nestroy als Leander Langfuß. Ein Held der modernen Romantik

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1847

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowded picture gallery with many framed paintings and small groups of figures.

Interior of a Picture Gallery

Hans Jordaens III, ca. 1620

Pencil sketch of a standing man in period dress holding a top hat, with German handwritten captions below.

Hr. Nestroy als Weinberl / Einen Jux will er sich machen

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1842

Pen and wash drawing of a crowd with oxen and a kneeling priest before a classical colonnaded building.

Saint Paul at Lystra

Jacob Jordaens, 17th century

Watercolor of a standing man in a frock coat holding a top hat, in an arched interior with a checkered floor.

Hr. Nestroy als Weinberl. Einen Jux will er sich machen

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1845

Watercolor study of a stag beetle surrounded by butterflies, grasshoppers, a dragonfly, a wasp, and a spider, with a wind fac

Insects and the Head of a Wind God

Joris Hoefnagel, ca. 1590-1600

Sheet of ink and watercolour studies of six vases, jars and an ornamental motif with scrolling patterns in blue and green.

Sheet with six studies for vases, jars, and an ornamental design sketch

Thorvald Bindesbøll, 1899

Hand-colored drawing of two women in white robes, one standing with a laurel wreath, one kneeling, before a red and gold inte

Hr. Nestroy und Dlle. Ehrhart als Norma und Adalgisa. Die falsche Prima Donna in Krähwinkel

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1848

Hand-coloured drawing of a man in purple jacket and white trousers, wearing a flower garland, in a garden setting.

Hr. Nestroy, als Nazi. Eulenspiegel

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1845

Hand-colored drawing of three costumed men in a brick dungeon, one bearded with a sword, two in chains beside a barred window

Hr. Spielberger, Röder und Werle als Jobst, Gottschalk Volkner und Junker Schlippenback in Gaugraf Philipp, genant de…

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1834

Grisaille study of a ceiling decoration with clouds, a draped woman, winged putti and reclining figures in flanking spandrels

Study for the Decoration of a Vault

Carlo Alberto Baratta, 1754-1815