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Drawings & Sketches

79,656 works

Architectural elevation drawing of a two-story theater facade with arched arcades, columns and statues on top.

Project for the New Theater at St. Quentin (Aisne): Elevation

Emile-Jacques Gilbert, ca. 1841

Colored architectural section of a proposed theater showing balconies, a curved auditorium with red decoration, and a roof tr

Project for the New Theater at St. Quentin (Aisne) - Section

Emile-Jacques Gilbert, ca. 1841

Watercolor elevations of two matching blue and gold tribunes on marble bases, labeled in French as flanking grille no. 1.

Right and Left Tribunes

Charles Percier

Ink elevation drawing of the Fontaine Desaix in Place Dauphine, with lion-head spouts, inscribed pedestal and classical statu

Fontaine Desaix

Charles Percier

Pen drawing of a riverside town with a tower, church spire, a rowing boat with two figures, and grazing animals.

A Town by a Rivers Edge

Nicolas Perelle

Brown ink drawing of the Château d'Amboise seen from a street with a stone wall, pedestrians, and large trees.

Veue et Perspective du Chasteau d'Amboille

Nicolas Perelle

Pen and brown ink drawing of mourning women beside a tomb, with cypress trees, a lion and a flaming urn.

Landscape with a Memorial Scene

Ennemond Alexandre Petitot, ca. 1760-80

Pen and wash drawing of a nude male figure supporting a large covered urn, beside a smaller ornamental vase design.

Two Designs for Vases (recto); Variant Design for a Vase (verso)

Ennemond Alexandre Petitot

Pen and gray wash drawing of two figures in a vine-covered garden pavilion with a tiled roof and feathery plants.

Chinoiserie

Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Pencil drawing of a ruined arched masonry structure with overgrown top and rocks in the foreground, flat landscape behind.

Ruïne van een gebouw in de oude haven van Trajanus in Fiumicino

Hendrik Voogd, 1788

Grey wash drawing of a man with a pipe and a woman leaning on a half-door, a child peering behind, and a dog at left.

Familie over een onderdeur naar buiten ziend

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Pencil drawing of a cow's head seen from the front, with long curved horns, on pale paper.

Runderkop, van voren

Hendrik Voogd, 1788

Watercolor sketch of a farm cart seen from behind, with a tree trunk at left and a dark grey wash behind.

Boerenwagen, van achteren gezien

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Red chalk sketch of a man's head and shoulders with curly hair inside a hatched oval frame.

Portretbuste van een heer in ovale omlijsting

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Charcoal study of a hand with fingers pressed together and a draped sleeve, with white chalk highlights on pale paper.

Studie van een hand

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Grey ink wash study of two dog heads, one above the other, with drooping ears and layered tonal shading.

Twee hondenkoppen

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Pen and wash drawing of allegorical figures among clouds with putti, framed by an ornamental border of medallions and panels.

The Triumph of Courage and Wisdom

Johann Michael Rottmayr, late 17th-early 18th century

Runderkop, naar links

Hendrik Voogd, 1788

Three ink drawings of horse skulls from different angles with handwritten measurements and a signature beneath.

Drie paardenschedels

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Pencil drawing of a standing horned cow seen from the side facing right, with grazing cattle in the background.

Staande koe, van opzij gezien, naar rechts

Hendrik Voogd, 1788

Pen and grey wash drawing of farm cart parts, showing wheels, axle, frame and chain sketched from several angles.

Onderdelen van de constructie van een boerenwagen

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Grey wash drawing of a covered two-wheeled cart with a canvas hood and wooden spoked wheels, shown in side view.

Huifkar

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Pen and grey wash drawing of the rear of a four-wheeled cart with spoked wheels and a rope bundle on top.

Achterkant van een vierwielige kar

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Black and white chalk study on blue paper of a standing peasant woman, a sleeping woman's head, and a raised arm.

Studies van een boerenvrouw

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Pencil sketch of a horse's head seen from the front, with light lines for ears, eyes and muzzle on cream paper.

Paardenkop, van voren gezien

Hendrik Voogd, 1788

Two grey wash drawings: a woman and older man on sheet 49, and a woman wringing her hands by foliage on sheet 30.

Young Woman (possibly a Sex Worker) with a Man (recto); Young Woman Wringing Her Hands over a Man's Naked Body (verso)

Francisco Goya, 1796-97

Red chalk drawing in a circle of the Holy Family: kneeling Mary, seated Joseph, and the infant Christ on a cloth.

Holy Family in the Stable

Govert Flinck, mid-17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of men raising a large wooden cross as a crowd of robed onlookers watches under a hazy sky.

The Discovery of the True Cross

Bernardo Strozzi, 1599-1644

Charcoal sketch of three male figures, one standing, one bent forward, one lying on the ground, on cream paper.

Vendéan Fusillé

Clément-Auguste Andrieux, 1849-80

Pen drawing of a tiered tomb with a reclining effigy in elevation, with an oval floor plan below.

Design for a Freestanding Tomb Seen in Elevation and Plan

the Younger Antonio da Sangallo, 1530-35

Pen and ink study of three nude warriors, two on rearing horses, one raising a sword and another holding a spear.

Three Warriors and Their Horses, Study for a Bas Relief Sculpture in the Chateau de Tervueren

François Rude, first half 19th century

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude male figure with head bowed, arm across knee, on draped cloth.

Study of a seated male figure (Ecce Homo?)

Juan Carreño de Miranda, ca. 1665-75