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Drawings & Sketches

79,656 works

Pencil drawing of a man's head tilted upward, eyes looking up, shaded face and neck on a tinted paper sheet.

Untitled. (Head of a man looking upwards)

Elizabeth Berry, 1926

Ontwerptekening met daarop gemonteerd drie albuminedrukken

Félix-Joseph Barrias, 1875

Grey-wash drawing of a baptism ceremony in a Gothic church interior with a large crowd and ornate pulpit.

Doop van Ernst Casimir van Oranje-Nassau, 1822

Haatje Pieters Oosterhuis, 1822

Pencil sketch of a cottage beside trees and clouds on pale toned paper, by John Constable.

Study for Cottage in Cornfield, East Bergholt

John Constable, 1833

Grey wash drawing of a lifted drawbridge over a canal with a sailing boat, trees on both banks, and a wooden shed.

Gezicht op de Nieuwe Prinsengracht, gezien naar de Rapenburgergracht

Jacob Cats, 1751

Watercolour of a horse cart on a dirt road overlooking a valley, with a river, sailboats and hazy mountains beyond.

The Valley of the Derwent, Tasmania

Charles Decimus Barraud, 1891

Brown wash drawing of a peasant in a wide hat seated on a rock, head in hands, with a dog and tree beside him.

Bauer, auf einem Felsblock sitzend

Tiberius Dominikus Wocher

Black ink drawing of a chestnut vendor by a street lamp and cart at night, with buildings and cross-hatched shading.

Maronibrater

Karl Wiener, 1922

Pencil sketch of a grassy valley slope leading to distant trees under a cloudy sky.

The Stour Valley

Lionel Bicknell Constable

Watercolor of an old mill beside a rushing stream, framed by a rock cliff on the left and a dense forest behind.

Ehemalige Mühle bei Hohwald im Elsass

Franz von Pfeuffer

Red chalk and wash drawing of seated Apollo attended by draped nymphs pouring water and tending his feet.

Apollo Bathing, Attended by the Nymphs of Thetis

Charles Le Brun, 17th century

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a saddled brown horse with a man in a wide-brimmed hat holding its reins behind it.

A Man and a Saddled Horse

Brown ink drawing of cats arranged across musical staves with tempo markings and the word Violino, by Moritz von Schwind.

Die Katzensymphonie

Moritz von Schwind, 1868

Pencil drawing of jagged mountains above a winding river valley, with sheep grazing on a grassy slope in the foreground.

The Takitimo Mountains and the Mararoa

Nicholas Chevalier, 1866

Ink and wash drawing of a crowd of men in period dress with a trumpeter and a ship with rigging behind them.

Election Scene

Watercolor of a shaded path below a rocky cliff, with a chapel with a cross on the ledge above and trees on the slope.

Von Felsen gesäumter Weg unterhalb des Klosters St. Odilien im Elsass

Franz von Pfeuffer, 1865

Brown wash drawing of two women in wide-brimmed feathered hats and long striped skirts, one wearing a dark shawl.

The Misses Sandby of Norwich

Watercolor of a ruined arched stone structure on a terrace, with wooded hills and a distant castle ruin beyond.

Blick von der Burgruine Landsberg auf Burg Andlau im Elsass

Franz von Pfeuffer, 1865

Pencil sketchbook page with figure studies of fishermen and children near water, handwritten Dutch labels, and page number 42

Various figure studies. From: A Marken sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1871

Grey wash drawing of a hanging lamp above two kneeling figures before a pietà in a dim underground shrine.

An Underground Shrine with Two Figures Kneeling before a Pieta

Handwritten French title page on ruled music staff paper reading Le chat noir, Concert Symphonie pour le Violon.

Le chat noir: Widmungsblatt der Katzensymphonie

Moritz von Schwind, 1867

Watercolour of ruined stone arches and walls with greenery, small figures on a bank, and rustic buildings beside.

Amphitheatre

Johann Hackert, 1768

Pen and ink drawing of a nude putto holding a fish beside a column and scrolling grotesque ornament.

Fragment of a Grotesque Decoration with a Term and Putto

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and brown ink sketch of a woman with her head resting on her hand, wearing a frilled bonnet.

Study of a Woman with her Head on her Hand

Richard Parkes Bonington

Watercolor half-length portrait of a woman with an upswept hairstyle, dark puffed-sleeve dress, and gold jewelry.

Anna Appenzeller, die erste Gattin des Künstlers in halber Figur

Johann Grund, 1831

Pen and ink drawing of a winged satyr riding a fantastical creature beside ornamental scrolls and snail-like shapes.

Satyr riding a fantastical creature, snail-like creatures

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Frieze-style drawing of a dead woman surrounded by mourners and a crowned seated ruler on a stepped dais.

Der Tod der Virginia

Moritz von Schwind, 1842

Pen and ink sketch of a bearded man in a lace collar and period dress, with a second figure at upper right.

Study of a Gentleman in 17th Century Costume, After Van Dyck

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1827

Watercolor of a riverside mill with dormer windows, ducks on the water, a figure on a path, and trees.

Mill at Charenton

Profile Study of a Young Man

Pen and ink ornament drawing with drapery swags, a covered urn, scrolls, and a framed creature between fountains.

Grotesque ornament with garlands and vase

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and ink drawing of an ornamental candelabra with grotesque figures, scrollwork and flamingo and winged figure studies at

Candelabra grotesque and studies of kneeling figures (recto); two sphinxes (verso)

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60