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Drawings & Sketches

79,659 works

Architectural drawing of the Karlsruhe court theatre with elevation, section, and floor plan in ink and watercolour.

Karlsruher Hoftheater, Vorentwurf Grundriss 1.OG, Schnitt u. Seitenansicht

Friedrich Weinbrenner, 1804

Charcoal academic drawing of a female nude torso with head turned upward, shaded against a dark background.

Female nude, academic drawing

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1891

Borstbeeld van een vrouw met lorgnet aan een snoer om de hals

Félicien Rops, 1843

Nine ink sketches of a dog in varied poses, including lying, sitting, standing and stretching, on pale paper.

Negen studies van een hond

Rik Wouters, 1915

Pencil sketch of a mountain valley with steep slopes, a winding stream, and small figures among rocks in the foreground.

Tally Llyn from Llyn Trigrain

Cornelius Varley, 1803

Pencil sketch of a ceiling beam detail with cross-hatched shading on cream paper, inscribed Überlingen 17 Aug 1871.

Detail eines Deckenbalkens in Überlingen

Carl Theodor Reiffenstein, 1871

Pencil sketch of two carved ceiling beam details with scrolled and bulbous ornament, labeled Überlingen 27 Aug 1871.

Details zweier Deckenbalken in Überlingen

Carl Theodor Reiffenstein, 1871

Ink wash sketches of dogs and a cat with a seated woman over a bowl and plates in a kitchen setting.

Studies van een hond en een kat en een vrouw staande aan het aanrecht

Rik Wouters, 1915

Pencil sketch of a seated woman sewing beside a faint outline of a standing figure on pale paper.

Naaiende vrouw

Rik Wouters, 1892

Ink sketch of a fish drawn diagonally in loose black brushstrokes on cream paper, with fins and spine indicated.

Vis

Rik Wouters, 1892

Head of a Bearded Man Looking Left

François Lemoyne, early 18th century

Ink drawing of curling creeping thistle leaves and stems on tan paper, a design for church decoration.

Creeping thistle, leaves. Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Ink and wash floor plan of a theatre with a semicircular auditorium, colonnades and symmetrical side wings.

Karlsruher Hoftheater, Vorentwurf Grundriss EG

Friedrich Weinbrenner, 1806

Two ink line sketches of a seated woman in varied poses, with brown wash spots on a cream paper sheet.

Twee studies van een naaiende vrouw

Rik Wouters, 1892

Loose watercolor sketch of colorful tree shapes above red and grey vertical strokes resembling a fence.

Boitsfort, het hek van het park

Rik Wouters, 1892

Pale watercolor of Henham Park with tall trees, a green hedgerow, distant ships on water, and a cloudy sky.

Henham Park, Suffolk

Cornelius Varley, 1801

Chalk drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with figures gathered around the Virgin and angels in clouds above.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

François Lemoyne, 1720-21

Ink and wash floor plan of a theatre with curved auditorium, stage, staircases and side rooms, with a scale bar.

Karlsruher Hoftheater, Vorentwurf Grundriss 1. OG

Friedrich Weinbrenner, 1806

Pale watercolor landscape of a wide Shropshire view with distant hills, scattered trees, and a cloudy sky.

An Extensive View in Shropshire

Cornelius Varley, 1803

Pencil sketch of an arched stone passage with a pointed gothic doorway and a lattice grille at right.

Detail des Metallgitters des Sakramentshäuschen in der Kirche in Dietesheim

Carl Theodor Reiffenstein, 1873

Brown and blue wash drawing of a plumed mounted commander with a banner among soldiers carrying a wounded man on a battlefiel

Alexander and Porus

François Lemoyne, early 18th century

Ink and wash architectural elevations of a classical theatre with a columned portico and a side colonnade facade.

Karlsruher Hoftheater, Vorentwurf Hauptansicht und Seitenfassade

Friedrich Weinbrenner, 1806

Watercolor of a wooded lane with exposed tree roots, undergrowth, and a small figure on a path under foliage.

A Wooded Lane near Ross

Cornelius Varley, 1803

Watercolor design for a textile pattern with gold armor, crossed swords and muskets on a red and white grid.

Design for a textile pattern with armor and weapons

Lambert van Haven, 1680

Pencil sketch of a Gothic church facade with a gabled roof, pointed portal, lancet windows and a small spire.

Die Stadtkirche in Butzbach

Carl Theodor Reiffenstein, 1874

Head of a Bearded Man in Profile to Left

François Lemoyne, early 18th century

Pen sketch of carved fragments from a baptismal font, with an angel, a saint in an arch, lions and tracery.

Legnica. Fragments of the decoration of the baptismal font from the Church of Saints Peter and Paul

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pen and wash title page design with a drape held by two putti and a seated putto beside Passion instruments.

Entwurf für das Titelblatt zu „Emblemata Sacrae Passionis"

Lucas Kilian, 1620

Pencil and chalk study of a hand resting beside a pencil on tan paper, inscribed Mr. Powers' hand, Florence 1856.

Study of a Hand

Hiram Powers, 1856

Architectural drawing with building elevation, cross section and two floor plans of a horseshoe-shaped theatre auditorium.

Karlsruher Hoftheater

Friedrich Weinbrenner, 1806

Black chalk drawing on blue paper of three nude putti in dynamic poses, one supporting a garland.

Putti Supporting a Garland

François Lemoyne, early 18th century

Design for a Border with a Portrait of Baron Cuvier

Jean Baptiste Arnout