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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pen and brown wash drawing of a nun on a deathbed with attendants and a dove of the Holy Spirit above, in a circular frame.

A Nun on Her Deathbed, the Holy Spirit Above

Giovanni Battista Lombardelli, 1532-87

Charcoal and pastel composition study on grid paper showing a red-clad figure and dark clustered figures, a mural design sket

Composition study for "Seven Deadly Sins" in The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Edwin Austin Abbey

Design drawing of a table with lyre-shaped legs, showing front, side and pedestal views in pink wash.

Ontwerp voor de zijkant en de voorzijde van een tafel met liervormige voeten

Joachim-Pierre Blank, 1829

Pen and ink design drawing of a writing chest with small upper drawers, three long lower drawers, and a cross-section above.

Ontwerp voor een schrijfmeubel

Joachim-Pierre Blank, 1831

Ontwerp voor twee secretaires

Joachim-Pierre Blank, 1829

Pen and watercolor design drawing of a pink commode with front and side section views, dated 1831.

Ontwerp voor een commode

Joachim-Pierre Blank, 1831

Pen and wash design drawing of three console table elevations and a plan, with scrolled legs and a scale bar.

Ontwerpen voor consoletafels

Joachim-Pierre Blank, 1831

Pen and pink wash design drawings of a bed with scrolled ends, shown in side and front elevation with a scale bar.

Ontwerpen voor bedden

Joachim-Pierre Blank, 1831

Red chalk drawing of robed saints and figures among ruins, with a reclining nude and an angel in clouds above.

Scenes from the Life of Saint Anthony Abbot

Giovanni Battista Lombardelli, 1532-87

Pen and wash design drawing of a round tripod table, pedestal table, two side tables and a plan view, with a scale bar.

Ontwerpen voor een ronde tafel op een drievoet

Joachim-Pierre Blank, 1831

Pen and wash drawing of a niche with a laurel-crowned bust and playful putti on a pedestal below.

Nis met putti die een buste lauweren

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1760

Pencil drawing of a flood relief camp with tents, aid distribution, steamboats on water, and a decorative garland frame with

Watersnood te Gorinchem, 1876

Jan Kuijpers, 1876

Pen and watercolor design drawing of a chair in side view with a scroll front leg, plus a top view of its frame.

Ontwerp voor een stoel

Joachim-Pierre Blank, 1831

Pen and wash drawing of a robed woman with outstretched arms surrounded by cherubs and clouds, with a town below.

Virgin in Glory with Angels

Aurelio Lomi, 1556-1622

Study of a man, seated, deep in thought

Edwin Austin Abbey

Ink and wash drawing of a tangled heap of men and boys on the ground, one raising a hat, with a standing observer at right.

Pile of men: caricature of "rough-house" Early

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen and wash drawing of a kneeling saint receiving a habit from a monk, with angels and the Virgin and Child above.

Saint Hyacinth Receiving the Dominican Habit

Aurelio Lomi, 1556-1622

Pen and ink sketch of a bearded God the Father in clouds with putti, plus architectural studies and a console table.

God the Father

François Boitard, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a lagoon with a fortress tower, gondolas and sailing boats under a pale sky.

The Fortress of San Andrea from the Lagoon

Francesco Guardi, 1780

Pencil drawing of a small chapel with a cross on its steep roof beside a tree with bare branches.

"St. Stefan" [Stainz]

Karl Wiener, 1930

Brown ink and wash sketch of an elegant couple, a gooseboy herding geese, and a standing gentleman with a cane.

An Elegant Couple, a Gooseboy, and a Gentleman [recto]

Francesco Guardi, 1780

Brown ink and wash sketch of two elegant couples, one on a rocky outcrop beside a branch, the other standing at right.

Two Elegant Couples [verso]

Francesco Guardi, 1780

Brown ink and wash drawing of ruined arches beside a lagoon with small boats and figures on a rocky shore.

A Capriccio of Ruins by the Lagoon

Francesco Guardi

Brown ink sketch on blue paper of a woman in flowing dress struggling with a lion, by Francesco Guardi.

An Elegantly Dressed Woman Struggling with a Lion

Francesco Guardi, 1780

Brown wash drawing of a church and bell tower on a lagoon island, with gondolas and sailboats in the foreground.

The Island of San Clemente

Francesco Guardi

Brown ink drawing of a church with a tall bell tower on a lagoon island, with gondolas and boats in the foreground.

The Island of Madonna della Grazia

Francesco Guardi

Grey wash drawing of two draped nymphs flanking a central mask above a garland and ornamental frieze design.

Design for a Door-Knocker (?) With Two Nymphs

Giacomo Rossi, 18th century

Watercolor drawing of a rustic watermill beside a Gothic brick ruin, with figures, dogs and a stream in the foreground.

Rustic Watermill in a Gothic Ruin

Hendrik de Meijer, 1778

Pencil sketch of a seated man gesturing toward a standing man in a jacket, in a room with a table and doorway.

Two gentlemen - unidentified illustration

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen and wash sketch of a bearded saint with a cross, a Madonna and child, angels, and several head studies.

Study for a Nativity, Bearded Male Saint, and Head Studies (recto); Two Head Studies (verso)

Bartholomäus Ignaz Weiss, 1750-1815

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a kneeling woman in a headscarf and apron, seen from behind, on brown paper.

Kneeling Milkmaid

Francesco Londonio, 1723-83

Pencil design sketch with hand-lettered book title at top and a row of loosely drawn flowers on stems at bottom.

Sketch for Robert Herrick's "Hespiredes and Noble Numbers"

Edwin Austin Abbey