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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pen and brown ink drawing of a crowd of bearded men and onlookers in an arched composition, one figure pointing downward.

Raising of Lazarus

Lorenzo Lotto, 1480-1556

Hooded Figure (recto); Study of a Male Figure (verso)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Head of a Bearded Man

Lorenzo Lotto, 1516-17

Pen drawing of an elderly woman knitting in a chair beside a basket of yarn, with a side table and candlesticks behind her.

Interieur paisible: Knitting Old Lady

Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff, 1871

Watercolor pastoral landscape with cattle at a pool, a herdsman at right, classical buildings and a warm sunset sky.

Arcadian landscape

the younger George Barret, 1820-42

Expressive black ink and graphite sketch of fir trees in the foreground with jagged mountain peaks behind, on beige paper.

Mountain Landscape with Fir Trees

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1918/19

Ink drawing of an elderly woman in a bonnet reading in an armchair beside a table with a coffee pot and mirror.

Lecture du matin: Old Lady Reading

Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff, 1871

Grey wash drawing of the dead Christ reclining on a stone ledge while a mourning figure leans beside him near a cross.

The Dead Christ Mourned by the Magdalen Who Venerates His Side Wound

Fortunato Duranti, 1787-1863

Watercolor drawing of the Carltheater facade with a costumed performer gesturing to a crowd of top-hatted onlookers in front.

"Staberl als Zauberer" (Carltheater)

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1847

Ink and wash drawing of a baroque altar with a radiant sunburst, angel figures, curtains and candelabra.

Framed Design for an Altar

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1710-20

Pencil sketch sheet with several studies of faces and a partial hand on cream paper.

Sketches of faces

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pastel drawing of a turquoise sea with breaking waves, a grassy cliff at left, and dramatic clouds above the horizon.

View of the Sea, Normandy

Alexandre Desgoffe, 1852

Architectural elevation of the Hôtel de Camondo street facade with mansard roof, arched carved doorway, and watercolor render

Presentation Drawing of the Hôtel de Camondo

Denis-Louis Destors, 1876

Watercolor drawing of an Arcadian landscape with a statue of Apollo, classical colonnade, pond, and bathing figures.

Arcadian Landscape with several Figures and a Statue of Apollo

Gerard Melder, 18th century

Charcoal drawing of a seated woman holding a mirror while an attendant brushes her hair in a bedchamber.

Desdemona's Death-Song

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1878

Pen and ink drawing of Saint Andrew bound to an X-shaped cross with a crowd of onlookers and a dog below.

Martydom of Saint Andrew (recto); Head of a Woman (verso)

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of sea deities with a trident-bearing Neptune, sea horses, nymphs and a putto among clouds.

Sea Deities

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Design study with hand-lettered title The Land of the Midnight Sun above yellow and orange sun motifs with radiating rays on

The Land of the Midnight Sun - illustration for a book jacket(?)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Ink and wash sketch of a seated man in a top hat beside three women with parasols at an outdoor café.

Scene at a Paris Cafe

Edme-Alexis-Alfred Dehodencq

Ornate illustrated panel with a couple embracing in an arbor, a horseman and castle above, and a gnarled tree below.

Des Pfarrers Tochter von Taubenhein (The Parson's Daughter from Taubenhain)

Eugen Napoleon Neureuther, 1839

Red chalk drawing of Bacchus and Ariadne with a reclining woman, a standing man, putti and trees on grey paper.

Bacchus and Ariadne

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pencil and wash drawing of an embracing couple framed by cherubs, scrollwork, a lance, and a distant castle.

The Happy Squire and His Bride

Eugen Napoleon Neureuther, 1840

Pen drawing of half a symmetrical ceiling design with strapwork, scrolls, and floral sprigs around a central panel.

One Half Design for a Ceiling with Floral and Strapwork Motifs (recto); Slight Scribbles (verso)

Donato Giuseppe Frisoni, 1709-30

Brown ink and wash drawing of a nude warrior raising a weapon amid a battle with a rearing horse and fleeing figures.

Battle Scene (Samson Slaying the Philistines?)

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pencil sketches on tan paper of domed churches over a hillside, a tree, and stone arches with steps.

Studies of the Colosseum and Monte Pincio (verso)

Julius Jacob the Elder, 1851

Red chalk drawing of a nude man seen from behind, standing beside a flowing cloak over rocky ground.

Nude Figure with Cloak, seen from rear

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pencil sketch of an interior with a standing man, a seated figure, an arched opening and a large circular table.

Unidentified illustration- Interior with figures, bloth sides of page

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil drawing of a young woman's head turned left, eyes lowered, hair in a high bun, shoulders bare.

Head of a Young Woman

Moritz Daniel Oppenheim

Pen and ink and red chalk sketch of a standing man, a woman reaching upward, and a crowd of figures in the background.

Scene of Celebration with Dancing and Music-Making (Jephtha and his Daughter?)

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, ca. 1680-1720

Grey-toned drawing of Niagara Falls with white cascades, rising mist, wooded banks and a broad river in the foreground.

Niagara Falls

Régis François Gignoux

Pen and ink drawing of an interior with a woman by a table, a kneeling cloaked figure, and two men at an open door.

"Charles, Charles, how has thou deceived me?," illustration for Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1884

Watercolor sheet of women in corsets and underclothing with gilt frames and handwritten French captions, 1882-90.

Etudes sur les femmes

Henri de Montaut, 1882-90