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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Hoofd van oude vrouw met hoofddoek, en profil naar links

Jean Bernard, 1775

Red chalk drawing of a man in a top hat sawing a wooden beam on a trestle among scattered timber, dated 1826.

Zagende man

Jean Bernard, 1826

Watercolor of a standing officer in armor holding a pink banner, with a bow and arrows on his back.

An Officer of the Corps of Bowmen

William Alexander, 1797-1805

Pencil sketch of a flat-topped mountain range in a sketchbook page numbered 69, with a handwritten note below.

Gezicht op Kaap de Goede Hoop

Jan Brandes, 1786

Jongen, drinkend uit een glas

Jean Bernard, 1810

Red chalk drawing of a balding older man with long hair, head bowed, eyes looking downward, hand near chin.

Buste van man, naar beneden kijkend

Jean Bernard, 1775

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a young woman in a headscarf holding a large jug, on a buff paper.

Zittend meisje met een grote kruik

Jean Bernard, 1800

Pencil drawing of sailing boats moored at a harbor quay with a row of buildings and a flag along the distant shore.

Gezicht op Antwerpen en de Citadel

Petrus Johannes Schotel, 1831

Buste van man, naar links

Jean Bernard, 1775

Brown ink and wash drawing of a large gnarled tree with a hollow trunk in a wooded park landscape.

In the Park at Packington

Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford, 1770-1812

Pencil drawing of a river quay with church spires, warehouses, a rowing boat and a masted ship under a pale sky.

Gezicht op Antwerpen

Petrus Johannes Schotel, 1831

Pencil drawing of ruined fort walls, a tower and a quay reflected in water, with a moored boat in the foreground.

Gezicht te Antwerpen op fort Laurent en de overblijfselen van de boot van Van Speijk

Petrus Johannes Schotel, 1831

Brown wash drawing of trees beside a river, with a ruined tower on the left and distant hills under a pale sky.

Landscape

Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford, 1770-1812

Pen drawing of a seated woman in a patterned gown beside a table with flowers, with a dark stylized border below.

Madame Réjane

Aubrey Beardsley, 1894

Ink drawing of a young woman in a pale gown among briars, flame-like lightning, and roses on a black ground.

Young Woman Surrounded by Briars, Lightning and Roses (Chapter Heading, "Le Morte d'Arthur," J. M. Dent 1893-94, Part…

Aubrey Beardsley, by May 30, 1893

Black and white border design with praying winged angels, poppies and tulips around a blank central panel.

Praying Angels and Poppies (Border Design for Thomas Malory, "Le Morte d'Arthur," J. M. Dent 1893-94, Part III, book…

Aubrey Beardsley, by May 30, 1893

Grey wash drawing of a classical domed tomb among trees beside a winding road, with distant hills under a pale sky.

Italian Landscape with a Tomb

George Howland Beaumont, 1783

Watercolor interior of a woman in a white gown and a kneeling man in blue, with a figure watching from a doorway.

The Proposal (recto); Unfinished drawing of a horse and rider (verso)

Richard Parkes Bonington, after 1820

Watercolor and pencil sketch of three women in traditional red-capped costumes with handwritten notes, by Edward Lear.

Peasant women from Ragusa

Edward Lear, 1866 (?)

Watercolor of a river winding toward a cathedral city, with two seated figures on a hill in the foreground.

Rouen, View from Bon-Secours

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1821-22

Watercolor of civilians gathering wood from rubble of bomb-damaged houses, one pulling a loaded handcart, by Karl Hornstein,

Unerlaubtes Holzwegführen von bombengeschädigten Gebäuden

Karl Hornstein, 1945

Blake watercolor of a robed angel leading Eve to a reclining Adam beneath a grapevine.

Angel of the Divine Presence Bringing Eve to Adam (The Creation of Eve: "And She Shall be Called Woman) (recto); Sket…

William Blake, ca. 1803

Watercolor drawing of a towering nude angel raising one arm before a sunburst, holding an open book, feet in flame above the

Angel of the Revelation (Book of Revelation, chapter 10)

William Blake, ca. 1803-5

Pencil sketch of two seated men in wide-brimmed hats beside a rural landscape with thatched huts and a fence.

Ungarische Pfannenflicker, gez. in Streitdorf bei Wien von A. Klein am 20 July 1816

Johann Adam Klein, 1816

Ink and wash drawing of veiled women with lamps, kneeling figures, and a trumpeting angel in a night sky.

The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins

William Blake, ca. 1799-1800

Grey wash drawing of figures on a country road under trees, with horseback riders and a loaded wagon beside a gesturing man.

Ragotin declame des vers; des paysans croient qu'il preche

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1737

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Virgin ascending over a sarcophagus, with angels in clouds and robed apostles below.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Cesare Nebbia, 1536-1614

Christ seated in gold mandorla blessing twelve haloed apostles who kneel and stand in prayer against a blue field.

Christ in Majesty with Twelve Apostles

Workshop of Pacino di Bonaguida, c. 1320

Red chalk drawing of a seated bearded figure writing, with a winged angel above on clouds within a circular frame.

Saint Mathew and the Angel

Cesare Nebbia, 1556-1614

Pen and brown wash drawing of a sibyl pointing to angels above while a seated emperor and soldiers stand among classical colu

Sibyl Announcing the Birth of Christ to the Emperor Augustus

Bartolomeo Neroni, 1505-71

Pen and ink drawing of the Arch of Constantine in Rome with columns, reliefs, roundels and a Latin inscription.

Arch of Constantine, Rome

Bartolomeo Neroni, 1535-71

Pen and ink drawing of a Roman triumphal arch with columns, relief panels, and a Latin inscription across the top.

Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome

Bartolomeo Neroni, 1525-71