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Drawings & Sketches

75,679 works

Botanical study of a peony, irises and a star-shaped flower with several beetles on a pale background.

Flowers and Beetles

Hans Hoffmann, 1582

Drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds, with angels bearing Passion symbols and kneeling figures before an altar.

Madonna and Child with Angels Bearing Symbols of the Passion

Friedrich Sustris, about 1583

Pen and watercolor drawing of riders in red coats with hounds in a field, with a castle on a hill behind trees.

Landscape with Hunting Scene

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780s

Woman in blue dress with lace collar seated at a painted harpsichord, reading sheet music, in a room with a round mirror.

An Old Song

William John Hennessy, 1874

Brown wash drawing of a vaulted church crypt with stone columns, a wooden chest, and two men sleeping on the floor.

The Crypt of a Church with Two Men Sleeping

Hendrick van Steenwijck the Younger, possibly 1625

Chalk drawing of a boy in a feathered cap raising a pear, with white highlights on a brown paper ground.

A Boy Holding a Pear (Giacomo Piazzetta?)

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, about 1737

Pencil sketch of horse tack studies including a bridle, fringed tassels, and a horse's leg and hoof.

Horse Studies and Tassels

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Watercolor of a circular mill with vaned sails beside a New York harbor dock, with a sailing ship and workers.

Circular Mill, King Street, New York

John William Hill, 1830

Pen and wash drawing of three nude male figures at a forge, the central one raising a hammer beside an anvil.

Vulcan at His Forge

Francesco Primaticcio, about 1550

Watercolor of pink peach blossom branches rising against a pale blue background, with green buds along the stems.

Peach Blossoms

John William Hill, 1874

Pencil sketch of a walking lion with a separate study of a lioness head above it, on a small page.

Lion walking, head of a lioness

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Grey-toned drawing of two muscular male nudes seen from behind against a wooded landscape with draped cloth below.

Two Male Nudes

Cornelis van Haarlem, about 1590

Red chalk drawing of a winged angel seen from behind, arm raised, carrying a cross, with draped cloth.

An Angel, Seen from Behind, Carrying the Cross

Charles de La Fosse, about 1700-1702

Pen and brown ink sketch of a curly-haired child holding a lamb, with a shepherd's staff behind him.

The Christ Child as the Good Shepherd

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, about 1675-1680

Watercolor of butterflies, a caterpillar, moths, beetles and insects arranged around red and white currant sprigs on a pale g

Butterfly, Caterpillar, Moth, Insects, and Currants

Jan van Kessel I, about 1650-1655

Brown ink drawing of a man sketching at a window under a crescent moon, with a city view and figure studies on the walls.

Taddeo Drawing by Moonlight in Calabrese's House

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

Watercolor and pencil drawing of Roman imperial palace ruins with arched brick walls, trees, a stream, and grazing goats unde

The Ruins of the Imperial Palaces in Rome

Carl Rottmann, about 1831

Pen and brown ink sketch of three men conversing in a prison interior with barred window and bench.

Joseph in Prison Interpreting the Dreams of Pharaoh's Baker and Butler

Govert Flinck, about 1639

Pencil sketch of a rustic house beside a tree and fence, framed by an embossed floral border.

[Drawing of a House]

James G. Jones, 1865

Pencil sketch of two women in period dress playing croquet, with a third figure in the background on a lawn.

The Croquet Players

Winslow Homer, 1866

Pencil sketch sheet with studies of hands, a foot, and a group of standing figures in robes and headwear.

Sheet of Studies: Hands and Group of Oriental Figures

George Chinnery, n.d.

Arched chalk drawing of the Madonna and Child enthroned among saints and angels in clouds above.

Madonna and Child with Saints

Fra' Bartolomeo, 1510-1513

Charcoal sketch of a woman bending forward to dry her outstretched arm with a cloth on a bath surface.

Woman in the Bath Drying her Arm

Edgar Degas, 1880s or 1890s

Watercolor of a ruined stone gateway and tower with a man, woman, child and dog in the foreground.

Ruin of the Tiefburg at Handschuhsheim

Carl Philipp Fohr, 1813/1814

Charcoal sketch of two fisherwomen with a basket walking across a sandy shore, with a distant figure and boat.

Fisherwomen

Winslow Homer, 1882

Pen and brown ink drawing of a draped standing woman holding a flute, with ornamental scrollwork at left.

Female Figure with a Tibia, and Ornamental Studies (recto); Ornamental Studies (verso)

Raphael, about 1504-1508

Red and black chalk drawing of two seated men in tricorn hats and draped coats, one leaning back, one gazing upward.

Two Seated Men

Nicolas Lancret, about 1725-1730

Watercolor of wind-bent palm trees and rooftops under a dark storm sky, with turquoise sea at the left edge.

Hurricane, Bahamas

Winslow Homer, 1898

Pen and brown ink drawing of three muscular male nudes seen from behind, standing closely together.

Nude Studies

Bartolomeo Passarotti, about 1570-1580

Watercolor of white sailboats and a rowboat in turquoise sea, with rusted cannons on sandy shore under a cloudy sky.

Nassau

Winslow Homer, 1899

Brown ink drawing of a river landscape with a tower, trees, grazing sheep and cattle, and farm buildings under a wide sky.

The House with the Little Tower Seen from the Northeast

Adriaen van de Velde, about 1660

Painted study of two red peony blossoms and a branch with buds and green leaves on aged paper.

Studies of Peonies

Martin Schongauer, about 1472-1473