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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Grey wash drawing of a bearded man in lace collar and armor inside an oval frame on a pedestal.

Portret van Ernst Casimir van Nassau

Jacobus Buys, 1785

Pale grid-ruled study sketch of a Holy Family with grey wash and white highlights, with a child figure at lower left.

Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist

Denys Calvaert, 1580/85

Watercolor of Acropolis ruins in Athens with columns, a tall tower, scattered stone blocks and small figures under blue sky.

The Acropolis from the West, with the Propylaea and the Temple of Athena Nike, Athens

Thomas Hartley Cromek, 1834

Watercolor and pencil drawing of ruined Doric columns and scattered stone blocks at the Temple of Apollo at Bassae, with moun

The Temple of Apollo at Bassae

Thomas Hartley Cromek, 1843

Brown ink drawing of a young woman with curly hair and a pearl necklace, turned three-quarters toward the viewer.

Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace

Isaac Fuller, 1660

Watercolor of a steep rocky ravine with a stone staircase climbing to a building on a hilltop under blue sky.

A Glen in Sorrento

Thomas Hartley Cromek, mid-19th century

Pen and wash drawing of a cluster of tall trees with gnarled trunks and foliage above a yellow horizon.

Study of Trees

Lucas van Uden, 1640

Ink and wash sketch of an elderly bearded man seated beside a younger figure leaning toward him, with loose hatched shading.

Jakob välsignar Manasse och Efraim

Karel van der Pluym

Oval watercolor of a river below a ruined castle keep, with a town, stone bridge and rolling hills beyond.

View of Richmond, Yorkshire

George Cuit the Elder, 1788

Pen and brown ink sketch of a seated elderly figure in a cap beside a chair and table in an interior.

Sittande gammal kvinna klipper naglarna

Karel van der Pluym

Oval watercolor of a river valley with a round temple on a wooded hill, rock outcrops, and figures on a riverbank.

View of the Round Howe near Richmond, Yorkshire

George Cuit the Elder, 1788

Pencil sketch of angled quarry rocks with flowering plants growing among them, dated 1817.

Vom Sivringer Steinbruch 1817

Johann Ender, 1817

Brown ink and wash drawing of three nude putti dancing across a shaded landscape with clouds.

Three Dancing Putti

Leonardo Scaglia, 1640-50

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of a large tree, craggy rocks, shrubs and distant hills under an open sky.

Landscape with Trees and Craggy Rocks

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornamental design with a coat of arms, nude figures, putti and scrollwork around a tablet.

Ornamental Motif Surmounted by a Coat of Arms

Leonardo Scaglia, 1640-50

Brown ink landscape drawing of trees on a rise, a winding path, distant hills and clouds in the sky.

Landscape

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell

Engraved portrait of a woman with a jeweled upswept hairstyle, pleated lace ruff, and pearl necklace, dated 1600.

Portrait of Catherine-Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues, Marquise de Verneuil (1579-1633)

Flemish Hieronymus Wierix, 1600

Pen drawing of a woman in a fur-trimmed coat and a girl offering a snowdrop on a garden path by a gate.

Meisje biedt een vrouw een sneeuwklokje aan

Nelly Spoor, 1916

Pen drawing of two girls at a cottage doorway with a picket fence, brick wall and flowering plants.

Twee meisjes bij een voordeur

Nelly Spoor, 1916

Pencil drawing of tilted city rooftops under a sun, with a wide-eyed man and two women in the foreground.

Vom Tod zum Morgen

Karl Wiener, 1941

Pen drawing of eight people in period hats and dresses seen from behind, gazing at a large ornate framed window.

Acht mannen en vrouwen voor een winkelruit, op de rug gezien

Adam Adolf Oberländer, 1877

Pen drawing of scouts running beside a heavily loaded cart on a town street, with a man pushing and brick houses behind.

Scouts rennend achter een bepakte paardenkar

Nelly Spoor, 1917

Ink drawing of a woman in an armchair talking with two girls in a room with a window and patterned wallpaper.

Vrouw en twee meisjes in een interieur

Nelly Spoor, 1916

Pen drawing of a boy and girl at a window with a dog, curtains framing the room and a street view outside.

Jongen, meisje en hond bij een venster

Willem Hardenberg, 1889

Engraving of a kneeling Christ reaching toward an angel with a cross while sleeping disciples lie in the foreground.

Agony in the Garden, from The Engraved Passion

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Pencil sketch of a canal with a sailboat, rowing boat, gabled houses and a tree along the quay.

Gezicht op de Baarsjesweg

Anthonie van Teijn, 1927

Pencil sketch of a canal with a windmill, a sailing boat, grassy banks and low buildings under a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op de Kostverlorenvaart vanaf de Buyskade

Anthonie van Teijn, 1927

Brown ink and wash drawing of four nude putti grouped together on clouds against a pale sky.

Four Putti on Clouds

Leonardo Scaglia, 1640-50

Pen and brown ink drawing of a large tree beside a grassy shore, with a reclining figure and water in the foreground.

Seacoast with a Great Tree

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell

Pencil drawing of a canal with a windmill, moored boats, waterfront houses and a distant church spire under clouds.

Gezicht op de Kostverlorenvaart en de Buyskade met molen Het Luipaard

Anthonie van Teijn, 1927

Pencil sketch of a sailing barge on a city canal beside brick buildings and a quay, by Anthonie van Teijn, 1927.

Gezicht op de Kostverlorenvaart gezien vanaf Baarsjesweg, hoek Chasséstraat

Anthonie van Teijn, 1927

Oil painting of the Last Supper: Christ at a central table with apostles in colorful robes around a platter of fish.

The Last Supper

Bartolomeo Schedoni, 1578-1615