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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Engraving of a bird hunt with two hunters, a woman on horseback, a large tree, and flying birds before a distant castle.

Bird Hunt

Jean Baptiste Scotin, 1730

Pen and grey wash drawing of a rococo cartouche with scrolling acanthus leaves and shell curls around an empty oval.

Study for a Cartouche

Pierre-Edmé Babel, mid-18th century

Watercolor drawing of a couple in period dress seen from behind, with a small white dog and a flower vase beside them.

Young Couple Seen From Behind

Hippolyte-Omer Ballue, mid-19th century

Hand-coloured print of a crowded auction room with an auctioneer on a rostrum, framed paintings on walls, and figures in peri

Christie's Auction Room

Augustus Charles Pugin, 1800

Pen drawing of a dancer in an ornate costume with grotesque masks on the skirt, arms outstretched, and curled hair.

Male Actor in Ballet Costume

Jean Bérain, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a woman in an ornate ballet costume with a feathered headdress and embroidered gown, arms outstretched

Female Actor in Ballet Costume

Jean Bérain, n.d.

Colored pencil cover of the portfolio Vorstadt showing a town of houses beneath factory chimneys and smoke.

Vorstadt

Karl Wiener, 1926

Pencil drawing of a shirtless bearded man holding a sword beside a severed head on the floor.

Man with Sword

Charles-Albert Arnoux Bertall, 19th century

Watercolor costume design of a young man in a grey patterned tunic and blue hose, pointing left, titled Orlando.

Costume Design for "Orlando"

Charles Bianchini, 1889

Watercolor costume design of an elderly man in a black robe, purple cloak, velvet cap, and holding a cane, dated 1889.

Costume for Sir Olivier McText [a]; Descriptive Sheet of Accessories [b]

Charles Bianchini, 1889

Engraved ornamental fan design with a standing female figure, seated figures, potted trees, cherubs on dolphins, and scrollwo

Fan leaves, Eighth and ninth plates of the set, "Divers Desseins de grands Eventails, Encrans, et autres Ornamens, in…

Alexis Loir, 1670

Watercolor costume design of a cavalier in blue and burgundy with a feathered cap and sword.

Costume Design for a Cavalier (?) in Blue and Burgundy with Feathered Cap and Sword

Charles Bianchini, n.d.

Watercolor costume design of a standing woman in a blue dress with green trim, flowers in her hair, and a net pouch at her wa

Costume Design for "Andrey" [a]; Descriptive sheet of Accessories [b]

Charles Bianchini, 1889

Etching of a standing youth, a seated bearded magus with a monkey, a horned bull, and a stone sarcophagus under a tree.

Standing Youth and Seated Magus with Monkey on Leash, plate 18 from the Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Pencil-like sketch of a harbor town with rooftops, a tall tower, and masts reflected in still water.

Inner Harbor

Childe Hassam, 1910

Watercolor costume design of a woman in a patterned lilac dress holding a trailing garland of pink flowers.

Costume Design for a Maiden Draped in White

Charles Bianchini, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of elegant guests at an outdoor garden party under trees before a classical country house.

Garden Party at a Country House

Marcellus Laroon the Younger, 1771

Ink and wash study of Saint Michael with a sword defeating falling demons, with wing studies above.

Studies for Saint Michael Defeating the Rebel Angels

Niccola Ricciolini

Red chalk drawing of a winged angel seated and playing a lute, with sketched studies around the figure.

Angel Playing a Lute

Attributed to Jacopo Confortini, n.d.

Watercolor costume design of a standing man in brown tunic, green cape and hose, with a feathered hat and boots.

Costume Design for "Touchstone" [a]; Descriptive Sheet of Costume and Accessories [b]

Charles Bianchini, 1889

Watercolor costume design of a standing man in a medieval tunic, blue sleeves, pink hose and laced boots, holding a sword.

Design for Man's "Medieval" Costume

Charles Bianchini, n.d.

Hand-colored etching of a curly-haired woman in a blue dress seated at a table beside a potted flowering plant.

Virginia Modeling

Jerome Myers, 1910

Watercolor costume design of an armored officer in a plumed helmet, green tunic with white cross, and sword, dated 1889.

Costume Design for "Officiers du duc Frédéric" [a]; Descriptive Sheet of Costume Accessories [b]

Charles Bianchini, 1889

Pope Alexander VII

Andrea Sacchi, 1655

Red chalk academic study of a seated nude male figure with bowed head, one arm braced on drapery.

Academic Nude Study of a Seated Male

Watercolor costume design of a figure with a flower wreath, yellow tunic, blue scrolled sash, and bouquet.

Costume for a Youth in Yellow and Blue

Charles Bianchini, n.d.

Watercolor costume design of a villager playing an oboe, in lavender jacket, striped breeches and straw hat with flowers.

Costume Design for "4 Villageois jouant au hautbois" [a]; Descriptive Sheet of Costume Accessories [b]

Charles Bianchini, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a pagan sacrifice with an altar, a goat, a bearded figure, and women and winged figures on a rocky slop

A Sacrifice to Pan

Andrea Sacchi, 1630

Watercolor costume design of a man named Adam in a long green coat, fur cap, red boots and belt, by Charles Bianchini, 1889.

Costume Design for "Adam"

Charles Bianchini, 1889

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of two children feeding goats beside a shed, with squash and a bird in the foreground

Still Life with Two Children Feeding Goats

Grey wash drawing of a dilapidated village street with ruined cottages, a tower, and figures resting in the foreground.

Lanthus och figurer

Pieter de Molijn

Pastel floral design on grey paper showing pale purple and blue blossoms, pink buds, and long blue-green leaves.

Floral Design

Jean François Bony, n.d.