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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Red chalk sketch of winged cherubs on clouds in a curved ceiling compartment, with a dragon head in the upper right.

Preparatory Drawing of a Ceiling for Etching, after Boucher Drawing

Jean-Charles François, mid-18th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of a river bank with tall trees and a sailing boat on the water.

Flodvy med galärskepp

Dark brown drawing of a man in a hat and jacket, face lit with hatched lines, staring toward the viewer.

Zelfportret van de schilder Jan Toorop

Jan Toorop, 1882

Zelfportret van de schilder Jan Toorop

Jan Toorop, 1880

Pencil drawing of a man in a tricorn hat beside a palette and brush, with an easel and a sheep landscape behind him.

Zelfportret van Hendrik Tavenier

Hendrik Tavenier, 1744

Chalk drawing on blue paper of two winged figures arranged as spandrels above a large arch.

Two spandrels with winged figures

François Boucher, 18th century

Red chalk drawing of a seated man in period dress and wig, writing in an open ledger on a sloped desk.

Portret van Hendrik Tavenier

Johannes Petrus van Horstok, 1755

Drawing of an elderly man in a powdered wig and buttoned coat, rendered in black and red chalk on grey.

Portret van Hendrik Tavenier

Wybrand Hendricks, 1754

Pencil portrait of a bespectacled man in a bow tie and frock coat, signed C. Hamburger and dated 1841.

Portret van André Benoit Barreau Taurel

Coenraad Hamburger, 1841

Chalk drawing on grey paper of a woman's hands with a ring and several strands of pearl bracelets on the wrist.

Study of a Woman's Hands

Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen

Portret van de schilder Jacob Hendrik van Suchtelen

Roeland van Eynden, 1778

Drawn portrait of a man in a powdered wig and brown coat, framed by a decorative cartouche with a palette and brush.

Portret van de schilder Augustinus Terwesten

Tako Hajo Jelgersma, 1712

Oval watercolor portrait of a man in a powdered wig and brown coat, with an engraved-style caption beneath, dated 1739.

Portret van de schilder Mattheus Terwesten

Tako Hajo Jelgersma, 1739

Pen and ink drawing of suburban apartment blocks and chimneys behind a grassy field under a hatched cloudy sky.

Vorstadt

Karl Wiener, 1925

Sepia wash drawing of a classical interior with a figural tripod table, smoking brazier, decorated urn and laurel branch.

Circular Drawing of a Classical Interior with Fire in Brazier, Greek Vase and Circular Tripod Table

Jules Frédéric Bouchet, 19th century

Pen and ink drawing of a man in a cloak walking through a landscape toward a distant hilltop church, with a dog and a stone b

View of San Miniato and San Francesco al Monte Outside Florence

Valerio Spada, n.d.

Pencil and red chalk portrait drawing of a man in a powdered wig and white cravat, with a caption naming Philip Tideman.

Portret van de schilder Philip Tideman

Tako Hajo Jelgersma, 1712

Pencil portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark jacket and cravat, turned three-quarters toward the viewer.

Portret van de architect Martinus Gerardus Tetar van Elven

Coenraad Hamburger, 1841

Pencil drawing of a bearded man with tousled hair and a high collar, shown head and shoulders, smiling faintly.

Zelfportret van Jan Baptist Tetar van Elven

Jan Baptist Tetar van Elven, 1841

Woman Dressed in Blue

John Lewis Brown, 19th century

Pencil sketch of a seated nurse in a white veil at a table with a candlestick and statue beside her.

Red Cross Nurse

Childe Hassam, 1910

Pen drawing of a suburban street with gabled houses, a standing man in a cap, and a boarded wall with a VERBOTEN sign.

Vorstadt

Karl Wiener, 1933

Decorative design drawing of two intertwined swans among lily pads and yellow flowers, with dripping lines below.

Design for a Haircomb

Jacques Caillot, n.d.

Watercolor design for a round plate showing cyclamen flowers and mottled leaves within a fluted rim and geometric border.

Design for a Plate with Cyclamens

Amédée de Caranza, ca. 1877-85

Red chalk drawing of Susanna seated by a fountain as two elders lean over a balustrade behind her under a tree.

Susanna and the Elders

Laurent Cars, 18th century

Architectural elevation drawing of a symmetrical classical building with central pedimented entrance and iron railing, in gre

Design for the Collège de France, Paris: Elevation of Court Front Showing Entrance Screen

Jean François Chalgrin, ca. 1772

Pen and brown wash drawing of a spotted horse raising a leg toward a dog, with another horse running behind in a field.

Two Horses Fighting Dog

Johann Georg Pforr, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a stone building with arched doorways and a tiled roof, partly hidden by trees and an iron gate.

View of the Palazza Madama, Rome (?)

Charles Michel Ange Challe, mid-18th century

Grey ink and wash drawing of an imagined piazza with an obelisk, classical columns, a great arch and a domed building.

An Architectural Capriccio; a View Through a Great Arch with an Obelisk in a Piazza in the Middle Distance

Charles Michel Ange Challe, 18th century

Hand-colored print of three men in 18th-century dress with powdered wigs walking on a hillside, one gesturing mid-conversatio

College Friends Out for a Walk

Pierre-Alexandre Wille, 1810

Charcoal drawing of a dim suburban street at night with a glowing lamp and silhouetted pedestrians near gabled houses.

Vorstadtgasse

Karl Wiener, 1926

Brown ink and wash drawing of cavalry riders charging into battle, one sword raised, with a fallen soldier in the foreground.

Cavalry Going Into Battle

Attributed to James Stuart, 1813