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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Lithograph of three decorative friezes with acanthus scrolls, a swan, a heron, putti, a medallion bust and a fruit basket.

Three Friezes and Ornamen

Gottfried Engelmann, 1810

Charcoal drawing of a half-nude woman with raised arms holding dark hair or fabric around her head, against a shaded backgrou

Half-Nude Woman Holding Her Hair Apart

Paula Modersohn-Becker, 1898

Blueprint elevation of the principal facade of the Cathedral of Nice, showing a pedimented front and a tall bell tower.

Façade principale de la cathédrale de Nice (1899)

Léon Labrouste, 1899

Brown ink and wash drawing of five women in classical dress grouped among rocks and trees in a landscape.

Five Young Women in a Landscape

Francesco Zuccarelli, 1702-88

Pen and ink sketch of six people in a theatre box, several holding fans, with a standing man in the background.

Scraps ancient and modern

Frances Elizabeth Wynne, 1857

Pen and wash drawing of kneeling figures praying before a burning altar, with a bearded figure in clouds above.

The Sacrifice of Noah

Lazzaro Baldi, 1642-1703

Engraving of a reclining winged male figure on a rock beside foliage and an ornate scroll, on a cream sheet.

The Letter S

Giovanni Battista Betti, 1770

Pen and brown wash sketch of nine men in top hats and frock coats gathered by a wooden fence under trees.

Scraps ancient and modern

Frances Elizabeth Wynne, 1854

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man playing a tambourine beside a seated nude woman holding a staff, with a column behind.

Hercules and Iole

After Annibale Carracci, after 1600

Woman in Half-Length, Profile View Facing Left and Reading a Piece of Paper Signed "Catarina"

Francesco Zuccarelli, 1702-88

Engraving of nude Hercules raising a club over the fallen fire-breathing Cacus beside rocks, with a cow head peeking out.

Hercules and Cacus

Sebald Beham, 1540

Pen and watercolor drawing of the Votivkirche high altar in side elevation, with a Gothic canopy and nave arches, plus a grou

Votiv-Kirche/ Hochaltar. (Seitenansicht.)

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1879

Black and white plate of neoclassical friezes with swans, urns, scrolls, rosettes and fluted columns, labeled Pl. 3.

Frieze and Ornamental Bor

Gottfried Engelmann, 1820

Pencil sketch of the twin-spired Votivkirche with a horse carriage and pedestrians on the street in front.

Votivkirche 19.Juli 1882

Franz Alt, 1882

Colored caricature of a helmeted young warrior with spear facing a bearded older man in a purple robe before classical column

Telemaque Rendu a la Vertu

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Engraving of peasants behind a woven hedge with a pig, a tree, and two German inscription banners above.

Peasants Behind the Hedge

Sebald Beham, 1540

Portrait of a Man

George Dance, 1796

Brown ink and wash drawing of three dancing nymphs and a satyr in energetic poses with flowing drapery.

Three Dancing Nymphs and a Satyr

Francesco Zuccarelli, 1702-88

Engraving of Hercules strangling the giant Antaeus in a rocky landscape beside a tree, both figures nude.

Hercules and Antaeus

Sebald Beham, 1540

Pencil drawing of an ancient Greek harbor city with classical columns, temples, sailing ships and a crowd on the quay.

A City of Ancient Greece and the Return of a Victorious

Attributed to C. Scott, 1863

Pen and brown wash drawing of a bearded prophet in a turban and robes, standing in a narrow niche holding a book.

Standing Prophet in a Niche, Holding a Book

Taddeo Zuccari, 1529-66

Engraved oval portrait of a bishop in a dark cassock and white collar, with a cross pendant and a coat of arms below.

Portrait of Francois de Nesmond

Robert Nanteuil, 1660

Grey wash drawing of a stone wall beneath dark trees with a muddy path in the foreground.

Landscape with a rock wall, perhaps in Westmorland

Peter De Wint, 1800-1849

Pen and grey wash drawing of goats on a dirt road, a goatherd, a cottage, a horse and cart beneath a large tree.

Goatherd, Goats on Road near Carriage and House

Bruno van Straaten, n.d.

Pencil landscape sketch with ruined columns, a crumbling wall, small figures and loose clouds in the sky.

Landschap met ruïnes en mensen

Leonaert Bramer, 1642

Pencil sketch of a Dutch city street with a canal bridge, gabled houses, a church tower, and groups of figures.

Stadsgezicht, mogelijk Delft

Leonaert Bramer, 1642

Pencil sketch of a landscape with herders, cattle and sheep beneath a large tree and a ruined structure.

Landschap met herders en vee

Leonaert Bramer, 1642

Pencil sketch of a landscape with a building, two men, a horse, cattle and a dog, by Leonaert Bramer, 1642.

Landschap met een gebouw en twee mensen met paard

Leonaert Bramer, 1642

Pen sketch of a crowd of figures in an outdoor scene, with winged figures in clouds above and a signature in the lower margin

Aanbidding der koningen

Leonaert Bramer, 1642

Pencil sketch of a barn interior with cows, figures, barrels and a cart wheel under a sloping timber roof.

Boerderij met koeien

Leonaert Bramer, 1642

Pen and wash drawing of a goatherd in a hat with goats and cows on a path beside tall trees and a farmhouse.

Goatherd and Goats

Bruno van Straaten, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a shepherd with cows beside a tree in a hilly landscape, with more cattle grazing in the distance.

Landschap met herder en koeien

Leonaert Bramer, 1642