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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pen and wash drawing of ancient galleys in battle, with rowers, armored warriors on decks, and a faint blue grid overlay.

Antique Naval Battle (recto); A Battle Scene (verso)

Lattanzio Gambara, ca. 1550-55

Engraving of the Holy Family in an arched niche: Mary holds the Christ Child while Joseph reads an open book beside them.

The Holy Family with a Sack

Ferdinando Gregori, 1770

Sepia drawing of a seated shepherd seen from behind, facing a small dog standing on its hind legs in a grassy landscape.

Seated Shepherd Playing with a Dog

Flemish Gilles Demarteau, 1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate temporary monument with winged figures, banners, and trophies on a rocky base.

Temporary Structure in Celebration of the Birth of the Duc de Bourgogne (August 6, 1682)

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 1650-1700

Lithograph of a standing man in a dark jacket and cap, holding a walking stick and pipe, with handwritten caption and censor

"Wiener Charaktere in bildlichen Darstellungen": "Ein ausländischer Bursche" [Probedruck zur Vorlage bei der Zensurbe…

Ignaz Franz Castelli, 1844

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate ceiling design with putti, scrolling cartouches, coffered bands and a female figure.

Project for a Rectangular Ceiling with Papal Coat of Arms (recto); Design for a Courtyard (verso)

Giovanni Alberti, 1558-1601

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Abraham Delfos, 1741

Pencil portrait of a man in a curled periwig and white bands collar, inside an oval frame, by Abraham Delfos.

Portret van Gualtherus Zoutmaat

Abraham Delfos, 1741

Pen drawing of a reclining putto with small wings, head turned left, sketched in loose ink lines on pale paper.

Putto

Abraham Delfos, 1741

Pen sketch of a baby lying on its back with head turned left and limbs extended, within a thin border on cream paper.

Kind, liggend op de rug

Abraham Delfos, 1741

Pen sketch of a child lying on its back with legs raised, drawn in loose ink contours on pale paper.

Kind liggend op de rug, de benen omhoog

Abraham Delfos, 1741

Etched fan leaf design with a mermaid playing a lyre in a central oval, flanked by cherubs, dolphins and scrollwork.

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

Alexis Loir, 1670

Pen and brown wash drawing of an ornate coffered ceiling with putti, garlands, and a classical figure medallion.

Design for a Ceiling Decoration

Giocondo Albertolli, 1742-1839

Pen drawing of a standing nude child with arms extended, enclosed in a thin ruled border on pale paper.

Staand kind

Abraham Delfos, 1741

Chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man wearing a dark cap with a beaded band, looking directly at the viewer.

Oude man met muts

Abraham Delfos, 1741

Brown wash drawing of a horseman with a saddled horse, cows and a ruin in an open landscape under clouds.

Ruiter in landschap

Abraham Delfos, 1741

"Wiener Charaktere in bildlichen Darstellungen": "Ein Grundwachter" [Probedruck zur Vorlage bei der Zensurbehörde, mi…

Anton Zampis, 1844

Grey graphite drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds above a robed saint and kneeling figures looking upward.

The Virgin Appearing to Saint Joseph Calasanctius

Marco Caprinozzi, 1711-78

Caricature of a doorman in a fur-collared coat and cocked hat holding a cane, with handwritten German caption and censor's se

"Wiener Charaktere in bildlichen Darstellungen": "Ein Herrschafts-Portier" [Probedruck zur Vorlage bei der Zensurbehö…

Ignaz Franz Castelli, 1844

Pen and ink drawing of a classical tabernacle design with columns, a crucifix above, two statues, and hanging lamps.

Design for a Tabernacle Surmounted by Christ on the Cross and Praying Figures (the Virgin and Saint John?)

Galeazzo Alessi, 1512-72

Nocturnal harbor scene in brown tones with clouds above, rows of lights on shore and water, and a lighthouse at center.

The Bay, New York

Joseph Pennell, 1920

Pen drawing of a polygonal tabernacle with columns, obelisks, a pediment, and a tiered upper structure topped by a finial.

Design for an Polygonal Tabernacle, with Obelisks and a Pediment Surmounted by Three Figures Supporting a Tempietto-l…

Galeazzo Alessi, 1512-72

Engraving of Hercules carrying two classical columns through a courtyard with arcades and a rotunda, a city behind.

Hercules with the Pillars of Hercules

Sebald Beham, 1540

An Angel in Adoration

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Engraved ornamental plate with an empty oval frame flanked by cornucopias, acanthus scrolls, and garland friezes.

Frieze with Ovoidal Frame

Gottfried Engelmann, 1820

Pencil drawing of a seated woman herb seller in a headscarf beside baskets of greens and vegetables, with a stamped caption.

"Wiener Charaktere in bildlichen Darstellungen": "Eine Kräutlerin" [Probedruck zur Vorlage bei der Zensurbehörde, mit…

Anton Zampis, 1844

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornamental border with foliage and putti on blue paper, centre left blank.

Design for Ornamental Border with Foliage, Putti and a Lion's Head

Alessandro Allori, 1535-1607

Pen and ink sketch of two men walking a path with sticks, a dog lying nearby, and trees behind a fence.

Anticipation (for Punch, or the London Charivari, October 23, 1876)

Charles Samuel Keene, 1876

Pen and brown ink sketch of two women in an interior, one standing by a door and one seated near a fireplace.

Two Nursemaids

Charles Samuel Keene, 1870-1891

Black and white plate of neoclassical ornamental friezes and panels with scrolls, a griffin, garlands and trophies.

Friezes, Panels and Ornam

Gottfried Engelmann, 1820

Pen and grey wash drawing of two clergymen conversing at a counter in an interior, with a third figure at left.

A Vicar and a Curate

Charles Samuel Keene, 1870-1891

Circular watercolor design for a cupola showing Christ, the Virgin, God the Father, angels, prophets and putti among clouds.

Design for a Cupola with Old and New Testament Figures

Pietro de Angelis, 1720-1804