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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Grey wash drawing of herders resting under a tree with goats, sheep and a cow, a stone urn at left and a river landscape beyo

Herders with their Flock under a Tree

Simon van der Does, 1700

Liggende koe

Jan Joost van Cossiau, 1670

Pencil portrait in an oval of a man in armor with a sword, Maltese crosses on his cloak, and a city view behind him.

Portret van graaf Johan Maurits

Cornelis van Dalen, 1658

Grey wash drawing of a wooded landscape with a rider on horseback and a servant walking along a dirt path.

Boomrijk heuvellandschap met ruiter en knecht

Dirck Dalens, 1683

Circular watercolor of a hilltop fortress above a river with sailing boats and riverside houses, by Jan van Call.

Kasteel Ehrenbreitstein

Jan van Call, 1666

Circular watercolor of a river winding past cliffs, a village with a church, a wooded island and a sailboat.

Gezicht op de Rijn bij Hammerstein

Jan van Call, 1666

Red and black chalk drawing of a nude male figure seen from behind, leaning forward with drapery sketched in the background.

Nude Male Figure, Rear View

Giovanni da San Giovanni, 18th century

Red chalk drawing of Christ calling fishermen in a rowboat on rough waves beside rocky cliffs and a tree.

De roeping van Simon Petrus en Andreas

Herman Coets, 1673

Buste van een jongen

Leendert van der Cooghen, 1642

Pencil drawing of a coast with wooden palisades, a tilted boat in surf, a wading figure, and sailing ships on the horizon.

Kustgezicht met palissaden

Hendrick Jacobsz. Dubbels, 1630

Vertical strip showing two Japanese figures, a woman with ornate hair above and a man holding a folding fan below.

Two Actors

Kikugana Eizan, 1810

Pencil portrait of a seated man in a gown and cap, with books on a shelf and an open ledger beside him.

Portret van C. te 's-Gravezande

Dirk Druyf, 1666

Grey wash drawing of a harbour with an obelisk on a wooden raft beside a sailing ship and small rowing boats.

Harbour Scene with an Obelisk Being Transported on a Wooden Raft

Guilliam du Gardijn, 1605

Brown wash drawing of turbaned soldiers around a smoky camp fire on a plain, with horses and sleeping figures.

Turkish Soldiers around a Camp Fire

Guilliam du Gardijn, 1605

Black chalk study of a seated nude male figure with a sketched head above, drawn on blue-grey paper.

Studies of a Seated Nude Male Figure

Giulio Cesare Procaccini, ca. 1602-05

An Italian Galley, with the Stern to the Left/ verso: An Italian Gallery with the Bow to the Left, and Several Figure…

Guilliam du Gardijn, 1605

Pen and brown wash drawing of a beached galley with two masts and rigging, with small figure sketches on the sand.

An Italian Galley, with the Bow to the Left, and Several Figure Sketches / recto: An Italian Galley, with the Stern t…

Guilliam du Gardijn, 1605

Otto Wagner's 1898 drawing of a Viennese Stadtbahn station with a clock tower, gilded ornament, and a platform sketch below.

Wiener Stadtbahn-Haltestelle / Akademiestrasse/ Rechtseitiger/ Pavillon mit Transparenter Uhr/a.d. Kreuzung d./K.K.Po…

Otto Wagner, 1898

Pen drawing of brigands sorting loot by a treasure chest beneath a rocky cliff and tree.

Brigands: Design for an Engraving

Domenico Maria Fratta, 18th century

Brown wash drawing of a crowned female figure with a scepter and a peacock beside her, in a ruled border.

Juno

Palma il Giovane, 16th century

Charcoal study of a seated nude woman with a draped head covering on a block, against a shaded background.

Study of a Seated Nude Woman Wearing a Mask

Thomas Eakins, 1863

Mezzotint portrait of a young boy in a plumed helmet reaching toward a parrot in a tree, with a distant house.

The Lord Euston

John Smith, 1680

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a young man in a hat looking over a river toward a pier and trees at dusk.

Young Man on a Riverbank

Umberto Boccioni, 1902

Sketch of a mustached man in a tight coat holding a top hat and cane in a bedroom, with a caption below.

"A Tight Fit"

Charles Samuel Keene, 1872

Charcoal drawing of a hairy, wide-eyed creature crouching among dark foliage, with one arm raised.

Caliban

Odilon Redon, 1881

Pen and ink sketch of a farmer and wife in a yard with pigs, a horse, and a picket fence, with dialect caption below.

She was "Sorry She Spoke"

Charles Samuel Keene, 1870-1891

Pen and brown wash drawing of a bedchamber with a canopy bed, a bishop with crozier, and women working nearby.

St. Nicholas and the Three Daughters of the Poor Gentleman

Jan Swart van Groningen, 16th century

Een man van het volk. Tekening voor een illustratie in Le Juré van Edmond Picard

Odilon Redon, 1887

Red chalk drawing of a young soldier in a plumed hat, head resting on his hand, leaning on a table beside a sword hilt.

Soldier Resting his Head on his Elbow

Giuseppe Maria Crespi, 18th century (?)

Black ink drawing of two sunflowers with curling leaves and stippled centers on pale paper, dated 25 août 92.

Sunflowers

Georges Lemmen, 1892

Engraved Harper's Weekly page of Civil War soldiers marching, a mounted officer, and song titles like Dixie.

The Songs of the War

Winslow Homer, 1860

Watercolor landscape of a tree-framed valley with a path, a small pond, and distant village rooftops under a pale sky.

Briare

Henri Harpignies, 1902