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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Watercolor birth certificate for Sarah Campion with floral borders, a flowering vase, two men and three women below.

Pa. German Birth Certificate

Edward Herbert Barnard, 1936

Pencil and wash drawing of a bull-shaped weather vane with the marking T41 and compass letters below.

Weather Vane

Edward Herbert Barnard, 1941

Brown ink sketch of a tree-lined lane with tall trunks on the left and an open, grassy field stretching to a distant horizon.

Landscape with a Tree-Lined Lane

Henry Eddowes Keene, 1858

Brown ink sketch of Hever Castle with tall chimneys, a gabled roof, leaded windows and ivy on the stone walls.

Hever Castle

Henry Eddowes Keene

Pencil and chalk drawing of a rural landscape with a distant lake, bare trees, hills, and clouds on tan paper.

Lake George

John Bunyan Bristol

Engraving of a woman in a lace-trimmed tiered gown and tall headpiece holding a fan on a terrace with an urn.

Mme la Marquise de Belfons

Pieter Schenk, 1710

Young Girl Dressing

Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema, 1889

Pencil and white chalk drawing of a waterfall below an arched viaduct and villa on a cliff at Tivoli, on blue paper.

The Waterfall at Tivoli with the Villa of Maecenas

Ludwig Thiersch, 1851

Etched oval portrait of a smiling old man in a plumed turban and fur-trimmed coat, with a white collar and brooch.

Portrait of an Old Man

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1780

Brown ink and wash drawing of three people playing cards by candlelight at a table in an elegant rococo room.

A Game of Cards

Louis Durameau, 1767

Pencil study of a woman reading while reclining on a cushion, with a cat lying nearby in an interior.

Study for "La Liseuse couchée"

Paul Ranson, 1894

Pencil sketch of leafless trees along a riverbank with reflections in the water and distant buildings.

Munich Factory

Engraving of families and children strolling and playing under shade trees in a city park with iron fencing and townhouses.

The Boston Common

Winslow Homer, 1850

Pencil drawing of two men seen from behind gazing at rolling hills, a church spire and trees under a cloudy sky.

Willi und ich

Karl Wiener, 1942

Pencil drawing of tall tree trunks, leafy branches and a shaded woodland path on tan paper.

Tree and Foliage

Walter Shirlaw, 1873

Engraved ornamental panel with an eagle, winged figures holding garlands, a central oval cartouche and seated women below.

Ornamental Panel Surmounted by an Eagle and the Motto NATOS ET NOSTRA TUEMUR, plate 7 from the Livre de Diverses Grot…

Michel Dorigny, 1650

Charcoal sketch of a cluster of trees beside a winding stream in an open grassy field, with distant trees on the left.

Trees in a Field

Male Nude

Walter Shirlaw, 1870

Black-and-white portrait print of a man in a wide hat and ornate collar, flanked by columns, griffins, and an eagle crest.

Portrait of Maximilian I

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Etched portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat holding a palette, inscribed William Hogarth.

Self Portrait of William Hogarth

Samuel Ireland, 1780

Charcoal drawing of a nude male figure raising one arm and leaning on a stone block, with modeled light and shadow.

Male Nude on Steps

Walter Shirlaw, 1872

Pencil sketch of two women walking under an ornate stone archway on a street, by Walter Shirlaw, 1870.

Dordrecht

Walter Shirlaw, 1870

Etching of satyrs, a nymph and a goat in a rustic landscape, with an owl perched on a pole at right.

The Happy Satyr with His Family, plate 10 from the Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Engraving of peasants brawling with swords beside a fence and vine, with a German inscription banner across the top.

Peasant's Brawl

Sebald Beham, 1540

Engraving of a large vase on a leafy pedestal, supported and gripped by two muscular nude male figures on either side.

Plate 17, "Suite of Vases"

Benigno Bossi, 1760

Engraving of two peasant men dancing energetically, one with arms raised and one kicking a leg high, with a keys-hanging pouc

The Dancing Peasants

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Pencil sketch of a figure with a pole standing in snow between bare trees beneath round forms in a dark winter sky.

"Wintertod" (Skizze)

Karl Wiener, 1935

Ink drawing of two men on a bench under a lamp post with a large umbrella; one in a top hat, one reading a newspaper.

Two Gentlemen Seated Under Lamp Post with Japanese Umbrella

S.F. Paynter, 1850/1911

Engraved grotesque ornament plate with a central classical figure, winged creatures, drapery and a Latin caption below.

Grotesque with Deities. Plate 04 “Juno,” 2nd state

René Boyvin, 1540

Drawing of a curly-haired boy in an embroidered jacket leaning on a pedestal with a spaniel, with a garden statue behind.

Jongen met hondje

Abraham Delfos, 1741

Drawing of a fair-haired boy blowing soap bubbles at a stone pedestal, with a classical statue and garden behind him.

Bellenblazende jongen

Abraham Delfos, 1741

Brown wash drawing of a quack doctor selling remedies at a table to a crowd beside a tent, with a dog and monkey.

Kwakzalver

Abraham Delfos, 1741