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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pen and ink portrait of a woman with curled hair, lace collar and earrings, by Jacques Reich, 1900.

Helen Herron Taft

Jacques Reich, 1900

Charcoal and pastel portrait of an elderly man with white mustache and dark suit against a hatched dark background.

Marcus Daly

Adolfo Müller-Ury, 1900

Dr. Elisha Cullen Dick

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Sepia drawing vignette portrait of a man with wavy hair, dark coat and white cravat, by James Barton Longacre.

William Drayton

James Barton Longacre, 1820

Jane Addams and Alva Belmont

Wallace Morgan, 1910

Pen and ink portrait of an older bald man in a dark coat and white cravat, signed Jacques Reich.

John Quincy Adams

Jacques Reich, 1900

Watercolor and ink drawing of a city in flames, with orange fire and purple smoke above tilted yellow buildings.

Zusammenbruch

Karl Wiener, 1923

Ernst Lubitsch

Henry Major, 1920

Watercolor portrait of an elderly man in a flat cap and blue neckerchief, set in a double-ruled circle on cream paper.

William Warren, Jr.

Charles S. Abbe, 1890

Pencil and wash portrait drawing of an elderly man in a wide-brimmed hat and overcoat, on ochre-toned paper.

Portrait Bust of an Old Man Wearing Hat and Overcoat

Attributed to Jean Jacques de Boissieu, n.d.

Pen and ink portrait of a bald older man in a military uniform with epaulettes, against crosshatched background.

John Paul Jones

Jacques Reich, 1900

Drawing of a bearded man in a dark bow tie leaning on a pale podium, with papers, against a grey background.

Ira David Sankey

Carlo Pellegrini, Mar 1839 - 22 Jan, 1870

Red chalk sketch of a woman in period dress playing a lute, with a separate study of the lute beside her.

Sketches of a Lute Player and Lute

Jan Anton Garemyn, 1756

Pen-and-ink portrait of a bearded man in a military uniform with buttons, set in a cross-hatched oval vignette.

William Thomas Sampson

Jacques Reich, 1861

Sepia drawing of a older man with side whiskers, bow tie and dark jacket, facing forward against a hatched background.

Noah C. McFarland

Unknown artist, 1880

Pencil caricature of two cloaked men conversing in a landscape, one holding a wooden box, drawn in 1848.

"Zusammentreffen zweier Rothmäntel / von verschiedenem Kaliber" (Karikatur zur Revolution 1848)

Karl Lanzedelli, 1848

Brown ink and wash drawing of a triumphal procession with chariots, horses, winged figures and putti in a decorative frame.

The Triumph of Empire, with the Four Continents

Francesco de Mura, 1730

Charcoal sketch of a man in a bowler hat beside a tripod-mounted movie camera, with a film set in the background.

Charlie Chaplin

Henry Major, 1920

Brown wash drawing of a shoreline landscape with a helmeted seated soldier, figures, a tree and a carved stone pedestal.

A Landscape with Seated Soldiers and Fishermen

Antonio Visentini

Dominic Ignatius Murphy

William H. Bell, 1880

Circular drawing of a seated older man in a dark coat, with a draped curtain and small paddlewheel boat at left.

Henry Miller Shreve

George D'Almaine, 1840

Pastel portrait of a smiling young woman in a yellow gown with blue ribbons and a pink rose in her hair.

A Young Lady in a Yellow Gown with Blue Ribbons

Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, 1767

Pen and ink sketch of the Reverend William Hooper in a hat and clerical bands, bust length, on aged paper.

William Hooper

Unknown artist, 1820

Charcoal caricature of a smiling man with large ears and a broad grin, wearing a suit and tie.

Will H. Hays

Henry Major, 1920

Pencil drawing of two crows on rocks facing each other, with a low sun over a calm sea horizon.

Zwei Krähen

Karl Wiener, 1942

Pastel portrait of a man with a powdered wig, gray coat and lace jabot, against a soft brownish background.

Portrait of a Man

Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, 1757

Full-length portrait of a man in a red coat and tricorn hat beside a white dog under large oak trees.

George Clavering Cowper, 3rd Earl Cowper

Hugh Douglas Hamilton, 1785

Augustus Goodyear Heaton Self-Portrait

Augustus Goodyear Heaton, 1880

Black chalk drawing of a boy's head turned right, with white highlights on tan paper.

Kop van een jongen, naar rechts

Jean Bernard, 1775

Kop van een jongen, naar links

Jean Bernard, 1811

Pen and ink portrait of an elderly bearded man with white hair and a dark jacket, signed by Jacques Reich.

John Greenleaf Whittier

Jacques Reich, 1900

Pencil sketch on grid paper of a standing man and a woman seen from behind beside a large circular light in a dim room.

Zwei Menschen

Karl Wiener, 1941