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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Sepia drawing of a seated man in a frock coat and powdered wig, with a quill pen on a desk, on a tan mat.

Henry Laurens

William G. Armstrong, 1830

Pen and ink portrait of a bearded older man in a military uniform with buttoned collar, turned to the left.

George Gordon Meade

Jacques Reich, 1861

Jacob Jennings Brown

Mary Estelle Elizabeth Cutts, 1820

Ink and pencil sketch of a smiling man in glasses, double-breasted jacket and bow tie, hands in pockets, dated 1910.

Glenn O. Coleman

Marjorie Organ, 1910

Max Reinhardt

Henry Major, 1930

Pen and ink portrait of a bearded man with a white ruff collar, titled Gov. John Winthrop, by Jacques Reich.

John Winthrop

Jacques Reich, 1900

Pencil portrait of a seated young man with curly hair, arms resting on an open book, drawn on pale paper.

John Summerfield

Waldo & Jewett, 1810

Charcoal drawing on tinted paper of an elderly bald man in a dark coat and white cravat, hands clasped.

John Quincy Adams

Eastman Johnson, 1840

Pencil and ink portrait drawing of a bearded man in a dark suit and bow tie, against a cream background.

Abraham Lincoln

Francis Bicknell Carpenter, 1860

Graphite portrait sketch of an unidentified man with shoulder-length hair, dark coat and white cravat, on aged paper.

Unidentified Man

James Barton Longacre, 1820

Drawing of a man with curled hair in a red cloak and white cravat against a green drapery backdrop.

Patrick Henry

James Barton Longacre, 1830

Pen and ink portrait of a bearded man with receding hair in a jacket, identified as Oliver P. Morton.

Oliver P. Morton

Jacques Reich, 1900

Pen and ink portrait of an older man with a mustache and suit, crosshatched, signed Jacques Reich, 1900.

William Rufus Shafter

Jacques Reich, 1900

Pencil and wash design for a book cover titled Les Heures Claires, with Art Nouveau floral ornament and spine lettering.

Design for "Les Heures Claires" by Emile Verhaeren

Julia Eyckholt, after 1896

Watercolor of wooden houses with green gables and red roofs beside a dirt road, with a large tree and white fence at right.

Gezicht op de Nieuwendammerdijk

Anthonie van Teijn, 1928

Pencil and wash portrait of a seated man with white hair in a dark coat, holding a pencil over a table.

James Barton Longacre

James Barton Longacre, 1840

Pencil and watercolor drawing of gabled canal houses and moored boats along a city waterfront, with trees at left.

Gezicht op het Singel bij de Haarlemmersluis

Everhardus Koster, 1846

Drawing of a canal village with houses, red roofs, trees and reflections in the water under a pale sky.

Gezicht op de Grote Haven bij Nieuwendam

Anthonie van Teijn, 1928

Unidentified Man

Ernest Haskell, 1910

Design drawing of a book cover with stylized roses, title lettering 'Les Heures d'Après Midi', and a spine label on tan paper

Design for "Les Heures d'Après Midi" by Emile Verhaeren

Julia Eyckholt, after 1896

Watercolor of wooden houses with red roofs along a calm canal, with two rowboats and reflections in the water.

Gezicht op het Grote Die

Anthonie van Teijn, 1928

Watercolor and pencil view of gabled village houses, a canal and meadow, with a church spire on the right.

Gezicht op Nieuwendam met de toren van de Sint Augustinuskerk

Anthonie van Teijn, 1873

Colored drawing of green wooden gabled houses with red tile roofs along a village street, with a tree at right.

Gezicht op het Brede Kerkepad te Nieuwendam

Anthonie van Teijn, 1928

Caricature mural study showing a row of exaggerated figures in top hats, a red gown, and a child, under painted clouds.

Mural Study #4:

John Decker, 1940

Watercolor drawing of wooden houses, a footbridge with railings and a flowering garden under a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op het Sluispad te Nieuwendam

Anthonie van Teijn, 1928

Pen and wash drawing of a large gnarled tree with spreading branches, two small figures on a path, and tall poplars beyond.

Landscape with a Tall Tree

Marten de Cock, 1634

Charcoal and chalk portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark jacket, turned three-quarters to the left.

Benjamin Harrison

Eastman Johnson, 1900

Pen and wash drawing of two anglers by a waterfall in a wooded landscape, with a distant hilly view under a pale sky.

Two Anglers in a Wooded Landscape with a Waterfall

Marten de Cock, 1628

Watercolor of a gabled house with a red tiled roof beside a tree-lined road, with a pedestrian on the path.

Gezicht op de Schellingwouderdijk

Anthonie van Teijn, 1928

Pen and brown wash drawing of a ruined round tower with overgrown top, small buildings, and a flat river landscape.

Landscape with the Ruins of a Round Tower

Marten de Cock, 1625

Seated man with white hair and folded arms in a dark coat and white cravat, drawn in grey tones on a dark background.

Elbridge Gerry

James Barton Longacre, 1810

Charcoal caricatures: a smiling man in tails holding a top hat, and a figure with windswept hair riding a globe beside a prop

Fred Astaire and Amelia Earhart

Henry Major, 1930