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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Charcoal sketch of a man with a bow tie holding a palette and brushes beside an easel in a studio.

Charles Dana Gibson

William Glackens, 1900

Charcoal sketch of a standing man in a buttoned vest beside an easel, on tan paper.

Robert Henri Self-Portrait

Robert Henri, 1900

Pencil sketch of an engraver in a broad hat working at a table in a cluttered workshop with shelves and a candle.

An Engraver

Edouard Jeanmaire, n.d.

Pen and ink portrait drawing of an older man with wavy hair, spectacles on his head, and a high collar and buttoned coat.

Patrick Henry

Jacques Reich, 1900

Bust-length drawing of a bearded man in a dark suit and bow tie, shaded in charcoal on tan paper.

George C. Whiting

Unknown artist, 1850

Ink and wash drawing of a monumental fountain elevation with a bearded river god statue in a central niche.

Design for a Monumental Fountain

A. Le Canu, 1750-70

Pencil drawing of a seated man with a palette beside a wooden easel, wearing a bow tie.

Henry W. Waugh

W. P. Noble, 1850

Sepia-toned drawing of a middle-aged man with a full mustache, wearing a dark suit, waistcoat and tie.

James Shields

L. Wieser, 1880

Watercolor design for a decorated ceiling with an oval painted sky, floral garland, medallions and ornate red and gray border

Design for Ceiling: Gallery of Château de Magnitot (recto); Decorative Design (verso)

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Sepia drawing of a man with curly hair, dark coat and white cravat, turned three-quarters to the left.

Levi Woodbury

James Barton Longacre, 1830

Sepia drawing of an older man in round spectacles, dark coat and white cravat, set within a pale blue border.

James Wilson

James Barton Longacre, 1820

Watercolor design for a coffered ceiling with blue panels, gold scrollwork, and a central monogram medallion.

Design for Dining Room Ceiling, Hôtel de Behague

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1870

Pen and ink caricature of a man with curly hair and monocle, long striped coat, smoking, drawn in 1880.

J. A. M. Whistler

Alfred Bryan, 1880

Two watercolor designs for a Pompeian-style bathroom wall decorated with ceramic tiles, showing scrolls, medallions and a cla

Design for ceramic tile decoration of a bathroom in "Pompeian" manner (possibly for Deepdene, Dorking, Surrey)

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Herman Binger

Unknown artist, 1840

Portrait of a man in a dark coat and white ruffled cravat beside stacked books before red drapery.

Luther Martin

Bernard Francis Hoppner Meyer, 1830

Watercolor design of a decorative ceiling panel with a brown molded frame, red scrollwork, and a cloudy blue sky opening.

Ceiling design for Salon d'Entrée, Hôtel de Monsieur de Juigne, Paris, 1867

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1867

Red chalk drawing of classical figures in drapery, with a seated man, a standing woman, and spears in the background.

Continence of Scipio

after Pietro da Cortona, n.d.

Pen-and-ink portrait of a man in a buttoned military-style coat with epaulette, shaded with crosshatching on aged paper.

Nathanael Greene

Jacques Reich, 1900

Pen and ink portrait of a man with curly hair, high collar and bow tie, signed Jacques Reich, on a labeled mount.

Franklin Pierce

Jacques Reich, 1900

Watercolor design sheet showing a blue coffered ceiling with gilded rosette above a red and blue scrolled wall ornament.

Designs for Ceiling and Wall Decoration for Monsieur Lecomte de la Grange

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Pencil portrait of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat and fur-trimmed collar, turned three-quarters to the viewer.

Sarah Edwards Nast

Thomas Nast, 1880

Anna Howard Shaw

Wallace Morgan, 1910

Painted design for a wall panel with a putto medallion, a putto playing with dogs, and red, blue and gold borders.

Design for Wall Decor Painted with Putti and Dogs

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, before 1889

Andrew Jackson

Edward Williams Clay, 1830

Sepia drawing of an elderly man with long white hair in white clerical robes and a dark stole, against a shaded oval backgrou

Reverend William White

James Barton Longacre, 1830

Watercolor design of a decorated wall with three medallions, classical figures, gilded frieze and garlands in blue, red and d

Painted Wall Decor Featuring Three Medallions

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 19th century

Drawing of a Bacchanalian allegory with satyrs, nymphs and revelers under a banner titled Le Triomphe de Bacchus et de l'Amou

Le Triomphe de Bacchus, et de l'Amour

Jean Démosthène Dugourc, 1775

Pen-and-ink portrait of a man with a queued hairstyle, buttoned coat and white cravat, signed Jacques Reich.

John Jay

Jacques Reich, 1900

Watercolor design of painted wall decor with red central panel, blue side panels, swans and trompe l'oeil vases.

Painted Wall Decor Featuring Thin Column with a Pair of Swans and Trompe L'Oeil Vases at Base

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 19th century

Watercolor drawing of a bearded man in spectacles and dark jacket conducting with a baton, arm extended on tan paper.

John Philip Sousa

George Frederick Scotson-Clark, 1900

Pen and ink drawing of muscular smiths forging a shield at an anvil while a woman watches from the left.

Venus Watching Vulcan and Cyclops Forge Armor for Mars

Raymond de La Fage, late 17th century