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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Watercolor landscape with a waterfall, herder and cattle beneath trees, and distant hills under a cloudy blue sky.

Shepherdess near a Waterfall

Louis Gabriel Moreau, n.d.

Five loose blue crayon head studies of a bearded older man on tan paper, inscribed "Walt Whitman" and dated April 17, 81.

Walt Whitman

Frank Hill Smith, 1880

Thomas Jefferson

Jacques Reich, 1900

Watercolor of a city street with burnt buildings, rubble, workers and a horse cart, with a church tower on the left.

1., Brandstätte - Die Demolierung der Brandstätte

Johann Wilhelm Frey, 1874

Watercolor landscape with a rider, sheep and dogs on a riverbank, ruins, a bare tree and rolling hills under cloudy skies.

Figures on a Country Road

Louis Gabriel Moreau, n.d.

Dion Boucicault

Unknown artist, 1860

Robert E. Lee

John Dabour, 1861

Watercolor landscape of wind-bent trees on a hillside road, a river, a distant tower, and a stormy sky with patches of blue.

Windswept Landscape

Louis Gabriel Moreau, n.d.

George Wythe

James Barton Longacre, 1820

Pen and ink portrait of a mustached man in a dark suit and bow tie, drawn in fine cross-hatching on a mounted sheet.

William Howard Taft

Jacques Reich, 1900

Pen and wash drawing of a stone tower and farmhouse by a river, with figures, a dog, and steps on the right.

Farm House by a River with Figures

Louis Gabriel Moreau, 1765

Pencil portrait sketch of a mustached man in a buttoned military uniform and pince-nez glasses, facing forward.

Theodore Roosevelt

Charles Dana Gibson, 1890

Dion Boucicault

Leslie Ward, 1880

Grey wash drawing of a town square with tall buildings, a fountain, trees, and a walled courtyard with numbered buildings.

1., Der neue Markt im Jahr 1622 (nach einem Plan im Archiv der Kapuziner am Neuen Markt)

Carl Wiesböck, 1850

Brown ink drawing of a woman in a pleated 1830s gown beside a table with two feathered hats and handwritten notes.

Costume Design

called Numa Pierre-Numa Bassaget, 1836-37

Pen and ink cartoon of a judge in robes gripping a startled man's shoulder under a U.S. Supreme Court sign.

A Personal Appointment?

Oscar Edward Cesare, 1920

William Howard Taft

Henry Major, 1930

Watercolor of a baroque church facade on Dorotheergasse with townhouses and two pedestrians on a cobbled street.

1., Dorotheergasse 18 - Evangelische Kirche AB

Maximilian Neubauer, 1900

Watercolor fashion drawing of a woman in a turban leaning on a sofa, with a man in a green coat and a child in a bonnet.

Fashion Drawing with a Woman Seated in a Chair with a Boy and Girl

called Numa Pierre-Numa Bassaget, 19th century

Pencil and chalk portrait drawing of a man with swept-back hair and a dark cravat on tan paper, by M. K. Kellogg.

John C. Calhoun

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Pen and ink portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and rosette-trimmed doublet, labelled Sir Walter Raleigh.

Walter Sir Raleigh

Jacques Reich, 1900

Red chalk drawing of a rococo stucco design with a cartouche of small figures, scrollwork, and winged motifs.

Design for Stucco Decorations with a Cartouche at Left

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, ca. 1725-40

Gouverneur Kemble Warren

Ole Peter Hansen Balling, 1861

Pencil sketch of a market with striped awnings, figures among stalls, a townhouse with chimneys, and bare trees at right.

1., Franz-Josefs-Kai - Markt beim Kaiserbad (Skizzenbuchblatt)

Gustav Zafaurek, 1890

Red chalk design of a decorative panel with a flutist on a pedestal under an arch, framed by scrollwork and garlands.

Design for a Decorative Panel with a Flutist (recto); Design for molding (verso)

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, ca. 1700-20

Ink drawing of a bowed elderly man in a long coat, with labeled figures for Foreign Pressure, Huerta and Carranza beneath an

Woodrow Wilson

Oscar Edward Cesare, 1910

John Thomas Scopes

Henry Major, 1920

Pencil sketch of the Kaiserbad restaurant building with chimneys and a bare tree along a street, on beige paper.

1., Franz-Josefs-Kai - Restaurationsgebäude Kaiserbad (Skizzenbuchblatt)

Gustav Zafaurek, 1890

Ink and wash design drawing of an arched wrought-iron grille with a coat of arms, lattice, scrollwork and candle sconces.

Design for the Wrought-Iron Entrance Grille of a Chapel

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, ca. 1700-1720

John Pendleton Kennedy

Felix Octavius Carr Darley, 1850

Graphite portrait drawing of a man with swept-back hair, high collar and cravat, on cream paper.

Abraham Baldwin

Robert Fulton, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a classical scene with a winged figure, a tomb with a lion mask, and a flaming brazier between columns.

Classical Scene with a Tomb and Flaming Brazier

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, ca. 1700-10