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Drawings & Sketches

75,832 works

Mughal painting of a prince visiting a bearded ascetic under a tree, with hunters on horses and an elephant below, on gold gr

Prince Visiting an Ascetic during a Hunt

Unknown artist, Mughal dynasty (1526-1857), c. 1625-1650

Pen and brown wash drawing of a rocky cliff with a waterfall, pine trees, a river and distant buildings.

Landscape with Waterfall

Roelant Savery, early 1620s

Pen and ink drawing of a shepherd with sheep and goats beneath trees, with a distant town under a cloudy sky.

Pastoral Scene

Titian, about 1565

Pencil sketch of a rearing horse above loose studies of horse legs and hooves on cream paper.

Compositional study, horse studies

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Pastel portrait of a young boy with curly hair and blue eyes, wearing a brown jacket and blue waistcoat.

Portrait of a Young Boy with Blue Eyes

Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, c. 1750

Brown ink drawing of armored cavalry charging across a hilly battlefield with infantry ranks and an eagle banner.

The Battle of Scannagallo (recto); Mother of the Gracchi and her Female Companions (verso)

Stradanus, 1583 ?

Drawing of a bearded older man with flowing hair and downcast eyes, in black chalk and white highlights on tinted paper.

Head of Saint John the Evangelist: Study for the Disputation on the Immaculate Conception

Giovanni Antonio Sogliani, 1531/36

Brown ink drawing of a large tree beside a river, with a castle and bridge in the distance and a holy family group at right.

Landscape with the Holy Family (Rest on the Flight into Egypt)

Alessandro Algardi, about 1650

Watercolor study of a tree in pink and white blossom in a grassy field, with a dark hedgerow and blue sky behind.

Study of a Tree in Bloom

William Turner, c. 1835

Pencil sketchbook page with four studies of grouped figures in varied poses, some draped and seated.

Four compositional studies for a group of figures

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Pencil sketch of a country house among trees with a fence, above studies of bushes and foliage on a pale page.

View of a Country House and Studies of Bushes and Foliage

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Drawing of a young woman with curly hair, pearl necklace and dark bodice, resting one hand on a ledge.

Young Woman at a Balustrade

Jan de Bray, 1650

Drawing of a bearded man in the foreground with a shadowy hunched figure above and hatched foliage behind, in brown tones.

Faust and Mephistopheles

Odilon Redon, 1880

Pen and wash drawing of Utrecht city walls and a round tower beside a canal, with figures and boats in the foreground.

The City Walls of Utrecht by the "Plompetoren"

Paulus van Liender, 1763

Pen and brown ink drawing of two seated allegorical women flanking a central lily emblem in a circular medallion.

Allegories of Faith and Hope, Flanking the Zuccaro Emblem

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

Brown wash drawing of the Entombment, with men lowering Christ's body while women mourn beside a rocky landscape.

The Entombment

Federico Barocci, about 1579-1582

Colored drawing of winter figures skating and sledding on a frozen river beside a brick building and bare trees.

Winter Landscape with Figures

Jan Berents, about 1723

Watercolor of Collect Pond with a rocky hillside, willow tree, three walking figures, and a distant New York skyline with chu

Collect Pond, New York City

Archibald Robertson, 1798

Watercolor drawing of a tall tower beside a thatched shed, with cattle grazing and a large tree under a cloudy sky.

Freston Tower, Suffolk

Edward Dayes, about 1785

Pen and wash drawing of a wooded hill, winding road, and distant village with a church spire under a cloudy sky.

Panorama of Boersberg with Doorwerth Castle in the Distance

Simon de Vlieger, about 1640-1653

Brown ink drawing of peasant men drinking and smoking around a barrel in a tavern interior.

Peasants Drinking in a Tavern

Adriaen van Ostade, early 1640s

Charcoal drawing of a woman in a dark dress seated at an upright piano, her hands on the keys, in a soft-shaded interior.

At the Piano

Theodore Robinson, ca. 1887

Brown wash drawing of the Nativity with the Christ child glowing at center, Mary seated beside him, and shepherds gathered ar

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Peter Paul Rubens, about 1613-1614

Red chalk drawing of two bearded men, Isaac and Esau, one leaning on a staff and the other holding a bow and game.

Isaac and Esau

Jean-François Brémond, 1843

Pencil and orange wash design sketch of a hair comb with a scrolling floral crest and vertical tines on ochre paper.

Small floral comb

Pierre-Georges Deraisme, 1902

Design drawing of a comb with pencil scrollwork above and a red-orange looping band with three pearls below, on ochre paper.

Comb

Pierre-Georges Deraisme, 1902

Pencil and ink sketch of a curved comb with a central stylized flower and scrolling tendrils on tan paper.

Vegetal comb

Pierre-Georges Deraisme, 1902

Pencil sketch of an Art Nouveau style floral comb with curved arches and stylized flower heads on graph paper.

Floral comb

Pierre-Georges Deraisme, 1902

Pencil design sketch of a repeating frieze with stylized flowers and curling scrolls on tan paper.

Carnation comb

Pierre-Georges Deraisme, 1902

Pencil sketch on grid paper of a floral comb design with radiating flower petals and leaves.

Floral comb

Pierre-Georges Deraisme, 1905

Pen and ink drawing of an interlaced looping knot shape rising from two stems joined by a band, on aged paper.

Knot fork

Pierre-Georges Deraisme, 1902

Pen and brown ink drawing of interlaced looping cords forming a knot-like tangle on a cut-corner sheet.

Knots

Pierre-Georges Deraisme, 1902