Browse 11 public-domain artworks in the Drawings subject, available as canvas, rolled canvas, framed canvas and framed prints.
Drawing covers any work made directly with a dry or liquid medium on paper, such as chalk, graphite, pen and ink, charcoal or brush and wash, without the layered structure of paint. From the Renaissance onward it served as the study behind a painting or fresco, the sheet on which a composition or a figure was worked out, and masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Michelangelo left large bodies of such sheets. Over the following centuries drawing gained standing as an art in its own right. A pre 1930 archive under this heading spans academic figure studies, landscape sketches and finished exhibition drawings in ink or chalk.
What's in here
The most represented artists here are Unknown artist (16,343), Unknown (11,295), anonymous (5,481).
By movement: Baroque (31,680), Romanticism (11,355), Neoclassicism (10,283).
By orientation: 70,816 landscape, 74,240 portrait, 3,938 square.
Prints of these artworks
Prints of any artwork on this page are made to order at the production partner closest to you, starting from $21.99 including shipping, in Canvas, Rolled Canvas, Framed Canvas or Framed Print.
Sizes and framing
Sizes are listed in inches and centimetres, with up to 26 sizes available depending on the print type, from small desk pieces up to large statement pieces. A size that doesn't match this artwork's own proportions is centred and trimmed to fit, and each print type's page states exactly how much of the image that removes.
Framed Canvas and Framed Print orders are available in 8 frame colours (Black, White, Natural, Gold, Walnut, Silver, Dark Grey, Light Grey); Canvas and Rolled Canvas have no frame and no glass.
Frequently asked questions
- How many artworks are in Drawings?
- There are 11 public-domain artworks in the Drawings subject on Archive Lane.
- Can I download these as digital files?
- Yes, every artwork can be previewed for free and downloaded as the original high-resolution file with a one-off purchase or a membership.
- Can these be printed and framed?
- Yes, any artwork here can be ordered as a Canvas, Rolled Canvas, Framed Canvas or Framed Print, made to order and shipped locally.
- Are these artworks copyright-free?
- Yes. Every artwork on Archive Lane is in the public domain, meaning the original copyright has expired, so it can be reproduced and sold as a print without a licence from the artist's estate.
- Can I narrow these results further?
- Yes, use the filters above the grid to narrow by artist, colour, orientation and, where available, movement or room.
