Prints and drawings virtual gallery
Further information
A selection from the extensive collection of Western graphic art in Prints and Drawings at the British Museum.
The prints and drawings on show in Room 90 and 90a are constantly changing in a series of exhibitions and displays based on themes or artists.
The images on this page give a broad sense of the span of the British Museum's collection from the 1400s until today. These and millions of other works are freely accessible for you to look at via our study room.
Old Masters
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![Dancers at the Barre study by Degas]()
'Dancers practising at the barre' by Edgar Degas
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![Where there's a will, there's a way, a print by Francisco Goya]()
'Where there's a will there's a way' by Francisco Goya
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![Epifania, a cartoon by Michelangelo]()
'Epifania' by Michelangelo
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![Rhinoceros woodcut by Albrecht Durer]()
'Rhinoceros' by Albrecht Dürer
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![French liberty, British slavery print by James Gillray]()
'French Liberty. British Slavery' by James Gillray
Modern and Contemporary Artists
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![Yellow Meander print by Anni Albers]()
© The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation/ DACS London. 'Yellow Meander' by Anni Albers (1899–1994)
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![Dawn drawing by CRW Nevinson]()
'A Dawn, 1914' by CRW Nevinson (1889–1946)
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![Untitled drawing by Henry Moore]()
Reproduced by permission of the Henry Moore Foundation 'Reclining figure and red rocks', by Henry Moore (1898–1986)
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![Baa Baa Blacksheep print by Paula Rego]()
© Paula Rego, reproduced by permission of the artist 'Baa Baa Black Sheep' by Paula Rego
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![Coloured crayons, watercolour, gouache, pen and ink, with collage of photographs, magazine illustrations and silver glitter.]()
Grayson Perry (b. 1960), Untitled. Coloured crayons, watercolour, gouache, pen and ink, with collage of photographs, magazine illustrations and silver glitter, c.1984. © Grayson Perry. © The Trustees of the British Museum. Reproduced by permission of the artist. 'Untitled composition with a figure wearing a flounced dress' by Grayson Perry
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![Drawing in ink and watercolour of man's head]()
© Estate of Richard Hamilton 'Stately plump Buck Mulligan' by Richard Hamilton
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![Self portrait showing the artist as a young woman]()
'Self-portrait, full face' by Käthe Kollwitz
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![monochrome print of hands rising out of waves to hold a ship]()
© Kara Walker, reproduced by permission of the artist 'No world' by Kara Walker (b. 1969)
