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Pencil sketch of a wooden shed with a sloping roof beside trees and a stone wall, by Jakob Becker.

Shed

Pencil sketch of clouds over rocky mountains and rolling hills, drawn in light graphite lines on cream paper.

Wolken über einer Berglandschaft

Pencil sketch of two lying dogs on pale yellow paper, one facing right and one facing left.

Two dogs

Pencil sketch of a timber turret with a spire and cross finial on a roof ridge, with a faint arched structure at upper right.

Ridge turret

Pencil sketch on cream paper of two cats, one curled up with eyes closed and one lying stretched out at lower left.

Study sheet: Cats

Pencil sketch of a small house with a chimney half hidden among trees and shrubs on pale paper.

House between trees

Pencil study sheet with several sketches of women in long skirts and headscarves, one carrying a basket and one carrying a ju

Studienblatt: Frau mit Korb und Hut

Pencil sketch of an artist's studio interior with a seated man in a hat, stools, shelves and hanging objects.

Artist's studio

Pencil sketch of a barefoot young man in rolled trousers, seen from behind, arm extended beside a diagonal pole.

Young farmer

Pencil sketch of an elderly bearded man in a long coat standing with head bowed and hands clasped.

Old man

Graphite sketch of an elderly man in a flowing cloak and hat striding with a staff, with trees behind him.

In einen Mantel gehüllter, schreitender alter Mann mit einer Fahne in der Rechten

Pencil study sheet with a crouching woman reaching forward and a seated woman from behind holding a small child.

Studienblatt: Auf dem Boden kauernde Frau und Rückenansicht einer sitzenden Frau mit Kleinkind

Weiblicher Kopf im Profil nach links

Pencil sketch study of a standing woman in a draped dress, with a kneeling figure and a reclining dog nearby.

Studienblatt: Stehende Frau, zwei liegende Hunde

Pencil drawing of a seated young man in period dress, head resting on his hand, appearing drowsy.

Sitzender schlafender Bauernjunge

Studienblatt: Ein sitzender Junge und ein sitzender Mann

Pencil sketch of a thatched roof edge with bundled straw, wooden beams and metal bands above a plain wall.

Detail eines strohgedeckten Fachwerkgebäudes

Pencil sketch of a Gothic church tower and buttress with a tree at right, on cream paper.

Chorflankenturm einer gotischen Kirche

Pencil and wash drawing of a gothic wayside shrine with a cross finial standing on a rough stone base.

Wayside shrine

Pencil sketch of an elderly woman in a headscarf seated with folded hands on steps before a church wall.

Studienblatt: Außenwand einer Kirche mit einem Kruzifix, auf dem Boden sitzende alte Frau, die Hände gefaltet

Pencil sketch of a headscarved figure lying low on the ground with a bundled cloth, faint architecture above.

Old woman with headscarf

1841

Pencil sketch with grey wash of a hay wagon on a sunken lane beside a house, with figures and trees.

Heuwagen auf einem Hohlweg, an einem Haus vorbeifahrend

Pencil sketch of a crucified figure on a cross with a stone base, surrounded by loose sketched landscape and foliage.

Crucifix

Pencil sketch of a gothic church tower with a tall pointed spire, pinnacles and arched windows on pale paper.

Turm einer gotischen Kirche

Watercolor and pencil sketch of a park with tall trees, a stone wall, a small standing figure, and a building facade at right

Park

Watercolor study of a weathered half-timbered house window with a wooden shutter and diagonal timber beams.

Fenster eines Fachwerkhauses

Pencil sketch of Worms Cathedral with twin towers and dome, plus neighbouring rooftops and trees, dated 1838.

Worms Cathedral

1838

Pencil sketch of a town with a ruined tower, church spire, rooftops, trees and a small arched bridge.

Burg und Stadt Blankenberg

1839

Pencil sketch of a tall tree beside a village with a church spire and rolling hills beyond.

Liebenscheid

Pencil sketch of a village with steep roofs and trees in front of a long, softly shaded hill range.

Salzburg in the Westerwald

Pencil sketch of a village street with a church spire, steps, a puddle and bucket, and a standing child at right.

Village road

Pencil sketch of a park pond with tall trees, a small pavilion on the left bank, and two figures in a boat.

Pond in the park

Pencil sketch of a boy carrying a bundle of sticks on his back through a wintry landscape with bare trees.

Junge, in winterlicher Umgebung ein Reisigbündel auf dem Rücken tragend

Pencil sketch of an arched stone staircase set among shrubs and grass, with a faint landscape study at the right edge.

Studienblatt: Parktreppe, Landschaft

1837

Pencil sketch of a farmstead with a gabled roof, a timber archway framing trees, and figures seated by a doorway.

Gehöft mit Tordurchfahrt

Pencil drawing of a walled town with a tall round tower, an arched city gate, and rooftops under a pale sky.

Friedberg

1841

Pencil sketch of a layered rock massif with a tiny figure standing on its upper ledge.

Rock massif

Pencil sketch of rural figures, women and a man in a cap, near a wooden fence and trees in an open landscape.

Reaper returning home

1847

Graphite study sheet with several studies of infant heads, a seated child, and a sketched figural composition on the left.

Studienblatt: Kleinkind; die Weinlese

1856

Pencil study sheet with a seated woman beside a basket, a draped figure above, and a small interior sketch at left.

Studienblatt: Sitzende Frau und stehender Mann in einem Zimmer; die Weinleserin

1856

Pen and wash drawing of a grieving woman held by an older woman, with soldiers marching in the background under an arched fra

Lenore trauert um Wilhelm

Pencil sketch of a man holding an oar beside a boat, with a cathedral with spires in the background.

Ein Mann an einem zu Wasser gelassenen Boot, das Ruder in der Hand haltend, im Hintergrund der Wormser oder Speyerer…

Ink and wash drawing of a peasant boy and girl embracing beside a tree and rocks in a landscape.

Bauernjunge und Bauernmädchen

Brown wash drawing of a young woman leaning on a veranda balustrade beside a tree, a carved chair and a distant church tower.

Girl on the veranda

Watercolor of a rounded brownish hill with pale highlights on its slopes against a pale yellow sky.

Hill

Pencil sketch of tree branches framing a figure beside a stone house and garden wall.

Frau an einem Haus in einem Garten, durch die Äste eines Baumes gesehen

Pencil sketch of a town skyline with a tall church tower, rows of rooftops, and a windmill along a flat horizon.

View on Neuss

Pencil sketch of a horse-drawn carriage with driver above a tree and faint background trees on pale paper.

Studienblatt: Wagenführer, Baum

Studienblatt: Bildnis eines Mädchens, im Profil nach links und en face

Studienblatt: Sitzender Junge im verlorenen Profil und Brustbild einer jungen Frau mit Hut

Watercolor and pencil drawing of two small birds perched side by side on a horizontal branch against a pale background.

Zwei Vögel auf einer Stange

Pencil sketch of a cluster of seated children and women, some holding infants, drawn on pale yellowish paper.

Group of children

Pencil sketch of villagers gathered beneath church arcades and trees, with women in long skirts in the foreground.

Consecration of a peasant church

Pencil sketch of women in headscarves gathered beneath trees, with standing figures and a crowd in the background.

Versammlung unter einem alten Baum

Pen and ink study sheet by Jakob Becker showing sketches of children, a standing boy, and a woman carrying a bundle.

Study sheet: Children

Studienblatt: Jüngling und eine Frau mit Kleinkind

Pencil sketch of peasants dancing outdoors between wooden fences, with trees framing the scene and mountains in the distance.

Tanzende Bauern im Freien

Pencil and ink sketch of musicians with a double bass and violin beside barefoot peasant children, with faint studies of figu

Musikanten und Bauernkinder

Grey wash sketch of a washerwoman with a laundry basket and a child, with a wooden board in the lower left.

Washerwomen

Brown wash drawing of three figures resting by a stone pillar and pedestal under trees, one leaning on a staff.

Resting farmers

Pencil sketch of two boys with flagpoles, one holding a banner and the other reading a paper, on pale paper.

Two boys with flags

Pencil study sheet of two boys with a flag and a small sketch of a child playing violin.

Studienblatt: Zwei Jungen mit Fahne und ein Geige spielender Junge

Pencil sketch of a crowd of figures with flags and vertical architectural lines on pale yellowed paper.

Versammlung von Fahnenträgern und vom Blatt Singender

Pencil sketch on grey paper of two boys, one standing behind the other who holds and reads an open book.

Two reading boys

Faint pencil sketch of a male nude torso and shoulder on grey paper, with brown stains and an inventory number.

Nude of a young man (fragment)

Two singing boys

Pencil sketch of a boy and a girl in rural dress standing close together on toned paper.

Farm boy and girl

Pencil sheet with several studies of kneeling women holding infants, including a rear view and a head study.

Studienblatt: Auf dem Boden kniende Frau mit Kleinkind in Rückansicht

Pencil sketch of a kneeling woman seen from behind, with draped robes and a small child beside her, on cream paper.

Auf dem Boden kniende Frau mit Kleinkind in Rückansicht

Pencil study sheet showing a kneeling woman seen from behind and a small girl with raised arms in bonnets and full skirts.

Studienblatt: Rückansicht einer auf dem Boden knienden Frau im verlorenen Profil und eines kleinen Mädchens mit erhob…

Pencil sketch of a standing woman with one arm resting on her hip, drawn in loose strokes on pale paper.

Weibliche Figur mit in die Hüfte gestemmtem Arm

Pencil sketch of a standing child with outstretched arm beside a young woman in a headscarf gazing upward.

Studienblatt: Kind und junge Frau

Pencil sketch of a seated woman leaning beside a standing girl with arms raised high.

Auf dem Boden sitzende Frau mit einem neben ihr stehenden kleinen Mädchen mit erhobenen Armen

Pencil study of a seated woman in a shawl beside a sketch of an ornately carved wooden chair.

Studienblatt: Bäuerin mit Kind; Kunstvoll geschnitzter Stuhl

Pencil sketch of a sleeping child resting on a woman's lap, legs dangling, with loose sketched drapery around them.

Auf dem Schoß einer Frau schlafendes Kind

Pencil sketch of a mother holding a child close, with faint guide lines and an oval base outline on beige paper.

Mother with child

Pencil study sheet showing a striding male figure beside a kneeling figure with shaded drapery, with brown stains.

Studienblatt: Männliche Figur im Ausfallschritt nach rechts; kniende weibliche Figur

Pencil sketch of a town skyline with a church tower behind trees, with a wide flat landscape and pale sky.

Bad Homburg

1841

Pencil sketch of a mountain landscape with a ruined castle tower on a hilltop and shrubs in the foreground.

Berglandschaft mit einer Burg

1836

Pencil drawing of three girls in bonnets and long skirts standing close together, mostly seen from behind, on grey paper.

Group of three girls

Graphite study sheet with a raised hand, seated figures, and a woman before an arched shrine among trees.

Studienblatt: Figurengruppe, Betende vor einem Bildstock, die Linke der Weinleserin (?)

Pencil sketch of two figures in an interior beside a window, with a smaller study of a seated figure above.

Conversation at the window

Pencil sketch of a laurel-crowned man playing a lute, surrounded by a group of onlookers, with faint studies on the right.

Gruppe um einen lautespielenden, laubbekränzten Mann

Pencil sketch of two artists drawing outdoors, one in a tall hat bent over a sketchbook, the other seated beside an easel.

Zeichnende Künstler im Freien

Pencil sketch of a standing woman by a tree, a seated woman in the foreground, a group of figures and a distant landscape.

Group in front of a house

Pencil sketch of a young man in a straw hat, waistcoat and bow tie, turned to the side, on yellowed paper.

Studie eines Bauernburschen

Pencil and chalk sketch of a woman seen from behind wearing a knotted headscarf, on grey paper.

Rückansicht einer Frau mit Kopftuch

Pencil sketch of a woman in a headscarf standing among several children on pale paper.

Heimkehrende Frau mit Kindern

Pencil sketch of a young boy in a loose shirt with one hand raised to his face, on cream paper.

Farm boy

Back of a cream paper sheet with small pencil sketches of an ornamental scroll and figure in the lower left corner.

Furniture fillings (?)

Pencil and wash study of a cradle with an infant and a young woman seated in a chair, knitting.

Studienblatt: Säugling in einer Wiege, junge Frau, strickend

Pencil sketch of two seated women, one holding an infant, with drapery studies, on pale paper.

Studienblatt: Mutter mit Kind

Pencil sketch of two girls in long dresses, one reading sheet music and one looking upward as if singing.

Zwei vom Notenblatt singende Mädchen

Pencil sketch on grey paper of a male torso and raised hand, cropped at the top, with loose construction lines.

Männliches Brustbild (Fragment)

Pencil sketch of a man in a fur cap and embroidered jacket, holding a tall staff, hand on hip.

Farmer with a fur cap

Graphite sketch of a standing man in a wide-brimmed hat playing a violin, with studies of a bow and an ornate scroll.

Violinist