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Johann Esaias Nilson

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Grey wash drawing of two dead songbirds hanging upside down from a leafy twig, with detailed feathers and talons.

Zwei tote Vögel

Hand-coloured drawing of an empty oval cartouche with allegorical women, putti, an owl and rococo scrollwork.

Kartusche mit Genien und Putten für das Bildnis des Philipp Freiherrn von Ellrod

1761

Pen and watercolor drawing of an empty oval cartouche with rococo ornament, putti, allegorical women and a coat of arms.

Kartusche mit Glaube und Hoffnung für das Bildnis der Sophia Carolina Markgräfin von Brandenburg-Kulmbach

Grey wash drawing of an empty oval cartouche flanked by allegorical figures, a soldier, flags, and a crowned eagle pedestal.

Kartusche für einen Kriegshelden zu Land und Meer: Zar Peter III

Drawing of an empty oval cartouche with three nude female figures, putti, a crowned eagle shield and scrollwork on blue paper

Kartusche mit den drei Grazien

Pen and grey wash design for an oval portrait cartouche with rococo scrollwork and a small scene of a crowned woman receiving

Entwurf für eine gestochene Porträt-Kartusche

Pen and grey wash drawing of elegant figures around a signpost in a landscape with a church tower at right.

Gesellschaft am Wegweiser sowie Pilgerin: Ewigkeit und Vergänglichkeit

Grey wash drawing of two dancing masquerade figures, a man in a cloak and tricorn hat and a woman in a ruff, above rococo scr

Partie de la Masquerade: Tag und Nacht

Pencil drawing of a garden with rococo rockwork, a fountain, and seated and standing figures before a distant landscape.

Zwei Entwürfe (Wasserschöpfer und läutender Eremit)

Drawing of a reclining nude woman receiving a letter from a Black attendant, with a second woman and a cupid nearby.

Ein Brief wird überbracht

Watercolor of two helmeted men carrying grapes on a pole before a bearded elder in a blue cloak, framed by a decorative carto

Die Kundschafter bringen Trauben aus dem Gelobten Land

Oval watercolor of dancing allegorical figures with flower garlands, winged putti, and a chariot in clouds.

Tanz der zwölf Monate

Red chalk sketch of a ceiling design with oval composition showing clouds, angels, putti, and seated figures.

Entwurf für ein Deckengemälde

Grey wash drawing of a naval battle with smoking warships, officers in the foreground and a seated figure on a shore.

Die Seeschlacht zwischen Russen und Türken am 5. Juli 1770

1770

Ink and wash drawing of winged Chronos kneeling by a quartered disc, with a winged Fama holding a trumpet beside him.

Chronos und Fama

Rococo design drawing of an ornate oval frame with allegorical figures, cherubs, and military trophies around an empty centra

Design for the Frame of the Portrait of Charles III, King of Spain

1750

Pen drawing of an ornate Rococo frame with an empty oval, an eagle, putti, an allegorical woman, and a city view below.

Design for the Frame of the Portrait of Frederick V, King of Denmark

1770