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Martinus Rørbye

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Watercolor sketch of men in Turkish dress seated at a writing desk under an orange canopy, with a standing figure at right.

A Turkish notary drawing up a marriage contract

1836

Pen and watercolor sketch of two seated men in striped garments beside an ornate stone well and carved panel.

Two men by a well

1836

Watercolor of a Constantinople square with robed figures, a tiled gateway, crenellated walls and stray dogs.

The Square in Front of Bab-i-Hümayan in Constantinople

1836

Pencil and watercolour sketch of worshippers by an ornate iron gate and striped arches in a mosque courtyard.

By Toppana Mosque

1836

Pen and watercolor sketch of a crowd with carts, luggage and a dog on a shoreline, with a ship mast at right.

Study for "The Bridge at Horten in Christiania Fjord"

1832

Sketchbook page with grey and white cumulus clouds over a pale blue sky and dark horizon line.

Cloud study

1832

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a seated man in a white turban smoking a hookah, with a cup and brass bowl nearby.

A Turkish opium smoker (Jaia Dervicha) in Chalkis

1836

Watercolor sketch of a fjord with wooded skerries, rocky cliffs and distant hills in pale blue-grey tones.

Fjord landscape with wooded skerries

1832

Pencil sketch of a standing woman seen from behind beside a hanging lamp with blue glass body and chains.

Figure study and lamp

1835

Pencil and watercolour sketch of a fallen tree trunk leaning against a rock face, with distant blue hills at left.

Tree Trunk Leaning Against a Rock. Norway

1830

Pencil and watercolor sketch of market figures: women with fruit baskets, men in top hats bargaining, and a walking soldier.

Fruit sellers

1832

Grey wash sketch sheet with several studies of shrubs, foliage, rocks and a small pond edge.

Various small studies of foliage

Watercolor drawing of two dead snipes lying on a pale ground, one with its long bill extended and wings partly spread.

Two dead snipes

1840-1844

Pencil and watercolour sketch of fishermen and women unloading boats on a beach, with figure studies above.

Fishermen at Skagen unloading boats at the beach

1847

Watercolor sketch of purple and orange clouds at sunset against blue sky, with handwritten notes in pencil.

Cloud study. A sunset sky

1841-1847

Watercolor and pencil study of a seated man in a dark coat on a dune, looking toward the sea under a blue sky.

Seated man in the hills of Bangsbo, Vendsyssel, May 22, 1833

1833

Watercolor sketch of a lakeshore with a standing man, figures beside a rowboat, and mountains under a grey sky.

A ferry crossing. Figures by boats

1832

Watercolor study of five ducks of varied plumage standing on a pale washed ground.

Studies of various duck species

1832

Watercolor sketch of a calm fjord with a three-masted ship, smaller sailboats, and a wooded shore under soft clouds.

Coastal landscape with ships

1832

Watercolour of fishermen in top hats hauling boats up a sandy beach, with a faint pencil figure study in the upper left.

Fishermen Hauling a Seine on Sønderstranden

1833

Pencil drawing with colour of a harbour with painted boats, a small chapel with a cross, and figures on the shore.

Part of the harbour in Palermo

1840

Watercolor interior study of a low Turkish-style divan with patterned cushions, fringed skirt, striped rug and a blue goblet.

Tyrkisk sofa

1836

Harvest workers cutting and gathering sheaves in a wide field, with windmills and the sea on the horizon, drawn in brown wash

Harvest workers in the field. In the background windmills and the sea

1847

Watercolor of a shipwreck's wooden ribs in the surf on a sandy beach, with seagulls flying overhead.

Wreck on the beach Nordstranden, sank on the 9th of May 1832

1833

Watercolor of a calm bay with rowing boats, rocky shore, and a distant volcano emitting smoke under a pale sky.

View of Vesuvius from Procida

1835

Watercolor of a sandy road between dunes leading to a white church with a dark roof and a standing figure.

Frederikshavns gamle kirke

1833

Watercolor of harvest workers among sheaves of grain in a field, with a white church on a rise in the distance.

Harvest Workers in the Field

1847

Watercolor of a sentry beside a cannon on a sandy beach, with a sailboat on the sea behind.

Sentry and Cannon on a Beach near Frederikshavn

1847

Watercolor and pencil view of a town with twin church towers across a calm lake, under a warm peach sky.

Viborg Seen from Asmild Klosterhave near Søndersø

1830

Watercolor sketch of four men on a hilltop beside a pine tree, with a pale blue lake and distant shore behind them.

Four Men Looking at the View from Holmekollen

1830

Watercolor interior of a vaulted chapel with a robed monk, frescoed arches, an altar with candles, and stone steps.

The interior of the chapel in the monastery of S. Benedetto in Subiaco

1836

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a sandy site with a wooden observatory, a standing figure, huts, a dog and cooking pots.

Vesterby's Observatory on Læsø

1847