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Pen and wash drawing of a crowd listening to a preacher by a river, with a seated mother and infant under trees at right.

The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist

Gerrit Pietersz. Sweelink, ca. 1601

Pen and ink drawing of two birds and a cricket on branches, with a castle and town in the distant landscape.

Two Birds and a Cricket

Unknown artist, late 17th century

Brown wash drawing of an old couple at a table with a child playing a pipe beside them.

Old Couple with a Child Playing a Pipe

Jacob Jordaens, late 18th century

Pen and wash drawing of a young man in a cape pursuing a woman through a wooded path among tall trees.

A Young Man Pursuing His Beloved into the Woods

David Vinckboons, ca. 1621

Pen and brown ink drawing of two masted barges moored beside thatched cottages and willow trees, with swans on the water.

Barges Moored by Cottages

Claes Jansz. Visscher the Younger, mid-late 17th century

Drawing of a young woman seated in an arched niche beside a smiling jester, with a goblet and ewer on a ledge.

The Young Woman and the Jester

Jacob Jordaens, ca. 1640-50

Pen and wash drawing of a crowded triumphal procession with a carriage, horsemen, a winged trumpeting angel, and a triumphal

The Triumphal Entry of Frederik Hendrik of the Orange into The Hague

David Vinckboons, ca. 1629

Pen and wash drawing of skaters and figures on a frozen waterway with a windmill and church steeple in the distance.

Winter Landscape with Skaters and Fishermen

Jan van Goyen, 1647

Drawing of a crowned king at a banquet table with musicians, a child, a dog and a parrot in an interior.

The King Drinks

Jacob Jordaens, ca. 1645-50

Brown wash drawing of fishermen on a shore with a net, sailing boats on the sea, and gulls under a cloudy sky.

Fishing Boats and a Man with a Net

Allart van Everdingen, ca. 1641-75

Drawing of a river with a boating party in a rowboat, a village with a church spire and a bridge beyond.

Boating Party on a River

Jan van Goyen, 1651

Red chalk drawing of Saint Peter kneeling before a seated woman in an interior with women and a staircase.

Dorcas Raised From the Dead by Saint Peter

Jacob Jordaens, ca. 1670

Brown wash drawing of a calm harbor with sailing boats, figures on the shore, a windmill and a church tower.

Harbor Scene

Allart van Everdingen, ca. 1641-75

Grey ink drawing of sailing boats at a riverside landing with town houses, a church spire and figures on the shore.

Landing Place by a Town

Jan van Goyen, mid-late 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of peasants drinking and smoking around a barrel in a rustic barn interior.

Peasants Carousing in a Barn

Adriaen van Ostade, late 1630s

Pen and watercolor drawing of a peasant family in a cluttered barn interior with a woman in bed, a cat and baskets.

Peasant Family in a Barn

Isaac van Ostade, 1640s

Grey wash drawing of a distant town with church tower and windmills across flat water and fields under cloudy sky.

Distant Town Seen across Water and Fields

Jan van Goyen, 1652

Pen and wash drawing of a schoolmaster at a desk with children and pupils working at benches in a timber-framed interior.

The Schoolmaster

Cornelis Dusart, ca. 1680-1700

Old Man Leaning on a Stick

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1632-35

Grey wash drawing of a river village with sailing boats, a large tree, a cottage, and a church tower on the far bank.

Village on a River

Jan van Goyen, ca. 1645-50

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded man in a wide hat with a younger figure beside him on a rocky landscape.

Abraham and Isaac before the Sacrifice

School of Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1644-45

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded man in a wide hat and fur-collared cloak, turned toward the viewer.

Self-Portrait

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1635-40

Brown ink and wash drawing of Solomon judging between two women as a soldier raises a sword over an infant.

The Judgment of Solomon

Constantijn à Renesse, 1649-50

Pen and brown wash drawing of two elderly men near an archway, one gesturing with a staff, a dog at his feet.

Two Studies for Blind Tobit

School of Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1651

A Praying Youth

Anthonie van Borssom, ca. 1645-50

Brown wash drawing of a hilltop ruined tower above a path with cattle, seated figures, and trees under a cloudy sky.

The Monterberg Seen from Kalkar

Lambert Doomer, ca. early 1670s

Brown ink and wash drawing of an executioner with an axe beside a kneeling blindfolded man and fallen bodies.

Beheading of Anabaptist Martyrs

School of Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1640

Grey wash drawing of a river landscape with a tall rocky cliff, leafy trees, small figures and a distant boat.

River Landscape with Rocky Cliffs

Roelant Roghman, after 1647

Dark wash drawing of a moonlit woodland path framed by large trees, with a pale moon glowing in the grey sky.

Landscape by Moonlight

Anthonie Waterloo, ca. 1676

Pen and wash sketch of a hawker with a tall hat showing a cage on a table, with a woman holding a child at right.

A Hawker Showing an Animal in a Cage to a Woman and Her Child

School of Rembrandt van Rijn, mid-17th century