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15,967 works

Colored ink caricature of a painter in a blue cap working at an easel, holding a palette and brush.

Karikaturaal zelfportret

Lodewijk Schelfhout, 1928

Watercolor of a mountain lake with rowboats, seated figures under a tree, and reflected peaks in soft blue tones.

Gezicht op Derwent Water, in de richting van Borrowdale (Cumberland)

Thomas Hearne, 1754

Watercolor of a Stapelia succulent with a hairy star-shaped flower and a pentagonal seed pod on a brown branch.

Orbea verrucosa (Masson) L.C. Leach.(SHirsute stapelia)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Pen and watercolour drawing of a dirt village road lined with houses, a church tower, and tall trees on the right.

Dorpsweg met huizen (in Duitsland?)

Henry Edridge, 1811

Watercolor of thatched farm buildings beside a large tree, a wooden fence, and a pale water channel in the foreground.

Boerderijen te Waalsdorp

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Watercolor of a narrow cobbled street with gabled houses, a church tower in the distance, and two figures walking.

Gezicht vanuit de Ridderstraat in de Kerksteeg, Hattem

Johannes Bosboom, 1861

Brown wash drawing of a building interior with an altar, candlesticks, hanging lamp, and a standing figure.

Interieur van een synagoge

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Watercolor of a cobbled street with stepped-gable houses, a church tower, a market stall and figures in traditional dress.

Gezicht op het stadhuis van Delft

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Pen and watercolor study of a timber corner house with a hanging street lantern on a decorative bracket.

Studie van de bovenste verdieping van een hoekhuis

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Pencil drawing of rooftops and chimneys with a row of trees and fields beyond, by Henk Henriët.

Landschap met huizen en een bomenrij

Henk Henriët, 1913

Charcoal drawing of a village street with houses, a man leading a cow on a dirt road, and dark conifers on a hill.

Dorpsgezicht met man met koe op dorpsweg

Leo Gestel, 1923

Pencil portrait of a young man with dark swept hair, bow tie and jacket, facing the viewer, signed lower right.

Portret van Pierre Louis Dubourq

Reinier Craeyvanger, 1841

Pen and grey wash drawing of a commander pointing as boys with rods drive a bound schoolmaster before a tent and banner.

Marcus Furius Camillus laat de schoolmeester van de Falerii door diens leerlingen geselen

Cornelis Troost, 1741

Watercolor of a vaulted cistern interior with rows of columns and two seated figures in robes at lower right.

Interieur te Constantinopel

Michel François Preaulx, 1814

Studieblad met twee koeienkoppen

Cornelis Steffelaar, 1817

Watercolor of servants gathered in a castle hall with a fireplace, antlers on the wall, a glass cabinet, and a dog.

Bedienden van een kasteel in een voorvertrek verenigd

Charles Rochussen, 1870

Watercolor of armed guards with halberds at a carved wooden door, one man drinking, in a medieval street scene.

Het verdachte huis

Charles Rochussen, 1868

Watercolor of tall pine trees along a sandy forest path with shrubs and a pale sky, by Charles Rochussen.

Boomgroep in de bossen bij Driebergen

Charles Rochussen, 1855

Watercolor interior with two men examining a paper by a window, and women working with cloth on the floor in the foreground.

Joodse bankiers

Charles Rochussen, 1868

Watercolor of two costumed performers on a fairground stage facing a crowd of townspeople, with old houses in the background.

Kermistheater

Charles Rochussen, 1869

Wash drawing of two lawyers in dark robes shaking hands, one holding a top hat, in a dim interior.

Twee advocaten drukken elkaar de hand // Deux avocats: la poignée de main

Honoré Daumier, 1818

Charcoal portrait drawing of a man with a moustache, head turned in three-quarter view against dark hatched shading.

Portret van Richard Roland Holst

Pen and watercolor drawing of a historic townhouse with a stepped gable and arched windows, with figures on a street.

Huizen te Amersfoort

Johannes Jelgerhuis, 1825

Grey wash landscape of a valley with wooded hills, farm buildings and a distant church tower under a pale sky.

Gezicht op een dal

Willem Bodeman, 1816

Watercolor of three French hussars on horseback riding along a grassy hill under a pale sky.

Drie Franse huzaren

Karel Frederik Bombled, 1886

Pen and watercolor drawing of a seated elderly woman in a white bonnet and green skirt, with a red shawl over the chair.

Zittende oude dame

David Bles, 1852

Pen and grey wash drawing of a standing man in a long robe holding a violin and bow beside a table.

Staande man met viool en strijkstok

David Bles, 1866

Black ink drawing of two farmers leading a cow in a rural landscape, bold brushwork, with a handwritten inscription below.

Twee boeren met een koe

Leo Gestel, 1891

Black chalk sketch on blue-grey paper of two figures, one a boy drumming and one in a tricorn hat beside a drum.

Twee studies van een trommelende jongen

Cornelis Troost, 1706

Pen drawing of a bookplate design with two birds, a tower motif, Latin motto banner and the name Otto Schoenewald.

Ontwerp voor een ex libris van Otto Schoenewald

Leo Gestel, 1937

Pencil sketch of Venetian canal houses with arched doors, balconies and mooring poles, with handwritten colour notes and wate

Huizen aan het water te Venetië

Willem Witsen, 1914

Watercolor flower study of red poppies in a glass vase with rhododendron leaves and glassware on a windowsill.

Bloemenstudie van Papavers en Rhododendrons

Barbara Elisabeth van Houten, 1872

Pencil sketch of an elderly woman in a headscarf, seated with folded arms, in a loose unfinished composition.

Compositie van een oude, onbekende vrouw met hoofddoek

Willem Witsen, 1870

Charcoal sketch of a bent woodcutter working with an axe in an open field, with a distant figure on the right.

Houthakker

Willem Witsen, 1870

Watercolor of a standing woman in Dutch traditional costume with white headdress, green apron and clogs, against a grey wash.

Staande vrouw in klederdracht

Willem Witsen, 1870

Charcoal portrait of a man with tousled hair and open collar, gazing upward against a dark shaded background.

Portret van Jo Paux

Willem Witsen, 1893

Misty grey twilight landscape with a glowing moon, dark trees on the left, and a pale path winding across flat fields.

Schemerlandschap

Willem Witsen, 1870

Pencil sketch of a woman in a long dress reaching up to a tree branch, with a sketched landscape to the right.

Staande vrouw grijpt een boomtak

Willem Witsen, 1870

Charcoal study on tan paper showing several sketched hands and sleeved forearms in various poses.

Composities van handen voor De Molenaar

Willem Witsen, 1870

Pen drawing of a Dutch canal with gabled houses, an arched bridge, willows, and a woman by a laundry rack.

Gezicht te Edam

Wijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp, 1901

Black ink geometric ornamental design with concentric circles, striped columns and stylized motifs, drawn for a bookbinding s

Ornamentale boekdrukstempel voor een boekband

Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, 1878

Colored pencil design of robed and helmeted figures tending a bare-chested man, with a crowd and tree behind.

Ontwerp voor schilderij De St. Vitus-dans

Ferdinand Hart Nibbrig, 1876

Ink drawing of a symmetrical geometric ornamental panel with striped bands, a central diamond, and corner rosettes.

Ornament met bloem

Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, 1878

Pen and watercolour allegory of painting: a seated woman with a sword, palette, brushes and globe, framed by ornate architect

Personificatie van de schilderkunst

Abraham Henriques de Souza, 1856

Pencil and coloured chalk drawing of a standing woman in yellow and red balancing a jug on her head, with a hand study.

Lopende Algerijnse vrouw met kruik op het hoofd

Ferdinand Hart Nibbrig, 1876

Watercolor of the harbor of Curaçao with moored ships, rowboats, rocky cliffs and men at the shore under a pale sky.

Gezicht op de haven van Curaçao

Reinier Frederik baron van Raders, 1825

Watercolor of a Gothic chapel interior with a large stained glass rose window and a sunlit doorway at the far end.

Interieur van de Sainte Chapelle, naar de ingang te zien

Daniël Jordens, 1865

Loose watercolor sketch of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat and blue dress, on a beige ground.

Portret van een vrouw

Isaac Israëls, 1875

Watercolor of a seated woman on a dune gazing at the sea under a pinkish dusk sky.

Zittende vrouw op een duin bij zee

Jozef Israëls, 1834

Pen and watercolor drawing of a crowned king pointing beside a column, with robed figures and a seated man, dated 1677.

Izaäk en Rebekka voor Abimelech

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Pen and watercolour drawing of a seated crowned king, a kneeling man, and a standing woman before a draped curtain and column

Saul schenkt David zijn dochter Michal

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Watercolour drawing of two armoured warriors beside a tall column with a sphere, a tree, and a rocky coast with a boat.

Rinaldo leest op de zuil de wonderen van het eiland

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Pen and watercolor drawing of Abraham greeting three angels beneath trees, with a stone pillar and soft blue-green landscape.

Abraham ontvangt de drie engelen

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Pen and watercolour drawing of a shepherd with a staff addressing a seated elder and a woman near a pedestal, with sheep in a

Jakob beklaagt zich bij Laban

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Pen and watercolor drawing of a kneeling woman greeted by a man in a red cloak under a tree, with a ruined arch in the landsc

Izaäk ontvangt Rachel

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Pen and watercolour drawing of a bedchamber with Cupid above a canopied bed and two seated figures in the foreground.

Paris troost Helena

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Pencil sketch of a Gothic-windowed courtroom with judges' benches, a president's chair, and labeled figures.

Studie van de gehele compositie voor het (onvoltooide) schilderij van de Nederlandse rechtbank in London, juni 1942

Anton Abraham van Anrooy, 1942

Pencil and crayon drawing of a town in a valley with forested hills and a rocky outcrop in the foreground.

Stad in de Eifel

Ferdinand Hart Nibbrig, 1876

Misty morning landscape of thatched farmhouses beside a reflective canal, with willows and two figures among reeds.

Boerenwoningen aan het water bij ochtendnevel

Paul Joseph Constantin Gabriël, 1838

Watercolor of a rolling Northumberland landscape with trees, fields and distant hills under a pale sky.

Heuvellandschap in Northumberland

William Turner, 1847

Grey ink drawing of a calm bay with wooded islands, distant mountains, a sailing boat and a thatched stilt house.

Doreh baai in Nieuw-Guinea

Johannes Frederik Engelbert ten Klooster, 1883

Watercolor and pencil sketch of a rushing river among boulders, with houses and wooded hills beyond.

Gezicht te Lynmouth, Devon

James Holland, 1849

Twee portretten van Willem van Konijnenburg

Johannes Frederik Engelbert ten Klooster, 1883

Watercolor design of stone arches framing a fountain and garden view, with a child and dog at left.

Ontwerp voor een kamerbeschildering met stenen bogen met een fontein en zicht op een tuin

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Grey wash drawing of a bewigged man in an oval frame held by a winged woman and a putto, with a trumpet and laurel below.

Portret van Herman Henstenburgh in ovaal vastgehouden door vrouwenfiguur en putto

Nicolaas Verkolje, 1683

Pencil sketch of a young man looking downward, with a violin and bow partly visible at the right edge.

Schets van een vioolspelende jongen

Portret van een jongen, naar links

Pencil sketch on grey paper of an elderly bearded man seated in a chair with crossed legs.

Portret van een zittende man

Mansportret, in profiel naar links

Mansportret, in profiel naar rechts

Watercolor drawing of an audience in a columned concert hall watching a singer beneath a chandelier, with balconies full of s

‘Eruditio Musica, Air chanté par madame Colin’

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Pen and watercolor drawing of a thatched farmhouse with a haystack, trees, and a figure in the doorway.

Boerderij en een hooiberg tussen bomen

Anthonie van Borssom, 1640

Pen and watercolour drawing of a gallows field with hanging figures on stone pillars, boats on water and a distant city.

Galgenveld aan de rand van de Volewijk

Anthonie van Borssom, 1664

Pen and watercolor drawing of a Gothic church with a spire, seen through a ruined stone archway beside gravestones and trees.

Kerk te Soest

Anthonie van Borssom, 1640

Watercolor sketch of a standing young man in a red cap, white tunic, yellow sash and brown cloak, on pale paper.

Staande jongeman

Pierre Louis Dubourcq, 1825

Pencil portrait sketch of a man facing forward, wearing a suit and tie, drawn on tan paper.

Portret van een man, van voren

Willem de Zwart, 1872

Pencil sketch of a man standing before a wooden shed in an open landscape with trees and clouds.

Landschap met man in het midden voor een schuurtje

Willem de Zwart, 1872

Pencil sketch on tan paper showing several hat studies, including a top hat and a bowler hat, by Willem de Zwart.

Manskop en studies van hoeden

Willem de Zwart, 1872

Studieblad met lezende (?) vrouw en vrouw met een kind op schoot

Jozef Israëls, 1834

Schets van een man met een baard, in profiel naar links

Drie zittende figuren

Willem de Zwart, 1872

Pencil study sheet with several loose sketches of ducks in different poses, including heads, bodies and folded wings.

Schetsen van eenden

Willem de Zwart, 1872

Portret van Justus Veth

Watercolour of a snowy Dutch village street with a brick house, bare tree, figures and a dog under a cloudy sky.

Dorp onder sneeuw

Johannes Christiaan Janson, 1773

Watercolor drawing of a country house with a domed tower behind trees beside a river, with a boat at the water's edge.

Pauwentuin aan de Amstel

Martinus van der Jagt, 1757

Watercolor of a single strawberry with green leaves and a curved stem, casting a soft shadow on cream paper.

Aardbei

Elisabeth Geertruida van de Kasteele, 1818

Pencil portrait of an older bearded man in academic cap and robe with white bow tie, inside a decorative frame with inscripti

Portret van prof. dr. Willem Stoeder

Watercolour of a peach, a plum on a leafy branch, and hazelnuts in husks on a stone ledge.

Perzik, een pruim met blad en een paar noten

Elisabeth Geertruida van de Kasteele, 1818

Watercolor of a blue-purple plum with a brown stem resting on a green lobed leaf against a cream background.

Pruim op een blad

Elisabeth Geertruida van de Kasteele, 1818

Watercolor of a family outside a thatched brick farmhouse with a child, hens, a dog, and a man carrying an axe.

Gezin voor een boerenwoning

Johannes Christiaan Janson, 1773

Ink drawing of a woman with arms raised holding a large jug on her head, with a stylized face on her torso.

Vrouw met een kruik op het hoofd

Leo Gestel, 1891

Pencil sketch of a cluttered interior with a carved chest, baskets, a pot on a table, and harness hanging on a wall.

Interieur met haverkist en tuig

Maria Vos, 1834

Sepia drawing of a seated angler under willow trees beside a pond, with a thatched cottage and church spire behind.

Landschap met hengelaar onder wilgen

Maria Vos, 1866

Watercolor of ox carts on a road through a mountain valley with steep cliffs and hazy peaks under a cloudy sky.

Ossenkarren op een weg tussen de bergen in het kanton Sankt Gallen

Charles Rochussen, 1871

Watercolour of a farmyard at dusk with horses, a blacksmith, children, a thatched forge and a woman in a doorway.

De hoefsmid

Charles Rochussen, 1876

Watercolor bust portrait of a man in a black top hat, grey coat and white cravat against a grey background.

Zelfportret

Adriaan de Lelie, 1765