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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

Johann Esaias Nilson

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

Johann Esaias Nilson, 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

Johann Esaias Nilson

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

Johann Esaias Nilson

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

Johann Esaias Nilson

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

Johann Esaias Nilson

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

Johann Esaias Nilson

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

Johann Esaias Nilson

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)

Johann Esaias Nilson

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

Johann Esaias Nilson

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

Johann Esaias Nilson

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

Tanz der zwölf Monate

Johann Esaias Nilson

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

Entwurf für ein Deckengemälde

Johann Esaias Nilson

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

Johann Esaias Nilson, 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

Johann Esaias Nilson

Painted miniature of a crowned saint with sword and wheel beside a kneeling man in black praying, gold background.

Die Hl. Katharina mit betendem Stifter

Leonhard Beck, 1480

Virgin and Child with a crowned saint and kneeling donor before a gold patterned background and heraldic shield.

Maria mit Kind und der Hl. Katharina mit Stiftern

Leonhard Beck, 1480

Nach rechts schreitendes Mädchen

Franz Pforr, 1810

Sepia drawing of Christ raising his arms to bless a crowd of children and adults in robes and veils outdoors.

Christus segnet die Kinder

Johann Friedrich Overbeck, 1826

Männlicher Akt, sitzend

Johann Martin Preissler, 1734

Brown wash drawing of a seated greyhound seen from behind, head raised, legs stretched across the lower sheet.

Ein Windhund

Johann Elias Ridinger

Pen and brown ink drawing of stags in a forest clearing, one leaping mid-air, with German handwritten text below.

"Wie die Hirsche in dem Brudel beschlichen und gepürschet werden"

Johann Elias Ridinger, 1748

Brown wash drawing of four dogs, one standing, one lying down in the foreground, and one peeking out from behind.

Vier Hunde

Johann Elias Ridinger

Pen and wash drawing of a stag at a fenced salt lick in a forest, with a hunter crouching at the right.

"Der Anstand auf einen Hirschen bei einer Saltz-lecke"

Johann Elias Ridinger, 1748

Grey-wash drawing of hunters and hounds chasing leaping deer through a forest clearing, framed by large trees.

Jagd auf Rotwild, im Vordergrund Jäger und Hunde

Johann Elias Ridinger

Grey wash drawing of a forest with fleeing deer, hunting dogs, and three hunters at the lower right beneath large trees.

Jagd auf Rotwild, rechts drei Jäger

Johann Elias Ridinger

Pen and grey wash drawing of a young man lying on the ground in a long coat, head resting on his arm.

Ein liegender junger Mann

Johann Elias Ridinger

Pencil study of eight men in varied poses, standing, striding, crouching and seated, in hats and period clothing.

Acht Männer in verschiedenen Stellungen (Bewegungsstudien)

Georg Philipp Rugendas

Pencil study sheet with eight figures of soldiers in different poses, some kneeling, aiming muskets, or crouching.

Acht Soldaten (Bewegungsstudien)

Georg Philipp Rugendas

Pencil sketch sheet with nine studies of men in period coats and hats, including two figures lying on the ground.

Neun Männer, darunter zwei Liegende (Bewegungsstudien)

Georg Philipp Rugendas

Pencil sheet with eleven studies of men in period dress shown walking, bending, crouching and kneeling.

Elf Männer und eine Frau (Bewegungsstudien)

Georg Philipp Rugendas

Pencil drawing of two joined sheets showing ruined stone arches and masonry with trees and a small seated figure.

Zwei Ruinenstudien des Kolosseums (aneinandergeklebt)

Georg Philipp Rugendas, 1697

Pencil sketch of wooded hills and trees receding to distant mountains, with rocks in the foreground.

Bei Gerolstein, fol. 32

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1836

Red chalk drawing of a reclining male nude with raised, bound feet, set against draped cloth and rocky ground.

Männlicher Akt, auf dem Rücken liegend, mit hochgebundenen Füßen

Georg Philipp Rugendas, 1714

Pencil drawing of a pile of disassembled metal armour pieces including a helmet, breastplate and gauntlet on the ground.

Ein Haufen Harnischteile

Georg Philipp Rugendas

Pencil study of a gnarled tree trunk with forking branches and leafy clusters on pale paper.

Baumstudie ("Busch im Haag"), fol. 22

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1836

Pencil sketch of men and women in bonnets and shawls, one carrying a basket and bundle, on tan paper.

Männer und Frauen (Scheveningen?), fol. 23

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1836

Pencil sketch of men in a rowing boat with a mast, and two women crouching on a sandy beach below.

Männer im Kahn, zwei Frauen am Strand (Scheveningen?), fol. 24

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1836

Pencil sketch of a fishing boat with a raised spar and rigging on a flat sea, with distant sails on the horizon.

Fischerkahn am Strand von Scheveningen, fol. 21

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1836

Pencil sketch of a fishing boat with masts and sailors on a flat beach, labelled Scheveningen.

Fischerkahn am Strand von Scheveningen, fol. 29

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1836

Pencil sketch of two men sitting in a small boat with a mast and sail on calm water.

Zwei Männer im Kahn, fol. 30

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1836

Pencil sketch of a rounded mountain ridge with shrubs in the foreground and a distant flat horizon, numbered 26.

Gebirgslandschaft, fol. 26

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1836

Pencil sketch of a river landscape with hills, a sailing ship with masts, and a small figure on the left bank.

Rheinlandschaft (mit Drachenfelsen?), fol. 25

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1836

Pencil sketch of a Rhine-style riverside village with hills, a hilltop tower, and two sailing boats on the water.

Rheinlandschaft mit Häusern und Kähnen, fol. 27

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1836

Pencil sketch of hills and a ruined castle tower on a distant ridge, with shrubs in the foreground.

Gebirgslandschaft mit Burg, fol. 28

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1836

Pencil drawing of a tall Gothic church tower with arched windows, a clock face and pinnacled spires.

Turm in Dünkirchen, fol. 20

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1836

Pencil sketch of a Gothic church tower with a pointed arch window and steep spire, Église St. Germain, Amiens.

L'Eglise St. Germain à Amiens, fol. 2

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1836

Pencil sketch of a gothic church with a tall steeple and arched windows, with loose tree strokes at right.

Kirche

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1836

Pencil drawing of an ornate carved high cross with a crucifix, INRI sign, tracery and cherub heads on its base.

Normannisches Hochkreuz, fol. 1 a

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1836

Pencil sketch of an ornate stone monument with a scalloped capital, arched niches and handwritten German notes.

Normannisches Hochkreuz, fol. 1 b

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1836

Pencil caricature of two standing men in long coats, one with a walking stick, on a flat landscape with a distant spire.

Die Maler Jakob Lehnen und Johann Wilhelm Preyer

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1825

Pencil sketch of rocky cliffs above village houses with tiled roofs and small figures in the foreground.

Die Heislei bei Altenahr

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1831

Handwritten sketchbook page with a numbered list in German script, headed with the name Johann Wilhelm Schirmer.

Skizzenbuch

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1831

Pencil sketch of a rocky hillside with boulders and trees in an open sketchbook, with handwritten notes on the left page.

Skizzenbuch

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1853

Arbeit schändet

Georg Scholz, 1921

Watercolor frieze of cherubs, fairies and musicians among spring blossoms, storks and birds, framed by a floral border.

Jahreszeitenzyklus: Der Frühling

Adolf Schrödter, 1861

Watercolor of a medieval court with a crowned couple on a throne and robed figures gathered on steps and arched galleries.

Der Sängerkrieg auf der Wartburg

Moritz von Schwind, 1837

Watercolor of a seated woman with a flower wreath, framed by flowers and birds, with bathers and harvest workers in the lands

Jahreszeitenzyklus: Der Sommer

Adolf Schrödter, 1860

Watercolor frame of autumn: a reclining wreathed figure with putti, grape harvest at left, hunter with hounds at right, vine

Jahreszeitenzyklus: Der Herbst

Adolf Schrödter, 1862

Watercolor of a winter personification blowing snow over a sleigh, cottage and frozen landscape, framed by a holly and animal

Jahreszeitenzyklus: Der Winter

Adolf Schrödter, 1863

Watercolor menu card with armored figures, a fountain, cattle, a deer and handwritten German dish names.

Speisekarte "Festessen zu Ehren Max Liebermann's"

Max Slevogt, 1927

Pencil drawing of a slender rowan tree with sparse leaves, rising from shrubs and rocks on tan paper.

Eberesche

Hans Thoma, 1857

Brown ink and wash sketch of figures beneath a large draped cloth, on cream paper.

Exlibris mit Buch

Brown ink and wash drawing of a hunter walking through a dense forest with ferns and large tree trunks.

Der Jäger im Wald

Hans Thoma, 1860

Hand-colored panoramic view of a town with red roofs and a church tower over green hills, with two figures in the foreground.

Blick von Süden auf Müllheim

Johann Martin Morath

Grey wash drawing of a frontal bearded head with long flowing hair and curled beard, with white highlights on aged paper.

Frontaler Chistuskopf mit Schulteransatz

Hans Leonhard Schäufelein, 1511

Drawing of a muscular man in a curly-haired pose wrestling a lion, rendered in grey wash with white highlights.

Simson und der Löwe

Hans Weiditz, 1522

Pen and wash drawing of mounted soldiers with muskets riding past a tree toward an arched town gate.

Entwurf für ein Mittelbild mit dem Auszug einer Reitergesellschaft

Friedrich Brentel

Pen and wash drawing of a ballroom with dancing couples in period costume, musicians in a gallery, and red annotations.

Ballszene mit Tanzenden

Friedrich Brentel

Pen and wash drawing of a figure with a billowing sail standing on a burning sphere, on aged paper.

Fortuna mit Segel auf brennender Kugel

Sepia drawing of a domed crypt with coffered ceiling, sarcophagi along walls, a hanging flame, and small figures on the floor

Fürstengruft

Pencil and wash drawing of Gothic monastery ruins with a broken tower beside a forested hill and a half-timbered house.

Die Klosterruine Allerheiligen

Ch. Kiefer, 1842

Pencil drawing of a long row of institutional buildings below wooded hills, with a tree in the foreground meadow.

Gesamtansicht des psychatrischen Landeskrankenhauses Illenau bei Achern

Ch. Kiefer, 1842

Watercolor interior design of a columned hall with coffered ceiling, checkered floor, staircase and period-dressed figures.

Entwurf für die Rathausvorhalle in Karlsruhe

Red chalk drawing of a rocky landscape with a twisted tree, cliffs, and small seated figures with a spear in the foreground.

Felsige Landschaft mit römischen Kriegern als Staffage

Franz Edmund Weirotter

Brown wash title page with a stone arch showing a woman leading mounted knights, and a seated harpist at right.

Titelblatt "Frau Aventiure" (nach Scheffels "Frau Aventiure")

Anton von Werner

Brown wash drawing of a monk pointing at huge bones while workers with ropes and tools crowd around in a stone arcade.

"Bericht vom Meerdrachen" (nach Scheffels "Frau Aventiure")

Anton von Werner

Sepia drawing of medieval-costumed figures dancing under trees, with musicians, a barrel and dogs in the foreground.

"Herbstreigen" (nach Scheffels "Frau Aventiure")

Anton von Werner, 1865

Brown wash drawing of mounted knights leaving a medieval town, with a crossbowman in the foreground and a stone frame.

"Die Ausreise" (nach Scheffels "Frau Aventiure")

Anton von Werner, 1864

Brown ink drawing of a medieval scene with a monk writing, a lute player, a woman with a scroll and a standing man before arc

"Wolfr. von Eschenbach" (nach Scheffels "Frau Aventiure")

Anton von Werner

Sepia drawing of a seated knight gesturing to a woman in a white shift beside a forest stream, framed by arches and carved st

"Die Erscheinung" (nach Scheffels "Frau Aventiure")

Anton von Werner

Brown wash drawing of a seated man gesturing to a crowned woman in a Gothic arcade, with a torch and lute nearby.

"Daheim" (nach Scheffels "Frau Aventiure")

Anton von Werner, 1865

Brown ink drawing of a cloaked wanderer with a staff and dog in a snowstorm, with villagers struggling in the background.

"Irregang" (nach Scheffels "Frau Aventiure")

Anton von Werner

Brown wash drawing of a seated medieval poet with a lute beside a rider on horseback in a gothic-arched landscape.

"Walther v. d. Vogelweide" (nach Scheffels "Frau Aventiure")

Anton von Werner

Sepia drawing in two arched panels: a reclining man under a tree with a cupid, and a bearded man with children and a dog.

Der Vogt von Tenneberg (nach Scheffels "Frau Aventiure")

Anton von Werner

Brown wash drawing of mounted riders and armed men on a forest path, framed by stone columns and a Biterolf banner.

"Der Rennstieg" (nach Scheffels "Frau Aventiure")

Anton von Werner

Brown wash drawing of wandering scholars drinking and playing lute in a vaulted tavern, with a dog asleep in front.

"Fahrende Schüler" (nach Scheffels "Frau Aventiure")

Anton von Werner, 1864

Pencil drawing of timber buildings beside a dense forested hillside, with a meadow, rocks and trees in the foreground.

Hammerschmiede bei St. Blasien

Pencil drawing of a young man with curly hair and a dark cravat, gazing directly at the viewer.

Jugendliches Selbstbildnis

Hans Thoma, 1859

Pencil drawing of a leafy tree leaning over rocks and a stream, with grass in the foreground.

Weide am Bach

Hans Thoma, 1866

Kopf der Mutter des Künstlers

Hans Thoma, 1866

Watercolor drawing of a young woman with dark bangs playing a guitar, wearing a patterned shawl and jewelry.

Neapolitanerin mit Gitarre

Hans Thoma, 1880

Charcoal and chalk drawing of gnarled trees framing a view of the sea and pale horizon under a cloudy sky.

Ölbäume bei Tivoli

Hans Thoma, 1880

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a valley path lined with tall cypress trees, a hilltop building, and clouds above.

Tal bei Siena

Hans Thoma, 1880

Brown and white drawing of the coastal town of Sorrento with buildings on a cliff above a bay and mountains behind.

Sorrent

Hans Thoma, 1880

Brown-toned drawing of a hillside village with farmhouses, winding paths, and forested mountain slopes under a pale sky.

Bernau-Oberlehen

Hans Thoma, 1898