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Pen and wash sketch on squared paper showing winged angels in clouds, nude figures and a standing male nude.

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The Städel's valet Demuth

Wilhelm Amandus Beer

Bärtiger Alter mit Turban mit zwei langen Federn im Profil nach links

Johann Andreas Benjamin Nothnagel

Grey wash drawing of an elderly man with a white beard and curly hair, turned slightly right, against hatched background.

Brustbild eines weißbärtigen Mannes, leicht nach rechts gewandt

Johann Andreas Benjamin Nothnagel

Grey wash drawing of a white-bearded man in a wide-brimmed cap, turned slightly right, half-length view.

Brustbild eines weißbärtigen Mannes mit Kappe, leicht nach rechts gewandt

Johann Andreas Benjamin Nothnagel

Brustbild eines kahlköpfigen alten Mannes, im Profil nach links

Johann Andreas Benjamin Nothnagel

Brown wash drawing of a clean-shaven man with curly hair and a lace collar, looking toward the viewer.

Brustbild eines bartlosen Mannes

Johann Andreas Benjamin Nothnagel

Brown wash drawing in an oval of the Madonna holding the Christ Child while the young John the Baptist leans in beside them.

Madonna mit dem Kind und dem Johannesknaben

Adam Friedrich Oeser

Grey wash drawing of a noblewoman in a landscape receiving garlands from a shepherdess, with onlookers under a large tree.

Eine vornehme Dame mit ihrem Gefolge empfängt eine Gruppe von Schäferinnen, von denen eine ihr Kränze anbietet

Johann Esaias Nilson

Grey wash drawing of a rococo altar design with columns, allegorical figures, angels in clouds, and a plan below.

Altarentwurf: Rechts und links von der Rahmung für das Altarblatt stehen die beiden Johannes, zu Füßen der Säulen rec…

Johann Baptist Straub

Pen and wash drawing of a baroque altar design with columns, saints, angels and a ground plan on an attached sheet below.

Altarentwurf: An den Säulen links der Heilige Petrus und die Heilige Margarethe, rechts der Heilige Paulus und die He…

Johann Baptist Straub

Pencil sketch of a winged female figure beside a horse on a stepped monument pedestal, by Bertel Thorvaldsen.

Denkmalsentwurf: Geflügelte weibliche Gestalt (Victoria?) neben einem Pferd

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Bildnis eines Mannes im Dreiviertelprofil nach rechts

Gustav Kaupert, 1840

Pencil studies of folded drapery on tan paper, showing layered fabric curves and creases in several sketches.

Drapery

Gustav Kaupert, 1840

Brown ink and wash drawing of a woman playing a lute beside a trumpet, in a windswept landscape with drapery.

The sense of hearing

Hendrick Goltzius, 1586

Grey wash drawing of a kneeling hooded shepherd leaning on a tall staff, with white highlights and a cast shadow.

Kniender Hirte mit starkem Schlagschatten (Aus der Anbetung der Hirten?)

Michael Willmann

Pen and ink sketch of a man bowing low to the ground with one arm stretched forward, drawn on grey paper.

Mann in verehrender Unterwerfung

Michael Willmann

Pen and brown ink drawing of rolling hills, a winding path, shrubs and trees, with faint pencil foliage sketches.

Hilly landscape

Hand-lettered book cover titled Abenteuer eines Junggesellen in black and red, with a pencil flourish and signature, on kraft

Bilderhandschrift zu "Abenteuer eines Junggesellen"

Tan bound album cover with red handwritten title 'Pater Filucius.' and pink ribbon ties on the right edge.

Bilderhandschrift zu "Pater Filucius"

Wilhelm Busch, 1872

Title page with red and black hand lettering reading Skizzen zur Jobsiade, drawn by Wilhelm Busch, Frankfurt 1871.

Zeichnungsfolge zu "Jobsiade"

Wilhelm Busch, 1871

Cream cover of a manuscript album with red hand-lettered title "Dideldum." and two pink silk ribbon ties on the right edge.

Bilderhandschrift zu "Dideldum!“

Wilhelm Busch, 1873

Pen and watercolor sketch of dancing figures in pink, blue and green with scrollwork and the word Tanz.

Dance card

Johanna Kessler, im Profil nach links stehend

Wilhelm Busch, 1870

Pencil sketch on gray paper of a man in loose clothing raising a bottle, drawn in quick loose outlines.

Skizze eines betrunkenen am Boden liegenden Mannes

Wilhelm Busch, 1870

Pencil sketch of a man in a hat chiseling a large draped stone figure in a workshop.

Bildhauer Schierholtz bei der Arbeit

Wilhelm Busch, 1863

Pen and watercolor drawing of a prince and courtiers in a hall before a closed door, with a seated man at left.

Ein Fürst mit seinem Gefolge an einer verschlossenen Tür, neben der ein erschöpfter Mann sitzt

Christian Sambach

Pencil sketch of a row of half-timbered houses with steep gabled roofs and dormer windows along a street.

Row of houses

Wilhelm Busch, 1872

Pencil sketch of two old gabled townhouses on a narrow street with a wrought iron sign and cobblestones.

Blick auf zwei Wolfenbütteler Bürgerhäuser

Wilhelm Busch, 1875

Sieben Kleinkinderstudien

Wilhelm Busch, 1880

Pencil study of an upholstered chair with cabriole legs and carved shell ornaments on the backrest, with detail sketches.

Stuhl mit ornamentalem Schnitzwerk

Wilhelm Busch, 1854

Pencil sketch of a Dutch windmill with lattice sails on a grassy mound, with shrubs and a small hut beside it.

Dutch windmill

Wilhelm Busch, 1865

Pencil sketch sheet with a small standing cow and head study, partly crossed out with loose scribbled strokes.

Skizzenblatt mit Kuhkopf und stehender Kuh, vom Künstler durchgestrichen

Wilhelm Busch, 1860

Pencil and watercolor sketch of an elderly bearded monk in a hooded robe, leaning on a staff and carrying a bundle.

A monk

Pencil and colour sketch of a small standing figure in a fur cap and striped trousers, with a small bird nearby.

Crying boy

Pen and ink sketch of a horned creature looming over a seated man at a cluttered table with pots and dishes.

Und Hoppenstedt, wie er sich stemme, / Saust schon in Topf und Butterbemme

Wilhelm Busch, 1871

Pen and ink sketch of a caricatured figure with dumbbells beside a leafy plant on tan paper.

Schon ist das Hantelpaar bereit / Zu frisch-fromm-freier Tätigkeit

Wilhelm Busch, 1871

Ink sketch of a dog by a cabinet above, and two men drinking coffee at a table with a dog beneath, in two panels.

Derweil sitzt unten beim Kaffee / Herr Meck und deutet in die Höh'

Wilhelm Busch, 1871

Pen and ink cartoon: a man with a pot on his head above, two seated men reading and talking at a table with a dog below.

Es wächst die Kraft. - Doch unten hier / Liest Vater Meck in dem Courier

Wilhelm Busch, 1871

Pen and ink sketch of a collapsing ceiling sending people and a table into disarray, with a dog on the floor.

Und kracks! - zu groß wir das Gewicht; / Die Decke trägt es nicht - und - bricht

Wilhelm Busch, 1871

Title page with red and brown script reading Hans Huckebein, a small bird perched on a curling branch, and ornamental scrollw

Zierhandschrift zu "Hans Huckebein"

Wilhelm Busch, 1870

Watercolor of cattle resting beneath a large oak in a forest, with a herdsman, a woman, a goat and a deer nearby.

Unter einen großen Eiche ruht Vieh, in der Ferne ein Reh, links bringt eine Frau dem Hirten das Essen

Johann Georg Pforr, 1791

Portrait of Peter Cornelius

Theodor Rehbenitz, 1818

Pen and wash drawing of Hermes with winged helmet and caduceus beside a tree, with two nude women and a distant town.

Hermes vor einem Baum sitzend, mit zwei allegorischen Frauengestalten

Hans Pachmair, 1594

Brown ink drawing of a plumed rider on a horse with a lance, beside a cloaked figure and a standing soldier with a spear.

Riding soldiers

Jünglingskopf mit langem Haar

Junger Mann im Profil nach links

Pen drawing of two young women with curled hair in puffed-sleeve dresses, one leaning her head against the other.

Doppelbildnis zweier junger Frauen

Pencil portrait of a young woman with braided hair, lace collar and raised hand touching her chin, dated 1826.

Halbfigur einer jungen Frau mit aufgestütztem linkem Arm

Karl Barth, 1826

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a green jacket and white collar, with a pale relief plaque on a brown wall behind him.

Bildnis des Reproduktionsstechers Eisenhardt

Antonie von Blittersdorff

Pen and watercolor drawing of a princess greeting a mounted knight as girls scatter flowers, with a city skyline behind.

Eine Fürstin und Mädchen mit Blumen empfangen vor einem Zelt einen Ritter zu Pferde

Christian Sambach

Grey wash drawing of a sword duel before a castle, a woman in a yellow gown between the fighters, and a boat on the shore.

Der Marquis Ferdinand Mazzini ersticht Graf Hippolitus de Vereza, den Geliebten seiner Tochter Julie, im Hintergrund…

Christian Sambach, 1790

Pen and wash drawing of two men in period costume greeting before a castle with trees and reeds.

Begrüßungsszene von zwei Männern bei einer Burg

Christian Sambach

Pen and wash drawing of a man in a white cloak reaching toward a light beam beside a tomb in a Gothic church, another man at

Zwei Männer in einer mittelalterlichen Gruft an einem Sarg

Christian Sambach

Pen and watercolor drawing of a knight greeting a seated man at a banquet table in a draped interior with onlookers.

Tafelszene: Ein Ritter tritt an den gedeckten Tisch heran und begrüßt einen sitzenden Ritter

Christian Sambach

Pen and watercolor drawing of men in period dress gesturing at a cleric beside a confessional in a church.

Drei diskutierende Männer mit Degen und ein Geistlicher vor einem Beichtstuhl

Christian Sambach

Ink and watercolor drawing of a plowman with oxen, a group of men approaching, and a kneeling horse under a tree.

Einem pflügenden Mann mit einem Ochsengespann nähert sich eine Gruppe von barhäuptigen Männern, bei ihnen kniet ein P…

Christian Sambach

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a bearded man in a blue cap seated beside a young girl in a sparse interior.

Verwundeter Soldat und Mädchen, das ihm vorliest

Pencil sketch of a young man seated on a bench, writing in a notebook, with a vase behind him.

Schreibender junger Mann in einer Gartenwirtschaft

Gustav Schraegle, 1888

Pencil sketch of an artist's studio corner with an easel and two figures, one standing and one seated on the floor.

Atelierecke, zwei Personen vor der Staffelei

Gustav Schraegle, 1895

Strickendes Mädchen mit Hut

Gustav Schraegle, 1888

Pencil study sheet with a seated girl turned away, leaf ornaments, looping script scribbles and small cross marks.

Studienblatt: Sitzendes Mädchen mit abgewandtem Kopf, Blattornament

Gustav Schraegle, 1888

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a seated woman with two children in an interior, drawn in brown and grey tones.

Woman with two children

Gustav Schraegle, 1904

Sewing woman

Gustav Schraegle, 1900

Pencil sketch of a man with short hair reading an open book at a table, with a wooden chair behind him.

Bildnis eines lin lesenden Mannes

Gustav Schraegle, 1900

Drawing of a standing male nude with curly hair, head bowed, rendered in graphite and white chalk on brown paper.

Stehender männlicher Akt

Frederic Leighton

Pencil sketch of a seated woman bending over a sewing machine at a table, with a curtain and chair suggested in the room.

Frau vor der Nähmaschine

Gustav Schraegle, 1900

Pencil sketch of a seated woman seen from behind, leaning against a chair, with loose contour lines on pale paper.

Rückenfigur einer sitzenden Frau

Gustav Schraegle, 1899

Watercolor of two harnessed horses before a thatched farmhouse, with a cart, chickens, a goat, and figures under trees.

Zwei Bauernpferde vor einem Wirtshaus unter Bäumen

Johann Georg Pforr, 1791

Two horsemen in period dress ride a steep wooded path past a waterfall, accompanied by a man on foot and dogs.

Ein rotgekleideter Kavalier auf einem Schimmel mit Gefolge reitet auf einem steilen Bergweg über eine Holzbrücke bei…

Johann Georg Pforr, 1791

Pen drawing of Saint Christopher carrying the Christ Child under a classical pediment, with a kneeling donor in armor beside

Der Heilige Christophorus mit kniendem Stifter, in Renaissance-Umrahmung, rechts das Wappen der Nürnberger Familie St…

Hans von Kulmbach, 1511

Pen and grey wash drawing of the Nativity: a kneeling haloed Virgin beside the infant Christ, with onlookers at a window and

The Nativity

Hans von Kulmbach, 1512

Pen drawing of a woman in a long gown beside a skeleton holding an hourglass and carrying her dress train.

Frau und Tod als Schleppenträger

Hans Leonhard Schäufelein, 1506

Pen sketch of a horned devil and a bearded man's head with handwritten German notes on aged paper.

Bärtiger Männerkopf und Teufel

Hans Leonhard Schäufelein, 1506

Pen and ink drawing of the Nativity with kneeling Mary and Joseph, an infant in a manger, an ox and donkey, and angels.

The Nativity

Hans Baldung Grien, 1509

Pen drawing of Saint Peter with keys and book beside a kneeling bishop, with heraldic shields below, 1524.

Heiliger Petrus mit Stifter, dem Abt Johann Lang zu Castel

Sebald Beham, 1524

Pen and ink drawing of Christ and the woman taken in adultery, with a downcast woman and a crowd of bearded men under an arch

Christus und die Ehebrecherin

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Pen drawing of a seated man in feathered cap beside a nude woman with a goblet, with a table and canopied bed.

Swiss mercenary with a prostitute

Urs Graf senior, 1510

Brustbild eines Mannes im Dreiviertelprofil nach rechts

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Pen and ink drawing of a hooded monk, an executioner and a bound nude man standing together on tinted paper.

Mönch, Henker und Delinquent

Hans Leonhard Schäufelein

Black chalk drawing of a young child with tousled hair, head bowed, resting on a bare arm and shoulder.

Cherub

Federico Barocci

Brown wash drawing of Judith raising a sword over the reclining Holofernes, with dramatic drapery and a dark background.

Judith Beheading Holofernes

Peter Paul Rubens, 1609

Drawing of Saint John writing on Patmos with an angel, a walled town in the distance, and a vision above.

John on Patmos

Erhard Altdorfer, 1510

Drawing of a woman's bust with lowered eyes and wavy hair, in grey pencil on pale paper, 1527.

A woman's bust

Hans Baldung Grien, 1527

Graphite study of a large hand and forearms on aged paper with red chalk stains, by Hans Baldung Grien, 1520.

Schmerzenreiche Maria (Fragment)

Hans Baldung Grien, 1520

White silhouette of a cornflower plant with four blooms and long tapering leaves on a black background.

Cornflower

Philipp Otto Runge

White cut-paper silhouette of a hyacinth flower stalk with long leaves against a black background.

Hyacinth

Philipp Otto Runge

White silhouette of a tulip with curved stem and leaves against a dark background.

Tulip

Philipp Otto Runge

White silhouette of a rose branch with an open flower, a bud and serrated leaves on a black background.

Rose

Philipp Otto Runge

White silhouette of a palm frond and serrated leaf on a dark background.

Palm lead

Philipp Otto Runge

White cutout vine branch with serrated leaves and curling tendrils on a black background.

Vine leaves

Philipp Otto Runge

White silhouette of a lily plant with buds, open bell-shaped flowers and pointed leaves on a dark blue background.

Lilly

Philipp Otto Runge

Pen and ink drawing of a blooming iris with buds and long leaves on a pale sheet, with faint pencil studies at left.

Iris

Philipp Otto Runge, 1808

Pencil drawing of a maple leaf with faint guide lines on pale blue paper, signed by Philipp Otto Runge.

Maple leaf

Philipp Otto Runge, 1808

Back of a grey-blue sheet with faint pencil sketch of an arm in the lower left corner and an inventory stamp.

Sketch-like arm (?)

Philipp Otto Runge, 1808

Pencil sketch of a nude boy standing with one arm raised outward, drawn on grey-toned paper.

Knabenakt mit erhobenem linken Arme

Philipp Otto Runge, 1806