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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

Watercolor drawing of Roman ruins and a brick tower across rolling green hills, with bare trees and blue mountains behind.

Partie der Campagna Romana

Gustav Kaupert, 1847

Watercolor of a driveway past an ivy-covered manor tower and a large tree, with distant hills in the background.

Auffahrt eines Anwesens in Handschuhsheim

Philipp Rumpf, 1861

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

Soft-toned landscape with a row of slender trees, a grassy meadow and small figures in light dresses under a pale sky.

Landschaft: Près Bussières

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

Grey wash drawing of an armored rider on a decorated horse with hounds, women and a distant city in an arched frame.

Ausritt zur Jagd (Allegorie des Stolzes)

Pieter Coecke van Aelst, 1532

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 wash drawing of a multi-storey palazzo with arched windows and a terrace, with travelers and a cow on a path be

Ansicht des Palazzo Chigi in Ariccia

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

Hilly landscape

Pen and brown ink drawing of travelers and horses on a street before an arched building, by Willem Drost.

Der barmherzige Samariter

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

Brown ink and wash drawing of a rider in a wide hat leading a second horse past a tree, with cattle in the distance.

Hungarian horses

Johann Georg Pforr, 1794

Pen and wash drawing of a rider on a bay horse leading a grey horse past a stone stable, with a dog in the foreground.

Deutsche Pferde aus Friesland und Holstein

Johann Georg Pforr

Sepia wash drawing of a man leading a dark horse past a second ornately saddled horse, with rocks and a rider behind.

Turkish horses

Johann Georg Pforr, 1796

Sepia drawing of two harnessed horses, a man holding a bridle, a dog, and hills in the background.

French horses

Johann Georg Pforr, 1798

Drawing of a man in a turban leading a grey horse beside a second horse, with a sea coast and boats behind.

Horses from Tunis

Johann Georg Pforr, 1792

Watercolor of a man in a fur hat with two horses, one drinking at a stream, beside a thatched house and hills.

Russian horses

Johann Georg Pforr, 1796

Horseman in red coat on grey horse before thatched farmhouse, with a young woman, horses, dogs and a tree in a sunlit yard.

Ein reichgekleideter Kavalier hält mit drei Pferden und einem Diener vor einem Bauernhaus, eine barfüßige junge Frau…

Johann Georg Pforr, 1790

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 drawing of a meadow with a stream, shrubs and trees under a pale sky, signed W.B at lower right.

Wiesenlandschaft mit Bäumen, Sträuchern und Bach

Wilhelm Busch, 1880

Charcoal sketch of a drunk man sprawled on the ground beside a block, limbs askew, on tan paper.

Betrunkener, umgekippt am Boden liegend

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

Three pencil and white chalk studies of men in caps, one seated drinking from a mug, on grey paper.

Drei Studien eines Trinkenden

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 drawing of a room with a writing desk, bookshelves, an armchair, wall pictures and a wooden plank floor.

Zimmer mit Schreibtisch, Stehpult und Bücherregalen

Wilhelm Busch, 1857

Pencil sketch of a cluttered room with a spinning wheel, chair, stove, cupboard, sofa and a small dog on the floor.

Stube mit Spinnrad und kleinem Hund

Wilhelm Busch, 1855

Pencil sketch of a half-timbered house with steep roof, a figure at the doorway, and trees on the right.

Lüthorst

Wilhelm Busch, 1853

Pencil sketch of a stone bridge over a stream in an open landscape with trees, shrubs and grass.

Steinbrücke in weiter Landschaft

Wilhelm Busch, 1865

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

Pencil sketch of a stone staircase with iron railings beside a building, a tall window, a tree and an arched doorway.

Stairway in the Hunsrück

Pencil sketch of a kitchen with a stove, hanging utensils, a brick archway and pails on a stool near a window.

Küche mit Herd, Regal und Mauerbogen

Wilhelm Busch, 1880

Sieben Kleinkinderstudien

Wilhelm Busch, 1880

Pencil sketch of a thatched cottage behind a wooden gate, with trees, shrubs and a small figure on the roof.

Bauernkate hinter Schlagbaum

Wilhelm Busch, 1853

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 sketch of a rococo gentleman standing between two women seen from behind, with faint figures sketched at left.

Rokokokavalier mit zwei Damen in Rückenansicht

Wilhelm Busch, 1873

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

Pencil sketch of a windmill beside a thatched farmhouse in a flat landscape, with a distant village and a small walking figur

Landschaft mit Wiedensahler Holländermühle und Haus des Müllers

Wilhelm Busch, 1870

Pencil sketch of tree trunks and foliage in the lower left of a mostly blank sheet, with collection stamps.

Forest section

Wilhelm Busch, 1870

Pen drawing of a seated man in a cap over a bucket, a standing figure watching, and a barking dog on a leash.

Am schlimmsten aber - oh! oh! oh! - / Erging es dem guten Fidelio

Wilhelm Busch, 1871

Pen and brown ink sketch of a rider on a rearing horse surrounded by fallen figures and farm objects in a barn.

Man läuft, man fällt nach allen Seiten, / Und Hoppenstedt fängt an zu reiten

Wilhelm Busch, 1871

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

Ink sketch of a man stumbling through a room with overturned chairs, pots and spilled liquid, with a figure in a doorway.

Er eilt hinaus mit schnellem Schritt / Und Topf und Butter eilen mit

Wilhelm Busch, 1871

Pen and ink sketch of a man in a nightcap leaping from a bed, with hatched shading on tan paper.

Mit kühnem Mut aus seinem Bett / Schwingt sich der Turner Hoppenstedt

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

Brown ink drawing of an elephant standing upright and lifting dumbbells with its trunk, with hatched background lines.

Der Bizeps wird zuerst geübt, / Er, der dem Arm die Spannkraft gibt

Wilhelm Busch, 1871

Ink sketch of a muscular man seen from behind lifting dumbbells overhead, with weights on the floor beside him.

Einseitig aber ist der Mann, / Der's nicht mit beiden Händen kann

Wilhelm Busch, 1871

Ink sketch of an easel, a vase of flowers, and dumbbells on a tan sheet, with hatched shadows on the floor.

Stramm sei der Nacken, daß man trage / Das Vollgewicht in kühner Waage

Wilhelm Busch, 1871

Ink cartoon of a dog at a fence reaching for a sausage, with motion lines and ink splatters on tan paper.

Besonders auch versäumt er nie / Des Beines Muskelenergie

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 a family before a stone house as a grey horse is led past an arched ruin and a round tower.

Ein Kavalier sitzt mit seiner Frau und seinem Sohn vor seinem Haus und lässt sich einen Schimmel vorführen

Johann Georg Pforr, 1790

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

Hunters on horses and with hunting dogs rest beside a ruined stone tower, with a valley and hills in the distance.

Jäger mit Pferden und Jagdhunden machen bei einer Ruine halt

Johann Georg Pforr

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

Chalk drawing on gray paper of a pig lying on the ground, with red chalk accents on its snout, ears and legs.

Lying pig

Hendrik Willem Schweickhardt

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a leafy tree and shrubs beside a reedy pond, with a path and distant trees under cloudy sky.

Shrubbery at a pond

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 and watercolor drawing of an arched altar top with a crowned central figure, golden rays, clouds, angels and columns.

Altarriss (Oberteil) mit Marienkrönung

Gotthelf August Fischer

Pen and ink drawing of a young man in a slouch hat resting his head on his hand, with curly hair and a loose shirt.

Junger Mann mit Schlapphut

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 sketch of gnarled trees beside a farm building with a thatched roof, a rowboat and water at the right.

Bauernhof am Wasser mit alten Bäumen

Pencil sketch of an ornate rococo frame with scrollwork and putti around an empty central panel.

Baroque framing

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 willow trees along a meadow with a fence, handwritten colour notes, and a yellow wash in the sky.

Willows at the stream

Gustav Schraegle, 1902

Woman sewing at the window

Gustav Schraegle, 1900

Pencil sketch of a woman holding a child on her lap, with a foreground head study and a small figure sketch at upper left.

Frau mit Kind auf dem Schoß

Gustav Schraegle, 1900

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 a seated nude figure inside a circle, with faint lettering arching above, on a cream sheet.

Figure in the round

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