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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Grey wash drawing of an ornate painted ceiling design with curved bands, scrollwork, and putti holding garlands.

One Quarter Design for a Painted Ceiling

Mauro Antonio Tesi, 1730-66

Illuminated initial L with gold border showing a bearded prophet in blue robe seated at a desk with a book and scroll.

Initial L with Old Testament Prophet

Master of the Cypresses, 1430s

Pencil drawing of a church tower and gabled house surrounded by trees, dated 1866.

Huis De Lathmer bij Deventer

Elisabeth Crommelin, 1866

Pen and watercolor drawing of the Haarlemmerpoort gate with a tower, a wooden bridge, a canal, and a man leaning on the rail.

Gezicht op de Haarlemmerpoort

Wybrand Hendricks, 1754

Grey wash drawing of an Amsterdam street with a brick building, a horse and cart, pedestrians, and gabled houses beyond.

Gezicht op het Accijnshuis, hoek Oudebrugsteeg

Reinier Vinkeles, 1810

Watercolor street scene of a stone classical building with carved details, figures on cobblestones, and brick houses behind.

Gezicht op het Accijnshuis, hoek Oudebrugsteeg

Gerrit Lamberts, 1816

Pastel portrait of a seated man in a wig and dark coat holding a small book beside an open volume on a table.

Portret van (vermoedelijk) Mr Erdman Balthasar Swellengrebel (1742-1772)

Daniël de Keyser, 1762

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated female figure in clouds, a putto, a draped figure, and a boar on a title page.

Title Page

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Pen and wash drawing of a city gate under demolition with scaffolding, rubble, a tower and a standing figure.

Gezicht op de Haarlemmerpoort tijdens de afbraak

Gerrit Lamberts, 1837

Illuminated initial D with a crowned seated man in blue holding a scroll, set against gold leaf and floral borders.

Initial D with David

Master of the Cypresses, 1430s

Grey wash drawing of a stone town gate with an arched passage, a tower, figures on a dirt road and trees.

Stadspoort met figuren

Maria Sara Albertina Swellengrebel, 1815

Watercolor and pen drawing of a woman in a green dress and white headdress standing before floral wallpaper.

Boerin uit Alkmaar en omstreken

Johan Martinus Anthon Rieke, 1896

Pencil drawing of a thatched farmhouse and outbuilding with a figure and horse, a tree at right, and a distant tower.

Boerderij

Johan Hendrik Willem Swellengrebel, 1820

Watercolor of a young woman in pink dress with yellow sleeves standing before a stone wall with trees behind.

Meisje uit Huizen

Johan Martinus Anthon Rieke, 1896

Pen and ink drawing of a crowded interior where a sick man lies on a bed surrounded by onlookers and columns.

Saint Anthony of Padua Healing a Sick Man (recto); Partial Figural Studies Based on the Composition on the Recto (verso)

Tiberio Titi, 1590-1600

Watercolor drawing of a long-tailed pheasant with a red face patch perched on a gnarled branch against a cream background.

Jachtfazant

Pieter Pietersz. Barbiers, 1759

Watercolor design for a rococo painted ceiling with a gilded central medallion, scrolls, musical instruments and floral urns.

Design for a Painted Ceiling

Giovanni Antonio Torricelli, 1716-81

Watercolor of a barred grey-brown bird with reddish legs standing on a rock, facing left against a cream background.

Chinese frankolijn (Excalfactoria chinensis)

Pieter Pietersz. Barbiers, 1759

Denhams trap (Neotis denhami)

Pieter Pietersz. Barbiers, 1759

Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)

Pieter Pietersz. Barbiers, 1759

Watercolor of a dark helmeted guineafowl with red head and pale neck standing on grass beside a shrub.

Helmparelhoen

Pieter Pietersz. Barbiers, 1759

Watercolor of a crested guineafowl with blue-spotted black plumage and red throat standing on rocky ground.

Kuifparelhoen

Pieter Pietersz. Barbiers, 1759

Pen and ink design drawing of an ornate candlestick or crucifix base with an urn, scrolls, winged putti and lion feet.

Design for Candlestick or for a Crucifix Base

Perino del Vaga, ca. 1540-47

Watercolor design for a stage set showing a garden with trellis arches, a central pavilion, statues, and hedges.

Ontwerp voor een toneeldecor met een tuin

Pieter Barbiers, 1727

Pencil drawing of a seated schoolmaster reading a paper while a small girl wipes her face beside him.

Schoolmeester berispt een klein meisje

Pieter Pietersz. Barbiers, 1759

Watercolor drawing of a ship cabin with a bombé chest, writing bureau, armchair, canopied bed and brass ewer.

Hut van de chirurgijn op het VOC-schip de Stavenisse

Jan Brandes, 1785

Watercolor of an argus pheasant standing on rock, showing its eyespotted wing feathers and long arching tail plumes.

Argus Pheasant

Pieter Pietersz. Barbiers, 1780

Watercolor drawing of a flat dike landscape with wooden railings, sailing boats on water, trees, and a house under a cloudy s

Dijkgezicht buiten Amsterdam

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1785

Pen and ink design drawing of an ornate candlestick with winged figures and a medallion scene at its base.

Design of a Candlestick with Winged Figures at Base Surrounding Scenic Medallion

Perino del Vaga, 1521-47

Watercolor drawing of two figures walking a curving dirt road through tall trees, with a cottage and fence at left.

Wandelaars op een bosweg bij Heemstede

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Pen and ink design sheet with grotesque figures, urns, scrolling foliage, birds and drapery for a wall decoration.

Design for a Grotesque Wall Decoration

Perino del Vaga, 1501-47

Pen and ink design sketch of a decorated wall with garlands, urns, a bird, medallions, and grotesque panels.

Design for Grotesque Wall Decoration

Perino del Vaga, early 16th century