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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Charcoal sketch of four male heads in varied poses, with the handwritten word Café at lower left.

Schetsen van cafébezoekers

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Charcoal sketch of wooden market stalls and structures with loose, rough lines on a pale paper ground.

Schets van de oude beurs op de Dam

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Loose pencil sketch of a farmhouse with a steep roof, a fence and trees, set in an open rural landscape.

Boerderij

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Charcoal sketch of a seated veiled woman with dark shaded background and loose drapery strokes.

Gesluierde Arabische vrouw

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Pencil sketch of a city street with scaffolded building facades, a street lamp, a horse and pedestrians.

Bouwwerkzaamheden bij de oude beurs

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Charcoal sketch of bare tree trunks beside water with a hazy tree line in the distance.

Schets met bomen

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Charcoal sketch of low houses and walking figures along a road, with a distant ship on the right.

Loods onder de dijk

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Grey and white chalk drawing of a classical female nude statue on blue paper, with a skull at lower left.

Venus de' Medici; view from the front

Pieter van Lint, 1640

Ink architectural drawing of the Andromedabrunnen fountain with a central mythological relief and ornamental details.

Andromedabrunnen

Friedrich von Schmidt, 1872

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a nude classical figure seen from behind, with a skull at lower left.

Venus de' Medici; view from the back

Pieter van Lint, 1640

Botanical drawing of Androsace lactea with white flowers, green rosette leaves and reddish roots on cream paper.

Androsace lactea - Milchweißes Mannsschild

Alfred Franck, 1842

Watercolor botanical study of Hepatica plant with blue flowers, three-lobed leaves and roots on cream paper.

Anemone Hepatica - dreilappiges Windrößchen - Leberkraut - Märzblume

Alfred Franck, 1842

Grey wash drawing of a feathered warrior with a parrot, crocodile and sugarcane, above a panel with a smoking cherub.

Allegory of America, from the Four Continents

Godfried Maes, 17th century

Watercolor botanical illustration of a wood anemone plant with two white flowers, green leaves, and visible roots on cream pa

Anemone nemorosa - Busch-Windroschen

Alfred Franck, 1842

Pencil sketch of a seated man at a cluttered table with an hourglass, pipe and books, a standing figure at right.

Marineofficier gezeten achter zijn tafel

Frederik Lambertus Geerling, 1840

Grey wash drawing of a seated man in a waistcoat and jacket, leaning back in an armchair, head turned to the side.

Portret van een man

Frederik Lambertus Geerling, 1840

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a sleeping man with head resting on his arm, with a doorway and interior lines behind him.

Slapende man

Frederik Lambertus Geerling, 1840

Pen and grey wash drawing of a woman with a camel, pagoda and ornate scrollwork, labelled ASIA.

Allegory of Asia, from the Four Continents

Godfried Maes, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of three people playing cards at a table under a hanging lamp, one smoking a pipe.

Kaartspel

Frederik Lambertus Geerling, 1840

Pencil sketch of a bearded officer in a peaked cap and epaulettes, hands on hips, with a French caption below.

Kapitein

Frederik Lambertus Geerling, 1840

Botanical watercolor of a Pasque flower with two dark purple blooms, feathery leaves and exposed root on cream paper.

Anemone pratensis. (Pulsatilla pratens) - Wiesen-Windröschen

Alfred Franck, 1842

Grey wash drawing of a crowned woman seated beside a lion with a palm tree, obelisk, and ornamental panel below.

Allegory of Africa, from the Four Continents

Godfried Maes, 17th century

Portret van een marineofficier

Frederik Lambertus Geerling, 1840

Pencil portrait of a young woman in a patterned bonnet and lace collar, with shrub foliage at right.

Portret van een jonge vrouw

Frederik Lambertus Geerling, 1846

Portret van een man

Frederik Lambertus Geerling, 1846

Pencil proportion study of a standing woman with measurements noted, plus a smaller outlined figure and scale bar below.

Proportiestudie van een vrouw

Jacobus Everhardus Josephus van den Berg, 1857

Pencil proportion study of a young girl's figure with measurement lines and handwritten notes on cream paper.

Proportiestudie van een meisje

Jacobus Everhardus Josephus van den Berg, 1852

Watercolor botanical study of purple and white pasque flowers with feathery leaves and gnarled roots on cream paper.

Anemone pulsatilla - Violettes Windröschen

Alfred Franck, 1842

Pen and grey wash drawing of a helmeted allegorical woman with a spear and horse, labeled EUROPA, with putti and ornate scrol

Allegory of Europe, from the Four Continents

Godfried Maes, 17th century

Proportiestudie van een jonge vrouw

Jacobus Everhardus Josephus van den Berg, 1812

Engraved technical drawing of a water pump machine over an octagonal well with pulleys, weights and labeled parts.

[Rysunek techniczny pompy przy studni?]

Jan Aleksander Gorczyn, 1663

Watercolor botanical drawing of a yellow Anemone ranunculoides flower with green leaves, bud, and brown roots on cream paper.

Anemone ranunculoides - Ranunkelähnliches Windröschen

Alfred Franck, 1842