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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pen and ink landscape of jagged mountains, pine trees, a wooden bridge over a river, and travelers on a road.

Mountainous Landscape with Travelers on a Road

Tobias Verhaecht, 1616

Ink and brown wash drawing of a man in a dark coat walking beside a thin, weary horse across a bleak landscape.

De bruut ("De volbrachte taak")

Alfred Ost, 1922

Gray wash drawing of a seated woman in a dark gown, white collar and lace cap, hands folded in her lap.

Portrait of a Lady

Cornelis Visscher, ca. 1655

Ink and wash drawing of two wrestlers on a sunlit ground, with a bald spectator leaning on a rope at right and a crowd behind

Worstelaars

Alfred Ost, 1932

Pencil design drawing of a ship's bow with curved lines, a foliage sprig and a circular medallion with a triangle.

Ontwerp voor de boeg van het fregat Delta

A.J. Schouten, 1839

Ink sketch of an elderly man with a cane, a woman carrying a child, and other figures walking together.

Na de dagtaak ("Arme mensen")

Alfred Ost, 1922

Pencil design for a ship's bow with a sun face, stars, oak leaves and scrolled moldings on a tan sheet.

Ontwerp voor de boeg van het fregat Broedertrouw

A.J. Schouten, 1837

Pencil drawing of a curtain design with five swagged drapes hung from a rod with rosette finials, annotated by hand.

Ontwerp voor een gordijn

A.J. Schouten, 1775

Pencil sketch of a columned interior elevation with chandelier and ceiling, above a floor plan with an apse.

Interieur en plattegrond van een gebouw, mogelijk een kerk of tempel

A.J. Schouten, 1775

Watercolor interior of a theatre with draped stage curtain, tiered balconies with red seats, and a hanging chandelier.

Interieur van de Grand Théâtre des Variétés aan de Amstelstraat

Johan George Lodewijk Rieke, 1893

Grey wash drawing of a canal city at moonlight with a church tower, arched bridge, boats and a carriage on the quay.

Stadsgezicht bij maanlicht

Bartholomeus van Hove, 1800

Watercolor of a crowded fairground square with stalls, a cart, and people in 19th-century dress beside brick buildings.

Gezicht op de kermis op de Botermarkt

Johan George Lodewijk Rieke, 1827

Lithograph portrait of an older man with white curled hair in a dark coat and cravat, labeled J.H. van der Palm.

Portret van J.H. van der Palm

Abram van der Horn, 1826

Sepia ink drawing of three muscular nude men fighting against a swirling, stormy sky background.

Bestormers van het lot

Alfred Ost, 1934

Brown wash drawing of a vaulted stone interior with stacked arches and small figures and a dog in the foreground.

The Interior of the So-called Stables of Maecenas at Tivoli

Hendrik Voogd, 1793

Portret van Nicolaas Schotsman

Abram van der Horn, 1792

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a dark coat with a star insignia, with Dutch inscription naming J.M. Kemper below.

Portret van jonkheer J.M. Kemper

Abram van der Horn, 1792

Bust-length portrait of a bespectacled man in dark robes and white pleated collar, with a caption reading Abraham des Amorie

Portret van Abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven

Abram van der Horn, 1792

Portret van Johan van Dissel

Abram van der Horn, 1792

Pen drawing of a man in a fur-trimmed coat with a medal, hand resting on a chair, labelled G. Sandifort.

Portret van G. Sandifort

Abram van der Horn, 1792

Brown ink drawing of the Baptism of Christ with a bearded figure pouring water, a crowd of onlookers, and angels in clouds.

Baptism of Christ

Maerten de Vos, 16th century

Portrait of Lucas Egeling, a man in a dark coat and white clerical bands, with a Dutch verse printed below.

Portret van Lucas Egeling

Abram van der Horn, 1792

Bust-length portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a printed caption naming C. Pruys van der Hoeven.

Portret van C. Pruys van der Hoeven

Abram van der Horn, 1792

Ink and brown wash drawing of a dancing woman with closed eyes, one arm raised overhead, and round earrings.

Dansende vrouw

Alfred Ost, 1930

Pen and wash drawing of refugees leaving a shore with ships, a fortified city behind them, and a Dutch verse below.

Leaving Troy

Sebastiaen Vrancx, late 16th-mid 17th century

Ink and wash drawing of figures gathered around a pedestal counter, a man in a hat at left and a bespectacled older man at ri

Au Comptoir (Bar")

Alfred Ost, 1935

Pen and brown ink drawing of a river valley with a rocky cliff, boats, and a town with church spires on the far bank.

View of Vienne on the Rhone

Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, ca. 1587-89

Ink drawing of a couple kissing in front of a row of musicians playing instruments, with musical notes scattered above.

De zoen

Alfred Ost, 1936

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a Gothic church with spires and a tall mast in a misty harbour scene.

Oostende in de mist

Alfred Ost, 1914

Brown ink drawing of a river landscape with trees, shrubs, clouds, and a traveler with a dog on a path.

River Landscape with Traveler

Cornelis Vroom, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of bare trees framing a stone arched bridge and a house with a steep roof beside a path.

A House near a Bridge

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Pencil drawing of thatched farm buildings, a mill wheel, a rowboat and a bare tree in a rolling landscape.

Landscape with a Mill (recto); A Steepled Façade and Farm House (verso)

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century