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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Watercolor study sheet of a barn owl and four golden orioles in different poses, dated 1843.

Studies van een kerkuil en vier wielewalen

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip, 1843

Watercolor of a mother cat on a footstool with kittens playing among a guitar and sheet music in a furnished room.

De toonkunstenaars

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip, 1876

Watercolor elevation of an arcaded interior hall with painted panels, above faint pencil ground plan lines on paper.

Bank-und Börsengebäude ("Palais Ferstel"), Grundriss und Aufriss (Innenseite) des Börsensaales

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1856

Red chalk and ink drawing of a frieze with nude winged putti embracing, leaning on pilasters and carrying a fruit basket.

Frieze with Eight Putti

After Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, n.d.

Watercolor of a sleeping dog in a kennel, a cat watching from below, and sparrows feeding from a bowl.

Kat bespiedt vogels bij een slapende hond

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip, 1831

Watercolor of a river village with a church tower, sailboat, drawbridge and overcast sky under grey clouds.

Rivierlandschap met gezicht op een dorp

Fredericus Jacobus van Rossum du Chattel, 1866

Architectural drawing of a coffered ceiling with cross and square panels, partly colored with rosettes and foliate borders, p

Bank-und Börsengebäude ("Palais Ferstel"), Kassettendecke

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1856

Pen and wash drawing of African figures among palm trees, with elephants, tusks, a parasol and clay vessels.

Scene of Africa (Allegory?)

Pieter Jacobsz. van Laer, early 17th century

Drawing of a flat field under a dusky sky with grey clouds and ochre glow, a path leading to silhouetted trees at left.

Abendwolken

Gustav Kampmann, 1902

Pen and wash drawing of European men and turbaned figures trading near a stone pedestal, palm trees and boats.

Europeans Engaging in Commerce and Trade in Asia

Pieter Jacobsz. van Laer, early 17th century

Ink architectural drawing of stylobate and wall construction at the Theseion in Athens, with dimensioned masonry details.

Stylobad- und Mauerkonstruktion am Theseion an Athen

Josef Wilhelm Durm, 1879

Pen and wash drawing of a geometric coffered ceiling with a central medallion and two figures, with a red-washed elevation be

Bank-und Börsengebäude ("Palais Ferstel"), Kassettendecke mit drei gemalten Einsätzen

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1856

Pencil sketchbook page with a child in a wide hat, a face study, a hand, and handwritten notes by James Ensor.

Two heads, couple, hand

Brown wash drawing of a Dutch street with a windmill, a stone city gate, strolling figures and a dog.

Entrance to The Hague from the South East

Jacob Elias La Fargue, 1750-76

Pen drawing of a fallen stone atlas figure among ruins, with a faint temple ground plan behind it.

Atlant vom Zeustempel in Akragas

Josef Wilhelm Durm, 1880

Colored design drawing of an ornate brass chandelier with scrolled arms and a ball finial, with faint measurement lines.

Bank-und Börsengebäude ("Palais Ferstel"), Luster

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1856

Red and black chalk drawing of a seated woman with flowers and playful winged putti in a mythological scene.

Mythological Subject

Gérard de Lairesse, n.d.

Two black ink architectural ground plans of Greek temples, Demeter at Paestum above and Zeus at Akragas below, with handwritt

Grundrisse des Demestertempels in Paeston und Zeustempel in Akragas

Josef Wilhelm Durm, 1880

Charcoal sketch on a sketchbook page showing a large female head, a seated figure below, and faint studies beside them.

Woman's head and seated figure

Pencil cross-section drawing of a roof truss and ornamented wall corbels in an exchange hall, with handwritten notes.

Bank-und Börsengebäude ("Palais Ferstel"), Querschnitt der Dachkonstruktion des Börsesaales

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1856

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bacchanalian scene with a nude nymph, pouring attendants, playful putti, grapes and a classic

Bacchanalian Scene with Nymphs and Putti

Gérard de Lairesse, n.d.

Ink floor plan of the Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Phigaleia showing outer colonnade and inner cella with dimension lines.

Grundriss des Tempels des Apollo Epicurius in Phigaleia

Josef Wilhelm Durm, 1880

Pen and red wash architectural cross-section of a domed building with tiered arcades and galleries, dated 1856.

Bank-und Börsengebäude ("Palais Ferstel"), Querschnitt durch das Sexagon, Börsehof

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1856

Pen and ink drawing with red chalk of Hercules seated on a rock as a youth crowns him with laurel, a winged figure above.

Crowning of Hercules

Possibly Paolo de Matteis, n.d.

Watercolor battle scene with soldiers fighting near a ruined church and a burning farmhouse under smoky skies.

Battle Scene with Church at left

Dirk Langendijk, ca. 1790-1800

Ink architectural drawing of Parthenon entablature details and late-period column capitals from Priene, Myus and Athens, with

Gebälkteile des Parthenon; Kapitelle der Spätzeit

Josef Wilhelm Durm, 1880

Architectural drawing with a cross section of an arcade and a colored elevation of arched doorways and caryatids.

Bank-und Börsengebäude ("Palais Ferstel"), Querschnitt und Aufriss zweier Joche des Bazars

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1856

Pen drawing sheet with three architectural detail studies of cornices, a water spout and a capital from the Tower of the Wind

Detailstudien zum "Turm der Winde" in Athen

Josef Wilhelm Durm, 1881

Watercolor drawing of soldiers fighting near a brick church with a tall spire, smoke and trees in a village road.

Battle Scene with Church at right

Dirk Langendijk, ca. 1790-1800

Watercolour of moored sailing boats and brick warehouses along a hazy harbour front with a distant church spire.

Liverpool Docks

Pencil drawing of an ornate umbrella stand with a round tray holding umbrellas, on brown paper.

Bank-und Börsengebäude ("Palais Ferstel"), Schirmständer

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1856

Watercolor of a rounded church apse with red roof and onion-domed tower beside a white house and trees.

Blick auf den Chor der Jakobskapelle in Unterschondorf am Ammersee (Kirchen und Landschaften aus Bayern)

Josef Wilhelm Durm, 1913