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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Grey wash drawing of Trajan's Column and ruined column bases in the Forum of Trajan, Rome, with a domed church at left.

The Forum of Trajan, Rome

Giovanni Battista Cipriani, late 18th-mid-19th century

Figuurstudies en paarden

George Hendrik Breitner, 1880

Pencil sketch on blue-grey paper of a curled cat with its head turned right, with a blue Atelier G. H. Breitner stamp.

Landschap met figuren

George Hendrik Breitner, 1880

Pencil sketch on grey-blue paper of a kneeling figure and a standing woman beside a tree trunk.

Liggende kat

George Hendrik Breitner, 1880

Kop van een kat

George Hendrik Breitner, 1880

Figuurstudies en daken

George Hendrik Breitner, 1880

Pencil sketch of a curled-up resting animal, head tucked low, shaded body, on tan paper.

Liggende hond of kat

George Hendrik Breitner, 1880

Pencil and watercolor study of a young peasant woman in headscarf, with sketched figures of a woman holding a child at right.

Studienblatt: Bauernmädchen

Pencil sketch of a small figure in a landscape with a domed building and tall tower on tan paper.

Figuur in een landschap

George Hendrik Breitner, 1880

Bebouwing

George Hendrik Breitner, 1880

Loose pencil sketch of buildings, a ship mast and diagonal sky hatching on cream paper.

Aangespannen paarden

George Hendrik Breitner, 1880

Pencil sketch of a reclining man with a bent leg and hat, with a handwritten inscription in the upper right corner.

Liggende man, mogelijk Willem van Beelen

George Hendrik Breitner, 1880

Pencil sketch of a seated dog seen from behind, with one hind leg extended, on cream paper.

Zittende hond, op de rug gezien

George Hendrik Breitner, 1880

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a young person's head with short hair, looking downward with a faint smile.

Hoofd van een jonge man

George Hendrik Breitner, 1880

Watercolor of kneeling worshippers, including a woman and child, in a vaulted church interior lit by an arched window.

Betende Bauern in einer Kirche

Watercolor of a purple thistle flower on a tall stem with spiny green leaves and dried roots, on cream paper.

Cirsium lanceolatum - Lanzettblättrige Kratzdistel

Alfred Franck, 1844

Pen drawing of a classical temple, tall obelisk, cottages and statues in an imaginary landscape with two figures on a path.

Architectural Fantasy

Joseph Lemercier, 19th century

Pencil sketch on tan paper of horses and riders with faint landscape lines and a bent figure study.

Paarden en een landschap met bebouwing

George Hendrik Breitner, 1880

Four oval religious etchings in a grid: Holy Family returning from Egypt, a bishop, two saints with palms, and Saint Paul the

Return from Egypt; St. Apollinaire; St. Julian and Basilissa; St. Paul the Hermit

Imitator of Jacques Callot, after 1635

Watercolor botanical study of a purple thistle, Cirsium rivulare, with buds and a spiny leaf on cream paper.

Cirsium rivulare - Bach-Kratzdistel

Alfred Franck, 1845

Pen drawing of an arched classical ruin with a waterfall in a vaulted bath, two statues, and figures under trees.

Classical Ruins: A Public Bath

Joseph Lemercier, 19th century

Bauernmädchen nach links

Engraved design of a triumphal bridge with arches over a river, boats with figures, and classical columns and statues.

Design for a Triumphal Bridge

Joseph Lemercier, 19th century

Watercolor sketch of a seated peasant girl in a red headscarf and blue skirt beside a basket, against a dark wooded backgroun

Bauernmädchen im Wald sitzend

Pen drawing of a classical palace with tiered fountains and columns, framed by foliage, with figures in the foreground.

The Palace of Neptune (Water Palace)

Joseph Lemercier, 19th century

Pen drawing of a classical palace with colonnaded facade, formal garden, fountain and tall trees.

A Ruler's Palace

Joseph Lemercier, 19th century

A Young Girl Walking to the Left

Adriaen van de Velde, mid-17th century

Pen and wash drawing of an armoured commander and a woman in a gown among crowds, with spearmen and ships in a harbour.

Allegorical Portrait of a Commander and His Wife

Pieter Jansz, 17th century

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a young woman in a blue skirt and red headscarf glancing back, holding flowers in a garden.

Farm girl in the garden

Grey wash drawing of a classical landscape with two figures, a stone monument, a pine tree, and a distant town.

Arcadian Landscape

Johannes Glauber, n.d.

Watercolor sketch of a woman holding a baby, a man with a violin, and a child on a path before a cloudy landscape.

Farmers on a path

Charcoal portrait of a young man with curly hair and beard in a dark jacket and cravat, signed and dated 1837.

Claudio Artaria (1810-1862), Kupferstecher

Andreas Staub, 1837