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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Monochrome forest scene with a man by a pond, large boulders, a winding path and misty trees in ochre tones.

Pond at the Edge of the Wood

Adolphe Appian, 1862

Pencil sketch of a standing man facing a rearing centaur, drawn with loose overlapping strokes on grey paper.

Battle between Man and Centaur

Josef von Herrl

Josef Kriehuber, 1836

Pencil sketch of two clusters of huddled figures drawn loosely on pale paper, one larger group above a smaller one.

Two Groups of Huddled Figures

Watercolor of a mountain valley with a river, hilltop town, and travelers in traditional dress on a dirt road.

View of Lebanon, after an English Engraving and an Italianate motif of the Sabiner Mountains

Ernst Welker, 1837

Pen and brown ink sketch of two seated female figures with arms raised overhead on an irregular sheet of paper.

Two Seated Female Figures with Arms Lifted Overhead

Brown ink drawing of a rocky gorge with a small wooden bridge over a brook and two figures crossing.

Swiss mountain landscape with small bridge spanning a brook

Franz Schütz, 1751-81

Watercolor caricature of a seated man holding a wig beside a wig stand and hat boxes, with German inscription below.

Josef Weidmann als "Carl" in "Die Reise nach der Stadt"

Franz Carl Weidmann, 1810

Faint pencil sketch on cream paper showing columns, a standing figure, and a pedestal-like architectural form.

Designs for a Monument

Red chalk drawing of a male nude reclining on his back with one leg raised and an arm stretched out.

Studie van mannelijk naakt, liggend op de rug, met gestrekt been

Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1703

Red chalk drawing of a seated male nude seen from the side, one arm extended forward, within a ruled border.

Studie van zittend mannelijk naakt, van opzij gezien

Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1703

Red chalk drawing of a twisted male nude reclining over a block, with a hanging leg and loose drapery beneath.

Studie van mannelijk naakt, liggend op de zij over een blok

Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1703

Red chalk drawing of a male nude lying on his back, foreshortened, with one arm raised and legs bent, on cream paper.

Studie van mannelijk naakt, liggend op de rug, in het verkort weergegeven

Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1703

Grey wash drawing of a man in classical dress handing an apple to a woman, with a cupid above, in a circular frame.

Mythologische voorstelling van Paris die Venus de appel (?) overhandigt

Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1703

Watercolor drawing of a man in a tan coat and powdered wig pointing left, with a handwritten theatre caption below.

Josef Weidmann als "Christmann" in "So muß man Füchse fangen"

Franz Carl Weidmann, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of Diana and sleeping Endymion under a tree, with a flying cupid and a dog.

Diana and Endymion

probably after Ciro Ferri, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a canal gate tower with a drawbridge, two men in the foreground and gabled houses behind.

De IJsselpoort in Oudewater

Hendrik de Winter, 1745

Grey wash drawing of a church tower and stepped-gable houses beside a canal, with boats and two women at the water's edge.

De kerk te Oudewater

Hendrik de Winter, 1745

Grey wash drawing of the Gevangentoren tower at Oudewater, with a gabled house, figures on a street and a stone bridge.

De Gevangentoren te Oudewater

Hendrik de Winter, 1745

Pen and grey wash ceiling design of clouds, radiating light and figures in an octagonal frame, with an eagle near a reclining

Ontwerp voor een plafondschildering met de roof van Ganymedes

Antoni Elliger, 1711

Grey wash drawing of a brick gate tower, raised drawbridge and canal with a rowing boat and figures on a jetty.

De IJsselpoort te Oudewater

Hendrik de Winter, 1746

Watercolor caricature of a seated man in green coat and pink waistcoat clutching his stomach, with German inscription below.

Josef Weidmann als "Eilmann" in "Der Hausdoktor"

Franz Carl Weidmann, 1810

Pencil sketches of two standing figures in draped clothing, one holding a small child, on a pale sheet of paper.

Two Studies of Standing Figure and Child

Pen and watercolor drawing of a stone city gate and canal with bare trees, houses and figures on the embankment.

De Heerenpoort te Leiden (?)

Jan Ekels, 1734

Grey ink drawing of a brick gatehouse with a cupola, a stepped-gable building, a bridge over water and two standing men.

De Broekerpoort te Oudewater

Hendrik de Winter, 1727

Grey ink drawing of a gatehouse with arched windows beside a canal, bridge, trees and pedestrians.

De Linschoterpoort te Oudewater

Hendrik de Winter, 1745

Pen and watercolor drawing of a gothic church tower with a clock beside gabled houses and small figures on a street.

De kerk te Buren

Jan Ekels, 1728

Watercolor drawing of a standing man in a blue and yellow theatrical costume pointing upward, with a German caption below.

Josef Weidmann als "Figaro" in "Die beiden Figaro"

Franz Carl Weidmann, 1810

Pen and wash drawing of a grand festival hall with coffered ceiling, marble columns, and gilded chairs in perspective.

Festival Hall From a Theatrical Scene

Attributed to Giuseppe Galli-Bibiena, c. 1719

Pencil sketch of a group of standing draped figures with arms around one another on a pale sheet.

Group of Figures

Loose pencil sketch of a seated figure with outstretched arms, with hatched forms below on cream paper.

Seated Figure with Arms Outstretched

Watercolor of a man in embroidered brown coat, powdered wig and monocle, holding a sword, with German caption below.

Josef Weidmann, Rollenbild als "Johann" in "Maske für Maske"

Franz Carl Weidmann, 1810