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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Three chalk head studies of a man in a striped cap, drawn in red and black on toned paper.

Three Studies of the Head of a Turbaned Black Man

Nicolas Lancret, 1720/30

Pencil sketch of a monument with a central crowned figure flanked by standing figures on a decorated pedestal.

Studies for a Monument with the Crowning of a Figure [recto and verso]

Charcoal drawing of a pale road curving through a dark valley toward a flat-topped mountain ridge under a dusky sky.

Algerian Landscape

Albert Lebourg, 1873

Pencil portrait of a man with curly hair and round spectacles, wearing a high-collared waistcoat, drawn in 1831.

Joseph Ritter von Führich (1800-1876), Maler

Eduard Schaller, 1831

Chalk drawing on blue paper of seated musicians playing violin and flutes beside a set of organ pipes.

Concert Scene

Florentine or North Italian, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a standing woman playing a large harp, with loose construction lines on pale paper.

Woman Playing a Harp (Lavinia Banks?)

Watercolor portrait of a young man in a brown coat and striped shirt within an oval frame, with handwritten inscriptions.

Joseph von Angé, K.K. Regierungs Beamter

Jakob Gauermann, 1799

Brown ink drawing of Laocoön and two sons struggling against large serpents, rendered in sepia wash on pale paper.

Laocoön

Unknown artist, 1550/59

Pen and wash drawing of three nude women standing together, the central figure seen from behind, with draperies over their ar

The Three Graces

Sebastian Schütz, 1600-1631

Brown ink drawing of a seated allegorical woman beside a column, with putti, a lion and a coat of arms above.

Allegorical Figure of Fortitude, with Coat of Arms Above

Attributed to Giovanni Battista Coriolano, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a woman in flowing robes leaning down to pat a seated dog beside a stone wall.

Woman Patting a Dog

Pen and watercolor drawing of a nude allegorical woman holding a painter's palette, beside a shield and a small horned figure

Allegory of Art

Joachim Lüchteke, 1595

Joseph von Hammer (1774-1856), Diplomat, Orientalist

Josef Danhauser, 1840

Brown wash drawing of a turbaned, bearded seated man raising an arm while a younger figure leans at his knee.

Samuel Enthroned

Cesare Nebbia, 1586/89

Ink and wash design drawing of an ornate fountain topped by a statue of St. Christopher carrying a child, beside a building.

Design for an Elaborate Fountain Surmounted by a Statue of St. Christopher; verso: Studies of Architectural Details

the Elder Wendel Dietterlin, 1550-99

Pen and wash drawing of armored cavalry charging in battle, with rearing horses, lances, banners and fallen soldiers.

Battle Scene

Hans Heinrich Waegmann, ca. 1611-14

Pen drawing of brick cooling pits and a tapered water well cross-section with measurements and sand fill, dated 1930.

Doorsnede van mogelijk twee koelputten en een waterput, ontdekt op Keizersgracht 418-424 tijdens verbouwingen

Jacobus van Eck, 1930

Grey wash drawing of a canal bridge with a carriage, fishermen on the bank, houses and trees under a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op de tolbrug van de Diemermeer

Johannes Schouten, 1731

Brown ink drawing of an ornate iron garden gate between stone pillars, with figures and workers on a tree-lined path.

Gezicht op de poort van buitenplaats Starrebos

Johannes Schouten, 1731

Grey wash drawing of a country road passing an inn with benches, hedges, trees and a figure walking in the distance.

Gezicht op de Sloterweg met herberg Het Dronkemanshuisje

Gerrit Lamberts, 1816

Pen and grey wash drawing of a canal with a stone bridge, a fisherman, a rowing boat and tall trees under clouds.

Gezicht op de tolbrug van de Diemermeer

Cornelis Pronk, 1701

Grey wash drawing of a polder landscape with a man on a dike, a sailing boat, a windmill and cumulus clouds.

Gezicht vanaf de Ringdijk naar het Nieuwe Diep en de Diemermeer

Gerrit Lamberts, 1817

Red chalk drawing of a standing youth in a wide-brimmed hat, buttoned coat and boots, one hand on his hip.

Study of a Standing Youth

Moses ter Borch, 17th century

Graphite drawing of a bearded monk reaching upward toward a vision of Christ and angels within an arched frame.

Christ Appearing to Monastic Saint in Ecstasy

Follower of Carlo Maratti, n.d.

Pencil sketch of five robed figures, two standing at the sides and others grouped reclining in the center.

Group of Five Figures

Grey wash drawing of a flood between Nieuwendam and Zunderdorp, with boats on rough water and a village under stormy clouds.

Gezicht op de watersnood tussen Nieuwendam en Zunderdorp van 1825

Pieter Godfried Bertichen, 1825

Watercolor of a brick church ruin with a carved stone panel, shrubs and scattered rubble in the foreground.

Gezicht op de ruïne van de kerk te Diemen

Hendrik Gerrit ten Cate, 1813

Grey wash drawing of a tree-lined lane with gabled houses on the left and a whitewashed building on the right.

Gezicht op de Schagerlaan gezien naar de Ringdijk

Gerrit Lamberts, 1817

Watercolor drawing of a toll gate on a cobbled road with cottages, a pedestrian, and a distant windmill.

Gezicht op het tolhek van de Diemermeer

Gerrit Lamberts, 1817

Grey-washed drawing with white highlights of a horseman with a raised staff, a wild boar, a dog, and sketch studies.

Copy of Scene from the Life of Sulla fresco, in the Hall of Saturn, Pitti Palace

possibly Cesare Dandini, after 1665

Light pencil sketch of several figures in drapery, with one standing figure upper left and grouped figures below.

Two Groups of Figures

Sepia chalk portrait of a woman with curled hair and bare shoulders draped in soft fabric, c. 1814.

Josepha Gottdank, Schauspielerin am Theater an der Wien

Louis René Letronne, 1814