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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pencil drawing of a woman with closed eyes and lace cap resting on a pillow, with a crucifix on the wall behind.

Karoline Endletzberger, Gattin des Johann auf dem Totenbett

Leopold Fertbauer, 1861

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of Christ gesturing to a kneeling centurion while soldiers with spears stand nearby.

Christ and the Centurion (recto); Figure Waving to Departing Ship (verso)

Giuseppe Passeri, 1665-1714

Pencil drawing of a standing horse by a fence, with a hen and chicks in the foreground and birds in the sky.

Staand paard bij kip met kuikens

Jean Bernard, 1803

Pencil drawing of three horse heads shown at different angles, with white blazes on their faces.

Drie paardenhoofden

Jean Bernard, 1812

Pencil sketch of a horse harnessed to a wooden cart with a roofed load, plus a second study of a horse beside it.

Paard met wagen, met een tweede schets van het paard

Jean Bernard, 1775

Red chalk drawing of a horse lying on the ground seen from behind, with grass tufts and loosely hatched coat.

Liggend paard, op de rug gezien

Jean Bernard, 1775

Pen and brown wash drawing of two women embracing on steps, with onlookers, a donkey, and architecture in the background.

The Visitation

Bernardino Poccetti, ca. 1599-1610

Pencil sketch of a horse head wearing blinkers and a bridle, facing right, with reins crossing the page.

Hoofd van een paard met oogkleppen, naar rechts

Jean Bernard, 1817

Watercolor of a horse-drawn cart on a wide sandy beach with distant boats and buildings under a cloudy blue sky.

Cart on the Beach at Etretat

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1862

Pencil sketch of a bridled horse walking to the left, one foreleg raised, with mane and tail flowing.

Stappend paard, naar links

Jean Bernard, 1775

Reddish-brown chalk drawing of a standing horse seen from the front, head lowered, on a grassy ground.

Staand paard, van voren

Jean Bernard, 1816

Pencil design on squared paper with scroll ornaments and a central inscription dedicating an album leaf to de Vries family me

Ontwerp voor een albumblad als aandenken van R.W.P. de Vries Jr. en J.H.C. de Vries-Stoutjesdijk

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Brown wash drawing of Christ standing and gesturing to a kneeling Mary Magdalen beneath a tree in a landscape.

Christ Appearing to Saint Mary Magdalen ("Noli Me Tangere")

Jacopo Bassano, ca. 1560

Colored pencil design of a JCK monogram with green scrolling foliage and the years 1919 and 1944 on a beige sheet.

Monogram JCK

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1944

Pencil design on squared paper with scrolled border, inscription "1 MEI 1865-1905" and a decorative cross motif.

Ontwerp voor een datumblad voor het album 1865-1905

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1905

Ink design of an ornate Art Nouveau border with a central roundel reading Vereeniging voor den Effecten-Handel, dated 1913.

Ontwerp met bladdecoratie voor de Vereeniging voor den Effectenhandel

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1913

Art Nouveau signature sheet with orange and blue ornament framing nine handwritten signatures in rectangular panels.

Handtekeningenblad met negen handtekeningen

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Ink and white design drawing of a decorative scrollwork frame with fan motifs around blank panels, on tan paper.

Ontwerp voor een fotobladzijde van maandschrift 'De vrouw en haar huis

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1906

Pencil and ink book cover design with arched RABELAIS lettering, a heraldic shield, a knight's helmet and crossed swords.

Bandontwerp voor een werk van François Rabelais

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Ornamental design drawing with a yellow flower bud on a central stem, symmetrical curved leaves in ochre, and a brown frame.

Ornament met bloemknop

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Pen and ink drawing of a draped female figure pointing to a crescent moon with two infants beside her and a tree.

Classical Female Figure (Diana or Venus) with Two Infants

Francesco Primaticcio, ca. 1539-42

Watercolor Art Nouveau wallpaper design with symmetrical whiplash curves and ochre teardrop motifs on a pale ground.

Ontwerp voor een behangsel met ornament

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1899

Brown ink and green wash design of stylized stems with whiplash curves, a wallpaper pattern study.

Ontwerp voor een behangsel met decoratief patroon

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Pencil design sheet with ornamental scroll borders and a ruled text area, drawn by Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries in 1915.

Ontwerp voor de opmaak van een oorkonde voor J.W. Enschedé

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1915

Ink design of a decorative frame with looping scrollwork, a central blank panel, and a heart motif at top and bottom.

Ontwerp voor een decoratief kader met een hart

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Standing Cavalier Wearing a Sword

Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech, c. 1615

Brown sketchbook cover with printed Idler-Block label and handwritten title, beside a color checker card.

Kartonumschlag zum Zyklus "Vom Gestern zum Morgen"

Karl Wiener, 1942

Pencil drawing of a large barracks building with dormer windows, chimneys and a stone archway, with trees at right.

Kaserne zu K. Ebersdorf

Viktor Gross, 1861

Pen and brown ink sketch of a winged infant riding a crouching horse, holding its reins, on a pale sheet.

Winged Infant Riding a Crouching Horse

Giulio Romano, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a crowd of onlookers in top hats gathered around a small puppet booth under a large tree in a park.

Kasperltheater im Prater

Rudolf von Alt, 1850

Pencil drawing of a coffered ceiling with geometric panels, rosettes and ornamental borders on pale paper.

Kassettendecke

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1870

Pencil and white highlight drawing of a lobster seen from above on tan paper, with raised claws and segmented tail.

Kreeft

Henri Cameré, 1864