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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Watercolor sketches of six carved stone waruga sarcophagi on grassy ground, some decorated with figures and animal ornaments.

Zeven sarcofagen (waruga), Minahasalanden, Noord-Celebes

Adrianus Johannes Bik, 1821

Side-view colored drawing of a Stanhope gig with a large spoked wheel, long shafts, and a red and black body, numbered 3334.

Stanhope Gig # 3334

Brewster & Co., 1877

Watercolor landscape of flat rice fields, a tree-lined road, and distant ships and mountains on the horizon.

Landschap met weg van Tangkil naar Cirebon en uitzicht op de rede (ankerplaats) van Cirebon, West-Java

Adrianus Johannes Bik, 1836

Pale aged sheet with a single brown ink oval outline in the center, empty inside, with the numeral IV at the left.

Plate 4: Empty Oval

Joris Hoefnagel, c.1575/1590s

Watercolor plate showing seven insects, including beetles, a grasshopper, a white butterfly and a bee, inside a gold oval bor

Plate 67: Seven Insects, Including a White Butterfly and a Bee

Joris Hoefnagel, c.1575/1590s

Side-view drawing of a green and black Whitechapel cart with spoked wheels and long shafts, numbered 3335.

Whitechapel Cart # 3335

Brewster & Co., 1877

Grey-wash portrait drawing of a man in a powdered wig and fur-trimmed robe, resting his hand on a stone ledge beside books.

Nikolaus Buissart

Joseph d.Ä. Eissner, 1769

Painted plate of two wasps and a pill bug within a gold oval border, with red Latin inscription above.

Plate 71: Two Wasps and a Pill Bug

Joris Hoefnagel, c.1575/1590s

Hand-colored drawing of a green and black two-wheeled gig with spoked wheel and curved shafts, labeled No. 3360.

Gig #3360

Brewster & Co., 1877

Worn red leather book cover with gold-stamped word TERRA, gilt border and brass corner clasps.

Animalia Qvadrvpedia et Reptilia (Terra)

Joris Hoefnagel, c. 1575/1590s

Nina Stengl, einen Brief lesend

Franz Alt, 1860

Side-elevation drawing of a two-wheeled gig carriage with curved shafts and a large spoked wheel, labeled Brewster & Co.

Gig #3360a

Brewster & Co., 1877

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a two-wheeled Stanhope gig carriage in side view, labeled No. 3374.

Stanhope Gig # 3374

Brewster & Co., 1877

Red leather book cover with gold tooled border, brass corner clasps, and the gilt word AQVA at center.

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva)

Joris Hoefnagel, c. 1575/1590s

Pen and wash drawing in side view of a four wheel dog cart carriage numbered 3401, on a ground line.

Four Wheel Dog Cart/Game Wagon # 3401

Brewster & Co., 1878

Watercolor of numbered flatfish and other fish swimming on blue water inside a gold oval border, with Roman numeral XXXIII.

Plate 33: Sole and Other Flatfish with Bandfish(?)

Joris Hoefnagel, c.1575/1590s

Watercolor side view of a green and red Whitechapel cart with spoked wheel and lantern, labeled No. 3441.

Whitechapel Cart #3441

Brewster & Co., 1878

Colored side-view drawing of a village cart with spoked wheels, curved shafts on a stand, and a blue seat, labeled No. 3442.

Villiage Cart # 3442

Brewster & Co., 1878

Ink and watercolor drawing of a blue village cart with a spoked wheel and long shafts, with a second view at right.

Villiage Cart #3444

Brewster & Co., 1878

Watercolor drawing of a village cart with spoked wheels and curved shafts, labeled number 3445, on cream paper.

Villiage Cart #3445

Brewster & Co., 1878

Painting of doves and pigeons on a branch, beams and a tiled roof, with Latin inscriptions in an oval frame.

Plate 66: Doves and Pigeons

Joris Hoefnagel, c.1575/1590s

Side-view colored drawing of a green and black horse-drawn carriage with spoked wheels, labeled No. 3448.

Crescent Cart #3448

Brewster & Co., 1878

Pencil sketches of flowers and leaves on cream paper with handwritten German color notes and numbered studies.

Notizen zum Krug aus der Weststeiermark (Detailskizze)

Karl Wiener, 1930

Side-view watercolor drawing of a green Whitechapel cart with spoked wheels and a lantern, numbered 3449.

Whitechapel Cart #3449

Brewster & Co., 1878

Head of an Old Man (recto)

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1631

Purple notebook with a red and black bordered label and handwritten pink text, photographed beside a color checker card.

Notizheft mit Skizzen

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1920

Side-view drawing of a two-wheeled village cart with tan body, green trim and spoked wheels, labeled No. 3460.

Village Cart #3460

Brewster & Co., 1878

Naive watercolor landscape with a red-roofed inn, a wooden footbridge over a stream, large trees, and birds in a pale sky.

Landscape with an Inn and a Bridge

Orra Louise White, n.d.

Side-view drawing of a blue and black two-wheeled gig carriage with long shafts and a large spoked wheel, labeled No. 3469.

Gig # 3469

Brewster & Co., 1878

Side-view pen drawing of a two-wheeled village cart with wicker body and long shafts, labeled No. 3509.

Village Cart #3509

Brewster & Co., 1879

Watercolor of a park path with tall trees, where a woman in a dark dress walks beside a small child in blue.

Mevrouw Storm van 's Gravesande geboren Clifford met haar dochter in het park van Bieberich

Carel Nicolaas Storm van 's-Gravesande, 1895

Charcoal drawing of dunes at sunset with a red sun, a lone figure on a sandy path, and distant town spires.

Duinlandschap met zonsondergang

Carel Nicolaas Storm van 's-Gravesande, 1851