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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Pencil sketch of a cloaked man standing before faint architectural lines and an arched niche on tan paper.

Sketch of Actor Standing

John Sell Cotman, n.d.

Ink sketch of an armored warrior on a rearing horse, arm raised, on toned paper.

Warrior in Renaissance Armor on a Rearing Horse

Workshop of Peter Vischer the Younger, c. 1530/1540

Colored pencil drawing of a white house with green shutters and a red roof on a grassy hill under blue sky.

Ohne Titel (Haus in Wiese)

Karl Wiener, 1924

Watercolor design drawing of a red-wheeled phaeton carriage with black body and green upholstery, labeled number 4067.

Design for 4 seat Phaeton, no top, no. 4067

Brewster & Co., 1890

Pen and ink drawing of a curly-haired man in a ruff collar, bent over his work and holding a pen.

Portret van Gillis van Breen, tekenend of hout snijdend

Hendrick Goltzius, 1600

Grey wash title page design with allegorical figures, putti at an easel, a laurel-crowned flying figure and the Colosseum beh

Titelbladontwerp met de Triomf van de Schilderkunst

Bernard Picart, 1725

Pen drawing of a lion beside a shield, helmet and sword, with a battle and burning ruins behind, dated 1672.

De Nederlandse leeuw zoekt hulp bij Willem III, 1672

Monogrammist ESB, 1672

Grey wash design for an Amsterdam trade card with allegorical figures, putti, and an inscription naming Jacob Roeters.

Ontwerp voor de adreskaart van Jacob Roeters

Simon Fokke, 1735

Grey ink drawing of men in period dress debating beside scientific instruments in a columned hall with a draped curtain.

Disputerende heren bij natuurkundige instrumenten en weckflessen

Simon Fokke, 1722

Graphite drawing of leafless trees, shrubs and low houses in a suburban field under a pale sky.

Ohne Titel (Häuser in der Vorstadt)

Karl Wiener, 1925

Grey wash sketch of a seated figure extending an arm to a standing man beside draped canopy and kneeling figures.

Family of Darius before Alexander

Attributed to Giovanni Battista Pittoni, the younger, n.d.

Side-view design drawing of a black and red phaeton carriage with no top, with red-rimmed wheels and a handwritten note.

Design for 4 seat Phaeton, no top, no. 4088

Brewster & Co., 1890

Pencil drawing of a standing man in a tricorn hat and long coat holding a walking stick, with a dog at his feet.

Figuurstudie van een zittende man met een wandelstok

Simon Fokke, 1722

Figuurstudie van een staande man, bijna en profil naar rechts

Simon Fokke, 1722

Pencil sketch of soldiers in a draped tent, with a reclining figure on a bed and a landscape through the open flap.

De dood van Karel de Kale

Simon Fokke, 1722

Pencil study of a standing man seen from behind, wearing a tricorn hat and long coat, on pale paper.

Figuurstudie van een staande man, op de rug gezien

Simon Fokke, 1722

Pencil sketch of four figures burning at stakes on a platform in a town square, with a crowd, guards, and a church tower.

De marteldood door verbranding van vier monniken op een dorpsplein

Simon Fokke, 1722

Pencil drawing of Minerva offering a laurel wreath to a young man, framed by a rococo cartouche and cherubs.

Minerva houdt lauwerkrans boven jongen met bul

Simon Fokke, 1745

Side-view watercolor design drawing of a red-wheeled phaeton carriage with blue upholstery, numbered 4110.

Design for 4 seat Phaeton, no top, no. 4110

Brewster & Co., 1890

Watercolor of a ruined Gothic church interior with open vaults, rubble, and workers among debris below.

The Ruins of Saint Nicolai Church in Hamburg

Martin Gensler, 1871

Pencil drawing of a church interior with a kneeling penitent, a bishop, and a seated ruler on a dais under draped curtains.

Lodewijk (de Vrome?) als boeteling

Simon Fokke, 1722

Pencil drawing of robed penitents with palm fronds on a bench in a Gothic church, with a bishop and crowd nearby.

Henrik II de Heilige doet boete door flagellatie

Simon Fokke, 1722

Pencil sketch of soldiers restraining a kneeling man before a robed pope-like figure, with a crowd and trees behind.

Een niet-christelijke man wordt ten overstaan van paus Urbanus II gewurgd

Simon Fokke, 1722

Pencil sketch of a hunter with a gun and dog beside a tree, with riders and a hare in an open landscape.

Herfst: afbeelding van de jacht

Simon Fokke, 1722

Pen and watercolor drawing of old weathered houses with green shutters, a brick facade and a wooden barn on grass.

Ohne Titel (Häuser mit Holzscheune)

Karl Wiener, 1924

Pen and wash drawing of figures struggling in a flood, with a boat in the distance under stormy clouds.

The Deluge

Attributed to Andrea dei Michieli, n.d.

Pencil and watercolor studies of trees with autumn-colored foliage in yellow, orange and green on a pale sheet.

Studies of Trees

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1886

Colored side-view design drawing of a blue and yellow four-seat phaeton carriage with spoked wheels on beige paper.

Design for 4 seat Phaeton, no top, no. 4119

Brewster & Co., 1891

Charcoal drawing of city buildings with blank facades, chimneys and antennas above grass, with a construction site sign.

Ohne Titel (Häuser, Wien?)

Karl Wiener, 1926

Side-elevation design drawing of a red-wheeled pony phaeton with a dark body and folding top, numbered 3073.

Design for Pony Phaeton, no. 3073

Brewster & Co., 1874

Faint pencil landscape sketch on paper with brown wash stains, a ground line and sparse trees at the bottom.

Illegible Sketch

John Sell Cotman, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of draped classical figures, a helmeted warrior, and a kneeling woman beside architecture.

Coriolanus before the Women of Rome

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, late 1780s