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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Side-view pencil and watercolor drawing of a horse-drawn Rockaway carriage numbered 1077 on a cream sheet.

Rockaway #1077

Brewster & Co., c. 1870

Pen and brown ink drawing of a striding man with a tall staff in a sketched landscape with trees.

Saint Christopher (or Saint Roch?) in a Landscape

Ludovico Carracci, 1600

Portret van Leendert Adriaan Schilt

Leo Gestel, 1906

Pencil drawing of a harbor entrance with a figure on a quay, a sailing boat and a steamship on calm water.

Krabbersgat te Enkhuizen

Willem Bastiaan Tholen, 1870

Pencil drawing of a rowboat with a figure in the foreground and anchored sailing boats under a cloudy sky.

Roeiboot met op de achtergrond schepen voor anker

Willem Bastiaan Tholen, 1870

Charcoal sketch of a village street with cottages, a large farmhouse, horse carts and figures on a muddy road.

Dorpsgezicht met karren

Willem Bastiaan Tholen, 1870

Charcoal sketch of farm carts with large wheels and figures, with buildings and a pole in the background.

Boeren met karren

Willem Bastiaan Tholen, 1870

Charcoal sketch of a beach with sailing boats, buildings, and small figures under a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op het strand met schepen en diverse figuren

Willem Bastiaan Tholen, 1870

Ink plan drawing of a Gothic cathedral tower with an octagonal center and radiating vault ribs on aged paper.

Planriss: Grundriss des Nordturms von St. Stephan

Gregor Hauser, 1506

Pen and brown wash drawing of a standing man in a curled wig and lace cuffs, holding a walking stick before a draped backdrop

Earl of Mountrath

Attributed to Godfrey Kneller, n.d.

Pen and watercolor drawing of a woman in a brown coat and dark hat walking on a curving path beside a tree.

Woman Walking

Jean-Louis Forain

Pen drawing in side elevation of a horse-drawn carriage with spoked wheels and a closed body under a curved roof.

Rockaway (unnumbered)

Brewster & Co., c. 1870

Charcoal sketch of a canal with a railed bridge and rows of trees lining a street, with two pedestrians walking.

Grachtje in Elburg

Willem Bastiaan Tholen, 1870

Pencil drawing of several sailing botters on calm water under a hatched sky, with a small rowing boat in the foreground.

Zeilende Botters

Willem Bastiaan Tholen, 1870

Pencil sketch of several sailing boats with tall sails resting on calm water under a cloudy sky.

Botters

Willem Bastiaan Tholen, 1870

Charcoal drawing of a harbor pier with wooden piles, dark-sailed boats on calm water, and heavy clouds overhead.

Havenhoofd met schepen

Willem Bastiaan Tholen, 1870

Charcoal sketch of sailing botters on shallow water, with a sailor at the tiller and small figure and boat studies above.

Zeilende Botters, met rechts boven enkele schetsen

Willem Bastiaan Tholen, 1870

Pen drawing on parchment of a Gothic architectural floor plan with tracery, ribbed vaulting and an octagonal central space.

Planriss: Grundriß des Nordturms von St. Stephan, 1445

Laurenz Spenning, 1445

Pencil drawing of a harbor quay with moored rowboats, workers carrying crates, and a sailing boat on calm water.

Haveningang met aangemeerde roeiboten

Willem Bastiaan Tholen, 1870

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a rider in a top hat on a standing horse, drawn on tan paper with a blue-gray border.

Man on a Horse

Wilhelm von Kobell, n.d.

Aged sheet with compass arcs, square outline and diagonal construction lines, plus a small pointed gothic arch in the lower r

Planriss: Grundriß des Südturms von St. Stephan

Peter von Prachatitz, 1400

Pen and grey wash drawing of three sheep in a field, one grazing beside a rough wooden fence.

Sheep

Johann Christoph Kimpfel, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a wooden pier with men walking, a moored sailboat, distant sails, and a lighthouse under a pale sky.

Steiger met diverse personen en een aangemeerde boot

Willem Bastiaan Tholen, 1870

Pencil elevation drawing of a Gothic cathedral tower facade with pointed arches, pinnacles and tracery on aged paper.

Planriss: Unvollendete Aufrisszeichnung der Nordansicht des Nordturms von St. Stephan

Jörg Öchsl, 1510

Pencil and charcoal sketch of a bearded robed figure standing with one arm raised, on torn tan paper.

Standing Prophet with Arm Raised

Franz von Lenbach, 1896

Pen and watercolor side elevation drawing of a landau carriage with a folding hood and large spoked wheels, numbered 595.

Landau #595

Brewster & Co., 1850-70

Watercolor botanical study of a white-flowered Platanthera bifolia orchid with tall stem, two basal leaves and tubers.

Platanthera bifolia - Zweiblättriges Breitkölbchen - Zweiblättrige Waldhyazinthe

Alfred Franck, 1845

Pen and wash drawing of a reclining woman on a canopied bed, with billowing drapery and a cloud shape at upper left.

Danae and the Shower of Gold

Johann Carl Loth, n.d.

Side-view drawing of a landau carriage with raised hood, spoked wheels, and a red fabric accent, in pen and watercolor.

Landau #607

Brewster & Co., second half 19th century

Pencil drawing of Am Hof square in Vienna with a tall Marian column, townhouses, and festive drapery.

Platz Am Hof während der Einführung des Dogmas der unbefleckten Empfängnis Mariens

Rudolf von Alt, 1858

Pen and wash drawing of the Madonna holding the Christ Child with a cherub, and two winged angels hovering above.

Madonna and Child with Angels

Attributed to Johann Carl Loth, c. 1700

Side-elevation watercolor drawing of a red and grey landau carriage design, labeled No. 642, with red spoked wheels.

Landau #642

Brewster & Co., 1850-70