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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Ink drawing of a symmetrical lily-like flower with reflexed petals and dark pointed leaves on cream paper.

Bloem, mogelijk een lelie

Willem Wenckebach, 1870

Pen drawing of a branch with serrated leaves and dark round berries on a cream paper sheet.

Tak met kartelige bladeren en bessen

Willem Wenckebach, 1870

Pen drawing of a fringed flower with three buds beside a circular stylized floral ornament in black ink on cream paper.

Bloem met knoppen en een gestileerd bloemornament

Willem Wenckebach, 1870

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a seated figure in a flowing robe, seen from behind, with vertical hatching behind.

Study of a Figure from Behind

Charles Sprague Pearce, 1890/1897

Ink drawing of a star-shaped flower beside five drooping snowdrops with arching leaves on cream paper.

Stervormige bloem en sneeuwklokjes

Willem Wenckebach, 1870

Ink drawing of a daffodil, a cluster of mushrooms, and a branch with blossom in decorative frames.

Bloemen en paddenstoelen

Willem Wenckebach, 1870

Ink drawing of three flower studies: a spiky daisy-like bloom, a climbing plant with dark blossoms, and cup-shaped flowers.

Drie soorten bloemen

Willem Wenckebach, 1870

Two ink line drawings of flowers on paper: three stylized poppies on the left and a pansy with leaves on the right.

Twee sluitvignetten met bloemen

Willem Wenckebach, 1870

Pen drawing of a horizontal border of pansies and dark leaves on cream paper, with pencil guide marks.

Violen

Willem Wenckebach, 1870

Ink drawing of three edelweiss flowers joined by a curving stem with dark jagged leaves on cream paper.

Edelweiss

Willem Wenckebach, 1870

Ink drawing of two plant sprigs and a water lily with its leaf and stems, arranged in a row on cream paper.

Twee soorten planten en een waterlelie

Willem Wenckebach, 1870

Pencil and chalk sketch on tan paper of a kneeling cloaked figure facing a winged standing figure beside a pedestal.

Study of a Figure from Behind [recto]

Charles Sprague Pearce, 1890/1897

Ink book cover design with a rocky gorge and ivy border, titled Verwante zielen by Johanna van Woude.

Bandontwerp voor: Johanna van Woude, Verwante zielen, 1907

Willem Wenckebach, 1907

Black and white Art Nouveau book cover design with a stylised plant, berries and the title OCTOBERLOOVER, by Willem Wenckebac

Bandontwerp voor: Hélène Lapidoth-Swarth, Octoberloover, 1903

Willem Wenckebach, 1903

Book cover design with a man in a rowboat beside masted sailing boats in a harbor, title Vreugden van Holland above.

Bandontwerp voor: G.F. Haspels, Vreugden van Holland, 1900

Willem Wenckebach, 1907

Ink design for a book cover with stylized poppies, bellflowers and fern fronds framing the title Zijn Zuster by M. van Walche

Bandontwerp voor: M. van Walcheren, Zijn zuster, 1899

Willem Wenckebach, 1899

Watercolor of a canal shipyard with wooden sheds, moored boats, gabled houses and chimneys under a pale sky.

Gezicht op werf De Nachtegaal aan de Lijnbaansgracht

Johan George Lodewijk Rieke, 1827

Pencil and watercolor drawing of four men seated at a green-covered table in a room, with a standing woman at left.

Vier mannen, waarschijnlijk bestuurders aan een tafel

Jean Bernard, 1775

Watercolor of the Paleis voor Volksvlijt with a rose window, glass arches, a large dome and figures on the forecourt.

Gezicht op het Paleis voor Volksvlijt

Willem Hekking jr., 1864

Watercolor drawing of an ornate glass-and-stone building with a large fan-shaped window and small figures on the street.

Gezicht op de zijgevel van het Paleis voor Volksvlijt

Willem Hekking jr., 1864

Watercolor interior of a glass-roofed hall with iron arches, galleries and small figures in period dress on the floor.

Interieur van het Paleis voor Volksvlijt, gezien naar de Grote Zaal

Willem Hekking jr., 1864

Portret van een man in een medaillon, mogelijk de vader van Jean Bernard

Jean Bernard, 1775

Portret van een vrouw in een medaillon, mogelijk de zus van Jean Bernard

Jean Bernard, 1775

Pencil sketches on tan paper showing robed figures in semicircular lunette frames and a large standing woman in a long dress.

Studies for a Lunette

Charles Sprague Pearce, 1890/1897

Pencil and colored pencil study for a lunette showing arched compositions with draped and standing figures on tan paper.

Studies for a Lunette [recto]

Charles Sprague Pearce, 1890/1897

Watercolor drawing of an Egyptian temple gateway with columns and hieroglyphs, with robed figures before the entrance.

The Temple at Dendur, Nubia

David Roberts, 1848

Circular sheet with loose graphite sketch lines suggesting a figure, overlapping curves and diagonals, faint brown stains on

Figure Study

Charles Sprague Pearce, 1890/1897

Watercolor of a rocky headland with a fortified tower and ruined columns rising above the sea under a pale sky.

Gezicht op de Capo della Colonna

Louis Ducros, 1778

Watercolor drawing of sailors and officers gathered on a ship deck beside a flag, barrels and a railing, 1778.

Gezelschap aan boord van schip l'Heureuse Marianne

Louis Ducros, 1778

Watercolor drawing of a ruined Doric temple with long colonnade and pediment on stone steps above a grassy hillside.

Concorde tempel binnen muren van oude Agrigentum

Louis Ducros, 1778

Brown wash drawing of peasants working at a well beside a thatched hut and barrels, with trees and clouds.

Peasants Around a Well

Johann Georg Wille, 1758

Watercolor of coral fishing boats with crews at sea off Sicily, with sailing boats and a distant ship on the horizon.

Koraalvissers voor de kust van Sicilië ter hoogte van Terra Nuova

Louis Ducros, 1778