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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Pen and brown wash drawing of a helmeted allegorical figure watching a seated man sketch beside a classical bust.

Allegory of Art and Science

Romeyn de Hooghe, 1708

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowned seated woman with a sceptre, a dog, a lion and a column beside her.

Allegory of Protectiveness (?)

Romeyn de Hooghe, 1708

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures in tall hats feasting beneath a pavilion, one raising a drinking cup.

Inhabitants of Dagestan, Feasting

Romeyn de Hooghe, 1672

Brown ink drawing of three figures seated at a draped table in an interior, one bearded elderly man facing two companions.

De maaltijd te Emmaüs

Samuel van Hoogstraten, 1658

Blue-toned drawing of a mountain valley with a lake, trees, clouds, and small figures near a wooden building.

View of the Ankl-Alpe and the Schliersee

Johann Georg von Dillis, 1817

Ink drawing of a rustic hut interior with figures seated at a table, a kneeling woman, and a rooster on the rafters.

Jupiter en Mercurius bij Philemon en Baucis

Samuel van Hoogstraten, 1658

Pencil study sheet of Vienna cityscape with church spires, rooftops, a dome and tree line by Rudolf von Alt.

Studienblatt mit Wiener Stadtansichten: Partie von der Löwelbastei zum Burggarten (mit Turmskizzen)

Rudolf von Alt, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of a haloed figure showing his wounds to gathered men in an interior, dated 1648.

Ongeloof van Tomas

Samuel van Hoogstraten, 1648

Brown ink and wash drawing of a mountainous landscape with waterfalls, trees, and a reclining man in the foreground.

Reclining Man in a Mountainous Landscape with Waterfalls

Johann Georg von Dillis, 18th-early 19th century

Pen and wash drawing in an arched frame showing Christ blessing children among a gathering of figures on steps.

Christus zegent de kinderen

Samuel van Hoogstraten, 1646

Pen and ink drawing of a market crowd around two arguing women, with a church tower and stalls behind, dated 1650.

Marktscène met ruziënde vrouwen

Samuel van Hoogstraten, 1650

Graphite drawing of a seated male nude turned right, pointing with his extended arm, on a pale sheet.

Zittend mannelijk naakt, naar rechts

Jan Hoogsaat, 1664

Zittend mannelijk naakt, steunend op een arm

Jan Hoogsaat, 1664

Pencil drawing of a seated male nude leaning on a staff, one leg extended, shaded on pale paper.

Zittend mannelijk naakt met opgetrokken been

Jan Hoogsaat, 1664

Pencil sheet with many sketched nude figures in varied poses, including standing women and small figure groups.

Studienblatt mit zahlreichen Aktskizzen

Hans Gasser, 1845

Graphite and chalk drawing of a wooded valley with a shepherd, goats and cattle on a path beneath clouds.

Landscape near Ruhpolding

Cantius Dillis, late 18th-mid-19th century

Red chalk drawing of a seated male nude holding a long staff, with muscular torso and head turned to the right.

Mannelijk naakt met in de hand een stok

Jan Hoogsaat, 1664

Pencil study sheet with several sketches of reclining infants in different poses, with handwritten notes in the margins.

Studienblatt zum Betlehemitischen Kindermord

Josef Engelhart, 1904

Red chalk sketch of a seated woman holding an infant, with a donkey's head and a standing figure in the background.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Anton Raphael Mengs, mid-18th-late 18th century

Graphite study of a seated male nude seen from behind, looking over his shoulder, on tan paper with handwritten inscription.

Studienblatt: Sitzender männlicher Rückenakt

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1909

Brown wash drawing of a castle courtyard with a stone tower, arched passage, stepped gable and cobblestones.

View of the Courtyard of the Castle at Döben

Carl Gustav Carus, 1800-1869

Pencil study on tan paper of two female nudes seen from behind, one with raised arm and one reclining below.

Studienblatt: Zwei weibliche Rückenakte

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1906

Kneeling Shepherd

Sepia drawing of a dense woodland edge with tall trees and undergrowth in the foreground.

Edge of a Wood near Frascati

Ernst Fries, 1824

Pencil anatomical study of a male back with labeled muscles, one arm raised, on tan paper.

Studienblatt: Anatomische Zeichnung

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1907

Brown wash drawing of a bound man before a seated ruler on a dais, with spear-carrying soldiers and a draped canopy.

Christ before Herod

Jacopo Ligozzi, 1591

Charcoal and chalk study of a man looking upward with a woman behind him, raised hands visible, on tan paper.

A male and a female figures (study for 'Golgotha')

Otto Greiner, late 19th-early 20th century

Watercolor of a marmot seated on a rock beside a branch of blue plums and leaves.

A Marmot with a Branch of Plums

Jacopo Ligozzi, 1605

Charcoal cover design by Otto Greiner showing a nude male figure, a helmeted warrior with spear, and a crowd before a mountai

Cover design for "Klassischer Skulpurenschatz"

Otto Greiner, late 19th century

Studienblatt: Anatomische Zeichnung

vermutlich: Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1907

Ornate framed drawing with ivy, a bust of King Ludwig, statues of Raphael and Dürer, and a still life of flowers and fruit.

Homage from Bavarian artists to King Ludwig I

Peter Herwegen, 1874

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate goblet inside a richly scrolled decorative frame on a pale ground.

Ornamentstudie

Adam van Vianen