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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Red chalk drawing of a large old tree over fallen logs, with a herdsman and cattle on a hill in the distance.

Ancient Trees in a Pastoral Landscape

Karl Schallhas, 1790/1795

Hand-colored print of a crowded sailing boat on green water, with men watching from the bank and a village beyond.

Wintergezicht met jongens met een trekslee

H. van Berg, 1850

Watercolor of children pointing at a green fence in a snowy street with brick houses, a chimney and bare trees behind.

Kinderen op een glijbaan in de sneeuw

Lambertus de Jong, 1854

Pen drawing of a garden grotto under a terrace with statues in niches, fountains, a pergola and trees.

Grotto under a Terrace

Jean-Baptiste-Cicéron Lesueur, 1817

Pen drawing of God the Father enthroned with Christ and crowned Mary below, a dove above, and German inscription scrolls.

Christ and Mary Interceding with God the Father

Unknown artist, c. 1485

Grey wash drawing of a winter village with a thatched cottage, bare tree, horse, sledge and figures on snow.

Winterlandschap met paardenslee

Hendrik Spilman, 1731

Pen drawing of a woman as Diana with crescent moon headdress, drawing a bow with a quiver of arrows on her back.

Portret van Anna Maria Snoek als Diana

Johannes Jelgerhuis, 1795

Pen and wash drawing of a horse-drawn sledge and skaters on a frozen river beside a bare winter tree.

Vrachtslede op het ijs

A. van Hell, 1750

Pen drawing of a young man in costume playing a flute, with handwritten inscription naming Tamino from The Magic Flute.

Portret van Jan Neyts als Tamino in de opera De Toverfluit

Johannes Jelgerhuis, 1788

Pen drawing of a man in a wide hat pushing a cart with a large wooden barrel, labelled Mikeli in Armand en Constance.

Portret van Theo Majofski als Mikeli in de opera Armand en Constance

Johannes Jelgerhuis, 1791

Brown ink drawing of hilltop houses, a curving wall, resting cattle and sheep, and herders under a tree.

A Sunlit Landscape with Hilltop Houses

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1782

Red chalk drawing of two figures by a wooden garden fence beside a large tree and a shed, by Balthasar Anton Dunker, 1796.

Encounter by the Garden Fence

Balthasar Anton Dunker, 1796

Pen drawing of a woman in an embroidered costume with laurel crown and veil, arm outstretched, inscribed Josabeth in Athalia.

Portret van Jacoba Wouters-Sardet als Josabeth in het oratorium Athalia

Johannes Jelgerhuis, 1780

Pen drawing of a man in plumed hat, ruff collar and sash, arm outstretched, with handwritten inscription at upper right.

Portret van Dirk Sardet als Minnewaart

Johannes Jelgerhuis, 1780

Pen drawing of a bearded man in a classical draped tunic and cloak, arm outstretched, with an inscription at upper right.

Portret van Andreas Snoek als Anthenor

Johannes Jelgerhuis, 1791

Watercolor of a man in a top hat and checkered trousers gesturing in a patterned room, with women watching from the left.

Szenenbild mit Nestroy als "Eberhart Ultra" in " Freiheit in Krähwinkel"

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1848

Gray wash drawing of a grand classical villa with steps, fountain statues, a rotunda, and figures in period dress.

Fantasy on the Villa Medici with Fountains

Pierre Lélu, 1768

Watercolor of a spotted star-shaped Stapelia flower and spiny green succulent stems on a pale sheet with gold border.

A Stapelia Variegata

Nicolas Robert, 17th century

Ink and wash drawing of a riverside city with a domed hospital building, a stone bridge, a rowboat, and horses on the bank.

Vue de l’hôpital général de Lyon et d’une partie du Pont de la Guillotière

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1768

Red chalk study of a nude male figure with one arm raised, sketched on pale paper with loose contour lines.

Study for the Figure of Christ in a Deposition

Ventura Salimbeni

Brown wash drawing of robed clergy in a church interior, with a kneeling figure before a pedimented altar niche.

Saint Vincent Ferrer Taking His Vestments

Cigoli, 1580

Pen and ink sketch of the Pietà with the Virgin above, Christ's body in the centre, and mourners, over a red chalk grid.

The Pietà (recto)

Ink and wash architectural elevation of a classical garden façade with fluted columns, arcades and a balustrade.

Design for the Garden Façade of the Palais Royal

Victor Louis, 1781

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Birth of the Virgin, with attendant women, a mother and infant, and cherubs above.

The Birth of the Virgin

Ventura Salimbeni, 1605

Watercolor design of a classical rotunda with colonnades, a rocky fountain, and figures in a garden framed by trees.

Project for a Fête Decor

Louis Pierre Baltard, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a farm with a barn, tiled roof, tower, fence and chickens in the yard.

Lantbruksbyggnad

Paulus van Vianen

Ink and wash elevation drawing of a neoclassical public building with arched colonnade, sculpted frieze and seated sphinxes.

Project for a Public Monument

Alexandre Théodore Brongniart, n.d.

Head of a Magician

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1760

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bacchanal with revelers, putti and baskets of grapes gathered around a wine vat.

Bacchanal: Arrival at the Wine Vat

Joseph-Marie Vien, ca.1755

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded standing apostle in a draped cloak holding a book, on a tan-toned sheet.

A Standing Apostle Holding a Book

Hans von Kulmbach, c. 1510 or before

Pen drawing of a scaffolded building, an equestrian statue, and pedestrians and carriages on a Paris street.

Place des Pyramides, Paris

Giuseppe De Nittis, ca. 1883

Watercolour garden plan with hedged parterres, round and oval basins, an octagonal pavilion and a scale bar.

Boskéanläggning med oktogonal paviljong, möjligen för Kina slott

Adolf Fredrik of Sweden