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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Pencil drawing of a three-masted merchant ship in a calm harbor with a rowing boat and distant sailing vessels.

Koopvaardijschip in de haven

Johan Conrad Greive, 1856

Pencil drawing of townspeople and beggars in a brick street, a man offering drink at a columned doorway, with a Dutch verse b

Het laven van de dorstigen

Bernardus Gerardus ten Berge, 1845

Pencil drawing of a burial scene with a coffin, mourners and clergy, and a seated Christ figure above.

Het begraven van de doden

Bernardus Gerardus ten Berge, 1845

Watercolor design of a decorative painted ceiling with roundels, floral garland, blue cartouches, and small bird vignettes.

Design for the painted decoration of a baker's shop

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Pencil drawing of travelers at a townhouse doorway on a cobbled street, with a city gate in the distance.

Het herbergen van de reizigers

Bernardus Gerardus ten Berge, 1845

Pencil drawing of visitors at an arched hospital doorway, with a woman greeting men while patients rest in beds inside.

Het bezoeken van de zieken

Bernardus Gerardus ten Berge, 1845

Pencil drawing of a prison interior with arched windows, figures in medieval dress tending a hanging man and a kneeling priso

Het vertroosten van de gevangenen

Bernardus Gerardus ten Berge, 1845

Watercolor of a long storeroom with workers, folded linens on tables, wicker baskets and stacked bedding under a timber ceili

Magazijn van het Binnen Gasthuis te Amsterdam

Johan Martinus Anthon Rieke, 1887

Watercolor of a busy bakery interior with bakers serving customers at a counter beneath a hanging lamp.

Bakkerswinkel

Jan Anthonie Langendijk Dzn, 1806

Watercolor of a milk seller chatting with a woman in a doorway while a dog drinks from a brass pail.

Melkboer praat met een keukenmeid

Wybrand Hendricks, 1754

Watercolor design drawing of painted ceiling and wall panels with ornamental scrollwork, ivy, a rose medallion and the word F

Design for painted decoration of wall or ceiling panels, including the word "Frascati"

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Sheet of nine pencil and ink studies of painted interior ornament, including coffered ceilings, borders, a medallion, and emb

Nine designs for the painted decoration of an interior, possibly for the Hôtel Rothschild, Vienna

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a man's head in three-quarter view with curly hair and a frowning expression.

Roman Portrait Bust

Follower of Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto, n.d.

Sheet of eight ornamental design studies for painted wall decorations, with scrolls, friezes and fleur-de-lis motifs.

Eight designs for painted wall decorations; one for "chanteloup," another for "Nause"

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Pen and wash drawing of the ruined Colosseum in Rome with broken arches and small figures on the open ground.

Ruins of the Colosseum in Rome

Circle of Willem van Nieuwlandt, II, c. 1600

Sheet of pencil and watercolor ornamental designs for interior decoration, with coffered panels, scrollwork friezes and a gro

Ten designs for the painted decoration of an interior; one possibly for "Harwith"

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design of painted ceiling timbers with gilded brackets and a red and gold PB monogram, with scale notes.

Designs for the painted decoration of ceiling timbers monogrammed "PB"

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Architectural drawing of painted ceiling timber designs with foliate scrollwork and a gilded LB monogram in brown and gold.

Designs for the painted decoration of ceiling timbers; one monogrammed: "LB"

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Brown wash drawing of a grand domed church interior with coffered vaults, small figures on the floor, and a glowing cross.

View of Crossing in Saint Peter's

Follower of Louis Jean Desprez, n.d.

Vertical ornamental design with a central CA monogram medallion, scrolling gold foliage, and pink and blue painted panels.

Design for the painted decoration of a wall of ceiling panel monogrammed "CA"

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Brown and white drawing of a ceiling design with a blank central panel, seated sages with books, putti, and scrolled ornament

Ceiling Decoration with Four Fathers of the Church, Sibyls and Prophets

possibly after Pasquale Cati, n.d.

Watercolor design for a ceiling with a central cherub, gilded frame, laurel medallion with monogram AS, and blue and gold bor

Design for the painted decoration of a ceiling with the monogram: AS

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor of a standing woman in a patterned shawl holding a guitar beside a wall, with a basket and flowers.

Staande vrouw met gitaar

Maurits Leon, 1848

Pencil portrait of an older man with thinning hair, dark jacket and bow tie, drawn against a pale background.

Portret van een man

August Le Gras, 1886

Pen and gray wash design for an ornate ceiling with a central oval, scrolled panels, medallions and garlands.

Design for the painted decoration of a ceiling with the monogram: M

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor design sheet with two round brooch motifs of tropical fruit and leaves, with Dutch handwritten notes, by Lion Cach

Ontwerpen voor een broche met oosterse vruchten

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1918

Pencil sketch of a layered church spire with onion dome and weathervane, with handwritten sums in the upper left corner.

Toren van de Oude Kerk te Amsterdam

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Circular decorative design with a black spiral center, red crown and stylized leaves on cream paper.

Ontwerp voor gedenkbord bij inhuldiging van koningin Wilhelmina in 1898

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1898

Pencil sketch on tracing paper of ornamental scroll panels and decorative initial designs.

Versierde initiaal A

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Circular heraldic design with two lions, a crown and monogram, inscribed Koninklijke Paket Vaart Maatschappij, in ochre and g

Ontwerp voor gedenkbord van de KPM bij de geboorte van prinses Juliana in 1909

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1909

Watercolor and ink botanical study of pale yellow and rust-tinged buds and blossoms on stems against a black wash.

Kastanjeknoppen

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Red chalk drawing of a woman's head turned to the left, with curled hair and white highlights on tan paper.

Female Head

Attributed to Pietro Dandini, n.d.