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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Numbered watercolor studies of a stag beetle, tulip, pansy, pomegranate, grasshopper, butterfly and small insects on a page.

Natuurhistorische ensemble (nr. 1)

Elias Verhulst, 1596

Pencil design for an oval ex libris bookplate with a swan, decorative lettering and a grid pattern in the corner.

Ontwerp voor ex libris van F.A. Schaly

Otto Verhagen, 1929

Hand-coloured drawing of dragonflies, a grasshopper, a fly and a beetle, numbered for reference on a framed page.

Natuurhistorische ensemble (nr. 2)

Elias Verhulst, 1596

Hand-coloured drawing of a snail, moth, spider, butterfly, cucumber and flowers, with numbered labels on a page.

Natural History Ensemble (no. 3)

Elias Verhulst, 1596

Hand-coloured natural history plate of a moth, two frogs, a snail, flies and a green form on a manuscript page.

Natuurhistorische ensemble (nr. 4)

Elias Verhulst, 1596

Pencil study sheet with four male heads in various profiles and angles, including a bearded head tilted on the left.

Studienblatt: Vier männliche Köpfe

Ferdinand von Rayski

Watercolor page of a dragonfly, flowers, fruit, pea pods, grapes and insects, numbered and labeled in old script.

Natuurhistorische ensemble (nr. 7)

Elias Verhulst, 1596

Hand-coloured drawing of flowers, a radish, a snail, a beetle, caterpillars and insects arranged on a page.

Natuurhistorische ensemble (nr. 6)

Elias Verhulst, 1596

Natural history drawing of butterflies, dragonfly, beetles, flowers, grapes and a cinnamon stick, numbered on a pale sheet.

Natuurhistorische ensemble (nr. 8)

Elias Verhulst, 1596

Pencil sketch of a mounted cavalry soldier on a rearing horse amid lancers and a fallen rider in a battle scene.

Cavalery battle

Ferdinand von Rayski

Pencil sketch of a standing bearded man in a long coat and cap, with loose hatched shading behind him.

Studie zu einem männlichen Porträt

Ferdinand von Rayski

Pencil study sketches of three figures around a tall mast with diagonal rigging lines on pale paper.

Studienblatt: Drei flüchtige Skizzen von (eine Fahne hissenden?) Figuren um einen Mast

Ferdinand von Rayski

Pen and ink drawing of a crowned saint with a sword standing beside a broken wheel, dated 1506.

Saint Catherine

Martin Kaldenbach, 1506

Pen and brown wash drawing of two seated women under a shell ornament with scrolls, by Michael Willmann.

Zwei weibliche Figuren unter einer Muscheldekoration

Michael Willmann

Pencil sketch of mourners lowering the body of Christ, with loose studies of additional figures on the right.

Entombment of Christ

Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann

Studienblatt: Wie Hagen und Volker Schildwache halten

Ferdinand Fellner, 1830

Pencil drawing of seated Christ gesturing to a kneeling woman, with a standing woman at left and a flower vase at right.

Christus bei Maria und Martha

Ferdinand Fellner

Pencil sketch of a stout figure in a fur-trimmed coat and feathered hat, with a small head study at lower right.

Dikke raadsheerachtige

Henk Henriët, 1930

Grey and coloured drawing of Christ gesturing to a standing woman with a water jug beside a well under trees.

Christus und die Samariterin am Brunnen

Ferdinand Fellner

Red chalk drawing of a seated man and standing woman with a drinking vessel at a table in an interior.

The three refreshments

Pen and ink drawing on grey paper of a standing man in a long draped cloak, seen from behind and turned right.

Männliche Gewandfigur, stehend in Rückansicht und verlorenem Profil nach rechts

Pen and wash drawing of an allegorical scene with a winged figure rising above fire, a knight, and a woman at a washtub.

Allegory of alchemy

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1525

Watercolor of a forest path with a large tree in the foreground and two small groups of figures among the trees.

Waldpartie mit zwei Figurengruppen

Johann Heinrich Müntz, 1760

Watercolor landscape with a stone bridge, ruined tower, river fishermen, and a couple with a dog under a tree.

Landschaft mit einer Brücke und Turm, rechts unter einem Baum ein Paar mit einem Hund

Johann Heinrich Müntz, 1760

Sepia landscape of a lake with mountains, a large tree, shepherds with sheep and goats, boats, and a rotunda.

Ansicht des Lago Maggiore

Johann August Nahl The Younger, 1791

Panoramic watercolor of a hilly coastline with a small town and tower above rippling blue sea under a pale sky.

Gezicht op Crotone en de kust

Louis Ducros, 1778

Horizontal watercolor of hazy hills rising above a calm sea under a cloudy sky, with a small flock of birds.

Gezicht op kust van Strongoli ten zuiden van de Cap delle Alice

Louis Ducros, 1778

Grey watercolor landscape of misty mountain peaks and rolling hills with a small building group on a slope.

Gezicht op bergtoppen van de Apennijnen

Louis Ducros, 1778

Watercolor landscape of a long aqueduct crossing a pale riverbed beneath hills, with a town on a rise at right.

Gezicht op Traëtta en aquaduct bij voormalige Minturnes en rivier Garigliano

Louis Ducros, 1778

Watercolor panorama of a calm bay with a fortified town, a fort-topped hill, and small boats on the water.

Gezicht op kust van Gaeta en mausoleum van Munatius Plancus (Lucio Munazio Planco)

Louis Ducros, 1778

Watercolor of two rocky islands with small watchtowers rising from calm sea under a pale sky, with a French caption below.

Gezicht op Isola delle Femine ten westen Palermo

Louis Ducros, 1778

Pen and wash drawing of Venus and Cupid under a draped tent, with Flora and Zephyr embracing at left.

Venus und Amor unter einem Zelt sitzend, links von ihnen stehen Flora und Zephir

Joseph Heintz the Elder