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Drawings & Sketches

76,326 works

Sepia drawing of a frieze of twelve playful winged putti wrestling and climbing among clouds beneath a tree.

Twelve playing putti

Louis-Félix Delarue

Brown wash drawing of a woman riding a cow among cattle and goats, a man with a stubborn donkey, and a castle on a hill.

The Stubborn Donkey, after Berchem (Lugt 9)

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem

Brown ink drawing of goats, sheep and a donkey by a fountain under trees, with a distant river landscape.

Herd of goats, donkey loaded with lambs and three figures near a fountain (Lugt 17)

Jacob Van Der Does, 1657

Grey wash drawing of a three-masted ship at anchor before a town skyline and castle on a cliff under cloudy skies.

View of the town of Dieppe, with the castle, taken from the sea (Lugt 20)

Brown wash drawing of a boy leaning on a goat beside a resting sheep, with a wooden fence and open countryside behind.

Young boy milking a goat (Lugt 23)

Brown wash drawing of a river bank with a castle on a cliff, wooden huts, rowing boats and a distant sailing ship.

Riverbanks in Scandinavia, with a castle on the left, on a cliff (Lugt 33)

Allart van Everdingen

Worn green sketchbook cover with a handwritten paper label in the upper right corner.

Sketchbook

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Ink and wash drawing of a wooded stream with a wooden footbridge, two figures on the bridge and three figures near logs.

The Footbridge (Lugt 36)

Allart van Everdingen, 1675

Sepia wash landscape drawing with a round tower on a hill, tall trees, and small figures with dogs in the foreground.

Landscape with round tower (Lugt 35)

Allart van Everdingen, 1675

Engraving of a winged angel guiding a young boy across stepping stones over a river, with a dog and wooded landscape.

The Young Tobias, carrying the fish under his arm, crossing a ford, guided by the archangel, after Adam Elsheimer (Lu…

Brown and grey wash drawing of a lakeside landscape with a large tree, cliffs, a hillside village and distant mountains.

Mountainous banks of a lake in Italy (Lugt 40)

Grey-toned drawing of an elderly woman conversing with a young woman in a fur robe, a parrot on the chair, a smiling man behi

The Visit (Lugt 51)

Frans van Mieris

Brown ink drawing of a farmhouse with workers carrying baskets and barrels on a hillside with mountains behind.

Autumn (the grape harvesters) (Lugt 67)

Herman II Saftleven, 1650

Pen and wash drawing of skaters on a frozen canal beside a stone tower and city wall in winter.

Winter (the skaters) (Lugt 67)

Herman II Saftleven, 1650

Painting of a still lake at dusk with water lilies, reeds, and dark wooded hills under a pink evening sky.

Summer Night. Study

Kitty Lange Kielland, 1886

Brown ink drawing of a valley between rocky cliffs, with travelers on a path, a castle on a ledge and a distant town.

Valley between rocky mountains (Lugt 69)

Herman II Saftleven, 1650

Oil landscape study of a meadow with a peat bank, a lone tree, a farmhouse and a church spire under a blue sky.

Landscape Study from the Environs of Carlsruhe

Kitty Lange Kielland, 1873

Watercolor sketch of market women selling pottery on a cobbled square, with a man in a blue coat standing at right.

Scene from the market square in Thisted

Martinus Rørbye, 1830

Pen and wash drawing of an armored warrior standing over a fallen man, with a winged putto above and allegorical women below.

Virtue or Fortitude Vanquishing Ignorance before the Allegory of the Arts

Hermann Weyer, about 1620

Grey wash drawing of a wooded road with a large tree, cloaked figures in the foreground, and a horse-drawn cart.

The two monks and the peasants, on a hilly road (Lugt 93)

Philips Wouwerman

Grey ink wash drawing of a Dutch fleet of sailing warships at sea, one firing smoke in the foreground.

Dutch fleet offshore (Lugt 94)

Pencil study sheet with many sketches of ewes, some lying down, some with heads turned, drawn in soft graphite on pale paper.

Study sheet of ewes (Lugt 7)

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem

Grey wash drawing of an ox rubbing against a tree, with a goat and a horse in a hilly landscape.

Ox rubbing its neck against a tree (Lugt 11)

Dirck Van Bergen

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Virgin being crowned by Christ and an angel, with cherubs on clouds and a dove above.

The Coronation of the Virgin

Francisco Ribalta, about 1600-1628

Drawing of an ox in a stream with a leaping dog, two goats on a bank at left, and a pale landscape sky.

Ox in the water, annoyed by a dog (Lugt 12)

Dirck Van Bergen

Brown ink drawing of women under a parasol tending a child by a cave, with a bridge, dogs and cart in the landscape.

Moses cared for by the daughters of Pharaoh (Lugt 44)

Samuel van Hoogstraten, 1653

Black chalk and white heightened drawing of Cupid overpowering the goat-legged Pan on blue paper.

Cupid Overpowering Pan (recto); Head of a Monk; Caricature of a Man in Profile (verso)

Agostino Carracci, about 1590

Pen and ink drawing of a seated man with wavy hair resting his arms in an arched window niche.

Man in a window embrasure, holding his cap (Lugt 60)

Rembrandt van Rijn

Dim interior drawing with a cat at a diamond-paned window and two seated figures in shadow, light falling across the floor.

"Le chat" or The Cat at the Window

Jean-François Millet, about 1857-1858

Sketch of pedestrians on a Paris riverside walk at dusk, with a stone bridge and pink evening sky.

Sketch for the Hôtel de Ville of Paris: Evening in Paris

Paul-Albert Baudouin, 1889

Painted sketch of an urn of roses and hollyhocks on a stone pedestal, with a peacock and white rabbit in the foreground.

Sketch for the vestibule of the Hall of Letters of the Hôtel de Ville of Paris: Flowers and peacock

Charles Monginot, 1892

Night sketch of a shepherd and sheep on a shore under a crescent moon, set within a dark arched frame.

Sketch for the dining room of the Hôtel de Ville of Paris: Mutton

Georges Jules Bertrand, 1893