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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Misty grey watercolor of a narrow street with gabled buildings and small pedestrians under an overcast sky.

Straatgezicht te Den Haag

Floris Arntzenius, 1874

Blue watercolor drawing of a reclining man on waves, with Dutch lettering below and a gold-toned border, by Willem Arondéus.

Het brood der toekomst wordt strijdend gewonnen, augustus

Willem Arondéus, 1929

Blue wash drawing of a haloed woman holding a bowl of grapes and fruit, with Dutch text below and September written beneath.

Bloesems belofte wordt nu in oogsten vervuld, september

Willem Arondéus, 1929

Stylized blue and ochre print of a reclining man holding a goblet above waves, with Dutch text below.

De beker van het najaar is met weemoed gevuld, october

Willem Arondéus, 1929

Pencil sketch of a man in a hat chiseling a large draped stone figure in a workshop.

Bildhauer Schierholtz bei der Arbeit

Wilhelm Busch, 1863

Stylized blue and gold drawing of a windblown female figure above waves, with Dutch text reading 'Op vleugelen van storm nade

Op vleugelen van storm nadert de winter, november

Willem Arondéus, 1929

Charcoal study of a fish with hatched shading and handwritten Dutch color annotations on paper.

Studie van een vis

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1876

Pencil sketch of an aquarium scene with rocks, plants, and lobsters, drawn with loose hatched strokes on pale paper.

Studie van een aquarium met rode ponen en kreeften

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1876

Pen and watercolor drawing of a prince and courtiers in a hall before a closed door, with a seated man at left.

Ein Fürst mit seinem Gefolge an einer verschlossenen Tür, neben der ein erschöpfter Mann sitzt

Christian Sambach

Pencil drawing of a small church with a tall spire, stone steps, arched doorways and trees on a pale sheet.

Kerkgebouw

Joannes Carolus Alberdingk Thijm, 1853

Pencil drawing of a brick farmhouse with thatched roof, open barn doors, a haystack and shrubs beside a dirt path.

Stal

Joannes Carolus Alberdingk Thijm, 1853

Pencil drawing of a snowy mountain landscape with a wooden hut, a fir tree, bare trees and a fence.

Berglandschap met een hut

Henriëtte Leesberg, 1850

Pericles

Joannes Carolus Alberdingk Thijm, 1853

Hoofd van een soldaat

Joannes Carolus Alberdingk Thijm, 1853

Graphite drawing of a man in a cloak with curly hair, eyes lowered, one hand extended, on cream paper.

Man in een mantel

Joannes Carolus Alberdingk Thijm, 1853

Hoofden van een vrouw en een kind

Joannes Carolus Alberdingk Thijm, 1853

Pencil drawing of a room with a writing desk, bookshelves, an armchair, wall pictures and a wooden plank floor.

Zimmer mit Schreibtisch, Stehpult und Bücherregalen

Wilhelm Busch, 1857

Brown wash drawing of a shirtless man carrying a woman in his arms, with a dog and rocks in a palm-lined landscape.

Man die een vrouw draagt

Joannes Carolus Alberdingk Thijm, 1853

Pencil study of a bust of an elderly bearded man turned to the left, with shaded curls and a bald crown.

Studie van een buste van een oude man

Joannes Carolus Alberdingk Thijm, 1853

Twee koeienkoppen

Joannes Carolus Alberdingk Thijm, 1853

Grey wash drawing of a veiled woman gesturing beside a young girl, with a bearded figure in shadow behind them.

Vrouw onderwijst een jong meisje

Joannes Carolus Alberdingk Thijm, 1853

Pencil sketch of a cluttered room with a spinning wheel, chair, stove, cupboard, sofa and a small dog on the floor.

Stube mit Spinnrad und kleinem Hund

Wilhelm Busch, 1855

Pencil sketch of a half-timbered house with steep roof, a figure at the doorway, and trees on the right.

Lüthorst

Wilhelm Busch, 1853

Pencil sketch of a stone bridge over a stream in an open landscape with trees, shrubs and grass.

Steinbrücke in weiter Landschaft

Wilhelm Busch, 1865

Ink and crayon decorative design with two trumpet-blowing heralds above a central face and seated figures in a border.

Decoratief ontwerp met bovenaan twee herauten

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Pencil sketch of a row of half-timbered houses with steep gabled roofs and dormer windows along a street.

Row of houses

Wilhelm Busch, 1872

Pencil sketch of two old gabled townhouses on a narrow street with a wrought iron sign and cobblestones.

Blick auf zwei Wolfenbütteler Bürgerhäuser

Wilhelm Busch, 1875

Pencil sketch of a stone staircase with iron railings beside a building, a tall window, a tree and an arched doorway.

Stairway in the Hunsrück

Pencil sketch of a kitchen with a stove, hanging utensils, a brick archway and pails on a stool near a window.

Küche mit Herd, Regal und Mauerbogen

Wilhelm Busch, 1880

Pen and wash drawing of two armies meeting in an open field, with mounted officers, banners, pikemen and dogs in the foregrou

Onderhandelingen tussen twee in slagorde opgestelde troepen

Cornelis de Wael, 1602

Grey wash drawing of mourners around a nude corpse and a seated armored warrior inside a tent.

Het lijk van Patroclus in Achilles tent beweend

Mattheus Ignatius van Bree, 1783

Pen and wash drawing of a busy Italian piazza with a church tower, fountain, carriage, horse rider and crowds of people.

De maand Februari: vastenavondscène op een Italiaans plein

Jan Wildens, 1596