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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Brown ink drawing of soldiers with muskets and pikes attacking kneeling peasants, with bodies lying on the ground.

Overval op boeren

Cornelis de Wael, 1602

Sieben Kleinkinderstudien

Wilhelm Busch, 1880

Pencil sketch of a thatched cottage behind a wooden gate, with trees, shrubs and a small figure on the roof.

Bauernkate hinter Schlagbaum

Wilhelm Busch, 1853

Pencil study of an upholstered chair with cabriole legs and carved shell ornaments on the backrest, with detail sketches.

Stuhl mit ornamentalem Schnitzwerk

Wilhelm Busch, 1854

Pencil sketch of a Dutch windmill with lattice sails on a grassy mound, with shrubs and a small hut beside it.

Dutch windmill

Wilhelm Busch, 1865

Watercolor of snowy Gothic monastery ruins, with pointed arches, tracery windows, pine trees and crows on the floor.

Ruins of the Oybin Monastery in Winter

Karl Heinrich Beichling, c. 1830

Pencil sketch sheet with a small standing cow and head study, partly crossed out with loose scribbled strokes.

Skizzenblatt mit Kuhkopf und stehender Kuh, vom Künstler durchgestrichen

Wilhelm Busch, 1860

Painted sketch of a cavalry officer seen from behind, in green uniform with white crossbelts and plumed shako, on orange grou

A Mounted Cavalry Officer Seen from Behind

Franz Adam, 1850s

Pencil sketch of a rococo gentleman standing between two women seen from behind, with faint figures sketched at left.

Rokokokavalier mit zwei Damen in Rückenansicht

Wilhelm Busch, 1873

Pencil and watercolor sketch of an elderly bearded monk in a hooded robe, leaning on a staff and carrying a bundle.

A monk

Black chalk and white heightened drawing of classical figures and a crowd in a colonnaded interior with arches.

Brutus Condemning His Sons to Death

Gabriel François Doyen, c. 1760

Watercolor of the Rialto Bridge over a Venetian canal, with gondolas, sailing boats and palazzo facades under a blue sky.

The Rialto Bridge, Venice

William James Müller, 1835

Brown ink drawing of Apollo driving a chariot of horses over clouds with sun rays and a winged female figure.

Chariot of Apollo

James Thornhill, 1700-1734

Pencil and colour sketch of a small standing figure in a fur cap and striped trousers, with a small bird nearby.

Crying boy

Pencil sketch of a windmill beside a thatched farmhouse in a flat landscape, with a distant village and a small walking figur

Landschaft mit Wiedensahler Holländermühle und Haus des Müllers

Wilhelm Busch, 1870

Pencil sketch of a beached fishing boat with masts and sails on a sandy shore, with small figures nearby.

Vissersboot op het strand

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Brown ink and wash sketches of church furniture including lecterns, a bench, a pulpit and ornamental brackets on aged paper.

Kerkmeubilair

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Red chalk drawing of a young woman in a bonnet sewing while a small dog rests on her lap.

Young Woman Sewing with a Dog Resting on Her Lap

Johann Gottlieb Glume, 1750s(?)

Pencil sketch of a park entrance with stone gate pillars, trees, pedestrians and a distant church spire.

Ingang van het park bij het Koninklijk Paleis te Brussel

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Pencil sketch of an ornate carved church pew door with scrolled finial and recessed panels, on cream paper.

Deur van een kerkbank

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Pencil sketch of a man with long hair and mustache in a high collar, with a small study of an eye below.

Portret van tsaar Peter de Grote

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Grey wash sketch of a Gothic hall with twin towers and a rose window, with small figures on a street below.

Gezicht op de Ridderzaal aan het Binnenhof

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Pen and grey wash drawing of a Gothic tomb monument with kneeling figures in a church interior.

Grafmonument van Engelbrecht I van Nassau, in de Grote Kerk te Breda

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Grey wash landscape of tall trees on the left, a low building and distant water on the right, under a pale sky.

Landschap

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Pen and ink drawing of a soldier with a sword walking beside a plumed woman with a flask, with a castle and lake behind them.

A Soldier Walking with a Camp Follower

Circle of Urs Graf I, 1523

Two pen and wash sketches of church pews with arched panels, finials and shaded seats, drawn side by side on paper.

Kerkbanken

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Grey wash drawing of a Gothic church interior with tall columns, pointed arches and small figures on the stone floor.

Interieur van de Oude Kerk in Amsterdam

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Pen and wash drawing of a church interior with a singing bishop, nuns, an ornate canopy and a lectern with open book.

Kerkinterieur met zingende bisschop en nonnen

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Watercolor interior of a Gothic church with a large stone pillar, a seated woman reading, and two standing men at right.

Interieur van de Nieuwe Kerk te Delft

Johannes Bosboom, 1839

Watercolor of a river harbor in Koblenz with sailing boats, a stone bridge, and tall towers under a cloudy sky.

Gezicht te Koblenz

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Pen drawing of a seated man in a cap over a bucket, a standing figure watching, and a barking dog on a leash.

Am schlimmsten aber - oh! oh! oh! - / Erging es dem guten Fidelio

Wilhelm Busch, 1871

Grey wash drawing of a round medieval tower with conical roof beside a canal, with masted boats and figures at right.

Gezicht op de Hoofdtoren te Hoorn

Johannes Bosboom, 1827