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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Sketch of Belgian refugees with umbrellas and bundles on a rainy cobbled street, in muted watercolor and chalk.

Vluchtelingen uit België te Roosendaal

Leo Gestel, 1914

Charcoal drawing of a Mallorcan harbor with moored boats, a hilltop village and church tower under billowing clouds.

Mallorca - 1914

Leo Gestel, 1914

Pen and chalk drawing of women marching in a crowded procession behind a large VROUWEN CLUB banner, signed Leo Gestel 1905.

Vrouwen in een optocht van een vrouwenclub

Leo Gestel, 1905

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a seated nude woman seen from behind, arm extended, hair gathered in a bun.

Zittende naakte vrouw

Chris van der Hoef, 1939

Pencil and colored chalk drawing of a wooden boathouse beneath trees on a wooded slope, with a rowboat by the water.

Boothuis onder bomen aan de Boerenwetering in Amsterdam

Frits Hubeek, 1910

Chalk portrait drawing on blue paper of a man in a soft cap, turned three-quarters, with white and red chalk highlights.

Portrait of Jonathan Richardson, Jr., the artist's son

Jonathan Richardson Sr., 1729

Grey wash drawing of a cavalry skirmish with riders and fallen horses in a landscape with a windmill and trees.

Cavalerie-gevecht

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Hoofd en nek van een paard

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Charcoal sketch of a standing female nude seen from behind, with a sketched easel in the upper left on gray paper.

Standing Female Nude

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Painting of a large beech tree in a woodland clearing, with a mother and children resting at left and deer grazing at right.

A mother and children resting beneath a large beech tree, deer grazing beyond, possibly in Norbury Park, Surrey

the elder George Barret, 1776

Charcoal sketch of a man in a cap walking while carrying a large load on his back.

Schets van een persoon met een last op de rug

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Staande dame met hoed en parasol

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Charcoal sketch of a standing woman in a long skirt and shawl, head bent, with faint background figures on pale paper.

Zittende meid

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Charcoal drawing of a seated woman in a long dress resting her arm on a table against a dark shaded background.

Zittende dame aan een tafel

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Pencil study of a gardener in a wide hat and clogs carrying a tool, with hand and foot sketches beside him.

Studies van een tuinman

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Portret van Dante

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Watercolor of misty trees beside a rocky stream, with grazing cows and a seated figure in soft morning light.

Early morning near Loch Katrine in the Trossachs, Scotland

John Glover, before 1831

Pencil sketch of a horse head wearing a bridle, with the eye and ear carefully outlined on pale paper.

Hoofd van een paard

George Hendrik Breitner, 1872

Pencil sketch of a woman seated in a chair, reading a book held in her lap, with loose drapery studies around her.

Zittende lezende dame

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Staande trompetter

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Pencil sketch of a woman with dark hair in a corset and blouse, with a faint secondary figure sketched to the left.

Vrouw, zich aankledend

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Pencil sketch of a cannon on a gun carriage with wheels and a figure at left, drawn on pale paper.

Geschut, met voorwagen

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Watercolor of woodcutters felling and stacking logs in a forest, with a river valley visible through the trees.

Woodcutters at Park Place, Henley, the river Thames beyond

William Havell, ca. 1826

Grey-wash drawing of a crowded Amsterdam square with a town hall, a tall decorated liberty pole, and celebrating figures.

Popular Celebrations in Dam Square, Amsterdam, on 4 March 1795, marking the erection of the Liberty Tree and the succ…

Daniël Kerkhoff, 1795 or after

Drawing of a woman in an oval frame flanked by cherubs, flower garlands, urns and winged figures holding a globe.

Portrait of Queen Marie-Antoinette in an ornamental frame

Johann Esaias Nilson, late 18th century

Red chalk drawing of a nude male figure leaning forward, with small studies of a body held by an angel below.

Studies of the Dead Christ supported by an Angel, with subsidiary studies for the same composition

Poppi, ca. 1570

Grey wash drawing of a wolf shot with an arrow beside a dead animal, a hunter under a tree, and a bird over a landscape.

De wolf en de jager / Le Loup et le Chasseur

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1732

Ink sketch sheet with several Japanese dancing figures in flowing robes, some holding round fans, with handwritten captions.

Verschillende dansende figuren

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800

Ink drawing of five Japanese women in kimono, some seated, one standing with a parasol, on pale paper.

Vijf vrouwenfiguren

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a dim interior with a man holding a candle, a woman in a doorway, and a figure sprawled on the floor.

De echtgenoot, de vrouw en de dief / Le Mari, la Femme et le Voleur

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1732

Ink sketch sheet with four scenes: a traveler before a mountain, farmers in a field, a standing man with seated women, and a

Vier scènes met verschillende figuren

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800

Ink drawing of two seated samurai above and two figures with swords beside a low table below, with Japanese captions.

Twee toneelscènes, een met twee samoerai en een met twee figuren bij een tafel

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800