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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Ink drawing of two theatre scenes: a kneeling man and standing woman above, a fox-headed figure and reclining man below.

Twee toneelscènes, een met een man en een vrouw en een met een man en een vossenvrouw

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800

Ink drawing of a smiling man in a loincloth reaching toward a box as a mouse appears beside it.

Man in lendendoek, een doos en een muis

Katsushika Hokusai

Pen and brown ink drawing of a fortified manor house with a tall tower, arched gate and trees, by Jacob Matham, 1581.

Gezicht op Huis Kostverloren aan de Amstel

Jacob Matham, 1581

Pen and ink drawing of a sailing boat with haloed figures, an angel above, and a tower at left.

Parri spinelli, copia della navicella di giotto, metropolitan museum

Parri Spinelli, 1320

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded Hercules leaning on a club, with flowing drapery and a lion skin.

Hercules Leaning on His Club [recto]

Parri Spinelli, 1440

Staande man met hoed

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Pen drawing of an art nouveau book cover design with the title Vademecum and ornate black borders on cream paper.

Omslagontwerp voor: Vademecum. Praktische 10 cents bibliotheek, 1903

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1903

Koppen en paarden

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Koppen en een haas

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Watercolor of two women in 1860s dresses holding hands in a gallery with framed landscape paintings behind them.

Two Women in an Art Gallery

Jules David, 1868

Watercolor of a thatched barn beside a pond, with a rider on a white horse wading in the water and geese at the bank.

The Old Barn, Arreton, Isle of Wight

Marie Spartali Stillman, probably 1890s

Pen and brown ink drawing of a biblical scene with a bearded prophet raising his arm while Pharaoh's soldiers are overwhelmed

The Destruction of the Pharaoh’s Army

Hendrick de Clerck, late 16th-early 17th century

Ink and wash drawing of figures preparing and drying fish at a camp with tents, racks, and a smoky fire.

Itelmen Preparing Fish to be Dried

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1769

Hand-colored drawing of an ostrich standing frontally with a long neck and scaled legs, captioned in a bordered panel.

Ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596

Pencil sketch of a sleeping child drawn upside down on cream paper, with loose clothing and one arm raised.

Slapend kind

Sally Lohr, 1920

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a long coat beside two reclining figures on a pale sheet.

Figuurstudie met een staande en twee liggende mannen

Jozef Israëls, 1834

Ink drawing of a horse in mid-gallop with flowing mane and tail on cream paper.

Springend paard

Leo Gestel, 1937

Ink drawing of a galloping horse with its head turned back and flowing mane and tail on cream paper.

Springend paard met het hoofd naar achteren gedraaid

Leo Gestel, 1937

Ink drawing of a white galloping horse with head turned back, framed by dark horizontal brushstrokes suggesting waves.

Springend paard met het hoofd naar achteren gedraaid in een kader met op de achtergrond golven

Leo Gestel, 1937

Ink line drawing of three horses standing together, two facing left and one facing right, with flowing manes and tails.

Zonder titel Drie paarden, staand naar links kijkend, vignet voor biografie van Gestel door Prof. W. van der Pluym

Leo Gestel, 1935

Ink drawing of three black horses in loose brushstrokes on pale paper, the left horse facing left with a flowing mane.

Drie zwarte paarden staand naar links kijkend

Leo Gestel, 1935

Red chalk drawing of a man with curly hair, with handwritten name inscription below on cream paper.

Portret van Jan Mensing

Johannes Cornelis Mertens, 1782

Pencil and red chalk portrait of a man with curly hair, high collar and cravat, by Jean Augustin Daiwaille, 1796.

Portret van Louis Meyer

Jean Augustin Daiwaille, 1796

Pencil portrait of a man with short hair in a dark high-collared coat and white cravat, facing the viewer.

Zelfportret van Gerhardus Meijer

Gerhardus Meijer, 1826

Watercolor self-portrait of a man with curly hair holding a brush at an easel with a blank canvas.

Zelfportret van Gillis de Meyer

Gillis de Meijer, 1800

Red chalk drawing of a woman with curled hair and a lace collar, with a birdcage at the right beside her.

Portret van de echtgenote van Siewert van der Meulen

A. Weenix, 1600

Pencil portrait of a smiling man in a high collar, cravat and buttoned frock coat, signed C. Hamburger 1842.

Portret van Joseph Charles de Meulemeester

Coenraad Hamburger, 1842

Grey wash drawing of an elderly woman in a dark headscarf holding a paintbrush and palette beside an easel.

Portret van de moeder van Gabriël Metsu, schilderend

Jan Maurits Quinkhard, 1753

Grey wash drawing of a seated man with long curly hair, dark doublet and white collar, arm draped over a chair.

Portret van Gabriël Metsu

Jan Maurits Quinkhard, 1751

Grey wash drawing of a seated woman in dark dress and head covering beside a column and wooden chair.

Portret van de vrouw van Gabriël Metsu

Jan Maurits Quinkhard, 1744

Tan paper strip with brown ink flourished handwriting naming Johannes Cornelis Mertens as an artist working in black chalk.

Zelfportret van Johannes Cornelis Mertens

Johannes Cornelis Mertens, 1782

Pencil drawing of a moustached man with tousled hair, seen head and shoulders, looking intently at the viewer.

Zelfportret van Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita

Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, 1912