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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pen and brown wash drawing of a kneeling armored warrior with a shield, a reclining nude woman on a cloud, and a cherub.

Mars vor Venus kniend (?)

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of two embracing figures in a cave, with a hunting scene and crossed spears in the backgr

Liebespaar in einer Höhle

Pen and ink wash drawing of a seated couple with a winged genius and putti in a garden setting.

Liebespaar mit Genius und Putten

Pen and grey wash drawing of a young couple at an altar with a winged torch bearer, cherub and figures in a wooded landscape.

Sacrificing young couple

Pencil sketch of four men resting beside a tree trunk, some seated and one reclining, in period hats and loose clothing.

Rustende jagers

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Jagers

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Pen and ink sketch of a hunter with a rifle, two dogs at his feet, and two small head studies above.

Jager met hazen

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Pen and brown ink sketch on blue paper of a stooped man beside a jug, with a sprawled figure on the ground below.

Rustende drijver

Johannes Tavenraat, 1869

Pencil sketch of a smoking hunter in a top hat with a rifle, beside a seated dog and two more dogs below.

Rokende jager met honden

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Pencil sketch of a hunter with a pipe and gun walking two hounds across a field, with trees on the left.

Jager met honden en een haas op de rug

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Koppen en honden

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Brown wash drawing of a bearded seated man with scrolls, an inscribed altar and robed figures around it.

Titelblatt, oben das Motiv der arkadischen Hirten Poussins, unten rechts Mose

Pencil drawing of kneeling and standing figures in prayer, including a child with clasped hands and a bearded man.

Kommt nun, ihr vom Hause Jakob, lasst uns wandeln im Licht des Herrn

Watercolor of a seated young woman in a straw hat and white shawl holding wildflowers in a woodland clearing.

Bildnis der Tochter des Künstlers

Jakob Fürchtegott Dielmann

Watercolor and ink drawing of a domed temple on a hill beside trees, with a stormy sky and sea behind it.

Indian temple

George Chinnery, ca. 1808-12

Watercolor landscape of a hilltop town near Rome with tall stone pines in the foreground and distant mountains under a pale s

Frascati, near Rome

William Cowen, 1819

Woman's head

Christian Rohlfs

Grayscale drawing of a seated writer at a candlelit desk, surrounded by framed vignettes of dramatic scenes.

Schiller am Schreibtisch

Grey wash drawing of a seated writer at a desk by candlelight, framed by ten vignettes of dramatic scenes.

The Bride of Messina

Pencil sketch study of three pigs in different poses on cream paper, one standing and two lying down.

Studienblatt: Drei Schweine

Eugène Delacroix

Pencil study sheet showing a grazing cow with lowered head, with faint sketches of other animals at right.

Studienblatt: Rind und Schweine

Eugène Delacroix

Charcoal portrait of an elderly woman in a lace cap and dark dress, looking directly at the viewer.

Bildnis der Mutter des Künstlers

Louis Eysen, 1880

Pencil and white chalk studies of a seated woman reading a songbook, with hand studies and a red chalk head sketch.

Studies of a Couple Seated on the Ground, Looking at a Songbook

Nicolas Lancret, ca. 1740

Brown ink and wash drawing of four farmers in a landscape, one seated smoking a pipe and another standing with a staff.

Group of farmers

Adriaen van de Venne

Reddish-brown wash drawing of a warrior with a spear on a path, a goddess floating on clouds above, and classical ruins behin

Ein Krieger vor einer Göttin auf Wolken

Red chalk drawing of a woman riding a bull under a winged figure, with classical buildings at left and figures beneath a tree

Abduction of Europa

Pen and ink drawing of a standing warrioress with a plumed helmet, draped robe and oval shield.

Standing warrioress

Pencil sketch of a standing cow and a reclining cow in grass, with loose hatched tree foliage in the background.

Zwei Kühe, eine stehend, eine liegend

Johann Nepomuk Rauch

Red chalk drawing of a standing goat seen from behind and a reclining goat above it on a speckled paper.

Eine stehende und eine liegende Ziege

Johann Melchior Roos

Red chalk drawing of a dog lying down facing right, with a collar and a small head study in the upper right corner.

Liegender Hund nach rechts, oben Variante des Kopfes

Johann Melchior Roos

Expressive ink sketch of a woman's face wearing a hat, with loose hatched lines and small marks above the head.

Portrait of Erna Wearing a Hat

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1917

Pen and wash drawing of a kneeling woman with a wreath and palm branch, with Latin and German inscriptions.

Kniende Frauenfigur mit Palmenzweig (Fides)

Conrad Mantius, 1600