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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Grey wash drawing of Minerva seated on a cloud with spear, shield and owl, inside an arched frame with Dutch inscriptions.

Minerva op een wolk

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1760

Grey wash drawing of Neptune with a trident in an arched niche, surrounded by putti at a basin below.

Nis met Neptunus en putti

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1760

Charcoal sketch of a figure in a wide-brimmed hat with angular facial features and hatched shading.

Bildnis der Ester Haufler

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1928

Watercolor design of decorative room wall panels with a cherub, red drapery, medallions and handwritten measurements.

Ontwerp voor drie kamerwanden

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1760

Colored-pencil drawing of a seated young woman with hair pulled back, hands in lap, against a blue background.

Sitting girl

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1925

Expressive black ink drawing of jagged alpine peaks, a wooden chalet with a steep roof, and dark pine trees under a pale sky.

Stafelalp

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1917

Charcoal sketch of a seated female nude with twisting pose and hatched shading, by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1913.

Sitzender weiblicher Akt

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1913

Ink drawing of a reclining nude woman with long dark hair on a bed beside a window, in loose black brushstrokes.

Lying nude

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1923

Drawing with scattered dark ink blots and loose linework on pale paper, with a stamp in the lower left corner.

Unidentified depiction

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Charcoal drawing of angular figures dancing in close pairs and groups, with expressive, hatched lines by Ernst Ludwig Kirchne

Tanzende Bauern

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1920

Pencil study sheet of about ten sheep in varied poses, some lying down, with curled-horn rams, in a pink mount.

Ten sheep

Gray wash drawing of an officer on horseback seen from behind, wearing a plumed hat and sash, with a sketched landscape.

Ein Offizier zu Pferde in Rückenansicht

Pencil drawing of a mounted drummer seen from behind, raising drumsticks, on a horse with tasseled saddle drums.

Ein Trommler zu Pferde in Rückenansicht

Charcoal drawing of a seated young woman with a shawl and head covering, looking downward, with a lattice background.

Zittende jonge vrouw met een sjaal om de schouders

Thérèse Schwartze, 1861

Loose oil sketch of a dark-haired woman in a dark collar, one hand raised, against a sketchy dark background.

Portret van een vrouw

Thérèse Schwartze, 1861

Red chalk drawing of a panther seen from behind, head turned away, with spotted fur and a long curling tail.

Panther in Rückenansicht

Johann Melchior Roos

Watercolor portrait of a young woman in a red headscarf and dark jacket against a brown background.

Portret van een jonge vrouw met een rode hoofddoek

Thérèse Schwartze, 1861

Meisjeskopje, neerziend naar rechts

Thérèse Schwartze, 1861

Red chalk drawing of three tiger heads in different poses on a pale sheet.

Three tiger heads

Johann Melchior Roos

Portret van een jongen

Thérèse Schwartze, 1861

Watercolor drawing of fire-ruined buildings and rubble along a street, with a church tower rising in the distance.

De ruïnes te Bodegraven na de brand van juni 1870

Piet Schipperus, 1870

Charcoal sketch of a forest pond with bare trees, a small cottage on the right, and reflections in the water.

Bosgezicht met vijver

Egbert Rubertus Derk Schaap, 1872

Red chalk drawing of a lioness walking to the right, tail curled, paws on the ground, within a thin red border.

Nach rechts schreitende Löwin

Johann Melchior Roos

Watercolor of a farmhouse with red roof and sheep grazing in a meadow under a cloudy sky, with a herder at left.

Landschap met boerderij en herder met schapen

Julius van de Sande Bakhuyzen, 1872

Watercolor of shrimp fishermen with a net and baskets on a wide beach at low tide under a cloudy sky.

Garnalenvisser op het strand

Philip Sadée, 1847

Red chalk drawing of a lioness walking right over rocky ground, tail raised, head turned forward.

Herabschreitende Löwin nach rechts

Johann Melchior Roos

Brown wash drawing of a bear seizing a dog in its jaws, both animals locked in a violent struggle on rocky ground.

Ein Bär erwürgt einen Hund

Johann Melchior Roos

Brown wash drawing of a crowded tavern with men dining, smoking and reading, and several dogs on the floor.

Wirtshausszene, rechts eine Gruppe um einen Tisch, links eine Gruppe von weiteren Gästen und mehreren Hunden

Friedrich Rottmann

Pen and wash drawing of monks watching workmen topple a seated statue of Apollo from a classical temple beneath a large tree.

Benedict of Nursia Orders the Destruction of the Temple of Apollo at Monte Cassino

Jan Erasmus Quellinus, mid-17th-early 18th century

Circular drawing of an allegorical group with a winged lyre player, seated women, and four small medallions in a gilded borde

Allegorie der Künste, und vier Medaillons mit den klugen und törichten Jungfrauen

Johann Friedrich Overbeck

Brown wash drawing of a standing young washerwoman in a headband, carrying a bundle of cloth against her hip.

A Standing Young Washerwoman

Jacob van Strij, late 18th-early 19th century

Pastel and charcoal sketch on brown paper of children, one girl holding a baby and a toddler in a white dress.

Five working-class children