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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pencil sketch of a shepherd boy seated under a tree, with sheep, a fence, a thatched cottage and a sailboat.

Schets van een landschap met herdersjongen onder boom

Anthony Andriessen, 1756

Grey wash drawing of a man leading a laden animal along a mountain path past trees and a steep hillside.

Landschap met een man met lastdier op een bergweg

Anthony Andriessen, 1756

Grey ink drawing of a seated woman in a bonnet resting her chin on her hand, with a young girl leaning against her.

Zittende moeder met meisje

Anthony Andriessen, 1756

Pencil drawing of three winged putti among clouds, one playing a stringed instrument, within an oval frame.

Musicerende geniën

Dirk van der Aa, 1741

Grey wash drawing of three putti beside a tree, one holding a sketched sheet, another looking on, with a rolled paper on the

Allegorie op de Tekenkunst

Dirk van der Aa, 1785

Watercolor landscape with a woman and child on a bench, a dog, a footbridge over a canal, a fisherman in a boat, and a farmho

Landschap met figuren en een bruggetje bij een boerenwoning

Anthony Andriessen, 1756

Grey wash drawing of a crowded city square with gabled houses and a central pole, viewed past figures on a balcony.

Het feest der Vestiging der Constitutie op 19 mei, 1798

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1798

Pencil sketch of a wolf head with handwritten Dutch colour notes in the margins on a light sheet of paper.

Kop van een wolf

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Brown ink and wash drawing of an animal carcass lying on a ground line, legs splayed and head hanging to the right.

Karkas van een dier

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Brown ink sketch of two wild boars, one facing left and one raising its snout to the right, on pale paper.

Twee wilde zwijnen

Johannes Tavenraat, 1872

Pen and brown ink sketch of a galloping horse with a mane blowing back, plus a small head study in the upper right.

Paard

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Paarden

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Pencil sketch of two horses, one grazing with head lowered, the other standing beside a low wall, with a fence and bushes beh

Grazende paarden

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Pen and ink drawing of a kneeling woman raising a sword toward a crucified figure, with an armored soldier at left.

A Reformational Allegory

Dirck Pietersz. Crabeth, ca. 1550-55

Watercolor of a classical country house behind a walled garden with an iron gate, with strolling figures and trees in the for

De Uytvlught Country House, Colombo

B. van Lier, 1750

Pen and wash drawing of large linden trees over a town scene with houses, a church steeple, pigs and figures.

Gezicht op Onder de Linden (Nieuwe Gracht) te Utrecht

Herman Saftleven, 1619

Red chalk drawing of a seated male nude with curly hair, head bowed, arm resting on knee, foliage above.

Zittend mannelijk naakt

Theodoor van der Schuer, 1638

Red chalk drawing of a man with long curly hair and a draped cloak, pointing, inside an oval frame.

Borstbeeld van een man

Augustinus Terwesten, 1659

Pen and watercolor drawing of a tall Gothic church tower behind a pink palace, with figures and a dog in the foreground.

View of the Palace of Frederik V, Elector Palatine, and the Sint-Cunerakerk, Rhenen

Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, 1644

Watercolor drawing of a church nave with white columns, vaulted ceiling, wooden pews, and an arched doorway at the far end.

View of the Nave of the Nieuwe Kerk, Haarlem, Looking West

Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, 1650

Red chalk drawing of a reclining female nude with one arm raised above her head, on tan paper.

Reclining Female Nude

Augustinus Terwesten, 1659

Pen and wash drawing of the Gothic Sint-Cunerakerk interior in Rhenen, with tall columns, vaults and a choir screen.

View of the Nave and Choir of the Sint-Cunerakerk, Rhenen, Looking East

Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, 1644

Seated Female Nude

Augustinus Terwesten, 1659

Red chalk drawing of a seated female nude with draped cloth, one arm extended and pointing to the left.

Seated Female Nude

Mattheus Terwesten, 1680

Red chalk drawing of a ceiling corner with acanthus scrolls, foliage and a small cherub head within an arched frame.

Hoekstuk van een plafond met acanthusbladeren en guirlandes

Mattheus Terwesten, 1680

Red chalk drawing of a ceiling corner with putti, garlands, a bust of a man and a draped figure in ornamental frames.

Ontwerp voor een hoekstuk van een plafond met figuren, putti en buste van een man

Mattheus Terwesten, 1680

Red chalk drawing of a curved ceiling corner with putti, garlands, seated figures and a female bust in decorative frames.

Ontwerp voor een hoekstuk van een plafond met zittende figuren, putti en buste van vrouw

Mattheus Terwesten, 1680

Red chalk design for a ceiling corner with seated figures, putti, garlands and a satyr bust, with arched panels.

Ontwerp voor een hoekstuk van een plafond met zittende figuren, putti en buste van een sater

Mattheus Terwesten, 1680

Pencil sketches of a standing child in a bonnet and clogs, with a head study of a girl with long hair beside it.

Schetsen van een meisje

Jozef Israëls, 1834

Pencil sketch of a boy in a Tyrolean hat with mountains and a distant figure in the background.

Jongen met Tiroler hoed

Jozef Israëls, 1834

Pencil sketch of a girl seated in an armchair with a cat in her lap, shaded with loose hatching.

Meisje in een stoel

Jozef Israëls, 1834

Pencil sketch of a lying dog on pale paper, drawn with loose lines and left mostly blank.

Liggende hond

Jozef Israëls, 1834