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Drawings & Sketches

79,494 works

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate fireworks stage with a central monument, seated allegorical figures, lions, urns and candle

Stellage voor het vuurwerk bij de viering van de Vrede van Utrecht, 1713

Bernard Picart, 1713

Ink and wash drawing of a witches' Walpurgis night gathering with a bonfire, dancing crowds, and flying witches above a rocky

Walpurgisnacht

Friedrich Georg Weitsch, 1816

Pencil portrait of a curly-haired man in a wrapped headwrap and open collar, with handwritten inscription and date 1816.

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Carl Sieg, 1816

Head of an old man

Petrus van der Velden

Pencil portrait of a young man in a beret, turned to the left, with a high collar and cravat.

Gottfried Kinkel. Brustbild mit Barett nach links

Ferdinand Weiß, 1836

Pencil drawing of a tall waterfall pouring down a rocky cliff through dense trees to a lake below.

Waterfall on the Wakatipu Lake

Nicholas Chevalier, 1866

Colored drawing of an armored man with plumed helmet, polearm and striped heraldic shield, with handwritten Dutch text below.

Graaf Willem van Beusichem

Nicolaes de Kemp, 1590

Watercolour of a winding creek, a small white bridge, and wooded hills in a valley, by Nicholas Chevalier.

Tarohonga Creek, Rimutaka Road

Nicholas Chevalier, 1868

Hand-coloured drawing of a standing man in red headdress and cape beside a striped heraldic shield, with calligraphic text be

Graaf Johan van Beusichem

Nicolaes de Kemp, 1590

Hand-colored drawing of an armored man in plumed helmet and fur cloak holding a striped staff and heraldic shield.

Graaf Roelof de Grote

Nicolaes de Kemp, 1590

Graaf Hendrik van Beusichem

Nicolaes de Kemp, 1590

Small sketch of a seated woman with a guitar beside cypress trees, a wooden railing and a distant sea under a pale sky.

Motiv aus einem Park, im Vordergrund eine sitzende weibliche Gestalt mit Gitarre

Carl Blechen, 1829

Drawing of a standing man in red cloak and headdress beside a red and white striped heraldic shield, with calligraphic text b

Graaf Roelof van Beusichem

Nicolaes de Kemp, 1590

Pencil sketch on grey sketchbook page with hatched landscape forms and a torn edge, numbered 35 and 37.

Torn blank page. From: An 1876 sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1876

Hand-coloured drawing of a standing woman in red and green gown holding a heraldic shield, with Dutch handwritten text below.

Gravin Aleid van Beusichem

Nicolaes de Kemp, 1590

Colored drawing of a standing nobleman in red hat and fur-trimmed cloak beside a striped coat of arms, with Dutch text below.

Hubrecht, heer van Culemborg

Nicolaes de Kemp, 1590

Drawing of a standing noblewoman in a red and blue fur-trimmed gown with a coat of arms and handwritten caption below.

Johanna, vrouwe van Culemborg

Nicolaes de Kemp, 1590

Watercolor drawing of a standing man in blue doublet and fur cloak beside a heraldic shield, with calligraphic text below.

Johan, heer van Culemborg

Nicolaes de Kemp, 1590

Loose sketch of a landscape with dark trees, a pale sky, and small figures in white robes near a fountain.

Landschaftsskizze mit Italienern an einem Brunnen

Carl Blechen, 1829

Hand-coloured drawing of a man in red cap and blue tunic beside a coat of arms, with handwritten text below.

Hubrecht II, heer van Culemborg

Nicolaes de Kemp, 1590

Drawing of a noblewoman in red and gold period dress holding a heraldic shield, with handwritten Dutch text below.

Vrouwe van Culemborg

Nicolaes de Kemp, 1590

Small sketch of a hillside above the sea with two figures and agave plants in the foreground.

Hügel am Meer, im Vordergrund zwei Figuren

Carl Blechen, 1829

Loose oil sketch of a landscape with dark trees on the right, a winding path, pale buildings at left, and a blue sky.

Landschaft mit Bäumen und Mauer bei Narni

Carl Blechen, 1829

Loose oil sketch of a sunlit Mediterranean bay with pink cliffs, green shrubs and a small seated figure in the foreground.

Marina Grande auf Capri

Carl Blechen, 1829

Sketch of a sunlit courtyard with pink arcades, a splashing fountain, and a leafy pergola in the foreground.

Hof mit Bogengängen und Springbrunnen

Carl Blechen, 1829

Dame im Kostüm, sitzend nach rechts

Johann Friedrich Bolt, 1798

Pencil sketch of a man in a top hat and frock coat seated on the ground with legs outstretched, dated 1797.

Am Boden sitzender Herr

Johann Friedrich Bolt, 1797

Watercolour of four figures in 1800s and 1700s costume walking through a hilly landscape with a tall poplar.

Karikatur auf die Mode

Johann Friedrich Bolt, 1814

Pencil drawing of a seated woman with curly hair holding a small child on her lap, with sketched trees behind.

Fräulein Villaume mit dem kleinen Wilhelm Schadow

Johann Friedrich Bolt, 1792

Watercolor of a river valley with snowy mountains receding into hazy distance and forested slopes on the right.

View up Waimakariri from Bealey township, Mt Davie in distance

William Marshall Cooper, 1865

Brown ink sketch of a two-story house with arched door, flanked by tall trees and a fence, with a handwritten dedication belo

Haus und Garten

Carl Blechen, 1838

Wilhelm Hermann Heinrich von Thümen, Oberst

Franz Krüger, 1832