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Grey wash drawing of an 18th-century interior with a chandelier, elegantly dressed figures in wigs and gowns, and nude painti

Vermählung eines buckeligen Paares in einem Empireraum bei Kerzenlicht

Augusto Nicodemo, 1786

Watercolor landscape with a stone urn on a pedestal, a spreading tree, two standing men, and a distant farmhouse among hills.

Tallandschaft mit einem Gehöft

Johann Heinrich Müntz, 1767

Grey wash drawing of a dancing couple in a candlelit room with musicians, spectators, a small dog, and a painted mural.

Hochzeitstanz eines buckeligen Paares in einem Empireraum bei Kerzenlicht

Augusto Nicodemo, 1786

Pencil portrait of a curly-haired man in a cravat and double-breasted coat, turned to the left, on cream paper.

Bildnis des Komponisten und Dirigenten Francesco Morlacchi

Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein, 1823

Niobekopf nach einem Gipsabguss

Kopf der Juno nach einem Gipsabguss

Pencil landscape drawing of a villa among trees, with vineyard workers in the foreground and a flute-playing shepherd at left

Landschaft mit einer Villa, rechts vorne Winzer, links ein Hirte, der die Flöte bläst

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld

Watercolor of a kingfisher with teal back and orange breast perched on a stump above water and reeds.

A Kingfisher

Johann Ludwig Ernst Morgenstern

Red chalk drawing of Venus raising an apple beside a small winged Cupid holding a bow, with a grey drape.

Venus and Cupid

Hans Rottenhammer, 1596

Pencil sketch of a standing cow facing left, with loose strokes outlining its head, horns, legs and tail on pale paper.

Standing cow to the left

Johann Heinrich Roos

Grey wash drawing of a wooded ravine with rocky banks, a light stream, dense bushes and a drifting cloud above.

Waldschlucht mit Felsen und Gebüsch

Philipp Peter Roos

Grey chalk drawing of an elderly woman in a headscarf blowing on a spoonful of food beside a small footed bowl.

Eine alte Frau, ihr Gericht zur Kühlung anpustend

Brown wash drawing of three figures talking outside a whitewashed house, with a bird on a branch and hills behind.

Abrahams Verstoßung der Hagar

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

Pencil drawing of an older man in a fur cap with his hand raised to his chest, shown in half-length bust view.

Brustbild eines Mannes mit Mütze, die linke Hand vor die Brust haltend (Selbstbildnis?)

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

Pen and ink drawing of three resting sheep in different lying poses on a pale sheet, signed Dietrich fec.

Three resting sheep

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

Brown wash drawing of a young woman in a head covering bending over an open book she is reading.

Brustbild eines lesenden Mädchens mit Haube

Pencil sketch of several playful putti under a tree on rocky ground, one pointing upward, on a pale cream sheet.

Sieben spielende Putten unter einem Baum

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

Grey wash drawing of large trees on a hillside path with a lone walker and distant hills.

Hügelige Waldlandschaft mit einem Wanderer im Vordergrund

Johann Heinrich Bleuler, 1782

Brown wash drawing of figures with treasure and a vessel among foliage beside ruins and a tiered monument.

Plünderer an einer antiken Stätte, vom Laubwerk verdeckt eine Sphinx

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

Brown ink and wash landscape of a forest edge, with two men and a dog on a path and a village in the distance.

Waldrand, rechts Ausblick auf ein Dorf, am Weg ein stehender und ein sitzender Mann mit einem Hund

Johann Christoph Dietzsch

Brown wash drawing of Christ and a woman among a crowd in a classical colonnaded courtyard, with a kneeling figure writing on

Christus und die Ehebrecherin

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

Pencil sketch of an old man in a wide-brimmed hat playing violin, surrounded by children and onlookers in a room.

The family of musicians

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

Pen and grey wash drawing of crumbling classical ruins with an arched doorway, small figures and overgrown trees in a landsca

Ruinen von Tempelgebäuden in einer Landschaft

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

Red chalk drawing of Hercules wrestling the Nemean lion on rocky ground with a sketched landscape behind.

Herkules im Kampf mit dem Nemäischen Löwen

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

Pen and grey wash landscape with a central tree group, distant village houses, and riders on horseback with two walking compa

Bewaldete hügelige Landschaft, in der Mitte eine Baumgruppe, hinter der Häuser liegen, im Vordergrund ein Mann und ei…

Johann Christoph Dietzsch

Brown wash drawing of a path past trees toward a ruined tower on a hill, with three figures and a farmhouse at right.

Waldausgang mit Blick auf einen Hügel mit einer Ruine, im Vordergrund drei Figuren und rechts ein Bauernhof

Karl Franz Kraul

Watercolor of a village with a church spire by a river, surrounded by wooded hills, terraced vineyards, and grazing cattle.

Dörfchen im Tal am Rhein

Karl Franz Kraul

Brown wash drawing of a rocky landscape with a kiln at center, smoke rising, and small figures on a path.

Gebirgslandschaft, in der Mitte ein Brennofen, von dem eine Rauchwolke aufsteigt

Watercolor of a mountain valley with a waterfall, a river, cattle, a rider on a horse, and farm buildings among trees.

Berglandschaft mit einem Wasserfall und Flüßchen im Vordergrund

Karl Franz Kraul

Brown wash drawing of a forest path with four figures leading to a distant village and church steeple.

Waldausgang mit Blick auf ein Dörfchen, im Vordergrund vier Figuren

Karl Franz Kraul

Watercolor of a waterfall under a stone bridge, with two fishermen in a rowboat in the pool below, 1772.

Wasserfall, über den eine Brücke führt, im Vordergrund zwei Fischer in einem Boot

Carl Ludwig Hackert, 1772

Pen and wash drawing of the dead Christ mourned by Mary, John and an angel beside a stone wall.

Beweinung Christi mit Maria, Johannes, Maria Magdalena und einem Engel

Johann Erdmann Gottlieb Prestel, 1774