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Drawings & Sketches

76,622 works

Pencil sketch of a meadow with a distant cathedral spire, large trees at the sides, grazing cattle and a cloudy sky.

Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows

John Constable, 1829

Watercolor drawing of a cluttered curiosity cabinet with a large armored warrior statue, an architectural model and classical

Interior of the cabinet of curiosities of the town hall at the Prinsenhof

Johan George Lodewijk Rieke, 1827

Watercolor of a brick courtyard with a corner tower, gabled facade, arcade, and figures in period dress under a cloudy sky.

View of the Oudezijds Voorburgwal

Ernst Witkamp, 1876

Bowed woman in dark dress with a young girl on a dirt road under an orange dusk sky.

Refugees

Georges Rochegrosse, 1910

Portrait of the poet Friedrich Rückert

Karl Sandhaas, 1818

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Last Supper, with Christ at the center of a long table surrounded by apostles.

The Last Supper

Unknown artist, mid 16th century

Pastel portrait of a seated woman in a dark dress with white lace collar, gold earrings and clasped gloved hands.

Portrait of a Woman

François Bonvin, c. 1843-81

Pencil sketch of two sailing ships at anchor with masts and rigging, smaller boats fading into mist on the left.

Two Ships at Anchor

John Constable, 1803

Man's head in profile

Watercolor drawing of a theatre auditorium with balconies, a chandelier, and advertising panels covering the stage front.

Interior of the Théâtre Tivoli in the Nes

Johan Martinus Anthon Rieke, 1893

Watercolor drawing of a courtyard with a red-roofed building, exterior staircase, and white facade with green shutters.

View of the Oudezijds Heerenlogement on the Grimburgwal

Hermanus Petrus Schouten, 1757

Grey wash drawing of the East India House, a long brick building with arched windows, seen across a bridge with pedestrians.

View of the East India House

A. Goedkoop, 1850

Pen drawing of old waterfront houses with tiled roofs, a wooden gangway over a canal, laundry and shrubs.

Water gate to the Zuiderhaven in Enkhuizen

Huib Luns, 1938

Pen drawing of the Weigh house in Enkhuizen with a stepped gable, sculptures, arched doors and cobblestones beneath overhangi

Weigh house in Enkhuizen

Huib Luns, 1938

Grey wash drawing of a moored sailing barge on a canal lined with gabled houses, trees and a small bridge.

View of the Singel near the Kleerenveer

Gerrit Lamberts, 1786

Pencil drawing of tall, shadowed cliffs with rocky ledges under a pale sky, with handwritten notes in the corners.

Valley of Kings, Thebes

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Charcoal drawing of a lion and lioness on a stone ledge above a sleeping figure, with a handwritten verse panel in the center

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Courts of Jamshyd

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Drawing of Persephone's head? from an Ancient bas-relief

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Portrait of painter Koch

Karl Sandhaas, 1818

Pencil drawing of ruined stone priory walls with arched windows, a doorway, and a tall tree under a cloudy sky.

Ruin of St. Botolph's Priory, Colchester

John Constable, 1809

Brown wash drawing of the Madonna and Child with haloed saints and cherubs beside a column and palm tree.

Madonna Surrounded by Saints

Pencil sketch of a female torso in outline on yellowed paper, with simple contour lines for breasts, waist and hips.

Venus Guiding Eneas and the Trojans to the Latin Shore (Torso of Venus)

William Page, 1850

Pencil sketch of an ornate Egyptian-style column capital and base, with a handwritten note reading Dendera, Feb. 5, 44.

Dendera, February 5, 1844

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Grey wash drawing of a robed bearded figure gesturing toward a falling nude figure, with two draped figures at upper right.

Get Thee Behind Me, Satan

John Flaxman Jr., 1783

Grey wash drawing of mythological scene with gods in clouds, nude figures, putti, and a fallen figure below.

Death of Phaeton

Michael Burghers after Johann Liss

Watercolor of a uniformed rider on a grey horse in trotting pose, wearing a red jacket and a feathered black hat.

Royal relay

Johannes Senn, 1807

Self-portrait of the artist in three-quarter profile to the left

Pencil and crayon drawing of a tall pine tree with drooping gray branches and blue accents on pale paper.

Pine Tree

Joseph Stella, 1910

Pencil sketch of two figures by a river with a boat, trees on the bank, and a tall poplar under a pale sky.

Two Figures by a River

John Constable, 1807

Sketch of a man’s head

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Pen and brown wash drawing of seated Saint Luke writing beside an ox, with a veiled woman and classical architecture behind.

Saint Luke

Unknown artist, second half 16th century

Brown wash drawing of angels playing lutes and other instruments among clouds within a curved arched frame.

Angels concert

Gaspare Diziani