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Drawings & Sketches

79,423 works

Drawing of a reclining nude woman with arms raised, shaded in grey on blue-grey paper, identified as Venus.

Venus

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, 1810

Pen and wash drawing of a riverside landscape with large trees, two fishermen, a thatched cottage, grazing cows and a sailboa

Landschap met rechts twee hengelaars

Jan Bruyn, 1779

Pen drawing of a harbour quay with a decorated stone monument, robed figures, a horseback rider and ship masts.

Zuidelijke haven

Leendert Brasser, 1766

Pencil sketch of rococo ornamental scrollwork and leaf motifs on aged paper, signed G. J. Xavery 1753.

Ornamentschets

Gerardus Josephus Xavery, 1753

Watercolor drawing of a cavalry skirmish in a wooded landscape, with riders in red coats and fallen horses in the foreground.

Landschap met vechtende ruiters

Gerardus Josephus Xavery, 1743

Pen and wash drawing of strollers in period dress on a tree-lined park path with wooden footbridges, 1781.

Wandelaars in een park te Zeist

Joannes de Bosch, 1781

Grey wash drawing of men in tall hats smoking pipes around a round table, with a servant and a seated figure nearby.

Batavisch avondgezelschap

Jan Brandes, 1779

Watercolor drawing of a Chinese street stage with costumed performers, musicians and lanterns, with a crowd and second stage

Chinese street theatre

Jan Brandes, 1779

Pencil sketch of two timber roof constructions on an album page, one in perspective and one steep gabled frame with notes.

Schets van een dakconstructie

Jan Brandes, 1770

Pen and brown wash drawing of an oval portrait medallion surrounded by putti, a trumpeting cherub, sword and helmet in an arc

Portretmedaillon omringd door putti

Franciscus Xaverius Xavery, 1761

Pencil sketch in a sketchbook of two figures on a ship's deck with rigging and masts above.

Schets van twee personen op een scheepsdek

Jan Brandes, 1770

Watercolor of a hill shaped like a human face, with trees, a castle, a farmhouse and a winding road.

Antropomorphe Hill

Jan Brandes, 1785

Watercolor sketch of a Gelderland landscape with hedges, trees, garden plots and a red-roofed house under a pale sky.

Gelders gezicht bij Doetinchem

Jan Brandes, 1770

Academic study after a print: bust of a crying man with handkerchief

Rochus Serneels, 1791

Grey wash drawing of a man with a broom beating a boy while a woman in a long dress gestures beside them.

Scène uit de Commedia dell'Arte met jongen die slaag krijgt van een man

Gerardus Josephus Xavery, 1710

Grey wash drawing of Pierrot at a laundry tub, a seated man pulling a sleeping baby's basket by a cord.

Scène uit de Commedia dell'Arte met Pierrot die de was doet

Gerardus Josephus Xavery, 1710

Pencil drawing of a skeleton drummer raising sticks above a drum, with ruined city buildings behind and a standing man at rig

Der Trommler

Karl Wiener, 1941

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a standing male nude holding a rope and staff beside a pedestal, against a shaded background.

Academic life drawing study: standing male nude

Rochus Serneels, 1800

Colored drawing of a yellow church tower with a red spire against blue striped sky, hills and pine trees.

Der Turm

Karl Wiener, 1939

Colored pencil drawing of angular diagonal planes, a small tower, and curved forms in peach, pink and grey tones.

Der Turm

Karl Wiener, 1940

Hand-coloured caricature of a man in a tailcoat on paving stones, holding a newspaper before a crowd and a German flag.

Der Ultra=Radicale

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1848

Drawing of a standing male nude seen from behind, one arm raised, on a wooden block against a dark backdrop.

Academic life drawing study: standing male nude, seen from behind

Rochus Serneels, 1800

Pencil and chalk study on brown paper showing three seated men, one in a turban and one in a top hat.

Studienblatt: dre sitzende Männer

Wilhelm Amandus Beer

Der Unfried

Karl Wiener, 1943

Red chalk drawing of a seated male nude with a laurel wreath beside a pouring water jug on rocks.

Academic study after a print: male nude lying down with water jug

Rochus Serneels, 1793

Thomas Beddoes. Pencil drawing after E. Bird

Pencil sketch on beige paper with a cross-like frame, circular motif, and handwritten Finnish notes beside it.

Urkulehterin sivulla oleva ristiholvi, luonnos Tampereen tuomiokirkon maalauksia varten

Pastel drawing of a family seated on the floor of a tent around a samovar and tea service.

Russian family

Wilhelm Amandus Beer

Hand-colored caricature of a yellow carriage carrying women through a procession of guards and standards along a tree-lined a

"Der unzusammenhängende Zusammenhang", von Carl , Vorlage zu: Gallerie drolliger Scenen zur Theaterzeitung, 3. Jg., N…

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1829

Academic study after a print: head of a young woman

Rochus Serneels, 1793

Colored pencil sketch of a pelican with outstretched wings in a circle on blue, with handwritten notes below.

Pelikaani elvyttää sydänverellään kuolleita poikasiaan. Luonnos Tampereen tuomiokirkon lasimaalausta varten, lopullin…

Pencil sketch of two arch-shaped studies with circular forms and winged figures, with handwritten notes in the upper right.

Neljän evankelistan tunnuskuvat, luonnos Tampereen tuomiokirkon maalauksia varten