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Drawings & Sketches

79,545 works

Vignet met bloemen, portretmedaillon en lint

Willem Bilderdijk, 1782

Watercolor of a dancer in a speckled gown holding a red shawl, one leg extended high in a dance pose against a dark backgroun

Danseres Annette Köbler, de pas-de-shawl uitvoerende

Bartholomeus Ziesenis, 1812

Drawing of a river landscape with a moored boat of barrels, thatched farmhouses, tall trees and a man with a dog on the bank.

Landschap met afgemeerde schuit met vaten

Cornelis Buys, 1756

Watercolor bouquet with roses, anemones, a tulip and blue primroses, tied with ribbons on a pale background.

Bloemstuk

Katharina Wilhelmina Schweickhardt, 1809

Red chalk drawing of a horse's head seen from behind, showing ears, mane and bridle on a pale sheet.

Hevosenpää vinosti takaapäin

Alexander Lauréus, 1798

Grey-green watercolor of a forest with a large gnarled oak and a small figure walking a path beside fallen branches.

Boslandschap

Cornelis Buys, 1756

Ink sketch of an armored warrior on a tiger with a snake and clouds above, with Japanese notes in the margins.

Yorimasa Killing Nue

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Watercolor river landscape with a ferry boat of figures, a fisherman on the bank, a tall conifer and a distant tower.

Rivierlandschap

Cornelis Buys, 1756

Watercolor drawing of a galloping herd of horses on a plain driven by a rider, with mountains behind and a handwritten note a

Kudde paarden

Jan Brandes, 1786

Grey wash drawing of thatched cottages by a path, a boatman on water at left, and a distant windmill under cloudy sky.

Landschap met enkele woningen aan een water

Cornelis Buys, 1756

Ink drawing of the warrior Sakata Kintoki in a fierce crouching pose, with swords at his belt and a raised clenched fist.

Sakata Kintoki

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Muscular figure with a fierce face drinking from a large red sake cup, seated with a sword hilt beside him.

Sakata Kintoki Drinking Sake Wine

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Pen and wash drawing of a palace terrace with a garden party of elegant figures, a tower, a staircase and a river beyond.

Ansicht eines Schlosses mit Gartengesellschaft

Johann Wilhelm Baur

Kop van een dode kip

Jean Bernard, 1775

Ink drawing of Guan Yu, Chinese god of war, seated with a fur mantle and scroll, with Japanese text in the margins.

Guan Yu Seated (Chinese God of War)

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Watercolor of a weathered wooden spindle-back chair with turned legs and stretchers on a pale background.

Shaker Dining Chair

John Davis, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a halved pineapple with crown and textured skin, drawn on an album page with Dutch handwriting.

Ananas

Jan Brandes, 1785

Watercolor drawing of a grey duck with orange bill and feet resting on grass, facing right.

Eend, naar rechts

Jean Bernard, 1775

Drawing of a dead hen lying on its side, feathers shaded in grey and red chalk, claws extended, on cream paper.

Een dode kip

Jean Bernard, 1827

Drawing of a dead bird lying on a ledge, talons extended and head hanging over the edge, dated 1803.

Liggende dode vogel, met de kop naar beneden hangend

Jean Bernard, 1803

Three studies of a severed duck head and neck in graphite and red chalk on a cream sheet.

Afgehakte kop van een eend

Jean Bernard, 1775

Watercolor of a rocky grotto with classical columns, a large urn, and riders on horseback looking out over distant hills.

Inneres einer säulengestützten Grotte, darin eine große Vase

Carl Sebastian von Bemmel

Ink sketch of a laughing bald boy in ruffled clothing pointing at a large calligraphy scroll.

Chinese Boy

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Watercolor drawing of a cream-painted wooden chest with two drawers, brown knobs, and a shaped base on bracket feet.

Shaker Blanket Chest

John Davis, 1935/1942

Charcoal and white chalk figure study on blue paper showing a raised arm and hand reaching upward.

Figure study for Castle of the Grail, from The Quest of the Holy Grail (a series of 15 paintings for the Boston Publi…

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor of a large green betel leaf with vines climbing poles in rows, with handwritten notes on an album page.

Sirih cultuur

Jan Brandes, 1785

Watercolor study of a dead lapwing lying on its side with raised crest feathers, on a pale background.

Liggende dode kievit

Jean Bernard, 1827

Pencil drawing of a single bird feather with shaded barbs and a long quill, set within a thin ruled border on pale paper.

Veer

Jean Bernard, 1825

Pencil drawing of a dead barn owl lying on its side, one wing spread, with soft shading and red chalk accents.

Dode uil

Jean Bernard, 1775

Chalk drawing of two dead birds hanging upside down from a string, shaded in grey, red and white.

Twee dode vogels, aan een touwtje afgehangen

Jean Bernard, 1823

Drawing of a rooster standing on a grassy mound, tail feathers fanned up, rendered in fine pencil shading.

Kip, staande op een heuveltje

Jean Bernard, 1775

Pen and ink sketch of a standing woman in a long period gown with puffed sleeves, head bowed, on cream paper.

Sketch of a woman - unidentified illustration

Edwin Austin Abbey