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Drawings & Sketches

79,486 works

Pen drawing of ragged figures and children walking on a harbor quay past sailing ships, with seagulls overhead.

In lompen geklede figuren op een kade

Willem Pothast, 1887

Pen drawing of a book cover with a woman holding a bowl between two topiary trees, Art Nouveau borders and title lettering.

Bandontwerp voor: Nannie van Wehl, Huize Labor, 1910

Willem Pothast, 1910

Ink drawing of a helmeted, laden man surrounded by pigs and geese on tan paper.

Animal sermon

Fritz Boehle, 1897

Pen drawing of a Sinterklaas poem with an ornamental crosier, playing children, toys, a dog and a cat along the bottom.

Sinterklaasgedicht met staf en speelgoed

Willem Pothast, 1912

Painted rendering of a carved wooden figurehead bust with a fan-shaped crest, mustache, open mouth and blue garment.

Figurehead: Turk's Head

Henry Murphy, c. 1937

Hand-coloured map of the Hoogheemraadschap van Schieland with polders, canals, a compass rose and a coat of arms.

Kaart van het Hoogheemraad van Schieland

Andrew Munro, 1799

Pen drawing of bare tree branches with small birds perched among twigs, framed in a black border on cream paper.

Boomtakken

Willem Pothast, 1887

Pen drawing of horses and men on a riverbank beside a moored cargo ship with rigging and an anchor.

Frachtschiff auf dem Main

Pen and ink drawing of a sailing barge on a river under rain clouds, with a thatched farmhouse and willow trees on the bank.

Ship on the Main

Painted drawing of a carved wooden bust of a man with curled hair and bow tie, framed by red drapery on cream paper.

Ship's Sternpiece

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Pen drawing of men in hats trading over a pig in a farmyard beside a barn, with a rooster and child nearby.

Pig trade

Fritz Boehle, 1896

Pencil drawing by Gustav Klimt, 1882: allegorical scene with a youth on a lion, women, putti and an eagle under an arched fra

"Die Reiche der Natur" (Vorlage zu: Gerlach & Schenk, Allegorien und Embleme Nr. 39)

Gustav Klimt, 1882

Painted figurehead of a standing man in a dark coat on a shield with stars and stripes, rendered in watercolor.

Figurehead: "Henry Clay"

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Sir William Withey Gull. Watercolour by C. Pellegrini [Ape], 1875

Carlo Pellegrini

Watercolor of a striped tulip, two myrtle branches with white flowers, and two seashells on a pale background.

Tulip, Two Branches of Myrtle and Two Shells

Maria Sibylla Merian, 1657

Ink drawing of three turtles on a pale ground, one holding a brush beside a cup of brushes.

Schilderende schildpadden

Ônishi Chinnen, 1810

Ink drawing of a seated man seen from behind, with topknot, wide-shouldered robe and sword, on a pale oval wash.

Zittende man, op de rug gezien

Katsushika Hokusai, 1780

Pencil drawing of a woman in a bonnet knitting by a window beside a coffee table in an interior room.

Breiende vrouw zit bij een koffietafel bij het raam

Jean Bernard, 1775

Ink drawing of two seated women arranging their hair, with a hand mirror and comb nearby.

Twee vrouwen die zich kappen

Katsushika Hokusai, 1780

Pencil drawing of wooden houses along a canal with trees, a rowing boat on the water, and a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op de Slotervaart vanaf het Surinameplein

Anthonie van Teijn, 1927

Pencil sketch of a seated figure on rocky shore overlooking calm sea and distant islands.

Rannalla istuja, Toska

Venny Soldan-Brofeldt, 1907

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a large bonnet and shawl, knitting, with a chair beside her.

Zittende vrouw met luifelhoed breidt

Jean Bernard, 1775

Zittende vrouw van gegoede stand

Jean Bernard, 1826

Pencil sketch of a woman in a bonnet seated at a table, looking down at her hands beside a plate and knife.

Breiende vrouw aan tafel

Jean Bernard, 1775

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a bonnet and ruffled apron, resting her head on her arms.

Zittende vrouw met luifelhoed slaapt met haar hoofd op haar armen

Jean Bernard, 1775

Grey wash drawing of a canal with wooden fences, trees, small wooden houses and a brick building under a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op een kanaaltje nabij de Albert Neuhuysstraat

Anthonie van Teijn, 1927

Red chalk sketch of several horses and riders in lively overlapping motion, with horizontal hatching in the background.

Horses bustling

Fritz Boehle, 1906

Silhouette of a woman at a harpsichord and a man playing cello, with music stands and garland wall decoration.

Silhouet van een musicerend paar

Joseph Adolf Schmetterling, 1787

Silhouetportret van een staande man

Joseph Adolf Schmetterling, 1785

Ink line drawing of two scenes in a teahouse with women, musicians, an attendant, a lantern, and a folding screen.

Feast in the Komeikan Teahouse

Torii Kiyonaga, 1787

Silhouetportret van een onbekende staande man

Joseph Adolf Schmetterling, 1785

Black silhouette of an officer in a plumed hat pointing while riding a prancing horse, on pale paper, dated 1787.

Silhouet van een officier te paard

Joseph Adolf Schmetterling, 1787