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Drawings & Sketches

79,490 works

Charcoal sketch of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and long cloak, head bowed, signed Elchanon Verveer.

Karikatuurportret van de kunstschilder Theophile de Bock

Elchanon Verveer, 1870

Pencil caricature of a standing man with spectacles and moustache, one hand raised and the other extended, by Elchanon Vervee

Karikatuurportret van Johan Gram

Elchanon Verveer, 1860

Grey and blue wash drawing of an architectural fountain design with a central waterfall, heraldic pediment and water jets.

Design for a Fountain

Ludovicus Radix, 1760

Karikatuurportret van Johannes Henricus Hingman

Elchanon Verveer, 1860

Karikatuurportret van de kunstschilder Willem Johannes Oppenoorth

Elchanon Verveer, 1860

Grey wash drawing of ruined Gothic arches, a crumbling tower, broken columns and urns, with mountains in the distance.

Stage Design, Ruins of Antique Buildings, design for "Gli Avventurieri" by Carlo Valentini (1790-1853), produced at t…

Emanuele Alderani, 1830

Pencil sketch of a nude woman reclining on her side with one arm raised behind her head, mounted on a cream card mat.

Sketch of Female Nude

James Wells Champney, 1880

Charcoal sketch of a man in a wide-brimmed hat striding with a cane across a field, with grazing animals and a village behind

Karikatuurportret van Francois Pieter ter Meulen

Elchanon Verveer, 1860

Graphite and chalk drawing of a hilltop town above a lake, framed by trees, with a small figure on a path.

The Town and Lake of Nemi

Édouard Bertin, 1815-80

Watercolor of an Amsterdam canal with sailing boats, gabled houses, a Gothic church spire, a footbridge and a rowing boat.

Gezicht op de Nieuwe Kerk en de Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal te Amsterdam, vanuit het Noorden

William Callow, 1853

Pencil sketch of an entrance hall with a dark doorway, hanging cloth, and a standing figure beside a column.

Entrance Hall

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Standing Female Saint

Hippolyte Flandrin, 19th century

Ink drawing of a shrouded skeletal ghost beside a wooden signpost, stone wall and gravestone in a churchyard at night.

The Ghost in the Churchyard

Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1906

Pencil sketch of hills and layered clouds at twilight, with handwritten color notes in the margins.

Twilight in the Catskills, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Brown wash drawing of a cavalry battle on a hillside, with charging horsemen, fallen soldiers, and gunsmoke in the distance.

Battle Scene (Waterloo)

Hippolyte Bellangé, 1815-66

Head of a Bearded Man in Half-Profile

Adolf von Menzel, 1894

Pen and watercolor drawing of a seated man praying with clasped hands beside an open book, incense burner and lamp.

Zittende man met gevouwen handen, achter een bijbel

Jacobus Buys, 1734

A peasant woman from the neighborhood of Rome

Miguel Alfarren, 1840

Grey wash drawing of helmeted soldiers restraining bearded men near a basin in a wooded landscape.

Mishandeling der Joden in Tracië

Jacobus Buys, 1734

Grey wash drawing of a crowded 18th-century banquet hall with seated diners, servants, chandeliers and a domed model.

Alliantiemaaltijd te Amsterdam, 1786

Jacobus Buys, 1786

Vrouwenhoofd, links in profiel, benedenwaarts gewend

Jacob de Wit, 1705

Grey wash drawing of a funeral procession with a draped hearse, crowds and spectators at windows along a city street.

Lijkstatie van Wolter Jan Gerrit Bentinck, 1781

Jacobus Buys, 1781

Brown ink wash drawing of two draped classical figures on steps, one seated gesturing, with a standing figure behind.

Man and Woman, Cartoon for "Death of Ananias" after Raphael Sanzio

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and ink drawing of a nude man seated on rocky ground, head tilted upward, arms wrapped around one knee.

Naakte man

Jacob de Wit, 1705

Pencil sketch of two vases, an ornamental scroll, and studies of an eye, nose and mouth on pale paper.

Forest Landscape

Helene Schjerfbeck, 1875

Pen and watercolor drawing of gnarled cedar trees with spreading branches, small robed figures on rocky ground, and a pale sk

The Cedars of Lebanon

Edward Lear, 1858

Studieblad met vijf koppen

Jacob de Wit, 1705

Studieblad met twee koppen

Jacob de Wit, 1705

Ink and wash drawing of a domed circular temple on a pyramid, with steps, columns, an urn and ruins in the foreground.

Architectural Fantasy: A Circular Temple on a Truncated Pyramid

Louis Joseph le Lorrain, 1720

Grey chalk drawing of an elderly man with a long full beard and tousled hair, turned three-quarters to the left.

Manskop met grote baard

Jacob de Wit, 1705

Mansportret, naar links

Jacob de Wit, 1705

Ink and wash drawing of a man in an oval medallion held by a putto, surrounded by palette, brushes and drawing materials.

Zelfportret in medaillon omringd door schildersattributen

Jacob de Wit, 1705