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Drawings & Sketches

79,494 works

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat with a separate study of a hand at the lower right.

Figuurstudie van een zittende man in antikiserende kledij en een studie van een hand

Jacob Taanman, 1886

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat leaning on a ledge, with a color scale bar at left.

Figuurstudie van een zittende man in antikiserende kledij

Jacob Taanman, 1886

Black and white book cover design with a flaming urn in a garland frame, title Als goden liefhebben by Richard Voss, 1913.

Bandontwerp voor: Richard Voss, Als goden liefhebben. Verhaal uit den tijd van Tiberius, 1913

André Vlaanderen, 1913

Ink drawing of a family at dinner while two boys play pranks, one with raised fists, another peeking from a doorway.

Jongens halen een grap uit tijdens een maaltijd

Henriëtte de Vries, 1877

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated nude figure leaning back on one arm, legs bent across the ground.

Study of a Nude Young Girl

August von Pettenkofen, 1838-89

Ink design for a book cover with ornate scrolled border and the title Carmen Sylva, Gedachten eener Koningin lettered in the

Bandontwerp voor: Carmen Sylva, Gedachten eener Koningin, c. 1901-1919

André Vlaanderen, 1901

Ink design for a children's book cover with ornate Art Nouveau border and title lettering for Kleine Zondagsschool-bibliothee

Bandontwerp voor: Kleine Zondagsschool-bibliotheek, c. 1911-1913

André Vlaanderen, 1911

Black and cream ornamental book cover design with scrolling foliage and the title Veen's Gele Bibliotheek across the top.

Bandontwerp voor: Veen's Gele Bibliotheek, c. 1912-1921

André Vlaanderen, 1912

Brown ink drawing of the Madonna and Child enthroned between two bishops, with a young saint and putti pulling back curtains.

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Two Bishops with St. John

Felice Giani, 1810

Two studies of a right hand in red and grey chalk on pale paper, one palm up and one with fingers spread.

Two Studies of a Right Hand

Thomas Lawrence, July 26, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of shepherds adoring the Virgin and Christ Child in a rustic stable interior.

Adoration of the Shepards

Johann Daniel Preissler, late 17th-mid-18th century

Black ink title vignette with Art Nouveau scrolls framing the words Maandblad der Vereeniging voor verbetering van vrouwenkle

Vignet van het Maandblad der Vereeniging voor verbetering van vrouwenkleeding

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1901

Pencil sketch of a landscape with trees and hills, with Ex Libris lettering and handwritten Dutch notes on cream paper.

Tekening uit archief Jan Veth

August Allebé, 1865

Black and white Art Nouveau cover design with a central winged woman flanked by two kneeling women, titled Maandblad der Vere

Omslagontwerp voor: Maandblad der Vereeniging voor verbetering van vrouwenkleeding, c. 1901-1909

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1901

Pencil sketch of two dogs lying on the ground beside a tree, drawn on a cut-out paper sheet with flaps.

Liggende hond

Cornelis Brouwer, 1777

Watercolor of a woman and child by a brick wall and gate, with a peddler carrying a box and autumn trees along a street.

Man met een kijkkast en een liedverkoopster

Henry Reynolds Steer, 1868

Pencil sketch of a spreading tamarind tree with feathery leaves beside smaller trees on tan paper.

Tamarind Tree, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Watercolor of a seated woman and child with a deer in a forest clearing, surrounded by birds and rabbits.

Genoveva

Ludwig Richter, 1872

Pencil perspective study of an Ionic-capped architectural bay with vanishing point lines and handwritten enlargement notes.

Study of perspective

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pencil sketches of icebergs and rocky forms along horizon lines on a tan sheet, with a few white highlights.

Iceberg Sketches, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Watercolor of a woman and children in a forest clearing, a bearded man with a staff pointing, and blue mountains beyond.

Rübezahl

Ludwig Richter, 1872

Brown ink and wash drawing of a monumental fountain with reclining figures, a sphere held by carved figures, and water flowin

Elevation of a Fountain

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and brown ink sketches of ornamental tablet frames with rococo scrollwork, shells and a grotesque mask.

Nine Sketches for Tablet Frames

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

Brown ink drawing of stags resting in a forest landscape with trees on the left and a rocky cliff on the right.

Stags in a Landscape

Johann Elias Ridinger, early to mid-18th century

Brown wash drawing of a crowded classical ceremony with a canopied throne, kneeling figure, colonnade, and distant city.

Study for a Fresco: Allegory in Honor of Ranuccio Farnese

Francesco Salviati, 1510

Brown ink and wash drawing of a hunter with a bow aiming at a stag in a forest clearing.

Deer Hunt with Bow and Arrow

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Drawing of a cow lying on the ground, head raised toward the viewer, in soft grey shading on blue-grey paper.

Study of a Cow

Johann Heinrich Roos, mid 17th-late 17th century

Pencil sketch of a shepherdess reclining on grass with a crook beside her, with a rural landscape behind.

Shepherdess Resting

Winslow Homer, 1870

Brown wash drawing of a turbaned herdsman seated on rocks with goats, a child, and a dog beneath a tree.

Pastoral Scene: A Herdsman and His Family, with Goats

Philipp Peter Roos, late 17th-early 18th century

Grey and blue wash drawing of a domed classical exedra with columns, allegorical statues, lions, and curving walls in a park.

Exedra in a Park Dedicated to the Virtues and Human Activities

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1780

Brown ink and wash drawing of a chaotic crowd of figures struggling in a classical city square with arches.

Rape of the Sabines

Hans Rottenhammer, 1600

Grey wash drawing of Pygmalion gesturing toward a nude statue on a pedestal, with a cupid and classical columns.

Pygmalion

Joachim von Sandrart, 1662