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Drawings & Sketches

79,494 works

Pencil sketch on grey paper with cloud studies, hills, handwritten color notes, and a small moon at upper left.

Full Moon over Mountains, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman in a sash-belted gown, with five studies of hands around her on cream paper.

Study of a Seated Woman and Five Studies of Hands; Verso: Landscape with a Road and a Tree to the Right

Abraham Bloemaert, late 16th-mid-17th century

Pencil sketches of two hands on tan paper, one faint on the left and one detailed on the right, with handwritten notes.

Sketches for Portraits of William Amory and Thomas A. Scott

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Wash drawing of an armored warrior gesturing at an ornate tomb with draped cloth while a laurel-crowned old man sits nearby.

Alexander at the Tomb of Cyrus

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1645

Red chalk drawing of a headless draped figure with crossed arms and a voluminous robe, highlighted in white.

Study of a Headless Draped Figure with Arms Crossed; verso: Figure of a Man in a Voluminous robe, Seen from Behind

Abraham Bloemaert, late 16th-mid-17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a draped standing woman in classical style, resembling an antique statue, with a staff.

Antique Female Statue

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash sketch of two scenes: a standing woman beside a reclining man, and figures beneath an arch.

Two Views of Judith and Holofernes

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of figures in a wilderness, one gesturing with an outstretched arm, others draped in cloa

Saint John Preaching in the Wilderness

Abraham Bloemaert, late 16th-mid-17th century

Wash drawing of Noah leading deer, goats, an ox and fowl toward an ark on the right, with a woman carrying an urn.

Noah Leading the Animals into the Ark

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1645

Pencil sketch of old Dutch gabled canal houses with arched windows and figures at a railing, dated 1895.

Gezicht op het Rokin, hoek Kromme Elleboogsteeg

Hobbe Smith, 1895

Seated older man in round spectacles and a dark coat, wearing a cross medal and holding a small book, in a grey-toned drawing

Portret van een man

L.A. Vinkens, 1835

Pencil line drawing of a man in a robe turned toward the viewer, beside a blank easel, with a date inscription at lower right

Zelfportret: B-1-1, 25 februari

Cor van Teeseling, 1942

Pen and ink drawing of an interior with a seated man at a table, a hanging ship model, stacked books and a curtained bed.

The Invention of the Compass

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Slag bij Waterloo, ter ere van de hertog van Wellington

Nicolas Guy Antoine Brenet, 1815

Pencil drawing of a canal bridge with pedestrians and a row of gabled townhouses with shop signs behind it.

Gezicht op het Rokin bij de ingang van de Langebrugsteeg en de Grimnessesluis

Tinus de Jongh, 1895

Wash drawing of a hilly river landscape with a farmhouse, a tree, small figures, and a distant town under a pale sky.

Landscape

Jan Frans van Bloemen, late 17th-mid 18th century

Inname van Parijs, ter ere van de hertog van Wellington

Nicolas Guy Antoine Brenet, 1815

Slag bij Waterloo, ter ere van de markies van Anglesey

George Mills, 1815

Eerste vrede van Parijs, ter ere van George, prins-regent van Engeland

George Mills, 1814

Engelse vloot op de Schelde

Alexis Joseph Depaulis, 1815

Bombardement van Algiers, ter ere van lord Exmouth

Louis Brenet, 1816

Pencil and white chalk study of a man's hand curling across gray-green paper, with a sketched sleeve at the left.

Study of a Man's Hand for "Tribute Money"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil drawing of a canal with gabled houses, a bridge with railings, and a tall tower with spire.

Gezicht op de Doelensluis gezien naar het Muntplein en de Munttoren

Jacob Cats, 1751

Black chalk drawing of a man in a wide-brimmed hat with wavy hair and a bead necklace, by Michiel Sweerts.

Jan van den Enden

Michiel Sweerts, 1651

Pen and ink drawing with wash of two mitred bishops with crosiers standing among robed saints under a scrolled border.

Augustine, Ambrose, and Other Saints

Belisario Corenzio, 1590

Brown ink and wash design drawing of an ornate looking glass frame with garlands, putti, and urns, with measurements noted.

Looking glass

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Brown wash drawing of a domed round temple and a smaller columned temple among trees, with small figures and rocky hills.

Landscape with Two Classical Temples and Figures

Jan Frans van Bloemen, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing with grey wash of a cloaked figure leading a horse by its bridle on pale paper.

Figure Leading a Horse

Stefano Della Bella

Pen and ink drawing of nude and draped classical figures on steps, with a winged figure in clouds above.

Composition Including Pagan and Christian Elements

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowned seated woman with a fleur-de-lis shield beside classical niches and urns.

Monument of King Louis XVI of France

Giuseppe Barberi, 1790

Pen and ink sketch of a man leading a donkey carrying a seated woman, with faint pencil studies in the background.

The Flight into Egypt [verso]

Stefano Della Bella

Brown wash drawing of a domed classical building, arched ruins, a river with figures on a bridge, and a stormy sky.

Fantastic Landscape with Figures Crossing a Bridge

Lancelot Blondeel, 16th century