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Drawings & Sketches

79,656 works

Pen drawing of an interior with a seated woman, a writer at a table, and a standing man leaning over them beside windows.

Christiaan Andriessen krijgt een verjaardagskus

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Brown wash drawing of a man in a long coat bowing to two women in white gowns between two panelled doors.

Christiaan Andriessen komt aan voor de laatste tekenles van mevrouw Adam in Weesp

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Pen sketch of two men painting at easels in an interior room, with paintings on the walls and a side table.

Christiaan Andriessen schildert het portret van meneer du Puij

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Pen drawing of a man on a ladder hanging a framed portrait while another man in a tricorn hat holds it, in an interior.

Christiaan Andriessen hangt een schilderij op

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a standing woman in a turban and draped Moroccan-style costume, one arm extended.

Standing Woman in Moroccan Costume

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1834

Grey wash drawing of a man seated at a table by a window, seen from behind, drawing among inkpots and tools.

Christiaan Andriessen tekenend aan tafel

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Pen drawing of men greeting and shaking hands in a room with a table and seated women, dated 1805.

Gezelschap wenst elkaar een gelukkig nieuwjaar

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Watercolor of a horse and carriage leaving a stable as a servant raises his hat beside a wall of tools and windows.

Christiaan Andriessen vertrekt per sjees uit Weesp

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Pen sketch sheet with a marriage procession of riders and a canopied carriage, a trophy of arms, and a winged rider on a hors

Sheet of Studies: A Marriage Procession in Sixteenth-Century Dress; a Cavalier; and a Trophy of Arms

Eugène Delacroix, 1798-1863

Pen and watercolor sketch by Delacroix showing several male heads, a standing figure, and loose color washes.

Studies of male heads and a standing male figure

Eugène Delacroix

Brown wash drawing of a woman at a swing with a group of elegantly dressed figures gathered in a shaded garden.

"The Swing," after Antoine Watteau (Les Agréements de l'été)

Eugène Delacroix, 1798-1863

Graphite sketch of a lion grappling with a tiger on rocky ground beside ferns.

A Lion and a Tiger, Fighting

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1854

Pen and ink studies of a nude athlete, a seated lyre player, a centaur, and seven putti on pale paper.

Studies for the decoration of the Library, Palais Bourbon, Paris: standing nude athlete; seated man with a lyre; cent…

Eugène Delacroix, 1798-1863

Grey-toned drawing of a standing male figure in flowing drapery, arm outstretched, with white chalk highlights and handwritte

Standing Draped Male Figure

Baldassare Franceschini

Blue ink plan of a formal garden with geometric parterres, a fountain, lettered sections and a scale bar.

Kaart van een gebied rond de Vecht

Bernard de Roy, 1678

Brown ink and wash drawing of an oval ornamental cartouche with scrollwork and a central mythological scene of two figures.

Ornamental Design with Diana and Endymion in a Central Cartouche

Jacob Denys, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a skeleton Death seated on a canopied throne, with crowns and armor scattered at its feet.

Death on a Canopied Throne (Design for a Title Page)

Godfried Maes, late 17th century

Watercolor landscape of tall rock outcrops on a green hillside with sea and pale sky at the right.

Landscape with Rocks

George Sand, c. 1868/76

Oval drawing of a reclining woman and standing male figures in a martyrdom scene, with grid lines and soft shading.

The Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia (Cartoon for a Fresco)

Domenichino, 1612-14

Pen and wash drawing of Father Time, a seated reader and a Roman ruin landscape with Latin inscriptions.

Study for Title Page to "Thesavrvs Antiqvitatvm Romanarvm", 1696

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of a map of ancient Rome with labeled hills and monuments, beside an allegorical scene with a bust and seat

Map of Ancient Rome Illustrating Major Monuments and the Seven Hills

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Pen and grey wash drawing with two maps of ancient Rome, a river god, a she-wolf and twins, framed by stone.

Two Maps of Ancient Rome with a River God and Romulus and Remus

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Night scene of a silhouetted figure holding a chain by moonlit water, with a lit house and dark trees beyond.

Moonlight, Örebro

Gustaf Fjæstad, 1897

Pen and grey wash drawing reconstructing the Circus Maximus with obelisks, above a view of Rome's ruins and three medallions.

Reconstruction of the Circus Maximus (above) and a View of the Site (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of a city fire with burning buildings, smoke, a windmill and firefighters working along a canal.

Brand bij de Raampoort te Amsterdam aan lijnbaan Het Speeljagt, 1761

Simon Fokke, 1761

Grey wash drawing of a winged female figure with a laurel wreath standing in an arched niche, a statue design.

Ontwerp voor een standbeeld: Overwinning

Bartholomeus Ziesenis, 1799

Pen and grey wash drawing of a warrior receiving a laurel wreath from a standing woman beneath a flag, with a lion nearby.

De dappere Bataaf door de Nederlandse Maagd bekroond, 1799

Bartholomeus Ziesenis, 1799

Grey wash drawing of soldiers and a crowd processing past town houses and a tower in Leeuwarden, 1777.

Intrede van de prins en prinses van Oranje te Leeuwarden, 1777

Simon Fokke, 1777

Grey wash drawing of six ornamental panel designs with a still life of globe and books, garlands, rooster and arrows.

Zes ontwerpen voor paneelvullingen met attributen van Eendracht, Voorzichtigheid, Vreze, Liefde, Waakzaamheid en Vrij…

Bartholomeus Ziesenis, 1772

Grey wash drawing of sailing warships in battle, with gunsmoke and a rowing boat on choppy water.

Treffen tussen Fielding en Van Bylandt, 1779

Drawing of the Mons Testaceus with pottery shards above and the Pyramid of Cestius with city walls and figures below.

View of the Mons Testaceus (above) and the Pyramid of Cestius (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of two arched lunette designs with a caduceus between cornucopias, and crossed wheat, staffs and garlands.

Twee ontwerpen voor lunetten, een met mercuriusstaf tussen cornucopiae, de ander met aren, thyrsos en herdersstaf

Bartholomeus Ziesenis, 1772