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Drawings & Sketches

79,656 works

Pen and wash drawing of flood refugees with cattle and a rowboat, above two cherubs unrolling a map of eastern Netherlands.

Doorbraak van de Rijn- en IJsseldijken, 1754

Simon Fokke, 1754

Grey wash drawing of a candlelit funeral monument in a church interior, with mourners in black cloaks and soldiers at right.

Begrafenis van Anna van Hannover in de Nieuwe Kerk te Delft, 1759

Simon Fokke, 1760

Studie van een manshoofd, in profiel, naar links

Isaac Walraven, 1696

Pen and wash drawing of a reconstructed Roman circus with obelisk above, and a landscape of ruins with figures and coins belo

Reconstruction of the Circus of Caracalla (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Red chalk study of a man's head in three-quarter view turned left, with curling hair and softly shaded features.

Studie van een manshoofd, driekwart, naar links

Isaac Walraven, 1696

Grey wash drawing of a funeral procession of mourners in black cloaks passing a canopied hearse before gabled town houses and

Lijkstatie van prins Willem IV te Delft, 4 februari 1752

Simon Fokke, 1752

Red chalk drawing of a man's head in a helmet, three-quarter view turned left, with hatched shading.

Studie van een manshoofd met helm, driekwart, naar links

Isaac Walraven, 1696

Ink and wash drawing of two Roman groundplans with a seated man holding a medallion portrait beside a vase.

Ichnographia (or groundplan) of the Arch of Septimius Severus (above) and the Curia Hostilia (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Brown ink and wash drawing of Roman baths reconstruction above and ruins with a domed church below.

A Reconstruction of the Thermae of Novitian (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Ink and wash drawing: upper reconstruction of the Theatre of Marcellus, lower view of its ruins with street figures and horse

Reconstruction of the Theatre of Marcellus (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Ink and wash drawing: a tiered reconstruction of Hadrian's Mausoleum above, and the Castel Sant'Angelo by a bridge below.

Reconstruction of the Mausoleum of Hadrian (above) and a View of the Castel S. Angelo (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Black chalk drawing of a standing young peasant boy in a hat and wooden shoes, leaning on a post, on grey paper.

A Standing Peasant Boy in Hat and Wooden Shoes

Constant Troyon, 1825-65

Pen and wash drawing of Samuel anointing a kneeling young harpist before soldiers and onlookers in a classical square.

Samuel Annointing David (recto); Sketch of two figures (verso)

Karel van Mander I, ca. 1591

Pencil sketch of a wagon design with wheels, a water barrel, orange crates, lanterns and handwritten labels.

Ontwerp voor een wagen

Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836

Pencil sketch of two women seated at a table sharing a meal, with bowls and a candlestick visible.

Twee vrouwen aan tafel aan de maaltijd

Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836

Pencil sketch of women in period dress assisting with dressing in an interior, with a doorway at right.

Aankleden van de bruid

Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836

Pencil sketch sheet with four domestic interior studies of women, children, a spinning wheel and a man at a table.

Studies van een zittende vrouw met een kinderen, een spinnende vrouw en een man

Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836

Pencil sketch of a young girl seated on the floor with crossed legs, head bowed, beside a wooden table.

Een meisje, zittend op de grond

Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836

Blue-grey drawn frontispiece with Latin inscription cartouche, Medici arms, flanking allegorical figures, and hunting animals

Design for a Frontispiece with the Medici Arms

called Stradanus Jan van der Straet, 16th century

Pencil sketch of a woman and a boy in a doorway, with seated figures at round tables in an interior.

Vissersmeisje en een vissersjongen

Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836

Pencil sketch of an interior with a woman and child at a tea table, teapot and cups visible, chairs around.

Interieur met een moeder en een kind

Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836

Pencil sketch of a hunter with a rifle facing a nude man in an attacking pose over rough ground.

Jager met geweer en naakte man in aanvalshouding

Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a seated nude woman and a standing draped figure, with an inscription above.

Allegory of Art

Peter Schmidt von Lichtenberg, 1609

Monochrome seascape of a dark headland sloping to choppy water under a streaked, cloudy sky, with small figures on the cliff.

Seascape at Dinard

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, c. 1889

Drawing of a bearded landsknecht soldier carrying a large barrel on his shoulder, with a sword at his hip, on reddish paper.

Landsknecht Carrying a Barrel

Georg Lemberger, late 15th-mid-16th century

Pen and wash drawing of a tiered Roman monument above a view of ruined classical architecture with figures in a landscape.

Reconstruction of the Monument to Septimius Severus (above), View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Pen and watercolor drawing of Roman baths reconstruction above and overgrown ruins below, with cherubs holding a title banner

Reconstruction of the Thermae Olympiadis (above) and View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Ink and wash drawing of a reconstructed Roman temple above, with ruins, allegorical figures and coins below.

A Reconstruction of the Aedes Concordiae (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of the Thermae of Titus reconstruction, Roman ruins, a bust of Vespasian and a bathing genius relief.

Reconstruction of the Thermae of Titus (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Ink and wash drawing of a reconstructed classical triumphal arch with columns and reliefs, above a street view and coins.

A Reconstruction of the Arch of Domitian (above) and View the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of a reconstructed Temple of Janus above a view of Roman ruins, with allegorical figures and a statue.

A Reconstruction of the Temple of Janus (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing with a reconstruction of Roman baths above, street ruins below, and classical figures and urn at the sides.

A Reconstruction of the Thermae Agrippae (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704