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Drawings & Sketches

79,656 works

Drawing of a bearded captive seated in a vaulted stone dungeon, chained at the ankle, with a jug beside him.

The Captive, from Sterne

Josiah Boydell, 1786

Drawing of a classical temple reconstruction above ruined vaulted halls, with cherubs, drapery and inscribed coins below.

A Reconstruction of the Templum Pacis (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of a reconstructed Roman bath complex above, with statues and coins, and ruined arches with a kneeling figu

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

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Gray wash drawing of a domed temple with columns above a ruined courtyard with a fountain, flanked by classical statues and m

A Reconstruction of the Templum Isis (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Ink and wash drawing of Roman ruins of the Forum of Nerva above and another ruin view below, with sphinx figures and a medall

Ruins of the Forum of Nerva (above) and Another View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Pen and grey wash drawing of the Arch of Septimius Severus with frontal and side elevations, reliefs and ancient coins.

Arch of Septimius Severus, Frontal Elevation (above) and Side View (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of a crowd plundering a brick townhouse, smashing windows and tearing down its façade, 1787.

Plundering van het huis van Lucas van Steveninck, 1787

Jan Arends, 1787

Watercolor of Dutch sailing boats on calm water, with five men on a jetty in the foreground and clouds above.

Zeilschepen, aan de kant staan vijf mannen

Jan Arends, 1748

Man with a grey horse and dog beside a fence and bare tree, with small figures and a boat in the distance.

Landschap met een waterende man, paard en hond

Jan Augustini, 1759

Red chalk drawing of a standing young man, a seated woman with a glass, a servant with a tray, and a dog in an interior.

Staande jongeman, zittende vrouw en een dienstbode

Jan de Barnsteen, 1700

Watercolour drawing of a milkmaid with cows and a goat in a flat landscape, with a windmill and town skyline behind.

Landschap met boerin en vee

W. Barthautz, 1700

Watercolor of a farmer milking a cow beside other cows, a sheep, a thatched farmhouse, and a distant windmill by water.

Melkende boer

W. Barthautz, 1700

Pen and gray wash drawing of an obelisk before a church facade with towers, with Egyptian statues and cherubs below.

A View of the Obelisk and Saint John in Lateran (above) and a View of an Egyptian Site (?) (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Watercolor design of a room wall with two landscape panels flanking double doors and a classical overdoor relief.

Ontwerp voor kamerwand met twee varianten voor het bovendeurstuk

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Design drawing of a room wall with two landscape panels, river scenes with trees and boats, flanking a central fireplace.

Ontwerp voor kamerwand voor de eetkamer van D. Luden

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1785

Pen and watercolor design with two wall panels: sailing ships on a river on the left, palm trees and a boat on a riverbank on

Ontwerp voor twee behangvlakken: rivier met schepen in de kolonieën

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Pen and watercolour design of two wall panels showing river scenes with sailing ships and rowing boats under a pale sky.

Ontwerp voor twee behangvlakken: rivier met schepen in Nederland

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Grey wash drawing of an arcadian landscape with trees, a stone arched bridge, a classical ruin, and a boat by the shore.

Ontwerp voor behangschildering: Arcadisch landschap

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Wall design drawing with two watercolor landscapes: a canal bridge and farmhouse, and a river scene with a cart and boat.

Ontwerp voor kamerwand met schilderingen van: Duivendrechtse Brug en Krimpen aan de Lek

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Drawing of the Column of Marcus Aurelius seen through a decorated Roman arch, with palazzo buildings and a fountain in the sq

View of the Column of Marcus Aurelius

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Pen and grey wash drawing of two landscape designs with trees, a horse and cart, and figures by water.

Ontwerp voor kamerwand met schilderingen voor P. de Jongh

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Brown wash drawing of a seated man gesturing toward a ship in a stormy sea beneath a dark sky, with a tree at right.

De Revolutie, decoratie op het Koningsplein, 1795

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1795

Brown wash drawing of statues on pedestals, a winged figure above, and ships in a harbor below a cloudy sky.

Koophandel en Zeevaart, decoratie op de Nieuwmarkt, 1795

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1795

Drawing of a grand classical hall with columns, a chariot procession, smoking incense burners, and a statue in a distant nich

The Tomb of Agamemnon

Louis Jean Desprez, ca. 1787

Pencil and white chalk study of a child's head tilted downward, with curly hair, on a grey-toned sheet.

Bust-Length Study of a Child

Pompeo Batoni, 1728-87

Pen and brown ink drawing of a seated nude youth seen from behind, turned left, on drapery, with hatched shading.

Seated Nude Youth, facing left (recto); Bearded Nude Male Figure in a Half-Kneeling Pose, Holding Drapery Behind his…

Francesco Salviati, 1526-27

Pen drawing of three children playing in a tiled room beside an overturned table, with an open umbrella and toys on the floor

Spelende kinderen bij een omgevallen tafel

Gijsbertus Johannes van Overbeek, 1892

Pen drawing of gnomes working in a forest by a tree, with a man watching from a cottage window at right.

Werkende kabouters bij een bos

Gijsbertus Johannes van Overbeek, 1892

Pen drawing of a girl pointing at a row of bent-over dolls against a hatched brick wall.

Meisje straft haar poppen

Gijsbertus Johannes van Overbeek, 1892

Pen drawing of three boys stopping a horse-drawn carriage on a tree-lined road, with two men riding in it.

Drie jongens houden een koets aan

Gijsbertus Johannes van Overbeek, 1892

Pen drawing of a woman in a patterned cloak kneeling by icy water, with a gothic building and bare tree behind her.

Meisje strooit kruimels in een wak

Gijsbertus Johannes van Overbeek, 1892

Pen drawing of children building a sandcastle on a beach, with dunes, a village church, horses and carts behind.

Spelende kinderen aan zee

Gijsbertus Johannes van Overbeek, 1892