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Drawings & Sketches

79,656 works

Pen and grey wash drawing comparing a reconstructed Pantheon in Rome with its appearance around 1700.

A Reconstuction of the Pantheon (above) and a View of its Appearance Around 1700 (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of a domed temple reconstruction above, ruins with a tower below, a lion statue and coins at left.

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

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Ink and wash drawing of Trajan's Column in a Roman square above, with pedestal and capital details and medallions below.

A View of the Column of Trajan (above) with Details (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Watercolor of a large green betel leaf with pale veins on an album page with handwritten notes.

Sirih of betelblad

Jan Brandes, 1786

Grey wash drawing of a fish facing left, its flank marked with several diagonal cuts, on cream paper.

Vis, liggend naar links, met inkepingen

Jean Bernard, 1775

Pencil drawing of three fish crossed over one another on a pale sheet, with detailed scales and fins.

Drie kruiselings gerangschikte visjes

Jean Bernard, 1775

Grey wash drawing of a classical column with three tiers of ship prows, a warrior statue on top, and an inscribed pedestal.

A Reconstruction of the Base of the Column Rostrata

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Watercolour of a bird of paradise on a branch with long trailing tail plumes and handwritten Dutch notes on the page.

Bird of Paradise

Jan Brandes, 1785

Graphite and chalk drawing on blue paper of a cooked salmon cross-section with flaked flesh and bones.

Moot gekookte zalm

Jean Bernard, 1807

Two rice finches perched on a branch, one black-headed with reddish wings, one brown, drawn on an album page with handwritten

Rijstvogeltjes

Jan Brandes, 1786

Watercolor sketch of a blue jellyfish beside a grey speckled form and a small worm-like creature, with Dutch handwritten note

Zeekwallen

Jan Brandes, 1788

Watercolor of a pink reticulated custard apple with a grey stalk, shown on an album page with handwritten captions.

Boanonna of wilde serikaja

Jan Brandes, 1785

Red and gray chalk drawing of a fish in side view on cream paper, with open mouth and spread fins.

Vis

Jean Bernard, 1816

Watercolor botanical study of a rice stalk and grasses with ants and Dutch handwritten notes on a manuscript page.

Mieren en rijst

Jan Brandes, 1779

Pencil drawing in side view of a slender fish with a long pointed snout and forked tail on a pale sheet.

Vis

Jean Bernard, 1819

Brown ink and wash drawing of an obelisk in a Roman piazza before an arched gate, with putti and a papal coat of arms below.

A Reconstruction of a View of the Obelisk at the Entrance of the Via Flaminia

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Pencil drawing of a single sprat fish lying horizontally, framed by a thin ruled border with handwritten inscriptions.

Sprot bij kaarslicht

Jean Bernard, 1803

Ink and wash drawing of two obelisks, one in the Vatican and one on the Esquiline, with a papal medallion and classical ornam

A View of Two Obelisks, One in the Vatican and the Other on the Esqualine Hill

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey and brown wash drawing of a triumphal arch with columns, reliefs, cherubs pulling back curtains, and coins below.

View of the Arch of Constantine

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Ink and wash drawing of a reconstructed Roman triumphal arch with a cherub, cameo, coins, and a ruined townscape below.

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

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey and brown wash drawing of a Roman triumphal arch with a chariot group and riders atop, flanked by medallions.

A Reconstruction of the Arch of Septimius Severus

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Brown wash frontispiece drawing with a blank cartouche, a winged figure writing at right, and classical coin and relief fragm

Frontispiece for "Thesaurus Antiquitatum Romanarum"

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of Roman ruins and houses on a hillside, with horsemen on a road and a cherub on a pedestal at left.

View of the Ruins of the Palatine Hill

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Design drawing for a jeweled book cover with a Madonna and Child, allegorical figures, an eagle and a monogram.

Ontwerp voor een met edelstenen bezette boekband

Frédéric-Jules Rudolphi, 1845

Watercolor design drawing of an ornate Gothic chalice with religious figures in medallions and inscription bands.

Ontwerp voor een miskelk

Frédéric-Jules Rudolphi, 1845

Ink and wash drawing of a reconstructed classical palace with arcades, an eagle, and an Augustus medallion in the foreground.

A Reconstructed View of the Palace on the Palantine Hill

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Engraved architectural cross-section of a long multi-story building with dormer windows and cut-away side wings, 1756.

Profil par C. D

Alexander Glässer, 1756

Ink and wash drawing of a walled Roman camp with a central classical temple, flanked by standards and coin reliefs.

A Reconstruction of a Castle on the Viminal Hill at the Esqualine Gate

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Drawing of a kneeling winged angel with a blue halo, green robe and gold circular background on brown paper.

Ontwerp voor een medaillon

Frédéric-Jules Rudolphi, 1845

Colored architectural elevation of a classicist townhouse with pink upper facade, grey ground floor, urns and balconies.

Ontwerp voor een woonhuis met classicistische gevel

C. Taselaar, 1775

Watercolor elevation of a small domed tea pavilion with red drapery, lace-curtained windows and an ornate finial.

Ontwerp voor een theekoepel

J. M. Leijdenroth, 1820

Pen and wash design for a holy water font showing a crowned saint in prayer under a gothic arch with cherub heads.

Ontwerp voor een wijwatervat (?)

Frédéric-Jules Rudolphi, 1845