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Drawings & Sketches

79,656 works

Brown wash drawing of the ruined Villers abbey with broken arched walls, a tower, a stone wall and trees behind.

Gezicht op de ruïne van de cisterciënzerabdij van Villers

Auguste de Peellaert, 1803

Pen drawing of two winged women playing trumpets flanking an oval panel with handwritten Dutch text, c. 1884.

Titelhoofd met twee trompet spelende gevleugelde meisjes

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Brown wash drawing of a steam train with smoke crossing a flat landscape, with small figures on a path in the foreground.

Heide, het gehucht Donsbruggen bij Kleef

Johannes Tavenraat, 1839

Red chalk drawing of two small standing figures on a circular base, one helmeted, with a handwritten inscription below.

Etruscan Candelabrum Finial (from Cassiano dal Pozzo's 'Paper Museum')

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 1620-40

Pen drawing of a fisherman pointing toward the sea beside a woman on a quay, with moored boats and a dog nearby.

Visser neemt afscheid van vrouw op een kade

Henricus Engelbertus Reijntjens, 1838

Pencil and white chalk drawing of a reclining goat facing right on grassy ground, dated 1813.

Liggende geit, naar rechts

Jean Bernard, 1813

Watercolor of horses, donkeys, cattle, cats, a dog, a monkey and a parrot gathered under a tree, with a distant landscape.

Dobbelende dieren

Jan Brandes, 1770

Watercolor still life of a lemon, an orange, a folding knife and a pencil on a table before arched windows.

Stilleven met vruchten, mes en potlood

Jan Brandes, 1779

Pencil drawing of a standing goat facing right on grass, with a collar and beard, dated 1809.

Staande geit, naar rechts

Jean Bernard, 1809

Pencil drawing of a woman kneeling beside a horned goat on a path, with hills and grazing sheep behind.

Vrouw die een geit melkt

Jean Bernard, 1775

Reddish-brown chalk drawing of a sleeping cat curled to the left, head resting low, dated 1812.

Liggende kat, naar links

Jean Bernard, 1812

Staand schaap, naar links

Jean Bernard, 1812

Pencil drawing of a sheep lying in grass, facing left, with soft shading on its woolly body.

Liggend schaap, naar links

Jean Bernard, 1816

Watercolor drawing of a split pig carcass hanging from a wooden frame, showing internal organs and ribs.

Geslacht varken

Jean Bernard, 1796

Hand-coloured page with allegorical scenes of trees, dogs, a tulip and a house, framed by Dutch text banners.

Allegorie op de samenleving

Jan Brandes, 1777

Pencil drawing of six small dead birds hanging head-down from a cord, with hatched shading and a dark shadow behind them.

Zes dode vogeltjes aan een touw

Jean Bernard, 1775

Pencil drawing of a split pig carcass hung open on a wooden frame, with rope and cast shadows on the ground.

Geslacht varken

Jean Bernard, 1801

Brown ink drawing of a hunched figure carrying a bundle on a path beside trees, with a glowing sun behind clouds at dusk.

Landscape, Evening

Alphonse Legros

Ink drawing of a house in turbulent flood waters beneath swirling clouds, with the names Johanna Sebus and Karl Wiener below.

Johanna Sebus

Karl Wiener, 1920

Brown wash drawing of flat countryside with gnarled trees, two figures with a rake in the foreground, and a distant village.

View over Flat Country

Alphonse Legros, 1906

Pen and brown wash drawing of an elderly bearded man in a robe, seated and leaning forward, hands resting on a round object.

Beggar with Crutches

Alphonse Legros

Illuminated manuscript initial showing a birth scene above and a haloed man with a book teaching a group below.

Birth and Naming of John the Baptist

Unknown artist, late 13th century

Illuminated initial with gold ground showing a bearded prophet in a red robe praying with clasped hands.

Praying Prophet

Lorenzo Monaco, 1410/1413

Pen and wash sketch of Balinese dancers and musicians, including a female dancer, a flute player and gamelan players, with Du

Balinese muzikanten en dansers

Wouter Schouten, 1660

Pen and wash sketch sheet showing a cook at a stall, eating men, and water carriers in various poses.

Studieblad, onder andere met een kok, etende mannen, een Javaanse Chinees en waterdragers

Wouter Schouten, 1660

Brown wash drawing of a plantation waterway with a sluice gate, two large trees, workers at the water and distant buildings.

Gezicht op een plantage met links een sluis

Hendrik Huygens, 1849

Sepia wash landscape of a large tree, wooden houses along a fence, cattle grazing, and walking figures beside a river.

Huizen bij een rivier

Hendrik Huygens, 1849

Grey wash drawing of a river with a white house on a bank, hills behind, and figures with an umbrella in the foreground.

Gezicht op een rivier met enkele huizen, mogelijk Berg en Dal

Hendrik Huygens, 1849

Grey wash drawing of a river with a rowing boat, gabled houses and palm trees on the right bank.

Gezicht op een aantal huizen aan een rivier, mogelijk de Jodensavanne

Hendrik Huygens, 1849

Grey wash drawing of a river with ships, a steamboat, large trees on the bank, and buildings in the distance.

Fort Zeelandia gezien bij het opvaren van de rivier Suriname

Hendrik Huygens, 1849

Sepia drawing of a thatched hut camp under palm trees, with figures by a fire, a dog, and children in a clearing.

Kamp van de Arowakken of Caraïben

Hendrik Huygens, 1849

Pen and wash drawing of a thatched hut, coconut palm, two figures and a dog in a tropical landscape.

Hut met twee personen en een hond

Hendrik Huygens, 1849