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Drawings & Sketches

79,656 works

Brown ink sketch of a bearded man's head turned three-quarters, with wavy hair and loose shoulder lines.

Head of Christ

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a woman with curly hair and a white ruff collar, shown in bust-length portrait.

Portrait of a Lady

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1623

Pen drawing of a stooped Roman figure labelled C. Cassius facing a horse with clawed feet and a striped saddle cloth.

Het paard van Julius Caesar

Johan Huizinga, 1893

Pen drawing of a title page with lettering over clouds, a windmill at left, stepped-gable houses and distant windmills below.

Titelblad voor 'Keur van gedenkwaardige tafereelen uit de vaderlandsche historiën

Johan Huizinga, 1893

Sepia pen drawing of robed men and helmeted soldiers on a cliff above a shore, with trumpeters blowing horns in the foregroun

40 na Chr. / Caligula's zot bedrijf op het strand van den Noorder Oceaan

Johan Huizinga, 1893

Pen drawing of four figures with spears and a horned helmet in a marshy landscape with a bare tree.

400 / De naam Batavieren gaat verloren

Johan Huizinga, 1893

Pen drawing of a medieval ship beside a wooden crane, with a crowned seated king and workers under arches.

1296 / Eduard I verlegt de wolstapel

Johan Huizinga, 1893

Pen drawing of a seated man at a table beside a cat, with a distant town and two standing figures on a hill.

1384 / Willem Beukelszoon van Biervliet vindt het haringkaken uit

Johan Huizinga, 1893

Pen and chalk sketch of a robed woman standing on clouds, hands crossed at her chest, on pale paper.

Virgin of the Immaculate Conception Standing on Clouds

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Pen drawing of a gothic church and figures in period dress beside a blossoming apple tree, with a dog in the foreground.

1444 / In Dodewaard wordt een bloeiende appelboom gezien in maart

Johan Huizinga, 1893

Ink drawing of a crowd of caricatured figures in period costume gathered around a reclining man, with a robed figure holding

1506 / Philips de Schoone neemt een koelen dronk en sterft

Johan Huizinga, 1893

Black chalk drawing of a young woman with braided hair, a veil, and a ruff collar, on grey paper.

Young Woman with Braided Hair and a Veil

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1610

Pencil and ink sketch of the Virgin seated on clouds with angels around her, drawn on pale paper.

Virgin of the Immaculate Conception Seated on Clouds, Supported by Four Angels

Pedro Duque Cornejo, 1700-50

Pencil sketch of an kneeling angel approaching a draped woman who stands with bowed head, a scene of the Annunciation.

The Annunciation (Angel Approaching from Left)

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Black chalk portrait of a bearded cardinal in a tall biretta and clerical collar, drawn on blue-grey paper.

Portrait of a Cardinal (Alessandro Peretti Montalto?)

Ottavio Mario Leoni

Hand-colored parody scene of figures in an elegant interior, a woman in a wedding gown reaching toward men in a shawl struggl

"Kabale und Liebe" von Bäuerle, Vorlage zum Druck für: Gallerie drolliger Scenen zur Theaterzeitung, 2. Jg., Nr. 8

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1828

Pen and brown ink drawing of a country road with a windmill, farm buildings, tall trees and travelers.

By med en väderkvarn vid en fors

Esaias van de Velde

Drawing of an elderly bearded man with tousled hair and a furrowed brow, rendered in brown wash and white highlights.

Head of a Bearded Man

Giovanni Serodine, 1600

Pencil sketch of a coffee house waiter pouring from a pot at a counter with cups, plates, and shelves of crockery.

Kaffeehauskoch Griensteidl

Friedrich Kaskeline, 1897

Brown ink and wash drawing of mounted cavalry fighting, with soldiers firing pistols and fallen men on the ground.

Combat of Cavalry

Jacques Courtois, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of a country road with a cart, grazing cattle, a resting figure, and large trees beside a distant village.

Road leading to a village

Esaias van de Velde, 1616

Grey wash drawing of a cavalry battle with mounted soldiers, rearing horses, fallen men and smoke in the sky.

Cavalry Battle

Jacques Courtois, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Virgin Mary surrounded by saints in a columned hall, with a dove descending in light above.

Saint Mary surrounded by Saints

Hendrick de Clerck, 1590

Pen and grey wash drawing of a cavalry battle with riders, rearing horses, fallen soldiers, and smoke over a field.

Battle Scene: a Cavalry Engagement

Jacques Courtois, 17th century

Pen and ink drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with a seated Virgin, kneeling shepherds, angels and classical arches.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Jean Cousin the Younger, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a crowded mythological battle scene with horsemen, soldiers, kneeling figures and tents.

Cassandra preventing Deiphobe from killing Paris

Jean Cousin the Elder, 16th century

Loose watercolor and ink sketch of four nude figures beside a fish, with blue washes suggesting water.

Four Figures and a Fish

Francis Picabia, 1927-1932

Red chalk drawing of a man's head with curly hair and wide eyes on a grey-toned sheet.

Study of a Man's Head

Pontormo, 1520-25

Watercolor of birch trees beside a fence, with a brown cow lying in a meadow and a lighter cow grazing near woodland.

Boslandschap met koeien, bij Wolfheze

Cato Kool, 1884

Pencil portrait of a man with curled hair, embroidered collar and star badge, drawn on grid paper.

Portret van Willem I

Willem Bartel van der Kooi, 1778

Brown wash drawing of a helmeted horseman in a battle scene with fallen bodies, columns, a domed building and smoke.

Ulysses Entering Troy with the Death of Astyanax

Giuseppe Piattoli, 1785-1800

Pen drawing of the Gothic Middelburg town hall with a tall clock tower, pointed spires and dormered roof, dated 1938.

Stadhuis van Middelburg

Willem Kromhout, 1938