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Drawings & Sketches

79,656 works

Architectural section drawing of arcaded halls, columns, a balustrade and a grand staircase, with red wash highlights.

Längendurchschnitt durch den Börsehof und die große Stiege

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1856

Colour architectural section drawing of a courtyard building with arcades, glazed roof, staircase and cellars, titled Längens

Längenschnitt durch den Börsehof

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1856

Pencil drawing of a man in a stretched pose, one hand to his head and one arm extended, titled Langeweile.

Langeweile

Karl Wiener, 1921

Symmetrical ink and wash architectural elevation of a palace facade with columns, arched central doorway and circular medalli

Study for the West Façade of the Palace of Charles V, The Alhambra, Granada

Juan de Orea, ca. 1580

Pen and grey wash drawing of Christ in an oval frame with a halo, cross, kneeling figures and putti in rococo scrollwork.

Christ in Glory

Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner, early to mid-18th century

Abstract drawing of interlocking colorful angular shapes in crayon and ink, with a small stylized Lärm lettering block below.

Lärm

Karl Wiener, 1921

Pencil drawing of villagers dancing and gathering outdoors under a large tree, with a horseback rider and dogs at left.

Peasants' Dance Outdoors

Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Richard, 1745-70

Pencil sketch of a thin man in a striped shirt and jacket standing among a group of heavier figures, with handwritten text be

"Laßt wohlbeleibte Männer um mich sein" (Bleistiftskizze)

Karl Wiener, 1935

Pen and grey wash drawing of an oval allegory with cherubs, a cross, two dogs with torch and trumpet, and a hydra.

Allegory of Heaven and Hell

Claudio Coello, 1642-93

Pencil and chalk study of a draped female figure resting on a globe, with a separate head study looking upward at left.

Study for the Muse Urania

Michel Dorigny, mid-17th century

Watercolor of passengers boarding a crowded lorry on a city street, with a uniformed officer and pedestrians nearby.

Lastautos als Straßenbahnersatz! / ('Nehmen S' mi a mit')

Karl Hornstein, 1945

Brown wash drawing of Neptune with a trident and Amphitrite among clouds and sea figures.

Allegory of Fishery: Neptune and Amphitrite

Gabriel François Doyen, 1768

Ink calligraphy exemplar with ornate flourished script and rows of French abbreviations on pale paper.

Ontwerp van een schrijfvoorbeeld: A mons. C. Offermans (...)

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Calligraphic writing exemplar with Spanish text and looping flourishes framing the lines, with a large decorative initial at

Ontwerp van een schrijfvoorbeeld: Al muy virtuoso (...)

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Pen drawing of a calligraphic writing model with French text framed by looping flourishes and an alphabet line.

Ontwerp van een schrijfvoorbeeld: Quiconque aura remarqué (...)

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Pencil sketch of a landscape with shrubs on an open field under a streaked sky, on cream paper with a grey scale.

Landschap

Willem Witsen, 1870

Folded sheet with handwritten Dutch letter on left and pencil architectural sketch with hatched shading on right.

Gezicht op de Grote of Johannes de Doperkerk te Wijk bij Duurstede

Willem Witsen, 1906

Pen drawing of a calligraphy writing exemplar with large flourished initial, Spanish text lines, and alphabet.

Ontwerp van een schrijfvoorbeeld: Al muy honrado

Jan van de Velde, 1609

Pen drawing of a calligraphic writing sample with ornate flourishes, a looping bird, and addressed French text.

Ontwerp van een schrijfvoorbeeld: A monsieur Jacques Keyser van Bollandt

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Engraved plate showing a penknife, labeled quill nib cutting profiles, and a central emblem, with Dutch inscriptions.

Snijden van een rietpen

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Two panels of pen-drawn calligraphic alphabet models, uppercase above and lowercase below, on a pale paper sheet.

Twee ontwerpen van schrijfvoorbeelden: de Romeinse vierkante en ronde letter

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Two panels of flourished calligraphic writing samples and alphabets engraved on a pale sheet, 1605.

Twee ontwerpen van schrijfvoorbeelden: de Italiaanse letter

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Two panels of ink calligraphy showing alphabet samples in flourished lowercase and capital letterforms on a pale sheet.

Twee ontwerpen van schrijfvoorbeelden: de Spaanse letter

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Two panels of pen-drawn blackletter alphabets with decorative flourishes on a pale sheet.

Twee ontwerpen van schrijfvoorbeelden: textura en fraktur

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Pen drawing of two panels of calligraphic alphabets in different hands, with lowercase and decorative uppercase letters on pa

Twee ontwerpen van schrijfvoorbeelden: de bastaert en de Nederlandse staande letter

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Two panels of pen-drawn calligraphic writing models: flourished text lines above and a decorative lowercase alphabet below.

Twee ontwerpen van schrijfvoorbeelden: de bastarde en de Nederlandse lopende letter

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Pencil drawing of a river city with a church spire, windmill, arched bridges, sailing boats and figures in boats.

Gezicht op de Hogesluis

Johan Conrad Greive, 1847

Watercolor of a Dutch waterway with windmills, a brick pavilion, bare trees and a wooden footbridge over still water.

Gezicht op de jachthaven bij de Amstel

François Joseph Pfeiffer, 1788

Watercolor harbor scene with sailboats moored by boathouses, a jetty and a town with a church tower under a pale sky.

Gezicht op de jachthaven bij de Hogesluis

Johan Conrad Greive, 1875

Pencil drawing of a park with a statue, lamppost, footbridge over a canal, and tall trees by Bartholomeus Johannes van Hove.

Gezicht op het Wertheimpark

Bartholomeus van Hove, 1868

Watercolor of a Dutch waterway with sailing boats, flags, a windmill, rowers and a skater near a bridge.

Gezicht op de Amstel

Jacobus Wilhelmus Adrianus Hilverdink, 1837

Pen and grey wash drawing of a tree-lined canal street with gabled houses, a walking couple and a dog, by Gerrit Lamberts, 18

Gezicht op de Binnen-Amstel bij het woon- en pakhuis van de Binnen Rasphuismolen en de voormalige Diaconiebrouwerij

Gerrit Lamberts, 1817