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Drawings & Sketches

79,656 works

Watercolor sketch of a two-horse carriage carrying two women with a parasol and two men in top hats.

Women in a Carriage

Constantin Guys, 19th century

Watercolor plate by Joris Hoefnagel showing two pigeons on a branch with red apples, a striped gourd and small birds, with La

Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate LXVII

Joris Hoefnagel, 1575

Loose grey and brown wash drawing of men in top hats and women in long dresses strolling under trees in a park.

Walking in the Park

Constantin Guys, 19th century

Watercolor plate of numbered swallows and a grey pigeon on a bare tree and wooden perches, with Latin inscriptions.

Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate LXVIII

Joris Hoefnagel, 1575

Handwritten diary page in cursive ink with a red-underlined date, beside a partly visible facing page on dark background.

Rejsedagbog

Johan Thomas Lundbye, 1845

Four hawks and falcons perched among wheat and grasses in an oval frame, with red Latin verse above.

Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate VI

Joris Hoefnagel, 1575

Grey wash drawing of a woman in a full dark dress with ruffled sleeves, arms akimbo, beside a pale wall corner.

Woman with Arms Akimbo

Constantin Guys, 19th century

Watercolor of a woman in a tiered red and blue gown with a large yellow bow at her waist, against a grey background.

Woman in a Tiered Gown with a Large Bow

Constantin Guys, 19th century

Hoefnagel plate of nine numbered birds on branches and stumps, including a black crested bird and a woodpecker on a brick wal

Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate LXIX

Joris Hoefnagel, 1575

Loose watercolor of two women in long dark dresses walking beneath trees, one with a blue collar.

Two Ladies Taking a Walk

Constantin Guys, 19th century

Sketch of a mounted officer in a plumed hat raising his arm on a chestnut horse, with soldiers and smoke behind.

General Jean-Baptiste Kléber (Sketch for "The Battle of the Pyramids")

Antoine-Jean Gros, c. 1835

Pen and ink sketch with watercolor of two women in cloaks and bonnets and a man in a top hat.

Two Women and a Man with a Top Hat and a Monocle

Constantin Guys, 19th century

Pencil study sheet of lobster claws and thorax with handwritten anatomical notes and small sketches of plant and claw details

Studies van het kopborststuk en de scharen van kreeften

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1876

Grey wash drawing of two women in full skirts seated in armchairs in an interior room.

Two Seated Women

Constantin Guys, 19th century

Pencil sketch sheet with several studies of lobsters in different poses, claws and tails drawn in quick lines.

Studies van kreeften

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1876

Four numbered hawks perched on a wooden rail beside a yellow flowering plant, painted in watercolor within an oval gold borde

Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate VII

Joris Hoefnagel, 1575

Watercolor drawing of a seated king holding a scepter and orb on a gilded throne, wearing a jeweled crown and robe.

Koning op een troon

Joannes Carolus Alberdingk Thijm, 1857

Pencil portrait of a man with curly hair and dark coat, seated in a wooden chair, shaded background.

Portret van Joseph Alberdingk Thijm

Joseph Kayser, 1847

Kinderportret, mogelijk van Frank Alberingk Thijm

Joannes Carolus Alberdingk Thijm, 1859

Kinderportret

Joannes Carolus Alberdingk Thijm, 1859

Pen and ink sketch of a standing man in a long draped cloak and hood, with a handwritten Dutch caption below.

Man in habijt

Louis Royer, 1803

Hoefnagel plate showing a vulture, a hawk and a buzzard on branches inside a gold oval, with Latin inscriptions.

Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate VIII

Joris Hoefnagel, 1575

Watercolor sketch of a horse pulling a carriage with a reclining woman and a standing man in a top hat.

Winter Drive

Constantin Guys, 19th century

Pencil sketch of a seated woman with hair in a bun, hands at her chest, and loose draped fabric around her legs.

Zittende vrouw

Louis Royer, 1824

Handwritten Italian letter in brown ink on cream paper, addressed to Signora Tabbi, with a monogram signature.

Brief aan mevrouw Tabbi

Louis Royer, 1824

Pencil drawing of a haloed female saint with head covering, head bowed, one hand resting on her chest.

Vrouwelijke heilige

Louis Royer, 1829

Pencil sketch of a tiered funerary monument with statues and lions, beside a study of a standing draped figure.

Ontwerp voor een grafmonument en een vrijstaand beeld

Louis Royer, 1831

Pencil sketch of a standing man and two seated women with a bowl, shown as two compositional studies on one sheet.

Compositiestudie voor schilderij

Louis Royer, 1831

Charcoal study of a lobster with hatched shading and handwritten Dutch annotations on tone and colour.

Studie van een kreeft

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1876

Watercolor and ink drawing of fashionably dressed men and women in blue gowns and dark coats in an interior, dated 1852.

Leaving the Theater

Constantin Guys, 19th century

Watercolor plate of numbered fish swimming in an oval of blue water, including a spotted red-finned fish and a dark spiny fis

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XXIV

Joris Hoefnagel, 1575

Colored crayon drawing of a farmer with a shovel and basket beside a pink cow, on pale paper.

Boer met een schop, mand en een koe

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1904