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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Charcoal and white chalk study of a loose robe with wide sleeves, plus two fabric detail sketches on grey paper.

Gewaadstudie en twee details

Jacob Taanman, 1846

Pen and brown ink drawing of a wooded waterside with a rowboat, reeds, and a small figure beneath tall trees.

Man aan een waterkant in Overveen

Hugo Swaen, 1835

Watercolor of a wooden windmill beside a canal, with a fisherman in a rowing boat and sheds with red-tiled roofs.

Houtzaagmolen 't Aalsmeerderwapen aan de Mennonietensloot

D.E. Simon Thomas, 1807

Red chalk drawing of a wooded landscape with a path, a river, a stone bridge with a round tower, and hills.

Landschap met rivier en brug met ronde toren

Frans Boudewijns, 1739

Pen and brown wash drawing of an ornamental overdoor design with putti, a central mask, scrolls and a lion-mask vase.

Design for an Overdoor Decoration (recto); Rinceaux (verso)

Gregorio de' Ferrari, ca. 1670-90

Red chalk drawing of a landscape with a river, a monumental stone urn on a pedestal, trees and distant buildings.

Landschap met monumentale vaas en enkele gebouwen

Frans Boudewijns, 1700

Red chalk landscape drawing with a large tree on the left, a winding road on the right, and distant hills and village.

Landschap met rechts een landweg

Frans Boudewijns, 1740

Red chalk drawing of a lakeside village, hilltop castle, mountains and framing trees, with a figure on a rocky path.

Landschap met een dorp aan het water

Frans Boudewijns, 1736

Red chalk drawing of an idyllic landscape with trees, a calm river, a classical ruin on a hill, and distant mountains.

Arcadisch landschap met ruïne

Frans Boudewijns, 1738

Drawing of a landscape with a leaning tree, a walking man with a dog, and distant buildings on blue-grey paper.

Landschap met wandelaar met hond

Frans Boudewijns, 1748

Graphite sketch of the Virgin ascending on clouds, surrounded by angels and putti in an oval composition.

The Assumption of the Virgin (recto); Architectural Notations (verso)

Lorenzo de' Ferrari, 1680-1744

Pen and wash drawing of peasants loading hay onto a horse-drawn cart in an open field with haystacks.

Peasants Loading Hay

Hendrick Avercamp, 17th century

Watercolor of a seated cavalier in a plumed hat raising a wine glass, with a bottle, sword and red cloak beside him.

A happy New Year

Edward Hull, 1842

Watercolour of a horse-drawn provision wagon and a mounted soldier drinking, with a marching column in the distance.

Proviantwagen auf dem Weg nach Offenburg

Brown wash drawing of the Annunciation: an angel with lilies speaks to a seated Virgin at a lectern beneath a dove and cherub

The Annunciation

Pietro Melchiorre Ferrari, 1735-87

Grey wash drawing of harnessed horses standing in a stable with workers and straps hanging on a brick wall.

Harnessed horses

Ink and wash study of armored warriors, a dancing satyr and winged figures among clouds, for ceiling decoration.

Study for ceiling decoration with Mars, Minerva, and a dancing satyr, for the Villa Puccini di Scornio, Pistoia, Italy

Giovanni Domenico Ferretti, 1724-25

Pencil drawing of lakeside houses on a steep wooded hillside, with a rowing boat on calm water in the foreground.

Steep bank with houses

Ellen Gertrude Elliott, 1818

Pen and wash drawing of the Virgin ascending on clouds in radiant light, with cherubs, saints and a dragon below.

The Ascension of the Virgin

Gregorio de' Ferrari, 1667-1726

Gray wash drawing of a mountain under clouds with sunbeams, trees and a wooden fence in the foreground.

Landscape with Mountains in the Distance

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Drawing of a woman's head turned upward, with dark curled hair, a sketched floral wreath, and white highlights on tan paper.

Female head

Brown wash drawing of the Circumcision with a priest, the Virgin, attendants and cherubs around an altar.

The Circumcision, Study for an Engraving

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Graphite sketch on squared paper of the Virgin in clouds above four saints in an oval composition.

The Virgin Immaculate Appearing to Four Saints

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Chalk head study of a bearded man turned to the upper left, with white highlights on blue-grey paper.

Head of a Bearded Man Looking to Upper Left

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Medieval illuminated initial showing the Virgin's death, with haloed apostles reading around her bed and Christ above in blue

Death of the Virgin

Attributed to Joshua Master, c. 1410

Moonlit river scene with a columned rotunda on the bank, rowing boats on the water, and a village under clouds.

Flusspartie mit Monopteros im Mondschein

Pen drawing of a city with domed churches, a hilltop fortress, and travelers on a curving road in the foreground.

Gezicht op Napels en Vomero

Gérard ter Borch, 1610

Pen drawing of billowing steam clouds over rocky hills, with small figures standing on the left and right.

Gezicht op de Solfatara bij Pozzuoli, buiten Napels

Gérard ter Borch, 1611

Illuminated initial showing three haloed women at a tomb with an angel and sleeping soldiers, beside red-ruled musical staves

The Three Holy Women at the Tomb

First Master of the Cortona Antiphonaries, 1250/1275

Black chalk sketch of a bearded man's head turned to the upper right, drawn on blue-grey paper.

Head of a Bearded Man Looking to Upper Right

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Drawing of the Last Supper with apostles around a table under an arch, framed by ornamental architectural borders.

The Last Supper

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Pen and wash drawing of an altar with two kneeling winged angels supporting a crucifix, flanked by two small putti.

Design for an Altar with Kneeling Angels Supporting a Crucifix

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89