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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pen and watercolour drawing of a hunter spearing a wild boar as dogs attack in a forest.

Man die een wild zwijn doodt in een woud

Alexander Ver Huell, 1854

Pen and watercolor drawing of a seated man smoking a pipe and reading by a river, with a fishing rod and wooden clogs.

Man die vist, breit, rookt en leest aan een waterkant

Alexander Ver Huell, 1854

Watercolor and ink drawing of an old veteran on crutches, wearing a plumed hat, red vest and satchel, seen from behind.

Veteraan

Alexander Ver Huell, 1854

Charcoal drawing of a seated bearded man in a robe reading an open book, with a sketched head beside him.

Seated Male Figure with the Head of an Onlooker (recto); Standing Male Figure in a Monk's Habit (verso)

Bernardino Poccetti, 1548-1612

Pen and watercolor drawing of the Virgin Mary ascending on clouds among angels, with apostles gazing up from below.

Assumption of the Virgin

Johann Georg Bergmüller, 1714

Interior of a rustic cottage with an old man eating beside a brick fireplace, bundled sticks and baskets nearby.

The Woodcutter's Breakfast (The Faggot Gatherer's Meal)

William Henry Hunt, ca. 1832-34 (?)

Pen and watercolor drawing of a farmyard with a tree, cow, ducks, figures, and a stone archway beside a gabled house.

Unter einer Schleuse am Zoo

Drawing of a seated woman nursing a baby while a man in an animal skin leans on a staff beside a rock, with a landscape behin

The Family of Cain

Peter Oliver, ca. 1638-47

Pen drawing of seated goddess Cybele flanked by three attendants with garlands, wheat sheaves and an altar in a lunette.

Cybele and Three Attendants

Antoine Léonard Du Pasquier, 1801 or 1802

Red chalk drawing of figures around a table in a kitchen interior, with a woman leaning over and a seated man beside her.

Paté d'Anguille

Nicolas Lancret, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a woman and child on stairs beside a birdcage, a dog, and a hooded figure under a porch.

Woman and Child on Stairs

Pierre Lélu, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a seated woman resting her head on her hand, with a draped figure and arched frame beside her.

The awakening of art

Philipp Veit, 1832

Chalk drawing of a barefoot man in draped clothing pulling back a curtain with one arm, on gray paper.

Man Pulling a Curtain Aside

Étienne Parrocel, 18th century

Brown wash drawing of an ornamental frieze with scrolling foliage, grotesque figures, and an empty oval cartouche.

Ornamental Frieze

Lelio Orsi, 1511-87

The Head of a Woman in Profile Facing Left

Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, 1490-1500

Pencil sketch of a nude figure being bound by armored soldiers in helmets, on a toned, patched sheet.

Der Heilige Sebastian wird gefesselt

Black and white chalk portrait of a man with curly hair and a wide collar, drawn on blue-grey paper.

Portrait of Giovanni Battista Rossa

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1610-30

Pen drawing of an elderly woman in a bonnet with four children in bonnets and long dresses standing around her.

Groep kinderen met een oude vrouw

Christina Chalon, 1758

Pen drawing of four head studies: an old man smoking a pipe, an elderly woman in a bonnet, a child, and a bonnet.

Koppenstudie

Christina Chalon, 1758

Watercolor of a farmhouse interior with a family at a round table, a baby in a wicker cradle, and kitchen utensils on shelves

Interieur met boerenfamilie rond tafel

Christina Chalon, 1758

Watercolour drawing of a three-masted West Indiaman under full sail on a calm sea, from an album page.

West-Indiëvaarder onder zeil

Jan Brandes, 1779

Grey wash drawing of a ship's hull and ornate stern in a bound sketchbook, the rest of the page left blank.

Romp van een schip

Jan Brandes, 1779

Chalk drawing of a man with a mustache and fur-trimmed collar, shown in three-quarter bust view on grey paper.

Portrait of Piermarino Bernabò

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1618

Watercolor of sailing ships on choppy grey water under a cloudy sky, shown across two album pages.

Schepen in het Kanaal

Jan Brandes, 1779

Watercolor of a seated man in a blue coat talking with a woman holding a baby and a girl with a jug in a courtyard.

Boerenpraatje

Christina Chalon, 1758

Sketchbook page with watercolor coastal cliffs, pencil studies of ships, and handwritten Dutch notes on sea soundings.

De rotsen van Dover, de spiegel van de 'Holland' en schuinliggende schepen

Jan Brandes, 1778

Hand-coloured drawing of a courtyard with women, children, a man with a baby, chickens, a dog and a cat in windows.

Groep mensen voor de deur van een woning

Christina Chalon, 1758

Pencil study of a standing male nude seen from behind, with sketches of a sleeve and drapery folds on tan paper.

Akt-, Gewand- und Haltungsstudie

Pen and wash drawing of putti harvesting grain among tall grasses, one leaning on a long pole, with two more peeking from the

Zomer

Jacob de Wit, 1744

Drawing of a woman holding a baby beside two men, one leaning on a walking stick, in grey and brown wash.

Vrouw met kind bij twee mannen

Christina Chalon, 1758

Grey wash drawing of a woman ironing at a round table with children gathered around, laundry baskets and plates in the room.

De strijkster

Christina Chalon, 1758

Seated Sibyl and Attendant Genius (recto); Study of the Head of a Horse in Profile (verso)

Pirro Ligorio, ca. 1540