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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Brown ink drawing of a standing dog on a chain beside a dead hare on the ground, sketched in wash.

Hond aan de ketting, voor zich een dode haas

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Colored design drawing for a magazine cover with blue and yellow scroll border, faint lettering, and two stylized female figu

Omslagontwerp voor een geïllustreerde courant

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Brown wash drawing of a haloed Christ seated under a canopy, preaching to kneeling figures in a columned architectural hall.

Christ Preaching

Federico Zuccaro, 16th century

Kop van een jachthond

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Pen and brown ink sketch of a hunting dog moving through grass and low plants beside it.

Jachthond in het veld

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Pen and brown ink drawing of two hunting dogs running across an open field under a sketched sky.

Twee jachthonden in het veld

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Blad met kopstudies en landschapje

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Red chalk drawing of a muscular male nude twisting upward with a raised arm, with a kneeling figure below.

Samson Slaying the Philistine, after Michelangelo (recto); Figure of Fury, after Rosso Fiorentino (verso)

Giovanni Battista Naldini, 1537-91

Ink sketch of a leaping dog, a reclining dog with a collar, and a hare on pale paper.

Honden en haas

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of the dead Christ supported by three figures in a pietà composition.

The Dead Christ Supported by Three Figures

Giovanni Battista Naldini, 1537-91

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling bearded man in draped robes, arms outstretched and face turned upward, on aged paper.

Kneeling Male Figure with Outstretched Arms (recto); Semi-Nude Seated Male Figure seen from Behind (verso)

Giovanni Battista Naldini, 1537-91

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of an old bearded man with a staff and a young woman with a bundle before a classica

The Dismissal of Hagar

Giuseppe Nicola Nasini, 1657-1736

Ground-floor architectural plan of a castle in brown and red ink, with labeled rooms, a chapel, courtyard and scale bar.

"Umbauplan Friedrich Staches für Schloss Hermanmestec", Grundriss 1. Stock mit Raumteilung

Friedrich August von Stache, 1851

Pencil drawing of a kneeling man with clasped hands before a veiled woman, with a mosque and minarets behind.

Man Kneeling Before Veiled Woman with Mosque in Background

Johann August Rossmassler, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of a rocky ravine path leading to a columned classical building carved into a cliff.

Design for a Stage Set (recto); Architectural Design (verso)

Francesco Navone, 1780-1804

Hand-coloured ground-floor plan of a castle with labelled rooms, a central courtyard, and a chapel, on aged paper.

"Umbauplan Friedrich Staches für Schloss Hermanmestec", Grundriss Erdgeschoß mit Raumteilung

Friedrich August von Stache, 1851

Chalk drawing of a man in a dark monastic habit, gesturing with one hand, inside an oval frame with a blank scroll below.

Portrait of a Man in a Monastic Habit

Bartolommeo Nazari, 1699-1758

Grey chalk drawing of a man in a wig and jacket, shown in an oval cartouche with rococo scrollwork.

Portrait of a Man Wearing a Wig

Bartolommeo Nazari, 1699-1758

Red and black chalk sketch of a canal with moored sailboats, rooftops, and a large bare tree on the right bank.

Bords de Canal

Johan Barthold Jongkind

Black and white chalk drawing of a man in a dark cap and buttoned jacket, arms folded, within an oval vignette on grey paper.

Portrait of a Man in a Cap

Bartolommeo Nazari, 1699-1758

Abstract watercolor and crayon drawing with a red central wash, bold black outlines and hatched shapes in green, blue and ora

Umriss

Karl Wiener, 1921

Pen and brown wash drawing of a crowned standing king in a draped cloak, framed by a decorative double border.

Standing Figure of a Warrior King

Cesare Nebbia, 1536-1614

Pen and ink sketch of a banquet with a seated warrior attended by servants carrying goblets and trays.

Banquet Scene: A Seated Warrior Attended by a Number of Servants (recto); Back View of a Standing Man in a Long Cloak…

Cesare Nebbia, 1536-1614

Watercolor of a small bird with chestnut head, yellow throat and long blue tail perched on a branch, with handwritten notes.

Kleine vogel op tak

Jan Brandes, 1785

Pencil drawing of an elderly woman in a white headcloth dozing with her head propped on her hand at a table.

Slapende oude vrouw, met het hoofd in de hand

Jean Bernard, 1775

Pencil and watercolour sketch of a man in a tricorn hat and buttoned coat, arm outstretched, with ship rigging behind him.

VOC-officier op schip

Jan Brandes, 1778

Grey-toned drawing of a man in a lace-trimmed tricorn hat and embroidered uniform, holding a baton and looking at the viewer.

Portret van Friedrich Wilhelm III

Jean Bernard, 1775

Watercolor of a three-masted sailing ship cresting grey waves under a cloudy sky.

Ship at Sea

Albert Ernest Markes, late 19th century

Portret van een onbekende jonge vrouw, en profil naar links

Jean Bernard, 1775

Pencil drawing of children blowing soap bubbles, with bubbles floating above a small table and a kneeling child at left.

Bellenblazende kinderen

Jean Bernard, 1775

Buste van een jongen, naar links

Jean Bernard, 1775

Buste van een jongen, naar links

Jean Bernard, 1812