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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Watercolor of a dilapidated thatched farmhouse with exposed rafters, a leafy tree, and a grassy foreground under a pale sky.

Boerderij met vervallen voorhuis

Johannes van Reijn, 1800

Watercolor of beached sailing boats, a couple with a dog on the sandy shore, dunes and a house under dramatic clouds.

Kustgezicht met schepen op het strand

Johannes van Reijn, 1800

Watercolor of a tall stone tower on a grassy dune, two figures on a path, cumulus clouds and a flat sea beyond.

Kustgezicht met vuurtoren

Johannes van Reijn, 1800

Watercolor winter landscape with a snowy thatched farmhouse, horses and figures on a frozen river, and moored boats.

Winterlandschap met boerderij en kalkoven aan een rivier

Johannes van Reijn, 1800

Watercolor of a small arched building, tall trees, a dirt road and a boundary stone under a cloudy sky.

Landschap met een gebouw en grenspaal langs een weg

Johannes van Reijn, 1800

Charcoal and watercolor drawing of a standing woman in a dark headscarf and draped cloak, head bowed, by Isidre Nonell.

Prostitute

Isidre Nonell, 1906

Pencil portrait of a soldier in a military cap and uniform collar, with handwritten German caption below, on yellow paper.

"Verwundeter", aus: "Die 150 Blätter"

Karl Wiener, 1941

Pencil sketch of an arched wayside shrine with a cross, a covered cart and figures on a road, near Seville, 1886.

Wayside Temple Near Seville

John Bagnold Burgess, 1886

Sepia drawing of three peasant figures on a road beside tall tree trunks, with rolling hills behind them.

The Departure

Alphonse Legros, 1905

Graphite drawing of three women in headscarves bending to harvest grain in a field, with sheaves and a sickle nearby.

The Reapers

Alphonse Legros, 1907

Drawing of a nude woman bathing in a round pool while two draped figures hold a cloth screen among trees.

Bath of Venus

Edward Burne-Jones, 1890s

Pencil sketch of five elongated standing figures against horizontal hatched lines, with handwritten German text in the lower

Verzweiflung, Nacht in traurigen Gehirnen (Trakl)

Karl Wiener, 1935

Pencil drawing of a draped woman with blossom beside a flowering tree, a ram, and crocuses at her feet.

The Month of March

Edward Burne-Jones, ca. 1866

Pencil sketch of a group of stylized figures against dark horizontal hatched shading, with handwritten German caption.

"Verzweiflung, Nacht in traurigen Gehirnen" (Bleistiftskizze)

Karl Wiener, 1935

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of several armed men holding large shields and spears, standing close together on brown paper

Armed Men

Edward Burne-Jones, 1855-98

Pen drawing of a hunched figure walking across a grassy field under a cross-hatched blue night sky.

Verzweiflung

Karl Wiener, 1922

Muted drawing of a pale nude body being mourned by two hooded draped figures against a swirling dark background.

The Entombment

Edward Burne-Jones, 1879

Expressive crayon drawing of a blonde woman in a red dress with arms raised against a swirling red, yellow and blue backgroun

Verzweiflung

Karl Wiener, 1928

Study for stained glass showing a blue-robed Christ rising above haloed angels, with apostles in brown robes gazing upward.

Ascension of Christ (Acts I, 1-9): study for stained-glass window

Edward Burne-Jones, ca. 1875-84

Pencil sketch of a seated woman holding a nude child on her lap, with loose drapery and background hatching.

Study of a woman and child

Joshua Reynolds, 1745-92

Black and red chalk drawing on blue paper of a boy's head above sketched figures, including a kneeling attendant and putti.

Study of Boy's Head; the Queen of Sheba Before Solomon

Antonio Vassilacchi, 1580-94

Watercolor drawing of a grey baboon chained to a wooden post on a striped ground, with handwritten Dutch notes.

Papio ursinus (Chacma baboon)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Pen and watercolor sheet showing grasshoppers, beetles and small chafers arranged across a pale ground.

Beetles, chafers and grasshoppers (to be identified)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Watercolor drawing of two grasshoppers and a beetle on sandy ground with shrubs, with handwritten Dutch notes above.

Two beetles and a praying mantis (to be identified)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Watercolor drawing of two grasshoppers and beetles on sandy ground with shrubs, bare trees and clouds behind.

Beetles and Grasshopers (to be identified)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Watercolour drawing of a seated baboon eating, with rocks, a tree and hills in a muted landscape.

Papio ursinus (Chacma baboon)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1773

Watercolor drawing of two vervet monkeys eating beside a tree on sandy ground, with a Dutch handwritten caption below.

Chlorocebus pygerythrus (Vervet monkey)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Hand-colored drawing of a black-backed jackal standing on a green mound, with measurements and Dutch text.

Canis mesomelas (Black-backed jackal; male)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Watercolor drawing of a black-backed jackal standing on grass beside a measuring scale, dated 1773.

Canis mesomelas (Black-backed jackal)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1773

Sepia drawing of a crowded Italian town square with a church bell tower, a monument, and townspeople.

The Main Square in Andria (Bari)

Achille Vianelli, 1803-94

Watercolour drawing of a bat-eared fox standing on grass, with Dutch handwritten notes and a scale bar around it.

Otocyon megalotis (Bat-eared fox; female)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Hand-colored drawing of two spotted African wild dogs standing on grass beside a rock and tree stump, with Dutch text below.

Lycaon pictus (African wild dog)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777