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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Drawing of three children with a kite, a girl seated in a cart, and a boy in a brown coat under a tree, in an oval vignette.

The Dyson Children

John Downman, 1787

Grey wash drawing of a torch-lit night scene with armoured guards escorting a cloaked figure past a bare tree.

Hertog Arnold van Gelre door zijn zoon Adolf ontvoerd

Johann Wilhelm Kaiser, 1823

Etching of moored sailing ships and their reflections on a calm harbor, with riverfront buildings and a smokestack at right.

Below Chestnut Street Bridge

Joseph Pennell, 1880

Elizabeth Ford, later Lady Colville of Culross

John Downman, 1785

Brown wash drawing of a seated shepherdess under a tree with a dog and sheep, overlooking a wide landscape.

Herderin uitkijkend over een landschap met een kudde schapen

Johann Wilhelm Kaiser, 1823

Grey wash drawing of a seated woman in a headscarf reading an open book on her lap.

Zittende vrouw met een boek in haar handen

Johann Wilhelm Kaiser, 1823

Brown wash drawing of two helmeted horsemen fighting on a battlefield, with rearing horses and soldiers with spears behind.

Duel te paard op een slagveld

Johann Wilhelm Kaiser, 1823

Grey pencil sketch of a boy splashing in a puddle on a street with onlookers and Gothic buildings behind.

Jongen bevuilt de rok van een vrouw door in een plas te stappen

Johann Wilhelm Kaiser, 1837

Pencil sketch of a smiling woman in a bonnet seated on a bank with one bare foot in the water.

Zittende vrouw aan een oever, met één voet in het water

Johann Wilhelm Kaiser, 1823

Oval drawing of a woman in a pale gown holding a dove beside a tree trunk, in soft tan and blue tones.

Isabella Hunter, Cousin of the Artist

John Downman, 1781

Grey wash drawing of an armored rider with light beams from his visor carrying a woman on a galloping horse at night.

Nachtelijke ontvoering door een ruiter met lichtstralen uit zijn vizier

Johann Wilhelm Kaiser, 1823

Drawing of a seated woman in a white dress with her hand on a girl in a bonnet holding a flower basket, under a tree.

Mrs. Morgan and her Child

John Downman, 1785

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed and nude figures before an arched colonnade and a seated figure on a pedestal.

The Plague of Flies (Exodus 8:21)

Federico Zuccaro, 1540-1609

Mrs. Palmer

John Downman, 1785

Thomas Jackson

John Downman, 1780

Graphite portrait of a man in a buttoned coat and cravat, turned to the left, with hair tied back.

Captain Downman, the artist's brother

John Downman, ca. 1776

Mrs. Downman, sister-in-law of the artist

John Downman, 1776

Pencil and watercolour sketch of a green barge moored at a quay, with a diagonal mast and reflections in the water.

Schuit aangemeerd aan de Schiekade

Adolf le Comte, 1860

Pen sketch of a Rotterdam harbor with moored rowboats, a striped awning, barrels, and a distant city skyline under clouds.

Havengezicht te Rotterdam

Adolf le Comte, 1860

Pencil sketch of dockworkers seated on crates and barrels on a quay beside a large ship's hull.

Werklui bij kade te Rotterdam

Adolf le Comte, 1860

Brown ink and wash drawing of a robed priest performing a rite on an infant in a temple interior, surrounded by onlookers.

Circumcision in the Temple

Hans Speckaert, before 1577

Pencil sketch of a Gothic church with a domed tower beside a winding river and trees, signed Veere.

Kerk te Veere

Adolf le Comte, 1860

Pencil and crayon drawing of a river town skyline with a church tower, windmill, and sailboat under dark clouds.

Gezicht op Schoonhoven

Adolf le Comte, 1860

Pencil drawing of a stone sea wall with a tower and wooden groynes along a calm, overcast shoreline.

Wallen te Vlissingen

Adolf le Comte, 1860

Charcoal drawing of a harbor jetty with a lantern tower, masted ships and a cloudy sky over dark water.

Havenhoofd te Vlissingen

Adolf le Comte, 1860

Pencil sketch of a fortified bastion wall with a round tower at right, rooftops at left, and water beyond, labeled Vlissingen

Bolwerk te Vlissingen

Adolf le Comte, 1860

Pencil sketch of a wide river with trees on the left, a town skyline with a church tower, and sailing boats.

Gezicht over het water op Woudrichem

Adolf le Comte, 1860

Pencil sketch of a sailing boat with a large sail on a river, with smaller boats and a low shoreline in the distance.

Zeilschepen op de Zaan bij Zaandam

Adolf le Comte, 1860

Pencil and colored pencil sketch of a tall church tower with arched windows at Woudrichem, with a tree and sloping ground in

Kerktoren te Woudrichem

Adolf le Comte, 1860

Engraved semicircular fan leaf design with two cherubs, a flower urn, acanthus scrolls, fruit garlands and butterflies.

Fan leaves, Fifth and sixth plates of the set, "Divers Desseins de grands Eventails, Encrans, et autres Ornamens, inv…

Alexis Loir, 1670

Pencil drawing of sailing boats on calm sea beside a wooden pier and lighthouse at Ostend.

Zeilschepen bij de steiger van Oostende

Adolf le Comte, 1860

Pencil sketch of sailing boats with dark sails and tall masts moored in a harbour, with buildings along the quay.

Zeilschepen in de haven van Oostende

Adolf le Comte, 1860