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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Engraving of two couples in 16th-century dress walking on grass, one man raising his hand, with inscribed names above.

March and April

Sebald Beham, 1540

Graphite drawing of a lioness seen from the front, head and shoulders, with shaded hatching behind her.

Front View of Seated Lioness

Frederik Willem Zürcher, n.d.

Watercolor design of a neoclassical pavilion with columns, fountains and a rocky cascade for a 1781 fireworks display.

Design for the Fireworks Display in Paris for the Birth of the Dauphin in 1781

Louis Gustave Taraval, 1781

Charcoal sketch of warships in a harbor under a sunburst breaking through clouds, with a small tugboat in the foreground.

Return of the Fleet

Childe Hassam, 1910

Medieval manuscript page with a painted Coronation of the Virgin initial, Latin chant text, and musical staves.

Coronation of the Virgin with Attendant Saints

Follower of Johannes von Valkenburg, second quarter 14th century

Etching of Christ seated by a well speaking with a woman, with ruins and a small crowd in the background.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria Among Ruins

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630

Watercolor drawing of a formal garden with cypresses, a crowned monogram on a tiered pedestal, and decorative rosettes and gl

Coronation of the Czar Alexander I, Moscow, September 1801

Lieutenant-Captain Cheleyev, 1801

Engraving of St. Jerome writing at a table in a study, with a sleeping lion and dog on the floor and a skull on the sill.

St. Jerome in his Study

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Chiaroscuro print of Apollo playing a lyre beside a seated satyr, Marsyas, in an oval frame, in blue and green tones.

Apollo and Marsyas

Antonio Maria Zanetti, 1720

Portrait of a man

Thomas Frye (, 1760

Engraving of a bearded bagpiper in a turban playing bagpipes while leaning against a tree trunk.

The Bagpiper

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Red chalk drawing of a muscular nude man seen from behind, arms raised and extended, legs apart in a dynamic pose.

Standing Nude Man (recto); Three Studies of Soldiers (verso)

Taddeo Zuccari, 1550

Pen and watercolour design for a banner with two coats of arms, a sword, a pink ribbon reading SPQS, and laurel branches.

Ontwerp voor een banier met de wapens van Prins Willem I en Schiedam

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Charcoal drawing of a standing lion seen from behind, its shaggy mane shaded in dark strokes on a tan paper ground.

Standing Lion with Shaggy Mane

Frederik Willem Zürcher, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a mounted rider and procession before a city with towers and a harbor with a sailing ship.

Study for the Armistice between King Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V, fresco in the Palazzo Farnese, Caprarola

Taddeo Zuccari, 16th century

Pen and wash drawing of a reclining nude woman on a blue bed, with an attendant and a winged putto above.

Danaë

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Watercolor design of a heraldic lion surrounded by flags, cannons, armour and a ribbon reading VRYHEYT.

Ontwerp voor een banier met een heraldische leeuw en het wapen van Rotterdam

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Pen and watercolor drawing of an armored warrior with a sword, surrounded by banners, cannons, weapons and smoke.

Ontwerp voor een banier met Mars, wapentuig en het wapen van Rotterdam

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Pen and watercolor drawing of a kneeling man welcomed by a standing bearded man in yellow robes beside a classical column.

De terugkeer van de Verloren Zoon

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated allegorical woman with a palm, a column, and a kneeling figure beside discarded armor.

Allegorie op de Vrede

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Watercolor study of four tulips in red, yellow and striped pink, arranged on aged paper.

Studies of Four Tulips

Elias van Nijmegen, 1700

Watercolor botanical study of pink oleander and yellow broom flowers on cream paper, with a pencil label below.

Oleander en brem

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Botanical study sheet with yellow marigolds, daisy-like blooms, buds and green leaves, annotated in Dutch.

Bloemstudies van afrikaantjes

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Watercolor study of flowers including a pink iris, blue bellflowers, and white blossoms with handwritten plant labels.

Studies van bloemen waaronder een iris

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Watercolor sheet with studies of pink and blue flowers, daisy-like blooms and green leaves on aged paper.

Vier studies van roze en blauwe bloemen

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Standing Beggar

Jan Both, 17th century

Watercolor botanical study of pale daisy-like flowers and orange marigolds with blue-green leaves on aged paper.

Bloemstudie van een rode en een bruine bloem

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Grey wash drawing of an open landscape with a herdsman, cows, grazing sheep, a leaning tree, and a pool under cloudy skies.

Open Landscape with Herdsman, Cows, and Sheep

Thomas Gainsborough, ca. 1785

Watercolor study of a yellow striped tulip with pink flowers and green leaves on paper.

Studie van een gele tulp en een andere plant

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Pen drawing of a wide river lined with palm trees and distant buildings under a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op de Nijl

Johan Teyler, 1679

Watercolor study of a branch with pink star-shaped flowers, buds and green leaves on cream paper.

Bloemstudie

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Pen drawing of a wide Nile river with a sailing felucca, palm trees on the left bank and a distant town on the right.

Weids gezicht op de Nijl

Johan Teyler, 1679