18th Century Sketches and Etchings

Drawings and etchings featuring whimsical scenes and figures, combining elements of comedy and drama in a loose, expressive style.

Dido's death, draughtsman: Pietro Testa, 1622 - 1650, paper, pen, h 237 mm × w 302 mm

Comforts of Bath, Plate 1 January 6, 1798 Thomas Rowlandson. Comforts of Bath, Plate 1. Comforts of Bath. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). January 6, 1798. Etching. Prints

Dido's death, draughtsman: Pietro Testa, 1622 - 1650, paper, pen, h 237 mm × w 302 mm

Recto: The ConcertVerso: Seated Male Nude early 17th century Attributed to Johann Liss German. Recto: The ConcertVerso: Seated Male Nude 334913

Christ Disputing with the Doctors: A Sketch. Rembrandt van Rijn; Dutch, 1606-1669. Date: 1652. Dimensions: 121 x 215 mm (image/plate); 130 x 220 mm (sheet). Etching and drypoint on cream laid paper. Origin: Holland. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON VAN RIJN.

An anonymous work from 1750-1800 shows a monk kneeling in a bay under a gallows, praised by angels, with a saint lying nearby. The sketch includes three figures, drawn in feather with gray wash.

Adoration of the Kings, Salomon de Bray (attributed to), 1607 - 1664 drawing paper. ink. pencil pen / brush

Rembrandt van Rijn, Christ Seated Disputing with the Doctors, 1654 Christ Seated Disputing with the Doctors

Wonderful food. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1575 - 1624. Place: Nederlanden. Measurements: h 153 mm × w 201 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Tobit Burying the Dead, 1640s. Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Italian, 1609-1664). Oil and dark red pigment with oil and brown pigment; framing lines in gold paint over oil and dark red pigment; sheet: 27.7 x 41.4 cm (10 7/8 x 16 5/16 in.).

Rijn, Rembrandt van, Jesus and the Scribes, Christ Disputing with the Doctors, verso lower left - stamped, print, prints, Rembrandt.f.1654, center above, height 95 mm, width 143 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, print maker, printmaker, 1654 - 1654, third quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, Work conception, after own design by

Literary Illustration Man with Sword Confronting Group of Figures Before Building 1719-1773 France. Graphite, over red chalk, on buff laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper . Hubert François Gravelot

Christ Brought Before Pontius Pilate. Artist: Anonymous, Spanish, School of Seville, 17th century. Dimensions: 5-7/8 x 9-3/16 in. (14.9 x 23.3 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Collection of the Manna, anonymous, 1600 - 1625, draughtsman: anonymous, 1600 - 1625, paper, pen, brush, h 209 mm × w 360 mm

Hubert François Gravelot, Mayenne qui de loin voit leur folle Entreprise Mayenne qui de loin voit leur folle Entreprise...

Abigaïl asks David for forgiveness, Anonymous, After Rafaël, 1543 print Abigaïl kneels down for David and asks him for forgiveness for her husband Naal's behavior, who refused David food. Behind David are his fellow fighters. Behind abigaïl hair servants and servants with food. Italian text in four columns in STUDMARGE. print maker: Italyafter design by: Italypublisher: Rome paper engraving / etching meeting of David and Abigail, who kneels before him. city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions

Graphite and chalk drawing by Vinzenz Fischer depicting the martyrdom of St. Barbara with figures and narrative composition, created in 1781.

Merchants and Oosterlingen in a port, Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem (Possible), 1630 - 1683 drawing paper. chalk brush harbour

Interior of an Kunstkabinet, Daniël Herreyns (I), 1600 - 1649 print A painter behind his donkey and a man at a table in an interior with many paintings and art objects. Antwerp paper etching 'painted gallery' (+ artist at work)

Metal pen and feather drawing showing a fight on a bridge, including figures with shields and flags displaying the Florentine Giglio emblem, emphasizing action, posture, and composition.

Auction of the Cupids. Johann Heinrich Ramberg; German, 1763-1840. Date: 1799. Dimensions: 288 x 387 mm (image); 315 x 410 mm (plate); 340 x 422 mm (sheet). Etching on ivory wove paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Interior with Dancer. Dimensions: sheet: 11.2 x 21.3 cm (4 7/16 x 8 3/8 in.). Medium: graphite, squared for transfer, on buff wove paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: EDMOND HEDOUIN.

Kneeling woman with two dogs in front of a group of standing men, draughtsman: anonymous, Netherlands, c. 1600 - c. 1699, paper, counterproof, h 95 mm × w 180 mm

Victories and conquests of the French. / Establishment of the Cisalpine Republic. (IT)

Women carrying sacks; verso: idea of Leuchterweibchen (chandelier with the figure of a woman). Heidenreich, David (1567-1633), draughtsman, cartoonist

La lealtad (Loyalty), also known as El que no te ama, burlando te difama (He Who Does Not Like Thee Will Defame Thee in Jest), from the series Los disparates (Losproverbios). Artist: Francisco Goya, Spanish, 1746-1828

Company at a banquet on an Italian terrace, 1613 drawing Zwolle (Possible) paper. ink. chalk brush

Bacchanaal van putti, pietro testa, 1640 drawing paper. ink pen children's bacchanal

Circumcision in the stable, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1807 - 1808 The print is part of an album. Paris paper etching The print is part of an album. Paris paper etching

Francesco la Marra created a sketch of a resting group of peasants using gray ink and red chalk on brownish paper, showing posture and arrangement.

Parable of the workers in the Wijngaard, Claes Moeyaert, 1602 - 1655 drawing paper. chalk at the end of the day the lord pays all the labourers equally; those that worked all day object

Maarten van Heemskkk (1498-1574), Akan and his family are stoned, 1567

Pencil draft by Josef Danhauser depicting a variant of the opening of a testament, showing human figures and composition, created in 1839.

The Infant Punchinello in Bed with His Parents late 18th-early 19th century Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo Italian. The Infant Punchinello in Bed with His Parents 459935

The life class , Artists' models, Classrooms, Art education, Drawing. George Bellows (1882-1925). Prints and Drawings

Feather and wash drawing by an anonymous artist depicting the martyrdom of St. Erasmus, showing figure, posture, instruments of martyrdom, and surrounding space with torn corners.

Interior with cheerful company around a table.

Etching by Rembrandt from around 1654 depicting the adoration of the shepherds with a lamp, showing figures and spatial composition.

A Flirtation ca. 1797 Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo Italian. A Flirtation. Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727-1804 Venice). ca. 1797. Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk. Drawings

Rijn, Rembrandt van, The Deathbed of Mary, verso lower right, print, prints, Rembrandt f 1639, lower left, height 409 mm, width 311 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, print maker, printmaker, 1639 - 1639, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, drypoint, dry needle, Work conception, after own design by

A pen and pencil drawing by Daniel Gran depicting the healing of a possessed person, showing figures, gesture, and narrative composition.

Mucius Scaevola. Dated: 17th century. Dimensions: overall: 18.5 x 26 cm (7 5/16 x 10 1/4 in.). Medium: sepia ink with gray wash on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: attributed to Bernardo Castello.

Joseph Greeting his Brothers 1632-1666 Italy. This drawing is among the earliest of 16 preparatory works on paper that Pier Francesco Mola completed for his large-scale fresco in Romeís Palazzo Quirinale. Unlike Molaís later studies of the scene and the fresco itself, here Joseph is shown embracing his brother Benjamin. The piece is further distinguished by Molaís inclusion of architectural and landscape elements in the background, in addition to his use of brown wash, a defining feature that sets the drawing apart from others done in pen or chalk.. Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over red chalk, on buff laid paper, laid down on cream wove card . Pier Francesco Mola

Semiramus Inspecting a Plan of Babylon. Artist: Jean Simon Berthélemy (French, Laon 1742-1811 Paris). Dimensions: 10 5/16 x 16 3/16 in. (26.2 x 41.1 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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The chimney tractor, Adriaen van Ostade, c. 1675 - c. 1699 drawing paper. ink pen / brush quack extracting teeth or molars. quack extracting teeth or molars

Judgment of Solomon, Moses ter Borch, in or after c. 1660 - 1667, draughtsman: Moses ter Borch, (mentioned on object), Zwolle, in or after c. 1660 - 1667, paper, brush, h 213 mm × w 328 mm

Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian, Venice, 1696-1770, Young Man Seated and Leaning on an Urn, from the series VariCapricci, Etching, platemark: 14.1 × 18 cm (5 9/16 × 7 1/16 in.), Made in Italy, Italian, 18thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Pencil, pen, and brush drawing by Vincenzo Camuccini around 1800 depicting Achilles recognized by Odysseus on Skyros, with Lycomedes' daughters observing.

Drawing, Bacchanalian Scene with Circle of Dancing Figures; Felice Giani (Italian, 1758-1823); pen on paper

Beggars, George Augustus Sala, 1828-1895, British, undated, Gray wash and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 5 11/16 × 5 1/16 inches (14.4 × 12.9 cm), arch, beggars, children, crutches, genre subject, hats, men, steps, women

Entombment of Christ. After Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio; Italian, c. 1499-c. 1543. Date: 1527-1528. Dimensions: 222 x 328 mm (max.). Charcoal with traces of white gouache, on brown laid paper, laid down on brown laid paper and cream wove paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, The Sacrifice of Iphigenia (recto) Study of a Male Nude (verso), c 1726 The Sacrifice of Iphigenia (recto) / Study of a Male Nude (verso)

Martyrdom of Saint Peter. Andrea Boscoli; Italian, c. 1560-1608. Date: 1597-1599. Dimensions: 124 x 189 mm. Pen and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, over traces of black chalk, on ivory laid paper, tipped on to light blue laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Przeszo Przyszoci Norblin, Jan Piotr (1745 1830)

The meeting of Jefta and his daughter, Anonymous, 1700 - 1800 drawing paper. pencil. chalk. ink pen / brush Jephthah's daughter dances with tambourines to meet her father on his return from the battle; Jephthah rends his clothes in despair

Study for Cosimo I Reorganizing the Tuscan Troops. Ludovico Buti; Italian, c. 1550-1611. Date: 1589. Dimensions: 415 × 271 mm. Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white, over traces of black chalk, on tan laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Scene by Frans Xaver Hendrik Verbeek depicting armed peasants driving looting soldiers from a kitchen, drawn in brown ink with brown and gray wash over black chalk, showing minor brown spots.

SALIDA DE MISA - SIGLO XVIII - GRABADO - 21X31 CM. Author: MANUEL TRAMULLES (1715-1791). Location: MUSEU NACIONAL D'ART CATALUNYA. Barcelona. SPAIN.

Enthroned Warrior Distributing Crowns 1624-63 attributed to Francesco Allegrini Italian. Enthroned Warrior Distributing Crowns 338046

Christ Walking on the Water, Peter Following 1545-1552 Italy. Pen and black ink on blue laid paper, laid down on cream laid card, laid down in album . Domenico Campagnola

Design for a print, The arrest of Pieter Dirksz. Hasselaer, draughtsman: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers, c. 1782 - c. 1837, paper, brush, h 265 mm × w 375 mm

Paul's word on his first apostolic journey, Pieter Fransz de Grebber (attributed to), 1610 - 1652 drawing paper. chalk

A pencil sketch by Friedrich Gauermann depicts a painting auction, showing figures and compositional elements on a sketch leaf.

Mier warrior; Grosse, Theodor (1829-1891); 1849-1891 (1849-00-00-1891-00-00);Schlesisches Museum der Bildenen Künste (Wrocław - 1880-1945) - collection, German drawings, historical scenes, antiquity, warriors, death

Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Leaving his Plow Plow, Claes Moeyaert, 1628 - 1632 drawing paper. chalk Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus is called from the plough to the dictatorship of Rome; a Roman embassy offers him a sword or a baton

Volatile sketch for the apostle Thomas. Draughtsman: Federico Barocci. Dating: 1545 - 1595. Measurements: h 204 mm × w 273 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Drawing showing a man and woman kneeling with wooden objects under their arms before another man, executed in black chalk on primed white paper by Claes Cornelisz. Moeyaert.

Arthur Pond, ca. 1705-1758, British, Untitled: Classical domestic scene, 1740.

A large group of figures in ragged clothing gather around a pot suspended above a fire by a tripod, cooking a meal. Date: 1820-1830. Graphite and pen and ink on paper. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, Making Decent / Broad bottomites getting into the Grand Costume, 1806. Etching.

Italy, Two men greeting each other in a square, verso - stamped, In a town square a man kneels before another man as they greet each other. In the foreground a dais with a bowl with a knife, an axe and a jug on it., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 88 mm, width 129 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1600 - 1699, paper, papier, etching, etsen

Copy after Annunciation of the Angel to Zechariah, Andrea del Sarto, Italian, 1486 - 1530, Pen, brush, bistre on paper, Horizontal rectangle. Very few alterations from original., Italy, 1538-1600, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Rinaldo gets new weapons. Design for a painting.

Halt on the March. Medium: etching and drypoint. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jean-Baptiste Joseph Pater.

European main register , State men write on the European Hauptbuch from Der Floh , Georges Lafosse -, Caricaturist

Punchinello's Mother () Sick in Pregnancy. Artist: Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727-1804 Venice). Dimensions: 13 7/8 x 18 1/2 in. (35.3 x 47 cm). Date: early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo.

Study for an engraving: "Almanac pour l'an de Bissexte M.DC.XCII: La Lotterie Chimerique d'Augsbourg où chacun met du sien sans proffit"sic Late 17th century Anonymous, French, 17th century French. Study for an engraving: "Almanac pour l'an de Bissexte M.DC.XCII: La Lotterie Chimerique d'Augsbourg où chacun met du sien sans proffit"sic 339931

Kitchen scene, Anonymous, 1700 - 1799 drawing Low Countries paper. ink pen / brush

Rijn, Rembrandt van, The deathbed of Mary, verso lower right, print, prints, Rembrandt f 1639, lower right, height 394 mm, width 315 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, print maker, printmaker, 1639 - 1639, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, drypoint, dry needle, Work conception, after own design by

Temptation of Saint Anthony, late 1570s. Luca Cambiaso (Italian, 1527-1585). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk; sheet: 40.1 x 28.1 cm (15 13/16 x 11 1/16 in.); secondary support: 52.2 x 36 cm (20 9/16 x 14 3/16 in.).

Comforts of Bath, Plate 3 January 6, 1798 Thomas Rowlandson. Comforts of Bath, Plate 3. Comforts of Bath. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). January 6, 1798. Etching. Prints

Drawing by Marten van Cleve the Older depicting a fair scene including the wedding of Mopsus and Nisa, with figures, tents, decorations, and crowd, executed in brown ink with blue-lavated brushwork.

Turkeys in a Venetian Farmyard, the third drawing in Tiepolos series of 59 scenes of contemporary life.. Artist: Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, Italian, Venice, 1727-1804

Theobald Michau study sheet depicting resting market farmers, executed with brush in gray wash over graphite, showing small gray spots and brown surface marks.

Design for an allegory of the oppression of the trade and arts by Mars, and the hope based on Louis Napoleon. Draughtsman: Jurriaan Andriessen. Dating: c. 1752 - c. 1819. Measurements: h 257 mm × w 355 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Henry Singleton, 1766-1839, British, Stephen Brought Prisoner to Empress Mathilda, undated. Black chalk and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, blued white wove paper.

Fresco the tower of Babel (right part) by Benozzo Gozzoli, Camposanto in Pisa; 2010 Pisa. .

Farmers on the way home ..

Wedding retinue - a scene from "Venetian merchant" Shakespeare, sketch to the lost picture; Czachórski, Władysław (1850-1911); Before 1911 (1869-00-00-1911-00-00);Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) - illustration, costumes, historical costumes, collective scenes, studies to paintings, figural studies, figure studies, female character studies, men's studies, men's studies, sketches, events, purchase (provenance), wedding

Public flogging Norblin, Jan Piotr (1745 1830)

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo/ The Prison Visit, 1797/1804. series TitleDivertimento per li regazzi. Pen and brown ink with brown wash over charcoal on laid paper. overall: 35.1 × 46.7 cm (13 13/16 × 18 3/8 in.). Museum: NATIONAL GALLERY WASHINGTON USA.

German at Rugieri in front of the Palace du Soleil The German at Riudi�e in front of the Palais du Soleil ". Anonymous Drawing.

The Last Supper. Dimensions: overall: 22.7 x 34.5 cm (8 15/16 x 13 9/16 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink with brown wash. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: GIULIO BENSO.

The Departure of Benjamin, Constantine à Renesse (possibly), after Constantine à Renesse, 1640 - 1680, draughtsman: Constantijn à Renesse, (possibly), draughtsman: Barent Fabritius, (rejected attribution), intermediary draughtsman: Constantijn à Renesse, 1640 - 1680, paper, pen, brush, h 201 mm × w 311 mm

Boaz and Ruth, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1645 drawing Amsterdam paper. deck paint. ink pen / brush Boaz gives Ruth six measures of barley in her veil. Boaz gives Ruth six measures of barley in her veil

Les Nouvellistes. Artist: Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1724-1780 Paris). Dimensions: image: 4 x 5 1/4 in. (10.2 x 13.4 cm), trimmed to image. Date: 1752. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The lost son dice in bad company, Abraham Bosse, 1612 - 1676 drawing Design for a print. paper. chalk the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32)

European sailors try in vain to get Aborigines to carry barrels, Jan Luyken, 1696 - 1698, European sailors try in vain to get Aborigines to carry barrels of water in exchange for old clothing. Design for a print., draughtsman: Jan Luyken, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1696 - 1698, paper, pen, h 161 mm × w 125 mm

The temptation of Saint Antony Abbot. Etching by G.P. Lasinio after V. Gozzini after D. Teniers.

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