Figurative Engravings and Sketches

A variety of prints illustrating human figures in playful and expressive poses, featuring both realistic and whimsical styles.

Cain defeats Abel, Gerard ter Borch (I), 1640, Cain defeats Abel, behind them are two altars., draughtsman: Gerard ter Borch (I), Zwolle, 1640, paper, brush, h 102 mm × w 87 mm

Copper engraving by Israhel van Meckenem from the late 15th century illustrating the letter 'f' in a decorative typographic style.

Standing man, Cornelis van Noorde, After Adriaen van Ostade, 1787 print A standing man with a cap on the head and his hands on the back, slanted from behind. Haarlem paper etching standing figure

L'Homme Masqué aux Jambes Torses (The Masked Man with Crooked Legs), from Varie Figure Gobbi, suite appelée aussi Les Bossus, Les Pygmées, Les Nains Grotesques (Various Hunchbacked Figures, The Hunchbacks, The Pygmes, The Grotesque Dwarfs) 1616-22 Jacques Callot French. L'Homme Masqué aux Jambes Torses (The Masked Man with Crooked Legs), from Varie Figure Gobbi, suite appelée aussi Les Bossus, Les Pygmées, Les Nains Grotesques (Various Hunchbacked Figures, The Hunchbacks, The Pygmes, The Grotesque Dwarfs) 398574

Bacchanal of Children, Charcoal, pen and Chinese ink with bistre wash on paper, Several children are grouped around the child Bacchus, who raises a bunch of grapes in his right hand. The head of a goat is seen at the right. Verso: portions of two indistinct charcoal sketches for pictures., Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1725-1754, Drawing, Drawing

Old begging woman on crutches supported and surrounded by symbolic figures of death, drawn in gray brush with graphite pencil by Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne.

Spear rider with open visor; The equestrian school. A heductible man on horseback, moving left, with open visor and with a spear or lance upright in the right hand (a trailer). This print is part of a series of 22 numbered prints: a title print, 20 prints on which one or a few different types of (most hearted) riders are shown, and a print with an equestrian fight.

The Bagpiper, Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500-1550, Etching on laid paper, A figure of a bagpiper embraces a young girl. He is standing at right against a tree. From the sash at her waist hangs a satchel., Germany, 1520, figures, Print, Print

Amor sleeping in a landscape. .

Cain defeats Abel, Gerard ter Borch (I), 1640, Cain defeats Abel, behind them are two altars., draughtsman: Gerard ter Borch (I), Zwolle, 1640, paper, brush, h 102 mm × w 87 mm

St. George ca. 1480-90 Master IAM of Zwolle Netherlandish. St. George 367225

Brush drawing by Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne showing a female figure with a wooden foot interacting with a personification of death holding a crutch, depicting gestures, posture, and composition in gray and graphite pencil.

Warrior Seen From the Back Artist's working dates 1597-1630 Italy. Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash on buff laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper . Filippo Napoletano

Copper engraving 'The Dancing Pair of Farmers' by Albrecht Dürer, 1514, depicting a man and woman dancing in a rural setting.

Two Standing Men Gesticulating. Artist: Salvator Rosa (Italian, Arenella (Naples) 1615-1673 Rome). Dimensions: 5-1/4 x 3-1/16 in. (13.3 x 7.7 cm) (irregular). Date: 1615-73. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Barthel Beham, Saint Christopher, 1520 Saint Christopher

Drawing, Page of a drawing book; Italy; ink on paper

Chalk and ink drawing by Luca Giordano depicting Diana and her nymphs engaged in a deer hunt, with gray wash and brown accents.

Pyramid of Five Men. Juste de Juste; French, 1505-1559. Date: 1535-1545. Dimensions: 275 × 208 mm (plate); 340 × 240 mm (sheet). Etching in black on cream laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Fallen man, woman and an old man.a fales man, whom a woman know while an old man gets.

Late 15th century copper engraving by Israhel van Meckenem depicting the letter 'z' in an ornate typographic style.

Young farmer; The small figures. A young man leans prone to a stick next to a flower bed.

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Studies of different Zeegoden, Leonard Schenk, 1710 - 1767 print Studies of different gods, mainly sea gods. From left to right: a power god, back view of Neptune on a shell with a trident, front view of Neptunus, Fortuna, father time and a second power god. The print comes from a series of presumably twelve study examples for young artists. Amsterdam paper etching river-gods. river personified, 'Fiumi' (Ripa). (story of) Neptune (Poseidon). Fortuna as Roman personification. Father Time, man with wings and scythe

Dordrecht, Hoolaart, Jacob, Traveler with knapsack, print, prints, height 29 mm, width 19 mm, 1713-01-29 - 1789-04-02, print maker, printmaker, 1728 - 1789, paper, papier, etching, etchings

Jumping jumping boy.

Two tigers leap over a garland of grapes and vine leaves held by three children., 1601 - 1700, Etchings, 3 1/8 x 9 13/16 in. (8 x 25 cm), Paper / Sheet 3 3/8 x 10 1/16 in. (8.5 x 25.5 cm), Material Cream laid paper

Standing man, kneeling man and an angel, Domenico Gargiulo, 1622 - 1679 drawing A standing man with a raised arm, a kneeling man and an angel with a shield. paper. ink pen cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. male sex; man. standing figure. kneeling figure

Study sheet before or after Christ's baptism. Draughtsman: Gerard ter Borch (I). Dating: 1617 - c. 1623. Place: Zwolle. Measurements: h 142 mm × w 141 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Sagittarius, aiming down, Orazio de Santis, intermediary draughtsman: Lelio Orsi, draughtsman: anonymous, 1579 - 1620, paper, h 234 mm × w 147 mm

You Are Tying a Dolphin by the Tail' fol. 17 recto, c. 1512/1515, Speculum principis (Mirror for Princes), pen and black ink on laid paper, overall: 16.3 x 10.4 cm (6 7/16 x 4 1/8 in.), French early 16th Century (artist)

King Saul 1611 or later Anonymous, Dutch, 17th century Dutch. King Saul 388476

Wittenberg, Cranach, Lucas (I), Statue of Saint Valentine as a bishop, recto upper left - stamped, Fragment of a book illustration with statue of Saint Valentine as a bishop standing with a monstrance. In front of him lies a man on his back with a flower in his mouth. Valentine makes a gesture of blessing, probably healing the man., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, height 127 mm, width 83 mm, German, 1472 - 1553-10-16, print maker, printmaker, 1509 - 1549, first quarter 16th century, second quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut

Jacob's dream; Biblical performances for Matthijs Balen album.

Nar with phallus and female nar, Hans Sebald Beham, 1510 - 1550 print A male and female nar is opposite each other in a conversation. They both wear a fool with large donkey ears and feathers. The man has a phallus as an attribute. Insects fly in the air. paper engraving buffoon (in general) (German: 'Schalksnarr')

Two Designs for Trophies 1700-1780 Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century Italian. Two Designs for Trophies 365515

Reverse Copy of Les Deux Pantalons se Regardant (Men in Pantsuits Looking at Each Other), from Les Caprices 17th century Anonymous. Reverse Copy of Les Deux Pantalons se Regardant (Men in Pantsuits Looking at Each Other), from Les Caprices. Les Caprices. Anonymous. 17th century. Etching. Prints

Laocoon. Pen and ink drawing after G. Audran.

Les Deux Pantalons se Regardant (Men in Pantsuits Looking at Each Other), from Les Caprices Series A, The Florence Set 1617 Jacques Callot French. Les Deux Pantalons se Regardant (Men in Pantsuits Looking at Each Other), from Les Caprices Series A, The Florence Set. Les Caprices Series A. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1617. Etching. Prints

Man with a Large Sword Seen from Behind. Jacques Callot (France, Nancy, 1592-1635). France, 1617. Prints; etchings. Etching

. Pen and black ink, with graphite and red chalk, on gray laid paper, incised for transfer and perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper

Copper engraving by Matthäus Zasinger (Meister MZ) around 1500 showing Saint Christopher with the Christ child, demonstrating medieval figure study and religious iconography.

Study sheet with drawing examples: figures and animals; Drawing examples. Thirteenth print from a series of drawing examples of unknown size. Study sheet with figures and animals. Left for a man on horseback that bends to two men with guns. In addition, a sleeping, naked baby, a leaving horse, monkeys, a wolf that grabs a sheep and a cricket. At the bottom right of a men's head.

Dancing man with knife; Ian de Kramer; T'leven der farmers.The print is part of a Twellable series or prints with performances or farmers.

Woman drawn in a chariot by a winged snake. The woman has a whip and harness in her hands. There is a lion on the chariot. Probably signed to a classic example. Leaf 32 Recto from a sketchbook with 91 sheets.

Painting of the Flagelltion of Christ. From the German School of Art. Dated 1440

CABALLERO CON HOMBRECILLOS SUBIENDO POR SU CUERPO-184X110 MM. Author: JUSEPE DE RIBERA. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Hercules focuses his bow on the Centaur Nessus that deïanira kidnaps, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1575 - 1602 drawing Design for a print. paper. ink pen Hercules shoots Nessus, the centaur, who attempts to carry off Deianira

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), game of fables. Perseus and jellyfish. Forty-septime number of a sequence of 52 pieces. (A. de Vesme 494; Dutuit 116) (main title), 1644. Etch. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Etching 'Acke' by Augustin Hirschvogel, 1545, depicting a figure named Acke with detailed composition and visual representation.

Cherubino Alberti, Two Draped Figures Two Draped Figures

Trophy of Weapons, Romolo Achille Liverani, Italian, 1809 - 1872, Black crayon, pen and black ink, brush and bistre on paper, Upright a cuirass with a helmet upon the club and many other weapons. At the left is a pennon with R.R, while the right one has S.P.Q.R (Senatus Populus Que Ravennations)., Italy, 1830-1850, ornament, Drawing, Drawing

Study magazine with a freer taken by His Beloved.Study Magazine with a Feer Tasks by His Beloved And Encouraged by Cupid. Illustration for a Poem.

Study of a Male Nude (Althaemenes) in Despair mid-18th-early 19th century Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard Danish. Study of a Male Nude (Althaemenes) in Despair 396800

Four naked men lifting objects, 1658 - 1728 The men lift a wooden beam or a tablet in different postures. Leaf 19 Verso from a sketchbook with 33 sheets. paper. ink. pencil pen the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa). carrying something

Study for Louis XVI giving the constitution to the dolphin (TF)

Amsterdam, Netherlands, Histoire metallique de la république de Hollande, Triton with two tails, From a series of vignettes with sea gods and allegories, used as an illustration in the book Histoire metallique de la république de Hollande by P. Bizot., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 84 mm, width 122 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1688 - 1688, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

King Saul. Artist: After a design by Abraham Bloemaert (Netherlandish, Gorinchem 1566-1651 Utrecht); Anonymous, Dutch, 17th century (); After an engraving by Willem van Swanenburg (Netherlandish, ca. 1581/82-1612). Dimensions: sheet: 8 5/8 x 7 1/16 in. (21.9 x 17.9 cm). Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Giuliano di Piero di Simone Bugiardini (Italian, Florence 1475-1554 Florence). Date: 1611 or later. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A drawing by Stefano della Bella showing a Landsknecht soldier alongside a fallen figure, executed with feather around 1633-1634.

Acorn Knave: A Man Astride a Swine 1712 or later Johannes Brandenberg Swiss. Acorn Knave: A Man Astride a Swine 380413 Artist: Johannes Brandenberg, Swiss, Zug 16611729 Zug, Acorn Knave: A Man Astride a Swine, 1712 or later, Pen and black ink, sheet: 3 9/16 x 2 5/16 in. (9 x 5.9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Purchase, Jean A. Bonna Gift, 2007 (2007.223.40)

Sketch sheet with putti and a floating angel blowing on a trumpet, Putti and a floating angel, draughtsman: Guglielmo Caccia, 1578 - 1625, paper, pen, brush, h 196 mm × w 119 mm

Statue of a gladiator in battle with a lion; Galleria Giustiniana del Marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani I. Statue of a gladiator in battle with a lion. At the bottom right The coat of arms of Vincenzo Giustiniani. Print is part of an album with a series of prints to the sculptures in the collection in the Galleria Giustiniani in Rome.

Seated Actor in the Role of Capitano. Draughtsman: Rembrandt van Rijn. Dating: c. 1634 - c. 1636. Place: Amsterdam. Measurements: h 182 mm × w 153 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes / 'Dream 2. Witches tryouts'. 1797 - 1798. Black chalk, Pencil, Iron gall ink on dark yellow laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Rijn, Rembrandt van, Head of an old man with a tall cap, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 36 mm, width 22 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, print maker, printmaker, 1629 - 1633, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by

Head and shoulders of a man with a rake. Draughtsman: Harmen ter Borch (mentioned on object). Dating: 15-May-1649. Place: Zwolle. Measurements: h 156 mm × w 100 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Winter, Anthonie de, Netherlands, Calligraphy with dueling men and putti, Calligraphy with three motifs, separated by an engraved line. The lower half of the sheet shows two dueling men, both with a dog beside them. The upper half of the sheet is divided vertically in two. In the cartouche on the left are four putti with a mirror, a pair of scales, an olive branch, bunches of grapes, a chalice and a scroll with the monogram AGB. In the cartouche on the right is a putto with a dog, hunting a deer., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 411 mm, width 328 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1675 - 1700, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Noord-Nederlands, 1653 - 1707

Le Paysan Assailli par les Abeilles (The Peasant Attacked by Bees), from Les Caprices Series B, The Nancy Set 1617-20 Jacques Callot French. Le Paysan Assailli par les Abeilles (The Peasant Attacked by Bees), from Les Caprices Series B, The Nancy Set. Les Caprices Series B. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1617-20. Etching; first state of two (Lieure). Prints

Album Drawing, Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, undated, Graphite and pen and ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 8 3/4 × 6 1/2 inches (22.2 × 16.5 cm) and Binding: 8 3/4 inches (22.2 cm)

Two Draped Figures. Dimensions: sheet: 23.8 x 17.3 cm (9 3/8 x 6 13/16 in.). Medium: pen and iron gall ink with brown wash over black chalk on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Cherubino Alberti.

Drawing, Three Men; Designed by Domenico Gargiulo; Italy; red chalk, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper

Etching by Augustin Hirschvogel from 1548 depicting Cain killing Abel, showing detailed figures and biblical narrative.

Man who wears a basket on his shoulders, 1649 drawing Zwolle paper. ink. chalk

Jacques Callot, Standard Bearer, c 1622 Standard Bearer

Allegory of America, from the Four Continents 16th century () Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century Netherlandish. Allegory of America, from the Four Continents 337419

Relief with the act of Marcus Curtius, Anonymous, 1584 print Relief on the Lacus Curtius, a monument on the Romanum forum in Rome. Marcus Curtius, on horseback and in full armor, plunge into the crack on the Romanum forum. Print is part of an album. paper engraving hunter. death, i.e. the self-sacrifice of Marcus (Manlius) Curtius: he leaps on horseback into a chasm with lethal fumes Roman forum

Augustus, Denis Boutemie (possibly), 1633 - 1643 print Personification of the month of August. A grotesque figure with a goat head and legs. Ribbons come out of his ears. In his hands he wears a parasol and a watering can. Paris paper etching August; 'August' (Ripa)

A woodcut by Giuseppe Nicola Vicentino (Rossigliani) created around 1539-1545 using Clair-obscur technique in three plates, depicting the theme of belief with figurative composition.

Draped Man Running; Cartouche Supported by Two Winged Victories. Artist: Étienne de Lavallée-Poussin (French, Rouen 1733-1793 Paris). Dimensions: 6 7/8 x 4 11/16 in. (17.5 x 11.9 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Drawing, Project for a Sepulcher Monument; Italy; black chalk, pen and ink, brush and bistre, grey water color on paper; Mat: 15 × 8.1 cm (5 7/8 × 3 3/16 in.)

A Fountain with Neptune after Hendrik Goltzius, Nicolas Bailly, French, 1659 - 1736, Hendrik Goltzius, Netherlandish, 1558 - 1617, Brush and wash, pen and ink, on paper., Figure of Neptune or Poseidon after a woodcut by Hendrik Goltzius. Neptune, holding a paddle, is seen astride a dolphin, which he guides with reins., France, 1685-1735, architecture, Drawing, Drawing

Drawing (Italy)

A 1527 woodcut by Urs Graf the Elder depicting a Landsknecht soldier walking to the right, highlighting period clothing and early 16th-century woodcut techniques.

L'Homme S'Apprêtant a Tirer son Sabre (Man Preparing to Draw his Sword), from Varie Figure Gobbi, suite appelée aussi Les Bossus, Les Pygmées, Les Nains Grotesques (Various Hunchbacked Figures, The Hunchbacks, The Pygmes, The Grotesque Dwarfs). Artist: Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). Dimensions: Sheet: 7 5/16 x 10 3/8 in. (18.5 x 26.3 cm)Plate: 2 7/16 x 3 7/16 in. (6.2 x 8.8 cm). Series/Portfolio: Les Gobbi, suite appelée aussi Les Bossus, Les Pygmées, Les Nains Grotesques. Date: 1616-22. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

. Pen and black ink, over touches of graphite, on gray laid paper, incised for transfer and perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper . Hubert François Gravelot

Two Peasants 1480-1500 Italy. Engraving on paper . Giovanni Antonio da Brescia

Three squat men, Herman Saftleven, 1619 - 1685 drawing paper. chalk brush squatting, crouching figure

Two Pantaloons Dancing. Dated: c. 1622. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JACQUES CALLOT.

The President of Rhodes, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, September 12, 1871 September 12, 1871 Honoré Daumier. The President of Rhodes, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, September 12, 1871. 'News of the day' (Actualités). Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808-1879 Valmondois). September 12, 1871. Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil). Prints

Shield with Wings, Held by Peasant. Dated: c. 1480/1490. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Martin Schongauer.

A Soldier Brandishing a Shield in a Landscape 1586 Monogrammist GK German. A Soldier Brandishing a Shield in a Landscape 345074

Woman with scale and man with basket, from behind. Draughtsman: Harmen ter Borch. Dating: c. 1650. Place: Zwolle. Measurements: h 100 mm × w 158 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

An Allegory of America Carrying the Cap of Liberty, Edward Francis Burney, 1760-1848, British, undated, Pen and black ink, graphite, and red chalk on medium, moderately textured, cream, laid paper, Sheet: 3 1/4 × 2 1/16 inches (8.3 × 5.2 cm), allegory, bow and arrow, cap, carrying, figure study, genre subject, headdress, liberty, woman

Dream of Flogging. Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes; Spanish, 1746-1828. Date: 1801-1803. Dimensions: 233 x 143 mm. Black watercolor on ivory, moderately textured laid paper with partial watermark. Origin: Spain. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Tijl Uilenspiegel, Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1881 - 1931 print Tijl Uilenspiegel, leaning against a table. In his right hand a glasses, a candle in his left hand. On his right shoulder an owl. paper Eulenspiegel. owls. candle. eyeglasses, spectacles

Running woman seen from behind. Draughtsman: Bartolomeo Passarotti. Dating: 1538 - 1592. Measurements: h 190 mm × w 121 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

A shepherd is on a boulder; 16 prints from different series of Cornelis and Frederik Bloemaert. A man rests on a stone. Title print for a compilation of 16 prints from different series of Cornelis and Frederik Bloemaert.

Recueil de morceaux d'architecture et de divers fragmens de monumens antiques fait en Italie par Marie Joseph Peyre architecte du Roy ancien pensionnaire de Sa Majesté à Rome, Peyre, Marie-Joseph, 1730-1785, pencil, ink, pen, wash, black and red chalk, watercolor, 1786, Album of architectural drawings with sketches and some fully realized drawings includes drawings of architectural fragments and details (some with measurements), two views, ancient and Baroque sculpture, urns and coffers, and designs for fountains and buildings.

Study sheet with skating man, Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770 - 1825 drawing paper. ink pen skates (winter sports)

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