Figures in Historical Drawings

This collection showcases various historical sketches of figures, including beggars and religious archetypes, rendered in ink and chalk with expressive gestures.

Old Woman with Arms Outstretched (Study for The Neapolitan Gesture); Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725 - 1805); 1756; Black and white chalk, with stumping, on faded blue paper; 47 x 31.6 cm (18 1,2 x 12 7,16 in.)

Beggar with Bare Head and Feet. Dated: c. 1622. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JACQUES CALLOT.

Design for Funerary Monument, John Eckstein, 1735-1818, German, undated, Pen and gray ink and gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 6 3/4 × 4 3/16 inches (17.1 × 10.6 cm), architectural subject, design, monument

Old Woman with Arms Outstretched (Study for The Neapolitan Gesture); Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725 - 1805); 1756; Black and white chalk, with stumping, on faded blue paper; 47 x 31.6 cm (18 1,2 x 12 7,16 in.)

La Mendiante venant de Recevoir la Charite (Beggar-Woman having jsut received Charity), from LesGueux. Artist: Unknown After: Jacques Callot, French, 1592-1635

Jewish High Priest Artist's working dates 1804-1840 Hungary. Black chalk and crayon, on cream laid paper, tipped on ivory laid paper . Adam Sandor Ehrenreich

Figure study of a standing man, almost and profil to the right ..

Jacques Callot, One Eyed Woman, c 1622 One-Eyed Woman

Standing Man with a Stick, Facing Left, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1629 - c. 1630 drawing Leiden paper. chalk. deck paint brush standing figure

A Standing Woman. Artist: Anonymous, French. Dimensions: Sheet: 11 1/8 × 7 7/8 in. (28.3 × 20 cm)Plate: 10 3/16 × 6 1/8 in. (25.9 × 15.6 cm). Date: second half of 18th century.This print is bound in an album made up of sixteen early impressions and one later impression of La Live de Jully's "Recueil de caricatures", etched ca. 1754 after drawings by Jacques François Joseph Saly, eight caricatures etched after Thiemet, and two anonymous prints of a standing man and standing woman. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Louwered poet, Cornelis Saftleven, 1652 drawing Standing man with laurel wreath and opened book. paper. chalk Fame ~ writer, 'poeta laureatus'. standing figure

Copy of La Dame Coiffée d'un Grand Voile et a la Robe Bordée de Fourrures (The Lady Wearing a Long Veil and a Fur-Lined Robe), from La Noblesse (The Nobility) 17th century Anonymous. Copy of La Dame Coiffée d'un Grand Voile et a la Robe Bordée de Fourrures (The Lady Wearing a Long Veil and a Fur-Lined Robe), from La Noblesse (The Nobility). La Noblesse. Anonymous. 17th century. Etching. Prints

Vrouw met lauwerkrans.Woman, for feet, seen on the right, with a laurel wreath on the head.

Reverse Copy of Le Mendiant aux Béquilles Coiffée d'un Chapeau et Vu de Dos (The Beggar with Crutches Wearing a Hat and Viewed from Behind), from Les Gueux suite appelée aussi Les Mendiants, Les Baroni, ou Les Barons (The Beggars, also called the Barons) 17th century Anonymous. Reverse Copy of Le Mendiant aux Béquilles Coiffée d'un Chapeau et Vu de Dos (The Beggar with Crutches Wearing a Hat and Viewed from Behind), from Les Gueux suite appelée aussi Les Mendiants, Les Baroni, ou Les Barons (The Beggars, also called the Barons). Les Gueux suite appelée aussi Les Mendiants, Les Baroni, ou Les Barons. Anonymous. 17th century. Etching. Prints

Study for the Virgin

An old woman dressed in rags holding a stick in her right hand, counting the coins in the palm of her left hand. Etching possibly after J. Callot.

Allegory of Reason, print maker: Christian Bernhard Rode, 1788, paper, etching, h 138 mm - w 105 mm

Study of one mantle, Peter Lely (sir) (possibbly), 1628 - 1680 drawing paper. chalk drapery, draped garment, 'Gewandgebung'. coat (+ men's clothes)

The Beggar with a Footwarmer, plate six from The Beggars. Jacques Callot; French, 1592-1635. Date: 1617-1627. Dimensions: 137 × 86 mm (plate); 142 × 92 mm (sheet). Etching on paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Standing forward -leaning man seen on the back, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1799 drawing Netherlands paper. chalk

Jacques Callot, Old Beggar with One Crutch, c 1622 Old Beggar with One Crutch

St. Andrew ca. 1435-1491 Martin Schongauer German. St. Andrew 367008

Matteo Rosselli, Standing Man Wearing a Cloak and Hat, c 1602 Standing Man Wearing a Cloak and Hat

Old Beggar with One Crutch. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: after Jacques Callot.

Begelaar with stick, to the left, Anonymous, After Jacques Callot, 1620 - 1700 drawing paper. chalk Begin

Anonymous black feather drawing on brownish paper depicting a figure holding a long gun, showing posture, gesture, and clothing.

Standing boy in armor, Adriaen van de Velde, 1646 - 1672 drawing paper. chalk standing figure. the soldier; the soldier's life

Israel Henriet after Jacques Callot, Peasant Woman with Basket, Facing Left Peasant Woman with Basket, Facing Left

Traveler with bag on the back, François Joseph Pfeiffer (II), 1793 - 1835 print unknown paper standing figure. 'en route', traveller under way

Young boy playing the zither. Thoma, Hans (1839-1924), draughtsman, cartoonist

Roman sketchbook, Gauffier, Louis, 1761-1801, pencil, pen and black and brown ink, grey and brown wash, and black and white chalk, 1784-1789, executed during the artist's stay in Rome at the Acadeìmie de France as a recipient of the Grand Prix de Rome. Twenty-four drawings depict urban views of Rome, some inscribed by monument (including S. Gregorio, S. Lorenzo Fuori delle Mura, S. Giovanni Laterano, Villa Negroni, Villa Mattei). The remaining sketches are landscapes and figure studies, some after classical sculpture.

Caricature of standing man, to the left, seen from the side, Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770 - 1825 drawing paper. chalk caricatures (human types)

Blind Beggar and Companion. Dated: c. 1622. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JACQUES CALLOT.

Gerard Ter Borch (II) (1617-1681); Nicolaes Berchem (1620-1683), study of a standing lady, turned to the left, holding a feather or fan in his hand, 1600's

Older Sibille with a book in her hand, Lambertus Suavius, 1520 - 1567 print An older Sibille standing in a niche with a book in her right hand. Southern Netherlands paper engraving sibyls

Thomas Girtin, 1775-1802, British, Figure Costume Study: Persian Lady in 1568, between 1793 and 1795. Graphite and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper.

Standing Cleric Holding a Book, Giovanni Bernardino Azzolino, Italian, 1572 - 1645, Red chalk, pen and black ink on cream paper, lined, A youngish man, wearing clerical robes and skull cap, faces right with a book against his chest., Italy, 1625-75, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Holy Abbondio with mitre and staff, draughtsman: Pier Francesco Morazzone, 1583 - 1626, paper, pen, brush, h 311 mm × w 213 mm

Thomas Stothard, 1755-1834, British, Girl, Full Length, Facing Right, undated. Gray wash with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

W. Roscoe, 1880, New York, Roscoe, William, 1753-1831, Lithographs

Bellange, Jacques, France, The Three Kings, King Melchior, verso lower left - stamped, Melchior, the youngest of the three kings, seen from the back., print, prent, prints, height 288 mm, width 168 mm, 1575 - 1616, print maker, printmaker, 1602 - 1616, first quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by

Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786-1846, British, Study of a Veiled Woman, undated. Pen and brown ink on moderatelly thick, slightly textured, beige, wove paper.

Standing man. Draughtsman: Johan Braakensiek. Dating: 1868 - 1940. Measurements: h 266 mm × w 115 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Standing man in Toga, to the left with lifted right arm, Lambert Lombard, 1516 - 1566 drawing paper. ink pen / brush standing figure

Study for the portrait of a man with a cloak. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1590 - 1600. Place: Noord-Italië. Measurements: h 295 mm × w 190 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Jacques Callot (1592-1635). "The beggars, the beggar at the Rosary. Eleventh number of a suite of 25 pieces" (Lieure 489, Meaume 695). Etching. 1622-1623. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 99603-6 Etching, engraving

Holy Abbondio with miter and staff, Pier Francesco Morazzone, 1583 - 1626 drawing paper. chalk. ink pen / brush

Drawing, Drapery Study for Figure of Peace in "The Beneficence of the Law," Mural at Essex County Court House, Newark, New Jersey; Kenyon Cox (American, 1856-1919); USA; graphite on off-white laid paper; 50 x 36 cm (19 11/16 x 14 3/16 in.)

Winslow Homer, Zouave, 1864 Zouave

Amsterdam, Ploos van Amstel, Cornelis, Standing woman, verso - stamped, holding a handkerchief to her face., print, prints, height 127 mm, width 63 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1726-01-04 - 1798-12-20, print maker, printmaker, 1736 - 1798, paper, papier, print drawing, crayon method, transfer, roulette

A man wearing a long outer garment and cap pointing to the left, from the series 'Figurine' ca. 1656-1657 Salvator Rosa Italian. A man wearing a long outer garment and cap pointing to the left, from the series 'Figurine' 397928

Study for a portrait of a young nobleman, draughtsman: Justus Sustermans, (attributed to), 1632 - 1642, paper, h 427 mm × w 243 mm

Beggar with outstretched left arm.

Johan Thomas Lundbye belonged to the youngest generation of artists working during Denmarks Golden Age, a period of unprecedented creative activity during the first half of the 19th century. An avid painter and draftsman, he simultaneously created more intimate prints such as this one depicting his cousin, Regine. The young girl appears knitting, surrounded by whimsical and anecdotal sketches that play on the experimentality of etching. Little Regine in Vallekilde, 1839. Johan Thomas Lundbye (Danish, 1818-1848). Etching on laid paper; platemark: 12 x 7.3 cm (4 3/4 x 2 7/8 in.); sheet: 13.3 x 8.8 cm (5 1/4 x 3 7/16 in.).

Standing Woman Holding a Muff, Turned Slightly to the Right (recto), Studies of Heads (verso); Pietro Longhi, Italian, 1701 - 1785; Italy, Europe; about 1755 - 1760; Black and white chalk (recto); black chalk (verso); 27.9 x 17.6 cm (11 x 6 15/16 in.)

Standing Man, Turned to the Left ca. 1742-57 Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Italian. Standing Man, Turned to the Left. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696-1770 Madrid). ca. 1742-57. Pen and brown ink, brown wash. Drawings

Portrait of a Procurator verso. Dimensions: support: 39 x 23.3 cm (15 3/8 x 9 3/16 in.). Medium: black chalk heightened with white on gray paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alessandro Longhi or Pietro Longhi.

Drawing, Drapery Study; Francis Augustus Lathrop (American, 1849 - 1909); USA; graphite on tracing paper; 27.1 × 13.2 cm (10 11/16 × 5 3/16 in.); 1914-38-161

Jacques Callot (1592-1635). "The beggars, the old -fashioned player. Second issue of a suite of 25 pieces" (Lieure 480, Meaume 686). Etching. 1622-1623. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 99602-19 Etching, engraving

Joseph Wintergerst in a Floor-length Coat, Standing, with his Hands Placed on Top of one another. Wilhelm von Schadow (German, 1788 - 1862)

Female Holding a Plant 17th century Anonymous, Italian, 17th century Italian. Female Holding a Plant 389433

AUBERT, Joseph Jean-Félix (n.1849-08-20-D.1924-05-01), my knees monk (main title). Black stone on paper. Drawing put on the tile. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

A late 15th-century copper engraving by Martin Schongauer depicting the fourth of the foolish virgins, emphasizing Gothic style, religious symbolism, and detailed figures.

Standing woman with hood on her head. Draughtsman: August Allebé. Dating: 1848 - 1927. Measurements: h 206 mm × w 133 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Elsje Christiaens Hanging on a Gibbet 1664 Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch Elsje Christiaens, an 18-year old woman from Jutland was executed in May 1, 1664, just two weeks after her arrival in Amsterdam in April of that year. In a violent argument over unpaide rent, Elsje hit her landlady over the head with an ax and knocked her down the cellar stairs. She was exposed to viewers on the gibbet in the gallows field outside of Amsterdam along with the ax, the instrument of her crime. With intense scrutiny, Rembrandt drew her lifeless body in quick angular lines. Remarkably, the Met possesses the two known drawings by Rembrandt of this event.. Elsje Christiaens Hanging on a Gibbet. Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606-1669 Amsterdam). 1664. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash. Drawings

Sitting, sleeping man, Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770 - 1825 drawing Sitting man, hand under the head. paper. pencil sleeping; unconsciousness

Copper engraving depicting Saint Bartholomäus by Martin Schongauer, late 15th century, with iconographic symbols and traditional garments.

'Study of a Male Figure'. France, 1640. Dimensions: 35,2x23,9 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: SIMON VOUET.

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), Cards of the Kings of France. Charles VI. Twenty-ninth issue of a suite of 40 pieces. (A. de Vesme 665; Dutuit 119) (main title), 1644. Etch. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Drawing, Drapery Study for "Tribute Money"; Daniel Huntington (American, 1816-1906); USA; graphite, brown chalk, white crayon on grey wove paper; 37.5 x 26.8 cm (14 3/4 x 10 9/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1942-50-74

Standing Female Saint 19th century Hippolyte Flandrin French. Standing Female Saint 334432

Masked actor, after sculpture in Vatican Museum, Rome still image. 1829 - 1838. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Theater , Greece, Masks , Greek, Costumes , Greek, Sculpture , To 499, Actors , Greek , To 499

Bliżej Kultury Verlag Gerlach & Schenk in Vienna (1882 1901)

Caricature portrait of the painter Theophile de Bock, Elchanon Verveer, 1870 - 1899 drawing Caricature portrait of the painter Theophile de Bock (1851-1904), hiding in rain gear (Zuidwester and Wijde Cape). paper. brush

Beggar who keeps his hand; Les Gueux / Les Mendiants / Les Baroni / Les Barons; Beggars. Man dressed in rags, seen from the front, the left hand raised in a begged gesture. This print is part of a series of 25 prints with beggars and wanderers, such as Callot who has probably seen in Italy.

Drawing, Study for "Titian Showing; Daniel Huntington (American, 1816-1906); USA; graphite support: gray wove paper; 36.5 x 26.8 cm (14 3/8 x 10 9/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1942-50-244

Three Standing Men in Wide Cloaks Turned to the Left (recto), c. 1492-1496. Date/Period: Ca. 1492-1496. Pen and brown ink. Author: Michelangelo.

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.

Noble Woman Wearing a Veil and a Dress Trimmed in Fur. Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: after Jacques Callot.

Back View of a Draped Male Figure Holding a Staff March 24, 1859 Henri Lehmann. Back View of a Draped Male Figure Holding a Staff 337654

Beggar Leaning on a Stick, Facing Left, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1630 print paper etching Begin

Italy, Parmigianino, Trento, Antonio da, Christ and the twelve apostles, Saint Peter, verso - stamped, The standing apostle Peter with keys., print, prints, height 121 mm, width 71 mm, Italian, 1510 - 1550, print maker, printmaker, 1520 - 1550, 16th century, paper, chiaroscuro woodcut, Work conception, 1503-01-11 - 1540-08-24

Standing Apostle mid-16th century Giovanni Bandini (called Giovanni dell'Opera) Italian This study by the sculptor Giovanni Bandini belongs to a series of drawings representing single standing male apostles and prophets that was once attributed to his teacher, Baccio Bandinelli. The sheet probably relates to one of several projects Bandini executed for the cathedral of Florence, most likely the relief sculptures of the choir screen, which were begun by Bandinelli in 1547 and completed by Bandini in 1572. The standing figure may be a preparatory study for a series of sculpted apostles set in niches, also intended for the cathedral. The sharply contrasting areas of light and dark endow the figure with a sense of volume and angularity.. Standing Apostle. Giovanni Bandini (called Giovanni dell'Opera) (Italian, Castello 1540-1599 Florence). mid-16th century. Pen and brown ink. Drawings

Paris, Le Père & Pierre-Michel Avaulez, Charles, Delafosse, Jean Charles, Janinet, Jean François, 2e Cahier, Trofeeën, Attributs D'Astronomie, Astronomie, verso - stamped, A trophy with attributes belonging to astronomy such as a globe, stars, measuring instruments and a telescope., print, picture, ornamental print, prints, pictures, ornamental prints, height 384 mm, width 190 mm, French, 1752 - 1814-11-01, print maker, printmaker, 1772 - 1779, paper, papier, crayonmanier, 1734 - 1791-10-11, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Ludwig V., Duke of Bavaria.

Spinning woman, standing, Adriaen van de Velde, 1646 - 1672 drawing paper. chalk standing figure - AA - female human figure. spinning (manufacture of yarn)

Design for a terminal figure of Charity, Otto van Veen, Flemish, 1556 - 1629, Brush and watercolor on paper, A female half-figure terminating in a pedestal holds two children in her arms. A cloth is loosely draped about her middle. Pedestals decorated with masks and garlands., Netherlands, 1576-1578, Drawing, Drawing

Portret van een vrouw met opstaande hoge kraag. Schetsbladen met figuurstudies (series title). Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1610 - 1630. Place: Verona. Measurements: h 285 mm × w 190 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Study of a Draped Torso. Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century. Dimensions: Sheet: 12 3/16 x 8 1/2 in. (31 x 21.6 cm). Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Frederic, Lord Leighton (British, Scarborough 1830-1896 London). Date: 19th century.This drawing of the upper part of a gown worn by a lightly sketched form comes from a group of eleven sheets by an unidentified, academically trained artist--academic practice generally separates nude figure study from drapery during the preparation of compositions. Once attributed to Frederic Lord Leighton, the works are now given to another hand--and were donated to the Museum by Albert Eugene Gallatin. As an influential New York collector and critic in the first decades of the twentieth century, Gallatin promoted "Art for Art's Sake," and insisted that aesthetics, rather than narrative or moral concerns, underpins enduring art. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Novel: Girl Reading. Dated: c. 1889. Dimensions: image: 19.9 × 7.9 cm (7 13/16 × 3 1/8 in.) sheet: 28.2 × 21.6 cm (11 1/8 × 8 1/2 in.). Medium: lithograph in black on laid paper mounted to laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER.

Monument of Eudo de Arsic ca. 1790 Anonymous, 18th century. Monument of Eudo de Arsic 353860

Przeszo Przyszoci Norblin, Jan Piotr (1745 1830)

This mixed media drawing by Carl Pischinger shows a boy facing right, executed in pencil, colored pencil, and chalk, created in 1860.

Vicente Carducho / 'Figure of a King'. Late XVI - Primer tercio del siglo XVII century. Grey-brown wash, White lead, Pencil, Pencil ground, Squared-up on paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Standing woman, Pieter van Loon, 1841 drawing paper. pencil

A graphite study by Josef Danhauser depicts drapery over a chair, with white highlights on yellow-gray paper, focusing on folds and fabric texture.

Woman with wool in hand, 1652 drawing Zwolle paper. ink

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