Historical Figure Sketches

Monochrome sketches of historical figures in various poses, emphasizing gesture and composition, created by notable artists in the 17th and 19th centuries.

Interior with five people at table and near fireplace, Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836 - 1896, draughtsman: Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836 - 1896, paper, h 79 mm × w 112 mm

The Archangel Raphael in the House of Tobit, Rembrandt van Rijn (copy after), after c. 1650 drawing Amsterdam paper. ink pen the book of Tobit

John Flaxman, Sketches with a Hooded Figure Sketches with a Hooded Figure

A pencil draft on gray paper by Josef Danhauser depicting the figure of the rich Prasser, emphasizing posture, gesture, and compositional arrangement, created in 1836.

Interior with five people at table and near fireplace, Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836 - 1896, draughtsman: Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836 - 1896, paper, h 79 mm × w 112 mm

Harmensz van Rijn Rembrandt (1606-1669). "Sitting beggars heated his hands" (B 173 - 2nd state), around 1630. Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, Petit Palais. 27014-20 Sitting, beggars, man, hand, misery, heat, engraving

A mid-18th century drawing by an anonymous artist depicting Bathsheba bathing, executed in lead and chalk, emphasizing figure and pose.

A brown pen and pencil drawing by Rudolf Christian Eugen Bendemann from around 1879 depicting festive entertainment with music and dance in 16th or 17th-century costumes.

Slaves Concealing their Master from a Search Party (from Confederate War Etchings). Artist: Adalbert John Volck (American (born Germany), Augsburg 1828-1912 Baltimore, Maryland). Dimensions: Image: 4 13/16 x 6 13/16 in. (12.2 x 17.3 cm)Sheet: 7 13/16 x 10 3/8 in. (19.9 x 26.4 cm). Date: 1861-63. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Study sheet with women, c. 1840 - c. 1860 Page 8 Recto from a sketchbook with 38 sheets. Low Countries paper. pencil sitting figure - AA - female human figure

John Flaxman, Sheet of Studies (recto and verso) Sheet of Studies recto and verso

"Lead pencil drawing by an anonymous artist depicting a children's room with women, dating to the late 18th century."

Two court ladies and a distinguished woman in mourning clothes (Amalia van Solms), Jacques de Gheyn (II), 1625 drawing Two ladies awaiting () One of them holds a bowl of flowers, and a decent lady in mourning. A former annotation has been erased. paper. sitting figure - AA - female human figure. dignitary at court - BB - female dignitary: lady-in-waiting. mourning dress

Un baptême , Baptisms, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

Sheet of Figure Studies from Raphael's Disputation, Sir Joshua Reynolds RA, 1723-1792, British, undated, Black chalk and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 19 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches (50.2 x 39.4 cm), figure study, figures, Grand Tour, studies, Rome

Adoration of the Kings. Lodovico Carracci (Italy, Bologna, 1555-1619). Italy, 16th-17th century. Drawings. Black chalk and brown wash

Sketchbook from the years around 1866 OK.1873 card No. 106 (no author's numbering) five drawings obverse: 1. Study of a naked, sitting woman, 2. A study of a lying woman, 3. slightly bent, perorying young man, 4. double Closer to unidentified scene; Reverse: 5. A sitting man playing a string instrument See from the back Łosik, Tomasz (1848 1896)

Two Girls (or Lady and Child) on a Garden Terrace near an Ornamental Urn, James Ward, 1769-1859, British, undated, Black chalk on medium, smooth, cream wove paper, Sheet: 8 3/8 x 5 3/4 inches (21.3 x 14.6 cm), genre subject, terrace, urn

A drawing by Charles Eisen depicting a group of men, executed in graphite.

Screaming Child, Joannis Jacobus Bijlaert, After Rembrandt van Rijn, 1749 - 1809 print Old woman, opening the door for younger woman with struggling, half nude child in the arms; In the background two watching children. Leiden paper etching crying, shouting. child

A Group of Figures, John Phillip (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1817 - 1867)

A sketch sheet by Rudolf Weyr created using ink and feather on transparent paper, showing detailed line work and artistic study.

Studies for a composition of Christ and the Samaritan woman.

Reunion sitting with elegant people around three musicians or actors Watteau de Lille (Fran�ois-Joseph Watteau, said). "Meeting sitting with elegant people around three musicians or actors". Paris, Cognacq-Jay Museum.

Two couples running next to a channel. Study sheet with two couples running next to a channel.

Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A., 1897, Unidentified illustration- Study of kitchen withfigure, Graphite, 15 × 22.6 cm (5 7/8 × 8 7/8in.), Made in United States, American, 19thcentury, Works on Paper - Drawings andWatercolors

Ottoman Koopman, Marius Bauer, 1889 print A man puts a donkey on the street. paper etching ass, donkey. merchant, salesman Ottoman Empire

Auguste Lepère, Departure for Greenwich (Depart pour Greenwich), 1891 Departure for Greenwich (Depart pour Greenwich)

Bliżej Kultury H. Kleinmann & Co Haarlem, Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 1669)

Soldiers and the denial of Petrus, Matthys van den Bergh, 1682 drawing The interior of an inn with soldiers, two of which are tricks. In the background through the doorway the denial of Peter. paper. ink pen Peter denies Christ, usually before a girl-servant and some soldiers

Drawing, The Spirit of the Fear of the Lord; Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523-1605); Engraved by Adriaen Collaert (Flemish, ca. 1560 - 1618); Netherlands; pen and brown ink, brush and wash on laid paper; 6.2 × 10.6 cm (2 7/16 × 4 3/16 in.)

Vignet with drawing and painter utensils. Two putti are shown for a basement or base without inscription. The left putto holds a drawing and drawing utensils and the right putto stands with a painted cloth with a palette and brushes in hand. There are different drawing and painting supplies between them.

A Group of Saints and Angels (recto); Studies of a Male Figure in a Pendentive (verso). Artist: Mattia Preti (Il Cavalier Calabrese) (Italian, Taverna 1613-1699 Valletta). Dimensions: 5 15/16 × 7 1/8 in. (15.1 × 18.1 cm). Date: 1613-99. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Democritus en Heraclitus.Sitting old man and a man at a globe.

Overalling the wine rowing guild in Amsterdam.

Ferdinand Bol (1616-1680); Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), Tobit healed for his blindness, About 1650

Proteus and the Duke, from Act III, Scene i, Two Gentlemen ofVerona. Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A. (HON.) 1897

A series of 1888 sketches by George Minne using pen and pencil, depicting human figures and compositional forms with emphasis on anatomical accuracy.

Eduardo Rosales Gallinas / 'Queen Isabella the Catholic dictating her Will'. 1863. Pencil, Grey-brown ink on yellow paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

A pencil sketch by Josef Danhauser from 1842 based on Rubens' 'Last Communion of St. Francis of Assisi' with an additional male head study.

The inn of Adrets. (TA)

Pencil and ink drawing by Josef von Führich depicting the Wedding at Cana under a wine arbor, with guests, Christ giving the command to fill jugs, newlyweds to the right, and musicians behind, created in spring 1841.

Turkeys, 1886. James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903). Etching;

Five boys, Abraham Bloemaert, 1625 - 1629 drawing Two sitting boys, and profil, in identical poses, two lying boys and one standing. paper. ink. chalk pen sitting figure. lying figure

Herod suspects that his wife Mariamne wants to poison him. Design for a print.

Ecce gay. Draughtsman: Jurriaan Andriessen. After Gerard de Lairesse. Dating: 27-Jun-1799. Measurements: h 296 mm × w 215 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Game at Cribbage 1787 Thomas Rowlandson. Game at Cribbage. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1787. Etching. Prints

Still lifes with dead poultry, 1834 - 1906 Page 6 Recto from a sketchbook with 21 sheets. paper. watercolor (paint). pencil brush still life of related objects

Pencil sketch by August Xaver Karl von Pettenkofen showing a spectator, with attention to posture, gesture, clothing, and figure composition within a scene.

Peasants in a Tavern. Artist: Egbert Jasperszoon van Heemskerck I (Dutch, Haarlem 1634/35-1704 London (active England)). Dimensions: 5 13/16 x 5 1/4 in. (14.8 x 13.3 cm). Date: mid-17th-early 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Le Drageoir aux épices by J. K. Huysmans: p. 17, 1929. Auguste Brouet (French, 1872-1941), J.K. Huysmans (French). Book containing 54 etchings; overall: 28.7 x 23.3 x 4.5 cm (11 5/16 x 9 3/16 x 1 3/4 in.).

Sketch for 'Reading the Will', Sir David Wilkie, 1785-1841, British, before 1820, Pen and brown ink on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper, mounted in moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, Mount: 8 1/4 × 10 inches (21 × 25.4 cm) and Sheet: 4 3/4 × 6 7/8 inches (12.1 × 17.4 cm), armchairs, children, dresses, family, genre subject, men, reading, solicitor, stripes, study (visual work), widow, will, women

Sitting woman with pigeon, draughtsman: Abraham Bloemaert, 1625 - 1629, paper, pen, h 167 mm × w 122 mm

Britannia's Protection, or Loyalty Triumphant, Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, undated, Pen and black ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, wove paper, Sheet: 12 11/16 x 15 5/8 inches (32.2 x 39.7 cm), allegory, figures, genre subject, king (person), protection

A pencil drawing by Carl Spitzweg depicting figures in the theater gallery, created between 1855-1860, showing people, interior, and architectural details.

Bedroom With Saskia in a Canopy Bed, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1638 drawing Amsterdam prepared paper. paint (coating). ink pen / brush bed with tester

Drawing, Door Frame and Figure Studies; Designed by Filippo Marchionni (Italian, 1732-1805); Italy; pen and ink, brush and gray-brown, gray watercolor on laid paper; 28.6 x 19.3 cm (11 1/4 x 7 5/8 in.)

Interior of a Boerenherberg, Charles Onkhena, After Adrianus Wulffaert, 1816 - 1886 print paper etching inn, coffee-house, public house, etc.

Jacob Liefkoost Benjamin; Collection of eighty-five original prints.The print is part of an album.

Pen and pencil design by Peter von Cornelius showing Gretchen and Lieschen at a fountain, created between 1810 and 1811, depicting figures and surrounding architectural elements.

Groups of Men Talking 1610-64 Stefano della Bella Italian. Groups of Men Talking 338175

Sheet of Sketches 1735 François Boucher French. Sheet of Sketches 398671

Caprices: Two Standing Beggars and a Cripple, c. 1642. Stefano Della Bella (Italian, 1610-1664). Etching;

Name of a dey ... wears my bag ... Mouse of Muhammad or I test you ... because I'm fierce like Beudoin. (IT)

Sketch sheet with interior scenes. Draughtsman: Hendrik Valkenburg. Dating: 1836 - 1896. Measurements: h 233 mm × w 300 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Portrait of Auguste Rodin. Artist: William Rothenstein (British, Bradford, Yorkshire 1872-1945 Far Oakridge, Gloucestershire). Dimensions: Image: 8 3/4 × 13 3/4 in. (22.2 × 35 cm)Sheet: 12 1/16 × 16 13/16 in. (30.7 × 42.7 cm). Sitter: Auguste Rodin (French, Paris 1840-1917 Meudon). Date: 1897. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Seven men, standing, sitting and walking, Herman Saftleven, 1619 - 1685 drawing paper. pencil. chalk brush walking. sitting figure. standing figure

Brouwer, Adriaen, Schreuder, Bernhard, Amsterdam, Ploos van Amstel, Cornelis, Drunken farmer in an inn, verso - stamped, A farmer sits on a low bench in an inn, with a jug in his hand., print, prints, height 193 mm, width 158 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1726-01-04 - 1798-12-20, supervision, 1775 - 1775, paper, print drawing, etching, etchings, roulette, - 1780-10-16, print maker, printmaker, Southern Netherlands, 1606 - 1638-02-01, intermediary draughtsman

Songs: "A Blessing unknown to ambition & Pride" 1822 Henry Thomas Alken British One sheet of a series of satires, designed as a song book. Composed of vignette scenes, each scene illustrating in a humourous fashion a single line from a popular song of the day. The imagery derives from hunting, shooting and horses, scenes from domestic life, fashion, town and country life, military and naval life.. Songs: "A Blessing unknown to ambition & Pride" 426346

Study for Title Page, from Punch, Volume 55 1868 England. Pen and brown ink, with touches of white gouache, over graphite, on buff laid paper, laid down on ivory wove board . Charles Samuel Keene

Standing woman and sketches of a child, c. 1661 - c. 1669 drawing Study sheet with standing woman and sketches of a child. Zwolle paper. ink. chalk

Figure and Head, unknown artist, nineteenth century, undated, Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 8 5/8 × 7 3/4 inches (21.9 × 19.7 cm), figure, figure study, head

Lord kneeling for a lady, c. 1654 - 1656 drawing A kneeling gentleman for a lady, accompanied by a cupid and a jumping deer. Deventer paper. pencil

Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699-1773, French, active in Britain (1733-45), Design for a Frontispiece: Group of Allegorical Figures, undated. Black chalk on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper mounted on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, with gold leaf, watercolor, pen in black and red ink border lines.

Beggar Man and Woman Behind A Bank, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1630 print paper etching / drypoint Begin

At the Gambling Table (second plate). Dated: 1909. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JEAN LOUIS FORAIN.

A pencil and brown pen drawing by Johann Friedrich Carl Constantin Schröter showing studies of a violin, dancing couples, and a farmyard scene, created between 1828 and 1830.

The Raven - Angel Footfalls. Date/Period: 1847. Brown pen and wash with dark grey ink and wash on paper. Width: 175 mm. Height: 222 mm. Author: Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

Saint Ursula. Saint Ursula spreads her cloak with her arms so that her virgins can hide underneath. Probably drawn to a sculpture in a niche of a facade. Leaf 20 Verso from a sketchbook with 27 sheets.

French Revolution: the farewell of Louis XVI to his family, on January 20, 1793. (TF)

Two men sitting at a fireplace.

Het Ledikant; The French bed.

NATIONAL GUARDS WITH REMPARTS (NIGHT) Gustave Golden (1832-1883). "NATIONAL GUARDS TO REMPARTS (NIGHT)". Pencil enhances feather with brown ink. 1871.

Woman with spinning wheel and children, portrait of child and old man. Draughtsman: Hendrik Valkenburg. Dating: 1836 - 1896. Measurements: h 233 mm × w 302 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Seated young man, Willem Schellinks, 1637 - 1678 drawing paper. chalk sitting figure

Judyta holding Holofernes's head (according to Cristofano Allori). Goujon de Villiers, Antoine Abraham (1784 1814), Alla, Cristofano (1577 1621)

Sketch of a group of figures. From: A Marken sketchbook. sketches, works on paper

Comforts of Bath, Plate 3. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 8 7/8 × 11 1/4 in. (22.6 × 28.6 cm)Plate: 7 13/16 × 10 3/16 in. (19.8 × 25.9 cm). Series/Portfolio: Comforts of Bath. Date: January 6, 1798. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Le Printemps , Spring, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, Album Drawing, undated. Graphite and pen and ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Edward Francis Burney, 1760-1848, British, Illustration for The New Doll: Let me Have It in my Own Hands, undated. Pen and ink and wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted to card.

John Bull bog'd in France , Horses, Carriages & coaches, Wetlands, John Bull Symbolic character. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Summer landscape titled 'Fighting color: Summer' by Jakob Gauermann, executed in brown ink with feather and laved techniques, showing figures and seasonal elements.

Studies of a standing woman, seen on the back.

Attributed to Rembrandt van Rijn, Sketches from a Tavern Woman Standing and Two Men Seated Sketches from a Tavern: Woman Standing and Two Men Seated

The Calling of SaintMatthew. Artist: Nicolaes Berchem, Dutch, 1620-1683 After: Claes Cornelisz Moeyaert, Flemish, 1592-1655

Beggar and beggar, next from behind a hill.

Ribaltas red chalk drawing depicts a scene titled 'Encounter on the Folding Gate.'

Leipzig, Epitaph of the Ferdinand August Hommel, design

Theft during dental visit, Jacques Dassonville, 1629 - 1670 print France paper etching / engraving (barber as) dentist. robber

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