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

Design for the funerary monument of Fernando d'Avalos, draughtsman: Ferdinando Fuga, (possibly), 1709 - 1781, paper, pen, h 208 mm × w 363 mm

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

Company around a table under trees, Eugène François de Block, 1822 - 1893 drawing Design for a print. paper. chalk pavement, terrace in front of inn or restaurant

Blind street singer; Blindness; The waiter in the XIX century. A blind man singing on the street. The owner of a music store keeps his hands over his ears. Sixth prints from a series of eight with the aim of delivering the contrasts of the actual life around 1800 with the civilized world (Beau-Monde).

Men and women with different professions, H. Partout, After Jacob Perkois, After Caspari, 1769 - 1789 print Eight performances of men and women in different professions, including a winch player, a begging and a merchant. Zeeland paper Labour

Sketches of standing men, two with a cloak over the head, Bernard Picart, 1683 - 1733 drawing paper. ink. pencil pen

Unwrapping the Mummy. Harriet Cheney; British, 1771-1848. Date: 1815-1825. Dimensions: 275 × 365 mm (image); 308 × 386 mm (sheet). Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Hague, Nijhoff, Martinus, Arnhem, Thieme, Dirk Anthonie, Netherlands, Spanier & Zn, widow Elias, Schmidt Crans, Johan Michaël, Cartoon on Thorbecke, 1871, sitting writing at his desk. Plate published in the weekly De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 2, 1871., print, picture, cartoon, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 275 mm, width 215 mm, Dutch, 1830-04-30 - 1907-11-14, print maker, printmaker, 1871 - 1871, paper, papier, lithografie (techniek), printer, drukker, Publication (Event), Publicatie, 1830 - 1879, publisher, uitgever, 1826-12-26 - 1894-09-24

A Roman wedding (in box with 43 drawings), Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1743, paper, ink, pencil, brush, h 95 mm × w 95 mm

John Jackson, Young Gentlemen in Conversation Young Gentlemen in Conversation

Jacob Being Shown Joseph's Blood-stained Coat, draughtsman: Carel van Savoyen, (attributed to), draughtsman: Rembrandt van Rijn, (rejected attribution), Amsterdam, c. 1650, paper, pen, brush, h 168 mm × w 241 mm

1428 / De Oude Heer van Arkel dies from eating an overlapped eel, Johan Huizinga, 1893 - 1895 drawing Man, a lord of Arkel, sitting at the table choked in his food, trying to help bystanders, 1428. Part of the folder with 18 drawings reproduced in Johan Huizinga's 'Keur van Memberswijkige scenes from the Fatherland History' from 1950. Netherlands paper. pencil. ink pen / brush deprivation of air, choking Land van Arkel

The death of Charles the Bald. Draughtsman: Simon Fokke. Dating: c. 1722 - c. 1784. Measurements: h 82 mm × w 102 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

The Kings Cake (TI)

Way in which men make music; Study leaves with fashion phenomena. Two French nobles in contemporary clothing. One of them plays the cello, which he supports a tabouret, and looks at the sheet music on his standard. The other has a hat in hand.

Merry company. Artist: Crispijn van de Passe (I). Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1599 - 1649. Measurements: h 92 mm × w 154 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Study sheet with figures, dogs, a vase and tree. Among other studies of walking women with a parasol, a walking couple with dog and costumed figures. Leaf 5 Recto from a sketchbook with 51 sheets.

Cartoon on the flood disaster, Piet Hein Testas, 1881 print Cartoon about how the well -to -do deal with the flood disaster. They can eat in abundance and look at a woman as if she was an attraction. Netherlands paper flood, high tide

Interior with Woman at Wieg, Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, After Adriaen van Ostade, 1760 print Interior with a woman at a cradle. The woman talks to a man who stands outside at the open window. A child plays by the fireplace. Amsterdam paper interior of the house. cradle, crib. human figure at (open) window, seen from inside

Sorcess Kirke (Circe) (According to Giovanni Francesca Barbieri, Zw. Guercino) Goujon de Villiers, Antoine Abraham (1784 1814), Guercino, Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (1591 1666)

Lourdes, the Paralytic (second plate). Dated: 1912/1913. Medium: etching and drypoint. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JEAN LOUIS FORAIN.

An incomplete sketch of Pietà (the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Christ) by Filipino Lippi (1457 - 1504) Italian painter during the Renaissance period in Florence. Dated late 15th Century.

Couple with a fireplace.

A pencil sketch by Friedrich Gauermann depicting people dancing in a village room, emphasizing figures, posture, and interior details.

Design for a print, Companionship around a table under trees, draughtsman: Eugène François de Block, , 1822 - 1893, paper, h 232 mm × w 275 mm

Brush and Chinatusche drawing by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes depicting a blind worker, with laved wash and black border line, created between 1803 and 1820.

Bartsch, C., Photo reproduction of Bauernstand, verso, photograph, photo, carte-de-visite, reproduction, album sheet, photos,, recto - handwritten, 2954, height 84 mm, width 51 mm, photographer, 1870 - 1890, cardboard, photographic paper, photo paper, albumen print, albumine print

Caricature of Two Women Seen From Behind late 18th century Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo Italian. Caricature of Two Women Seen From Behind. Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727-1804 Venice). late 18th century. Pen and gray ink, brown and gray wash. Drawings

Portrait of a woman and Venus, Amor and Mars, c. 1660 - c. 1687 Two drawings together stuck on a leaf. Zwolle paper. chalk. ink brush Two drawings together stuck on a leaf. Zwolle paper. chalk. ink brush

Christ and the Woman of Samaria: An Arched Print. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Netherlands, Leiden, 1606-1669). Holland, 1657 (later printing). Prints; etchings. Etching and drypoint

Seated Woman. Roelandt Savery (Flemish, 1576 - 1639)

A watercolor and pencil study by Peter Fendi for 'The Attachment', showing figure composition and preparatory details.

Untitled, from folio: Sketches in France & Germany, one of 22 sheets in FolioB. Artist: John Trumbull, American, 1756-1843

. A few is too minist in a cooperry. She still holds the hand of another lover, which lies in a barrel. Scenic scene from: 'De Kuiper' from Nicolas Médard Audinot.

Sketches of standing, leaning and sitting men, Bernard Picart, 1683 - 1733 drawing paper. ink. pencil pen

Merry company at a table in the open air, Gesina ter Borch, c. 1659 - c. 1661, draughtsman: Gesina ter Borch, Zwolle, c. 1659 - c. 1661, paper, h 260 mm × w 258 mm

Black ink and colored pencil drawing by Moritz von Schwind, circa 1835, showing a draft design for a glass box, emphasizing structure and composition.

Scene in a drawing academy, anonymous, 1800 - 1840 drawing paper. ink. chalk pen / brush place or institution of education and training of the artist, e.g.: academy of art. drawing-lesson

The Duenna - Compositional Sketch, 1849-52. Artist: Dante Gabriel Rossetti

unknown artist, The Virtuous Family, ca. 1790. Pen, brown ink, graphite, blue wash, pink wash, and brown wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Venus with torch surrounded by putti, anonymous, After Pierre Prud'hon, after 1808 print paper etching Attributes of Venus: Torch. Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

The Attitudes of Lady Hamilton. Dimensions: overall: 19.7 x 32.2 cm (7 3/4 x 12 11/16 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Pietro Antonio Novelli.

Study sheet with standing women and a Christ's head, Flaminio Torri (Attributed to), 1631 - 1661 drawing paper. chalk standing figure - AA - female human figure. Christ as adult

Bliżej Kultury Dague, Victor (Fl. 1804 1815), Boulogne, Valentin de (1591 1632), Landon, Charles Paul (1760 1826)

Marriage Contract; Proposal; Leave-taking; Marriage, Robert Cruikshank, 1789 - 1856, brush and grey wash, graphite on paper, England, 1815-20, Drawing, Drawing

Sketches, Angels and Female Figures, Fortunato Duranti, Italian, 1787 - 1863, Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash on paper, Sketches, Angels and Female Figures. At center, the most complete sketch features kneeling woman in classical garb with angel standing behind her at right in an architectural setting. Additional inscription and designs on verso., Rome, Italy, 1820-1850, Drawing, Drawing

Jean-Antoine Watteau, Two Studies of a Woman with a Fan, probably before 1716, black and red chalk and traces of white chalk on light grayish-brown paper.

Two Sketches of the Dismissal of Hagar.

Amsterdam, Safft, Johan Christiaan Willem, Seated woman with a jug, portrait of a man with a pipe and a boy, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 108 mm, width 151 mm, Dutch, 1778-10-04 - 1849-10-29, print maker, printmaker, 1788 - 1849, paper, etching, etchings

"Composition study by Johann Hans Reinhard von Marées on 'Labung', printed as facsimile with reddish tones, showing figure arrangement and compositional elements."

A black ink drawing by Heinrich Friedrich Füger presenting design studies for the four faculties, emphasizing symmetry and decorative elements.

Cross testimony Ren� Marjolin (1812-1895). Cross testimony. Graphite pencil. Paris, museum of romantic life.

Marbles. Dated: c. 1887. Medium: etching and drypoint. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER.

Exodus of Lot and his daughters, from behind, 1651 drawing Zwolle paper. ink. deck paint. chalk. gouache (paint) brush

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Tailor on a stool, seen from behind.

Pencil sketches by Waldmüller from 1826-1829 depicting various studies of figures, postures, gestures, and compositional elements.

Margate bathers , Swimmers, Beaches, Bathhouses, Carts & wagons. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Philip Porter, About 1632

Study with a sitting, standing and lying boy, draughtsman: anonymous, Netherlands, 1600 - 1699, paper, h 127 mm × w 139 mm

Concert at Hopetoun House, David Allan (Alloa, Scotland, 1744 - 1796) 1780 - 1781

Breakfast Preparations. Louis Auguste Lepère; French, 1849-1918. Date: 1893. Dimensions: 135 × 198 mm (image/plate); 182 × 239 mm (sheet). Etching on cream laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Le Joueur de Voile (The ViolPlayer). Artist: Alphonse Legros, French, 1837-1911

The flute player; Owlspiegel.

Way of talking to women / say the little t'colles do you think about the Manezuige Paul Hadol (1835-1875). How to talk to women / Say the little t'Colles do you do something for the Manezuige Feather, lavis brown ink, blue and pink pencils, 1860-1865.

A Venetian fountain , Fountains, City & towns. Sir David Young Cameron (1865-1945). Prints

John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740-1779, British, Choir and Orchestra (A Choral Band), 1776. Pen and black ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper.

A Vocal Concert, Robert Dighton, British, ca. 1752 - 1814, Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (called Guercino), Italian, 1591 - 1666, Engraving on white paper, An older bearded man leads with his left hand, and holds the music in his right, for three boys who surround him., England, ca. 1780-1805, Print, Print

Study to the image, characters in the 18th century costumes; Verso: Four studies to the landscape, portrait of the husband in the wig and mother with a child on R Ku; Stanis Awski, Jan (1860-1907); 1885 (1885-00-00-1885-00-00);

Man in seventeenth-century costume. Leaf 9 Verso from a sketchbook with 11 sheets.

Drawing for a `Punch' Cartoon, John Tenniel, 1820-1914, British, undated, Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper, Sheet: 11 1/4 × 7 9/16 inches (28.6 × 19.2 cm), genre subject, girl, paintings

Italian Comedians. Jean Antoine Watteau; French, 1684-1721. Date: 1719-1720. Dimensions: 261 × 403 mm. Red, black, and white chalks, with stumping, on cream laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Domestic scene. Draughtsman: Jan Brandes. Dating: 1788 - 1808. Place: Skälsebo. Measurements: h 328 mm × w 207 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Cartoon at the Ministry of Defense, 1871, 1871 print Cartoon on the establishment of a so -called Ministry of Defense. On the left, the Angel of Peace looks disappointed about a rugged gang with, among others, Thorbecke and Van Bosse. Plaat appeared at the Weekblad De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 11, 1871. print maker: Netherlandsprinter: Netherlandspublisher: Arnhempublisher: The Hague paper symbols, allegories of peace, 'Pax'; 'Pace' (Ripa)

Angel in a bedroom; A worthy boill. In an interior of a bedroom an angel appears on a figure in a bedside.

Les Deux Baisers (The Two Kisses). Dated: 1786. Dimensions: plate: 36.3 x 42.5 cm (14 5/16 x 16 3/4 in.) overall (framing line): 27.6 x 36.9 cm (10 7/8 x 14 1/2 in.). Medium: etching and wash manner, printed in blue, red, orange, yellow, and black inks. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Philibert-Louis Debucourt.

Three women and a child at a fountain in the Pavilion of Charles V in the Royal Palace in Sevilla, Gerard Muller, 1871 - 1903 drawing Sevilla paper. chalk palace - AA - civic architecture: inside Reales Alcázares

Jean-Louis Forain, The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, French, 1852-1931, 1909, etching

The Triumph of David. Date/Period: 1636 - 1637. Drawing. Pen, brown ink, brown wash on paper pen, brown ink, brown wash on paper. Height: 235 mm (9.25 in); Width: 316 mm (12.44 in). Author: GUERCINO.

Studies of women. Zille, Heinrich Rudolf (1858-1929), draughtsman, cartoonist

Drawing - Sun Dogs Robert Harris (1849 - 1919)

Sigismund II Augustus and Barbara, study for the publication Clothes in Poland"; verso: sketch of a scene of receiving homage. Matejko, Jan (1838-1893), draughtsman, cartoonist

Twenty Four Old Men, Are Majestic Two, Singing a Sacred Hymn. (Twenty four elderly people walking majestathznie in pairs, sings a religious song, from The Divine Comedie du Dante ), in: Oeurvre de Flaxmann Collection of His Serious Composites by Reveil, with analysis of the divine comedy of the of the Dante and Notice on Flaxman. Various Subjects. Paris 1847 . FERRERI, Vincenzo (Fl. 1845), Flaxman, John (1755 1826), Audot, bookseller editor, Paris rue du Paon 8, school of medicine

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