Historical River Landscapes

Delicate sketches featuring riverside scenes with boats, travelers, and waterfront buildings, showcasing soft tones and serene natural settings.

The Peacock Garden on the Amstel, draughtsman: Rembrandt van Rijn, (school of), draughtsman: anonymous, 1600 - 1699, paper, h 164 mm × w 319 mm

The Peacock Garden on the Amstel, draughtsman: Rembrandt van Rijn, (school of), draughtsman: anonymous, 1600 - 1699, paper, h 164 mm × w 319 mm

Bord du Loiret, Henry Swinburne, 1743-1803, British, undated, Pen and brown ink, over graphite on medium, moderately textured, blued white, laid paper, mounted on, moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, wove paper, Mount: 11 1/16 × 16 3/8 inches (28.1 × 41.6 cm) and Sheet: 3 3/8 × 5 13/16 inches (8.6 × 14.8 cm)

Travelers in a covered wagon cross a river. Draughtsman: Cornelis van Hardenbergh. Dating: 1765 - 1843. Measurements: h 320 mm × w 441 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Stork Nest between Huizen aan de Waterkant, Jacob Jan van der Maaten, 1830 - 1879 print A stork nest between a barn and a house on a waterfront. Left in the foreground a man and a woman under a tree. Netherlands paper drypoint farm or solitary house in landscape. shore-birds and wading-birds: stork (+ nest, den, burrow)

A black chalk drawing by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn depicting the Uferstrasse along the Amstel River, with wiped areas and a 30 mm wide stripe, circa 1645.

Face at Naples, Christoph Heinrich Kniep, 1823 drawing Naples paper. pencil. chalk city-view in general; 'veduta'. coast Naples

Design for a painting., Italian landscape, draughtsman: Elias van Nijmegen, (possibly), 1677 - 1755, paper, h 207 mm × w 264 mm

James Ward, 1769-1859, British, Harlech, undated. Graphite and gray wash on medium, smooth, cream wove paper mounted on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper.

Beach Scene, England, Winslow Homer, American, 1836-1910, Crayon on paper, Horizontal view of the water, beach and figures, with color notations. Spots of red and blue watercolor on margin at bottom., 1881-82, seascapes, Drawing, Drawing

View of Dordrecht from the River, 1775-1815. Jacob van Strij (Dutch, 1756-1815). Pen and black and brown ink and brush and black, gray, brown and blue wash, over black chalk; framing lines in brown ink; sheet: 20.5 x 36.5 cm (8 1/16 x 14 3/8 in.); secondary support: 20.5 x 33.2 cm (8 1/16 x 13 1/16 in.).

Bristol: Sketch of Boats and Buildings, Thomas Girtin, 1775-1802, British, ca. 1797, Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper, Sheet: 3 × 6 5/8 inches (7.6 × 16.8 cm), boats, boatyards, buildings, dock, estuary, marine art, sails, shore (landform), trees, Bristol, Bristol, England, Europe, United Kingdom

Rome from San Spirito. Cityscape. Brown wash black chalk and graphite with white chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper. Height: 359 mm (14.13 in); Width: 594 mm (23.38 in). Author: Samuel Palmer.

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.

Edward Francis Finden, 1791-1857, British, Genoa, 1832-1834. Line engraving, engraver's proof.

Part of Calcutta Taken From the B...mgalow a Little Below the Orphan House, Thomas Daniell, 1749-1840, British, active in India, William Daniell, 1769-1837, British, undated, Graphite on medium, moderately textured, blued white, laid paper; mounted on, moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, wove paper, Sheet: 12 5/8 × 20 3/4 inches (32.1 × 52.7 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 13 5/16 × 21 3/8 inches (33.8 × 54.3 cm), and Mount: 14 1/4 × 22 7/8 inches (36.2 × 58.1 cm), cityscape, landscape, orphanage, trees, Asia, Bharat, Calcutta, India, West Bengal

Lauréus, Alexander, work, Palazzuola, 1821, technique text: sepia and pencil, drawing, BUILT LANDSCAPE; Palazzuola; Italy, 28 cm x 42 cm

Wiik, Maria, Sketch book, drawing, Wiik, Maria, timing: unscheduled, Maria Catharina Wiik 1853 - 1928 a Finnish painter of still life, genre images, landscape paintings and portraits. Lived in Finland

Ink and feather drawing by Valentin Wagner from 1631-1638 depicting Rotenstein an der Saale, showing town buildings, terrain, and landscape composition.

Netherlands, Maaten, Jacob Jan van der, Couple at a stone bridge, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 51 mm, width 85 mm, 1820-01-24 - 1879-04-16, print maker, printmaker, 1830 - 1879, paper, papier, chine collé, etching

Gateway in the Ruins of the Ancient Walls of Arpino, Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781-1867, British, 1802-1804, Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige, wove paper, Sheet: 10 9/16 × 13 9/16 inches (26.8 × 34.4 cm)

Landscape with water, landscape with figures and buildings and still lifes, 1834 - 1906 Page 11 Recto from a sketchbook with 20 sheets. paper. pencil landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone). city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions. still life of miscellaneous objects

View with two women in the foreground, Christoph Heinrich Kniep, 1818 drawing prepared paper. pencil city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions

Capt. Thomas Hastings, 1778-1854, British, Sketch of a Beach Scene, Hastings, 1820. Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Pencil sketches by Joseph Holzer including an overgrown tree stump and round arches with surrounding trees, from his 1836-1837 sketchbook.

Capt. Thomas Hastings, 1778-1854, British, West Cowes, From East, 1826. Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

John Robert Cozens, 1752-1797, British, Mola di Gaeta, undated. Pen and black ink on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Rome from San Spirito, Samuel Palmer, 1805-1881, British, active in Italy (1837-39), undated, Brown wash black chalk and graphite with white chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 14 1/8 x 23 3/8 inches (35.9 x 59.4 cm), cityscape, Grand Tour, landscape, Europe, Italy, Lazio, Roma, Rome

Llansteffan Castle, 28 July 1846, Capt. Thomas Hastings, 1778-1854, British, 1846, Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 10 5/8 × 16 3/8 inches (27 × 41.6 cm) and Binding: 10 5/8 inches (27 cm)

Leonardo Alenza / 'Landscape'. XIX century. Pencil on paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Sailing ships, men's heads and a landscape, 1864 Leaf 60 Verso and 61 Recto from a sketchbook with 98 sheets. paper. ink. pencil pen sailing-ship, sailing-boat. rodents: hare. adult man. head (human). landscapes

Capt. Thomas Hastings, 1778-1854, British, On the Medina near Cowes, Isle of Wight, 1829. Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Edward Goodall, 1795-1870, British, Greenwich Hospital, 1834. Line engraving, 1st state on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige, wove paper.

(The shooting house), Figure 32

Boat studies. From: A 1907/8 sketchbook. sketches, works on paper

View from the Gallows Hill, Henry Swinburne, 1743-1803, British, undated, Pen and brown ink, over graphite on medium, moderately textured, blued white, laid paper, mounted on, moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, wove paper, Mount: 11 × 16 1/4 inches (27.9 × 41.3 cm) and Sheet: 5 3/16 × 15 inches (13.2 × 38.1 cm)

Sheet 71 verso from a sketchbook with 73 sheets, Landscape with two hunters, draughtsman: Johannes Tavenraat, 1839 - c. 1872, paper

Print ca. 1801 Katsushika Hokusai Japanese. Print 54301

Sailboats on the water. Leaf 11 Recto from a sketchbook with 42 sheets.

Ink and feather drawing by Valentin Wagner in 1631 showing the encounter of travel companies of V. Wagner and Widtman between Nuremberg and Regensburg, depicting figures and interaction.

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

Thomas Daniell, 1749-1840, British, active in India, Wha ... China, undated. Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream, laid paper; mounted on, moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, wove paper.

Dutch house boat drawings, works on paper

View of Noli, by Gilbert Joseph Gaspard de Chabrol de Volvic, from Statistics from the Provinces, printed in Paris by Didot editions. 1824. Lithograph.

The Beach Club,Easthampton. Artist: Childe Hassam, American, 1859-1935

L'Arquebusade (The Shot the Arquebus), from Les Misères et les Mal-Heures de la Guerre (The Miseries and Misfortunes of War), plate 12 1633 Jacques Callot French. L'Arquebusade (The Shot the Arquebus), from Les Misères et les Mal-Heures de la Guerre (The Miseries and Misfortunes of War), plate 12. Les Misères et les Mal-Heures de la Guerre. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1633. Etching; second state of three (Lieure). Israël Henriet (French, Nancy ca. 1590-1661 Paris). Prints

River and mountain scene with people loading flat boats from riverbank.. Paintings, Prints. 1850. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Painting, Chinese, Boats , China, Rivers , China, Tea industry , China, Shipping , China

Without title Graz city view , Karl Wiener -, artist

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.

Woman on a Bomenlaan, c. 1765 - c. 1775 Page 7 Recto from a sketchbook with 83 sheets. paper. pencil forest path or lane (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

Embroidered Picture (England); silk embroidery on silk foundation

Design for a Stage Set 1830-90 Eugène Cicéri French. Design for a Stage Set 387315

Villeneuve-les-Avignon, France, Henry Swinburne, 1743-1803, British, undated, Pen and brown ink, over graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige, laid paper, mounted on, moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, wove paper, Mount: 16 3/8 × 11 1/16 inches (41.6 × 28.1 cm) and Sheet: 4 5/16 × 8 11/16 inches (11 × 22.1 cm)

Sharpham, near Totnes, Devon. Date/Period: Ca. 1797. Landscape. Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream, wove paper. Height: 130 mm (5.11 in); Width: 197 mm (7.75 in). Author: Thomas Girtin.

View of an antique town. Kamsetzer Jan Christian, draughtsman, cartoonist

Two carts on a construction site, probably near present-day Russell Square in London, draughtsman: John Linnell (II), 1806, paper, h 125 mm × w 246 mm

Print made by Frederick Christian Lewis the Elder, 1779-1856, British, Colebrook Dale (A small replica, reversed), 1825. Etching.

Mill on the water with three figure studies around three figure studies, Paulus Lauters, 1828 - c. 1849 print Brussels paper windmill. dog. adult man. old woman. walking-stick, staff

Henry Swinburne, 1743-1803, British, Montpellier, France, 1775. Pen and brown ink, over graphite on medium, moderately textured, blue, laid paper, mounted on, moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, wove paper.

Flood in Kessel, George Andries Roth, 1855 print Flood in the village of Kessel, with a rowing and sailing ship in the foreground. The print is part of a series of 24 prints about the flood disaster of 1855. Netherlands paper etching flood. rescue work during a flood Kessel

Tilbury. Dated: 1887. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER.

The Venice" in Bydgoszcz. Łopieński, Ignacy (1865-1941), graphic artist

Album with Views of Rome and Surroundings, Landscape Studies, page 48b: Roman Landscape. Franz Johann Heinrich Nadorp (German, 1794-1876). Graphite;

On the Whippingham Road, Isle of Wight, Capt. Thomas Hastings, 1778-1854, British, between 1826 and 1830, Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 8 3/8 × 5 1/2 inches (21.3 × 14 cm)

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

Fontaine de la Kitah dans le désert entre Qénéh et Qosséïr. Denon, Vivant, 1747-1825. Denon, Vivant, 1747-1825. Prints, Illustrations. 1829. Rare Book Division. Egypt , Description and travel, Troop movements , French , Egypt, Springs , Egypt

Pronk, Cornelis, Niel (Belgium), Haen, Abraham de (II), Zyfflich, Views of the villages Zyfflich and Niel in Germany, handwritten in pencil, brown and gray pen, Sheet 24 recto from a sketchbook with 69 sheets., sketchbook sheet, drawings, 11 July, the tower a bit thicker, Zefelik, 12 July, Niel, 1707-04-06 - 1748-08-08, draughtsman, draftsman, 1731-07-11 - 1731-07-12, second quarter 18th century, paper, pencil, ink, inkt, pen, brush, Borstel, Northern Netherlands, 1691-12-10 - 1759-09-29

Men in rowboat fleeing Indians on shore - unidentified illustration (Columbus discovering New World) - explorers landing in the New World. Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A. (HON.) 1897

Die Eroberung von Mexico: Illustration, 1919. Max Slevogt (German, 1868-1932). Lithograph;

James Ward, 1769-1859, British, Sheet of Sketches: Wagon, Horse, Milkmaid and Other Figure Studies, undated. Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper mounted on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Bliżej Kultury Simmler, Józef (1823 1868)

Near Newport, Isle of Wight, Capt. Thomas Hastings, 1778-1854, British, 1826, Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 4 1/2 × 7 inches (11.4 × 17.8 cm)

Panorama. Jan van Goyen; Dutch, 1596-1656. Date: 1650-1651. Dimensions: 98 x 157 mm. Black chalk, with brush and brown wash, on ivory laid paper. Origin: Netherlands. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Capriccio with Church and Equestrian Monument, by Canal Giovanni Antonio known as Canaletto, 1754 - 1754, 18th Century, pen and brown ink. Italy, Veneto, Venice, Accademia Art Galleries. Recto. Capriccio with a church and an equestrian monument.

Town, George Hendrik Breitner, 1880 - 1923

Bereden artilleristen in een park.Page 9 and page 10 from a sketchbook with 35 sheets.

Beziers, France, Henry Swinburne, 1743-1803, British, undated, Pen and brown ink over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream, laid paper, mounted on, moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, wove paper, Mount: 11 1/16 × 16 3/8 inches (28.1 × 41.6 cm) and Sheet: 5 1/2 × 13 1/4 inches (14 × 33.7 cm)

Proof Line-Block Print for Fan 19th century Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide Japanese. Proof Line-Block Print for Fan 73637

Tilted handcart in front of a farm, Hendrik Valkenburg, 1859 - 1864, Sheet 18 recto from a sketchbook containing 77 sheets., draughtsman: Hendrik Valkenburg, May-1859 - Dec-1864, paper

Chinese sailing ships in a bay and fishing water birds, 1727 - 1775 print Landscape with a sailing ship with rowing germs on the water. Water birds fishing in the foreground. On the right two figures under a palm tree. Print is part of an album. paper etching Chinese. water-birds. water course. sailing-ship, sailing-boat

Village face in Mastenbroek, 1732 Leaf 24 Recto from a sketchbook with 51 sheets. Masters paper. pencil. ink pen / brush Masters Leaf 24 Recto from a sketchbook with 51 sheets. Masters paper. pencil. ink pen / brush Masters

Capt. Thomas Hastings, 1778-1854, British, West Cowes, 20 February 1826, 1826. Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Guillaume Lethière, Palace and gardens (Palais et jardins), early 19th century, Black chalk.

A woman with dog sits on the grass in front of a dilapidated farmhouse with a half collapsed barn. A second woman walks past the barn. Below the print the text 'Erster Versuch in Aqua tinta', Dilapidated farmhouse, print maker: Diederik Jan Singendonck, (mentioned on object), Herman Saftleven, (possibly copy after), Utrecht, 1813, paper, etching, h 145 mm × w 189 mm

Sketchbook, Preziosi, Amadeo, 1816-1882, pencil, gray wash, white heightening, 1875, The sketchbook by Maltese artist Preziosi comprises drawings of sites and cultural monuments in Paris, Versailles, Saint-Cloud, Fontainebleau, Marseilles, Messina, and London, with views of Trafalgar Square, St. Paul's Cathedral, Hampton Court, Westminster Abbey, and the British Museum.

View of Wyhlen, 1896 - 1897 Leaf 24 Verso and 25 Recto from a sketchbook with 44 sheets. Grenzach-Wyhlen paper. chalk village Grenzach-Wyhlen

Rev. William Warren Porter, 1776-1804, British, Lee's Cottage, Countess Wear, undated. Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Study magazine, including with riders, a horse and landscapes with mills, 1843 - 1844 Also a cityscape and study of a figure that is under a tree. Page 1 recto from a sketchbook with 38 sheets. paper. ink. pencil pen / brush windmill in landscape. city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions. riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. horse. trees. sitting figure

Thomas Daniell, 1749-1840, British, active in India, Lucknow, Upper India, undated. Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige, laid paper.

Amsterdam, Philips, Caspar Jacobsz., Landscapes, Rúwientjes etc., River view with a mill, at night, print, prints, height 52 mm, width 67 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1732-04-16 - 1789-03-19, print maker, printmaker, 1766 - 1766, third quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, color printing

James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834 - 1903), Chelsea Wharf, 1863, etching in black on blued white laid paper

Landscape with Castle in Background, Thomas Sully, 1783-1872, American, undated, Gray wash and black wash on medium, slightly textured, beige, wove paper, Sheet: 3 1/8 × 4 9/16 inches (7.9 × 11.6 cm)

unknown artist, Sheet of Composition Studies of River Scenes, after 1816. Pen and brown ink on moderately thick, rough, beige wove paper.

Acceso por puente al palacio. Dibujo. Museum: COLECCION PRIVADA. Author: JOAQUIN MIR.

Franz von Pausingers 1881 charcoal sketch illustrates the orientation trip of Crown Prince Rudolf. Created on paper, it shows landscapes, figures, and journey elements, reflecting detailed 19th-century European observational drawing practices.

Persépolis. Vue du plateau, face nord. Takht-i-Djemchid Takht-i Jamshîd. Coste, Pascal, 1787-1879. Flandin, Eugène (1809-1876). Prints. 1851 - 1854. General Research Division. Iran, Iran , Antiquities

Incantation Scene from "Der Freischutz". Dimensions: sheet: 16.5 x 22.3 cm (6 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink with graphite on wove paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Robert Caney.

Study for The Battle of La Hogue recto. Dated: 1778. Dimensions: sheet: 30.6 × 50.6 cm (12 1/16 × 19 15/16 in.) mount: 45.1 × 61.3 cm (17 3/4 × 24 1/8 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Benjamin West.

Zilcken, Philip, Banlieue de Bruxelles, Landscape with houses, lanterns and wagon, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 108 mm, width 244 mm, 1857-04-20 - 1930-10-03, print maker, printmaker, 1890 - 1930, paper, papier, etching, etchings, drypoint, dry needle, plate tone

Book of Chinese Designs, taken from the originals of Persia, of the Indies, of China and of Japan. Artist: Jean Antoine Fraisse (French, active ca. 1680-1739). Dimensions: Overall: 21 3/4 x 16 x 1 3/4 in. (55.2 x 40.6 x 4.4 cm). Published in: Paris. Publisher: Philippe-Nicolas Lottin (French, 1685--1751) , Paris. Date: 1735. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Auf Stauf a-Bruck, 1879. Otto H. Bacher (American, 1856-1909). Etching;

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