Sketches of Historical Moments

A collection of sketches illustrating significant moments and narratives, including depictions of emotions and group dynamics in daily life.

Landscape with gentleman and his dog, in the background a pair of lovers, Gesina ter Borch, c. 1659, draughtsman: Gesina ter Borch, Zwolle, c. 1659, paper, h 124 mm × w 200 mm

Of Dood Van Dido, Pietro Testa, 1622 - 1650 drawing paper. ink pen death of Dido; she climbs the funeral pyre and falls upon the sword of Aeneas

Sketch for 'The Wreck', Winslow Homer, American, 1836-1910, Charcoal on paper, Horizontal view showing a group of figures; at center is a man with his right arm upraised; at left are two figures; and to the right is a faintly indicated rough sea and, a man launching a lifeboat., USA, USA, 1881, seascapes, Drawing, Drawing

Interior with a farmer's family at the meal, Egbert van Heemskerck (I), 1644 - 1704 drawing paper. ink. chalk. pencil pen prayer at table, saying grace. (family) meal

Landscape with gentleman and his dog, in the background a pair of lovers, Gesina ter Borch, c. 1659, draughtsman: Gesina ter Borch, Zwolle, c. 1659, paper, h 124 mm × w 200 mm

Martyrdom of a Saint, Red and black chalk on tan laid paper, Recto depicts the martyrdom of a saint. Figures and a horse comprise the foreground of the drawing; architectural structures are in the background. Two flying putti are in the sky. Verso consists of figure and hand studies., Italy, 17th century, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Potiphar's Wife Accusing Joseph Before her Husband. Artist: Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606-1669 Amsterdam). Dimensions: sheet: 7 7/16 x 8 7/16 in. (18.9 x 21.5 cm). Date: 1620-69. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Potiphar's Wife Accusing Joseph Before her Husband 1620-69 Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch. Potiphar's Wife Accusing Joseph Before her Husband 347897

Markt, Willem van Wessem, after Jacques Dassonville, 1735 - 1787 print A crowd on a market. On the right a woman leaning on a lower door. Amsterdam paper etching market. horse

Antonio Carnicero / 'Bullfight scene'. Ca. 1790. Pencil on laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Queen of Sheba at Solomon ().

A Party Eating Outdoors 18th century Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus. A Party Eating Outdoors. Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus (French, Paris 1692-1765 Paris). 18th century. Etching. Prints

Two studies for the painting Actors before Hamlet". Czachórski, Władysław (1850-1911), draughtsman, cartoonist

Brown ink and pencil drawing by Paul Troger depicting the twelve apostles, showing figures, gestures, and arrangement in a religious composition.

Sketches, Possibly the Rest on the Flight to Egypt and Figures Worshipping the Virgin and Child, Filipo Agricola, Italian, 1776 - 1857, Pen and ink on paper, Sketches, Possibly the Rest on the Flight to Egypt and Figures Worshipping the Virgin and Child., Rome, Italy, 1820-1850, Drawing, Drawing

Pencil study sheet by Josef von Führich showing figure sketches, gestures, and compositional layouts.

The discovery of the burial stone of Hubert Robert ..

A man with a beard bends forward and touches the knee of the Roman soldier with his left hand. With his right hand he points to a lamb, carried by a boy. On the ground lies a second lamb. Next to the soldier stands a man with turban holding his hand on his chest and watching the man and lambs. Page 21 from a sketchbook with 72 pages, Man offering two lambs to a Roman soldier., draughtsman: anonymous, Italy, (possibly), c. 1650 - c. 1799, paper, pen, brush

Two bent figures in an angel, 1819 - 1849 Page 46 Recto from a sketchbook with 58 sheets. paper. pencil angels. head bent forward; bowing

Study sheet with figures and feet, 1837 - 1881 Page 17 Verso from a sketchbook with 33 sheets and 10 separate drawings. paper. chalk anatomy (non-medical). foot

Travelling coach, James Ensor, circa 1880-1890, drawing, Belgian Art

Drawing, Three Stages of the Passion: The Mockery, Christ before Pilate, Flagellation; Francesco Coghetti (Italian, 1804 - 1875); Italy; pen and brown ink on paper; 24.8 x 12.4 cm (9 3/4 x 4 7/8 in.)

Scene from 'The Mysteries of Udolpho', Rev. William Warren Porter, 1776-1804, British, undated, Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 10 5/8 × 16 inches (27 × 40.6 cm), arches, figures, literary theme, torches

"The Social Day" from the "World of Miniature" 1775-1827 Thomas Rowlandson British. "The Social Day" from the "World of Miniature" 363996

Figures in Antique Dress Grouped About a Pagan Tomb mid-18th century Lorenzo Baldiserra Tiepolo. Figures in Antique Dress Grouped About a Pagan Tomb. Lorenzo Baldiserra Tiepolo (Venice 1736-Madrid 1776). mid-18th century. Pen and brown ink, over rough black chalk. Drawings

Merchants and Oosterlingen in a harbor.

Study of a group of people, draughtsman: Johannes Jacobus Bertelman, 1831 - 1899, paper, h 26 mm × w 53 mm

Ruins of the baths of Trajanus ..

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

Drawing by Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini depicting an allegory of the choice between virtue and vice, executed with lead handle, feather, and lavated wash.

Gray feder drawing by Johann Georg Wagner depicting figural groups and temples, showing architectural elements and human figures, dated 1758.

Crowd around a kneeling woman, 1819 - 1849 There are four men with the woman, possibly soldiers. Page 13 Recto from a sketchbook with 60 sheets. paper. pencil crowd, mob. kneeling figure

Verduals as NOVIITIUS IN THE RIGHT, ALECTANAINER PRY DIDE, 1840 drawing paper. ink. pencil pen drinking

Study for an Engraving of "Songs in the Opera of Flora" ca. 1737 Hubert François Gravelot French. Study for an Engraving of "Songs in the Opera of Flora" 335461

Pencil drawing by Johann Georg Platzer depicting the Farewell to Christ, showing figures, gestures, and emotional composition.

Seventeenth -century interior with a family and maids, Willem Pieter Hoevenaar, 1818 - 1863 drawing paper. pencil

Woman with cross on rock, anonymous, after Pietro Testa, c. 1650 - c. 1750 print A woman with a cross in her hand, sitting on a rock. She is surrounded by putti and other figures. Italy paper etching Altarcross, crucifix. Cupids: 'Love' 'Amoretti' 'Putti'. Rocks

Peter Tillemans, 1684-1734, Flemish, active in Britain (from 1708), Foxhunting: The Kill, undated. Graphite and gray wash on medium, moderately textured, cream, laid paper.

The King Drinks. Artist: David Teniers the Younger (Flemish, Antwerp 1610-1690 Brussels). Dimensions: sheet: 9 7/16 x 14 15/16 in. (24 x 38 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Couple greeting a lady at the door of a country house, Gesina ter Borch, c. 1659, draughtsman: Gesina ter Borch, Zwolle, c. 1659, paper, h 213 mm × w 327 mm

After the Sale, Clothes Exchange, Houndsditch. James McNeill Whistler; American, 1834-1903. Date: 1886-1887. Dimensions: 126 x 176 mm (image, trimmed within plate mark); 130 x 176 mm (sheet). Etching with foul biting in black ink on ivory laid paper. Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Photo production of a preliminary study by Hans Holbein de Jonge, representing the family of Thomas More, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph Europe cardboard. photographic support carbon print family life at home. interior of the house Europe

Ball with dancing people, Johan Braakensiek, c. 1868 - c. 1940 drawing Possibly a design for a print. paper. chalk

Horsemen nearCamp. Artist: Albert Flamen, French, ca.1620-after 1693

Bliżej Kultury Lingée, Éléonore (CA 1753 1806/1820), Le Sueur, Eustache (1616 1655)

The attack by the crowd on Johan and Cornelis de Witt, 1672, 1672 - 1799 drawing The attack by the crowd on Johan and Cornelis de Witt, on the street in front of the Gevangenpoort, August 20, 1672. Northern Netherlands paper lynching. violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death (+ death by lynching). attempt, political murder Gateway

Study for a stained glass project: stage of the life of Saint Benoît. (Dummy title)

Woman and child at a table in an interior, 1859 - 1864 In the interior there are a book and lute and a dog is sitting on a stool. Page 58 Verso from a sketchbook with 77 sheets. paper. pencil interior of the house. mother and baby or young child. lute, and special forms of lute, e.g.: theorbo

Lauréus, Alexander, work, Group of people, marker, drawing, SCENE; group, men, dumpling, 8 cm x 11 cm

A pencil drawing by Matthias Rudolf Toma showing a standing woman holding a child, a seated figure with a hat and stick, and a study of a leg variant.

Black chalk drawing by Rembrandt van Rijn depicting the biblical scene of Joseph selling grain in Egypt, circa 1637, showing figures, gestures, and composition.

Equestrian fight. Two riders fight. In the background columns, possibly a gate, and a group of figures. Page 50 from a sketchbook with 72 pages.

Figure studies, c. 1840 - c. 1860 Among other things, studies of a sitting reading man and a woman with a wrap. Page 22 Recto from a sketchbook with 38 sheets. Low Countries paper. watercolor (paint). pencil brush reading. head (human)

Bliżej Kultury Normand, Charles (1765 1840), Le Sueur, Eustache (1616 1655)

Entry of the winners, Willem de Famars Testas, 1844 - 1896 print Entry of winners on horseback. One of them holds a trophy in hand. They are received by people who watch along the road. Netherlands paper etching rejoicing on special occasions. trophy, i.e.: decorative arrangement of symbolic or typical objects ~ ornament

Ecce Homo, Jurriaan Andriessen, After Gerard de Lairesse, 1799 drawing paper. chalk picture, painting. Pilate showing Christ to the people, 'Ostentatio Christi', 'Ecce Homo' (John 19:4-6)

Study before the departure of Willem V to England, January 18, 1795. Study for the prince and some other figures in the representation of the departure of Willem V from Scheveningen to England, January 18, 1795.

Two women and a boy and a group of men and boys. Watson, Stewart, active 1843-1847. 1840. Watson, Stewart, active 1843-1847. Drawings. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Costume , Italy, Grand tours (Education), Men , Clothing & dress , Italy, Women , Clothing & dress , Italy, Boys , Clothing & dress , Italy

Sketch, Three Figures in Architectural Setting with Helmet and Shield. Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash on paper. Date: 1820-1850. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Vendor of Horoscopes 16th century Ercole Setti Italian. Vendor of Horoscopes 341291

A drawing by Ferdinand Bol depicting Eliezer and Rebekah at a fountain, executed in brown ink with wash, showing figures, gestures, and water architecture.

Two men in historic costume from the period 1500-1525, 1819 - 1849 Leaf 24 Recto from a sketchbook with 60 sheets. paper. pencil historical costume (+ men's clothes)

Two groups of men, Alexander Ver Huell, After Cornelis Troost, 1873 print Two performances on a leaf. Left: a man is sitting at the table. Behind him two men, including one with a pipe. On the right is a man with a long pipe. Right: a man surrounded by three figures. His portrait hangs above him. Arnhem paper adult man

Victories and conquests of the French / Harngue with pyramids painted by wholesale, living room of 1810. (IT)

Group of Shepherds and a Ram Made 1600-1699 Italy. Pen and brown ink with brush and gray wash, on buff laid paper, laid down on Japanese paper . Pietro Testa

Beach View, Gerard ter Borch (II), 1634, Beach view with three figures in the foreground around a barrel, on the left a horse with rider next to a horse-drawn cart, seen from behind, and on the right behind a dune a figure near a horse and cart()., draughtsman: Gerard ter Borch (II), draughtsman: Pieter de Molijn, (rejected attribution), Haarlem, 1634, paper, h 210 mm × w 313 mm

Judgement Scene with a Bound Prisoner, Adam Elsheimer, 1588 - 1610 drawing Court of justice with a bound prisoner. paper. ink pen criminal law; punishment

The Meeting of Christ with Martha and Mary after the Death of Lazarus, c. 1662-65. Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Reed pen and brown ink and wash, heightened with white gouache (in the heads of the kneeling figures); sheet: 17.5 x 20.8 cm (6 7/8 x 8 3/16 in.); secondary support: 17.5 x 20.8 cm (6 7/8 x 8 3/16 in.).

Sketchbook Page with Rabbit Hunt, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523-1605, Pen and ink, brush and bistre on paper, Horizontal rectangle. Verso: Hunters, right, firing at rabbits. In the background, rabbits run toward net, pursued by hunters on horseback. Inscription, upper right. Recto: Rabbit hunt. Hunters and dogs in foreground. Rabbits run toward net in background, left. Six lines of inscription, upper right., Netherlands, ca. 1590, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Pencil drawing by Josef von Führich depicting a wedding scene from his 'From Life' cycle, showing bride, groom, guests, and ceremonial elements, created 1874-1875.

Lawyer on His Way to Court (Se Rendant à l'Audience). Artist: Thomas Couture (French, Senlis 1815-1879 Villiers-le-Bel). Dimensions: Sheet: 12 1/2 x 18 13/16 in. (31.8 x 47.8cm). Date: 1830-79. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Mother and Child; Portrait of a Woman, Battlefield Scene (from Sketchbook). Artist: Thomas Sully (American, Horncastle, Lincolnshire 1783-1872 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). Dimensions: 9 x 11 1/2 in. (22.9 x 29.2 cm). Date: 1810-20. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Appearance of the God Jupiter to Napoleon, Teodoro Matteini, 1808 print Under the performance a verse in Italian. Print is part of an album. paper etching ruler, sovereign. (story of) Jupiter (Zeus). Justitia (justice) as Roman personification

Feather drawing on white-highlighted paper depicting Loth's escape, with a gap in the paper.

Compositional study for "Sermons of complaint"; Matejko, Jan (1838-1893); before 1864 (1839-00-00-1864-00-00);

Rijn, Rembrandt van, France, Caylus, Anne Claude Philippe, Histoire de Joseph, Joseph est reconnu par ses freres, Joseph makes himself known to his brothers, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 216 mm, width 162 mm, 1692 - 1765-09-05, print maker, printmaker, 1702 - 1753, paper, etching, etchings, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, intermediary draughtsman

Ekman, Robert Wilhelm, work, Tuulet puhalvatat ahjoon, sketch for a Kalevala-themed series of drawings, sketch , pencil and marker, drawing, KALEVALA, Ilmarinen, winds, oven, 35.3 cm x 43.8 cm,

Removing the fruit harvest, Simon Fokke, 1722 - c. 1784 drawing Design for a print. paper. pencil

Loflied van Simeon, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1807 - 1808 The print is part of an album. Paris paper etching / drypoint The print is part of an album. Paris paper etching / drypoint

Beach face. Beach face with in the foreground three figures around a ton, on the left a horse with rider next to a horse cart, from behind, and on the right behind a dune a figure at a horse and cart ().

A drawing by an anonymous artist titled 'The vanities of life' executed in graphite pencil and brown pen around 1780-1790, showing figures and symbolic objects.

James McNeill Whistler, Fruit Stall, 1880 Fruit-Stall

Twee scene shipped from Komedie Heauton timorumenos van Terence, Bernard Picart (Workshop of), 1716 - 1718 print Left: Nutrix, Chremes and Syrus visit Sostrata, which is standing in the doorway of his house. Right: Clinia embraces Antiphila. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving specific works of literature

Parade of Bacchants, Nicolas Poussin (Manner of), 1600 - 1699 drawing Parade of bacchants, as to a relief. France paper. ink pen / brush thiasos, i.e. Bacchus' revel-rout, bacchanal without Bacchus

Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne, Gerard Melder, 1725 print Triumph with the victory car with Bacchus and Ariadne in the middle. The car is drawn by nymphs and putti. In the back of the procession, men wear a sleeping woman. In the foreground on the right a saat with a triangel. Amsterdam paper etching other percussion instruments (with NAME). chariot, triumphal car. triumph of Bacchus; 'Carro di Bacco' (Ripa). triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes / 'Cruel Folly'. 1815 - 1819. Red wash, Red chalk on ivory laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Westerners who look at an indigenous man and piping figures. The indigenous man has a bow in hand. Leaf 10 recto from a booklet of 10 blades from a sketchbook.

Sjöstrand, Carl Eneas, work, Sketch for a play or illustration; woman and wounded soldiers, 1866/1867, drawing, 23 cm x 36 cm

Bliżej Kultury Matejko, Jan (1838 1893)

Procession packed people, Fons van der Velde, 1880 - 1936 print Probably refugees. paper etching / drypoint Political refugee, 'emigrant'

Sketch for a painting Narcisse Diaz de la Pena (1807-1876). Sketch for a painting. Graphite pencil on paper.

Allegory on the attack on Hattem and Elburg, 1786, Anonymous, 1786 drawing Patriotse allegory on the attack on Hattem and Elburg by the Stadholder, 4-6 September 1786. The city states of Hattem and Elburg are fascinated by Dwingelandij for Prince Willem V. The stadholder is brought for this purpose by the Raziernij, the provinces of Gelderland, Utrecht and Friesland by his side. On the right, the provinces of Holland, Zeeland, Overijssel and Groningen are in surprise. A handwritten explanation of the performance on the set -up sheet under the print. Northern Netherlands paper Elburg. Hattem. Gelderland. Groningen. Utrecht. Holland. Friesland. Zealand. Overijssel

Preparatory drawing for the central part of the ceiling of the Arcades show of the former Paris City Hall Fran�ois-Edouard Picot (1786-1868). Preparatory drawing at the central part of the ceiling of the Arcades show of the former Paris City Hall. Pencil, black carony and white chalk rehabels on paper, 1842. Carnavalet museum, history of Paris.

Standing woman on pedestal for group of women with arms outstretched. Possibly a design for a print.

Figuurstudies en een paard.Above a horse. Furthermore, standing and standing figures, including wax women. Some figures are shown in small groups. Leaf 4 Recto from a sketchbook with 69 sheets manufactured in the area of Delft, Rotterdam, Oudewater and Harlingen.

Contours of the greatness of Scipio, Benedetto Caliari, 1550 - 1598 drawing paper. ink pen

Sketch from a trip to Constantinople in 1872 Turk on horseback, head of a Turk, head in a turban, standing figure of a Turk Matejko, Jan (1838 1893)

A pencil draft by Johannes Benk for a round relief showing Vindobona enthroned, Danubius, a winged genius with spade, and a river god sketch.

Design for a fan with the judgment of Paris, Anonymous, 1700 - 1800 drawing Design for a fan with the judgment of Paris, divided into 31 numbered courses. Inscription: Breet 16 Beene. paper. pencil the Judgement of Paris (Mercury present)

Study sheet with figures, Pierre Louis Dubourcq, after Jan Luyken, 1831 drawing paper. ink pen / brush

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