Urban Sketches of Historical Cities

Dynamic sketches depicting street scenes with figures, showcasing cities like London, Amsterdam, and Istanbul with a focus on architecture and daily life.

View of a building site, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1891 - c. 1894 Page 8 from a sketchbook with 15 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk building-site Amsterdam

Street with figures, possible in London. Page 16 from a sketchbook with 34 sheets.

Figures on a road with street lamps, 1888 The dome roof and the minarets of a mosque in the background are also visible. Page 79 from a sketchbook with 58 sheets. Istanbul chalk street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). street lighting. temple, shrine ~ Islam, Mohammedanism

View of the Prinsengracht at the Brouwersgracht in Amsterdam. View of the Prinsengracht at the Brouwersgracht in Amsterdam. Page 77 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets manufactured in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Haarlem.

Women's Head, George Hendrik Breitner, 1884 - 1886 Page 5 from a sketchbook with 67 sheets made in Drenthe. Drenthe paper. chalk head (human) - AA - female human figure

Figure on the street, possibly in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1886 - 1923 drawing Amsterdam paper. pencil street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage) Amsterdam

House row. Leaf 11 Verso from sketchbook XXXVI with 26 sheets.

View of the Damrak in Amsterdam with a horse. View of the Damrak in Amsterdam, at the height of the dam, with a horse. The horse carries eye valves. Page 75 and page 76 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets manufactured in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Haarlem.

View on a bridge over the Overtoom in Amsterdam. View on a bridge over the Overtoom in Amsterdam. Under a building. Page 9 and page 10 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets manufactured in Noord-Holland and Utrecht.

View of a building site, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1891 - c. 1894 Page 8 from a sketchbook with 15 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk building-site Amsterdam

Buildings, George Hendrik Breitner, 1884 - 1886 Page 35 and Page 36 from a sketchbook with 24 sheets. The Hague paper. chalk city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions. urban housing

Cityscape, possibly roorns on the Laan van Meerdervoort in The Hague. Page 12 and page 13 from a sketchbook with 34 sheets.

Group figures and a rider. The group is possible for buildings. Page 18 From a sketchbook with 19 sheets.

Cityscape with water, George Hendrik Breitner, 1882 - 1883 Page 38 from a sketchbook with 29 sheets. The Hague paper. chalk. pencil canals, waters (in city) (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). civic architecture; edifices; dwellings. ships (in general)

Study, George Hendrik Breitner, 1912 Page 25 from a sketchbook with 16 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk

Study, 1886 - 1903 Page 12 from sketchbook XXXVII with 52 pages. Amsterdam paper. chalk

Face in Amsterdam, possibly the Vossiusstraat, George Hendrik Breitner, 1882 - 1900 Page 3 from a sketchbook with 34 sheets. Amsterdam . street Vossiusstraat. Vondelpark

Landscape dog, possibly in a landscape. Page 26 From a sketchbook with 16 sheets.

Study, possible from a building. Study, possible from a building. Page 15 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets manufactured in Noord-Holland and Utrecht.

Women on the street, George Hendrik Breitner, 1896 Page 41 and Page 42 from a sketchbook with 20 magazines. Amsterdam chalk street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage) Amsterdam

Figures, possibly on a quay. Page 16 From a sketchbook with 29 sheets.

Study, possibly from a building, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1902 - c. 1914 Study, possibly from a building. Page 15 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets made in Noord-Holland and Utrecht. Amsterdam paper. pencil civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Amsterdam

Get rid of a house between the trees, 1834 - 1911 Page 14 Recto from a sketchbook with 37 sheets. paper. chalk road, path. rural housing, e.g. country-house, villa, cottage

Study magazine. Among other things a figure and possibly a roof. Page 16 from a sketchbook with 16 sheets.

Study sheet, 1888 Istanbul (possibly) paper. chalk horses and kindred animals

Houses on the water. There are rowing boats on the water. Leaf 10 Recto from a sketchbook with 41 sheets.

Study. Page 26 From a sketchbook with 14 sheets.

Bridge over a canal, possibly in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, 1884 - 1886 Page 23 from a sketchbook with 16 sheets. Amsterdam (possibly) paper. chalk bridge in city across river, canal, etc.. civic architecture; edifices; dwellings. trees Amsterdam

Study, possibly from a cityscape, George Hendrik Breitner, 1886 - c. 1903 Page 24 from a sketchbook with 15 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Amsterdam

Horse cart, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1902 - c. 1914 Horse and carriage. Page 49 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets made in Noord-Holland and Utrecht. Amsterdam paper. chalk horse. (farm) wagon, freight wagon, cart

Figures, possible in the middle of building material. Page 40 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets manufactured in Amsterdam, Haarlem and Antwerp.

Study, possibly moored boats, George Hendrik Breitner, 1887 - 1891 Page 25 from a sketchbook with 17 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk ships (in general). harbour

House. Page 45 From a sketchbook with 32 sheets.

Study, possibly from a cityscape. Page 24 From a sketchbook with 15 sheets.

Horse carts, George Hendrik Breitner, 1884 - 1886 Page 10 from a sketchbook with 25 magazines. Paris paper. chalk two-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle. horse

Figure in a street, 1888 Also a figure study. Page 69 from a sketchbook with 58 sheets. Istanbul chalk Asiatic races and peoples. street

Edelfelt, Albert, work, Sketch book, drawing, 14 cm x 9.5 cm, Edelfelt, Albert, Albert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt 1854 - 1905, Finnish painter. Painting in a naturalistic style and with a Realist approach to art. He lived in Finland

Woman with dog in the Palacestraat in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, 1893 Page 27 and Page 28 from a sketchbook with 38 sheets. Amsterdam chalk adult woman. walking the dog. street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Paleisstraat

Street with a seated Indian.page 162 from a sketchbook with 87 sheets.

Gallen-Kallela, Akseli, work, Woman on the beach and a galloping horse and other exercises, undateable, pencil, drawing, 35.4 cm x 22, 2 cm, Akseli Gallen-Kallela 1865 - 1931, a Finnish painter who is best known for his illustrations of the Kalevala, the national epic of Finland.

George Romney, 1734-1802, British, Attacking Demons for the Temptation of Christ, undated. Graphite; verso: gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Street with a tree in Scheveningen.Leaf 19 recto from a sketchbook with 39 sheets.

Women on the street. Page 41 and page 42 from a sketchbook with 20 sheets.

View in Amsterdam, possibly the skirt. View in Amsterdam, possibly the skirt. A figure in front. Page 81 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets manufactured in Amsterdam.

Figures, possibly on a market or in a establishment. Left a standing woman. Page 27 and page 28 from a sketchbook with 31 magazines manufactured in The Hague and Rotterdam.

Women on Dam Square in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, 1893 Page 21 and Page 22 from a sketchbook with 38 sheets. Amsterdam chalk square, place, circus, etc. (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). adult woman. civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Dam

Stairs Ganges, 1924 - 1925 Page 171 from a sketchbook with 87 magazines. Benares paper. pencil flight of steps. recreation. river Ganges

Figures on a staircase. Probably in a street. Page 56 From a sketchbook with 54 sheets.

Standing man and woman, c. 1915 - 1934 The woman wears a dress and the man a suit and hat. Leaf 8 Recto from sketchbook XVI with 32 sheets. The Hague paper. pencil adult woman (+ standing). adult man (+ standing)

Landscape with farm, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1880 - c. 1906 Page 122 from a sketchbook with 81 sheets. Netherlands paper. chalk farm or solitary house in landscape

Boats. Page 3 and page 4 from a sketchbook with 12 sheets.

View of Dam Square in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1902 - c. 1914 View of the Dam in Amsterdam, seen from Damrak 101, café De Bisschop. Page 21 and Page 22 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets made in Noord-Holland and Utrecht. Amsterdam paper. chalk square, place, circus, etc.. urban housing Dam

Landscape with cloudy sky. Page 25 and page 26 from a sketchbook with 16 sheets.

View of the Haarlemmerplein in Amsterdam. At the front a cart and figures. Page 77 and page 78 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets.

Waterkant van een rivier.Along the waterfront a row of trees, a house and different figures. Leaf 39 Recto from a sketchbook with 53 sheets.

Workers at work, possible in the Sint Agnietenstraat in Amsterdam. Workers at work, possible in the Sint Agnietenstraat in Amsterdam. Page 72 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets manufactured in Amsterdam and Haarlem.

View of the Noordermarkt in Amsterdam, near Westerstraat, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1886 - 1923 Seen from the Prinsengracht. In the front of a ship. Page 11 and page 12 from a sketchbook with 17 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk canals, waters (in city) (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). ships (in general) Northern market

Study magazine, including with figures, George Hendrik Breitner, 1886 - c. 1898 Page 28 from a sketchbook with 18 magazines. Amsterdam paper. chalk adult man. adult woman

Studie.Page 98 From a sketchbook with 58 sheets.

Cart for a building, possibly a shed. Page 43 from a sketchbook with 27 sheets.

Study, possible from a landscape with cloudy air. Page 17 From a sketchbook with 16 sheets.

George Romney, 1734-1802, British, The Indian Woman, undated. Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

View of the Brouwersgracht in Amsterdam, near the Palmgracht, George Hendrik Breitner, 1882 - 1900 Page 54 and Page 55 from a sketchbook with 34 sheets. Amsterdam chalk canals, waters (in city). civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Brouwersgracht. Palm canal

Woman at a clothesline, c. 1897 - c. 1910 A house in the background. In the middle a partly cut frame. Page 20 from a sketchbook with 19 sheets. Amsterdam (possibly) paper. chalk accessories and implements ~ laundering, e.g. clothes-peg, drying frame, (empty) washing line. rural housing, e.g. country-house, villa, cottage. adult woman

Boats on the Damrak in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1905 In the background the Victoriahotel at evening, seen from Warmoesstraat 56. Page 15 and page 16 from a sketchbook with 33 sheets. Amsterdam chalk canals, waters (in city). civic architecture; edifices; dwellings. ships (in general) Damrak. Warmoesstraat

View of the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam, c. 1886 - 1934 Page 5 Verso from sketchbook LV with 21 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk bridge in city across river, canal, etc. (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage) Prinsengracht

Fountain in a Mountainous Country, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, Loosely drawn view of a fountain in a landscape. Suggestion of temples on hills in the background., Italy, 1775-1809, architecture, Drawing, Drawing

Two men, possibly in a establishment.Page 59 from a sketchbook with 32 Sheets.

Damed ships. Did ships, including a steamboat. Possibly on the IJ at the Barentszkade in Amsterdam. Page 85 and page 86 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets.

Back of a standing naked woman, 1906 - 1945 The woman seems to be in a niche next to a table. Leaf 37 Verso from a sketchbook with 69 sheets. paper. pencil. chalk standing figure - AA - female human figure (+ nude human being)

Figures at a table. Page 6 From sketchbook XXIX with 44 pages.

Horse and carriage on Dam Square in Amsterdam. At the height of tobacco trade P.G.C. Hajenius, Dam 16. Page 31 and page 32 From a sketchbook with 46 sheets.

A pencil drawing by Anton Romako containing various sketches of figures, objects, and animals, showing detailed studies.

Study, possibly from moored boats. Page 25 from a sketchbook with 17 sheets.

Artillerist te paard.Page 4 From a sketchbook with 35 sheets.

Study, George Hendrik Breitner, 1880 - 1882 Page 55 from a sketchbook with 72 sheets. South-Holland paper. pencil

Ship and figures, Leo Gestel, 1891 - 1941 drawing .. ink. pencil pen male sex; man. ships (in general)

Audience at a Gamelanorkest, 1921 - 1922 Page 11 Recto from Sketchbook XIX with 22 sheets. Dutch East Indies, The paper. pencil Asiatic races and peoples. sitting figure. percussion instruments. more than one musician with instrument Dutch East Indies, The

Moored ships, George Hendrik Breitner, 1886 - c. 1895 Page 35 and Page 36 from a sketchbook with 20 magazines. Amsterdam paper. chalk canals, waters (in city). ships (in general) Amsterdam

Entrance to a Mosque, Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857-1903, Graphite on wove paper, Sketch of four male figures entering a mosque., USA, 1877, religion, Drawing, Drawing

View in Amsterdam, possibly at the Rokin. View in Amsterdam, possibly at the Rokin. Page 70 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets manufactured in Amsterdam.

Study sheet, including with a reading woman, 1881 - c. 1885 The woman is in a wooden lounger, possibly on the beach. Also an animal study. Pages 46 and 47 from a sketchbook with 26 sheets. chalk sitting figure. reading. chair. animals

Straat met figuren in Biskra.Page 57 From a sketchbook with 31 sheets.

Study. Page 20 From a sketchbook with 29 sheets.

Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A., 1897, Figures walking among old ruins() - (unidentified illustration), Black chalk, White wove, 35.4 × 50.6 cm (13 15/16 × 19 15/16 in.), Made in United States, American, 19th century, Works on Paper - Drawings and Watercolors

Photograph of a document by Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo da Vinci document. Anonymous photography. Draw on albuminum paper.

Sailboats on a river. Along the waterfront are houses. Leaf 29 Recto from a sketchbook with 91 sheets.

Standing figures, possibly artists behind couliss. Leaf 2 Recto from sketchbook LXV with 27 sheets.

Figures in a city or village. Page 33 From a sketchbook with 23 sheets.

Edelfelt, Albert, work, Sketch book, drawing, 16 cm x 10 cm, Edelfelt, Albert, Albert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt 1854 - 1905, Finnish painter. Painting in a naturalistic style and with a Realist approach to art. He lived in Finland

Tour woman, George Hendrik Breitner, 1880 - 1882 Page 12 recto from a sketchbook with 10 sheets. The Hague paper. pencil standing figure - AA - female human figure. hand towards the forehead (+ female (human being) (not to be used where -AA- is prescribed))

Landscape with a farm. A man on a path at the front. Page 14 from a sketchbook with 67 sheets made in Drenthe.

Figure on a horse and carriage. Leaf 17 Recto from a sketchbook with 34 sheets.

Figure studies. Figure studies. Page 15 and page 16 from a sketchbook with 22 sheets manufactured in Amsterdam.

Stadsgezicht.View of a street or square with figures. Left possible a church and right a tree. Leaf 38 Recto from a sketchbook with 52 magazines manufactured in the area of Kampen, Hattem, Hoorn and Zwolle.

Abklatsch of the chalk drawing on page 33. Page 32 from a sketchbook with 18 sheets.

Face in Amsterdam, possibly Het Rokin, George Hendrik Breitner, 1912 Face in Amsterdam, possibly the Rokin. In the front of a figure. Page 81 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets made in Amsterdam. Amsterdam paper. chalk urban housing. canals, waters (in city) Rock

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