Character Studies in Drawing

Etchings and sketches illustrating various character studies, exploring human emotion and interaction, often in religious or social contexts.

Studies of Two Men. Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743). Red chalk. 18.6 x 25.3cm.

Beggar seated warming his hands at a chafing dish, François Vivares, after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1719 - 1780 print paper etching Begin

Joseph Expounding the Prisoners' Dreams. Govaert Flinck; Dutch, 1615-1660. Date: 1637-1639. Dimensions: 173 x 206 mm. Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash on ivory laid paper. Origin: Holland. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Mocking of Christ. Artist: Pieter Jansz. Quast (Dutch, Amsterdam () 1605/6-1647 Amsterdam). Dimensions: sheet: 10 1/4 x 7 11/16 in. (26 x 19.6 cm). Date: 1640. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Two sailors with a bale of merchandise ca. 1662 Stefano della Bella Italian. Two sailors with a bale of merchandise 376675

Drawing by Jacopo Palma depicting Church Fathers Augustine and Ambrosius, executed in charcoal with white highlights on brownish paper before 1600.

Schout van Dordrecht pays the farmer's compensation; The case law of Graaf Willem III the good, first series.

Two standing figures, AVB monogrammist (17th century), 1600 - 1699 drawing paper. chalk standing figure (+ male human being (not to be used where -A- is prescribed)). standing figure - AA - female human figure. 'paidogeron', i.e. child or youth with beard or other sign of old age. standing figure

A drawing by Josef Winterhalder the Younger depicting Jaël and Miriam, executed in brown pen and lavated with ink, highlighting figure and composition.

Studies of Two Men. Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743). Red chalk. 18.6 x 25.3cm.

Page of a sketchbook; Adoration of Magi; St. Christopher and Christ Child, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523-1605, Bistre pen and ink, grayish-brown wash (Verso) on paper, Horizontal rectangle. Verso: Mary sits with the Child outside the stable with the ox. Joseph stands beside her. The ass drinks from a fountain in the lower left corner. The Kings and their suites fill the square. The town is in the right background. Recto, B, vertically: St. Christopher climbs up to the bank of the river. The Child, holding a money bag in his right hand, stands beside and speaks to him. Some persons stand at the other bank., Netherlands, ca. 1590, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Kneeling Vienna Woman (Mary Magdalene); Sketch sheets with figure studies.

Artist, possibly by: Michel-François Dandré-Bardon, French, 1700-1783, Joseph and the TwoPrisoners, Pen and brown ink over graphite sketch on heavy laid paper, 26.2 × 30 cm (10 5/16 × 11 13/16in.), French, 19thcentury, Works on Paper - Drawings andWatercolors

Chalk drawing sheet by Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli showing two studies of half-figures of Saint Paul, one with a raised right arm, executed on gray-green paper with white highlights.

A sitting and a standing man in a landscape, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 drawing Netherlands paper. ink pen / brush

Design for title page for the Europisch Mercury. Design for a book illustration or print.

Two people at a fireplace.

An allegorical scene by Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder, drawn in brown ink over pencil on brownish paper from the 1750s.

Older couple in conversation, Herman Frederik Carel ten Kate, 1832 - 1891 drawing Design for a book illustration. paper. pencil brush

The Infant Saint John the Baptist with the Infant Christ in the Wilderness (recto); Fragment of Architectural Design with Engaged Corinthian Columns (verso). Artist: Anonymous, Spanish, 17th century. Dimensions: 4-3/4 x 3-1/8 in. (12.1 x 7.9 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Antique Vrouwenbust, David Teniers (II) (Possibly), 1620 - 1690 drawing paper. pencil. chalk piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. female sex; woman

Bella, Stefano della, Polish servant holding horse by the bridle, in the background a man on horseback, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 80 mm, width 114 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1664, paper, papier, etching, etchings, plaattoon

Study magazine with two standing men and a seated man whose head is repeated three times.

Domenico Beccafumi, Study for The Four Doctors of the Church Study for The Four Doctors of the Church

Rest on the Flight into Egypt, Luca Cambiaso, 1537 - 1585 drawing paper. ink pen / brush rest on the flight into Egypt

The Roman Centurion Cornelius Sending his Men to Joppa, Willem Drost (attributed to), c. 1653, draughtsman: Willem Drost, (attributed to), draughtsman: Barent Fabritius, (rejected attribution), Amsterdam, c. 1653, paper, pen, h 161 mm × w 218 mm

A man and a woman ignoring birds. Design for a print.

Saint Paul and the Jailer 1600-1699 Italy. Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash and red chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid card . Unknown artist

Adoration by the shepherds. Draughtsman: anonymous. Intermediary draughtsman: Rafaël. Dating: 1506 - 1546. Measurements: h 232 mm × w 266 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Sitting old man.

Chalk and pen drawing by an anonymous artist depicting a Commedia dell'arte scene in the style of Callot, executed on reddish paper, 18th century.

Depiction of three kneeling pages in back view by Alexander Schindler, executed in pencil, showing figures, posture, and composition.

La Buée d'automne en Ardennes. Félicien Victor Joseph Rops (Belgium, Namur, 1833-1898). Belgium, 1874. Prints; etchings. Soft-ground etching

Abraham and Isaac on the way to the place of the victim; Götz, Sebastian (CA 1575-Post 1621); after 1600 (1600-00-00-1621-00-00);Abraham (Bible), Bible, Library of the church of St. Mary Magdalene (Wrocław - Ante 1865) - collections, Hubrig, Ernst Wilhelm von (1712-1787), Hubrig, Ernst Wilhelm von (1712-1787) - collections, Isaac (Bible), Magdalenaea (collection), victim of Abraham (iconogr. ), Schlesisches Museum der Bildenden Künste (Wrocław - 1880-1945) - collection, Sebisch, Albrecht von (1685-1748), Sebisch, Albrecht von (1685-1748) - collections, Stadtbibliothek (Wrocław - 1865-1945) - collections, collections, "Desseins Originaux" albums, victim (iconogr.), German drawings

Feather drawing by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (il Guercino) showing two different groups in an adoration scene, lavished between 1600 and 1700.

The Road to Emmaus 17th century Claes Moeyaert. The Road to Emmaus 372023

Corps de Garde (Barbarians Defeated by a Book), Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740-1812, French, active in Britain (from 1771), undated, Red chalk and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 12 3/16 × 8 7/8 inches (31 × 22.5 cm), men, reading

Plate 13: two peasants standing to left, a cripple kneeling on the ground in center, a woman carrying a child seen from behind to right in middleground, a church to right in background, from 'Caprice faict par de la Bella' ca. 1642 Stefano della Bella Italian. Plate 13: two peasants standing to left, a cripple kneeling on the ground in center, a woman carrying a child seen from behind to right in middleground, a church to right in background, from 'Caprice faict par de la Bella' 412316

Thief; N., c.;Aleksander (1821-1877), Aleksander (1821-1877)-collections, Anna (1876-1953), Anna (1876-1953)-collections, Branicki, Juliusz (1864-1917), Juliusz (1864-1917)-collections, collections, Juliusz Gabriel (1901-1989), Juliusz Gabriel (1901-1989)-collections, collection from Sucha-collection, Tarnowska, Tarnowski, Władysław (1848-1914), Władysław (1848-1914)-collections

Illustration for Boccaccio decamerone. Illustration for Boccaccio Decamerone, History Lii. The servant of Geri Spina is joining a large bottle at Bakker Cisto.

Israël Henriet red chalk drawing depicting a genre scene with a young man and two boys positioned in front of a wall.

Daughter of Pharaoh finds Moses.

Adriaen van Ostade depicts a tavern room with cheerful farmers around an open fireplace, drawn in black chalk with reddish, brown, and gray tones.

The messenger of God appears to Joshua, draughtsman: Ferdinand Bol, 1640 - 1645, paper, pen, brush, h 214 mm × w 182 mm

Seated men and detail studies. .

A Beggar Holding a Hat early 17th century After Jacques Callot French. A Beggar Holding a Hat 335053

Reading old woman and drinking farmer, Pieter Nolpe, after Pieter Jansz Quast, 1623 - 1653 print A farmer's wife is sitting on a reverse basket and reads with glasses on her nose of the paper that she holds in her hands. Opposite her is a farmer on a chair with a pipe in his hand. He puts a jug on his mouth. Print is part of a series with scenes from farming life. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving eyeglasses, spectacles. farmers. reading to somebody. jar, jug (used as drinking-vessel). pipe ~ tobacco

Sketches with a Hooded Figure. Dimensions: overall: 10 x 15.1 cm (3 15/16 x 5 15/16 in.). Medium: graphite on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JOHN FLAXMAN.

The prodigal son squanders his inheritance, Frans Francken (II), 1591 - 1642, Design for a print., draughtsman: Frans Francken (II), 1591 - 1642, paper, pen, h 149 mm × w 180 mm

Sketches of Cain killing Abel. Draughtsman: Jacopo (I) Palma (il Giovane). Dating: 1554 - 1628. Measurements: h 163 mm × w 178 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Two children with Arreslee, Anonymous, 1700 - 1799 drawing Netherlands paper. ink pen / brush

The Holy Family. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: SIMONE CANTARINI.

Vertumnus and Pomona. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: c. 1600 - c. 1699. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 144 mm × w 283 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Pastorals, plate 9' by Abraham Bloemaert (1564-1651), created between 1627 and 1630. The etching depicts soldiers playing cards, emphasizing themes of gambling. The dimensions of the image are 10.9 x 15.7 cm, while the paper size is 16.5 x 22.4 cm. Musical instruments, specifically drums, are also present in the scene

Punchinellos Approaching a Woman; Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian, 1696 - 1770; late 1730s; Pen and brown ink and brush with brown wash over black chalk; 18.4 x 14 cm (7 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.)

Young Man Approaching Old Bearded Man Who Stands on Steps (recto); Male Nude with Bent Right Knee (verso) 17th century Anonymous, Spanish, School of Seville, 17th century Spanish. Young Man Approaching Old Bearded Man Who Stands on Steps (recto); Male Nude with Bent Right Knee (verso) 336679

Group standing men in gowns, Peter Paul Rubens, 1587 - 1640 drawing paper. ink. pencil pen standing figure

The beheading of two martyrs, Martyrdom of the Roman Officers John and Paul, draughtsman: Guercino, c. 1627 - c. 1632, paper, pen, brush, h 210 mm × w 302 mm

A seated woman holds a spoon over a mixing bowl, which stands beside her left leg. Ovoid, caption, signature similar to that in 1931-6550, except for: "Temperenza", "3". On verso: black crayon shadowing, belonging to the same drawing as in 1931-65-53. Date: ca. 1780. Black chalk, pen and ink, brush and sepia wash, brush and oxidized white gouache on brown paper. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Musicing company near candlelight, Leonaert Bramer, c. 1616 - c. 1628 drawing Musicing company around a table consisting of a bagpipe player, a flute player, a singer with a tambourine and a little boy with a candle. Signed on sketchbook magazine of BlueGrijs Paper, numbered 73. Italy paper brush small group of musicians, chamber orchestra, jazz band. candle

Theobald Michau drawing depicting market farmers, including two figures lifting a basket, executed with brush in gray wash over graphite pencil, with minor spots and edge discoloration.

Shepherd standing next to a sheep. Draughtsman: Gesina ter Borch. Intermediary draughtsman: Gerard ter Borch (II) (possibly). Dating: c. 1654 - c. 1655. Place: Zwolle. Measurements: h 162 mm × w 135 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Study sheet with six different figures.

Three Men, Domenico Gargiulo, called Micco Spadaro, Italian, 1609 - 1675, Red chalk, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper, Upper left, a crouching figure facing right, pointing with his left hand. To the right, the top half of a figure facing left, carrying a pole over one shoulder. Below, a bearded figure shown seated., Italy, 1630-1640, figures, Drawing, Drawing

The Bruiser, and Giants in Guildhall, 1763

Babylonian farmer's wife, 1569 Babylonian farmer or woman of the country. Part of the costume book entitled 'Omnium Fere Gentium Nostrae Aetatis Habitus, Nunquam Ante Hac Aediti', Venice 1569. Re -issue from 1569 of the first edition from 1563. paper engraving fashion plates Babylon

Five Drunken Villagers and a Woman on a Sleigh, Cornelis Dusart, 1680 - 1695 drawing paper. chalk. ink pen / brush

Copper engraving fragment by Monogrammist AG depicting the Adoration of the Kings, created in the last quarter of the 15th century, showing figures, gifts, and scene composition.

Punchinellos Approaching a Woman. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696 - 1770)

Seated Child and a Child Playing the Violin. Draughtsman: Harmen ter Borch (mentioned on object). Dating: 13-Jan-1650. Place: Zwolle. Measurements: h 107 mm × w 160 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Drinking and smoking farmers, Pieter Nolpe, after Pieter Jansz Quast, 1623 - 1653 print Two farmers sit opposite each other, one on a reverse basket, the other on a couch. The farmer on the left lights his pipe, the farmer on the right raises his beer mug. Behind them, De Waard with chalk makes a note of the consumption consumptions on a plate. Print is part of a series with scenes from farming life. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving farmers. pipe ~ tobacco. alcoholic drinks. writing and letters

Sheet of Studies: Seated Man, Head of a Dog, Seated Woman, 1700s. Claude-Joseph Vernet (French, 1714-1789). Red chalk (seated man); black chalk (head of a dog); pen and brown ink over black chalk (seated woman); sheet: 12.4 x 12.7 cm (4 7/8 x 5 in.).

Sketches of a shepherd and two Orientals. Measurements: h 542 mm × w 470 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Allegory on the sculpture, Allegory on the sculpture. A female figure with a hammer next to a sculpted bust, piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, 'Sculptura', symbolic representations, allegories and emblems, sculpture, 'Scoltura' (Ripa), Giovanni David (mentioned on object), Italy, 1753 - 1790, paper, etching, h 125 mm × w 90 mm

Antoni Viladomat/ DIBUJO VILADOMAT, SIGLO XVIII. Museum: Museo Nacional De Arte De Cataluña (MNAC), Barcelona, Cataluña, España.

Inn interior with two dead men and a drunk man. Inn interior with a dead man hanging on the chimney cap, a second dead man on the floor and a drunk man at a barrel in the corner.

Two Seated Men, from The Caprices. Jacques Callot; French, 1592-1635. Date: 1617-1627. Dimensions: 55 × 86 mm (plate); 80 × 114 mm (sheet). Etching on ivory laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Young man, sitting on the ground, Adriaen van de Velde, 1646 - 1672, draughtsman: Adriaen van de Velde, 1646 - 1672, paper, h 144 mm × w 165 mm

Christ and the Woman of Samaria 16th century Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 15th to 16th century Italian. Christ and the Woman of Samaria 342195

Multiple portrait studies by Agostino Carracci of Cardinal Camillo Borghese, later Pope Paolo V, exploring details of facial features and expression.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt, Simone Cantarini, 1632 - before 1637 drawing paper. ink pen rest on the flight into Egypt

Allegory: Four Putti. Dated: 1780/1790. Dimensions: sheet: 13.8 × 18.5 cm (5 7/16 × 7 5/16 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink over graphite on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: MATHER BROWN.

Study of Figures Behind a Balustrade (recto); Study of Figures Behind a Balustrade (verso). Andrea del Sarto (Italian, 1486 - 1530)

Four Figures Conversing in a Landscape. Artist: Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra (Spanish, Cordoba 1616-1668 Cordoba). Dimensions: 7-5/16 x 11-7/16 in. (18.6 x 29.1 cm). Date: 1616-68. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Two Figures and a Dog. Artist: Anonymous, Dutch, 17th century (). Dimensions: 5 13/16 x 9 in. (14.8 x 22.9 cm). Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Allart van Everdingen (Dutch, Alkmaar 1621-1675 Amsterdam). Date: 17th century (). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A red chalk and brush drawing with white highlights by Heinrich Friedrich Füger depicting four medallion designs.

Sketching to a boy's portrait. Draughtsman: Johannes Bosboom. Dating: 1827 - 1891. Measurements: h 165 mm × w 148 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Two sitting men and a standing man. Draughtsman: Herman Saftleven. Dating: 1619 - 1685. Measurements: h 99 mm × w 153 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Charles-Nicolas Cochin (1715-1790). "The Scamandre river, illustration for the tales of La Fontaine, around 1743". Drawing. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. Drawing, scamander river, tale illustration, young woman, couple, scene

Constantijn Huygens II in the Garden of Hofwijk Manor, Jan de Bisschop, 1648 - 1671, Constantijn Huyghens the Younger with his aunt and a maid in the garden of Hofwijk., draughtsman: Jan de Bisschop, 1648 - 1671, paper, pen, brush, h 99 mm × w 150 mm

Kneeling easterner facing a kneeling woman, Gerard ter Borch (I), c. 1614 - 1616, A kneeling easterner with a basket held up facing a kneeling woman with a spinning skirt under the right arm, offering a vase-shaped object., draughtsman: Gerard ter Borch (I), Zwolle, c. 1614 - 1616, paper, brush, h 168 mm × w 230 mm

Studies of a standing trumpeter and studies of hands and arms, Abraham Bloemaert, 1624 - 1626

Studies of a standing farmer with a stick, Thomas Simon Cool, 1841 - 1870 drawing paper. pencil. chalk

W: Kunnst and textbooks for the hitting boys . Amman, Jost (1539 1591), Walther, Johann Georg

A red chalk and feather drawing by an anonymous artist from the 17th century depicting two warriors facing each other in antique robes within a landscape.

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" 335475

Christ and the Woman of Samaria. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 15th to 16th century. Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 8 1/2in. (11.4 x 21.6cm). Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A Pole Leading a Horse by the Bridle and Speaking with Two Other Men. Artist: Stefano della Bella (Italian, Florence 1610-1664 Florence). Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed to plate): 3 1/16 × 4 1/16 in. (7.7 × 10.3 cm). Date: ca. 1662. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Rhine, Rembrandt van, Uilenspiegel, The flute player, verso lower left - stamped, print, prints, Rembrandt f. 1642, center lower, height 118 mm, width 144 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, print maker, printmaker, 1642 - 1642, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, drypoint, dry needle, Work conception, after own design by

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