Sketchbook Studies

Pages from various artists' sketchbooks showcasing figure studies, landscapes, and architectural references, highlighting the evolution of drawing techniques.

Sketch of an aquarium, draughtsman: Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1876 - 1924, paper, h 542 mm × w 370 mm

Figure study. Page 34, Rear bract, from a sketchbook with 16 sheets.

Study, 1710 - 1772 Page 1 Verso from a sketchbook with 105 sheets. paper. ink pen

Trees, George Hendrik Breitner, 1886 Page 14 from a sketchbook with 9 sheets. The Hague paper. pencil trees

Illegible sketch; Ruszczyc, Ferdynand (1870-1936); 1898-1899 (1898-00-00-1899-00-00);Partage Plus, sketches, purchase (provenance)

Folio f 17v. Codex Madrid II (Ms. 8936) "Treaty of fortification, statics and geometry". 158 folios with 316 pages. Internal format: 210 x 145 mm. STUDIES AROUND THE ARNO. TOPOGRAPHIC REFERENCES. Museum: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE ESPAÑA, MADRID. Author: LEONARDO DA VINCI.

Cartouche with the coat of arms Lis under hemme with labrai and jewel, on the left an outline of the jewel; Ruszczyc, Ferdynand (1870-1936); 1. W. 20th century (1900-00-00-1925-00-00);Lis (coat of arms), Partage Plus, purchase (provenance)

Drawing, Sketch of Angels; Francis Augustus Lathrop (American, 1849 - 1909); USA; graphite on laid paper; 22.9 × 28.3 cm (9 × 11 1/8 in.); 1914-38-232

Marguery, Paris , Horses, Carriages & coaches, Trees, Restaurants. Joseph Pennell (1857-1926). Prints and Drawings

Sketch of an aquarium, draughtsman: Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1876 - 1924, paper, h 542 mm × w 370 mm

Deraisme, Pierre -Georges (n.1859 - D.1932), Dragons (main title), 1904. Graphite. Ink on layer. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

A Figure and Some Architectural Details. Artist: School of Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475-1564 Rome). Dimensions: sheet: 7 5/16 x 8 1/8 in. (18.6 x 20.7 cm). Date: 1475-1564. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

View of the Zocher stock exchange on Dam Square in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1895 - c. 1898 On the left the entrance to the Damrak. Page 11 from a sketchbook with 20 magazines. Amsterdam paper. chalk square, place, circus, etc.. street Beurs van Zocher. Dam. Damra

Nocturne, biblical scene. Herdt, Jan de (ca 1620-ca 1690), draughtsman, cartoonist

Varied pencil sketches by Anton Romako featuring multiple subjects and forms

Deraisme, Pierre -Georges (n.1859 - D.1932), floral box (main title), 1913. Graphite on transparent vellum. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Quast Ferdinand von (1807-1877), chapel in Bergheim/Sieg (without date): ceiling painting with sketch of the ceiling layout I-VI, here No. V. and the wall area at I .. Ink on transparent, 34.6 x 23 , 6 cm (including scan edges) Quast Ferdinand von (1807-1877): Kapelle, Bergheim/Sieg

Diebitsch Carl von (1819-1869), Renaissancegroteske, Barcelona. () (Without Dat.): Renaissancegroteske. Pencil on paper, 15.3 x 22.7 cm (including scan edges) Diebitsch Carl von (1819-1869): Renaissancegroteske, Barcelona ()

De Staalmeesters. Draughtsman: Henricus Wilhelmus Couwenberg. After Rembrandt van Rijn. Dating: 1-Dec-1834. Measurements: h 371 mm × w 548 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Ornamental decoration with Strik, P. Baretti, 1766 print PLACK PLENT WITH ORANGINATION DISTORY WITH BRIK. Print is part of an album. paper engraving / etching ornaments ~ art

Drawing, Outline Sketch of a Wagon Train; Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910); USA; graphite on wove paper, laid down on gray paper; 12.1 x 9 cm (4 3/4 x 3 9/16 in.)

A drawing by Stefano della Bella showing a group of men, some standing and some sitting, all wearing large hats, executed in chalk and pen around 1633/34.

Page 19, A Tower in a Landscape, Alexander Cozens, 1717-1786, British, 1746, Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, bound in vellum, Spine: 7 5/8 inches (19.4 cm) and Sheet: 7 3/8 x 5 1/8 inches (18.7 x 13 cm), architectural subject, buildings, forum, Grand Tour, ruins, sketches, trees, Italy, Rome

Sketches of Reclining Female Nude and Amorous Couple. William Etty; English, 1787-1849. Date: 1807-1849. Dimensions: 188 × 234 mm. Pen and brown ink on ivory wove paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Studies of hands and eyes. Draughtsman: Carel Adolph Lion Cachet. Dating: 1874 - 1945. Measurements: h 313 mm × w 265 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Warm congratulations, Leo Gestel, c. 1938 - 1939 drawing Sketch for congratulations for a wedding party, with text and image of a man and woman on horseback. transparant paper. chalk. pencil

The Two Landscapes. Artist: Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée) (French, Chamagne 1604/5-1682 Rome). Dimensions: sheet: 5 1/8 x 7 7/8 in. (13 x 20 cm). Date: ca. 1630. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Church Tower; A Sketch of a Fan recto. Dated: 1884-1888. Dimensions: overall: 16.9 x 22.6 cm (6 5/8 x 8 7/8 in.). Medium: graphite on wove paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: PAUL GAUGUIN.

Study. Page 34 from a sketchbook with 27 sheets

Studie.Front bract from a sketchbook with 33 sheets.

Wrijfprent ,, c. 1900 Rubbing. China paper. ink Rubbing. China paper. ink

Architecture study, c. 1887 - c. 1888 Page 74 from a sketchbook with 43 sheets. Diepenheim paper. chalk architecture

Patricio Cajés / 'The Crucified Christ, with Saint Stephen and Saint Augustine ()'. XVI century. Grey-brown wash, Pencil on laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Studies of Masts and Ornaments, Filippo Marchionni, Italian, 1732-1805, Pen and ink on laid paper, Hoirzontal rectangle. Masts shown at one side, ornaments at the other. A calyx as a central motif between branch scrolls. In opposite directions, two crossed shepherds staffs with a wreath. “a” is written above and there are two crossed branches with a stick with a lion mask. Leaves and part of a window frame are sketched in graphite., Rome, Italy, 1750-75, ornament, Drawing, Drawing

Chariot of Neptune, Theodoor van Thulden, after: Peter Paul Rubens, draughtsman: anonymous, 1641 - 1709, paper, pen, h 144 mm × w 232 mm

Dancing Fame with Lyre, Sala di Recezione, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758-1823, Pen and dark gray ink, brush and color washes over black chalk ruled lines on beige wove paper, Fame plays lyre and dances. On ground at left, basket and trumpet; at right, two garlands. Ruled lines in black chalk suggest rectangular molding., Rome, Italy, Italy, 1812, interiors, Drawing, Drawing

Study sheet, possibly with doors, George Hendrik Breitner, 1883 - c. 1885 Page 13 from a sketchbook with 16 sheets. The Hague paper. chalk door

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, wovve paper, Sheet: 6 3/4 × 10 1/2 inches (17.1 × 26.7 cm)

Composition study, George Hendrik Breitner, 1883 - 1885 Page 48, Rear Schutblad, from a sketchbook with 23 magazines. The Hague paper. chalk

Design for a Console Table, Giovanni Giardini, Italian, 1646 - 1721, Pen and brown ink, graphite on off-white laid paper, Elevation of a console table. Scrolling legs decorated with a crowned eagle., Italy, 1700-1750, furniture, Drawing, Drawing

Designs for the Decoration of a Frieze and Corner Motifs (recto); Design for Two Frames Decorated with Volutes, Garlands and the Head of a Putto (verso) 1652-1725 Giovanni Battista Foggini Italian. Designs for the Decoration of a Frieze and Corner Motifs (recto); Design for Two Frames Decorated with Volutes, Garlands and the Head of a Putto (verso) 346352

Studies of Hands, Jacques Stella, 1606 - 1657 drawing paper. chalk postures and gestures of hand and fingers

On a whistling putto at a resting shepherd, 1696 The shepherd rests in a river landscape. Drawing in an oval, possibly to a print. Page 67 Recto from a sketchbook with 91 sheets. paper. chalk cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone). herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc.

Crucified Christ and other sketches. Draughtsman: Perino del Vaga (circle of). Dating: 1530 - 1620. Measurements: h 172 mm × w 285 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Church Tower and Figuren, 1896 - 1897 Leaf 38 Recto from a sketchbook with 44 sheets. paper. chalk parts of church exterior and annexes: tower. anatomy (non-medical)

Landscape with cloudy sky. Page 26 From a sketchbook with 19 sheets and 9 loose drawings.

Right neighborhood of a print of the scene of Cebes; Tabula Cebetis Carta Vitae. Allegory about the Salvation of Man. Life as a city with three walled sites, with a temple in the middle. At the outer gate, the souls of children are waiting, ready to enter the adult life. Before entering, they get something to drink seduction (Seductio), which makes them ignorant. The first walled terrain shows all kinds of and distractions, such as prejudice (Opinio), desire (Cupiduas), doubt (Error) and ignorance (Ignorantia). They prevent the youthful man to penetrate the next circle. Only by following the personifications from repentance (Poenitentia), hope (SPES) and good desire (Bonnem Desiderium) can manage to access the second circle. There he is taught in all forms of worldly knowledge. On the left are the seven artes liberales and on the right arguing different scholars. Man is put to the test in this circle and confronted with false knowledge (Falsa Disciplina). With the help of self-control

Candlestick, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746-1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined, Candlestick., Rome, Italy, 1746-1809, metalwork, Drawing, Drawing

Statue of Neptunus, Elias van Nijmegen, 1677 - 1755 drawing paper. ink. pencil pen piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. (story of) Neptune (Poseidon)

Royal Academy of Music: Cup on the length of the theater. Anonymous. Royal Academy of Music: Cup on the length of the theater. Pencil, feather and black ink.

The wheels of a water mill, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 drawing paper. chalk watermill

Abkatsch of the chalk drawing on leaf 8 verso. Leaf 9 Recto from sketchbook XXXI with 10 sheets.

Two studies for Egyptian murals, Jan Veth, 1874 - 1925 drawing paper. pencil brush picture, painting (+ Egyptian art). picture, painting (+ Egyptian art)

Two Winged Genii with Laurel Wreath, Black crayon on paper, Horizontal rectangle with two winged genii holding a laurel wreath which has a ribbon at its bottom. Hatched background. Framing line at bottom. Obverse: slight sketch, of two spirals of a rinceau, and an account written in pencil., Italy, ca. 1825, ornament, Drawing, Drawing

Sketches G. Hayter, Hayter, Sir George, 1792-1871, graphite, ink, watercolor, 1816

Design for Branch for the Speaker's Chair, Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, 1812-1852, British, Augustus Charles Pugin, 1762-1832, French, undated, Pen and black ink, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper with one fold mark, Sheet: 12 x 19 1/2 inches (30.5 x 49.5 cm), architectural subject, architecture, chair, design, Gothic (Medieval), speakers, Palace of Westminster

Drawing, View of Venice, Italy; Robert Frederick Blum (American, 1857-1903); USA; graphite on wove paper; 10 × 16.6 cm (3 15/16 × 6 9/16 in.)

Edelfelt, Albert, work, Sketch book, drawing, 22.5 cm x 30 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

Cartouche with a pooping dog, 1595 print Rolwerk Cartouche with a pooping dog in a landscape. A stone bridge in the background. The print is part of an album. paper engraving ornament ~ cartouche. landscape with bridge, viaduct or aqueduct. dog. defecation

A lead and chalk drawing by Franz Xaver Wagenschön depicting the Adoration of the Shepherds, showing figures, gestures, and religious composition.

Cartouche with a grazing goat; Cartouches with animals in landscapes.rollerwork cartouche with a grazing goat in a landscape. The Print is part of an al album.

Copper engraving and etching by Aegidius Sadeler the Younger depicting a foreign tree associated with the House of Austria, created in 1629.

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes / 'Even worse'. 1810. Red chalk, Conté crayon on ivory laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Lieutenant and Chief of the Janitsaren, Abraham de Bruyn, 1576 - 1596 print Two prints on a magazine, with German caption and Latin inscription. Left: Horse and rider to the left. The horse is in step. De Ruiter is a lieutenant of the Janitsaren, the elite troops of the Ottoman court. He has an ax in his hand. Around an ornamental frame. Right: horse and rider to the right. The horse is in step. De Ruiter is a chief of the Janitsaren. He has a spear in his hand. Around an ornamental frame. Cologne paper engraving warfare; military affairs (+ cavalry, horsemen). folk costume, regional costume. military clothing and other equipment (uniforms, cap, armour, helmet, etc.)

Buda in sierletters, 1686 print The decorative letters B, U, D and A. The letters are partly structured or equipped with ponding works, vessels, weapons and soldiers. Above the papal weapon, the Habsburg weapon and the Venetian weapons. Print in honor of the recapture of Buda on the Turks in 1686. Italy paper etching fancy letters

Flask and screw plates, 1690 - 1725 print An ornamented flask and two screw plates. paper etching weapons

Undershood in the October days in at the spinner on the cross, Joseph Heick -, drawer

Copper engraving and etching by Frans Floris illustrating the story of Susanna, depicting Susanna, elders, and surrounding architectural and garden elements, created between 1518 and 1570.

Linen mark (Type III). Dimensions: H. 10.8 × W. 20.3 cm (4 1/4 × 8 in.); Outside Dimensions: H. 11.4 × W. 21 cm (4 1/2 × 8 1/4 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 12. Reign: Possibly Senwosret I. Date: ca. 1961-1917 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Croteal et flutes antiques; Design for marquetery of musical instrument hung up to ribbons in around medallion. One of 103 designs for marquetics of ribbons hung musical instruments in round medallions, intended for the set of chairs made by Van Doren for the Great Hall of the Prince of Orange Palace in Brussels in 1828.

Sketch of a boy with a barrel, 1651 drawing Zwolle paper. chalk

Guittare, trumpet et flute negre côte de guinée; Design for marquetery of musical instrument hung up to ribbons in around medallion. One of 103 designs for marquetics of ribbons hung musical instruments in round medallions, intended for the set of chairs made by Van Doren for the Great Hall of the Prince of Orange Palace in Brussels in 1828.

Woodcut by Christophe Jegher depicting the Garden of Love. Produced around 1630, it shows figures, gestures, and symbolic interaction in a garden setting.

Winged figure with details. Artist: anonymous. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: c. 1866 - c. 1900. Measurements: h 247 mm × w 139 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Sketches of an Equestrian Battle and the Head of a Greyhound 1813-1814 France. Graphite on cream wove paper, perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper . Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault

Verona Sketchbook: Study of a left foot and drapery study with right arm (page 79), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening ; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.).

Gropius Martin (1824-1880), sketch album 2 (approx. 1870): decoration studies. Pencil, ink, mounted in album, 48 x 30.1 cm (including scan edges) Gropius Martin (1824-1880): Skizzenalbum 2: Dekorationsstudien

Sketches of details of bunting for Lincoln's funeral, 1865 May,, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US

Studies of feet, head and shoulders of a man that has been seen, Guido Reni, 1608 - 1616 drawing paper. chalk foot

Water; Aqua; Four elements. Presentation of the element of water in the form of a naked woman with a leafy on the head, pours water from a large horny shell in a different shell. In the background a boat on the water and a number of fishermen with nets in the weather on a beach. In the undermaster a two-key Latin text. Reconstructed from two fragments.

Alexander Cozens, 1717-1786, British, Roman Sketchbook, 1746. Graphite, pen and black ink, pen and brown ink, black wash, gouache and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, bound in vellum.

Abklatsch of the chalk drawing on page 14. Page 15 from Sketchbook XLVI with 32 pages.

Two design sketches for the hall of a palace, Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, c. 1710 - c. 1773 drawing paper. ink pen

Sentencia del proceso contra Francina Redorta, de Menarguens (siglo XVI), ejecutada por bruja y envenenadora. Museu d'Historia de Catalunya.

Caricature portrait of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Opera composer, MP in 1861 and senator in 1874. Caricature portrait of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Composer of Opera, MP in 1861 and Senator in 1874. Draw on Albuminum Paper, 1860-1890. Business card (verso). Photograph of anonymous.

Design for a Necklace, Pen and sepia ink, brush and gray watercolor on paper, Jewelry design for a necklace. Four chains of pearls form a horizontal band at top and a curving band below, attached to the horizontal chains by rosettes of leaves. Evenly-spaced rosettes of similar style adorn both chains. Hanging from the center of the horizontal band's largest rosette is a knotted ribbon that holds a drop. Hanging from the center of the curving band's central rosette is a hanging chandelier of four chains consisting, alternatingly, of one and two pearls., probably Naples, Italy, ca. 1770-80, jewelry, Drawing, Drawing

Drawing, Brooch; Italy; pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper

A Sheet of Slight Sketches. Drawing. Brown wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper. Height: 105 mm (4.13 in); Width: 197 mm (7.75 in). Author: James Ward.

Drawing, Design for a Console Table; Designed by Giovanni Giardini (Italian, 1646 - 1721); Italy; pen and brown ink, graphite on off-white laid paper

Sketch of an arched ruin and a survey of a defensive work. Draughtsman: Federico Zuccaro. Draughtsman: Angelo Bronzino (rejected attribution). Dating: c. 1550 - c. 1609. Measurements: h 177 mm × w 129 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

A pencil and watercolor drawing by Marie Lippert-Hoerner from 1876 showing an ornamental design with wild roses and butterflies, emphasizing pattern and composition.

William Brockedon, 1787-1854, British, Various Unknown Sketches, crossed out. Graphite.

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.

Poelzig Hans (1869-1936): Sketchbook F1

Design for a Vertical Panel. Artist: Attributed to Anonymous, Italian, 17th century; Countess Margherita Cavranzola (Italian, died ca. 1920) (Lugt 3446). Dimensions: Sheet: 16 3/8 × 6 13/16 in. (41.6 × 17.3 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Row buildings and a facade, George Hendrik Breitner, 1881 - 1883 Row buildings and a facade. Page 21 from a sketchbook with 43 sheets. South-Holland paper. chalk urban housing. façade (of house or building)

Royal Academy of Music: Park of Parterre, half of the room. Charles Rohault de Fleury (1801-1875). Royal Academy of Music: Park of Parterre, half of the room. Pencil, feather and black ink on layer paper.

Two sketches of heads of farmers with caps, Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770 - 1825 drawing paper. chalk

Wine rinks with saters and nymphs. Swines with two musical saters and in the middle two nymphs with a flower wreath. Left and right a putto with a wreath of grape vines seated on a column of grape vines.

Ornament with head, Claude Lorrain, 1628 - 1632 print A sketch of an ornament with a face. paper etching drawing, sketch. mask, mascaron ~ ornament

Design for Three Consoles Decorated with Foliage and Volutes and a Console with a Satyr Head Surmounted by Three Human Figures, Garland and Foliage. Artist: Attributed to Agostino (Stanzani) Mitelli (Italian, Battidizzo (Bologna) 1609-1660 Madrid). Dimensions: 7-1/16 x 10-13/16 in. (18 x 27.4 cm) irregular borders. Date: 1609-60. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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