Social Commentary Through Art

Sketches illustrating social themes and human interactions, using humor and satire to convey deeper messages about society and behavior.

Original sketch, unpublished, to illustrate 'The Drunkard's Children' or 'The Bottle' , Alcoholism, Poverty, Families. George Cruikshank (1792-1878). Prints and Drawings

Christ Disputing with the Doctors: A Sketch, 1652. Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching with drypoint; sheet: 13.4 x 22.1 cm (5 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.); platemark: 12.7 x 21.5 cm (5 x 8 7/16 in.).

Prince Willem I, after the failed assassination attempt by Jean Jauregui in 1582, nursed by Charlotte de Bourbon. Prince Willem I repairing the attack by Jean de Jaoregui, committed on March 18, 1582, in Antwerp. The prince lying in bed cared for by doctors and comforted by his wife Charlotte de Bourbon.

Comforts of Bath, Plate 9. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 8 5/8 × 11 5/16 in. (21.9 × 28.7 cm)Plate: 7 3/4 × 10 3/16 in. (19.7 × 25.8 cm). Series/Portfolio: Comforts of Bath. Date: January 6, 1798. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Interieurs,guest and coffee houses, Krafft, Pencil sketch for the painting The Turkish coffee house to the city of London in Vienna

Original sketch, unpublished, to illustrate 'The Drunkard's Children' or 'The Bottle' , Alcoholism, Poverty, Families. George Cruikshank (1792-1878). Prints and Drawings

Anonymous depicts the departure of young Tobias using brown ink, showing Tobias, companions, gestures, and movement in the scene on paper in the late 1640s.

Pencil and feather drawing by Heinrich Friedrich Füger depicting a group of figures arranged around a vase on a high pedestal, showing composition and interaction of figures.

Iphigenia's sacrifice, 1659 drawing Zwolle paper. ink. chalk brush

A feather drawing with blue wash by an anonymous artist depicting the interrogation of a man before an Inquisition tribunal, showing figure posture and courtroom setting.

Aeneas Shown the Body of Pallas from Virgil's "Aeneid", 1843. John Everett Millais (British, 1829-1896). Pen and black ink on original mount; sheet: 36.1 x 48.7 cm (14 3/16 x 19 3/16 in.); secondary support: 43.1 x 55.4 cm (16 15/16 x 21 13/16 in.).

Ink and feather drawing by Agostino Carracci depicting two seated girls reading in the foreground, a mother with child on the left, and standing figures in the background.

Shoeing: The Village Forge (A Farrier's Shop) 1787 Thomas Rowlandson. Shoeing: The Village Forge (A Farrier's Shop). Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1787. Etching and aquatint. John Harris (British, ca. 1740-1812). Prints

Collection of pencil sketches by Alexander Rothaug around 1930 showing diverse subjects and compositional experiments in drawing form.

Study for a frontispiece for "Histoire de Miss Jenny" 18th century Hubert François Gravelot French. Study for a frontispiece for "Histoire de Miss Jenny". Hubert François Gravelot (French, Paris 1699-1773 Paris). 18th century. Black chalk. Drawings

The Good Samaritan Arriving at the Inn 1655-1665 Netherlands. Pen and brown ink, heightened with white chalk, on buff laid paper . Constantijn Daniel van Renesse

The Three Marys at the Tomb. Domenico Piola (Italy, Genoa, 1627-1703). Italy, 17th-18th century. Drawings. Pen and brown ink with wash over black chalk

A depiction of Job being mocked by his wife, executed in brown and gray lavated ink with pen, including white corrections on the cover.

A 17th-century sketch by an anonymous artist for a sermon on John the Baptist, executed with feather pen.

Sketches of a journey. .

Esther for Ahasverus, draughtsman: Meester van het Berlijnse Schetsboek, intermediary draughtsman: Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, 1523, paper, pen, h 140 mm × w 116 mm

Drawing by Raphael Sanzio in the British Museum, 1856. Roger Fenton (British, 1819-1869). Salt print from a collodion negative; image: 22.6 x 31.1 cm (8 7/8 x 12 1/4 in.); paper: 34 x 38.7 cm (13 3/8 x 15 1/4 in.); matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.).

Two representations. At left: the Virgin sitting below a tree, holding the child who is embracing her. At right: view at teh room, in which Mary sits with the child in her lap. A woman is addressing them. Another woman stands with her infant near the entrance, looking at Joseph who sits upon the steps. At right a pitcher.". Date: 1820-1850. Graphite, partly impressed on paper. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Study of a crucifixion by Salvator Rosa, drawn with pen and traces of chalk using laviert technique.

Saint Cecilia. Etching by S. Morelli after Domenichino.

A drawing by Philipp Jakob Loutherbourg the Younger showing soldiers engaged in a card game, executed with pen, brush, and bister wash.

John Law's grave, 1720, 1720 drawing The grave of John Law, the inventor of the wind trade. Time opens a curtain and reveals a stage on which the burial monument of John Law is. On the stage many other figures, on the left the city -wit of Amsterdam with justice and caution, on the right Bombario between Actionists. In the top left of the clouds, freedom, abundance and apollo. Design drawing for an unpacked print in a series about the rise and fall of Quincampoix (John Law). Belongs to the group of drawings added to the Series of Foolishness with cartoons on the wind trade or action trade of 1720. Northern Netherlands paper grave-building, monumental tomb

Figures in Procession Artist's working dates 1849-1898 England. Black chalk, with brush and gray wash and watercolor, heightened with white gouache, squared in graphite, on ivory wove paper . Henry Stacy Marks

Street Scene With Figures, Fortunato Duranti, Italian, 1787 - 1863, Pen and bistre ink, brush and wash on paper, At left, a group of three figures and a dog. In the middle distance, right, a woman moves toward the left, carrying a water pitcher on her head. Framing line, with inscription below, left., Rome, Italy, 1820-1850, Drawing, Drawing

Pilate Washing His Hands, with Christ Being Led Away. After Giovanni de Boulogne, called Giambologna (Italian, 1529-1608); or style of Bernardo Castello (Italian, 1557-1629). Date: 1580-1599. Dimensions: 115 x 154 mm. Pen and brown ink, over traces of black chalk, on gray laid paper, edge mounted to buff wove paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Rijn, Rembrandt van, Denon, Dominique Vivant (baron), Blind hurdy-gurdy player and family receiving alms at the door of a house, A blind hurdy-gurdy player and family receiving alms, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 177 mm, width 132 mm, French, 1747-01-04 - 1825-04-28, print maker, printmaker, 1757 - 1825, paper, papier, etching, etchings, drypoint, dry needle, Work conception, North Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08

Vanitas mid-16th-early 17th century Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus Netherlandish. Vanitas 336034

Catalogue raisonne et figure de ses tableaux, La Galerie Électorale de Düsseldorf, Pigage, Nicolas de, 1723-1796, Red crayon, or pen, ink and watercolor, 1770-1778

A scene from the beggars opera, by William Hogarth (1697-1764), pencil and ink drawing.

Design for a painting, Paris welcomed by Menela, draughtsman: Elias van Nijmegen, 1677 - 1755, paper, brush, pen, h 204 mm × w 162 mm

Thetis Dipping the Infant Achilles into the Waters of the Styx 1671-1749 Donato Creti Italian. Thetis Dipping the Infant Achilles into the Waters of the Styx 338578

Alexander the Great at the Oracle of Delphi, Leonaert Bramer, c. 1655 - c. 1665 Alexander the Great visits the Oracle of Delphi to get a prediction about the outcome of his war against the Persians. He is told that no predictions should be made on that day. Instead of the Pythia, the high priestess of the Oracle, Alexander stands here with a threatening hand gesture opposite a few older men. With an image of Apollo in the background. Numbered at the top right: 13. Drawing is part of an album. paper. ink. deck paint pen / brush Alexander the Great visits the Oracle of Delphi to get a prediction about the outcome of his war against the Persians. He is told that no predictions should be made on that day. Instead of the Pythia, the high priestess of the Oracle, Alexander stands here with a threatening hand gesture opposite a few older men. With an image of Apollo in the background. Numbered at the top right: 13. Drawing is part of an album. paper. ink. deck paint pen / brush

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

Graphite pencil drawing of farmers drinking under a barn roof by David Teniers the Younger, circa 1642.

Joseph stands and Mary kneels beside the manger with the Child The shepherds are bending over the child, Adoration by the shepherds The drawing book by Abraham Bloemaert , print maker: Frederick Bloemaert, intermediary draughtsman: Abraham Bloemaert, Utrecht, c. 1650 - c. 1700, paper, etching, engraving, h 137 mm × w 184 mm

The Sacrifice of Job, preliminary design for 'Spiritus Timoris Domini' (The Gift of the Fear of the Lord), plate 7 in 'The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit' print series, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523-1605, Pen and brown ink, brush and wash on laid paper, Job prays before an altar upon which two rams burn; at left two male figures in conversation., Netherlands, 1595, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Sketches of Goudweegster and Children, Christina Chalon, 1771 drawing paper. ink. watercolor (paint) brush / pen weighing

The death of Karel de Kale, Simon Fokke, c. 1722 - c. 1784 drawing The death of Karel de Kale, King of the Franks and Roman Emperor (823-877). Design for a print. paper. pencil

Figures 1624-63 attributed to Francesco Allegrini Italian. Figures 338059

St. Nicholas and the Three Daughters of the Poor Gentleman 16th century Circle of Jan Swart van Groningen Netherlandish. St. Nicholas and the Three Daughters of the Poor Gentleman 342215

Card 16 Peter's denial, with: album with drawings depicting reliefs from the chapel of Kalwaria Ujazdowska unknown

The circumcision, Giovanni Francesco Bezzi, 1550 - 1571, draughtsman: Giovanni Francesco Bezzi, 1550 - 1571, paper, pen, brush, h 143 mm × w 296 mm

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" 335482

The Denial of St. Peter. Artist: Rudolf Meyer (Swiss, Zurich 1605-1638 Zurich). Dimensions: sheet: 5 x 6 3/8 in. (12.7 x 16.2 cm). Date: 1620-38. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The death of Charles the Bald, King of the Franks and Roman Emperor (823-877). Design for a print, The death of Charles the Bald, draughtsman: Simon Fokke, c. 1722 - c. 1784, paper, h 82 mm × w 102 mm

Peasants Drinking andResting. Artist, copy after: Abraham Bloemaert, Dutch, 1566-1651

Job on the dung heap, surrounded by his friends, draughtsman: Domenico Tintoretto, 1570 - 1635, paper, brush, brush, h 199 mm × w 300 mm

Last communion of a saint, draughtsman: Pietro Testa, draughtsman: anonymous, 1622 - 1650, paper, pen, brush, h 188 mm × w 263 mm

Copper engraving by Sebald Beham from 1535 depicting two lovers and a fool.

Saint Benedict Receiving a Warrior (recto); Sketch of Crowded Narrative Scene (verso). Artist: Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century. Dimensions: 7-5/8 x 10-5/16 in. (19.4 x 26.2 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Album Drawing, Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, undated, Graphite and pen and ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 8 3/4 × 6 1/2 inches (22.2 × 16.5 cm) and Binding: 8 3/4 inches (22.2 cm)

Het graf van John Law, 1720. Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid (extra stukken) (series title). Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1720. Place: Northern Netherlands. Measurements: h 295 mm × w 368 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Sketch for a Highland Interior with Figures, John Phillip (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1817 - 1867)

Bedroom with Saskia in Bed. Draughtsman: Rembrandt van Rijn. Dating: c. 1638. Place: Amsterdam. Measurements: h 177 mm × w 241 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Study for a second edition, never published, of Colle's La Partie de Chasse de Henri IV , Act III, Scene 10 1699-1766 France. Pen and black ink, over black chalk and traces of graphite, on oval-shaped pale gray laid paper, incised for transfer and perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper . Hubert François Gravelot

Figures at a tomb, Johannes van Dregt, 1747 - 1807

Harem Scene Artist's working dates 1732-1793 Italy. Pen and brown and black ink, brush and gray wash, red chalk with red chalk wash on buff laid paper . Francesco Guardi

Sketch of the Temptation of Christ in the desert by Hermann Weyer, executed in gray ink around 1600.

Drawing (Italy)

An ink drawing by Giovanni Francesco Castiglione depicting the Holy Family with two angels in front of a pillar set in an open landscape, executed with pen and washes.

Edward Francis Burney, 1760-1848, British, Designs for Illustrations to Beethoven's Works, undated. Pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper.

Holy Carolus Borromeus shares alms to beggars, Antonio Aliense, 1566 - 1629 drawing paper. chalk. ink pen male saints (with NAME)

St. Peter and St John Healing the Paralytic. Artist: Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606-1669 Amsterdam). Dimensions: sheet: 8 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. (21.3 x 16.5 cm). Date: 1606-69. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Study for "A charm for democracy, reviewed, analyzed, and destroyed January 1, 1799" (recto and verso) 1799 Thomas Rowlandson British. Study for "A charm for democracy, reviewed, analyzed, and destroyed January 1, 1799" (recto and verso) 364020

Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740-1812, French, active in Britain (from 1771), Corps de Garde (Barbarians Defeated by a Book), undated. Red chalk and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Studies of mothers and children.

Sketch of male figures in historical costumes. Scholtz, Julius (1825-1893), draughtsman, cartoonist

'Massacre of Monks from the Cartesian Monastery in Germany'. Sketch for the painting of the same title, in the Paular Monastery near Segovia. Spain, Between 1626 and 1632. Dimensions: 38,7x33,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Vicencio Carducho.

Sketch to the picture "Ho D Prussian"; Matejko, Jan (1838-1893); Ca 1855 (1853-00-00-1857-00-00);

A Crowd of Ancient Warriors, Orientals, and Two Boys, Gathering for a Sacrifice ca. 1743 Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo Italian. A Crowd of Ancient Warriors, Orientals, and Two Boys, Gathering for a Sacrifice. Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727-1804 Venice). ca. 1743. Pen and brown ink. Drawings

Six Figure Studies, including four for The Poor Italian Family. Artist: Théodore Gericault (French, Rouen 1791-1824 Paris). Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 10 11/16 in. (19 x 27.1 cm). Date: early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Drawing (Italy)

Bliżej Kultury Devilliers Freres, Schidonii

Figures at a grave monument, Johannes van Dregt, 1747 - 1807 drawing Figures at a grave monument; In the air abundance and putti with weapon of Amsterdam. paper. ink pen Abundance; 'Abondanza', 'Abondanza maritima' (Ripa). grave-building, monumental tomb

Voice change between men. Design for a book illustration.

An Artist Drawing on Wall of a Church Watched by a Crowd (in Sketch Book With Drawings on Twenty-six Leaves) ca. 1849 Frederic, Lord Leighton British. An Artist Drawing on Wall of a Church Watched by a Crowd (in Sketch Book With Drawings on Twenty-six Leaves) 418093

Sketchbook Folio, Motifs from the Tempio Malatestiano, Rimini; Designed by Felice Giani (Italian, 1758-1823); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of black chalk on white laid paper; 21.8 x 15.5 cm (8 9/16 x 6 1/8 in.)

Bliżej Kultury Massard, Leopold (1812 1889)

Drawing, Design for a fan: Worship of Venus by Art; ITALY & FRANCE; pencil, pen and ink, brown wash; Sheet: 30.5 x 54.8 cm (12 x 21 9/16 in.)

A brown pen and pencil drawing by Karl Rahl the Older showing the act of foot washing, focusing on hands, feet, and figures in interaction.

A pencil sketch by Peter von Cornelius from 1816-1817 showing frescoes in Casa Bartholdy, Rome, depicting the scene of Joseph's recognition.

Drawing, The Invention of Gunpowder; Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523-1605); Client: Luigi Alamanni (Italian, 1558-1603); Netherlands; pen and brown ink, brush and gray and brown wash, black chalk on laid paper; 10.3 x 14.2 cm (4 1/16 x 5 9/16 in.)

Hugo de Groot hides in his bookcase. Draughtsman: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers. Dating: 1782 - 1837. Measurements: h 107 mm × w 135 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Dusart, Cornelis, Smoking man and drinking woman in an arbor, verso center bottom - stamped, A cheerfully laughing man lights his pipe in an arbor. A woman sits slumped on a bench while drinking a glass of wine. In the foreground a dog is pooping. Outside the gazebo two men are sitting at a table smoking, an innkeeper is pouring them drinks., print, engraving, prints, engravings, verso bottom center - stamped, height 360 mm, width 285 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1660-04-24 - 1704-10-01, print maker, printmaker, 1694 - 1694, fourth quarter 17th century, vier kwart 17e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etchings, intermediary draughtsman

Two Studies for the Madonna and Child (recto); Flagellation (verso). Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 16th century (Italian, active Central Italy, ca. 1550-1580). Dimensions: 6 x 7 in. (15.2 x 17.8 cm). Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The journey of the English King Charles II over the Thames to Sheerness and Chatham on 27 August 1681. Here the fleet of yachts in succession between Woolwich and Blackwall, The voyage of the English King Charles II over the Thames to Sheerness and Chatham on 27 August 1681., draughtsman: Willem van de Velde (I), 27-Aug-1681 - 31-Dec-1681, paper, brush, h 157 mm × w 375 mm

The men of Sodom at the house of Loth, draughtsman: Constantijn à Renesse, (possibly), intermediary draughtsman: Constantijn à Renesse, 1636 - 1680, paper, pen, brush, h 186 mm × w 252 mm

Jacob Shown Josephs Blood-Stained Coat 1655-1665 Netherlands. This work is now recognized as a clear example of Arent de Gelderís individual style. A pupil of Rembrandtís in the last stage of his career, De Gelderís drawings can be characterized by their straight, loose lines; the placement of darker accents; and a focus on contours of the figures to the exclusion of defining the volume within the forms.. Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, with touches of white opaque watercolor, on buff laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper . Aert de Gelder

The Body of Lucretia Exposed to the Romans. Date/Period: Between 1777 and 1778. Drawing. Pen and black ink, pen and brown ink, gray wash and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper. Height: 632 mm (24.88 in); Width: 940 mm (37 in). Author: James Jefferys.

Dido interrogates the gods by investigating the entrails of a sacrifice; History of Dido, presumably designs for illustrations for the Vergilius edition of Diderot from 1791. Possible design for a print.

Tribute Money. Dimensions: overall (approximate): 30.6 x 39 cm (12 1/16 x 15 3/8 in.). Medium: red chalk on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: after Sir Peter Paul Rubens.

Fish trader, Anonymous, After Frans Snijders, 1600 - 1707 drawing paper. ink pen / brush fishes. shop, store. fish; still life of fishes

Unidentified Scene with aBishop. Artist: Unknown

Farmer Giles & his wife shewing off their daughter Betty to their neighbours, on her return from school Drawn by an amateur - etch'd by Js. Gillray.. British Cartoon Prints Collection . Families,England,1800-1810. , Pianos,1800-1810. , Social classes,England,1800-1810.

Beheading of the Lord De Bouteville and the Count of Chapelle, Caspar Luyken, 1696 - 1698, Beheading of De Bouteville and of the Count of Chapelle, two notorious duelists, at Paris on June 21, 1627. Design for a print., draughtsman: Caspar Luyken, 1696 - 1698, paper, pen, h 106 mm × w 150 mm

Musicians in an interior, Leonaert Bramer, 1606 - 1674 drawing On the left a lady standing on a spinet. In the middle, sitting at a table, a violinist. There are a lute and a violin on the table (Viola da Gamba). In the foreground is a cello and a lute is on the floor. Furthermore, a fighting dog and cat can be seen. paper brush interior of the house. cat. dog. ornamental birds: parrot. monkeys, apes. one person playing keyboard instrument. spinet, virginal. one person playing string instrument (bowed). string instruments (bowed). small group of musicians, chamber orchestra, jazz band

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