This is an incomplete list of drawings by Hieronymus Bosch, many of which have survived to the present day. A number represent alternate incarnations or preparatory sketches for his paintings.
Bosch's works are generally organized into three periods of his life dealing with the early works (–1485), the middle period (–1500), and the late period ( until his death in 1516). According to Stefan Fischer, thirteen of Bosch's surviving paintings were completed in the late period, with seven surviving paintings attributed to his middle period. Bosch's early period is studied in terms of his workshop activity and possibly some of his drawings. There are no surviving paintings attributed to before 1485.
Image Title Year Type Size Location DetailsInfernal LandscapePen and brown ink259 x 197 mmPrivate CollectionInfernal Landscape was previously thought to have been made by an assistant in the workshop of Hieronymus Bosch, but has been authenticated as a piece by the master himself by the Bosch Research and Conservation Project (BRCP).The BRCP is an international art history study that has been researching, analyzing and documenting the oeuvre of the medieval master since 2010. Two monsters Pen drawing 86 x 182 mm Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, GermanyThis is a two-sided drawing with Study of Monsters Study of Monsters Pen drawing 86 x 182 mm Kupferstichkabinett Berlin Reverse of Two monsters Beehive and witchesPen and bistre192 x 270 mmAlbertina, Vienna, Austria Beggars Pen and bistre 285 x 205 mm Albertina, Vienna It is unknown whether this drawing is by Bosch or Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Beggars and Cripples Pen and bistre 264 x 198 mm Royal Library of Belgium, Brussels Like the drawing Beggars, it is unknown whether this drawing is by Bosch or Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Christ Carrying The CrossPen236 x 198 mmMuseum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsFormerly attributed to Bosch. A comical barber scene Pen and brown ink on black chalk 174 × 207 mm British Museum, London, United Kingdom This sketch would later be made into an engraving by Pieter van der Heyden. Death of the Miser 256 x 149 mm Musée du Louvre, Paris, FranceAlthough originally thought to have been a preparatory drawing for the painting Death and the Miser, it is now believed that the drawing was executed by a follower of Bosch.Examination of the underdrawing of the painting Death and the Miser reveals that Bosch shortened Death's arrow in the final version. The length of the arrow in the drawing is equal to the length of the arrow in the painting, rather than in the underdrawing. The unknown artist of the drawing also embellished details including an orthodox cross below the barrel vault. The assertion that the drawing is of Bosch's hand is used by Lynda Harris to support her theory that Bosch was a practitioner of the Cathar religion. The drawing named Death and the Usurer is paired with a similar Ship of Fools drawing which has also been erroneously attributed to Bosch. Group of Male Figures Pen 124 x 126 mm Morgan Library & Museum, New York City, United States Attribution uncertain. Mary and John at the Foot of the Cross Brush 302 x 172 mm Kupferstich-Kabinett, Dresden, Germany Nest of Owls Pen and bistre 140 x 196 mm Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam Scenes in Hell Pen and bistre 163 x 176 mm Staatliche Museen, Berlin, Germany Attribution uncertain. Studies Pen and bistre 205 x 263 mm Musée du Louvre, Paris Attribution uncertain Monsters Pen and bistre 318 x 210 mm Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, United Kingdom This is a two-sided drawing with Studies of Monsters (below) Studies of Monsters Pen and bistre 318 x 210 mm Ashmolean Museum, Oxford Reverse of previous drawing Monsters Temptation of St Anthony Pen and bistre 257 x 175 mm Staatliche Museen, Berlin Attribution uncertain. This sketch would later be made into a painting. The Entombment Ink and grey wash 250 x 350 mm British Museum, London Formerly attributed to Bosch. The Forest that hears and the field that sees Pen and bistre 202 x 127 mm Staatliche Museen, Berlin The Ship of Fools Wash on gray paper Musée du Louvre, Paris Done after Bosch by an unknown artist. Ship in Flames Pen and bistre 176 x 153 mm Akademie der bildenden Künste, Vienna, Austria Attribution uncertain. Man Tree Pen and bistre 277 x 211 mm Albertina, ViennaThe Man Tree probably appears in the Bosch triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights. Two Caricatured Heads Pen and bistre 133 x 100 mm Lehmann Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City Two Monsters Pen and bistre 164 x 116 mm Kupferstichkabinett Berlin This is a two-sided drawing with Turtle and a winged demon (below) Turtle and a winged demon 1470-1516Pen and bistre 164 x 116 mm Kupferstichkabinett BerlinReverse of previous Two monsters Two Witches Pen and bistre 125 x 85 mm Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam WitchesPen and bistre203 x 264 mmMusée du Louvre, ParisBrueghel's name appears on this drawing, however it is widely accepted as Bosch's.
See also List of paintings by Hieronymus Bosch
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External links
Hieronymus Bosch gallery at Web Gallery of Art The Bosch Research and Conservation Project