Bramer was an extraordinarily prolific draftsman, not only by Delft standards but also by comparison with most other artists who were working in the northern Netherlands at the time. Apart from some genre representations, he was exclusively a history painter. His drawn oeuvre largely consists of sequences of illustrations based primarily on the Bible but also on classical and more or less contemporary literature. Bramer's series, which often fill 50 sheets, include the Old Testament, the New Testament, The Life of Alexander the Great, Livy's History of Rome, Virgil's Aeneid, Ovid's Metamorphoses, Francisco Quevedo's Spanish Dreams, and the anonymous Life of Lazarillo of Tormes and Tyl Eulenspiegel. Bramer made these unique series throughout his career. They reflect his artistic development from the early rapid brush drawings characterized by dramatic light and shade to the late, meticulously finished, and evenly lit coloured sheets.

In addition to the sequential illustrations, Bramer's oeuvre on paper consists of preparatory drawings for all kind of projects he was working on, such as large interior decorations that include murals in true fresco and illusionistic ceiling paintings. As most of these large-scale projects have vanished, it is above all through his drawings that we can gain an idea of this aspect of his artistic personality. Bramer also made designs for tapestries and earthenware.

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	The Curious Ones 1655-60 Bush and gray ink, gray and brown washes on light brown paper, 391 x 560 mm Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf
	Soldiers with Horses before a House 1655-60 Brush and gray ink, gray washes, 395 x 593 mm Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf
	Concert of Angels (recto) 1650-52 Brush and gray ink, brush and watercolour, 531 x 406 mm British Museum, London
	Four Latin Fathers of the Church and Saints (verso) 1650-52 Brush and gray ink, brush and watercolour, 531 x 406 mm British Museum, London
	Jacob's Dream 1657-59 Brush and gray ink, diameter 135 mm Koninklijke Tichelaar, Makkum
	The Temptation of Christ 1645-55 Brush abd gray ink, 94 x 109 mm Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt
	Design for a wall decoration 1645-50 Pen and wash, 180 x 216 mm Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo
	Figures in a Loggia c. 1660 Ink and wash, 315 x 395 mm Victoria and Albert Museum, London
	The Betrayal of Christ 1637 Brush and black ink, gray and black wash, black chalk on prepared paper, 203 x 273 mm Private collection
	Anchias Fleeing Troy with His Father and Son 1657-59 Brush and gray and black ink, gray washes, 400 x 300 mm Private collection
	Marcus Curtius Leaping into the Abyss on His Horse 1657-59 Brush and gray and black ink, gray washes, 400 x 300 mm Private collection
	Musicians in an Interior c. 1660 Brush and gray ink, gray washes , 372 x 463 mm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
	Joseph and Potiphar's Wife 1630s Brush and black ink, dray wash on brownish gray paper, 400 x 310 mm Courtauld Gallery, London
	The Trials of Job 1630s Brush and black ink, dray wash on brownish gray paper, 400 x 310 mm Courtauld Gallery, London
	Money Combats the World, the Flesh, and the Devil 1659 Brush and gray ink, gray wash, 195 x 150 mm Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich
	Quevedo and the Skeletons of Juan de la Encina and King Perico 1659 Brush and gray ink, gray wash, 195 x 150 mm Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich
	Quevedo Sees Chicotus in the Battle 1659 Brush and gray ink, gray wash, 195 x 150 mm Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich
	Scenes from the Life of Christ 1660s Watercolour and gouache, 125 x 110 mm Private collection
	Scenes from the Life of Christ 1660s Watercolour and gouache, 125 x 110 mm Private collection
	Scene from the Metamorphoses 1660s Watercolour and gouache on vellum, 140 x 195 mm Private collection
	Scene from the Metamorphoses 1660s Watercolour and gouache on vellum, 140 x 195 mm Private collection