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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Pencil and chalk drawing of Doric temple columns at left, an olive tree, and a hilltop town across a valley.

Temple of Juno, Agrigentum

Thomas Cole, 1842

Brown wash drawing of tall cypress trees framing a stone staircase leading to a villa with a church spire behind.

Villa d'Este, Tivoli

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1848

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a river valley with sailboats, rocky cliffs and wooded hills under a pale sky.

North from Storm King

John William Casilear, 1850s

Red chalk drawing of a gentleman lounging in a carved rococo chair with legs stretched out before him.

Gentleman Lounging in a Chair

Charles André van Loo

Pen and wash drawing of elegantly dressed guests at a garden party beneath large trees before a country house with a statue.

Garden Party at a Country House

Marcellus Laroon II, 1771

Watercolor of a horse-drawn cart on a wide sandy beach with distant boats and buildings under a cloudy blue sky.

Cart on the Beach at Etretat

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1862

Standing Cavalier Wearing a Sword

Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech, c. 1615

Red chalk drawing of a woman's head turned to the right, gazing upward, with hair pinned up and draped shoulders.

Head of a Woman Looking Back Over Her Shoulder

Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Pencil sketch of a standing man leaning over two reclining figures, with faint figures sketched in the lower left corner.

Seated Man Flanked by Two Reclining Figures; Huddle of Figures in Lower Left Corner

John Flaxman, c. 1790

Pen and pencil sketches of a standing woman in a long gown, shown from several angles on one sheet.

Three Sketches of a Standing Woman

John Flaxman, c. 1790

Pencil drawing of Apollo with harp, Muses, a winged horse, cherubs and a trumpeting winged figure beneath trees.

Apollo, the Muses, and Mars: In Praise of Tasso

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, 1740/1745

Brown-toned drawing of two small figures in a rocky landscape beside a stream, with hills and clouds in the distance.

Figures in a Landscape

William Hart, 1860

Charcoal drawing of a chained nude man with an eagle at his side, straining against a rock beside the sea.

Prometheus Bound

Christian Schussele

Pen and wash drawing of a woman addressing a crowd in a classical city square with an obelisk and statue.

Disputation of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Federico Zuccaro, probably c. 1570

Pen and brown ink sketch of two ragged beggars walking with a small shaggy dog at their feet.

Two Beggars with Their Dog

Paul Troger, c. 1728

Pencil drawing of a gentleman seen from behind in a plumed hat, ruffled collar, cape and frilled boots, leaning on a cane.

Gentleman Seen from Behind

Pieter Jansz. Quast, 1638

Pencil drawing of a standing woman seen from behind, in a long gown with puffed sleeves and curled hair.

Lady Seen from Behind

Pieter Jansz. Quast

Watercolor of a large leafy tree beside a path, with rocky hills and a patch of blue sky behind.

Trees Profiled against the Sky

John Henry Hill, c. 1865

Gray wash drawing of a bald man with a slight smile, high collar and dark cravat, shown in bust-length portrait.

Henry Clay

Charles Wesley Jarvis, c. 1840

Head of a Young Woman

Eastman Johnson, late 1870s

Charcoal and chalk study of a woman's dress with puffed sleeves and a tied sash on a tan toned paper.

Study of a Woman's Dress

John Vanderlyn, probably c. 1820

Black chalk drawing on gray paper of three draped men beside a tree and an arched stone structure.

Figures (Christ Calling One of the Apostles?)

Unknown artist, 17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of a radiant risen figure ascending with angels above sleeping figures and a large tree.

The Resurrection

Pietro Testa, early 1640s

Watercolor capriccio of Roman ruins with an arch, equestrian statue, fountain, fallen columns and small figures under blue sk

A Capriccio of Roman Ruins

Marco Ricci, 1727/1729

Chalk drawing of two women seen from behind, one raising a cup and the other lifting her arm, on grey paper.

Dionysian Revelers

Pen and wash drawing of a rugged headland seen from the sea, with smaller land forms receding on either side.

Cape Spartell from the West

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1669/1670

Pen and ink drawing of a young woman in three-quarter view wearing a jeweled headdress and a long flowing veil.

Young Woman Wearing a Scarf

Martin Schongauer

Symmetrical architectural elevation drawing of a neoclassical opera house facade flanked by colonnades and domed pavilions.

Geometrical Elevation of the Peace Plaza and Façade of the Opera House

Giacomo Quarenghi, c. 1800

Charcoal sketch of winding garden footpaths, a pavilion, trees and a rounded hill on tan paper.

Footpaths and Pavilion in the Dresden Grosser Garten

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, c. 1909

Red chalk drawing of an arched bower of foliage with reclining figures, cherubs, and rococo ornament framing the scene.

The Bower

Jean-Antoine Watteau, c. 1716