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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Pencil drawing of a standing nude woman with head tilted and eyes lowered, shaded softly on white paper.

Venus

Edward Burne-Jones

Chalk study on brown paper of a standing nude male figure beside a draped female figure in long robes.

Orpheus and Eurydice

Edward Burne-Jones

Pen and wash drawing of allegorical figures and winged putti on clouds, seen from below, with red chalk accents.

Allegorical Figures Seen from Below

Domenico Maria Canuti

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Madonna and Child with haloed saints, cherubs, and clouds above a distant town.

Madonna and Child with Saints John and Luke

Jean Cousin the Younger

Pen and ink sketch of two seated male figures with loose hatching for drapery, on toned paper.

Two Seated Male Figures

Anthony van Dyck

Brown ink drawing of a robed man ascending through clouds with winged putti and angels around him.

The Apotheosis of San Vitale

Ubaldo Gandolfi, 1781

Pen and grey wash drawing of an ornate ewer with a lion head, putti, and dense scrollwork on a footed base.

Fancy Pitcher

Erasmus Hornick

Ink and pencil design of two nude figures holding garlands, framing a central panel of a reclining figure in drapery.

Allegory of Summer

Koloman Moser, in or after 1896

Pen and grey wash drawing of a crowd of onlookers gathered at the back of a wooden peep-show booth.

The Peep-Show

Pietro Antonio Novelli, 1765/1766

Brown wash drawing of a tower beside a winding road, a river with grazing cattle, and trees on rolling hills.

View near Rosora di Serra San Quirico

Drawing of a haloed woman held by tormentors as one uses pincers at her mouth, with a winged figure and flames above.

The Martyrdom of Saint Apollonia

Pen drawing of winged warriors battling in the sky above a castle town, with a king and retinue and ladies below.

A King and His Retinue Confronting Ladies under a Celestial Battle

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Chalk portrait drawing of an older man with white hair and a high collar on toned grey paper.

Benjamin Fisher

Attributed to Gilbert Stuart

Chalk portrait drawing of an elderly woman in a white bonnet and shawl, on tan paper.

Mrs. Benjamin Fisher

Attributed to Gilbert Stuart

Pen and watercolor drawing of nude women bathing in a stream beneath trees, with drapery on the bank.

Diana and Her Nymphs Bathing

Thomas Rowlandson

Pencil fan design with a central roundel of a female figure and putti, flanked by butterflies, ladybugs, and flowers.

Fan Design [recto]

Lovis Corinth, probably 1906

Pencil sketch of a seated young woman in a short-sleeved dress, head tilted upward, signed and dated 1889 at lower right.

Seated Young Woman [recto]

Lovis Corinth, 1889

Pen drawing of a family seated and standing around a table in an interior, with a mother holding a baby and a man reading.

The Nauwerk Family

Johan Christian Dahl, 1819

Pen and brown ink drawing of a mustached man in a voluminous turban with a jeweled clasp and a bird-shaped ornament.

Oriental in a Fantastic Headdress

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, 1731/1732

Pen and wash drawing of armed men attacking in a doorway while a figure lies dead on a stone floor.

The Assassination of King Wenzel III

Josef von Führich

Pencil study on tinted paper of two men, one carrying an oar over his shoulder and one gesturing with outstretched arms.

Studies for a Boatman

Studies of Men in Togas [recto]

Watercolor drawing of a town square with an ornate fountain, a tall clock tower, a domed church and mountains behind.

View of Trento

Albert Emil Kirchner

Pencil sketch of horses beside a covered wagon with resting men in the foreground.

Wallachian Wagoners Resting

Johann Adam Klein, probably c. 1813

Sepia drawing of a forest road with two walkers, rocky banks, and a distant village under clouds.

Road through the Woods near Kresselbach

Graphite pencil sketch of broad stone garden steps climbing diagonally past a tree trunk and wooden railing.

Flight of Stone Steps in a Garden

Brown ink and wash drawing of a young couple seated beside massive rock formations covered with trees and shrubs.

A Young Couple Seated near a Massive Rock Formation

Johann August Nahl II

Pencil drawing of Capri town with domed buildings, trees in front, and a steep rocky mountain behind.

View of Capri

Gustaf Wilhelm Palm, 1841

Watercolor and pencil drawing of tall spruce and leafy trees beside grazing cattle and herders, with misty mountains behind.

Alpine Landscape

Friedrich Salathé, 1814

Charcoal sketch on gray paper showing two studies of hands, one raised with curled fingers and one resting below.

Studies of Hands

John Singer Sargent