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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Charcoal sketch of a muscular male boxer seen from behind, arms raised with fists clenched, nude torso.

Staggering Body Blows

Francis Luis Mora

Pencil portrait of a man in a double-breasted coat and ruffled cravat, with handwritten name and dates below.

William Agur Tomlinson, M.D.

Attributed to Reuben Moulthrop, second half of 18th century

Sketch of a calm lake with sailboats, distant mountains, and evergreen trees on a grassy shore.

Newport Mountain from Bald Porcupine

George Henry Smillie

Charcoal sketch of mounted riders with lances charging past a crowd, beside a large tree, on blue-grey paper.

Nile Journey, Esneh, Egypt

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a rocky river with rapids, fallen logs, and pine trees framing a misty forest.

The Dalles of St. Louis

Grey wash drawing of a paneled interior with a fireplace, seated and standing figures, a dog, and an easel.

Study for "The Bailey Family"

Robert Walter Weir

Graphite sketch of a woodland interior with bare trees, an evergreen on the right, and loose shaded undergrowth.

Wood Interior

Charles Herbert Woodbury, 1920

Charcoal sketch of rounded mountains and shaded hollows above a dark horizontal band, by Charles H. Woodbury.

St. Kitts

Charles Herbert Woodbury

Pencil sketch of mountain ridges and rocky slopes with a winding path, drawn by Charles H. Woodbury on tan paper.

St. Vincent

Charles Herbert Woodbury

Charcoal sketch of a small rowboat with a seated figure on rippling water, with rocky outcrops on the distant horizon.

Ogunquit Fisherman

Charles Herbert Woodbury

Charcoal sketch of a small boat with a mast on rippling water, with a figure seated in the stern.

Engine Trouble

Charles Herbert Woodbury

Pen drawing of a nude bearded man with a raised arm holding a bird, beside a sack and a dead animal on the ground.

Allegory of Poverty Hindering Wit

Cornelis Cort, 1565/1570

Ink sketch of a reclining nude woman on a beach beside rocky forms, drawn with quick expressive lines on tan paper.

Erna Lying on the Beach among Rocks

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1912

Red chalk drawing of a young man with tousled hair, head tilted down, wearing a loose open-collared shirt.

Young Man

Michel-François Dandré-Bardon

Grey wash drawing of a brick ruin among gnarled trees in a shaded forest, with two small figures seated on the right.

Ruins by a Woodland Stream

Paulus van Liender

Watercolor of rooftops with red tiles, terracotta chimney pots, green foliage at right, and a smokestack in the distance.

Rooftops, St. Cloud

Black chalk drawing of a young man with curly shoulder-length hair and a draped cloak, turned toward the viewer.

Self-Portrait

Peter Lely, c. 1641

Head of a Young Woman

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1605

Pen and brown ink drawing of two vertical grotesque ornament panels with scrolls, vases, masks and winged figures.

Grotteschi

Brown ink drawing of a seated woman beside skeletons counting coins, with a winged figure above and treasure chests below.

Avarice

Jacopo Ligozzi, 1590

Reddish-brown wash drawing of Venus embracing Vulcan amid clouds, with cherubs and forge tools around them.

Venus at the Forge of Vulcan

Unknown artist, 18th century

Watercolor of women on a wet beach beside a blue rowboat under a heavy grey sky, with distant figures and boats.

On the Sands

Winslow Homer, 1881

Watercolor of two women walking a windy shore beside rough surf and a distant ship under a dark stormy sky.

Danger

Winslow Homer, 1883/1887

Watercolor of two women seated on cobblestones mending a fishing net beside a wall, with a straw hat hanging at right.

Mending the Nets

Winslow Homer, 1882

Watercolor of Santiago de Cuba with red rooftops, a white domed church, distant mountains, and palm trees under a cloudy sky.

View of Santiago de Cuba

Winslow Homer, 1885

Watercolor of palm trees along a shoreline with a pink sky, reddish grass in the foreground, and a boat in the corner.

Palm Trees, Red

Winslow Homer, 1890

Pastel portrait of an elderly woman in a blue-striped shawl and fur-trimmed garment, looking upward against a grey background

An Elderly Woman in a Striped Shawl

Giuseppe Nogari, c. 1743

Drawing of a seated woman in draped robes resting her hand on a celestial globe, in gray wash and chalk.

Urania

Hendrick Goltzius

Brown wash drawing of a violent lion hunt with horsemen, spears, shields, rearing horses and attacking lions.

Lion Hunt

Pieter Claesz Soutman and Sir Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1615-1618

Red chalk drawing of a young woman riding a donkey beneath a rocky natural arch, with a dog and cliffs around her.

Young Woman with Donkeys Riding under a Natural Bridge