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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Charcoal sketch of three nude bathers at the water's edge with loose, gestural lines and curved shoreline.

Three Bathers in the Sea

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, c. 1914

Pen and ink drawing of an architectural frame with male caryatids, reclining putti on a pediment, and garland swags.

Design for an Architectural Framework

Unknown artist, 16th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of two bearded saints with halos seated facing each other, one gesturing with an open hand.

Two Seated Saints

Unknown artist, 17th century

Red chalk sketch of a seated woman in a high-backed chair, wearing a period dress and head covering, on grey paper.

Seated Woman

Unknown artist, possibly c. 1740

Pen and ink drawing of a triumphal procession with a chariot carrying a seated woman, cupid, armored riders and decorated hor

The Triumph of Venus

Unknown artist, 16th century

Brown wash drawing of an angel with one arm raised, head bowed, and billowing draped robes and wings.

An Angel

Daniele Crespi, c. 1620

Brown wash drawing of an allegory: an armored warrior fights a lion beneath arches, with winged figures above and a gentleman

Allegory in Honor of a Gentleman

Unknown artist, 3rd quarter of the 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a ruined stone arch with rocky terrain and small figures in the foreground.

The Ruins of the Colosseum

Attributed to Jan Asselijn

Brown wash drawing of a rocky outcrop and trees with a church bell tower on a hill behind.

Church Tower on a Hill

Attributed to Jan Asselijn

Watercolor of a woman in a green and pink ball gown with white gloves, beside a blue vase on a pedestal.

Lady in Formal Dress

Salvador Barbudo Sanchez, 1886

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a seated nude woman leaning over a small putto, drapery flowing behind her.

Nude with Putto

called Bertoia Jacopo Zanguidi

Pen and brown ink drawing of a noblewoman in an ornate gown holding a feather fan, with inscriptions beside her.

A Noble Lady of Pisa

Jean Jacques Boissard, in or before 1581

Grey wash drawing of a rustic farmyard with a timber balcony, stairs, a bare tree, straw, and two seated figures.

A Farmyard

Jean Jacques de Boissieu

Watercolor of women in white caps washing laundry on a beach below pale chalk cliffs and a distant sea.

Washerwomen on the Beach at Etretat

George Henry Boughton

Dark wash drawing of a torch-bearing woman and a crouching figure beside a lizard at night under a crescent moon.

Stellio Changed into a Lizard by Ceres

Leonaert Bramer

Pen and ink drawing of a woman in a long gown bending to pick flowers among leaves, against a grid of patterned motifs.

Lady Picking Flowers

Edward Burne-Jones, c. 1890

Pen and ink sketch of the Coronation of the Virgin, with Christ and Mary on clouds surrounded by angels and putti.

Coronation of the Virgin

Pencil and wash drawing of classical figures on clouds, a woman welcomed by a seated god, by Vincenzo Camuccini.

Psyche Received on Mount Olympus

Vincenzo Camuccini

Red-brown ink drawing of a figure in a tunic pushing through thorny briars and tree trunks, with roses in the corners.

Prince Charming in the Forest

Ink drawing of two cloaked figures on a ledge watching winged demons fly over a writhing crowd below.

Scene from the Inferno (canto IX)

Pencil sketch of a flat coastal village with a church tower, dunes in the foreground and a distant sailboat.

View of Scheveningen [recto]

Jan van Goyen, probably c. 1650/1652

Pencil drawing of a thatched rustic house with a well, a large tree, figures, and a distant church spire.

Rustic House with a Well

Drawing of five saints with halos, including a central young man with a bow, bearded figures, a bishop, and two angels above.

Five Saints

Pen and wash drawing of a crowded religious procession with tall banners and a canopy passing across an open field.

Religious Procession in Landeck

Attributed to George Jones, 1820

Brown wash drawing of a dancer standing with arm extended, beside four seated women in ruffled skirts and shawls.

Spanish Dancers

Pio Joris, 1873

Pencil drawing of a seated peasant woman in a headscarf holding a basket with a hen on a stone bench.

Seated Peasant Woman

Francesco Londonio

Drawing of a peasant man asleep on a sack, arm behind his head, with a hat and stick on the ground beside him.

Sleeping Peasant

Francesco Londonio

Watercolor portrait of a smiling young woman in a red headscarf and white blouse, set against loose green foliage.

Young Girl with a Red Bandana

Arcadio Mas y Fondevila

Pencil and chalk drawing of a bearded blind man at a table as a boy leans in to steal drink from his jug.

Lazarille de Tormes Stealing Drink from a Blind Man

Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, probably c. 1846

Grey chalk drawing with white highlights of a standing robed figure with raised arms and studies of draped cloth.

Studies for the Raising of the Daughter of Jairus

Unknown artist