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National Gallery of Art

10,104 works

Watercolor of two rustic wooden wall doors with zigzag-carved panels and iron hinges, signed Majel G. Claflin.

Two Wall Doors

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1937

Watercolor of a carved wooden chest on a stand with iron strap hinge and rosette and floral panel carvings.

"Casa en Mesita" or Chest on Stand

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1939

Pencil landscape drawing of wooded hills and mountain peaks under soft clouds, with a small hilltop town in the distance.

The Sabine Hills and Rocca Santo Stefano Seen from Civitella

Ludwig Richter, 1824

Panoramic landscape of rocky peaks, a castle on a summit, a bay below, and figures around a campfire on a cliff.

Balaklava

Carlo Bossoli, 1857

Sketch of workmen cutting and hauling ice blocks beside a horse-drawn cart near bare winter trees.

Workmen Gathering Ice at the Water's Edge

François Hippolyte Lalaisse, 1850

Grey wash drawing with white highlights showing a centaur and a woman in several poses, plus a dying centaur on rocks.

Nessus and Dejanira in Four Poses, and the Dying Nessus

François Hippolyte Lalaisse, 1830

Children rest with goats and kids beside a felled tree in a woodland meadow, watercolor by Ludwig Richter.

Children and Goats Resting by a Felled Tree

Ludwig Richter, 1868

Brown wash drawing of a chariot, a helmeted warrior, a veiled woman in robes, trumpeters and a temple by Norblin, 1818.

Castor and Pollux Rescuing Helen

Sébastien Norblin, 1818

Painted wooden toy trotting horse pulling a red-wheeled sulky with a small driver figure, on a plain background.

Trotter in Action

Henry Murphy, 1935/1942

Charcoal and chalk study of hands holding a sword and tricorn hat, with badge and crown sketches on brown paper.

Hands Holding a Sword and a Tricorn

Anton Graff, 1790

Trompe l'oeil drawing of old animal and putti prints with an envelope, horn-rimmed glasses, and a fly on a pale ground.

Trompe l'Oeil: Old Prints, a Torn Envelope with Horn-rimmed Glasses, and a Housefly

Jean-Pierre-Xavier Bidauld, 1763

Newspaper Brand Announcements

Elizabeth Johnson, c. 1942

Pencil drawing of a seated official under a canopy, with a crowd and a nude youth drawing lots from an urn beside trees.

The Drawing of Lots to Divide the Promised Land

Étienne Parrocel

Watercolor study of a weathered stone cat-head gargoyle with spiral eyes, broad nose, and textured cheek ruffs.

Cat Head Gargoyle

John Davis, 1932/1945

Stylized painted design of a rhinoceros walking past a tree, with a hunter with bow and mountains in a green landscape.

Bandbox Design - Rhino

Isabella Ruth Doerfler, 1935/1942

Painted floral pattern of white and pink blossoms with dark leaves on a blue ground, with a decorative border across the top.

Bandbox Design

Isabella Ruth Doerfler, c. 1937

Stylized painting of two women in flowered hats and striped gowns flanking two seated figures before dark trees on blue.

Bandbox Design

Isabella Ruth Doerfler, 1935/1942

Stylized design of three pink squirrels with feathery tails among tree branches and green leaves on a teal background.

Bandbox Design - Squirrels

Isabella Ruth Doerfler, c. 1938

Symmetrical decorative design of green and cream stylized flowers, fans and scrolls on a rust-red ground, by Walter Doran.

Bandbox Design

Walter Doran, c. 1939

Painting of a blue oval bandbox decorated with rust and white horses, a carriage, trees, and a figure.

Bandbox

Walter Doran, c. 1939

Engraving of a naval battle with armored soldiers, nude rowers and ornate galleys tossed on rough sea waves.

Naval Battle

Master of the Die

Painted rendering of a cast toy bank shaped as an eagle beside a nest with chicks, with a pencil study in the upper left.

Toy Bank: Eagle

William High, c. 1940

Engraving of winged putti playing among trees and foliage, one holding a spear, with a die on the ground.

Putti Playing

Master of the Die, 1550

Etching of a dense forest with large gnarled trees, a river, and distant town, with two small figures on a path at lower left

Landscape with the Temptation of Christ

Hieronymus Cock

Engraving of two skeletons and two flayed male figures standing before drapery, with armor and an urn at the base.

Squelettes et Ecorches

Domenico del Barbiere

Watercolor design of a small box front with green bands and red stylized flowers and vines on a cream ground.

Small Decorated Box (front view)

Isabella Ruth Doerfler, c. 1937

Pen and wash drawing of workmen unloading barrels by a horse before a village inn, with houses and a church tower behind.

Workmen before an Inn

Isaac van Ostade, 1645

Drawing of a wooden carpenter's clamp with two threaded screws and turned wooden handles on a tan background.

Carpenter's Clamp

Alexander Anderson, 1939

Watercolor drawing of a wooden coffee grinder with a turned crank handle, round metal hopper, and dovetailed box with drawer.

Coffee Grinder

William H. Edwards, c. 1940

Watercolor of a blue and gold window cornice with swan-head ends and a central gilded eagle within a laurel wreath.

Window Cornice

Henry Murphy, 1935/1942