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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Pen and wash drawing of a door knocker design with a mythological triton and nereid, putti, and acanthus scrolls.

Door Knocker with Triton, Nereid, and Putti

Unknown artist, late 17th or early 18th century

Pen and wash drawing of a winged grotesque figure on a scroll pedestal above tumbling nude figures and acanthus leaves.

Door Knocker with Zeus Vanguishing Giants

or Anonymous Anonymous, late 17th or early 18th century

Sepia ink and wash drawing of a pyramidal mausoleum with a classical portico, obelisk, and statues under clouds.

Architectural Fantasy with a Pyramidal Mausoleum

Charles Michel Ange Challe, c. 1747

Grey ink and wash drawing of a classical temple, obelisk, colonnade and statue in an imagined ancient plaza.

Fantasy on an Ancient Campidoglio

Drawing of a man in a turban with white chalk highlights on blue-grey paper, looking toward the viewer.

Self-Portrait Wearing a Turban

Sr Jonathan Richardson, 1728

Six chalk studies of women's heads with varied curled and braided hairstyles on a tan paper sheet.

Studies of Women's Heads

Michel Corneille, 1680s or 1690s

Watercolor of two fishermen in a boat on a calm river, with reeds, a windmill and cumulus clouds beyond.

The Thames at Battersea

David Cox, 1824

Brown ink drawing of a fantasy triumphal arch with colonnades, an obelisk, and tiny figures on steps.

Fantasy on a Magnificent Triumphal Artch

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1765

Pen and ink drawing on blue paper of a village with a tower on a cliff above water, with a small figure in the foreground.

Village atop a River Cliff [recto]

Master of the Blue Landscapes

J.B. Cardon

Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, 1782

P.J. Marco

Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, 1784

Brown wash drawing of a seated sibyl in a turban gazing upward, leaning on a scrolled pedestal.

Seated Sibyl

Bartolomeo Guidobono, 1690

Pen and brown ink drawing of a seated veiled woman with a standing child in flowing draped robes.

Two Figures

Girolamo da Carpi

Brown ink and wash landscape of shepherds with staffs on a path beside a rock, with a tower on a distant hill.

Shepherds Peering into a Chasm

Guercino, 1620s

Brown ink and wash drawing of a large footed urn with figures perched on its rim and a draped base.

A Fantastic Vase

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1746/1747

Watercolor of a fortified harbor town with moored ships, figures on the quay, and slate-roofed buildings behind stone walls.

The Harbor of St. Malo at Low Tide

attributed to Alfred Herbert, c. 1850

Watercolor of a half-timbered house with an oriel window, where a black-robed teacher leads a line of children along the stre

The School Walk

Watercolor of a haywagon, horses and a small boat on a riverbank under a pale evening sky.

Evening on the Foss Dyke near Lincoln

Watercolor of cattle grazing in a meadow with trees, a church tower, and rolling hills under a pale sky.

A Meadow with Cattle near Glastonbury

Pen and grey wash drawing of two draped women reclining, one comforting the other, against a dark tonal background.

Comfort the Afflicted

John Flaxman, c. 1790

Pale watercolor of several sailboats on calm water under an overcast sky, with a distant shoreline on the horizon.

Sailboats on Southampton River

John Linnell, 1819

Watercolor of gleaners in a wheat field with stooks, a large dark tree on the right, and distant woodland under an open sky.

Gleaners in the Wheat Field

John Martin, 1847

Autumn landscape with a large tree, golden hillside, small harvesters and a red-cloaked figure under a dusky sky.

Harvesters by Firelight

Samuel Palmer, 1830

Watercolor of the Naval College at Greenwich seen from the river, with domed buildings, sailing boats and figures on barges.

The Naval College from the River at Greenwich

David Roberts, 1861

Pen and wash drawing of a funeral procession with plumed hearses and mourners on a road beside a river and trees.

A Funeral Procession

Thomas Rowlandson, 1805/1810

Watercolor sketch of a crowd of people, including children, gathered around a blue peep show box with a flag on top.

The Peep Show

Thomas Rowlandson

Watercolor of a busy market day in a town square with stalls, horses, a crowd, an obelisk and a clock tower.

Market Day at Richmond in Yorkshire

Thomas Rowlandson, c. 1818

Watercolor of a stone arched bridge over a river with a timber building, boats, and washerwomen on the bank.

The Bridge at Bridgnorth in Shropshire

Watercolor of a paddle steamer with smoke trailing across choppy sea under a pale hazy sky.

A Packet Boat off Dover

Joseph Mallord William Turner, c. 1836

Watercolor of a sloping cobbled street in a Welsh town with timber-framed houses, a horse and cart, and figures.

Conway in North Wales

John Varley, 1803