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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Watercolor of a Gothic stone arch framing a river view, with a moored sailing boat, a rowing boat, and a distant town at dusk

Looking under the Bridge

Brown wash drawing of a wooded landscape with a road, tall trees, and a distant village under a hazy sky.

Wooded Landscape with a Road

Lodewijk de Vadder, mid-17th century

Ink and white-heightened drawing of a nude woman bathing while two bearded elders lean toward her beside a fountain.

Susanna and the Elders

Attributed to Sebald Beham

Pen drawing of a classical temple facade with tall Corinthian columns, an inscribed entablature, and small figures in the for

The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina

Francesco Piranesi

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a woman's head with windswept wavy hair, turned to the side, dated 1609.

Head of a Siren

Hendrick Goltzius, 1609

Pen and brown ink sketch of a winding road beside a river, with trees, distant hills and two small figures.

Road along a Winding River

Nicolas Poussin, c. 1648?

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a young girl in a large dark hat with a yellow brim and an orange coat.

Little Girl with a Large Hat

Gwen John, probably 1915/1920

Brown ink and wash drawing of a costumed wedding ceremony with a handshake, altar fire, and cheering crowd.

The Marriage of Europe and China

Pietro Antonio Novelli, c. 1760

Black and white chalk drawing on blue paper of a bearded man's head turned sideways, resting on a faint platter outline.

Head of Saint John the Baptist

Francesco Marmitta, 15th century

Red leather book cover with gilt title IGNIS and brass corner clasps, showing wear and scuffing.

Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis)

Joris Hoefnagel, c. 1575/1590s

Hand-painted title page with gilded frame, ribbons and the Latin title Animalia Rationalia et Insecta, with a flame cartouche

Title Page

Joris Hoefnagel, c.1575/1590s

Two moths in an oval border: a brown moth with blue-banded wings above and an olive hawk moth with red hindwings below.

Blue Underwing Moth and Spurge Hawk Moth (plate 25 from Ignis)

Joris Hoefnagel, c.1575/1590s

Pale aged sheet with a single brown ink oval outline in the center, empty inside, with the numeral IV at the left.

Plate 4: Empty Oval

Joris Hoefnagel, c.1575/1590s

Watercolor plate showing seven insects, including beetles, a grasshopper, a white butterfly and a bee, inside a gold oval bor

Plate 67: Seven Insects, Including a White Butterfly and a Bee

Joris Hoefnagel, c.1575/1590s

Painted plate of two wasps and a pill bug within a gold oval border, with red Latin inscription above.

Plate 71: Two Wasps and a Pill Bug

Joris Hoefnagel, c.1575/1590s

Worn red leather book cover with gold-stamped word TERRA, gilt border and brass corner clasps.

Animalia Qvadrvpedia et Reptilia (Terra)

Joris Hoefnagel, c. 1575/1590s

Red leather book cover with gold tooled border, brass corner clasps, and the gilt word AQVA at center.

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva)

Joris Hoefnagel, c. 1575/1590s

Watercolor of numbered flatfish and other fish swimming on blue water inside a gold oval border, with Roman numeral XXXIII.

Plate 33: Sole and Other Flatfish with Bandfish(?)

Joris Hoefnagel, c.1575/1590s

Painting of doves and pigeons on a branch, beams and a tiled roof, with Latin inscriptions in an oval frame.

Plate 66: Doves and Pigeons

Joris Hoefnagel, c.1575/1590s

Head of an Old Man (recto)

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1631

Red chalk drawing of a grand arched bridge with an equestrian statue, figures on the parapet, and soldiers and pavilions belo

Architectural Fantasy with a Triumphal Bridge

Hubert Robert, c. 1760

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude man turned away, warming his hands at a small brazier beside him.

A Young Man Warming Himself at a Brazier

Gaetano Gandolfi

Watercolor of a rocky valley with a stone arched bridge over a river, cottages, autumn trees, and steep cliffs.

A View of Dovedale

John Glover, c. 1825

Pen and ink study sheet with four figures: two winged angels among clouds, a standing woman, and a seated woman in prayer.

Studies for an Annunciation [recto]

Palma il Giovane

Pen and brown ink drawing of a nude man seen from behind, standing with one arm extended, by Jacopo Palma il Giovane.

Nude Man Seen from Behind [verso]

Palma il Giovane

Red chalk drawing of a young girl with curled hair and a cloth headdress, gazing upward.

A Young Girl Looking Upward

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, c. 1778

Watercolor drawing of a violinist standing beside a seated woman and a man in a red coat at a music stand near a column.

Monsieur and Madame Blizet with Monsieur Le Roy the Actor

called Carmontelle Louis de Carrogis, c. 1765

Red chalk drawing of a poppy plant with lobed leaves and a bud at upper right, on pale paper.

Poppy in Bloom

I Jean-Baptiste Hüet, mid 1760s

Red chalk drawing of a poppy plant with ruffled leaves, open blossoms and seed pods on tall stems.

Poppies with Seed Pods

I Jean-Baptiste Hüet, mid 1760s

Red chalk drawing of a flowering plant with serrated leaves, small blossoms and grass blades on a pale sheet.

Flowering Plant with Grass

I Jean-Baptiste Hüet, mid 1760s