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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Red chalk drawing of a leafy plant with budding stems growing from rocks, with a second sketched plant at upper right.

Flowering Plant with Buds

I Jean-Baptiste Hüet, mid 1760s

Watercolor of a stone bridge over a waterfall in a mountain gorge, with riders on horseback and warm sunlit cliffs.

Pont Aberglaslyn

John Varley, 1812

Pen and brown ink drawing of a standing woman in a ruffled gown beside a balustrade and garden, 1734.

Portrait of a Standing Lady

John Vanderbank, 1734

Pencil sketch of a seated nude man with curly hair, one leg bent, looking toward the viewer, on tan paper with grid lines.

Hector Posing Nude

Ferdinand Hodler, 1901

Pale watercolor of a leaning tree and ivy-covered trunk beside a wooden fence and green foliage.

Trees at Beddington

Robert Hills, possibly c. 1805

Red chalk drawing of a weathered garden gate under trees, with a woman carrying a jar on her head on a path.

The Garden Gate

Hubert Robert, 1760/1765

Pencil drawing of a draped figure with both arms raised high, the head tilted back, robe folds in soft shading.

The Virgin Swooning [recto]

Ford Madox Brown, 1844

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a Gothic cathedral tower beside an arcaded gallery and a warm-toned wall with a gargoyle.

Tower of the Cathedral at Sens

John Ruskin, c. 1845

Pencil sketch of a hollow-trunked tree beside a rail fence and a road leading to cottages.

Trees by a Rail Fence

Attributed to John Frederick Kensett, early 1850s

Graphite sketch of a nude winged male figure in a twisting seated pose holding a staff, on grayish paper.

Mercury

Parmigianino, c. 1523/1524

Red chalk drawing of elegant figures and a falconer gathered under a tree in an open landscape with distant hills.

A Fête Galante with Falconers

Jean-Antoine Watteau, c. 1711-1712

A Mastiff with a Gold-Tooled Collar

Brown ink drawing of a kneeling penitent figure praying in a forest beside a cross and skull, with angels in clouds above.

Mary Magdalene Praying in the Wilderness

Johannes Wierix

Brown wash drawing of ruined towers on rocks above a river valley with a distant castle and windblown trees.

Ruined Towers Overlooking the Rhine

Karl Bodmer, c. 1835

Pen and brown ink study sheet showing seven draped women in varied poses, standing and reclining, some holding urns.

The Attitudes of Lady Hamilton

Pietro Antonio Novelli, 1791

Red chalk drawing of a man in a tricorn hat and curled wig, shaded against a hatched background.

Portrait of a Man in a Tricorn Hat

Georg Friedrich Schmidt

Brown ink sketch of horseback riders and a figure crossing a landscape with trees, a stream and a bridge.

Figures in a Landscape [recto]

Pen and brown ink sketch of a landscape with feathery trees, small figures in the foreground, and distant buildings.

Figures in a Landscape [verso]

Two small birds with long tails beside a textured nest among holly branches with red berries, on a pale background.

Coral Buntings and Their Nest in a Holly Tree

Harry Bright, 1878

Two goldfinches with a moss nest among white apple blossoms, one bird carrying nesting material, in a soft pale landscape.

Gold Finches and Their Nest in an Apple Tree

Harry Bright, 1878

Pen drawing of Ely Cathedral's southwest facade with tall towers, pinnacles and arched windows, with trees at left.

Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, S.W. View

John Coney, 1820

Watercolor of a white horse pulling a cart of women and children through a stream past a cottage with trees.

Children in a Cart

Myles Birket Foster

Grey wash drawing of a lake framed by trees and cliffs, with a cottage on the shore and a rowing boat in the foreground.

View of Ullswater

Pencil study of five sheep in varied poses, some facing forward and others seen from behind, on pale paper.

Five Sheep

Pencil sketch sheet of many cattle studies: standing bulls, reclining cows, and small grazing herd figures on pale paper.

Studies of Cattle

Watercolor of a country lane with a woman and child, grazing sheep, autumn trees and distant hills.

Way into Abergavenny from Llanfoist

Roberto Angelo Kittermaster Marshall

Watercolor of a sunlit country lane with sheep, a woman and child, and hedgerows opening onto distant rolling hills.

Squirrel Lane, near Magham Down, Sussex

Roberto Angelo Kittermaster Marshall

Pen and gray wash drawing of Aldenham Church with a tower, gravestones, trees, and a man with a dog.

Aldenham Church, Hertfordshire

Henry Monro, 1812

Watercolor of a spring hillside with blossoming trees, grazing sheep, a figure with a dog, and a hazy valley beyond.

Spring

Joseph Rubens Powell

Watercolor of a summer field with red poppies, a girl carrying flowers, a woman on a dirt path, and hills under a pale sky.

Summer

Joseph Rubens Powell