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National Gallery of Art

10,104 works

Pencil sketch of a seated woman with curly hair and a beaded necklace, one knee raised, against loose shaded strokes.

Seated Figure

Chiaroscuro woodcut of David striking down Goliath amid a battle with soldiers, tents, and a billowing cloth in a landscape.

David Slaying Goliath

Ugo da Carpi after Raphael, c. 1520

Pen and brown ink drawing of a path winding through hilly terrain with trees and a distant cliff under a pale sky.

A Path through a Hilly Landscape

Carl Friedrich von Rumohr, 1831

Pencil drawing of wooden chalets beside a stone bridge, with trees and a steep mountain behind the village.

An Alpine Village in Summertime

Jean Antoine Linck

Graphite drawing of Mont Blanc with glacier, fir trees, sheep and a village in the valley below.

Vue du Mont Blanc

Jean Antoine Linck

Graphite sketch of large boulders and shrubs on a steep slope, with a faint distant horizon on the left.

Glacial Boulders at the Edge of a Mountain

Jean Antoine Linck, 1800

Pencil and white chalk drawing of sunlit trees in the foreground with a wide landscape and distant mountains behind.

Sunlit Trees Before a Panoramic Landscape

Jean Antoine Linck, 1810

Pencil and chalk sketch of clouds above mountains and a sloping hillside, with handwritten French notes on tan paper.

Study of Clouds above the Mountains

Jean Antoine Linck, 1820

Graphite drawing of a landscape with trees, rolling hills, a small standing figure, and cloudy sky.

Sunset above a Mountain Lake

Jean Antoine Linck, 1820

Color lithograph of a park scene with a striped-dress figure, walking women, a parasol, and a red ball in yellow grass.

Children's Pastime (Jeux d'enfants)

Edouard Vuillard, published 1897

Fan-shaped ornamental print with dense scrollwork, flowers, and a central vase, monogram GW near the base.

Goblet Design

Georg Wechter I

Etching of five ornamental vases with flower arrangements, scrolls, and mask decorations, by Stefano Della Bella.

Fantastic Vases

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1646

Etching of archers shooting arrows at a figure tied to a post, with ruined classical buildings and a crowd of soldiers.

The Ordeal by Arrows (Saint Sebastian)

Jacques Callot, c. 1632/1633

Etching of a crowded town square with stone buildings, groups of figures in turbans and cloaks, and a dog in the foreground.

The Slave Market

Jacques Callot, 1620

Engraving of a street scene: an older woman touches a young woman's chin beside a carriage, with men in a doorway at right.

A Harlot's Progress: pl.1

William Hogarth, 1732

Engraved interior with a seated woman gesturing, a man in a wig holding a teacup, a servant in a turban, and a dog.

A Harlot's Progress: pl.2

William Hogarth, 1732

Engraving of a bedchamber with a seated woman, a servant pouring tea, and a gentleman in a wig entering from the right.

A Harlot's Progress: pl.3

William Hogarth, 1732

Engraving of a brick workroom with a fashionable couple at left and women workers at right, plate 4 of A Harlot's Progress.

A Harlot's Progress: pl.4

William Hogarth, 1732

Drawing of a reclining nude woman seen from behind, arm raised, on rumpled silk, in chalk on tan paper.

Danae Receiving the Golden Shower

François Boucher, 1757

Engraving of a cluttered garret with two men, women in headscarves, a child, a canopy bed and a fireplace.

A Harlot's Progress: pl.5

William Hogarth, 1732

Chalk drawing of cattle and sheep crossing a stream, with a woman on a cart and a stone arch behind.

Return to the Fold

François Boucher, 1750

Engraving of a crowded tavern room with women and men around a table, a child in a plumed hat beneath it, and a jug at right.

A Harlot's Progress: pl.6

William Hogarth, 1732

Oval pen and brown wash drawing of a seated woman with putti and a musical instrument among clouds.

Allegory of Music

François Boucher, 1764

Engraving of a cluttered interior with a young man being measured, an old man writing, women, and a cat.

A Rake's Progress: pl.1

William Hogarth, 1735

Engraving of fashionable figures in a grand interior, with a harpsichordist, a sword-carrying gentleman, and a verse caption

A Rake's Progress: pl.2

William Hogarth, 1735

Engraving of a riotous 18th-century party with drinkers, musicians and a woman dressing in a cluttered room.

A Rake's Progress: pl.3

William Hogarth, 1735

Hogarth engraving of a street scene with a woman, a sedan chair, a ragged man and a lamplighter on a ladder.

A Rake's Progress: pl.4

William Hogarth, 1735

Drawing of a nude woman reaching right over draped cloth, rendered in black and white chalk on tan paper.

A Nude Woman Reaching to the Right

François Boucher, 1769

Drawing of a rustic stone arch bridge over a stream, with trees, a cottage, and an overturned boat in the foreground.

Landscape with a Rustic Bridge

François Boucher, 1740

Chalk drawing of a reclining nude Venus on drapery and waves, with two doves and a dolphin, on tan paper.

Venus Reclining on a Dolphin

François Boucher, 1745