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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

A Young Woman Sewing [recto]

Dominique Vivant Denon, c. 1790

Watercolor study of a cowslip plant with yellow-orange flowers on tall stems above broad green leaves, dated 1526.

Tuft of Cowslips

Albrecht Dürer, 1526

Graphite sketch of a standing male nude seen from behind, arms raised over the head, on pale paper.

Male Nude [recto]

Michelangelo, c. 1560

Pen and brown wash drawing of two bearded prophets in robes with a winged putto pointing upward above them.

The Prophets Hosea and Jonah

Raphael, c. 1510

Sketch in brown ink and red chalk of a seated Madonna nursing a child, a standing man, and cherubs among clouds in an arch.

Study for the "Madonna della Scodella" [recto]

Antonio da Correggio, 1523/1524

Pen and ink sketch of a gesturing woman in a long gown facing a bearded man in a head wrap and loose clothing.

Beggar Man and Woman

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1630/1631

Pen and brown ink sketch of a turbaned figure with a scepter beside two seated men, on a pale sheet.

Esther before Ahasuerus

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1655/1660

Brown wash drawing of Saint Jerome in the desert with an angel, cherub, open book, and lion beside him.

Saint Jerome in the Desert Listening to the Angels

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1732

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child surrounded by bishops, monks and kneeling women, with a cross at left.

The Virgin and Child Adored by Bishops, Monks, and Women

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1735/1740

Black and red chalk drawing of a woman with lowered eyes wearing a lace cap, necklace, and bow-trimmed dress.

Seated Woman Looking Down

Jean-Antoine Watteau, c. 1720/1721

Sepia wash drawing of a seated woman in a long gown turned toward another figure seen from behind in an interior.

The Reading

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, c. 1765/1775

Grey wash drawing of a family visit: a woman in bed holds an infant while visitors, a child and a dog gather around her.

Visit to the Nurse

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, c. 1780/1790

Graphite drawing of a seated woman in a lace bonnet and shawl, with an obelisk and Roman buildings behind her.

Mrs. Charles Badham

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1816

Pencil and watercolor sketch of women harvesting peas in a field, some kneeling and some bending over the plants.

Pea Harvesters [recto]

Camille Pissarro, c. 1880

Pencil sketch of a country road with a horseback rider, a large tree at right, and distant poplars across an open field.

Montmorency Road

Camille Pissarro, c. 1850/1860

Laundress Carrying Linen

Edgar Degas, c. 1885/1895

Loose watercolor sketch of green and blue trees along a horizon with faint bird-like strokes in the pale sky above.

Mont Sainte-Victoire [recto]

Paul Cézanne, c. 1895

Ink drawing of a rural landscape with a thatched cottage, bare trees and a grassy field on tan paper.

Landscape at Pont-Aven

Paul Gauguin, c. 1888

Parau No Te Varau Ino (left); Tahitian Legend (right)

Paul Gauguin, c. 1890/1895

Tahitian Heads

Paul Gauguin, c. 1891/1893

Pencil sketches of geese in various poses and studies of two girls wearing bonnets on a two-panel sheet.

Geese; Girls in Bonnets, Geese [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1886

Pencil sketch of a monkey head and cottage on left; colored pencil drawing of a seated boy in a blue hat on right.

Monkey and Cottage; Little Breton Boy [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1886

Two Studies of a Child's Head; Two Studies of a Child's Head, a Woman in Profile, and a Man Wrestling an Animal [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Five Studies of Heads; A Boy in Profile with Studies of Hands and Feet [verso]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Two handwritten manuscript pages: a list of addresses on the left and a page of synthetic notes in ink on the right.

Address List; Manuscript Page [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Pencil sketches and a handwritten drink list on two pages, with angular marks, wavy lines, and a small face drawing.

"Neige" (Snow); Itinerary [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Pencil sketch on tan paper with four loose forms, including leg-like shapes and a curved hand or tapering object.

Four Fantastic Forms [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Profile of a Boy and Self-Portrait [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884/1886

Heads of a Boy and a Man (Self-Portrait?) [verso]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Three Studies of a Man Wearing a Hat [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888