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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Head of an Old Man with a Wide-Brimmed Hat

Alphonse Legros

Blue crayon sketch of a street vendor in a market crowd, with children and figure studies around the page.

The Coconut Merchant

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Pastel sketch of a fisherman in cap and blue overalls standing beside a wooden mast and boat on a green-toned ground.

Fisherman, Isle of Shoals

Childe Hassam, 1903

Brown ink and wash drawing of tall trees on a hillside with rocky ground in the foreground and distant hills at left.

At the Foot of the Hill

Alphonse Legros

Sketch of two men and a woman gossiping on a street while a worker in a red shirt carries a long plank past.

Gossips

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Drawing of a circular ceiling design with radiating rococo bands, a central medallion, and figural scenes in grey wash and go

The Life of Ignatius Loyola

Egid Quirin Asam, 1748

Brown ink and wash drawing of a robed central figure with raised arms among winged figures and clouds.

Creation of the Universe

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Ink and colored pencil drawing of a man in a cap smoking beside a spiked-collar dog, with a night boulevard scene above.

To the Village

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Panoramic landscape drawing with a church spire, rolling hills, farm buildings and billowing clouds under a grey sky.

Panoramic Landscape along the Rhine

Aelbert Cuyp, 1640

Brown ink and wash drawing of turbaned figures presenting a tray before a fortified town, with soldiers and a tall banner.

Capitulation of a Town

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Ink and wash drawing of men in top hats and a woman in a feathered hat at a café terrace beside an ornate building.

Chez Maxime

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Pen and ink drawing of a castle on a rocky cliff, with soldiers, horsemen, a cannon and smoke during a siege.

Castle under Siege

Israël Silvestre

Brown ink and wash drawing of a nude woman seated with a kneeling man behind her beside a tree, on rocky ground.

Angelica and Medoro

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1740/1745

Colored crayon drawing of a couple kissing under a tree at night, with a full moon and village church behind them.

La chienne au loup

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1900

Grey wash drawing of tall trees at a wood's edge, with a horseman and attendants on a path below and a village in the distanc

Horseman and Attendants at the Edge of a Wood

Roelant Roghman

Pencil drawing of Tewkesbury Abbey showing its tall central tower, spires, and Gothic windows beside a street.

Tewkesbury Abbey

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Colored drawing of a priest in black speaking with a young woman in a headscarf beside a stone doorway.

Penitence

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1899

Grey wash drawing of a castle with round towers reflected in a moat, with a small boat near an arched gateway.

Culemborg Castle

Roelant Roghman, 1647

Chalk drawing of a standing man in a long robe and cap holding a walking stick, on blue-grey paper.

Figure of a Man [recto]

Ventura Salimbeni

Colored drawing of a police officer at a wagon as a woman boards, with women and onlookers gathered on a city street.

La Rafle

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1893

Brown wash drawing of a grand arcaded palace interior with a staircase, soldiers, and a crowd carrying a large cross.

Christ Led Captive from a Palace

Giuseppe Galli da Bibbiena, 1740

Pen and grey wash drawing of a rustic courtyard with timber houses, tiled roofs, a shed and a doorway.

Interior of a Courtyard

after Isack van Ostade

Brown ink and wash drawing of peasants brawling in a tavern interior with a fireplace, hanging lamp, and pots.

Brawl in an Inn

Style of Adriaen van Ostade, c. 1635

Pastel portrait of a young man with powdered hair in a brown velvet coat and embroidered gold waistcoat against a dark backgr

Sir John Reade, Bart.

Rosalba Carriera, 1739

Circular drawing of Saint Benedict holding a crozier and book before a stone wall, with monastery buildings behind him.

Saint Benedict

Hans von Kulmbach, 1510/1515

Loose pen sketch of a seated woman in a large hat and dress, with quick hatched strokes on pale paper.

Mrs or Miss McNay

James McNeill Whistler, 1882

Pastel portrait of a smiling young woman with blue flowers in her hair, holding a paintbrush and palette against a gray backg

Painting - Rosalba Carriera, 1730

Rosalba Carriera, 1730

Pencil sketch sheet with a haloed robed figure, a standing animal figure beside a wheel, and a lion head on a column.

Sheet of Sketches [recto]

Beatrix Godwin Whistler, late 19th century

Sketch of a standing nude woman holding a shallow bowl, drawn in charcoal and chalk on brown paper.

Standing Female Nude Holding a Bowl [recto]

James McNeill Whistler, 1868/1873

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowd beneath a canopy, with a mitred bishop at center and turbaned figures at left.

The Deliverance of the Demoniac of Constantinople by Saint John Chrysostom

Elisabetta Sirani, 1659