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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Pen and brown ink drawing of a tall foxglove plant with broad leaves and a flowering spike on toned paper.

A Foxglove in Bloom

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Charcoal and chalk study on tan paper of a head tilted back with closed eyes, resting on a pale surface.

Head of the Fallen Jockey (study for "Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey")

Edgar Degas, c. 1866

Graphite sketch of a reclining man with closed eyes and extended limbs on toned paper, by Edgar Degas.

Fallen Jockey (study for "Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey")

Edgar Degas, c. 1866

Charcoal sketch of a jockey riding a galloping racehorse in mid-stride, drawn on tan paper.

Racehorses (study for "Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey")

Edgar Degas, c. 1881

Brown ink and wash drawing of God the Father in clouds with outstretched arms, surrounded by angels and putti.

God the Father Standing in Clouds Surrounded by Angels and Putti

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1770s

Watercolor still life of red and orange zinnias in a glass vase beside a blue dish with lemons and a peach.

Zinnias and a Blue Dish with Lemons

Charles Demuth, 1924

Ink and white chalk drawing on blue paper of a cavalier lying on the ground, with hat, sword and boots visible.

A Cavalier Lying on the Ground

Jan Both, c. 1640

Pen and brown wash drawing of a symmetrical wall design with a crowned coat of arms, twisted columns, two muscular figures, a

An Architectural Wall Design in Honor of Henry IV, the Gallic Hercules

Antonio Tempesta or Agostino Ciampelli, c. 1600

Pen and ink drawing of two vertical strips of grotesque ornament with scrolling foliage, a human head, and a seated animal.

Grotesque Decorations for Wall Panels

Giovanni da Udine, c. 1530

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate ceiling design with a dome, trellis patterns, garlands, and seated figures in scrollwork.

An Elaborate Ceiling with Trellises and Seated Figures

Jean Bérain, c. 1700

Drawing of a seated shepherdess with a dog and a flock of sheep grazing in a meadow beneath trees and a cloudy sky.

The Shepherdess

Charles Émile Jacque, c. 1869

Brown ink drawing of putti dissecting an eye on a table while an elderly bearded man watches beside columns and books.

Elderly Man Watching Putti Dissect an Eye

Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1613

Pen and brown wash drawing of a fantasy wall monument with draped figures holding a garland, carved heads, urns, and winged o

Fantasy of a Magnificent Wall Monument

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1764/1766

Watercolor interior of a seated woman in pink with a book, and a girl in blue holding a doll near a doorway.

Mother and Child

Eunice Pinney, 1815

Watercolor of a seated woman in a yellow dress facing a standing woman in a red dress and bonnet, framed by green drapery.

Mother and Daughter

Brown ink drawing of a priest's procession passing robed figures through an arched medieval street with stone walls.

A Priest Processing through a Medieval Street in Viterbo

François Marius Granet

Bedouin Women

John Singer Sargent, 1890-1891

Brown wash drawing of a vaulted cloister arcade with a cloaked figure walking past a doorway toward a sunlit courtyard.

A Cloister

François Marius Granet

Pen and watercolor fantasy of a grand ancient mausoleum with columns, statues, lions and an arched gateway in the distance.

Architectural Fantasy of a Magnificent Ancient Mausoleum

Giuseppe Borsato, 1815

Charcoal and white chalk study of a hooded, draped standing figure on grey paper.

Study of Ezekiel for "Frieze of Prophets"

John Singer Sargent, 1890-1892

Watercolor of a forest waterfall with two men on a rocky bank, one in a top hat pointing toward the falls.

View of the Second Falls on the Sawkill River

John Rubens Smith, 1840

Charcoal study on cream paper of a figure with bowed head and draped arm, loose shading and sketched outlines.

Study for "The Crucifixion and Death of Our Lord"

John Singer Sargent, 1909-1916

Charcoal sketch of a muscular, partly nude man seated with one arm raised to his head and the other across his chest.

Study for "Hell"

John Singer Sargent, 1903-1916

Brown wash drawing of a crowd gathering water from a rock, with jars, kneeling figures and a collapsed nude figure at left.

Moses Drawing Water From the Rock

Brown wash drawing of a bearded Moses pointing upward as nude figures writhe and reach toward him amid serpents.

Moses and the Brazen Serpent

Pen and wash drawing of an elderly man gesturing to a revelling crowd with wreathed women in a colonnaded hall.

Noah's Warning about the Coming Flood Goes Unheeded

Ink and wash drawing of Moses and Aaron before a seated Pharaoh, with serpents coiled on the ground and onlookers behind.

Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh, with the Rods Turned into Serpents

Pen and grey wash sketch of a hunting party on horseback and with dogs resting near a statue on a pedestal, with hills behind

An Elegant Hunting Party Resting by a Fountain

Pieter Bout, 1685

Watercolor of a wooded ravine with a waterfall over rocks, a stream in the foreground, and a small figure standing at left.

Waterfall in the Dingle at Badger Hall

Peter De Wint, 1841

Watercolor landscape of a country road with a horse cart, trees, and a distant castle with towers under a hazy sky.

Landscape