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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Black chalk drawing on brown paper of a nude winged angel in flight with arms raised, plus studies of hands.

An Angel in Flight

Jacopo da Empoli, c. 1594

Brown ink drawing of a triumphal chariot procession with horses, winged figures and putti, framed by scrolled ornamental cart

The Triumph of Empire, with the Four Continents

Alessandro Mauro and Francesco de Mura, c. 1730

Black chalk drawing of ruined Colosseum arches with ivy, fallen stones, and small seated figures in the shadows.

The Interior of the Colosseum

Charles Michel Ange Challe, c. 1745

Pen and brown ink drawing of a hillside town above a river, with a rowing boat and two seated figures in the foreground.

View of the Janiculum Hill Seen from the Tiber (recto)

Antonie van den Wyngaerde, 1553

Bearded Man in Profile (recto) / Woman Looking Up (verso)

Head of a Bearded Man, Looking Right

Bearded Man Looking Up / Cloaked Figure with Raised Arms

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a woman in a headscarf and long robe leaning forward with folded arms on blue paper.

The Woman in the “Song of Songs”

Alexandre Bida, 1886

Drawing of ruined brick arches and vaults overgrown with vines, opening onto trees and sky.

Arches of the Larger Baths at Hadrian's Villa

Charles Michel Ange Challe, c. 1748

Watercolor sketch of a seated woman in a flowered dress with a young child beside a red cradle in an interior.

The Artist's Sister, Edma, with Her Daughter, Jeanne

Berthe Morisot, 1872

Red chalk sketch of a young woman reaching up with both arms to pick cherries from a branch.

Girl Picking Cherries

Berthe Morisot, 1891

Watercolor of a woman in white and a small child seated on grass among tall forest trees.

At the Edge of the Forest (Edma and Jeanne)

Berthe Morisot, 1872

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a dusk river scene near Rosetta, with palm trees, white birds and wading figures.

Rosetta, Egypt

Charles J. Bridgman, 1871

Watercolor of a sunset with glowing yellow light through dark clouds over a pond reflecting the sky.

Sunset over a Pond

François-Auguste Ravier, 1880

Pencil and wash drawing of a riverside town with bare trees, rooftops, a church spire and hills under a pale sky.

Approaching Morestal

François-Auguste Ravier, 1845

Watercolor of tree trunks beside a terrace and house with a red roof, with warm yellow light glowing on the ground at dusk.

The Terrace of the Ravier House in Morestel

François-Auguste Ravier, 1880

Charcoal and white chalk study of two nude male figures, one reaching upward and one leaning forward, on grey paper.

Two Male Figures: Study for "The Good Samaritan"

Charles Haslewood Shannon, 1918

The Ludovisi Menander

Augustin Pajou, 1752/1756

Grey wash drawing of a classically draped woman carrying a water jug on her shoulder, after an antique statue.

The Ludovisi Water Carrier

Augustin Pajou, 1752/1756

Pencil sketch of a kneeling woman in draped robes, head bowed, with the French caption 'fille de Niobé' below.

One of Niobe's Daughters

Augustin Pajou, 1752/1756

The Borghese Cybele

Augustin Pajou, 1752/1756

Pencil drawing of a seated angel gazing upward with draped robes and cloud forms behind, on pale paper.

Angel from the Assumption [recto]

Augustin Pajou after Charles Mellin, 1752/1756

Pen sketch of the Ripetta port in Rome with classical columns, stone steps, small figures and clouds over distant hills.

The Ripetta in Rome [verso]

Augustin Pajou, 1752/1756

Lion's Head from the Capitoline Staircase

Augustin Pajou, 1752/1756

Pen and ink sketch of crumbling classical ruins and overgrown foliage along a riverbank.

Ancient Ruins on the Bank of the Tiber

Augustin Pajou, 1752/1756

Charcoal study on brown paper of horses in motion, one with a rider, plus studies of legs and heads.

Study of Horses

Edgar Degas, c. 1886

Charcoal sketch of a horse with its head turned left, carrying a rider seen from behind.

Horse and Rider

Edgar Degas, c. 1878

Self-Portrait

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1928

Loose ink and crayon drawing of a seated nude figure in a bath, with bright yellow, orange, green and blue strokes.

Erna Bathing in a Tub

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1913/1914

Pen drawing of an imagined city with a classical stone bridge, columned palaces, a loggia, and a ship's masts behind.

A Capriccio of Palaces and a Loggia Facing a Classical Bridge

Bernardo Bellotto, c. 1765