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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Ink and wash drawing of a ceremonial procession under a canopy with a mitred figure, crowds, and onlookers in an arched frame

The Entry of Saint Antoninus into Florence

Attributed to Giovanni Balducci

Chalk drawing on blue paper of Neptune in a chariot drawn by sea horses, with tritons, a sea nymph and cherubs.

The Triumph of Neptune

Unknown artist, 18th century

Graphite sketch of a curved chair leg with a carved scroll at top and a rounded foot, on cream paper.

Study of a Chair Leg

Pencil sketch with grid lines showing a seated reading man, a reclining woman, and a woman with raised arm above.

Queen Katherine's Dream [recto]

William Blake after Henry Fuseli, c. 1804

Red chalk drawing of the Madonna and Child with infant John and an older bearded figure at upper right.

Madonna and Child with Saints John and Joseph [recto]

Unknown artist, 17th century

Pen and brown ink sketch of a family group of seated and standing figures in an interior, by David Wilkie.

A Family Group

David Wilkie, 1835

Pencil sketch of a smiling young woman with curled hair, head turned in three-quarter view, by William Blake.

Wat Tyler's Daughter

William Blake, c. 1819

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of robed figures gathered before classical arches, kneeling men in foreground, distant to

Joseph and His Brother in Egypt [verso]

Unknown artist, 17th century

Pencil and watercolor sketch of dunes with a horse-drawn carriage, walking figures, and a man in a top hat.

Landscape with Figures and a Carriage

Pencil drawing of a bearded man with curled hair and a crown, labeled Canute, on pale paper.

King Canute

William Blake, c. 1819/1820

Ink sketch of a seated group of women in flowing robes with a child, drawn in loose lines on tan paper.

Lady Torrens and Family

William Blake after John Linnell, c. 1825

Pen and ink sketch of a crowded battle scene with horsemen, standing and seated figures, and gesturing arms.

Battle Scene

David Wilkie, 1840

Pencil sketch of a nude winged warrior angel holding a sword, arm outstretched, by William Blake.

A Warring Angel [recto]

William Blake, c. 1780

Grey wash drawing of Christ with an open book at a lectern, surrounded by scholars in a columned hall.

Christ Disputing with the Doctors

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Pen and brown ink sketch of an ornate ewer with a scrolled handle on a stepped base, with faint sketched objects at left.

An Ornate Ewer [recto]

Pencil sketch of a robed figure with bowed head and swirling lines, with a small crouching figure at lower right.

Time's Triple Bow [recto]

William Blake, c. 1804/1807

Ink and wash drawing of a man asleep in an armchair beside a draped desk with a book, inkwell and quill.

Apres l'attentat, Juin '97

Jean-Louis Forain, 1897

Black and red chalk study of an upraised arm with a clenched hand gripping a rod, on tan paper.

An Upraised Arm

Pencil sketch of a bearded seated man with a staff gesturing to a robed figure, with studies of heads and standing attendants

Saint Augustine Converting King Ethelbert of Kent

William Blake, probably c. 1793

Grey wash drawing of a wide-eyed man running with arms outstretched across a sketched ground.

The Young Courier

Honoré Daumier

Pencil and wash study of an ornamental tassel with a perforated cap and braided cord on cream paper.

A Tassel

Pencil sketch of a man seen from behind, arms outstretched, rising above cloud-like forms on pale paper.

A Man Seen from Behind, Rising on Clouds

William Blake, probably c. 1794

Brown wash drawing of a rider on a flying horse above clouds and rocky hills, with figures below.

Rinaldo, Astride Baiardo, Flies Off in Pursuit of Angelica

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, c. 1795

Watercolor of a sunset over a hazy landscape with palm trees, a ruined arch, and two walking figures on a path.

Sunset in an Oriental Landscape

Gabriel Hippolyte Lebas

Pencil sketch of a seated man, an infant in a basket, and two standing figures in a classical interior.

The Infant Hercules Throttling the Serpents

William Blake, 1790-1793

Brown ink and wash drawing of thatched cottages and a barn beside a road, with a church spire and a water channel in front.

Cottages and Barn beside a Road

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1650

Stormy seacoast with waves breaking on rocks, brown cliffs on the right, and a small boat tossed near shore under gray sky.

A Rocky Seacoast in a Storm

Gabriel Hippolyte Lebas, 1840

Pencil drawing of two human legs standing on a ground line, with a partial leg study beside them on aged paper.

Two Legs

William Blake, probably 1805/1810

Oval pencil drawing of a man with curly shoulder-length hair, a small cap, a wide collar and a draped cloak.

Marin Cureau de La Chambre

Robert Nanteuil, c. 1656

Watercolor of a hilltop village with stone buildings and olive trees above a sunlit dirt road under blue sky.

Sun-Drenched Hills near Menton

Jules Ferdinand Jacquemart, 1880