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National Gallery of Art

10,104 works

Pencil sketch of Fort Putnam on a rise above a river, surrounded by trees with hills on the horizon.

Fort Putnam

Seth Eastman, 1837

Watercolor of a river between wooded hills with three sailing boats and dark trees framing the foreground.

View of the North River from the North West Corner of Fort Clinton - West Point

Seth Eastman, 1837

Pen and ink drawing of a bacchanal with dancing draped figures, a tambourine, grapes, and a watching bearded figure by a wall

Bacchanal

John Hamilton Mortimer, 1770

Pencil sketch of an urn with a lid beside a reclining classical figure and scrolling ornament, with a faint skull at left.

Designs for Decorative Vases

John Hamilton Mortimer

Pen and ink study of a seated woman, a boy playing a pipe, and a standing figure behind them on pale paper.

Study for "The Rustic Dancers"

John Hamilton Mortimer, 1770

Pen and ink sketch of classically robed figures around a bowl, with studies of heads on the upper left and right.

Mucius Scaevolo [recto]

John Hamilton Mortimer

Gray wash drawing of a rococo palace hall with soldiers on a platform and many fallen bodies, framed by ornate scrollwork.

Absalom Orders the Murder of Amnon at a Feast in His Palace

Vitus Felix Rigl, 1760

Pencil sketch of Dante fleeing a lion and wolf up a slope as Virgil stands nearby beneath trees.

Dante Flees the Wild Beasts and Meets Virgil

Bartolomeo Pinelli, 1824

Pen drawing of two helmeted warriors fighting over a fallen comrade, with a spear, shield and helmet on the ground.

Two Ancient Warriors Fighting over a Dead Comrade

Bartolomeo Pinelli

Watercolor of a peasant family cooking over a campfire under a tree, with a pot on a tripod and a distant plain.

A Peasant Family Cooking over a Campfire

Bartolomeo Pinelli

Watercolor of a man riding a donkey with a child, a woman walking beside them, and a hilltop town in the distance.

A Peasant Family and Two Donkeys

Bartolomeo Pinelli

Pen and watercolor drawing of hooded penitents and a kneeling woman under an arch, with the Colosseum interior and a processi

La Compagnia dei sacconi al Colosseo (Penitents Praying at Altars in the Colosseum)

Bartolomeo Pinelli, 1829

Brown wash drawing of a helmeted warrior addressing a bearded god and seated woman in a rocky underworld cave.

Telemachus Requests Permission from Pluto to Seek His Father in the Underworld

Bartolomeo Pinelli, 1809

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a seated nude man with head tilted back, beside a study of draped cloth, on tan paper.

A Seated Man Nude and then Clothed

Gustav Heinrich Naecke, 1820

Watercolor of a forest path with tall trees, a dog drinking from a stream, figures walking, and a thatched cottage at left.

At Donderen, in the Woods of Drenthe

Egbert van Drielst, 1799

Grey-blue wash drawing of two figures in classical dress embracing on a couch beneath a draped curtain.

Embracing Lovers in Classical Dress / A Woman in Classical Dress Looking Up

Heinrich Füger, 1785

Grey wash drawing of a domed classical rotunda with arcades, a statue on a pedestal, urns, and hanging lamps.

Stage Design

Gasparo Galliari

Grey ink and wash drawing of a Gothic rotunda interior with pointed arches, statues, a stained glass window and central altar

Rotunda in Gothic Style

Gasparo Galliari

Watercolor landscape of a wooded valley with steep rocky cliffs, a large tree, a stream, sheep, and a hazy distant plain.

A Wooded Valley with Rocky Cliffs

Johann Conrad Steiner, 1785

Pencil and wash sketch of a woman playing a flute beside a tree, with two resting lions in the foreground.

Idyll

Frederick Stuart Church, 1886

Pen sketch of a sorceress with a wand beside a lion looking up at her, with handwritten letter text below.

Study after "The Enchanted Monarch"

Frederick Stuart Church, 1886

Watercolor of a girl in a pale dress inside a barn with hay, a wooden shutter, and a view of distant countryside.

The Hayloft

John William North, 1867

Two costume designs by Léon Bakst: a male athlete in white suspenders and striped socks, and a woman in a belted dress holdin

Costume Study for "Jeux"

Léon Bakst, 1913

Watercolor of Venice's Piazza San Marco with crowds, flags, the basilica facade and a clock tower under a blue sky.

Piazza San Marco

Maurice Prendergast, 1898

Watercolor of figures in white dresses and a red parasol on a shore, with sailboats on a bay under a cloudy sky.

Figures on a Beach

Maurice Prendergast, 1910

Watercolor of beachgoers with parasols on rocky shore, bathers in blue sea, and cloudy sky by Prendergast.

Revere Beach

Maurice Prendergast, 1896

Watercolor of girls with parasols on a brick path overlooking a crowded tree-lined park promenade with benches.

The Mall, Central Park

Maurice Prendergast, 1900

Watercolor of a busy harbor dock with tall sailing ships, horse-drawn carts, workers, and a red umbrella in the foreground.

Docks, East Boston

Maurice Prendergast, 1900

Watercolor of Venetian arcades with strolling figures, parasols and street lamps in a sunlit square.

Caffè Florian in Venice

Maurice Prendergast, 1898

Engraved group portrait of seven men in period hats and collars, names above and Latin caption below.

Gunpowder Plot

after Crispijn de Passe I, 1605