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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Black and white chalk drawing on blue paper of a seated male nude leaning on one arm, dated 1702.

Male Nude Seated on the Ground

Louis de Boullogne the Younger, 1702

Red chalk drawing of a shepherd and shepherdess seated and standing beneath a large tree in a wooded landscape.

A Shepherd and Shepherdess Seated under a Tree

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1710

Red chalk sketch of two standing men in period costume, one wearing a plumed hat and the other in a cloak.

Two Standing Soldiers, One Wearing a Hat

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1709/1710

Brown and grey wash drawing of villagers and a child in a rural landscape with straw sheaves, a large tree and a cottage.

October, Drawing the Honey from the Beehives

Claude Simpol, c.1645

Brown wash drawing of two masted boats beached on a flat shore with figures, a small boat, and a distant town.

Honfleur

Richard Parkes Bonington, c. 1821

Watercolor of Derwentwater lake with mountains, tall trees on a cliff, and travelers with an ox cart on a path.

Derwentwater

Paul Sandby, late 18th century

Pencil sketch of Tewkesbury Abbey's tall Gothic tower above a tiled roof and trees, drawn in fine grey lines.

Tewkesbury Abbey No. 2

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1793

Grey wash drawing of a columned classical building and pines above a foreground of Roman rooftops and a tall tower.

The Roman Circus near Santa Croce in Gerusalemme

Jacques-Louis David, 1775/1780

Pen and wash drawing of six commedia dell'arte characters in theatrical costumes, numbered XII, by Claude Gillot.

Six Studies of Commedia dell'Arte Actors: Polchinelle, Columbine, Pierrot, a Captain, Harlequin "en femme," and Scara…

Claude Gillot, early 18th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of four commedia dell'arte figures in masks and costumes, by Claude Gillot.

Four Commedia dell'Arte Figures: Harlequin "en femme," Mezzetin(?), Scaramouche, and Harlequin

Claude Gillot, early 18th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of peasant musicians and a couple dancing, numbered XIX, signed Gillot.

Peasant Musicians and Dancers

Claude Gillot, early 18th century

Pen and gray wash drawing of four commedia dell'arte figures in costume, one with a tambourine and two in feathered hats.

Four Singing Commedia Dell'Arte Characters

Claude Gillot, early 18th century

Watercolor of a tall waterfall tumbling through a shadowed wooded gorge with rocky brown cliffs and a sandy foreground.

The Waterfall at Lydford Gorge, Devon

Paul Huet, 1862

Grey wash drawing of a seated woman tending a sleeping infant beside a bearded man under a tree.

Holy Family Resting on the Flight into Egypt

Laurent de La Hyre, mid-17th century

Young Man in a Soft Cap

Guercino, 1630/1640

Watercolor of a wooded landscape with large trees, a dirt path, a wooden fence, and a distant church spire.

Wooded Landscape

Thomas Hearne, late 18th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded standing saint wrapped in a draped mantle, with hatched shading.

A Standing Saint

Domenico Beccafumi

Pen and brown ink sketch of a Last Judgment scene with a cross, angels, and nude figures, with studies in the margins.

The Last Judgment

after Aurelio Lomi Giulio Benso

Stippled oval drawing of a river landscape with distant trees, a winding path, a dark hillock, and a cloudy sky.

A River Landscape

Albert Dubois-Pillet, c.1888

Charcoal study of two women in long dresses, one reaching toward the other against a sketchy leafy background.

Two Studies of Madame Lemmen

Georges Lemmen, 1885

Head of a Man

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Pencil sketch of figures in period dress on a hilltop overlooking a distant sea and coastline.

Figures on Top of a Hill, Overlooking the Sea

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Pen and wash drawing of Minerva and nine Muses playing instruments in a wooded landscape with a distant castle.

Minerva and the Muses

Hans Rottenhammer, c. 1610

Watercolor of a hilltop town with terracotta roofs and a tower overlooking a wide flat landscape and distant hills.

Tivoli and the Roman Campagna

Johann Adam Klein, 1820

Muted brown watercolor of a crescent moon over hazy mountains and a flat meadow with trees.

New Moon or Solar Eclipse above the Riesengebirge Mountains

Caspar David Friedrich, 1810 or 1828/1835

Watercolor and pen drawing of a sunlit woodland path lined with tall trees and dense undergrowth.

Rays of Sunlight Striking a Woodland Path

Friedrich Salathé, c. 1815

Watercolor of a Gothic cathedral interior with an ornate spiral staircase and women in shawls on the stone floor.

The Interior of the Cathedral of Saint Stephen at Vienna

Rudolf von Alt, 1841

Watercolor of a seated crowned woman reading a book beside a jeweled crown, a double-headed eagle shield and heraldic arms.

Germania

Philipp Veit, 1833/1836

Brown and grey wash drawing of white waterfalls cascading over rocks, with a domed building on a hilltop behind trees.

The Waterfalls at Tivoli (recto)

Joachim Franz Beich, 1704/1714

Watercolour of a balcony with painted antique vases, a grey parrot in a cage, pigeons, and a view over a bay with a hillside

Antiquities by a Balcony Overlooking the Gulf of Naples

Carl Götzloff, 1826