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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Pen and watercolor drawing of a bishop in robes addressing a crowd before a classical city gate, framed by rococo scrollwork.

Saint Ignatius Leaving Antioch

Johann Baptist Enderle, 1773

Watercolor of a blue alpine lake in a mountain valley, with a seated hunter and dog among boulders in the foreground.

"The Blue Pool" in the Rein Valley near Garmisch

Max Josef Wagenbauer, 1806

Pen and watercolor drawing of a bishop with lightning bolts striking demons, while a woman with a book sits beside him.

Saint Augustine Subdues Heresy with Lightning Bolts from His Pen

Joseph Hartmann, 1770s(?) (or 1780s?)

Watercolor of rocky woodland with oak trees, a sandy path, and shepherds tending sheep on a hillside in the distance.

Rocks and Oaks in the Serpentara

Victor Paul Mohn, 1869

Watercolor of a rocky valley with boulders, scrub, and a hilltop village under distant blue mountains.

The Sabine Hills and Rocca Santo Stefano, Seen from Civitella

Victor Paul Mohn, 1869

Watercolor of a town with church towers beyond green hills, with two figures in traditional dress and sheep in the foreground

The City of Arnberg in the Oberpfalz

Carl Heinzmann, 1823

Watercolor of two workmen by a forge with a water wheel, a young man in blue, and a mountain landscape behind.

Fridolin and Two Workmen by the Forge

Peter Fendi, 1833

Watercolor of hazy hills with hilltop villages, ochre fields and distant blue mountains under a pale sky.

The Sabine Hills and Rocca Santo Stefano Seen from Civitella

Ludwig Deurer, 1835

Watercolor and pencil landscape of rolling hills, a wooded slope, and a castle on a hill in the distance.

Hilly Landscape with Landsberg Castle

Carl Wagner, 1830/1836

Grey wash drawing in an oval of the Adoration of the Magi, with kneeling king, Virgin and Child, and a broken ship's hull.

The Adoration of the Magi

Georg Anton Urlaub, 1756

Watercolor interior of an officer saying farewell to a woman in pink as a child, dog and soldiers with packs look on.

A Young Officer Saying Farewell to His Family

Carl Schindler, 1841

Red chalk drawing of a seated bearded man, a nude youth standing before him, and two female figures in an interior.

The Golden Age I

Hans von Marées, 1879

Watercolor of a figure reading a green book while lying in bed, with loose grey and cream washes.

The Artist's Wife Reading in Bed

Leopold von Kalckreuth, 1885/1890

Watercolor and pen drawing of a hunting party feast with dogs, dead game, cherubs and figures in a scrolled frame.

Diana Resting after the Hunt

Johann Baptist Enderle, 1775/1780

Watercolor of Dresden's skyline across the Elbe, with a stone bridge, church towers, and workers loading boats on the bank.

Dresden from the Banks of the Elbe River

Adrian Zingg, 1782

Pen and wash drawing of a rocky gorge with a river, trees, a hilltop town and a round temple on the cliff above.

Tivoli and the Temple of the Sibyl Above the Aniene Gorge

Carl Wagner, 1824

Ink and wash architectural drawing of a city gate elevation and section with a coat of arms and ground plan, 1746.

Design for a City Gate in Trier

Balthasar Neumann, 1746

Watercolor of a marmot seated on a rock beside a branch of purple plums and a small fly.

A Groundhog or Marmot with a Branch of Plums

Jacopo Ligozzi, 1605

Watercolor of a misty river valley with hills, a stone tower, a village, tall trees and figures resting in the foreground.

Oberwesel

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1840

Watercolor of a calm river curving past dense trees and flat-topped cliffs under a blue sky.

Along the Jordan River (recto)

August Löffler, 1849/1850

Watercolor of a village street with timber-framed houses, chimneys, an archway and a seated woman by a washing line.

Saint John's Hospital, Canterbury

Peter De Wint, 1845

Red chalk drawing of the Holy Family with infant Christ, Saint Joseph, young John the Baptist and a lamb in an architectural

The Holy Family

Giuseppe Maria Crespi, c. 1690

Trompe l'oeil pinned arrangement of letters, cards, a newspaper and a book title page on a dark ground with red cords.

A Deception

Samuel Lewis, c. 1780

Oval pencil and red chalk drawing of a young woman in a plumed wide-brimmed hat leaning on a window ledge.

Anne Ward Morland

George Morland, c. 1786

Pen and ink drawing of gnarled oak trees over a rock, with two travelers and a dog crossing a stream below.

An Oak Forest with a Family of Travelers

Emanuel Steiner, c. 1820

Trompe l'oeil drawing of a two dollar Treasury note, playing cards and poker chips on a dark green background.

Trompe l'Oeil: A Full House with Chips, $2 and $5 Bills

Unknown artist, c. 1895

Brown ink and wash circular drawing of the Crucifixion with mourners below and a town landscape behind.

The Crucifixion

Hans Bol, 1570s

Drawing of the risen Christ holding a red cross banner above a tomb, with two soldiers at the edges inside an ornate gold fra

The Resurrection

Giorgio Colonna, c. 1560

Watercolor of pink roses and rose buds in a brass vase on a stone ledge against a dark background.

Pink Roses in a Vase

Attributed to Pierre Joseph Redouté, 1838

Brown wash and white heightening drawing of a standing woman holding a scroll, on blue-grey paper.

Standing Woman Holding a Scroll

Unknown artist