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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Ink drawing of a crucified figure with thorns beside a standing woman and a kneeling figure, on cream paper.

Saint Anthony and the Two Temptresses (Saint Antoine et deux Tentatrices)

Odilon Redon, 1896-1900

Ink drawing of a bowed female figure with a bun and lace collar, set against swirling ornamental shapes.

Young Man (Jeune Homme)

Odilon Redon, 1896-1900

Ink and wash drawing of a woman with a flower crown and long dark hair, with a faint cat sketched beside her.

The Queen of Sheba (La Reine de Saba)

Odilon Redon, 1896-1900

Apollonius

Odilon Redon, 1896-1900

The Shadow (L'Ombre)

Odilon Redon, 1896-1900

Ink drawing of a dark winged figure with a pale face and a framed panel at its center, on pale paper.

The Devil (Le Diable)

Odilon Redon, 1896-1900

Pen and ink sketch of a satyr offering fruit to reclining nymphs beneath a tree, on tan paper.

Diana and Two Nymphs Receiving Gifts from a Satyr (recto)

Gerard van Honthorst, 1620s

Brown wash drawing of Diana with nymphs as a satyr kneels offering fruit, with a dog in the foreground.

Diana and Four Nymphs Receiving Gifts from a Satyr

Gerard van Honthorst, c. 1630

Pencil drawing of a man in a cap working at a lithographic press in a workshop with tools on the bench.

Self-Portrait Working at a Lithographic Press

Julius Adam the Elder, 1847

Grey wash drawing of ships and rowing boats on calm sea, with a harbor town and castle on the distant shore.

Shipping on the Oresund with Helsingor and Kronborg Castle in the Distance

Carl Emil Baagöe, 1896

Watercolor of a ruined Doric temple with a seated man on its steps, shrubs and trees around it, under a blue sky.

A Temple Ruin in Agrigento

Carl Götzloff, c. 1825

Pencil drawing of a large tree over a stream with a footbridge, shed, barn and church steeple in the distance.

Castleton, Vermont

James Renwick Brevoort, 1871

Pencil drawing of large trees, a split-rail fence and a farmhouse at right beside an open meadow, dated September 1869.

Granby, Connecticut

James Renwick Brevoort, 1869

Pencil and wash drawing of a river with rapids, a mill building, a distant bridge and houses on a rocky hillside.

James McCullough's Leadmill

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1844

Grey wash drawing of ruined stone buildings by moonlit water, with cliffs on the right and a bright sky opening above.

Buildings by Moonlight

Thomas Moran, c. 1875

Pencil sketch of pale birch trees and bare branches on a steep wooded slope with rocks, by Jervis McEntee, 1860.

Kauterskill Clove

Jervis McEntee, 1860

Study for "Astronomy"

Elihu Vedder, 1892

Warm rose-toned watercolor of a castle on a cliff above a river, with two seated figures and sheep in the foreground.

Castle on a River

Robert Walter Weir, early 19th century

Painted study of two draped female figures embracing, in muted grey and brown tones, cut out against a cream background.

Study for "Greek Girls Bathing"

Elihu Vedder, c. 1872

Silhouette of Lieutenant Philip Kearney, Jr.

Auguste Edouart, 1841

Open sketchbook with pencil landscape studies of rocks, a winding path, and sketched tree trunks and branches.

Sketchbook

Albert Bierstadt, 1881

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a man in top hat and a woman in a plum gown on a stage floor, with a dancer at right.

In the Wings

Jean-Louis Forain, 1875

Snowy New York street with brick tenements, fire escapes, pedestrians, and a clothing stall, drawn in chalk and wash.

Cross Streets of New York

Everett Shinn, 1899

Graphite portrait sketch of a bearded man with curly hair, inscribed Portrait of Myself, by Henry Mosler, 1874.

Portrait of Myself

Henry Mosler, 1874

Pencil portrait sketch of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat with a bow and ruffled collar, inscribed "Dear Edith".

Dear Edith

Henry Mosler, 1893

Brown ink and wash drawing of cherubs among clouds with handwritten staff lines and a dedication to Edith.

A Poem without Words

Henry Mosler, 1886

Half-length portrait of a man with reddish hair in a dark coat with fur collar against a brown background.

Henry Clay

Washington Blanchard, 1842

Oval gold memorial pendant with engraved script monogram over a woven hairwork panel behind glass.

Memorial Miniature

Unknown artist, early 19th century

Oval miniature portrait of a gray-haired man in a maroon coat and white cravat, set in a gold frame.

A. T. Kerr, Esquire

James Peale, 1798

Oval miniature of a young woman with curly dark hair, white ruffled collar, and blue background, in a gold frame.

Marcia Burns

James Peale, 1797