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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Angular drawing of two heads in muted pink, gray and green washes within a blue painted border.

Two Heads

Alfred H. Maurer, c. 1929

A Neopolitan Beggar

Marietta Minnigerode Andrews, c. 1892

Watercolor sketch of a bouquet of red poppies, pink mallows and yellow daisies with a small American flag in the corner.

Terme di Caracalla, Roma

Marietta Minnigerode Andrews, 1892

Night seascape drawing with moonlit clouds, a sailboat and a masted boat on calm water, and a rocky shore at right.

Seacoast by Moonlight [recto]

attributed to Edward Moran, c. 1865-1875

Pencil sketch of a river harbor with a wooden crane, masted sailing vessels, and wooded hills behind the water.

Norwich, Connecticut

Peter Moran, 1882

Pencil sketch of a river bend with wooded banks, a sailboat, beached rowboats beside a wooden pier, and a distant bridge.

York River

Peter Moran, 1882

Pencil sketch of a village waterfront with houses, a chimney with smoke, trees, and marsh grasses in the foreground.

Newburyport

Peter Moran, 1882

Pencil sketch of St. Paul's Cathedral dome across the Thames at low tide, with barges and pilings in the foreground.

St. Paul's from Under Waterloo Bridge, Low Tide

Thomas Moran, 1862

Pencil sketch of a stone bridge, tiled-roof house, trees and a rowboat on a river, by Samuel F. B. Morse.

The Pescatory

Samuel Finley Breese Morse, 1834

Pencil sketch sheet with multiple vignettes of figures, standing men, a woman in a long skirt, and seated women, with handwri

Studies of Figural Groups

William Sidney Mount, 1866

Pencil sketch of a farmhouse among trees beside an open field with small figures, fence posts, and distant tree lines.

Long Island, New York

William Sidney Mount, c. 1850s

Pencil sketch of a valley with a river, sailboats, distant mountains, trees and farm buildings, with handwritten color notes.

Valley with River and Mountains

William Sidney Mount, 1843

Charcoal self-portrait of a man with dark hair and mustache, gazing directly at the viewer against a dark background.

Self-Portrait

Jerome Myers, 1896

Pencil sketch of workers harvesting with scythes in an open field, with a large tree and distant treeline behind them.

Harvesting, New England

Aaron Draper Shattuck, c. 1866

Pencil drawing of a lake shore with pine trees, a rowboat with one figure, and distant mountains under a streaked sky.

Cherry Lake, White Mountains

Aaron Draper Shattuck, 1859

Watercolor of sea cliffs with breaking waves and a small castle on a cliff edge under a hazy sky.

Baldart Castle, Kilkee, County Clare, Ireland

William Trost Richards, 1892

Watercolor of jagged dark rocks with white surf breaking around them under a grey cloudy sky over the sea.

Seascape with Rocks

William Trost Richards, c. 1890s

Seascape drawing of grey-green waves breaking over dark rocks at lower left, with gulls flying under an overcast sky.

Rocks and Breaking Waves

William Trost Richards, c. 1870s

Graphite and white chalk drawing of dense leafy branches on tan paper, signed W.T. Richards at lower left.

Foliage

William Trost Richards, late 19th century

Misty charcoal drawing of San Giorgio Maggiore's bell tower and dome across Venetian water at dusk, with small figures.

Evening, San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice

Eugène Vail, c. 1900-1920

Pencil sketch of broken bare trees, a horse-drawn cart with soldiers, and a ruined village in a flat landscape.

Soldiers in a Devastated Landscape [recto]

John Singer Sargent, 1918

Pencil sketch of a crowded dockside with a sailing ship, flag, a soldier with a rifle, and a woman nursing an infant.

Dockside Scene

Unknown artist, 19th century

Chalk study of a standing nude male holding a pole, drawn with brown and white chalk on tan paper.

Study for "The Landing of Columbus"

John Vanderlyn, c. 1842

Charcoal studies of reclining soldiers in uniform, with a helmet, rifle and gas mask case, on warm toned paper.

Studies for "Gassed"

John Singer Sargent, 1918-1919

Watercolor drawing of two lions resting in a sandy clearing beside rocks and pale tree trunks.

Sleeping Lions

Antoine-Louis Barye, possibly 1830s

Studies for "Sowing the Word"

Daniel Huntington, c. 1868

Chalk drawing of a standing young boy in buttoned jacket, draped cloak and breeches, leaning on a ledge.

Portrait of a Young Nobleman

Unknown artist, 17th century

Watercolor of a horse-drawn wagon crossing a river on a ferry, with green hills and a mountain behind.

Crossing the James River

Unknown artist, 1878

Watercolor of a stone arch bridge over a stream beside a red clay road, with bare trees and a hillside in autumn colors.

In the Red Clay Region

Unknown artist, 19th century

Watercolor of a mission church with bell tower and domes, two robed figures on a dirt road, and blue mountains beyond.

Church of Santa Barbara

Unknown artist, late 19th century