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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Pencil sketch of a monastery with a bell tower and cypress trees on a hillside under a soft sky.

Monastery [recto]

John Singer Sargent, 1870-1872

Pencil sketch of a valley village below steep mountains, with grazing animals in the foreground and a dated inscription.

Weser

John William Casilear, 1842

Graphite sketch of a seated man in a pith helmet looking over a rolling landscape with distant hills and trees.

Study for "White Mountains from North Conway, New Hampshire" [recto]

David Johnson, 1851

Horse

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, c. 1860s

Pencil studies of a boy in a wide-brimmed hat seated on a wooden ladder, with faint grid lines beneath.

Studies of a Boy on a Ladder

James Goodwyn Clonney, c. 1840-1850

Grey wash drawing of a smiling man peering around a doorway, body partly hidden, on a narrow vertical sheet.

Man at a Doorway

James Goodwyn Clonney, c. 1840-1850

Graphite sketch of large oak trees in a field, with a seated figure at the trunk and a standing man with a staff at left.

By the Old Oak Trees

James Goodwyn Clonney, 1839

Watercolor of a country road with a horse cart, a leaning tree, and hazy blue mountains beyond a village.

A Gleamy Effect - Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania

George Harvey, 1835-1840

Watercolor sketch of a stone palazzo balustrade and arched doorway with a bell tower and trees behind, in Genoa.

Glimpse of the Palazzo Doria, Genova

Marietta Minnigerode Andrews, 1892

Pen and ink sketch of a bearded peasant man in a cap leaning on a long pole against hatched shadows.

Peasant

attributed to Edward Moran, c. 1878

Watercolor and pencil study of a weathered wooden well, two wooden troughs, planks and sketched tools on tan paper.

Studies of a Well and Wooden Trough

Jr Enoch Wood Perry, c. 1870-1900

Watercolor of an elephant with riders in a howdah turning away from a snarling tiger on an open grassy plain.

The Tiger Hunt

Antoine-Louis Barye, c. 1836

Brown ink and white heightened drawing of a bearded man in a draped robe raising a staff, with a faint serpent sketch at left

Aaron Converting His Staff into a Serpent

Robert Walter Weir, c. 1860s

Brown and white drawing of soldiers charging with bayonets, a flag bearer at center, and fallen soldiers in the foreground.

Battle Charge

Hammat Billings, 1865-1874

Pen and ink drawing of a woman in a flowing dress by water among reeds, with a horse head and a man in the background.

Gretchen Murdering Her Child

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, 1852

Charcoal study of a reclining man's legs and foot with separate studies of hands on pale paper.

Studies for "Judgment"

John Singer Sargent, 1903-1916

Graphite and chalk sketch of a wooded valley with tall trees and an open field, on tan paper, dated 1852.

Sherberne Valley

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1852

Pencil sketch of a gnarled tree with leafy branches and two small figures standing on open ground at lower right.

Tree Near the Shore

James Goodwyn Clonney, c. 1830-1835

Pencil sketch of a smiling man in overalls and boots, twisting in a pose, with a translucent overlay sheet partly covering th

Studies for "Dance on a Stone Boat" and "In the Cornfield"

James Goodwyn Clonney, c. 1844

Studies of Figures

James Goodwyn Clonney, c. 1836-1843

Ink and wash drawing of robed figures and soldiers gathered around a young woman before a hillside, on blue-grey paper.

Jephthah's Daughter

Benjamin West, 1780-1810

Watercolor of white daisies and Queen Anne's lace in a glass vase against a pale pink background.

Daisies and Queen Ann's Lace

Marietta Minnigerode Andrews, 1890

Pale green wash drawing of chalk cliffs and rolling hills under a cloudy sky, with dark rocks in the foreground.

Cliffs of Ecclesbourne Near Hastings

Thomas Moran, 1862

Pencil sketch of a motorcycle front wheel, headlamp and handlebars on tan paper, with handwritten notes and the date 1918.

Motorcycle [recto]

John Singer Sargent, 1918

Pencil sketch of a motorcycle's front wheel, fender, and handlebars with handwritten notes at top.

Motorcycle

John Singer Sargent, 1918

Pencil sketch of a hillside with tall stone houses on the right, small figures, trees, and a distant valley of fields.

Hillside with Houses and Figures

Worthington Whittredge, 1854-1859

Sketch in graphite and chalk on blue paper of figures in period dress, including a musician, seated couple, and dancers.

Study for "Dance on the Battery in Presence of Peter Stuyvesant"

Asher Brown Durand, c. 1838

Snow-covered city square with bare trees, sleighs and figures, and a long classical building under a grey snowy sky.

The Great Blizzard of 1899

Walter Paris, 1899

Charcoal study of two draped women carrying water jars, with faint grid lines, on tan paper.

Study for "The Danaïdes"

John Singer Sargent, 1922-1925

Charcoal study of a standing robed figure with a halo, holding an object in each hand, on cream paper.

Study for "Dogma of the Redemption: Frieze of Angels" [recto]

John Singer Sargent, 1895-1903