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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Pencil and white chalk drawing of a lake with a church steeple, village, and snow-capped mountains behind it.

Lake of Brienz

John William Casilear, late 19th century

Pencil sketch of rolling mountains with pine trees in the foreground and two small figures on a rocky ledge.

Mountain Landscape

John William Casilear, late 19th century

Pencil sketch of two figures embracing, one seated in flowing drapery, with loose hatched shading on pale paper.

An Intimate Concert

Henry Fuseli, 1814

Pen and brown wash drawing of a tiered classical tomb elevation with relief panels and statues, above a ground plan.

An Imperial Tomb: Elevation and Ground Plan

Circle of Antonio da Sangallo, c. 1530

Charcoal drawing of a standing nude figure with long hair, arms crossed, over a faint grid on tan paper.

A Standing Male Nude

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, c. 1879

Pen and wash drawing of the Virgin and Child enthroned, with a kneeling bishop and saint adoring them and cherubs above.

The Virgin and Child Enthroned, Adored by Saints

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1790s(?)

Grey wash drawing of a muscular nude man on a rock, arm raised defiantly toward a dark sky, with billowing drapery behind.

Satan Defying the Powers of Heaven

Henry Fuseli, late 1790s

Luisa Carmignani, the Artist's Mother-in-Law

Francesco Paolo Michetti, c. 1881

Watercolor of a rustic cottage with tall chimneys, a wooden fence, and a tree, by Cornelius Varley, 1806.

A House, West Humble Lane, Norbury, Surrey

Cornelius Varley, 1806

Graphite and white chalk drawing on blue paper of a robed figure among mocking soldiers, one raising a crown of thorns.

The Mocking of Christ

Victor-François-Eloi Biennourry, 1852

Watercolor portrait of a moustached man in a red fez and embroidered jacket against a pale background.

Moustachioed Slav in Belgrade

Théodore Valério, 1854

Pen and blue wash drawing of men carrying grapes past a tent, with cherubs and angels in clouds above.

The Spies Returning from Canaan

Giacinto Calandrucci, 1690s(?)

Grey cloth-bound album cover with gold ALBUM lettering and gilt corner ornaments, with brown cords on the edges.

Souvenir Album with Views of Naples, Southern Italy, and Sicily

Antonio Senape, 1848

Watercolor of a white cascade tumbling through a shadowed rocky mountain gorge with green foliage on the cliffs.

A Cascade in the Mountains

Henri Harpignies, 1870s

Black chalk and white heightened studies of the Virgin and Child and other figures on blue-grey paper.

Studies for the Virgin and Child (recto)

Camillo Boccaccino, c. 1532

Grey wash drawing of a cavalry and infantry battle along a river, with fallen horses and soldiers and a sunburst sky.

Battle by a River

Dirk Langendijk, 1780

Watercolor of a Milan street with the white Gothic spires of the Duomo rising above rooftops and busy pedestrians below.

The Duomo in Milan from a Side Street

William Wyld, c. 1834

Pen and ink drawing with studies of robed saints, a Virgin and Child, and reclining draped figures on pale paper.

Saint Christopher, Saint John the Baptist, the Virgin and Child, and Christ Blessing (recto)

after Martin Schongauer Master of the Drapery Studies, 1485/1495

Pencil portrait drawing of a seated woman in a lace bonnet and collar, in a carved wooden armchair, with a decorative border.

Pauline, the Wife of the Artist

Julius Hübner, 1842

Grey wash drawing of three men startled by an owl flying from a lectern in a room, framed by an ornamental border.

Le Lutrin: A Night Scene with Boirude, Brontin, and L'Amour Surprised by an Owl Flying Out of a Lectern

Bernard Picart, c. 1718

Watercolor of a gnarled ancient tree beside a path, with a small boy standing at its base under a pale sky.

Ancient Trees in the Roman Campagna

Giovanni Costa, 1850s

Watercolor of a dark rocky grotto interior with light breaking through openings in the stone walls.

Grotto Interior

David Cox, c. 1850

Pastel portrait of a smiling young woman in a lace cap, pearl earrings and choker, against a dark background.

An Elegant Young Lady with a Lace Cap

Pietro Rotari, 1750/1756

Pen and brown wash drawing of a crowd worshipping a golden calf on a pedestal beneath a mountain with a figure above.

The Adoration of the Golden Calf

Hans Rottenhammer, 1595/1596

Brown monochrome drawing of a monk walking a moonlit path beside a large tree, with a palace and spire on the right.

Moonlit Landscape with a Monk Walking near a Palace

Julius Albert Elsasser, 1852

Pencil and chalk drawing of workmen hauling ice blocks toward a horse-drawn cart beside bare winter trees.

Workmen Gathering Ice at the Water's Edge

François Hippolyte Lalaisse, c. 1850

Grey wash drawing with white highlights showing a centaur embracing a woman in the center, with smaller studies of centaurs a

Nessus and Dejanira in Four Poses, and the Dying Nessus

François Hippolyte Lalaisse, 1830s

Pen and ink sketch of a muscular Roman warrior from behind, sword raised, with fallen soldiers and mounted riders in battle.

An Ancient Roman Warrior in Battle

François Hippolyte Lalaisse, c. 1830

Pen and ink drawing of a gnarled pollard willow beside a stream, with bushes, fallen branches and birds in the sky.

A Pollard Willow by a Stream

François Hippolyte Lalaisse, c. 1840

Graphite and white chalk drawing on blue paper of a hooded figure in a flowing cloak, arm extended, mid-stride.

An Arab Rider on Camelback

François Hippolyte Lalaisse, c. 1840