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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Pen and ink sketch of a young woman asleep, head tilted in a wide hat and fur-collared coat, signed P. Vetri.

Young Woman Asleep

Paolo Vetri, 1870s

Watercolor of yellow narcissus flowers in an ornate blue and cream vase set within a brown arched niche.

Narcissus in a Blue and White Vase

Edward Poynter, 1864

Charcoal sketch of a reclining nude male figure with one arm raised, drawn on tan paper.

Falling Male Nude [verso]

John Singer Sargent, 1918-1919

Charcoal and wash study of a nude male figure with raised arms and bowed head, with ink wash sketches at right.

Study of the Figure and Head of Christ in "Christ on the Cross and Mary Magdalene"

Mosè Bianchi, c. 1879

Watercolor of a gondola on a Venetian canal beside ornate palace facades, with sailing boats and a blue sky.

A Gondola on the Grand Canal, Venice

William Callow, 1866

Beatrice

John Hamilton Mortimer, 1775/1776

Grey paper drawing in chalk of a bearded God the Father above draped angels on clouds.

The Immaculate Conception with God the Father and Angels

Francesco Mancini, 1739

Fan-shaped painting of yellow poppies and red flowers with green leaves on a grey-blue ground.

Fan with Poppies

Henri Charles Guérard, c. 1890

Self-Portrait

Antonio Mancini, c. 1920

Charcoal and white chalk study on blue-grey paper of two women in aprons, one seated with her head on her hand, one standing

Study of Two Women, One Seated and One Holding a Basket

Léon Augustin Lhermitte, 1879

Black and white chalk drawing of a robed bishop saint with upturned face and outstretched arm on gray paper.

Bishop Saint in Supplication

Pietro Bernardi, 1610s

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds with a kneeling monk looking up and cherubs in the corner.

The Vision of Simon Stock

Pietro Antonio de' Pietri, c. 1680/1700

Brown and white wash drawing of a kneeling figure attended by winged angels, on an octagonal sheet.

Christ in Gethsemane

called Bertoia Jacopo Zanguidi, 1560s

Drawing with a black chalk study of a reaching male figure above two red chalk studies of upturned heads on tan paper.

Man Reaching Down and Two Studies of Heads (recto)

Jean Jouvenet, before 1698

Watercolor of a narrow village lane with a stone wall, wooden balcony, leafy trees, and a woman carrying wood.

A Village Street in Northern Italy

Eugenio Gignous, 1874

Watercolor sketch of a seated young woman in peasant dress resting her head on her hand, dated 1871.

A Seated Peasant Girl in Contemplation

Eleuterio Pagliano, 1871

Red chalk drawing of three pairs of ragged beggars carrying bundles and babies, with walking sticks.

Three Pairs of Beggars with Babies

Jacob Weyer, 1660s

Neoclassical wall design with Venus and Adonis in the centre, flanked by two figures and classical ornament in blue and pink

Elaborate Wall Decorations with Venus and Adonis

Tommaso Bigatti, c. 1800

Neoclassical wall design with a central panel of a draped woman and cherub in a landscape, flanked by oval medallions of drap

Elaborate Wall Decoration with Endymion and Hebe

Tommaso Bigatti, c. 1800

Watercolor of ruined brick arches framing a beached sailing ship and figures on a shore, with hills and sea beyond.

View through the Temple of Venus, Baia

Giacinto Gigante, 1860s?

Head Studies

Louis Anquetin, 1890s?

Portrait of a Man

Henry Bonaventure Monnier, 1849

Drawing of sleeping nude bacchantes with grapes and wine vessel in a forest, with a cupid and satyrs above.

Sleeping Bacchantes

after François Boucher Jacques Charlier, 3rd quarter of the 18th century

Pen and brown wash drawing of Juno seated on clouds with a small winged child beside her, within a ruled border.

Juno Seated on the Clouds

Luigi Brenta, early 19th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a wooded landscape with a group of draped figures gathered at the lower right.

Diana and Her Companions in a Landscape

Luigi Brenta, early 19th century

Watercolor drawing of two armored knights jousting on horseback, one horse in green caparison, a broken lance on the ground.

German Joust of Peace

Unknown artist, c.1512-1515

Pen and watercolor drawing of two armored jousting knights on horseback, with broken lances and striped green and brown capar

Mixed Jousts of War and Peace

Unknown artist, c.1512-1515

Watercolor drawing of two armored knights jousting on horseback, one in red and grey, one in green, with broken lances.

German Joust of Peace in High Saddles

Unknown artist, c.1512-1515

Pen and watercolor drawing of a green-clad armored knight beside a horse with a fallen rider in striped cloth.

Joust of Peace in Leg Armor

Unknown artist, c.1512-1515

Colored drawing of two armored knights jousting on striped horses, one knight fallen, with spectators watching from a wooden

Mock Joust of War with Fixed Shields

Unknown artist, c.1512-1515