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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Pen and brown wash drawing of a crowned ruler on a throne with women and courtiers approaching in an arched hall.

Esther before Ahasuerus

Giovanni Guerra, late 16th century

Charcoal drawing of a woman washing at a woodland stream beside a fence and cottage, framed by tall trees.

Landscape with a Washerwoman

Adolph Menzel, c. 1890

Loose pencil sketch of a head with swirling hair and handwritten name inscriptions along the left edge.

Frank Burty Haviland

Amedeo Modigliani, 1915

Brown wash drawing of figures fishing in a river, with men wading and hauling a net, people in a rowboat, and trees on the ba

August: Fishing

Claude Simpol, c. 1700

Ink and wash drawing of soldiers, horses and a covered wagon on a road under windblown trees near a rocky outcrop.

Soldiers in a Windy Landscape

Jean-Baptiste Le Paon, 1770s?

Drawing of the Madonna holding the Christ Child seated before a stone ledge with a flower vase and a bird.

The Madonna and Child Seated before a Ledge

Thierry Bellange, c. 1630

Grey wash drawing of a man gesturing to two seated women on a rocky shore beneath a tree, with a dog and a boat.

A Man and Two Women on a Rocky Shore

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, c. 1765

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Virgin on clouds surrounded by angels, saints and crowds of figures below.

The Virgin, Queen of Heaven

Circle of Francesco Vanni, early 17th century

Standing Musician

Circle of Mariano Fortuny Marsal, 1870

Portrait of a Man

Washington Allston, c. 1810

Watercolor of a dead yellow songbird lying on its side with blue wing feathers and loose feathers on a dark brown background.

Dead Bird

Robert Bolling Brandegee, c. 1867

Watercolor of a dead yellow-breasted bird on the ground among dry stems, with a hazy autumn landscape behind it.

Dead Yellow-breasted Bird in Autumn Landscape

Fidelia Bridges, 1870s

Watercolor of pink and white flowers and green leaves in a decorated pale pitcher on a tabletop.

Flowers in a Pitcher

Fidelia Bridges, 1870s

Watercolor still life of a dark shoe over a green book, with a herring and white object on a table, signed George Loring Brow

Shoe, Herring, and Book

George Loring Brown, 1833

Pencil still life drawing of grapes, apples and a pear on a table with leaves, signed James McDougal Hart, 1856.

Still Life with Fruit

James McDougal Hart, 1856

Watercolor still life of a single red-pink peach on a pale table against a dark brown wash background.

A Peach

Otto Heinigke, 1878

Pen and ink sketch of figures, horses and animals gathered among trees on tan paper, signed W. Ranney.

Study for "The Freshet"

William Ranney, 1857

Watercolor sketch of a building facade beside a brown inkwell with quill pen and a red seal on paper.

Untitled - Russell Smith and Mary Wilson Smith, 1851

Russell Smith and Mary Wilson Smith, c. 1851

Ink and wash drawing of a bearded man in a turban and loose robes, one arm extended to the right.

Man in Oriental Costume

Robert Walter Weir, 19th century

Pastel drawing of a ruined building, leaning trees, a camel and a robed figure on a sandy path under a pale sky.

Nile Journey

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil and colored chalk sketch of several Nile feluccas with lateen sails on calm water, with distant cliffs.

Nile Journey, Feluccas (recto)

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil and pastel drawing of two ancient stone colossi on a green plain with pale hills and palms under a grey-blue sky.

Nile Journey, Colossi of Memnon

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Colored pencil sketch of a tiered stone tower with a balcony beside tall palm trees, with handwritten inscription below.

Nile Journey, Manfalout, Through Spyglass

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Ink sketch of a seaside promenade with pedestrians, dark trees, and ship masts rising at the harbor.

Concarneau Terrace / Brittany Street Scene

Robert Henri, c. 1899

Watercolor portrait of a young woman in cream classical drapery, gold headband, with olive sprig and carved frieze behind her

Myrrhine

Edith Martineau, 1873

Pen and ink drawing of a seated bare-chested man in a helmet, leaning on a ledge with legs extended.

Study of a Seated Man Wearing a Helmet

George Richmond, 1824/1830

Pencil sketch of a young boy posing beside a pedestal while a man in a jacket paints at an easel nearby.

James Jebusa Shannon Painting a Portrait of the Young John Manners

Marchioness of Granby Violet Manners, 1897

Brown wash drawing of reclining nude naiads and dolphins among clouds, with a male figure at left.

Naiads and Dolphins

Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre, 1762/1765

Watercolor of a Rhine river scene with a horse cart, figures in costume on the shore, hills, and a tower under clouds.

Oberlahnstein on the Rhine

James Duffield Harding, c. 1839

Pencil and white chalk drawing on blue paper of open fields with a line of trees and small figures under a pale sky.

Paddington Fields, London

John Linnell, 1811