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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Brown wash drawing of a cavalry battle with horsemen firing muskets, fallen horses and billowing smoke across a wide sheet.

Cavalry Battle near a River

Charles Parrocel

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a pair of pale satin slippers with trailing ribbon ties and bows.

Walking Slippers

Marie Alain, c. 1936

Watercolor drawing of a woman's pointed slipper with floral embroidery, shown from three angles.

Woman's Slippers

Lillian Causey, c. 1936

Pen and wash drawing of a dense cavalry battle with armoured riders, rearing horses and fallen soldiers.

Cavalry Battle

Charles Parrocel

Painted illustration of a pair of women's shoes with floral embroidered fabric and carved wooden heels on a cream background.

Woman's Shoes

Marie Alain, c. 1939

Woman's Shoe

John Hall, c. 1938

Pencil sketch of a hound leaping forward with extended legs and raised tail, with faint studies of motion behind it.

A Hound Jumping

James Seymour, 1743

Wash drawing of a seated woman in a pale blue gown against a faint architectural background with columns.

Portrait of a Lady

Jacopo Amigoni, 1750

Drawing of a dark leather woman's button boot with scalloped top and stitched panels, signed John Cooke, 1937.

Woman's Shoe

John Cooke, 1937

Pencil sketch of mounted huntsmen with hounds, a crouching hare in the foreground, and studies of horses and a dog.

Huntsmen with Hounds and a Crouching Hare [recto]

Watercolor of two dark leather child's boots with copper toe caps and a separate brown leather sole with nail holes.

Copper-toed Child's Shoe

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1937

Painted study of a pair of child's high-button boots, one upright and one tipped to show the sole, with a tassel and buttons.

Child's Shoe

Alexander Anderson, 1940

Pen drawing of a helmeted halberdier flanked by two pikemen in period dress, with putti and garden scenes in the corners.

Halberdier and Two Pikemen

Hans Jakob Plepp

Drawing of a woman's hand and forearm wearing a long black lace mitt with a tied tassel cord at the wrist.

Mitt

Lillian Causey, 1935/1942

Pencil and ink drawing of a hand wearing a black lace mitten with a patterned panel and scalloped cuff.

Mitt

Marie Alain, c. 1938

Pastel drawing of sailing boats silhouetted on calm water under a rose and grey sunset sky.

A Seascape at Sunset

Ernest Ange Duez, 1880

Painted study of a straw hat with blue ribbon and a knitted blue drawstring purse with long cords.

Wedding Coin Purse

Ellen Duncan, c. 1937

Painted study of a dark leather lady's purse with a central embroidered floral panel in red, blue and cream.

Purse

Ralph Morton, c. 1938

Pen drawing of a woman playing piano while a seated man in a suit looks toward her, with flowers and a framed picture in the

"--And mist or glim, I'd sail with him, if he would sail with me--"

George Du Maurier, 1865

Watercolor drawing of a beaded drawstring bag with floral motifs, zigzag border, white bead fringe and pink ribbon ties.

Bag

Lillian Causey, 1935/1942

Illustration of a gold purse in front and side views, with raised gold floral embroidery on a dark reddish-brown surface.

Gold Purse

Ralph Morton, c. 1938

Pen and brown ink sketch of a reclining classical sculpture with a man in a top hat in the foreground, with handwritten notes

The Ilyssus!

George Du Maurier, 1880

Painted study of a brown beaded bag with metal clasps, geometric bead patterns, and chain fringe with drop tassels.

Bag

William High, c. 1936

Watercolor of an embroidered wallet with geometric patterns and a stitched name label reading A. Thomas Wilson.

Wallet

Ralph Morton, c. 1939

Pen and ink drawing of two children walking on a snowy path between bare trees, with a fence and cottage behind.

Two Children in the Snow

George Du Maurier

Watercolor study of a drawstring bag with a woven neckband, ribbon ties, and inset detail sketches.

Bag

Lillian Causey, c. 1937

Painted study of a brown leather reticule with a metal frame and pearl clasp hanging from a twisted chain.

Reticule

Marie Alain, c. 1939

Pen and ink drawing of fashionable figures in a gallery; a man in a top hat gestures while women in gowns stand nearby.

Distinguished Amateurs no. II: The Art Critic

George Du Maurier, 1880

Watercolor of a worn reddish-brown leather handbag with a metal frame clasp, handle, and brass hardware on a beige background

Hand Bag

Albert Allen, 1935/1942

Painted study of a burgundy satin reticule with pink embroidered blossoms and blue ribbon handle, with a small pencil sketch

Reticule

John Cooke, 1937