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National Gallery of Art

10,104 works

Etching of a church beside an inlet, with a rowboat of figures in the foreground and sailing boats and a windmill beyond.

Church in an Inlet with Rowboat in the Foreground

Attributed to Franz Edmund Weirotter

Etching of brick houses and a tower beside an inlet, with sailing boats on the water under a cloudy sky.

Houses on an Inlet

Attributed to Franz Edmund Weirotter

Engraving of Saint Sebastian bound to a tree, pierced by arrows from two archers, with onlookers at right.

Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian

after Wenzel von Olmutz, 18th century

Engraved landscape of a woman and dog beside a cottage, looking over fields, a castle ruin and cliffs above the sea.

A North-East View from Sandham Cottage, Isle of Wight

Pencil sketch of a seated figure resting its head on a hand, with a faint standing figure with bowed head beside it.

Study for a Monument

Two-page handwritten manuscript spread in gothic script, with columns of chronicle text about King John.

King John [right side]

Unknown artist, 16th century

Pencil drawing sheet with several loose sketches of draped figures in groups, one framed at upper left.

Sheet of Studies

John Flaxman, in or after 1798

Pencil sketch of a Gothic arched monument with cusped tracery and two standing figures in side niches.

Sketch for a Gothic Monument (the Simcoe Monument?)

John Flaxman, c. 1814?

Pencil sheet with six sketches of figures, mostly small children crawling, kneeling and sitting in various poses.

Studies of a Male Figure

Pencil sketch of an architectural structure with niches holding robed figures and smaller standing figures beside it.

Structure with Figures in Asian Dress (Illustration for “The Casket”?)

John Flaxman, c. 1812?

Pencil sketches of three monument designs with figural reliefs and pedimented tops on a pale sheet of paper.

Designs for Monuments [recto and verso]

Pencil sheet of studies with many small sketched figures, some kneeling, bending and standing, on aged paper.

Sheet of Studies [recto and verso]

Pencil sketch of an ornamental border with interlocking looping forms decorated with scrolls on pale paper.

Ornamental Border Design with Winged Female Figures

Pencil sketch of a standing man facing a rearing centaur, drawn with loose overlapping strokes on grey paper.

Battle between Man and Centaur

Pencil sketch of two clusters of huddled figures drawn loosely on pale paper, one larger group above a smaller one.

Two Groups of Huddled Figures

Pen and brown ink sketch of two seated female figures with arms raised overhead on an irregular sheet of paper.

Two Seated Female Figures with Arms Lifted Overhead

Faint pencil sketch on cream paper showing columns, a standing figure, and a pedestal-like architectural form.

Designs for a Monument

Pencil sketches of two standing figures in draped clothing, one holding a small child, on a pale sheet of paper.

Two Studies of Standing Figure and Child

Loose pencil sketch of a seated figure with outstretched arms, with hatched forms below on cream paper.

Seated Figure with Arms Outstretched

Pencil sketch with light brown wash showing three seated figures in different poses on pale paper.

Three Seated Figures

Pencil sketch sheet with studies of a crowing rooster, a nest, reclining figures, and a framed panel.

Studies of Crowing Rooster and Reclining Figures [recto and verso]

John Flaxman, late 18th/early 19th century

Pencil sketch sheet with four studies of a seated woman with children, including a mother holding an infant.

Four Studies of a Seated Woman with Children at Her Feet (Sketches for the Monument to Lady FitzHarris?)

John Flaxman, c. 1816?

Pencil sketch of five robed figures, two standing at the sides and others grouped reclining in the center.

Group of Five Figures

Light pencil sketch of several figures in drapery, with one standing figure upper left and grouped figures below.

Two Groups of Figures

Pencil sketch of a classical monument with a niche under a pediment containing figures, attributed to John Flaxman.

Monument to Agnes Cromwell (?)

John Flaxman, probably c. 1798/1800

Pencil and brown wash sketch with loose figure groups, geometric chair diagrams, and faint grid lines on pale paper.

Angels Descending to the Daughters of Men

John Flaxman, probably c. 1821

Pencil sketches of angelic figures reaching down toward a kneeling figure, with two rectangular studies on pale paper.

Studies for a Monument with Angels Reaching Down to a Praying Figure [recto and verso]

Pencil sketch of four groups of figures, including women holding infants and a seated figure with a child.

Four Groups of Figures

Pencil sketch of three groups of standing figures, some embracing, drawn loosely on pale paper.

Three Groups of Figures (Parents and Children?)

Snails [recto and verso]