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National Gallery of Art

10,104 works

Symmetrical architectural elevation drawing of a neoclassical opera house facade flanked by colonnades and domed pavilions.

Geometrical Elevation of the Peace Plaza and Façade of the Opera House

Giacomo Quarenghi, c. 1800

Etching of ruined Roman-style arches and walls with a seated woman, cattle, sheep and a standing figure in an open landscape.

Old Woman Seated

Jean Morin after Cornelis van Poelenburch

Etching of ruined stone aqueduct arches framing a distant pine-tree landscape, with grazing animals in the foreground.

Ruins of an Aqueduct

Jean Morin after Claude Lorrain

Charcoal sketch of winding garden footpaths, a pavilion, trees and a rounded hill on tan paper.

Footpaths and Pavilion in the Dresden Grosser Garten

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, c. 1909

Pen and brown ink drawing of God the Father pointing with an outstretched arm, surrounded by angels and putti.

God the Father in Glory

Attributed to Andrea Boscoli after Michelangelo

Pen and ink sketch of two draftsmen sketching at a table under a parasol, with two seated figures beside them.

Draftsmen Outdoors

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, c. 1760

Pale drawing of white chalk cliffs along a shore with small figures on the sand and a distant sail on the sea.

Scene on the South Coast of England

Unknown artist, 19th century

Graphite and wash drawing of a large reclining nude with dark hair, flanked by smaller sketches of dancing figures.

Studies of Nude Dancers

Odilon Roche, 1918/1947

Engraving of a crowded Renaissance banquet with elegantly dressed guests, servants pouring wine, and Latin verses below.

Banquet at the House of Tarquinius Collatinus

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1578

Brown ink drawing of a bearded old man in a library gesturing as nude putti reach toward him.

Putti Testing a Man's Perception of Depth

Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1613

Pencil sketch of rocky outcrops, boulders, shrubs and reflective water along a lakeshore with distant hills.

Rocks Along a Lakeshore [recto]

John William Casilear

Pencil sketch of a wooden bridge over a rocky stream with mountains behind, plus a rocky outcrop study below.

Bridge over Rocky Stream [top verso]

John William Casilear

Watercolor of a crowded harbor at dusk with sailing boats, a rowboat with figures, and a tall brick tower.

The Harbor of Seville

Samuel Colman, 1867

Watercolor sketch of a dark sky over glowing horizon light and rocky ground, with handwritten pencil notes.

Clouds at Dawn

James Hamilton Shegogue

Watercolor study of glowing orange and grey clouds across a sunset sky.

Clouds at Sunset

James Hamilton Shegogue

Etching of a seated woman beside a large tree with a sleeping child in her lap, with an open landscape receding to the right.

Hagar in the Desert

Moses van Uyttenbroeck

Pencil sketch of a rocky shoreline with low tide pools and small sailboats on the distant sea.

Rocklined Beach with Distant Boats

William Stanley Haseltine, probably 1860/1869

Brown wash drawing of a market with women, children, sheep, poultry, and a sculpture beneath classical columns.

Market Scene with a Fantastic Sculpture

I Jean-Baptiste Hüet, 1797/1798

Engraving of Plato's Cave with a lamp, robed figures, and a crowd gathered before a raised stage in dim light.

Plato's Cave

Jan Pietersz Saenredam after Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem, 1604

Shepherds rest with sheep and goats beside a waterfall, with tall trees, a ruined tower and boats in a rocky landscape.

Shepherds Resting by a Stream

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1779

Pen and wash drawing of allegorical figures and winged putti on clouds, seen from below, with red chalk accents.

Allegorical Figures Seen from Below

Domenico Maria Canuti

Ink and pencil design of two nude figures holding garlands, framing a central panel of a reclining figure in drapery.

Allegory of Summer

Koloman Moser, in or after 1896

Pen and grey wash drawing of a crowd of onlookers gathered at the back of a wooden peep-show booth.

The Peep-Show

Pietro Antonio Novelli, 1765/1766

Brown wash drawing of a tower beside a winding road, a river with grazing cattle, and trees on rolling hills.

View near Rosora di Serra San Quirico

Etching of an angel above a sleeping man, with a veiled figure holding a child and animals in a rocky landscape.

Joseph Awakened by the Angel

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1635/1640

Woodcut of Samson seized by Philistine soldiers as Delilah watches, with a stone gate and landscape behind.

Samson and Delilah

Niccolò Boldrini after Titian, c. 1540

Engraving of Saint Cecilia with winged angels playing flute, lute and violin at a candlelit table.

Saint Cecilia Accompanied by Heavenly Musicians

Nicolaes Lauwers after Gerard Seghers

Engraving of a vestal virgin with a sieve, a reclining river god pouring water, a wolf, putti and a classical Roman cityscape

The Vestal Virgin Tuccia

Theodor Galle after Jan van der Straet, c. 1595

Pencil fan design with a central roundel of a female figure and putti, flanked by butterflies, ladybugs, and flowers.

Fan Design [recto]

Lovis Corinth, probably 1906

Pen drawing of a family seated and standing around a table in an interior, with a mother holding a baby and a man reading.

The Nauwerk Family

Johan Christian Dahl, 1819