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National Gallery of Art

10,104 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of a steep mountain valley with a small standing figure on a rocky path at lower left.

Deep Valley in Mountainous Landscape

Brown wash drawing of a hilly landscape with trees on the left, rolling hills, and a swirling cloudy sky.

Hilly Landscape with Trees

William Hart, 1855

Pencil and chalk sketch of a reclining figure surrounded by standing and kneeling mourners on grey paper.

Egmont and Hoorn

Thomas Hovenden after Bernard Gaillot

Pencil sketch of a farmhouse with chimneys and dormers beside trees and a reflecting river, labeled Seine et Marne.

Seine et Marne

Charles Frederick William Mielatz

Sketch of a calm lake with sailboats, distant mountains, and evergreen trees on a grassy shore.

Newport Mountain from Bald Porcupine

George Henry Smillie

Charcoal sketch of mounted riders with lances charging past a crowd, beside a large tree, on blue-grey paper.

Nile Journey, Esneh, Egypt

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a rocky river with rapids, fallen logs, and pine trees framing a misty forest.

The Dalles of St. Louis

Grey wash drawing of a paneled interior with a fireplace, seated and standing figures, a dog, and an easel.

Study for "The Bailey Family"

Robert Walter Weir

Graphite sketch of a woodland interior with bare trees, an evergreen on the right, and loose shaded undergrowth.

Wood Interior

Charles Herbert Woodbury, 1920

Charcoal sketch of rounded mountains and shaded hollows above a dark horizontal band, by Charles H. Woodbury.

St. Kitts

Charles Herbert Woodbury

Pencil sketch of mountain ridges and rocky slopes with a winding path, drawn by Charles H. Woodbury on tan paper.

St. Vincent

Charles Herbert Woodbury

Charcoal sketch of a small rowboat with a seated figure on rippling water, with rocky outcrops on the distant horizon.

Ogunquit Fisherman

Charles Herbert Woodbury

Engraving of a mountain valley with tall trees, craggy cliffs, a hilltop castle and a village beside a stream.

Mountain Landscape

Erhard Altdorfer, 1510/1525

Etching of Venice lagoon with masted boats, gondolas, a domed church and wooden mooring posts in the foreground.

Venice

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/1880

Ink sketch of a reclining nude woman on a beach beside rocky forms, drawn with quick expressive lines on tan paper.

Erna Lying on the Beach among Rocks

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1912

Woodcut of four horsemen charging through clouds, with a skeleton in front and falling figures below.

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Christoph Murer, published 1630

Grey wash drawing of a brick ruin among gnarled trees in a shaded forest, with two small figures seated on the right.

Ruins by a Woodland Stream

Paulus van Liender

Sepia oval print of winged Eros flying above Psyche, with cherubs and clouds around them.

Eros and Psyche

Abbé de Saint-Non after François Boucher Jean-Claude-Richard, 1766

Watercolor of women on a wet beach beside a blue rowboat under a heavy grey sky, with distant figures and boats.

On the Sands

Winslow Homer, 1881

Watercolor of two women walking a windy shore beside rough surf and a distant ship under a dark stormy sky.

Danger

Winslow Homer, 1883/1887

Watercolor of Santiago de Cuba with red rooftops, a white domed church, distant mountains, and palm trees under a cloudy sky.

View of Santiago de Cuba

Winslow Homer, 1885

Watercolor of palm trees along a shoreline with a pink sky, reddish grass in the foreground, and a boat in the corner.

Palm Trees, Red

Winslow Homer, 1890

Etching of saints healing a lame beggar among columns, with crowds of onlookers and putti in a classical colonnade.

Saints Peter and John Healing the Lame Man at the Golden Gate

Parmigianino after Raphael, c. 1527/1530

Brown wash drawing of a violent lion hunt with horsemen, spears, shields, rearing horses and attacking lions.

Lion Hunt

Pieter Claesz Soutman and Sir Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1615-1618

Engraving of nude nymphs bathing in a pool as a hunter and hounds appear at the rocky edge, with trees and cliffs behind.

Diana Surprised by Actaeon

Aegidius Sadeler II after Joseph Heintz the Elder

Red chalk drawing of a young woman riding a donkey beneath a rocky natural arch, with a dog and cliffs around her.

Young Woman with Donkeys Riding under a Natural Bridge

Etching of an empty oval cartouche framed by drapery, putti, and allegorical women with a torch, a nursing mother, and childr

Faith and Charity

Gabriel Huquier after François Boucher

Etching of a rocky wooded landscape with a cave arch, a waterfall at right, and small figures among the rocks.

Veue de quelques Grottes solitaires de la Thebaide

Quentin-Pierre Chedel after François Boucher

Etching of a ruined Roman-style tower and stone ruins overlooking hills, trees, a distant sea, and a lone figure with a staff

Veue des ruines d'une Tour qu'on dit avoir ete batie par les Romains

Quentin-Pierre Chedel after François Boucher

Brown ink and wash drawing of two bearded saints with halos seated facing each other, one gesturing with an open hand.

Two Seated Saints

Unknown artist, 17th century