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National Gallery of Art

10,104 works

Pencil and red chalk sketch of two students in a bohemian room, one seated in a hat and cloak, one reclining, with a trunk an

Students in the Latin Quarter, Paris

Elihu Vedder, c. 1858

Pen and ink sketch on blue paper of a stone house, thatched hut, flagpole and small figures in a rural landscape.

Tuscany

Elihu Vedder, c. 1858

Pencil sketch of a man riding a donkey past two women and a standing man near cypress trees and an arched doorway.

The Parable of the Miller and the Donkey

Elihu Vedder, c. 1859

Pencil sketch of a kneeling man and standing man with a stick beside women on stone steps, with a horse and distant town.

Father and Son

Elihu Vedder, c. 1859

Pencil sketch of figures carrying poles across a sandy ground, with a sailing ship and a dog drawn at the right edge.

Village Scene

Elihu Vedder, c. 1859

Pencil sketch of three cloaked figures under a tree, a man with a staff in the foreground, and a distant rider.

Son and the Donkey

Elihu Vedder, c. 1859

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a rolling landscape with trees, a winding path, a ruined tower and distant hills.

Roman Landscape

Elihu Vedder, c. 1900

Charcoal sketch of a carved stone fragment with a horse head and draped figure, with handwritten Italian notes on brown paper

Sketch of a Fragment from a Wall in Capri

Elihu Vedder, c. 1897

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a prostrate figure in a loose robe, head bowed, one arm outstretched, on gray paper.

From the Rubáiyát

Elihu Vedder, c. 1887

Five ornate grotesque mask designs in watercolor and ink, each framed in a decorative border, on a cream sheet.

Five Heads

Elihu Vedder, c. 1918

Charcoal drawing of a wind-blown woman leaning on a tablet inscribed with verse, swirling clouds behind her.

Into the Universe

Etched bird's-eye view of the Collège Henri IV in Paris, showing its courtyard, gardens, church tower and surrounding rooftop

Collège Henri IV, Paris, ou Lycée Napoléon (Henry IV College or Napoleon School)

Charles Meryon, 1863/1864

Etching of a horse, buffalo, sheep and goat resting among rocks and a tree in an open hilly landscape.

A Horse, Buffalo, Sheep, and Goat in an Italian Landscape

Johann Elias Ridinger after Johann Heinrich Roos

Rhinoceros

Enea Vico after Albrecht Dürer, 1548

Sepia drawing of a hilltop castle above a river, with a wooden bridge, a water mill, and figures on a path.

Rauenstein Castle Seen from the River's Edge

Adrian Zingg, c. 1800

Black chalk drawing of a wooded hillside with a man walking a path accompanied by a dog.

Landscape with a Man and a Dog

Leandro Bassano after Titian, c. 1580

Brown wash drawing of a bearded prophet and a sibyl beside putti within an ornate classical architectural frame.

Prophet and Sybil

Unknown artist

Brown wash drawing of mythological figures: two women by a mirror, a reclining figure in drapery, and a winged child.

A Mythological Scene with Sea Gods

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison

Pencil drawing of travelers on a winding road through a wooded landscape with large trees and birds in the sky.

Travelers on a Road in a Wooded Landscape

Jean-Baptiste-Claude Chatelain

Pen and brown ink drawing of two standing putti, one holding an aloft bow, the other frontal with wings.

Two Standing Putti [recto]

Unknown artist

Ink and wash architectural drawing of a grand hall with columns, coffered vault and a central pedimented doorway.

Design for Entrance to a Hall

Fabrizio Galliari

Pen and wash drawing of a grand piazza with a domed church, statues, colonnades and a tall obelisk beside a windowed façade.

Stage Design: A Piazza with a Domed Church and an Obelisk

Giuseppino Galliari, 1783

Gray wash drawing of a dirt road winding past leaning trees and shrubs under a cloudy sky.

Road at Hérisson

Henri Harpignies, 1911

Chalk study on blue paper of two male heads and a small red chalk putto rising between them.

Study of Heads [recto]

Unknown artist

Watercolor stage design of a wooden building with blue drapes, palm trees, a domed building and hills beyond water.

Turkish Stage Design

Karl Ferdinand Langhans, 1815

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical stone portal with columns and trophies, with people and a dog in the street.

Portal of the Hôtel d'Uzès, rue Montmartre, Paris

Studio of Claude Nicolas Ledoux, 1768 or 1784

Black chalk sketch on grey paper of three standing men in period dress, one plumed hat, gesturing toward another.

A Judge and Two Gentlemen Lawyers

Attributed to Eustache Le Sueur

Grey wash drawing of a piazza with a fountain, classical pedestal, seated figures on steps, and a woman with a basket.

Piazza by Moonlight

Thomas Wijck, 1650s?

Brown wash drawing of nude giants fighting upward toward gods in clouds, a mythological battle scene.

Battle of the Gods and Giants from Mount Olympus and Mount Othrys

Brown-toned drawing of armored Roman figures beside a draped tent in a military camp, with reclining and kneeling figures.

A Scene from the Life of Trajan

Conrad Martin Metz, 1817