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National Gallery of Art

1,542 works

Woodcut print of a seated nude boy surrounded by spotted, curving leaves, rendered in white lines on a dark background.

Nude Figure of a Boy in a Landscape (Knabe zwischen Blattpflanzen)

Otto Mueller, 1912

Grey wash drawing of a river winding between banded rock cliffs under a pale sky, with reflections on the water.

River Winding through a Rock Formation (Philae, Egypt)

Edward Lear, 1884

Pencil drawing of a leafy tree with a sturdy trunk and spreading branches on tan paper, dated 1839.

Tree

James Goodwyn Clonney, 1839

Woodcut of a bearded man in a hat painting outdoors at an easel, with trees, a path with walkers, and a village.

The Landscape Artist (Le paysagiste)

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1912

Pencil and chalk drawing of a rocky cliff beside a fenced path leading to distant hills and huts in the Roman countryside.

Campagna di Roma (Roman Countryside) (recto)

Julius Jacob the Elder, 1851

Pencil sketch of a tall twisting tree in a glade with smaller trees and undergrowth behind it.

A Glade of Trees

James Goodwyn Clonney, 1835

Etching of a horse-drawn coach on a country road beside a thatched cottage, with windmills and spires on the distant horizon.

Landscape with a Coach

Philips Koninck

Brown wash drawing of a large tree beside a pond and rocks, with a distant cottage and rolling hills under a cloudy sky.

The Trees, Bedford, New York

Régis François Gignoux, 1849

Pencil and chalk drawing of a snow-capped peak over a river with a sailboat, palm trees and a thatched hut.

Magdalena River, New Granada, Equador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1853

Watercolor of a white riverside mill with orange-sailed boats, trees and a calm river under a pale sky.

Horstead Mill on the River Bure, Norfolk

James Bulwer, 1829/1848

Two watercolor landscape sketches of large green trees, one with a distant blue hill and path, one with a stormy sky.

Two Sketches of Trees

Attributed to James Bulwer

Red chalk drawing of a gnarled ancient tree beside fallen logs, with a herder and cattle on a hill beyond.

Ancient Trees in a Pastoral Landscape

Karl Schallhas, 1790

Watercolor landscape with trees in the foreground and a church steeple rising above a distant town under a pale sky.

Landscape with Church Steeple

James Bulwer, 1828

Sepia wash drawing of a ruined castle beside a calm river, with reflections in the water and a tree at left.

Castle Rheban on the River Barrow, Athy

Attributed to James Bulwer

Pen and wash drawing of a cluster of tall trees with gnarled trunks and foliage above a yellow horizon.

Study of Trees

Lucas van Uden, 1640

Watercolor landscape of leafy trees above a sandy bank and calm river reflecting the shoreline under a pale sky.

Landscape with Trees and Water

Pencil and grey wash drawing of a rocky gorge with a stream and bare tree stumps under a pale sky.

Gorge with Tree Stumps

John Sell Cotman

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of a large tree, craggy rocks, shrubs and distant hills under an open sky.

Landscape with Trees and Craggy Rocks

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell

Watercolor of a river lined with trees, leading toward a distant pale castle under a cloudy sky, with small boats on the wate

River Scene with Distant Castle

Pencil sketch of a landscape with a stone bridge over a river, a castle tower, and trees on both sides.

Landscape Sketch with Bridge and Castle

John Sell Cotman

Brown ink landscape drawing of trees on a rise, a winding path, distant hills and clouds in the sky.

Landscape

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell

Pencil drawing on blue paper of a landscape with a lit hill, dark slope at left, and distant water and hills.

Landscape with Hills and Water

Attributed to John Sell Cotman

Pencil drawing of a hillside with large trees, bare branches, and two small figures on a path below.

Landscape with Trees

after John Sell Cotman Anonymous

Pen and brown ink drawing of a large tree beside a grassy shore, with a reclining figure and water in the foreground.

Seacoast with a Great Tree

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell

Pencil drawing of a church tower among low hills, framed by shrubs in the foreground under a pale sky.

Landscape with Church

John Sell Cotman, first half 19th century

Grey and blue wash drawing of a misty valley with steep rocky cliffs, rock outcrops and trees in the foreground.

Mountain Scene with Rocks

Follower of John Sell Cotman, first half 19th century

Brown wash drawing of heavy clouds over a dark band of forest trees along the bottom edge.

Clouds over a Forest

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell

Watercolor of a crenellated castle on a grassy hilltop beneath a blue, cloudy sky, with ochre and green slopes.

Castle on a Hill

Attributed to James Bulwer, first half 19th century

Brown wash drawing of a landscape with ruins on a plain, trees in the foreground, and mountains in the distance.

Landscape with Ruins

Brown wash drawing of a steep rocky cliff behind riverbank trees and shrubs, with small figures and water in the foreground.

A River Bank with Mountains Beyond

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell