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National Gallery of Art

10,104 works

Four Seated Figures

Pencil sketch of a lake beneath hatched mountains, with sailboats, a distant tower, and rocks and trees in the foreground.

Lake in a Mountainous Landscape

Myles Birket Foster

Watercolor and ink portrait of a young woman with lowered eyes, wearing a dark bow, white collar and orange dress against blu

Girl with a Bow

William Edward Frost

Grey wash drawing of a misty valley with a rocky cliff, a winding road, and a distant stone arch bridge.

A Picturesque Landscape

Brown wash drawing of a mountain valley with a waterfall, rocks, trees and distant peaks under a hazy sky.

A Mountain Valley with a Waterfall

John Glover, c. 1795

Pencil drawing of a spreading oak tree with a gnarled trunk and branches on a pale sheet.

An Oak Tree

John Glover, c. 1795

Pencil sketch of a wooded riverbank with dense trees, a calm river, two small figures, and a small building at right.

The River at Llangollen

John Glover, c. 1795

Pen and brown ink sketch of mounted riders and crowds of figures on a hillside, with a distant sea on the horizon.

Xenophon and the Greeks Sighting the Sea [recto]

Benjamin Robert Haydon

Pencil and watercolour sketch of a coastal road with grazing cattle, cliffs, and the sea beyond under a pale sky.

Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight

George Hayter, 1839

Ink and wash sketch of a body laid on a platform with mourning figures around it in a dim interior.

The Laying Out of Christ

Brown ink and pencil sketch of a robed seated magician with a staff, pointing upward, beside a faint winged figure.

A Magician

George Hayter, c. 1826

Brown ink sketch of a knight in armor embracing a maiden with flowers in her hair, beside a winged creature and a lance.

A Maiden Embraced by a Knight in Armor

George Hayter, 1838

Pencil and blue wash sketch of a tree-lined avenue receding under billowing clouds, with a small figure at right.

Avenue of Trees

Watercolor of a sloping lawn and large autumn trees with a stone building and small cupola behind them.

The Grounds at Castle Howard

George Howard, 9th earl of Carlisle

Pencil drawing of a broad, full-leaved tree with a thick trunk on cream paper, signed W. Hunt in the lower left.

A Tree in Full-Leaf

William Henry Hunt

Charcoal sketch of three male figures in top hats, one standing centrally and two seated or leaning at the sides.

Studies of a Male Figure

William Henry Hunt

Pen and graphite drawing of three young men in 18th-century dress conversing around a table in an interior.

Young Gentlemen in Conversation

Brown ink sketch of a woman reclining on a large cushion, head turned, with hatched shading in a ruled border.

A Woman Reclining on a Cushion

Pen and ink sketch of a busy station buffet with a woman holding a cup, a boy at left, and a crowd near the counter.

A Station Buffet

Charles Samuel Keene

Brown ink and wash drawing of Warwick Castle towers above trees beside the River Avon, with cattle in the water.

Warwick Castle from the Avon

John Baverstock Knight, 1837

Pen and ink drawing of a barn interior with a curved timber roof, a ladder, straw, and a chicken perched on the ladder.

The Barn

Four figure studies in black and white chalk on tan paper, showing draped standing and seated figures in robes.

Figure Studies

Lord Leighton Frederic

Pencil and white chalk study of a dancing draped woman beside three seated women in a classical garden setting.

Study for "Greek Girl Dancing"

Lord Leighton Frederic, c. 1867

Pencil sketch on grey paper of a cleared, rocky ground with trees and a small standing figure at left.

Bayswater, Clearing the Ground between Queen's Road and Porchester Terrace

John Linnell, 1830

Pencil sketch of rolling heath land with a clump of trees at center and wispy clouds above.

Hampstead Heath

Pencil sketch of a harvest field with bundled wheat sheaves, rolling hills and trees on tinted paper.

The Harvest Field

John Linnell, c. 1860

Pen and brown ink drawing of a hen with chicks gathered under her wings, a rooster at lower right, on aged paper.

Hens and Chicks

Pencil sketch of a flat landscape with pollarded willows, reflective water in the foreground, and distant farm buildings.

Landscape in Hertfordshire

John Linnell, 1814

Pencil sketch of a stone arched bridge over a river with wooded hills and a small house beyond, by John Linnell.

Tan y Bwlch

Pale watercolor landscape of a rocky cliff, distant village by water, and hazy mountains with small figures on a path.

Swiss Landscape with a Village in the Distance

Sarah Grace Lushington