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National Gallery of Art

10,104 works

Pen and brown ink sketch of several male figures drinking and seated, plus a separate arm study, dated 1832.

Figure Studies

William Mulready, 1832

Gray wash drawing of a wooded landscape with gnarled tree roots and a sunlit path through dense foliage.

Wooded Landscape

Dr. Thomas Monro

Brown wash drawing of a stone arch bridge beside castle ruins, with a pack horse and travelers under a hazy sky.

Landscape with a Castle and Bridge

Pencil sketch of honeysuckle branches with leaves and blossoms arching across a cream sheet.

Honeysuckle

Edward Poynter, 1878

Watercolor sketch of a half-timbered house facade beside a dark bronze fountain with figures in costume at its base.

A Fountain and a Facade in Austria

John Skinner Prout

Brown ink and wash drawing of a ruined stone abbey with a timber lean-to, a tower, and two women in white headdresses.

Scene at Jumièges

Samuel Prout, 1820/1830

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a crowded outdoor market with women in headscarves, baskets and wooden stalls.

An Outdoor Market

Pen and ink sketch of sheep resting in a grassy pasture, with lambs in the foreground and a head study at right.

Studies of Sheep in Pasture

George Richmond, c. 1837/1839

Red chalk studies of a female nude torso and partial limbs on cream paper.

Studies for "The Wise and Foolish Virgins" [recto]

William Blake Richmond, 1880

Graphite and white chalk drawing of trees and dappled woodland light on blue-grey paper, signed Box Hill 1860.

Trees at Box Hill

William Blake Richmond, 1860

Pen and brown ink drawing of a woman blindfolding a nude child beside standing and seated draped women.

The Blindfolding of Cupid

George Romney, after 1797

Pen and ink sketch of two seated women cradling an infant, with loose architectural lines behind them.

The Infant Shakespeare Nursed by Comedy and Tragedy

George Romney, 1783

Pencil sketch of crouching and standing figures against shaded background, with a reclining form at lower left.

Study for "The Deluge"

George Romney, 1790s

Pencil and wash drawing of the circular Temple of Vesta with columns on a rocky hill at Tivoli, with a ruined arch at left.

Tivoli

David Roberts, 1854

Pen and wash drawing of women attending a seated figure soaking her feet in a tub beside a canopied bed.

The Foot Bath (Drying Out)

Thomas Rowlandson

Pen and brown wash drawing of allegorical women, a lion, and sailing ships in a harbor with a winged figure above.

An Allegory of Britain's Mercantile Power

Pen and brown wash drawing of helmeted figures, a lion, a winged woman in clouds, and a fleet of ships at sea.

An Allegory of Britain's Naval Might

Pen and wash drawing of a seated allegorical woman with a lion, armored warriors, winged putti and a banner reading Patriotic

Patriotic Fund

Studies of a Pony

Pencil sketch of a horse pulling a cart piled high with hay, with a wheel visible at lower right.

A Horse Pulling a Load of Hay

J. Frederick Tayler

Pen and ink drawing of a lakeside town with rooftops, church towers and trees, with a distant shoreline under an open sky.

A View of Vevey with La Tour de Peilz in the Distance

Francis Towne, 1781

Pencil and chalk drawing on blue-grey paper of a wide landscape with a pond, poplars, and a distant flat horizon.

Extensive Landscape with a Pond

Sepia drawing of two figures on a rise overlooking a flat river landscape with distant boats and a streaked sky.

A Couple Admiring a View of the River Ouse(?), Lincolnshire

Unknown artist, 1849

Pen and brown ink drawing of Upnor Castle beside a river, with trees in the foreground and a sailboat at right.

Upnor Castle

Unknown artist

Brown wash drawing of a forest clearing with tall trees, a small figure on a path, and a pale distant sky.

A Clearing in a Forest

John Varley, late 1830s

Pen and brown wash drawing of a tall conifer on a mound, with distant hills and village buildings on a yellow-ochre ground.

Study of Trees in a Landscape

Brown wash drawing of a dense stand of trees with a pencil sketch of trees and figures in the upper right corner.

A Stand of Trees [recto]

Brown wash landscape drawing with dark trees on the left, pale sky above, and light open ground in the foreground.

Landscape Composition [recto]

A Sheep Resting

James Ward, c. 1800/1810

Pencil drawing of a valley with mountains, a village, and a seated couple beneath windswept trees in the foreground.

An Alpine Landscape with a Couple Seated by Trees Overlooking a Valley

Benjamin West, 1760/1763