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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Watercolor of a small tapered ink bottle with a dark stained top and knob stopper, centered on a pale background.

Ink Bottle

John Jordan, c. 1936

Pie Plate and Cup Plate

Cora Parker, c. 1938

Watercolor of a glazed reddish-brown stoneware pickle jar with a mottled surface and wide rim on a cream background.

Pickle Jar

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1939

Watercolor drawing of a pale ceramic teapot with green floral sprigs on its body and a curved handle and spout.

Teapot

Thomas Holloway, c. 1936

Watercolor of a carved wooden chest on a stand with iron strap hinge and rosette and floral panel carvings.

"Casa en Mesita" or Chest on Stand

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1939

Watercolor of a rustic wooden armchair with slatted back and plank seat on a pale background.

Chair

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1938

Pencil landscape drawing of wooded hills and mountain peaks under soft clouds, with a small hilltop town in the distance.

The Sabine Hills and Rocca Santo Stefano Seen from Civitella

Ludwig Richter, 1824

Watercolor drawing of a carved wooden chair with stepped crest and horizontal panels, shown in three-quarter view.

Wooden Chair

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1939

Panoramic landscape of rocky peaks, a castle on a summit, a bay below, and figures around a campfire on a cliff.

Balaklava

Carlo Bossoli, 1857

Sketch of workmen cutting and hauling ice blocks beside a horse-drawn cart near bare winter trees.

Workmen Gathering Ice at the Water's Edge

François Hippolyte Lalaisse, 1850

Grey wash drawing with white highlights showing a centaur and a woman in several poses, plus a dying centaur on rocks.

Nessus and Dejanira in Four Poses, and the Dying Nessus

François Hippolyte Lalaisse, 1830

Pen and ink sketch of a muscular warrior seen from behind, sword raised, with mounted soldiers in the upper right.

An Ancient Roman Warrior in Battle

François Hippolyte Lalaisse, 1830

Pen and ink drawing of a pollard willow beside a stream, with shrubs, clouds and a flock of birds in the sky.

A Pollard Willow by a Stream

François Hippolyte Lalaisse, 1840

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a hooded figure in a flowing cloak gesturing outward, on blue paper.

An Arab Rider on Camelback

François Hippolyte Lalaisse, 1840

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a kneeling monk in a robe gazing upward, with sketched studies beside him on blue paper.

A Young Benedictine Monk Kneeling

Jean-Léonard Lugardon, 1824

Black and white chalk drawing on blue paper of a hooded robed figure kneeling with clasped hands, gazing upward.

A Young Priest Kneeling

Jean-Léonard Lugardon

Children rest with goats and kids beside a felled tree in a woodland meadow, watercolor by Ludwig Richter.

Children and Goats Resting by a Felled Tree

Ludwig Richter, 1868

Brown wash drawing of a chariot, a helmeted warrior, a veiled woman in robes, trumpeters and a temple by Norblin, 1818.

Castor and Pollux Rescuing Helen

Sébastien Norblin, 1818

Painted rendering of a tall highboy chest with brass pulls, shell carving, and cabriole legs on a cream background.

Highboy

Lawrence Phillips, c. 1939

Painted wooden toy trotting horse pulling a red-wheeled sulky with a small driver figure, on a plain background.

Trotter in Action

Henry Murphy, 1935/1942

Painted study of a brown toy rooster with a red comb and dark tail feathers on a green rock base.

Toy Rooster

Mina Lowry, c. 1938

Watercolor drawing of a Hepplewhite armchair with striped floral upholstery and a fabric swatch beside it.

Hepplewhite Arm Chair

Elizabeth Curtis, 1936

Watercolor study of a stoneware jar with blue floral decoration and the inscription Coerlears Hook, with a New York label abo

Stoneware Jar

John Dana, c. 1953

Colored pencil drawing of a brass andiron with urn finial, fluted column, claw foot, and dark iron fire bar on cream paper.

Andiron

Max Schwartz, c. 1953

Drawing of a bandbox with brown-toned hunting scenes of men, dogs, a horse and trees on lid and body.

Bandbox

Paul Farkas, c. 1953

Watercolor of a wax-faced doll in a brown striped dress with lace collar and bonnet, standing on a cream background.

Wax Face Cotton Doll

Charles Goodwin, 1935/1942

Painting of a dark jointed wooden doll wearing a flat-brimmed hat and boots against a pale background.

Doll

Arthur Wolfson, c. 1937

Charcoal and chalk study of hands holding a sword and tricorn hat, with badge and crown sketches on brown paper.

Hands Holding a Sword and a Tricorn

Anton Graff, 1790

Brown wash drawing of a Gothic cathedral aisle with vaulted arches and robed figures near an altar.

Monks in a Cathedral

Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Le Brun

Trompe l'oeil drawing of old animal and putti prints with an envelope, horn-rimmed glasses, and a fly on a pale ground.

Trompe l'Oeil: Old Prints, a Torn Envelope with Horn-rimmed Glasses, and a Housefly

Jean-Pierre-Xavier Bidauld, 1763