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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Pencil drawing of a ruined stone grotto with arched openings, surrounded by dense trees and shrubs.

The Grotto of the Nymph Egeria

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pencil sketch of houses beside a road with trees and a small figure at the lower left.

Houses beside a Road in Italy

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pencil sketch of an arched garden gateway beside a roofed structure, with trees and distant buildings under a pale sky.

Entrance to the Gardens of the Villa Giulia

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1746

Pencil sketch of a landscape with a tall cypress, a low house at left, and a fortified building with arches at right.

Castel Sant'Angelo from the Northwest

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pencil drawing of a hilly landscape with farm buildings, a distant tower, and trees along a winding road.

Landscape in the Alban Hills

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pencil drawing of a tall leaning tree with dense foliage, with small travelers and distant buildings at lower right.

A Towering Tree with Travelers

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1746

Pencil drawing of an arched bridge, riverside houses, trees and a wooden shed under a pale sky with birds.

The Ponte Sant'Angelo and Houses on the East Bank of the Tiber

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pencil sketch of a stone tower and rustic buildings behind leafy shrubs under a lightly shaded sky.

Buildings behind the Vatican

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pencil sketch of a round colonnaded temple in Rome with a small figure in the foreground and rooftops behind.

The Round Temple on the Piazza Bocca della Verità, Rome

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pencil drawing of ruined classical walls, arches and cypress trees above rustic sheds and shrubs.

Ruins of the Imperial Palaces on the Palatine Hill

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pencil drawing of a Roman street with an arched gateway, a statue on a pedestal, and a mountain in the distance.

A Roman Street with Monte Cavo in the Distance

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pencil landscape drawing of a rounded stone building, tall tower and trees, with fallen masonry in the foreground.

Landscape with the Church of San Teodoro

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pencil drawing of Roman walls, cypress trees, and a domed church behind foliage, with a cow and figure in the foreground.

Walls of Rome with Santa Maria del Popolo in the Distance

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pencil drawing of receding arched passageways in a ruined stone building, with a tree growing in an opening.

Arched Passageways of a Ruined Building

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pencil sketch of a ruined stone gate and crumbling wall among trees and rocky ground.

An Ancient Wall with a Ruined Gate

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pencil drawing of a garden wall with a stone sphere, tall trees, and distant buildings and hills beyond.

View across the Wall of an Italian Garden

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pencil sketch of a weathered stone arch with overgrown top, a wooden railing at left and a smaller arched passage at right.

Arch of Drusus near the Appian Way

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pencil drawing of crumbling brick ruins with an arched niche, a tower, and trees, set behind a low stone wall.

Ruins of the Temple of Venus and Rome in the Forum

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pencil drawing of a classical villa with arched gateway and balustrade, framed by tall trees and shrubbery.

Villa d'Este, Tivoli

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pencil sketch of the Casino Farnese on the Palatine Hill in Rome, with trees, stone walls and birds in the sky.

Casino Farnese on the Palatine Hill, Rome

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pencil sketch of crumbling Roman ruins with arches, overgrown shrubs, and a stand of tall cypress trees.

Roman Ruins with a Stand of Cypresses

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Watercolor of a male black grouse with blue-black plumage and a female crouching among ferns and grass.

English Black Cocks

John James Audubon, 1828

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a bay with anchored ships, a fortress on the right, and distant hills under a hazy sky.

The Gulf of Pozzuoli

Johann Heinrich Schilbach, 1825

Pencil drawing of Tewkesbury Abbey showing its tall central tower, spires, and Gothic windows and portals.

Tewkesbury Abbey

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Pale watercolor landscape of a sunlit river valley with a small red figure on a slope and a hazy blue horizon.

A Yorkshire River

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1827

Watercolor of a misty river valley with a tower, a distant town, and foreground figures resting beneath trees.

Oberwesel

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1840

Grey wash drawing of a waterfall tumbling over rocks, framed by birch trees and dense woodland foliage.

A Waterfall

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1795

Pen and wash drawing of tall cliffs above a winding coastal path, with a leaning tree, dense shrubs, and a small figure near

Sheer Cliffs above a Coastal Road

John White Abbott, 1810

Watercolor landscape of a large tree leaning over a pond with reeds, a woodland path, and distant trees under a pale sky.

Peamore, Devon

John White Abbott, 1799

Woodcut of Apollo chasing Daphne, whose arms turn into laurel branches, with Latin verses above the scene.

Apollo and Daphne

Hans von Kulmbach, 1502