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National Gallery of Art

25,727 works

Etching of a forest edge with large trees, a cart and peasants on a road, and a distant hilly landscape under clouds.

Edge of a Wood with Peasants Going to Market

after Jacques Fouquières Jean Morin

Etching of a gnarled tree on a hill with travelers on a path and a river valley beyond under a cloudy sky.

Hilly Landscape with Travelers on Foot

after Jacques Fouquières Jean Morin

Etching of a road past large trees with a horse-drawn carriage, walkers, and distant hills under a cloudy sky.

Edge of a Wood with Travelers in a Carriage

after Jacques Fouquières Jean Morin

Pen and ink drawing of a young woman in three-quarter view wearing a jeweled headdress and a long flowing veil.

Young Woman Wearing a Scarf

Martin Schongauer

Symmetrical architectural elevation drawing of a neoclassical opera house facade flanked by colonnades and domed pavilions.

Geometrical Elevation of the Peace Plaza and Façade of the Opera House

Giacomo Quarenghi, c. 1800

Engraved plate of two deer scenes: a leaping stag labelled Bajew and a spotted small deer by water.

Narrative, of a Five Years' Expedition, against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the Wild Coast of Sout…

Various Artists, including William Blake, after John Gabriel Stedman, 1796

Engraving of an armed man with a musket and raised arm beside a skull, with small figures fighting in the distance.

Narrative, of a Five Years' Expedition, against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the Wild Coast of Sout…

Various Artists, including William Blake, after John Gabriel Stedman, 1796

Etching of ruined Roman-style arches and walls with a seated woman, cattle, sheep and a standing figure in an open landscape.

Old Woman Seated

Jean Morin after Cornelis van Poelenburch

Etching of ruined stone aqueduct arches framing a distant pine-tree landscape, with grazing animals in the foreground.

Ruins of an Aqueduct

Jean Morin after Claude Lorrain

Engraved oval portrait of an older bald man in a hood, finger raised to his lips in a gesture of silence.

Harpocrates

Jan Müller, 1593 (published after 1630)

Oval print of a nude woman reaching up to a flowering branch, with fruit at her feet and a windswept landscape behind her.

Proserpine

Hendrick Goltzius, 1588/1590

Charcoal sketch of winding garden footpaths, a pavilion, trees and a rounded hill on tan paper.

Footpaths and Pavilion in the Dresden Grosser Garten

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, c. 1909

Red chalk drawing of an arched bower of foliage with reclining figures, cherubs, and rococo ornament framing the scene.

The Bower

Jean-Antoine Watteau, c. 1716

Pen and brown ink drawing of God the Father pointing with an outstretched arm, surrounded by angels and putti.

God the Father in Glory

Attributed to Andrea Boscoli after Michelangelo

Brown wash drawing of a helmeted Pallas flanked by two armored male statues on pedestals under classical arches.

Rudolf I and Albert I with Pallas

Peter Paul Rubens and Theodoor van Thulden, in or after 1635

Pen and ink sketch of two draftsmen sketching at a table under a parasol, with two seated figures beside them.

Draftsmen Outdoors

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, c. 1760

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman in a bonnet and ruffled dress, sewing with her head bent over her work.

Seated Woman Sewing

Louis Rolland Trinquesse, 1788

Pale drawing of white chalk cliffs along a shore with small figures on the sand and a distant sail on the sea.

Scene on the South Coast of England

Unknown artist, 19th century

Graphite and wash drawing of a large reclining nude with dark hair, flanked by smaller sketches of dancing figures.

Studies of Nude Dancers

Odilon Roche, 1918/1947

Woman in Court Dress

Grey wash drawing in a circle of an elderly bearded saint with a halo, holding an open book and a quill pen.

Saint Matthew

Jacob de Gheyn II, c. 1585/1590

Engraving of a crowded Renaissance banquet with elegantly dressed guests, servants pouring wine, and Latin verses below.

Banquet at the House of Tarquinius Collatinus

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1578

Brown ink drawing of a bearded old man in a library gesturing as nude putti reach toward him.

Putti Testing a Man's Perception of Depth

Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1613

Engraved print of two haloed saints, Constantine and Elena, flanking a jeweled cross under sun and moon.

Saint Constantine and Saint Elena

Bulgarian 19th Century

Lithograph of a rider on a dark horse with a standing attendant holding the bridle, in turbans and robes.

Arab Mounting

Théodore Chassériau, 1849

Circular drawing of a wilderness lake with a glowing sun, a white cross on a rise, and a kneeling figure by the water.

The Cross in the Wilderness

Thomas Cole, c. 1844

Pen-and-ink portrait sketch of a stern man in a fur cap, with faint pencil studies of figures in a boat below.

Studies for "Washington Crossing the Delaware" [recto]

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, 1849

Graphite sketch of a young man with tousled hair writing with a quill pen at a desk beside an inkwell.

Shepard Alonzo Mount, Age Twenty-Three [recto]

William Sidney Mount, 1827

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a nude bather seen from behind on a beach, with blue sea and a sail in the background.

Bather on the Beach

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1912/1913

Print of a radiant figure in clouds above startled, armed men falling to the ground in a hilly landscape.

The Conversion of Saint Paul

Master G.G.N. after Luca Cambiaso, c. 1600

Pen and ink drawing of Saint Nicholas as a seated bishop with mitre, crosier, book and radiating halo.

Saint Nicholas

Pencil sketch of rocky outcrops, boulders, shrubs and reflective water along a lakeshore with distant hills.

Rocks Along a Lakeshore [recto]

John William Casilear

Pencil sketch of a wooden bridge over a rocky stream with mountains behind, plus a rocky outcrop study below.

Bridge over Rocky Stream [top verso]

John William Casilear

Watercolor of a crowded harbor at dusk with sailing boats, a rowboat with figures, and a tall brick tower.

The Harbor of Seville

Samuel Colman, 1867

Brown ink drawing of a witchcraft scene with a looming winged figure, a candle, a column, and a crouched figure in a dark int

Witchcraft Scene with a Vampire [recto]

Jacob de Gheyn II

Pen and wash drawing of a bishop with halo standing over a fallen figure, with a winged figure and landscape behind.

Saint Ambrose Suppressing Heresy

Gottfried Bernhard Götz

A Man Leaning on a Structure

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, later 1760s

Watercolor sketch of a dark sky over glowing horizon light and rocky ground, with handwritten pencil notes.

Clouds at Dawn

James Hamilton Shegogue

Watercolor study of glowing orange and grey clouds across a sunset sky.

Clouds at Sunset

James Hamilton Shegogue

Watercolor portrait of a man in a tall brown top hat, dark coat and white cravat, against a pale background.

Portrait of a Gentleman

James Hamilton Shegogue, 1830

Etching of a draped resurrected figure rising above a tomb as armored soldiers with shields and spears recoil below.

The Resurrection of Christ

Parmigianino, c. 1528/1529

Etching of a seated woman beside a large tree with a sleeping child in her lap, with an open landscape receding to the right.

Hagar in the Desert

Moses van Uyttenbroeck

Watercolor drawing of a green vase with gilded handles and base on a red plinth, labeled Vase du No 601 with a scale bar.

Catalogue ... du Cabinet du feu M. Randon de Boisset, Receveur Géneral des Finances

Pierre Remy and C.F. Julliot and French 18th Century, 1777

Chalk drawing of a bearded older man in a skull cap, doublet and white collar, facing forward.

Portrait of a Bearded Man in a Doublet and Skull Cap

Follower of Lagneau

Engraving of Christ in half-length with long hair, full beard, and raised hand, with Latin text below.

Christ in Half-Length

Wilhelm Traut, 1652/1662

Pen and brown ink drawing of a deathbed scene with a canopied bed, a robed figure at a table of coins, and a vaulted interior

The Death of the Miser

William Henry Brooke after Hieronymus Bosch

Title page of 1553 French edition of Alberti's architecture treatise, with ornate woodcut border and reclining figures.

L'Architecture et Art de Bien Bastir du Seigneur Leon Baptiste Albert, Gentilhomme Florentin, divisée en dix livres,…

Leon Battista Alberti, published 1553

Engraved plate with interior view, facade elevation, roof truss diagram and architectural details of an old basilica.

Templum Vaticanum Et Ipsius Origo Cum Aedificiis maximè conspicuis antiquitùs, & recèns ibidem constitutis; Editum Ab…

Carlo Fontana, published 1694

Pencil sketch of a rocky shoreline with low tide pools and small sailboats on the distant sea.

Rocklined Beach with Distant Boats

William Stanley Haseltine, probably 1860/1869

Brown wash drawing of a market with women, children, sheep, poultry, and a sculpture beneath classical columns.

Market Scene with a Fantastic Sculpture

I Jean-Baptiste Hüet, 1797/1798

Etching of a barefoot man in a forest gesturing as a boy drinks from cupped hands, with robed onlookers and tree trunks.

Diogenes Casting away his Bowl

Salvator Rosa, 1662

Engraving of Plato's Cave with a lamp, robed figures, and a crowd gathered before a raised stage in dim light.

Plato's Cave

Jan Pietersz Saenredam after Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem, 1604

Etching of a martyr being stoned beneath a heavenly vision of the Trinity and angels, with a classical city behind.

The Stoning of Saint Stephen

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Shepherds rest with sheep and goats beside a waterfall, with tall trees, a ruined tower and boats in a rocky landscape.

Shepherds Resting by a Stream

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1779

Circular drawing of a battle with mounted soldiers, a pointing man in pink, reclining figures and a mythical creature in clou

Allegory on the Turkish Wars

Hans von Aachen, c. 1600

Pencil drawing of a standing nude woman with head tilted and eyes lowered, shaded softly on white paper.

Venus

Edward Burne-Jones

Chalk study on brown paper of a standing nude male figure beside a draped female figure in long robes.

Orpheus and Eurydice

Edward Burne-Jones

Pen and wash drawing of allegorical figures and winged putti on clouds, seen from below, with red chalk accents.

Allegorical Figures Seen from Below

Domenico Maria Canuti

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Madonna and Child with haloed saints, cherubs, and clouds above a distant town.

Madonna and Child with Saints John and Luke

Jean Cousin the Younger

Pen and ink sketch of two seated male figures with loose hatching for drapery, on toned paper.

Two Seated Male Figures

Anthony van Dyck

Brown ink drawing of a robed man ascending through clouds with winged putti and angels around him.

The Apotheosis of San Vitale

Ubaldo Gandolfi, 1781

Pen and grey wash drawing of an ornate ewer with a lion head, putti, and dense scrollwork on a footed base.

Fancy Pitcher

Erasmus Hornick

Ink and pencil design of two nude figures holding garlands, framing a central panel of a reclining figure in drapery.

Allegory of Summer

Koloman Moser, in or after 1896

Pen and grey wash drawing of a crowd of onlookers gathered at the back of a wooden peep-show booth.

The Peep-Show

Pietro Antonio Novelli, 1765/1766