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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Charcoal and chalk portrait of a young man with short hair, head bowed, wearing a high collar and cravat.

John Cheney

Seth Wells Cheney, 1830

Pencil drawing of a windmill on a grassy hilltop with a rocky outcrop and distant hills under a pale sky.

Landscape with Mill

Seth Wells Cheney, 1835

Pencil drawing of a thatched cottage and an overturned boat on a grassy shore, with a cliff rising behind.

House and Boat at the Shore

Seth Wells Cheney, 1835

Two Women [recto]

Seth Wells Cheney, 1830

Small graphite drawing of a young man with wavy shoulder-length hair and a loosely tied cravat, on pale paper.

Self-Portrait [recto]

Seth Wells Cheney, 1830

Pencil sketch of a grassy rocky slope with boulders, a cliff, a picnic basket and a distant sea.

Rocky Landscape

Seth Wells Cheney, 1835

Pencil sketch of a half-timbered house with a gabled roof, arched door and leaded windows on a cobbled street.

House

Seth Wells Cheney, 1835

Graphite portrait drawing of a woman with curled hair and an off-shoulder dress on tan paper, 1848.

Mrs. Sylvanus D. Lewis (Estelle Anna Blanche Robinson)

Seth Wells Cheney, 1848

Pencil sketch of a hillside landscape with tall trees, a dense wooded edge, and a winding dirt path in the foreground.

Landscape

Seth Wells Cheney, 1835

Black chalk portrait of a seated man in a frock coat and cravat, with white highlights, on tan paper.

Victor-Auguste de Saint-Rémy

Théodore Chassériau, 1850

Watercolor and ink drawing of a drover leading two oxen pulling a cart under a cloudy blue sky with birds.

Drover with Oxen Pulling a Cart

Théodore Chassériau, 1840

Pencil portrait sketch of a dark-haired man in a coat and cravat, resting one hand on a chair.

Auguste Ottin

Théodore Chassériau, 1833

Rear view painting of a carved cigar store figure in a turban, red patterned jacket, green sash and full skirt.

Cigar Store Figure

Mina Lowry, c. 1937

Watercolor of a painted wooden figure in a crown and long robe, holding a staff, standing on a wooden base.

Commemorative Figure

Henry Murphy, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a carved wooden toy soldier in tan coat and black shako holding a rifle, on a green base.

Carved Soldier

Samuel W. Ford, c. 1939

Drawing of a painted wooden soldier figure in a tricorn hat, raising a sword, standing on a red-patterned drum base.

Revolutionary Soldier

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Gouache drawing of a seated painted wooden woman figure in a dark dress with red and yellow trim, raising one hand.

Seated Woman

Mina Lowry, c. 1936

Watercolor of a black carved wooden head with red painted lips on a rough wooden base, c. 1940.

Head of a Negro

Mina Lowry, c. 1940

Watercolor of a carved tavern figure with a gilded smiling face, black tricorn hat, red neckcloth and brown coat with folded

Tavern Figure

Henry Murphy, 1935/1942

Painted study of a dark leather fire bucket with a hinged handle, with a small pencil sketch of the same object in the corner

Leather Fire Bucket

Mina Lowry, c. 1936

Drawing of a tapered leather water bucket with an iron handle, shaded in graphite on a cream background.

Leather Water Bucket

Alexander Anderson, c. 1938

Painted study of a red leather fire bucket with metal rivets, carrying handle, and a gold numeral 4 on its side.

Fire Bucket

John Cooke, 1938

Pencil and wash drawing of an ornate metal fireman's trumpet with embossed base, decorative bands and ring handles.

Fireman's Trumpet

Florence Hastings, c. 1937

Painted study of a green-gray faceted fire hydrant with a chain and side nozzle against a beige background.

Fire Hydrant

Mina Lowry, c. 1936

Pencil drawing of a long fire shovel with a twisted braided handle and flat scooped blade on a pale background.

Fire Shovel

Eva Perry, c. 1941

Watercolor of a long-handled flue shovel with a wooden shaft, looped iron top, and rust-colored square blade on cream paper.

Flue Shovel

John Cooke, c. 1937

Perspective drawing of a rectangular mosaic floor with a central white field, red and blue borders, scrolling foliage and a g

Marble Mosaic Floor

Ellen Duncan, c. 1936

Watercolor design of a rectangular mosaic doorstep with scrolling foliate motifs, a central medallion, and a geometric border

Mosaic Pattern in Doorstep

Ellen Duncan, c. 1936

Watercolor of an iron flambeau torch basket on a long curved wooden handle, set against a plain cream background.

Flambeau

Ivar Julius, c. 1937

Watercolor of a brown wooden fish net mending tool with a looped handle and forked end on a pale background.

Fish Net Mender

Dorothee L. Bates, c. 1940