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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Etching of a satyr and nymph pouring water from an urn beside a bearded river god in a rocky landscape.

Satyr, Nymph and River God

Pierre-Alexandre Aveline after François Boucher, in or after 1736

Etching of a rocky wooded landscape with a cave arch, a waterfall at right, and small figures among the rocks.

Veue de quelques Grottes solitaires de la Thebaide

Quentin-Pierre Chedel after François Boucher

Etching of a ruined Roman-style tower and stone ruins overlooking hills, trees, a distant sea, and a lone figure with a staff

Veue des ruines d'une Tour qu'on dit avoir ete batie par les Romains

Quentin-Pierre Chedel after François Boucher

Francois Boucher

Laurent Cars after Charles-Nicolas Cochin I

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a dark gown and headscarf, framed by an ornate cartouche, drapery and pedestal.

Maria Serre, Mater Hyacinth Rigaud

Pierre Drevet after Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1703

Engraved portrait of a man in fur-trimmed coat and embroidered waistcoat with an order star, beside a rococo table.

Marquis de Marigny

Johann Georg Wille after Louis Tocqué, 1761

Charcoal sketch of three nude bathers at the water's edge with loose, gestural lines and curved shoreline.

Three Bathers in the Sea

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, c. 1914

Pen and ink drawing of an architectural frame with male caryatids, reclining putti on a pediment, and garland swags.

Design for an Architectural Framework

Unknown artist, 16th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of two bearded saints with halos seated facing each other, one gesturing with an open hand.

Two Seated Saints

Unknown artist, 17th century

Red chalk sketch of a seated woman in a high-backed chair, wearing a period dress and head covering, on grey paper.

Seated Woman

Unknown artist, possibly c. 1740

Pen and ink drawing of a triumphal procession with a chariot carrying a seated woman, cupid, armored riders and decorated hor

The Triumph of Venus

Unknown artist, 16th century

Brown wash drawing of an angel with one arm raised, head bowed, and billowing draped robes and wings.

An Angel

Daniele Crespi, c. 1620

Brown wash drawing of an allegory: an armored warrior fights a lion beneath arches, with winged figures above and a gentleman

Allegory in Honor of a Gentleman

Unknown artist, 3rd quarter of the 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a ruined stone arch with rocky terrain and small figures in the foreground.

The Ruins of the Colosseum

Attributed to Jan Asselijn

Brown wash drawing of a rocky outcrop and trees with a church bell tower on a hill behind.

Church Tower on a Hill

Attributed to Jan Asselijn

Watercolor of a woman in a green and pink ball gown with white gloves, beside a blue vase on a pedestal.

Lady in Formal Dress

Salvador Barbudo Sanchez, 1886

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a seated nude woman leaning over a small putto, drapery flowing behind her.

Nude with Putto

called Bertoia Jacopo Zanguidi

Pen and brown ink drawing of a noblewoman in an ornate gown holding a feather fan, with inscriptions beside her.

A Noble Lady of Pisa

Jean Jacques Boissard, in or before 1581

Grey wash drawing of a rustic farmyard with a timber balcony, stairs, a bare tree, straw, and two seated figures.

A Farmyard

Jean Jacques de Boissieu

Watercolor of women in white caps washing laundry on a beach below pale chalk cliffs and a distant sea.

Washerwomen on the Beach at Etretat

George Henry Boughton

Dark wash drawing of a torch-bearing woman and a crouching figure beside a lizard at night under a crescent moon.

Stellio Changed into a Lizard by Ceres

Leonaert Bramer

Pen and ink drawing of a woman in a long gown bending to pick flowers among leaves, against a grid of patterned motifs.

Lady Picking Flowers

Edward Burne-Jones, c. 1890

Pen and ink sketch of the Coronation of the Virgin, with Christ and Mary on clouds surrounded by angels and putti.

Coronation of the Virgin

Pencil and wash drawing of classical figures on clouds, a woman welcomed by a seated god, by Vincenzo Camuccini.

Psyche Received on Mount Olympus

Vincenzo Camuccini

Red-brown ink drawing of a figure in a tunic pushing through thorny briars and tree trunks, with roses in the corners.

Prince Charming in the Forest

Ink drawing of two cloaked figures on a ledge watching winged demons fly over a writhing crowd below.

Scene from the Inferno (canto IX)

Pencil sketch of a flat coastal village with a church tower, dunes in the foreground and a distant sailboat.

View of Scheveningen [recto]

Jan van Goyen, probably c. 1650/1652

Pencil drawing of a thatched rustic house with a well, a large tree, figures, and a distant church spire.

Rustic House with a Well

Drawing of five saints with halos, including a central young man with a bow, bearded figures, a bishop, and two angels above.

Five Saints

Pen and wash drawing of a crowded religious procession with tall banners and a canopy passing across an open field.

Religious Procession in Landeck

Attributed to George Jones, 1820

Brown wash drawing of a dancer standing with arm extended, beside four seated women in ruffled skirts and shawls.

Spanish Dancers

Pio Joris, 1873

Pencil drawing of a seated peasant woman in a headscarf holding a basket with a hen on a stone bench.

Seated Peasant Woman

Francesco Londonio

Drawing of a peasant man asleep on a sack, arm behind his head, with a hat and stick on the ground beside him.

Sleeping Peasant

Francesco Londonio

Watercolor portrait of a smiling young woman in a red headscarf and white blouse, set against loose green foliage.

Young Girl with a Red Bandana

Arcadio Mas y Fondevila

Pencil and chalk drawing of a bearded blind man at a table as a boy leans in to steal drink from his jug.

Lazarille de Tormes Stealing Drink from a Blind Man

Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, probably c. 1846

Grey chalk drawing with white highlights of a standing robed figure with raised arms and studies of draped cloth.

Studies for the Raising of the Daughter of Jairus

Unknown artist

Pen and blue wash drawing of Christ before a seated high priest, with soldiers, robed onlookers, columns and a dog.

Christ before Caiaphas

Crispen van den Broecke

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded armored man in a plumed helmet beside a kneeling nude and cloaked figures.

Saint Homobono

Attributed to Avanzino Nucci

Two Studies of an Elderly Man's Head

Paulus Pontius after Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Brown ink and wash drawing of Cupid drawing a bow, with a winged putto and drapery below.

Cupid

Giulio Cesare Procaccini, c. 1615

Pen and ink study of a muscular male back with an extended arm, drawn on aged paper.

Study of a Back

Giulio Cesare Procaccini

Pen and ink drawing with white heightening of mitred clergy and onlookers gathered before a colonnaded building.

The Founding of Santa Maria Maggiore

Giovanni Battista Ricci

Circular drawing of a helmeted female allegory leaning on a pedestal, holding an oak branch, with a lion at her feet.

Allegory of Fortitude

Francesco Rosaspina

Three male figures in draped cloth drawn in ink and white highlights on grey paper, one bearded, with raised arms.

Three Herms

Giovanni Mauro della Rovere, c. 1630s

Pen and gray wash drawing of a smiling young woman in a bonnet with pink ribbon seated on a mound.

A Young English Beauty

Thomas Rowlandson, c. 1790

Black and red chalk drawing of a bearded man with curly hair and a mustache, looking toward the viewer.

Portrait of a Man

Brown ink drawing of a crowded fair under large trees, with a tall church tower and livestock among the figures.

The Fair at Impruneta

Remigio Cantagallina

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Virgin holding the infant Jesus with saints beneath draped curtains, red chalk underdrawing.

The Virgin and Infant Jesus with Saints

Hans Rottenhammer, c. 1600

Red chalk and wash drawing of allegorical figures, cherubs and a horned animal in a classical composition.

Antwerp Blessed with Abundance

Theodoor van Thulden, c. 1648

Red chalk sketch of a pensive young woman in a boat among reeds, with smaller study vignettes below.

Pensive Girl Adrift in a Boat

Brown wash drawing of a harbor with a statue, sailing ships, timber stacks, a carriage, and a high city wall.

View of Livorno

Sepia wash drawing of the Tomb of the Scipios with an arched entrance, a sarcophagus, trees, and strolling figures.

Tomb of Scipios

Angelo Uggeri, 1803

Pen and brown ink drawing of a Roman triumphal procession passing the Colosseum, with soldiers, horsemen and crowds.

A Roman Triumph

Pen and wash drawing of a female figure in a niche wearing a lion skin over her shoulder, flanked by columns.

Fortitude

Pen and ink drawing of a standing nude woman with raised arms binding her long hair, with drapery and rocks by the sea.

Standing Nude Binding Her Hair

John Dawson Watson, 1879

Pen and ink drawing of a nude woman with flowing hair standing on a beach, arms crossed, with waves behind her.

Standing Nude with Crossed Arms

John Dawson Watson, 1879

Pencil and wash sketch of two young girls beneath a raised cloak, with a dog lying at the lower left.

Two Girls under a Cloak

Pen and wash drawing of an old water mill with a tiled roof, wooden waterwheel, and stream in the foreground.

An Old Water Mill

Cornelis Adamsz Willaerts

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a young man with curled hair in an embroidered coat, arm resting on a surface.

Portrait of a Boy

Unknown artist, late 17th century

Etching of Pan reclining beside a large vase under a tree, with a sheep and distant mountains in the landscape.

Pan Reclining before a Large Vase

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, c. 1640/1645

Etching of the Holy Family with a donkey beneath a palm tree, angels among the fronds, and sheep and shepherds at right.

The Flight into Egypt

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1640/1645

Brown ink drawing of a fortified stone bridge and tower beside a river, with a craggy mountain behind and travelers nearby.

Fortified Bridge against Distant Mountains

Pietro Giacomo Palmieri, c. 1760

Print of winged Cupid dancing between two draped allegorical women, with coins and a sword at lower left and Latin verse abov

Cupid Dancing with Two Allegorical Women

Paulus Moreelse, 1612

Watercolor of a woodland edge with pale birch and reddish pine trunks rising through layered green undergrowth and foliage.

The Edge of a Wood at Nohant

Eugène Delacroix, c. 1842/1843