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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Graphite sketch of a reclining male figure with head thrown back and arms raised, with faint studies of hands.

Satyr Leaning on a Column

Anton Domenico Gabbiani

Engraving of two apostles beside a seated paralytic man in a colonnaded hall, with a crowd of onlookers and a dog.

Apostles Peter and John Healing the Paralytic

Lambert Suavius, 1553

Pen and brown ink sketch of a cavalryman mounting a horse, with flowing mane and tail, on pale paper.

Cavalryman Mounting a Horse

Luigi Sabatelli

Engraving of a crowded pagan sacrifice scene with nude figures around a flaming altar and a horned priest beneath a tree.

Sacrifice to Priapus

Antonio Fantuzzi after Rosso Fiorentino, 1542

Engraving of armored Mars with spear and shield beside nude Venus holding a winged Cupid, against a hatched background.

Mars and Venus

Jacopo de' Barbari, c. 1509/1516

Pencil sketch sheet with many studies of soldiers in camp, standing, bending, crouching and reclining in varied poses.

Studies of Soldiers in Camp

Georg Philipp Rugendas

Pen and brown ink sketch of a seated man at an easel with two figures nearby in a studio scene.

An Artist Seated at His Easel [recto]

Andries Both, possibly c. 1634

Brown ink sketch of a bellowing stag with large antlers standing on a grassy ridge with faint hills behind.

A Bellowing Stag

Edwin Landseer, probably 1840/1850

Engraved portrait of a man with long curled hair, mustache, lace collar and fur-trimmed royal mantle, labeled Ludovicus XIII.

Louis XIII

Unknown artist

Engraved portrait of Queen Christina of Sweden with curled hair, pearl necklace and flower garland beside a drape.

Queen Christina of Sweden

Alexandre Tardieu after Sébastien Bourdon after Charles Auguste van den Berghe

Lithograph of a cuirassier in plumed helmet restraining a rearing horse, with mounted soldiers in the background.

Cuirassier retenant son cheval qui se cabre

Carle Vernet, in or after 1816

Watercolor sketch of a seated couple under a parasol on a beach with two dogs, a woman in blue and a man in black.

A Couple Seated on the Beach with Two Dogs

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1865

Watercolor and pen sketch of a man and woman in period dress with two dogs on a beach, with figures in the background.

Ladies and Gentleman Walking on the Beach with Two Dogs

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1866

Watercolor sketch of a crowded beach with figures under parasols beside a white pavilion and French flags.

Beach House with Flags at Trouville

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1865

Watercolor sketch of seated men and women in blue dresses and top hats on a beach, with a standing man and a dog.

Ladies and Gentlemen Seated on the Beach with a Dog

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1866

Pencil and watercolor sketch of seated and standing figures in dresses and top hats on a beach, with a parasol.

Ladies and Gentlemen on the Beach, in Two Registers

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1865

Watercolor sketch of a standing couple and two seated women in 19th-century dress on a beach.

Two Ladies Seated and a Couple Walking on the Beach

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1866

Watercolor sketch of a seated couple with parasols on a beach, and a standing couple at right, under a pale sky.

A Couple Seated and a Couple Walking on the Beach

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1865

Watercolor sketch of four seated women and a standing man on a promenade, with faint boat masts behind them.

Four Ladies Seated at Trouville

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1866

Watercolor sketch of four women in crinoline dresses walking, two in white gowns and two in grey and blue, dated 1865.

Four Ladies in Crinolines Walking at Trouville

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1865

Watercolor and pencil sketch of tree trunks framing a bridge and distant hills across an open landscape.

Mont Sainte-Victoire Seen beyond the Wall of the Jas de Bouffan

Paul Cézanne, c. 1885/1888

Pencil sketch of bare trees and branches over a low building, with a small stone arch bridge at the bottom edge.

The Little Bridge [recto]

Paul Cézanne, c. 1880

Pencil sketch of a wash basin beside a small square scent bottle on a table, with hatched shadows.

Wash Basin and Scent Bottle [recto]

Paul Cézanne, 1877/1881

Pencil sketch of several nude female bathers in loose outline, one seated at left touching another at right, with a faint lan

Seated Bather [verso]

Paul Cézanne, 1882/1885

Pencil sketch of a bearded, balding man's head turned three-quarters, rendered in loose hatched strokes on pale paper.

Self-Portrait [recto]

Paul Cézanne, c. 1880/1882

Pencil and watercolor sketch of leaning tree trunks and foliage over a pale rock, with blue and green washes.

Trees Leaning over Rocks

Paul Cézanne, c. 1892

Charcoal and pastel drawing of three ballet dancers resting, one stretching her leg and another bending to adjust her slipper

Three Dancers Resting

Edgar Degas, c. 1880

Brown wash drawing of an open carriage pulled by two horses, with a top-hatted man and feathered-bonneted women riding inside

An Open Carriage

Constantin Guys

Pen and grey wash drawing of a mounted officer in a plumed shako leading soldiers and riders in a military parade.

Military Parade

Constantin Guys

Watercolor of three horseback riders seen from behind on a country road, including a woman in blue and a man in a top hat.

Promenade in the Bois

Constantin Guys

Pen and wash drawing of three coachmen in tall hats on a carriage box, with a figure in a blue patterned coat at right.

Coachmen

Attributed to Constantin Guys

Pen and ink sketch of a crowded stagecoach with top-hatted passengers pulled by galloping horses along a road.

The Brighton Coach

Constantin Guys

Ink and wash drawing of a carriage pulled by two reddish horses past townhouses, with a coachman in a top hat on the box.

The Strawberry Roans

Attributed to Constantin Guys

Shaded drawing of a sprig with three plums and folded leaves on a slender stem, cast in soft light.

A Sprig of Plums

William Harnett, 1873

Watercolor and pencil view of Grenoble with a river, bridge, town buildings and mountains under a cloudy sky.

Grenoble

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1883

Watercolor of a stream beside a road, a farmhouse with red roof and chimney, and tall trees under a pale sky.

A Stream Running between Houses and a Road

Johan Barthold Jongkind

Ink and wash drawing of a green cucumber with grey leaves, a yellow blossom and curling tendrils on paper.

Cucumber with Leaves

Édouard Manet, c. 1880

Watercolor of a tree-lined country road with red-roofed houses in the distance and two figures walking on the right.

The Road from Versailles to Louveciennes

Camille Pissarro, c. 1872

Watercolor sketch of a stone arch bridge over a ravine with small figures, a palm tree, and rocky hillsides.

Bridge at Caracas

Camille Pissarro, 1854

Watercolor of yellow crown imperial flowers with white and red camellias and a bud on a dark background.

Four Peonies and a Crown Imperial

Pierre-Joseph Redouté

Hand-colored print of Baltimore harbor with sailing ships, cattle grazing on the shore, and a large tree in the foreground.

Baltimore Taken near Whetstone Point

William James Bennett, published 1831

Hand-colored print of Baltimore harbor from a hill, with sailing ships, steamboats, brick warehouses and figures with animals

Baltimore from Federal Hill

William James Bennett, published 1831

Hand-colored print of paddle steamers and sailboats on a river harbor, with a city skyline and spectators on the bank.

City of Detroit, Michigan: Taken from the Canada Shore near the Ferry

William James Bennett after Frederick K. Grain, published 1837

Hand-colored view of Washington City from across a river, with sailing ships, an ox cart on a hillside road, and a domed buil

City of Washington: From beyond the Navy Yards

William James Bennett after George Cooke, published 1834

Hand-colored print of a busy New Orleans river harbor with sailing ships, steamboats, workers on the bank, and a city skyline

New Orleans: Taken from the Opposite Side, a Short Distance above the Middle or Picayyune Ferry

William James Bennett after Antoine Mondelli, published 1841

Hand-colored print of Niagara Falls from the American side, with a rowboat of men on the river below the cascade.

Niagara Falls from the American Side

William James Bennett after John Robert Murray, published 1840

Hand-colored print of Richmond from a hill, showing a winding river, canal, town buildings, grazing cows and seated figures w

Richmond: From the Hill above the Waterworks

William James Bennett after George Cooke, published 1834

Hand-colored print of Troy on the Hudson, with sailing boats, a steamboat and figures on the shore under a cloudy sky.

Troy: Taken from the West Bank of the Hudson in front of the United States Arsenal

William James Bennett, published 1838

Hand-colored print of a tiered waterfall over rock cliffs, with two men and dogs in the foreground and a fallen tree in rapid

View of the High Falls of Trenton: West Canada Creek, N.Y.

William James Bennett, published 1835

Print of West Point on the Hudson River with sailboats, wooded hills, distant buildings, and figures on a grassy bank.

West Point, from above Washington Valley: Looking down the River

William James Bennett after George Cooke, published 1834

Mezzotint of a feathered man kneeling as a crowd pours tea over him beneath a Liberty Tree with a noose and ships in harbor.

The Bostonian's Paying the Excise-Man, or Tarring & Feathering

Attributed to Philip Dawe, published 1774

Horse

Edgar Degas, c. 1890

Color print of a woman in a pink dress and yellow gloves by a window with blue panels and a chandelier.

At the Ambassadeurs (Aux Ambassadeurs)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1894

Red chalk sketch of a nude woman reclining with her head on her arm, loose lines suggesting bedding and hair.

Sleep (Le sommeil)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1896

Engraving of the Holy Family resting under trees with a donkey, Joseph holding a branch, and the Christ Child reaching for fr

The Rest on the Return from Egypt

Cornelis Cort after Federico Barocci, 1575

Pen and wash drawing of a door knocker design with a mythological triton and nereid, putti, and acanthus scrolls.

Door Knocker with Triton, Nereid, and Putti

Unknown artist, late 17th or early 18th century

Pen and wash drawing of a winged grotesque figure on a scroll pedestal above tumbling nude figures and acanthus leaves.

Door Knocker with Zeus Vanguishing Giants

or Anonymous Anonymous, late 17th or early 18th century

Tabby cat with yellow eyes lying on a pink cushion against a grey background, signed Steinlen.

Winter: Cat on a Cushion (L'hiver: Chat sur un coussin)

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Sepia ink and wash drawing of a pyramidal mausoleum with a classical portico, obelisk, and statues under clouds.

Architectural Fantasy with a Pyramidal Mausoleum

Charles Michel Ange Challe, c. 1747

Grey ink and wash drawing of a classical temple, obelisk, colonnade and statue in an imagined ancient plaza.

Fantasy on an Ancient Campidoglio

Etching of two girls in a tavern, one pouring liquid into a glass beside a lit candle on a table.

The Little Girls' Tavern

Pierre Brébiette, c. 1620

Drawing of a man in a turban with white chalk highlights on blue-grey paper, looking toward the viewer.

Self-Portrait Wearing a Turban

Sr Jonathan Richardson, 1728

Six chalk studies of women's heads with varied curled and braided hairstyles on a tan paper sheet.

Studies of Women's Heads

Michel Corneille, 1680s or 1690s

Engraving of Samson being shorn by Delilah as Philistine soldiers attack in a columned hall, 1589.

Delilah Cutting Samson's Hair

Raphael Sadeler I after Joos van Winghe, 1589