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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Colored drawing of a pink marbleized footed vase with scalloped rim, beaded arched panels, and clawed feet on a square base.

Marbleized Vase

John Hall, 1935/1942

Woodcut of a Gothic church with twin towers, rose windows, and a haloed Virgin and Child above in clouds.

The New Church of the Beautiful Virgin at Regensburg

Michael Ostendorfer, 1520

Painted illustration of a flintlock pistol with wooden stock and brass fittings on a pale background, signed Albert Rudin.

Pistol

Albert Rudin, c. 1941

Gun

Majel G. Claflin, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a green wooden hand-cranked meat chopper with an open lid, a bladed cylinder, and a wooden crank handle.

Meat Chopper

Thomas Holloway, c. 1936

Watercolor drawing of a rusted iron door hasp with flaking paint and two small nails beside it on a pale background.

Hasp from Door of "Kennedy Farm"

Albert Rudin, 1935/1942

Painted study of two brown leather hand holds with metal buckles and stitching, coiled on a tan background.

Hand Holds

Alexander Anderson, 1940

Black chalk drawing of a mustached man with curly hair and a white lace collar, looking over his shoulder.

Portrait of a Man

Thomas de Keyser, 1657

Pencil drawing of a horse-head hitching post with a ring in its mouth and the inscription Bartlett Saginaw Mich. on its base.

Hitching Post

Albert Rudin, c. 1941

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a rusted iron horse head hitching post on a pale background, signed Alexander Anderson 1938.

Horse Head Hitching Post

Alexander Anderson, 1938

Painted gouache drawing of a stiff figure in a top hat and dark coat standing on a dark square base.

Hitching Post

George File, c. 1938

Painted study of a cast iron jockey hitching post with green jacket, red cap and raised arm holding a ring.

Cast Iron Jockey Hitching Post

Frank Gray, c. 1938

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical temple beside a waterfall, tall cypress trees, and mountains under a cloudy sky.

Mountainous Landscape with Classical Temple

Pen and wash design for an oval coffered ceiling with a central medallion of mythological figures in clouds.

A Coffered Dome with Apollo and Phaeton

Felice Giani, 1787

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowded classical academy hall with students drawing from statues and figures.

The School of Rome

Felice Giani, 1795

Brown ink and wash drawing of draped allegorical figures with wings beside a stone pedestal, by Felice Giani.

Allegory of Justice

Ink and wash drawing of a sacrifice scene with a bull, altar, robed onlookers, and a bearded satyr head at right.

Ancient Sacrifice and Head of a Satyr

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a standing male nude with one arm raised overhead, gazing upward.

Male Nude Study

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon

Watercolor study of a wooden horseshoe-shaped bog shoe with leather straps and buckles, plus separate strap details below.

Bog Shoe for Horse

James Vail, c. 1936

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a standing nude young man with curly hair against a shadowed background on blue paper.

Adonis

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, 1810

Watercolor drawing of a four-pronged grappling hook with a looped eye, shown in brown tones on tan paper.

Grappling Hooks

Alexander Anderson, 1940

Watercolor of a hoe with a wooden handle, broad heart-shaped blade and two curved prongs on a cream background.

Hoe

George File, 1935/1942

Drawing of a reclining nude woman with arms raised, shaded in grey on blue-grey paper, identified as Venus.

Venus

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, 1810

Watercolor of a wooden ice cream freezer with tilted lid, metal crank handle and dovetailed corners on a cream background.

Ice Cream Freezer

William H. Edwards, c. 1939

Painted study of a hand fluting iron with ridged edges, curved metal plate and embossed handle on a cream background.

Hand Fluting Iron

Samuel W. Ford, c. 1938

Watercolor drawing of a brown antique flatiron with a curved dark handle, signed S. Erganian, on a beige background.

Flatiron

Sarkis Erganian, c. 1941

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a seated cavalier in a wide hat and buttoned doublet, arm akimbo, looking at the viewer.

Seated Cavalier with His Arm Akimbo

Painted study of an ornate cast iron foot scraper with a scalloped base and scrolled back, with a small dimension diagram.

Foot Scraper

Ralph Morton, c. 1938

Pen and ink sketches of mythological figures, chariots, winged horses and draped forms arranged across a sheet of paper.

A Compartmented Ceiling with Allegories and Myths

Alessandro Maganza, 1580

Watercolor of a wooden wagon jack with iron bands and a long lever on a cream background.

Wagon Jack

Samuel W. Ford, 1935/1942