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National Gallery of Art

10,104 works

Charcoal study of a muscular arm resting on a lion head, with a pencil sketch of an ornate stand at right.

Studies for "Classic and Romantic Art"

John Singer Sargent, c. 1921

Charcoal study of draped robes and hands on pale paper, sketched in loose strokes for a Crucifixion composition.

Study of the Crucifixion for "Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary"

John Singer Sargent, 1903-1916

Charcoal study of two soldiers in uniform with rifles and equipment, one walking and one seen from behind.

Studies for "Gassed" [recto]

John Singer Sargent, 1918-1919

Charcoal study of a draped reclining woman in a circle, with a small pencil sketch of a seated figure at upper right.

Studies for "Astronomy"

John Singer Sargent, c. 1921

Graphite sheet with eight sketched studies of men's heads and faces at varied angles, some in military-style collars.

Studies for "Entering the War"

John Singer Sargent, 1920-1922

Graphite study of four World War I era soldiers in helmets carrying rifles, drawn on pale paper.

Studies for "Entering the War" [recto]

John Singer Sargent, 1918

Pencil studies of hands and forearms in various gestures on a warm buff sheet, by John Singer Sargent.

Studies for "Fumee d'Ambre Gris"

John Singer Sargent, 1880

Charcoal study on grey paper of a draped figure with raised arms and heavy folds of cloth.

Study for "Handmaid of the Lord"

John Singer Sargent, 1903-1916

Two standing male figures in military tunics sketched in graphite, one holding a helmet and one holding a cane.

Studies of Generals Plumer and Haig for "General Officers of World War I" [recto]

John Singer Sargent, 1920-1922

Pencil sketch of terraced hillside with cypress and bare trees, a farm building, and distant hilltop structures.

Bellosguardo, Florence

John Singer Sargent, 1870-1872

Pencil sketch of a steam traction engine pulling gun carriages, with a row of artillery wagons drawn below.

Gun Carriages, France

John Singer Sargent, 1918

Pencil sheet with multiple studies of cattle in various poses, a longhorn head, and a small standing figure.

Studies of Cattle

John Singer Sargent, c. 1872

Pencil sketch of sailors working on a diagonal spar with rigging lines, one man in a wide-brimmed hat seated at right.

Men on a Spar

John Singer Sargent, c. 1876

Two-panel caricature print: a tailor fitting a coat above, and a barber cutting a seated man's hair below, by Daumier.

Chez le tailleur chez le coiffeur

Honoré Daumier, 1853

Charcoal sketch of two figures reclining on a narrow cot, one with a raised leg, drawn in loose hatched lines.

Couple on a Cot

John Singer Sargent, c. 1874-1877

Graphite sketch of a seated woman holding a child on her shoulder, with a small standing figure sketched at left.

Mother and Child [recto]

John Singer Sargent, c. 1871-1872

Pencil sketch of spectators crowding stone ramparts and a column, some figures in top hats, one pointing out to sea.

Ramparts at St. Malo - Yacht Race

John Singer Sargent, 1875

Loose pencil sketch of two seated men, one leaning toward the other, with smoke rising beside them.

Seated Men

John Singer Sargent, c. 1874-1877

Pencil studies of a horse and a cap-wearing soldier beside it, drawn from two angles on tan paper.

Studies for "Scots Grey"

John Singer Sargent, 1918

Studies for "Apollo and the Muses"

John Singer Sargent, c. 1921

Charcoal study of a seated man with head tilted back, arms clasped around his knee, on pale paper.

Study for "Astronomy"

John Singer Sargent, c. 1921

Pencil study of two nude male figures leaping, with squared grids and arrow marks for enlarging the composition.

Studies for "Two Classical Male Figures Jumping"

John Singer Sargent, 1919-1920

Charcoal study of a draped reclining figure with a bare foot extended at lower left, on cream paper.

Study of a Draped Figure

John Singer Sargent, 1920-1925

Pen and ink drawing of a dirt road winding through rolling hills with wooden fences, grass, and trees.

A Road in the Hills Near Dordrecht

Walter Shirlaw, 1870-1877

Graphite sketch of two swans on pink paper, one with raised wings and one with head turned back.

Studies of a Swan

John Singer Sargent, 1880-1900

Pencil sketch of two swans on rippling water, one with neck curved in the foreground, by John Singer Sargent.

Swans in the Water

John Singer Sargent, 1880-1900

Brown ink sketch of fisher figures with baskets and children walking across wet sand toward distant windmills and boats.

En route pour la pêche (Setting Out to Fish)

John Singer Sargent, 1878

Watercolor of a gondola on a Venetian canal passing an arched bridge and old buildings, with soft reflections on the water.

Ponte Panada, Fondamenta Nuove, Venice

John Singer Sargent, c. 1880

Sepia allegorical emblem design with seated woman, circular shield with anchor, musket-armed soldier, cannon and bust.

Design for an Emblem of the State of South Carolina

Christian Schussele, c. 1860

Watercolor of two deer leaping across a river through a dense autumn-toned forest with a sandy bank.

Landscape with Deer, North Carolina

Joshua Shaw, c. 1820