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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Five ornate grotesque mask designs in watercolor and ink, each framed in a decorative border, on a cream sheet.

Five Heads

Elihu Vedder, c. 1918

Pencil and red chalk sketch of a scowling bald man with caricatured faces and creatures, handwritten notes and red arrows.

Self-Portrait: Caricatures

Elihu Vedder, c. 1918

Elihu Vedder drawing of a nude winged woman stepping down stone steps against a swirling dawn sky.

Dawn

Elihu Vedder, 1898

Charcoal drawing of a wind-blown woman leaning on a tablet inscribed with verse, swirling clouds behind her.

Into the Universe

Black and white woodcut of a large cow lying down, head raised, with horns and vertical striped background.

The Large Cow Lying Down (Grosse Liegende Kuh)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1929

Etched bird's-eye view of the Collège Henri IV in Paris, showing its courtyard, gardens, church tower and surrounding rooftop

Collège Henri IV, Paris, ou Lycée Napoléon (Henry IV College or Napoleon School)

Charles Meryon, 1863/1864

Etching of a horse, buffalo, sheep and goat resting among rocks and a tree in an open hilly landscape.

A Horse, Buffalo, Sheep, and Goat in an Italian Landscape

Johann Elias Ridinger after Johann Heinrich Roos

Rhinoceros

Enea Vico after Albrecht Dürer, 1548

Engraved portrait of a man with curly wig and draped cloth, with a Latin inscription plaque below.

Portrait of the Artist's Father

Michel-François Dandré-Bardon after Jean-Baptiste Van Loo, 1776

Sepia drawing of a hilltop castle above a river, with a wooden bridge, a water mill, and figures on a path.

Rauenstein Castle Seen from the River's Edge

Adrian Zingg, c. 1800

Ink and wash drawing of the Holy Family with saints and a flying angel beneath dark trees.

The Holy Family with Saints [recto]

Hermann Weyer, c. 1616/1617

Pen and ink drawing of a winged angel with a staff, a young man, and a dog on a rocky landscape path.

Tobias and the Angel [verso]

Hermann Weyer, c. 1616/1617

Sepia print of a young woman in a fur-trimmed hat, pearl necklace and satin dress, resting her cheek on her hand while holdin

Young Woman Holding a Fan

Thomas Frye (, 1760

Red chalk drawing on blue paper of three cherub heads and a beribboned staff at lower left.

Three Cherubs and a Beribboned Staff

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Engraved self-portrait of a man in a draped cap drawing with a pen at a table, looking toward the viewer.

Self-Portrait, Drawing

Georg Friedrich Schmidt, 1752

Engraved oval portrait of a young woman with curled hair, lace collar and pearls, framed by Latin inscriptions and emblems.

Gertrude van Veen

Lucas Vorsterman

Pencil sketch of a woman in a headwrap and necklace, gazing forward, drawn in loose searching lines on cream paper.

Self-Portrait

Gwen John, probably 1907/1909

Black chalk drawing of a wooded hillside with a man walking a path accompanied by a dog.

Landscape with a Man and a Dog

Leandro Bassano after Titian, c. 1580

Brown wash drawing of a bearded prophet and a sibyl beside putti within an ornate classical architectural frame.

Prophet and Sybil

Unknown artist

Brown wash drawing of mythological figures: two women by a mirror, a reclining figure in drapery, and a winged child.

A Mythological Scene with Sea Gods

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison

Pen and brown wash drawing of a sacrifice scene with draped figures beside an altar and a kneeling child.

Sacrifice [recto]

Pencil drawing of travelers on a winding road through a wooded landscape with large trees and birds in the sky.

Travelers on a Road in a Wooded Landscape

Jean-Baptiste-Claude Chatelain

Red chalk drawing of a standing man in a cap, holding a draped cloak across his body, on a buff sheet.

Standing Man

Jacopo da Empoli

Pen and brown ink drawing of two standing putti, one holding an aloft bow, the other frontal with wings.

Two Standing Putti [recto]

Unknown artist

Black chalk drawing of a young man's head tilted downward, with shoulder-length hair and lowered eyes on toned paper.

Head of a Young Man [recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1650

Brown wash drawing of a bearded man in a turban leaning on a sill, looking out, with white highlights on draped fabric.

A Man Looking Out a Window

Bonifazio Veronese

Ink and wash ceiling study showing allegorical figures, cherubs and clouds within an octagonal frame.

Study for a Ceiling: Allegory of the Harvest with Dionysus and Ceres

Pencil sketch of an ornate interior with columns, a hanging chandelier, and loose architectural lines by Gustave Doré.

Cleopatra

Brown wash drawing of a haloed martyr kneeling in an arena as a winged angel descends above scattered bodies and prowling bea

Christian Martyrs

Gustave Doré, 1869/1871

Ink and wash architectural drawing of a grand hall with columns, coffered vault and a central pedimented doorway.

Design for Entrance to a Hall

Fabrizio Galliari

Pen and wash drawing of a grand piazza with a domed church, statues, colonnades and a tall obelisk beside a windowed façade.

Stage Design: A Piazza with a Domed Church and an Obelisk

Giuseppino Galliari, 1783

Gray wash drawing of a dirt road winding past leaning trees and shrubs under a cloudy sky.

Road at Hérisson

Henri Harpignies, 1911

Chalk study on blue paper of two male heads and a small red chalk putto rising between them.

Study of Heads [recto]

Unknown artist

Watercolor stage design of a wooden building with blue drapes, palm trees, a domed building and hills beyond water.

Turkish Stage Design

Karl Ferdinand Langhans, 1815

Graphite and red chalk drawing of a winged allegorical female figure soaring with arms raised, with drapery studies at right.

An Allegorical Female Figure

Follower of Charles Le Brun

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical stone portal with columns and trophies, with people and a dog in the street.

Portal of the Hôtel d'Uzès, rue Montmartre, Paris

Studio of Claude Nicolas Ledoux, 1768 or 1784

Grey wash drawing of a decorative trophy of arms with helmet, spears, shield, bugle, arrows and scrollwork.

A Trophy of Arms

Black chalk sketch on grey paper of three standing men in period dress, one plumed hat, gesturing toward another.

A Judge and Two Gentlemen Lawyers

Attributed to Eustache Le Sueur

Grey wash drawing of a piazza with a fountain, classical pedestal, seated figures on steps, and a woman with a basket.

Piazza by Moonlight

Thomas Wijck, 1650s?

Brown wash drawing of nude giants fighting upward toward gods in clouds, a mythological battle scene.

Battle of the Gods and Giants from Mount Olympus and Mount Othrys

Brown-toned drawing of armored Roman figures beside a draped tent in a military camp, with reclining and kneeling figures.

A Scene from the Life of Trajan

Conrad Martin Metz, 1817

Pen and wash drawing of a seated woman and a standing man with a staff beside a well under trees.

Pastoral Scene

Unknown artist

Red chalk drawing of a seated bearded nude man holding a lantern and a walking staff, by Bernard Picart, 1724.

Male Nude with a Lamp (Diogenes)

Bernard Picart, 1724

Brown wash drawing of a kneeling woman with a censer beside a kneeling page holding a crown and scepter.

A Kneeling Woman with an Incense Burner and a Page Holding a Crown and Scepter

after Giovanni Battista Pittoni the younger Anton Kern, c. 1726

Pencil drawing of a horse lying on grass, head turned back, mane falling over its neck, on blue-grey paper.

Resting Horse

Attributed to Paulus Potter

Grey wash drawing of a formal Dutch garden allée with strolling ladies and gentlemen beneath tall trees toward a house.

Ladies and Gentlemen Enjoying a Dutch Garden

Cornelis Pronk, 1739

Brown ink drawing of a chariot with horses, a helmeted warrior with banner, and a figure being dragged from the chariot.

Flight of Meriones, with Dead Coeranos Being Dragged from the Chariot

after Giulio Romano

Red chalk drawing of a standing man in a wide-brimmed hat and cloak, seen from behind with one arm outstretched.

Standing Man Wearing a Cloak and Hat

Matteo Rosselli, c. 1602

Pencil sketch of sheep gathered before a farmhouse, with bare trees and figures among the animals.

A Flock of Sheep before a Farmhouse

Théodore Rousseau

Pencil sketch of women carrying bundles of stalks past a bending gleaner, with tall trees in the background.

Gleaners

Théodore Rousseau

Pencil sketch of a landscape with clustered trees, a seated figure on a bank at right, and hatched sky.

Landscape I

Théodore Rousseau

Pencil landscape sketch of trees and a field, with a large tree trunk on the right edge, on tan paper.

Landscape II

Théodore Rousseau

Watercolor renderings of a carved ivory female figure with putti and an ornate plaque with hunting scenes and foliate scrollw

Renderings of an Ivory Carving of Ariadne from the 6th Century and an Ivory Plaque from the 9th Century

Herman Wilhelm Soltau

Drawing of a bearded saint leaning on a large open book, seen from behind, in brown wash and red chalk.

A Saint Holding a Book

Attributed to Gioacchino Assereto, c. 1640

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated crowned woman with angels holding Passion instruments and a cross above.

Ecclesia Surrounded by Angels Holding the Instruments of the Passion

Attributed to Bernardo Strozzi

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds, with the Virgin, infant Christ, angels and kneeling shepherds.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Giuseppe Passeri

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling robed figure at a ceremony in an arched interior, with standing attendants and onlookers.

Ceremony of Consecration

Unknown artist

Watercolor design for a music room wall with a central trophy of instruments, feathers, and flowers between marbled columns.

Design for a Wall of a Music Room [recto]

Unknown artist

Grey wash drawing of an architectural entablature with lion and bull heads, acanthus leaves, and Greek key patterns.

Entablature

Auguste Delacouture, 1822

Pen and brown ink drawing of Christ bound to a column while two scourgers raise rods in an arcaded interior.

The Flagellation of Christ

after Hendrik de Clerck Anonymous, c. 1620

Pencil drawing of men in period dress gathered at a table under a floral canopy, with dice on the table.

Men Throwing Dice

Unknown artist

Pen and brown ink sketch of a winged figure and a bearded muscular man above a carved pedestal with an ornamental cartouche.

The Rescue of Deianeira

Unknown artist

Brown wash drawing of a monumental classical architectural set with colonnade, steps, arches and a domed building.

Stage Design

Unknown artist

Pen and brown wash drawing of a Baroque altar and reredos with columns, cherubs, scrollwork and an arched niche.

Study for an Altar and a Reredos

Unknown artist