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National Gallery of Art

14,479 works

Etching of a seated nude woman with her feet in shallow water beside rocks, with hatched reflections on the surface.

Dagmar

Anders Zorn, 1912

Etched portrait of a young woman with dark tousled hair, hand raised near her face, against a sketchy background.

An Irish Girl

Anders Zorn, 1894

Etching of a woman in dark clothing with dark hair, smoke rising beside her face, and a carved chair back at left.

Girl with Cigarette

Anders Zorn, 1891

Etching of a couple leaning on a seawall beside a street lamp, with a town of low buildings beyond under a hazy sky.

Fisherman at Saint Ives

Anders Zorn, 1891

Etching of a seated female nude seen from behind among grasses and rocks, with hills in the distance.

Bather III (Baigneuse de Dos)

Anders Zorn, 1896

Pen and wash drawing of a seated female allegorical figure holding scales and a sword, gazing upward.

Justice

Cherubino Alberti

Red chalk drawing of a standing bearded figure in flowing drapery, one hand raised to the chest.

Prudence [recto]

Cherubino Alberti, 1601

Brown ink and wash drawing of two standing draped male figures on tan paper.

Two Draped Figures

Cherubino Alberti

Brown ink wash drawing of a draped standing man holding a staff, with a faint pencil study of a second figure beside it.

Draped Figure with a Staff

Cherubino Alberti

Brown ink drawing of a kneeling woman praying in a forest beside a cross and skull, with angels above.

Mary Magdalene Praying in the Wilderness

Johannes Wierix

Pen and brown ink drawing of Saint George on horseback lancing a dragon beneath a tree, by Moritz von Schwind.

Saint George and the Dragon

Moritz von Schwind, 1825

Pen and ink architectural study with scrolls, a medallion, and a seated woman embracing a child in an arched niche.

Architectural Details for a Wall Decoration with Empress Maria Theresia Embracing the Young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Moritz von Schwind, 1864

Sepia drawing of an armored man with a spear beside a tree, looking over a distant plain and mountain.

Bandits on the Lookout

George Hayter, 1839

Pencil sketch of a crowned seated woman holding a sceptre on a stepped dais, with curtains behind her.

Study for "Queen Victoria"

George Hayter, 1838

Ink sketch of a cloaked man with a tall hat and staff, with smaller figure studies and a handwritten Dante note beside him.

Studies for a Scene from Dante's "Inferno"

Ink and wash drawing of a winged muscular man grappling with a serpent coiled around his body among clouds.

Saturn Wrestling with a Snake

Tommaso Minardi, 1800

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a male nude seen from behind, gripping a bar and stepping to the left.

A Male Nude Moving to the Left

Tommaso Minardi

Drawing of an old woman in a white cap, turned left, with a lined face, set against a teal wash background.

Half-Figure of an Old Woman with a Cap

Hans Baldung Grien, 1535

Head of Saint John the Baptist

Hans Baldung Grien, 1516

Brown-toned drawing with white highlights of the dead Christ mourned by women, with a ladder and cross at upper right.

The Lamentation

Hans Baldung Grien, 1515

Pencil drawing of a standing peasant woman in a head covering holding a broom and looking upward.

Italian Peasant Woman with a Broom

Johann Caspar Weidenmann

Pastel drawing of a standing man in a pink turban and blue robe holding a long staff against a cloudy sky.

A Turk

Jules Robert Auguste, 1815

Pencil sketch of two women dancing with flowing drapery and raised arms, with faint studies of extra figures in the margins.

Women Dancing

Pietro Fancelli, 1820

Graphite drawing of four standing warriors in helmets and draped cloaks, one gesturing, with faint grid lines across the shee

Four Standing Warriors

Pietro Fancelli, 1820

Pencil drawing of two standing men in turbans and long robes, with faint sketched architecture and a figure at right.

Two Standing Courtiers

Pietro Fancelli, 1820

Pen and gray wash drawing of mythological figures, a chariot and horses among clouds, with faint transfer grid lines.

Studies of Aurora and Apollo

Pietro Fancelli, 1794

Charcoal sketch of a seated male nude with arms raised and hands crossed over his head, on blue paper.

A Seated Male Nude with His Hands Crossed over His Head

Raphael Lamar West

Engraving of an elegant bedchamber with a canopied bed, attendants in period dress, candles, and cherubs on the ceiling.

Le couché de la mariée

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1768

Engraved studio scene: an artist at an easel watches a seated, partly draped female model while an attendant adjusts her hair

Le modèle honnête

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1770

Engraving of a painter at an easel beside a seated nude model in an elegant studio with a cat and folding screen.

Le modèle honnête

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1772