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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Pencil sketches on tan paper showing robed figures in semicircular lunette frames and a large standing woman in a long dress.

Studies for a Lunette

Charles Sprague Pearce, 1890/1897

Pencil and colored pencil study for a lunette showing arched compositions with draped and standing figures on tan paper.

Studies for a Lunette [recto]

Charles Sprague Pearce, 1890/1897

Circular sheet with loose graphite sketch lines suggesting a figure, overlapping curves and diagonals, faint brown stains on

Figure Study

Charles Sprague Pearce, 1890/1897

Study of two female figures in pale dresses lifting a tablet across an arched border, watercolor on tan paper.

Study of Two Female Figures in Arched Border

Charles Sprague Pearce, 1890/1897

Pencil sketches of semicircular lunette designs with seated figures, desks, books and labels reading Study and Religion.

Studies for Lunettes [recto]

Charles Sprague Pearce, 1890/1897

Pencil study on tan paper: a loose conifer branch at upper left and a stylized leafy border sprig at right.

Study for a Border Design with a Sketch of a Tree

Charles Sprague Pearce, 1890/1897

Pencil drawing of a decorative border with scrolls, trefoil shapes and wave patterns on tracing paper.

Tracing of a Border Design

Charles Sprague Pearce, 1890/1897

Ink and wash sketches of scrolls with curled ends on tan paper, including one large unrolled scroll and several smaller studi

Sketches for a Scroll

Charles Sprague Pearce, 1890/1897

Brown ink and wash drawing of a family with children playing, a child riding a toy horse, and a small soldier with a flag.

The Happy Family with Children Playing

Johann Eleazar Zeissig

Lithograph of a man and woman sharing a meal at a table while a dog sniffs food, in a cluttered domestic room.

Monsieur Coquelet... partage son... déjeuner

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Daumier lithograph of a bachelor in a nightcap holding a cup, with a cat, dog and caged bird in a room.

8 heures du matin

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Daumier lithograph of two top-hatted men talking on a cobbled street, with a dog and a woman in a shawl behind them.

Sept heures

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Daumier lithograph of two men quarrelling over a wrecked table with a dog and a standing woman nearby, 1839.

5 heures du soir

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Daumier lithograph of top-hatted men crowding a counter as a small dog waits below, with a cursive caption beneath.

Trois heures

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Daumier lithograph of a gentleman in a top hat with a dog on a leash, seen in a mirror beside a draped curtain.

10 heures du matin

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Lithograph of a top-hatted man in a coat walking with a dog, holding a handkerchief across an open landscape.

11 heures du matin

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Daumier lithograph of a top-hatted man with umbrella walking through a park beside a dog, as a figure splashes in a pond.

Une heure

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Lithograph of two top-hatted men on a cobbled street, one holding food near a dog, with a shop window of poultry behind.

2 heures

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Daumier lithograph of three caricatured men in top hats on a street, one reading a newspaper, with a dog at their feet.

Sans doute M. Riflot le droit...

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Loose oil sketch of a seated young woman in a black dress with yellow ribbon, hands folded, on tan paper.

Young Woman in Black

Edgar Degas, 1861/1865

Pencil and grey wash drawing of a woman in a black dress and bonnet seated on a chair on a beach.

Seated Lady in Black, Trouville

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1865

Watercolor of a leafy geranium in a terracotta pot with smaller pots behind, painted in green and muted tones.

Geraniums

Paul Cézanne, 1888/1890

Watercolor and pencil still life of pink and red roses in a blue-green bottle on a table, with loose washes.

Roses in a Bottle [recto]

Paul Cézanne, 1900/1904

Graphite drawing of a young boy in a white shirt and belt, standing before a sketched paneled interior wall.

René de Gas [recto]

Edgar Degas, 1855

Pencil and white chalk drawing of a woman in a bonnet bending over embroidery in her lap.

Woman Embroidering

Edgar Degas, 1855/1860

Charcoal sketch of a woman seated at a piano seen from behind, with loose lines suggesting an interior room.

Young Woman Seated at a Piano [recto]

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1890

Pen and ink sketch on a postcard of two peasants digging in a field, with handwritten Dutch text above.

Postcard with Two Peasants Digging

Vincent van Gogh, 1885

Watercolor landscape of tall trees, a stone balustrade building, and a distant dome under a pale sky.

View of the Dome of Saint Peter's, Rome

Henri Harpignies, 1863

Red chalk drawing in an oval of a farmer with a staff and a sheep crossing a wooden bridge beneath tall trees.

A Farmer and a Sheep Crossing a Rustic Bridge

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince

Pencil sketch of a bearded man in a long coat beside a top hat and easel, with a small head study in the corner, dated 1882.

Edgar Degas

Paul Mathey, 1882

Watercolor of a Paris palace facade with strollers in period dress, clipped trees, market stalls and a row of buildings.

Rue de Rivoli and Pavillon Marsan

François Etienne Villeret

An Antique Sculpture of a Horse

Jacques-Louis David, 1780

Watercolor sketch of an encampment with white tents, a decorated horse, soldiers in uniform, and women in dark dresses.

The Queen

Constantin Guys

Ink and watercolor drawing of a woman in a pale gown standing among seated figures in a crowded interior under lamps.

Officers and Courtesans in an Interior

Constantin Guys, 19th century

Pencil portrait drawing of a man in a double-breasted coat and cravat, with an inscription dedicated to Monsieur Marcotte bel

Self-Portrait

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1822

Pencil portrait of a seated woman with curled upswept hair, a draped shawl, and a necklace, looking toward the viewer.

Mrs. Edward Dodwell

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, c. 1816/1817

Charcoal sketch on blue paper of figures picnicking in a wooded clearing, with two women in long dresses at left.

The Luncheon on the Grass

Claude Monet, c. 1865

Red chalk drawing of a young woman with short hair and a plain blouse, looking toward the viewer, on tan paper.

Peasant Girl

Berthe Morisot, 1890

Léon Fayet (?)

Odilon Redon, 1910

Etching of ghostly robed figures drifting above a dark city skyline and river beneath a stormy, light-streaked sky.

Les Esprits des Villes-Mortes (Spirits from the Cities of the Dead)

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1885

Pencil sketch of a shopfront on Ebury Street with a hanging lantern, handwritten signs, and figures in the street.

Ebury Street

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1876 or 1879

Pencil sketch of a loaded cargo ship and sailing boats on calm water near a masted vessel and shoreline.

Shipping in the Port of London [recto]

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, c. 1884

Watercolor of moored sailing boats with tall masts and colorful sails at a harbor quay, pale buildings behind.

St Tropez

Paul Signac, 1906

Etching of three men beneath a palm tree in a rocky mountain valley, with a distant figure at left.

Landscape with Brigands (Scène de brigands)

Claude Lorrain, 1633, printed later

Albrecht Dürer at Age Fifty-Six

Erhard Schön, c. 1528

Woodcut-style print of a hunter in a wide-brimmed hat riding a horse past trees, with hanging game and a distant village.

Hunter on Horseback

Niccolò Boldrini, 1566

Hand-colored woodcut of a bearded king on a throne holding a sword and orb, flanked by two eagle shields.

Kaiser Sigmund

Unknown artist, 1483 or before

Brown ink drawing of an eagle with a small child clinging to its back against a sketched landscape and clouds.

Jupiter and Ganymede Above an Extensive Landscape

or Andrea Mantegna Giovanni Bellini, 1490s

Pencil sketch of a classical house with a portico and stone steps, framed by large trees and overgrown foliage.

House with a Portico at Ermenonville

François-Édouard Bertin

Theatre programme for Théâtre Antoine beside a lithograph of a man in a bowler hat and long coat reading a paper.

Mariage d'argent; Le Fardeau de la liberté; Un Client sérieux [recto]

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1897

Brown ink drawing of fashionable Victorian figures in enormous crinoline dresses and top hats strolling under trees in a park

"Taking the Air" in Hyde Park [verso]

George Cruikshank, 1865

Lithographic poster showing a woman in a white dress reaching up against a dark stage, with cast names printed in the right m

Annabella ('Tis Pity She's a Whore)

Henri Bataille, 1894

Sepia lithograph poster showing a mounted rider with a billowing banner above fallen bodies, a cart, a crowd, and a gallows.

Morituri

Henri De Groux, 1898

Brand

Maxime Dethomas, 1895

La Victoire

Maxime Dethomas, 1898

Une Mère; Brocéliande; Les Flaireurs; Des Mots! Des Mots!

Maxime Dethomas, 1896

Lithograph of a standing man in a frock coat smoking, beside a printed Théâtre Libre cast list, by Jean-Louis Forain.

Une Journée parlementaire

Jean-Louis Forain, 1894

Sketch of a woman in a ruffled hat with a man at a window above, beside printed theatre and magazine text on tan paper.

La Brebis; Le Tandem

Hermann Paul, 1896

Poster by Hermann-Paul for Gogol's Revizor showing caricatured men in uniforms and hats beside a printed cast list.

L'Inspecteur Général Revizor

Hermann Paul, 1898

Colour lithograph of a man in white shirt and green trousers holding a rifle, with the title À Bas Le Progrès! above.

A Bas Le Progrès!

Henri-Gabriel Ibels, 1894

Color lithograph theater program showing a barge on a river, a embracing couple, and a city skyline, with cast lists in Frenc

Theater Program for "Boubouroche" and "Valet de coeur (Jack of Hearts)"

Henri-Gabriel Ibels, 1893

Colored lithograph of a barge on a river with a waterfront and two figures leaning together in the foreground.

Theater Program for "Boubouroche" and "Valet de coeur (Jack of Hearts)"

Henri-Gabriel Ibels, 1892/1893

Playbill lithograph for Le Théâtre Libre with cast lists and three sketched figures, two women and a reclining man.

Grand-Papa; Si c'était

Henri-Gabriel Ibels, 1895

Color lithograph of men in a café with red banquettes, a newspaper reader, and a waiter, beside a theatre programme listing t

La Belle au bois rêvant; Mariage d'argent; Ahasvère

Henri-Gabriel Ibels, 1893