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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Watercolor of a gondola passing under an arched bridge in Venice, with hazy buildings and blue water beyond.

A Gondola Passing Under a Bridge in Venice

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon

Watercolor sketch of whitewashed city walls with lilac shadows, small figures in red robes, and a wooden railing under blue s

Walls of a North African City

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon

Watercolor of the Pantheon in Rome with an obelisk and fountain in the foreground and small figures in the square.

The Pantheon

Victor-Jean Nicolle

Watercolor of a woman in a blue patterned silk robe seated beside an easel in a painter's studio with stacked canvases.

A Painter's Studio with a Model Wrapped in Japanese Silk

Louis Emile Adan, 1890s

Etching of an elderly man in a patterned headband and beaded necklace, holding a small ring, by Wallace Leroy De Wolf.

Navajo Trader

Wallace Leroy De Wolf, 1929

Etching of a Navajo family group with riders on horseback, a seated pair, children and a bare-backed youth in a desert landsc

Navajo Family

Francis Luis Mora

Pen and ink drawing of a standing sibyl holding a staff with a banner, beside a cartouche labeled Resurrection.

Egyptian Sibyl

Unknown artist

Watercolor of two bathers in the sea beneath a pink umbrella, with a reddish cliff on the distant shore.

Male and Female Bathers with Umbrella

Illuminated manuscript page with Latin text, gold and blue initials, and a border with foliage, a peacock and a bird.

Manuscript Leaf from a Book of Hours (incip. Passionis)

Unknown artist, 1390

Medieval manuscript leaf with two columns of Latin text, a tall gilded initial, and a small figure in a historiated initial.

Manuscript Leaf from a Bible (Deuteronomy)

Unknown artist, c. 1240

Illuminated manuscript page with a painted Adoration scene of Mary and the Christ child, kneeling king, and standing attendan

Manuscript Leaf from a Book of Hours

Unknown artist, c. 1430

Illuminated manuscript leaf with gothic text in two columns, blue and gold initials, and marginal creatures and foliage.

Manuscript Leaf from the Beauvais Missal

Unknown artist, 1285

Sketch of a red-haired woman in a high bun cradling a sleeping baby against her shoulder, drawn in colored chalk on tan paper

Madame Helleu Cradling Paulette in Her Arms

Paul César Helleu, 1904/1905

Horizontal woodcut print of stylized figures and trees in dark ink on tan paper, set on a pink sheet.

Laundry (La Lessive)

Émile Bernard, 1889

Pencil sketches on two facing pages showing shells, flower stems, combs, small figures and bead strands for jewelry designs.

Studies for Jewelry Designs [verso]

Beatrix Godwin Whistler, late 19th century

White heightened drawing of a nude man with curly hair seated beside a staff, on blue paper.

A Young Man Sitting on a Stool Reading a Book (recto); The Fall of Man (a fragment of the lower part) (verso)

Unknown artist, c. 1450

Etching of an elderly shepherd with a staff leading sheep and cattle along a rocky path, with a woman on a donkey.

An Elderly Shepherd Leading the Flock

after Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione Gaetano Zompini, 1758/1759

Engraved print of four scenes: cavalry in disarray, fallen horses, a mounted officer leading soldiers, and an officer near te

Charakteristik Friedrichs II (Part III)

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1800

Trompe l'oeil drawing of a poker hand, poker chips, and a five dollar bill on a dark background.

Trompe l'Oeil: A Full House with Chips and a $5 Bill

Unknown artist, c. 1895

Sepia drawing of the Holy Family with God the Father and angels in clouds above, a bearded man holding a flowering staff.

The Holy Family with God the Father

Gaetano Gandolfi, 1770s-1780s

Charcoal drawing of three women laying linens to dry in a grassy orchard under leafy trees.

Washerwomen Setting the Linens Out to Dry

Léon Augustin Lhermitte, 1884

Pen and wash drawing of an old stone house with Gothic windows, an awning, and figures in period dress on the street.

An Old House in the Rue Saint Jean at Caen, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1817

Monochrome drawing of a rocky mountain valley with a dark lake and a pale sun setting between the peaks.

The Dawn of Creation

Samuel Jackson, 1830s

Engraved landscape with a large tree, shepherds with sheep and goats, rocky bank, and distant hills and church tower.

Landscape with Shepherds

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a young woman seen from behind, climbing a step with one arm raised, on gray paper.

Young Woman Climbing a Step

Unknown artist, 1890s

Charcoal sketch of a young woman in a long trailing dress and feathered hat, drawn on blue-grey paper.

Fashionable Young Woman Stepping Forward

Unknown artist, 1890s

Charcoal and chalk study of a woman's hands and a beribboned hat on toned paper.

Young Woman's Hands and Beribboned Hat

Unknown artist, 1890s

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of a standing woman in a long skirt, head bowed, hands clasped at her waist, on grey paper.

Standing Woman Leaning on Her Elbow

Unknown artist, 1890s

Sepia print of women and a child washing by a stream beside a thatched cottage and tall trees under clouds.

Les Laveuses (The Laundresses)

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1771

Honeysuckle

Frederick W. Freer, c. 1887

Color print of two riders on horseback in a rocky canyon below pink cliffs and a pale teal sky.

The Canyon Gateway, Arizona

Fred Grayson Sayre, 1923

Black-and-white woodcut of a man raising an axe beside a snowy pine tree in a winter forest.

Woodsman

Arnold Wiltz, 1936

Etching of a woman standing by a leafing tree in an open field at dusk, with a path and distant trees.

After Glow

Benjamin Lander, 1885

Pen and grey wash drawing of a bishop saint with mitre, crosier, halo and a book with three gold spheres.

Saint Nicholas (verso)

Circle of Hans Heinrich Wägmann, 1600/1620

Circular engraving of the Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and young John the Baptist beneath a tree, with a lamb.

The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist

Workshop of Jacob Matham, after Hendrik Goltzius, 1600/1620

Engraved portrait of a man in a wig and striped robe leaning on a desk with a quill and sheet music.

J.-B. Rebel

Antoine Watteau Jean Moyreau, c. 1730

Etched portrait of a curly-haired man with a moustache and lace collar, turned to the right.

A Man with a Moustache and Goatee, Facing Right

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1620s

Etched portrait of a curly-haired man with moustache and goatee, wearing a crosshatched lace collar, facing forward.

A Man with a Moustache and Goatee, Facing Forward

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1620s

Watercolor of wine barrels being loaded from a plank onto a sailing barge on calm water, with a distant sailboat.

Wine Barrels Loaded onto a Sailing Barge at Vevey

Johann Jacob Ulrich, c. 1850

Pencil portrait of a woman with short hair and a ruffled collar, looking toward the viewer against a sketched background.

The Artist's Sister, Marie von Kalckreuth

Leopold von Kalckreuth, 1897

Charcoal drawing of two children sleeping side by side on a bed, with dark foliage in the upper left corner.

The Artist's Children Wolf and Anna Asleep

Leopold von Kalckreuth, c. 1900

Blue-toned woodcut of a seated nude woman at a fountain pool with two older men leaning toward her in a garden.

Susanna and the Elders

after Jacques Stella Paul Maupin, c. 1625

Watercolor of a studio corner with pink roses in a glass vase on books, a yellow patterned cloth, and a wooden easel.

A Corner of a Studio

Henri Harpignies

Printed 1820 German religious diagram of winding paths, spirals and crossroads with text labels and a sun with a face.

Ein kleiner Abriss von denen Irr= und Abwegen, derer von Gott gerufenen Seelen

after Heinrich Ezechiel Sangmeister Joseph Bauman, 1820

Pencil portrait of a bearded man with tousled hair in a double-breasted coat, inscribed Gisbert Flüggen.

Gisbert Flüggen

Wilhelm Joseph Heine, 1830s

Pen drawing of four horsemen in clouds, one with a bow, one with scales, one with a sword, and a figure restraining a horse.

Vidi, quod aperuisset agnus... (The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse)

copy after Luigi Sabatelli I, 1809/1810

Red chalk drawing of a seated female nude with one arm raised, on a tinted sheet with white highlights.

A Female Nude Seated on a Ledge

Charles-Louis-Lucien Müller, 1863/1866

Head of a Bearded Gentleman

Charles-Louis-Lucien Müller, early 1860s

A Bearded Gentleman with a Glass of Wine

Charles-Louis-Lucien Müller, early 1860s

Head and Hand of a Man Throwing Dice

Charles-Louis-Lucien Müller, early 1860s

Drawing of a curlew with a long curved bill hanging by its blue feet from a nail against an arched tan panel.

Trompe l'Oeil: A Curlew Hanging from a Nail

Édouard Traviès, 1850s(?)

Watercolor still life of a potted fuchsia and white flowers beside toys and blue cloth on a wooden table.

A Potted Fuchsia with Children's Toys

Henri Harpignies, 1877

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Virgin Mary on a crescent moon with angels and cherubs in clouds, dated 1711.

The Immaculate Conception

Melchior Steidl, 1711

Engraved 1729 map of Venice with canals, sailing ships, allegorical figures and a border of small city views.

Iconografica Rappresentatione della Inclita Città di Venezia (Iconongraphic Representation of the Illustrious City of…

Sebastiano Ricci, Lodovico Ughi, Giovanni Antonio Faldoni for the map, with Francesco Zucchi for the views, 1729

Watercolor of a large feathery tree before a distant mountain peak, with a flat plain and misty horizon.

Two Ancient Trees before a Mountain Peak

attributed to Jules Dupré, c. 1830

Engraving of Narcissus leaning over water as Cupid aims from above, with a dog and two draped women nearby.

Narcissus

Aegidius Sadeler

Black and white etching of a city street with tall buildings in the distance and shadowed rooftops in the foreground.

Untitled - Earl Horter

Charcoal drawing on yellow paper of a reclining nude figure and a seated woman with dark hair, in bold angular lines.

Fränzi Reclining

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1910

Charcoal sketch of rocky boulders and scrubby vegetation in a mountain landscape, by Egon Schiele, 1917.

Mountain Stream

Egon Schiele, 1917

Brown ink sketch of a youth carried aloft by a large eagle, with small figure studies in the corners of the sheet.

Ganymede

Unknown artist

Pen and ink architectural study with a sketched figure, column capital, and scroll ornaments on aged paper.

An Architectural Study with an Atlantid

Unknown artist

Pencil sketch of a chandelier over seated figures in an interior, with a curtained doorway and studies below.

A Gathering in an Interior; A Curtained Doorway

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Graphite sketch of reclining Venus and a winged Cupid on aged paper, with diagonal construction lines across the figures.

Venus and Cupid

Graphite sketch of a seated nude man twisting to point his arm to the right, on tan paper.

A Seated Nude Man Pointing to the Right

Francesco Solimena