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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Pencil drawing of two women and a child by a tree with pigeons on the ground, signed Legros 1905.

The Pigeons

Alphonse Legros, 1905

Grey-toned drawing of a crowd of richly dressed figures before a gothic palace with a balcony and garden.

David and Bathsheba

Jan van Roome, c. 1515

Watercolor of a brown and white cow grazing in a green meadow with trees, a fence, and a cloudy sky.

Landscape with a Cow

Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch, late 19th century

Charcoal study of a standing male nude with head tilted back and arms raised, by John Singer Sargent, c. 1921.

Study of Orpheus for "Classic and Romantic Art"

John Singer Sargent, c. 1921

Charcoal sketch of several nude male figures with raised arms and turned heads, studies for a larger composition.

Studies for "Heaven" and "Hell"

John Singer Sargent, 1903-1916

Charcoal study of three standing officers in military uniforms, one cropped to legs and boots, on pale paper.

Studies for "General Officers of World War I"

John Singer Sargent, 1920-1922

Pencil study in an oval: a central nude figure on a pedestal, a satyr at left, draped women at right.

Study for "Classic and Romantic Art"

John Singer Sargent, c. 1921

Charcoal study of a muscular male nude with raised and outstretched arms, drawn on cream paper.

Studies of Achilles for "Chiron and Achilles"

John Singer Sargent, 1922-1925

Charcoal and white chalk drawing on green paper of a standing figure wrapped in billowing drapery, head covered.

Study for "Frieze of Prophets"

John Singer Sargent, 1890-1892

Graphite drawing of a nude male figure seen from behind with both arms raised overhead on cream paper.

Study for "Apollo and Daphne"

John Singer Sargent, c. 1918

Charcoal study of a kneeling nude figure seen from behind with raised arms, beside a sketch of curly hair.

Studies for "The Unveiling of Truth"

John Singer Sargent, 1922-1925

Pencil study on tan paper of Apollo with a halo surrounded by dancing draped female figures in an oval composition.

Study for "Apollo and the Muses"

John Singer Sargent, c. 1921

Graphite study of an inverted nude male figure with raised legs and arms on tan paper.

Study for "Phaethon"

John Singer Sargent, 1922-1925

Charcoal studies of a male nude figure carrying a large sphere, with smaller sketches of hands holding spheres on tan paper.

Studies of Notus for "The Winds"

John Singer Sargent, 1922-1925

Charcoal study of a shirtless standing male figure with one arm raised, draped in cloth, on aged paper.

Study of Apollo for "Apollo and the Muses"

John Singer Sargent, c. 1921

Pencil sketch study sheet of oxen, showing a yoked pair, cow heads, horns, and a wooden cart.

Studies of Oxen

Walter Shirlaw, late 19th century

Charcoal study of a seated male nude with outstretched arms, drawn on cream paper by John Singer Sargent.

Study for "Arion"

John Singer Sargent, 1919-1920

Studies for "Apollo in His Chariot with the Hours"

John Singer Sargent, 1922-1925

Charcoal sketch of a bald, seated man in a draped cloak, hand to chin, bare feet on the ground, on cream paper.

Study for "Philosophy"

John Singer Sargent, 1922-1925

Studies for "The Fall of Gog and Magog"

John Singer Sargent, 1903-1916

Charcoal study on tan paper of intertwined nude male figures, one seen from behind and another reclining in the lower foregro

Study for "Judgment"

John Singer Sargent, 1903-1916

Charcoal study of a seated nude man on a curved ledge, one arm raised, by John Singer Sargent, 1919-1920.

Study for Figure above "Music"

John Singer Sargent, 1919-1920

Charcoal study of a muscular male torso with raised arms, with smaller arm studies and handwritten notes on tan paper.

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

John Singer Sargent, 1903-1916

Charcoal study of an arm, clenched hand and figure fragment on green paper by John Singer Sargent.

Studies for "Triumph of Religion"

John Singer Sargent, 1891-1916

Pencil sketch of boulders and shrubs beside a sloping rocky bank with trees, inscribed Hintersee 1871.

Hintersee, Germany

John Singer Sargent, 1871

Charcoal portrait drawing of a young man with tousled dark hair, facing forward, with handwritten name below.

Olimpio Fusco

John Singer Sargent, c. 1900-1910

Charcoal study of a drum-like form, a carved scroll ornament, and a hand gripping the base on cream paper.

Study for "The Fall of Gog and Magog"

John Singer Sargent, 1903-1916

Pencil sketch of a man seen from behind in a wide-brimmed hat, with a pole resting over his shoulder.

Back of a Man with Pole

Walter Shirlaw, 1870-1877

Charcoal study of a nude female figure with one arm raised, beside a second figure study, on pale paper.

Studies of Victory for "Death and Victory"

John Singer Sargent, 1920-1922

Charcoal study of a balding older man with a mustache, head and shoulders facing forward, on cream paper.

Study of Field Marshal John French for "General Officers of World War I"

John Singer Sargent, 1920-1922

Pencil sketch of a wooden Swiss chalet on a lakeshore with misty mountains rising behind it.

Swiss Chalet

John Singer Sargent, 1869

Daumier lithograph of two men carrying a stretcher with a figure dressed as a grape cluster, workers in a vineyard behind.

Faut pas vous désoler comme ca ...

Honoré Daumier, 1853

Charcoal study on grey paper of a male arm and torso with drapery over a vertical pole, by John Singer Sargent.

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

John Singer Sargent, 1903-1916

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

Graphite sketch of a standing nude woman with raised arms, with a smaller study of a face and hand at right.

Studies of Aphrodite for "Aphrodite and Eros"

John Singer Sargent, 1919-1920

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 robed figures beneath an arch, one holding a cross, by John Singer Sargent.

Study for "Triumph of Religion"

John Singer Sargent, c. 1903-1916

Charcoal study of muscular male figures with raised arms and a torso, drawn on cream paper by John Singer Sargent.

Studies for "Two Classical Male Figures Wrestling"

John Singer Sargent, 1919-1920

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 study of a nude male figure with raised arms and one leg lifted, drawn over a faint grid on toned paper.

Study of Apollo for "Apollo and Daphne"

John Singer Sargent, c. 1918

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

Graphite sketch of two men shoeing a horse before a dark stable, with a second horse and resting dogs sketched below.

Men Shoeing a Horse

Walter Shirlaw, late 19th century

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 a standing man in military uniform with arms crossed and a sword at his side.

Study of General Louis Botha for "General Officers of World War I"

John Singer Sargent, 1920-1922

Pencil sketch of a standing man seen from behind, arms at his sides, on pink paper.

Gondolier, Venice

John Singer Sargent, 1912

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 drawing of a balding man's head and shoulders in a suit, looking directly at the viewer, on pale paper.

Bust of a Man

John Singer Sargent, 1880-1905

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 a seated woman in a wide-brimmed hat, seen from behind, with loose shading around her figure.

Seated Woman

John Singer Sargent, c. 1890-1900

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

Studies for "Dancing Figures"

John Singer Sargent, 1919-1920

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