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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Pencil study of two nude male figures leaping, with squared grids and arrow marks for enlarging the composition.

Studies for "Two Classical Male Figures Jumping"

John Singer Sargent, 1919-1920

Charcoal study of a draped reclining figure with a bare foot extended at lower left, on cream paper.

Study of a Draped Figure

John Singer Sargent, 1920-1925

Charcoal sketch of a seated woman in a hat on garden steps beside a balustrade, with dark foliage behind her.

By the Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy

John Singer Sargent, c. 1907

Pen and ink drawing of a dirt road winding through rolling hills with wooden fences, grass, and trees.

A Road in the Hills Near Dordrecht

Walter Shirlaw, 1870-1877

Graphite sketch of two swans on pink paper, one with raised wings and one with head turned back.

Studies of a Swan

John Singer Sargent, 1880-1900

Pencil sketch of two swans on rippling water, one with neck curved in the foreground, by John Singer Sargent.

Swans in the Water

John Singer Sargent, 1880-1900

Brown ink sketch of fisher figures with baskets and children walking across wet sand toward distant windmills and boats.

En route pour la pêche (Setting Out to Fish)

John Singer Sargent, 1878

Watercolor of a gondola on a Venetian canal passing an arched bridge and old buildings, with soft reflections on the water.

Ponte Panada, Fondamenta Nuove, Venice

John Singer Sargent, c. 1880

Daumier lithograph of a crowded omnibus above, and a man sprawled on cobblestones as an omnibus rolls away below.

La difficulté d'arriver a une place

Honoré Daumier, 1853

Sepia allegorical emblem design with seated woman, circular shield with anchor, musket-armed soldier, cannon and bust.

Design for an Emblem of the State of South Carolina

Christian Schussele, c. 1860

Watercolor of two deer leaping across a river through a dense autumn-toned forest with a sandy bank.

Landscape with Deer, North Carolina

Joshua Shaw, c. 1820

Pencil sketch of a woman leaning on a fence beside laundry, watching three puppies playing on the grass below.

Woman Watching Puppies

Walter Shirlaw, late 19th century

Charcoal drawing of a standing female nude leaning against a wall, head bowed, one hand raised to her face.

Female Nude

Walter Shirlaw, c. 1872

Pencil study of several bare feet and a shin with hatched shading and cast shadows on pale paper.

Studies of Feet

Walter Shirlaw, c. 1872

Graphite drawing of a nude male figure seen from behind, holding a tall staff beside a rocky outcrop.

Male Nude with Staff

Walter Shirlaw, 1872

Pencil and watercolor sketch of cypress trees, a hillside building, and travelers with pack animals on a dirt road.

Granada

Walter Shirlaw, 1904-1909

Brown ink and wash drawing of a man in a hat and cloak raising a long stick, face turned toward the viewer.

Study for "Toning the Bell"

Walter Shirlaw, c. 1874

Watercolor of ruined brick buildings and a standing figure in a town street, with distant trees and boat masts behind.

Ruins of a Tavern, Petersburg, Virginia

Jr William Skinner Simpson, c. 1845

Pencil sketch of cavalry soldiers in battle, with raised sabres, a fallen horse and rider, and a horseman charging across a f

Cavaliers in Battle

Asa B. Sizer, c. 1820

Daumier lithograph of seated theatre audience women and top-hatted men in the foreground, with a stage and couple at right.

Ce qui nous prouve comme quoi il est ... inutile ...

Honoré Daumier, 1857

Watercolor study of two men flanking a scrolled cartouche with a ship, a dog, and a ribbon reading Liberty.

Study for "The Great Seal of the State of Delaware"

Thomas Sully, c. 1847

Pencil drawing of the U.S. Capitol dome rising above brick rooftops and chimneys under a pale sky.

Capitol, Washington

George Strickland, 1837

Brown wash drawing of a seated man in a dark coat holding a book, with stacked books behind him.

Man Holding a Book [recto]

Thomas Sully, c. 1815

Daumier caricature of a man in uniform frowning at a woman in a huge crinoline gown in a garden, 1857.

J'aimerais autant voir un ouragan se promener dans mon jardin qu'une de ces satanées crinolines!

Honoré Daumier, September 9, 1857

Hand-coloured title page of Joseph Nash's Mansions of England, showing a Gothic doorway with seated man, dog, and standing fi

Title Page

Joseph Nash, 1849

Daumier lithograph of two cloaked figures beneath a comet and a glowing sun, one woman wringing her hands in alarm.

Ah! Ma pauv' Madame Chaffarou ...

Honoré Daumier, 1857

Daumier lithograph of a horse with a human body at a doorway while a man in a dressing gown looks out at it.

Plaisanterie que se permettent ...

Honoré Daumier, 1858

Daumier lithograph of a startled man holding a framed still life of a candle, with another figure carrying a canvas behind hi

Ils m'ont refusé ca ...

Honoré Daumier, 1859

Pen and ink drawing of a bear lying in grass beside a bench with two straw beehives under trees.

Bear Stung by Bees

William Holbrook Beard, 1865-1895

Watercolor of Half Dome and Royal Arches in Yosemite with pale granite cliffs, shadowed valley and stormy sky.

Half Dome and Royal Arches, Yosemite, from Glacier Point

Samuel Colman, c. 1870

Graphite study of pioneer families on rocky ground, a man in a fur hat pointing west, with grid lines visible.

Study for "Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way"

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, c. 1862

Pencil sketch of steep rocky cliffs and a winding creek in a canyon, with scattered trees along the valley floor.

Clear Creek Canyon, Rocky Mountains, Colorado

Ralph Albert Blakelock, c. 1869

Daumier lithograph of provincial visitors at the Louvre gallery and the Jardin des Plantes, with a copyist and a cat behind r

Dans la galerie du Louvre

Honoré Daumier, 1853

Charcoal drawing of a dark gondola on a canal at evening with pale buildings and light reflections on water.

Gondola, Evening in Venice

Eugène Vail, c. 1900-1920

Brown wash drawing of four men seated around a table in conversation, one smoking a pipe, with faint sketches of heads.

Fishermen

Adolph Menzel, c. 1850

Sepia stipple print of a smiling girl in a wide hat holding a kitten before a landscape and drapery.

The Girl and Kitten

Francesco Bartolozzi

Etching of Westminster Abbey's chancel with Gothic arches, an ornate tomb behind iron railing, and visitors near the pews.

Westminster Abbey, View of the Chancel from the South Transept

Axel Herman Haig, 1885

Etching of two thatched rural cottages by a stream with a windmill, tall trees, and children resting in the grass.

Les Deux Bourrines

Louis Auguste Lepère

Pencil sketch of a misty lake with a rowboat and wooded island, and an oval vignette of a tree, path and cottage.

Seascape and Landscape

Unknown artist, c. 1859

Pen and ink study of two embracing figures in period dress, with smaller sketches and handwritten notes on pale paper.

Study for "The Return of King Friedrich II from Küstrin"

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, c. 1850s

Pencil sketch of a crowd of bearded men in seventeenth-century hats and cloaks, finished at left and faint toward right.

Men in Seventeenth-Century Costumes [recto]

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, c. 1850s

Sketch of the Ponte Vecchio over the Arno with buildings, a tower and a dome behind it, drawn in soft grey tones.

Ponte Vecchio, Florence [recto]

John Singer Sargent, 1870-1872

Pencil sketch of a monastery with a bell tower and cypress trees on a hillside under a soft sky.

Monastery [recto]

John Singer Sargent, 1870-1872

Pencil sketch of a valley village below steep mountains, with grazing animals in the foreground and a dated inscription.

Weser

John William Casilear, 1842

Graphite sketch of a seated man in a pith helmet looking over a rolling landscape with distant hills and trees.

Study for "White Mountains from North Conway, New Hampshire" [recto]

David Johnson, 1851

Engraved emblem of a seated allegorical woman with an olive branch, flag, and shield, framed by a chain of stars.

Emblem of the United States of America

Samuel A. Harris, 1804

Horse

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, c. 1860s

Lithograph of a caricatured man sewing small trophies beside hanging flags and banners, by Honoré Daumier, 1854.

En train de ...confectionner quelques

Honoré Daumier, 1854

Pencil studies of a boy in a wide-brimmed hat seated on a wooden ladder, with faint grid lines beneath.

Studies of a Boy on a Ladder

James Goodwyn Clonney, c. 1840-1850

Grey wash drawing of a smiling man peering around a doorway, body partly hidden, on a narrow vertical sheet.

Man at a Doorway

James Goodwyn Clonney, c. 1840-1850

Graphite sketch of large oak trees in a field, with a seated figure at the trunk and a standing man with a staff at left.

By the Old Oak Trees

James Goodwyn Clonney, 1839

Watercolor of a country road with a horse cart, a leaning tree, and hazy blue mountains beyond a village.

A Gleamy Effect - Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania

George Harvey, 1835-1840

Brown leather album cover with gold lettering reading Album of Virginia, illustrated by Ed. Beyer, 1858.

Album of Virginia

Edward Beyer, 1857-1858

Daumier caricature of a wild-haired man descending by parachute over a city, his top hat floating away from him.

Une Descente en parachute

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Watercolor sketch of a stone palazzo balustrade and arched doorway with a bell tower and trees behind, in Genoa.

Glimpse of the Palazzo Doria, Genova

Marietta Minnigerode Andrews, 1892

Pen and ink sketch of a bearded peasant man in a cap leaning on a long pole against hatched shadows.

Peasant

attributed to Edward Moran, c. 1878

Watercolor and pencil study of a weathered wooden well, two wooden troughs, planks and sketched tools on tan paper.

Studies of a Well and Wooden Trough

Jr Enoch Wood Perry, c. 1870-1900

Watercolor of an elephant with riders in a howdah turning away from a snarling tiger on an open grassy plain.

The Tiger Hunt

Antoine-Louis Barye, c. 1836

Brown ink and white heightened drawing of a bearded man in a draped robe raising a staff, with a faint serpent sketch at left

Aaron Converting His Staff into a Serpent

Robert Walter Weir, c. 1860s

Brown and white drawing of soldiers charging with bayonets, a flag bearer at center, and fallen soldiers in the foreground.

Battle Charge

Hammat Billings, 1865-1874

Pen and ink drawing of a woman in a flowing dress by water among reeds, with a horse head and a man in the background.

Gretchen Murdering Her Child

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, 1852

Charcoal study of a reclining man's legs and foot with separate studies of hands on pale paper.

Studies for "Judgment"

John Singer Sargent, 1903-1916

Title page of an 1851 portfolio, with ornate calligraphic flourishes framing the words The War Between the United States and

The War Between the United States and Mexico

Carl Nebel and George Wilkins Kendall, 1851

Graphite and chalk sketch of a wooded valley with tall trees and an open field, on tan paper, dated 1852.

Sherberne Valley

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1852