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National Gallery of Art

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Watercolor drawing of two armored men in plate armor fighting with longswords and buckler shields.

Foot Combat with Longswords and Buckler Shields

Unknown artist, c.1512-1515

Two armored knights in foot combat with swords and buckler shields, drawn in blue and ochre watercolor on paper.

Foot Combat with Swords and Buckler Shields

Unknown artist, c.1512-1515

Watercolor drawing of two armored figures fighting with daggers, one in plate armor with a plumed helmet, on cream paper.

Foot Combat with Daggers

Unknown artist, c.1512-1515

Pencil drawing of a young boy with dark tousled hair and downcast eyes, shaded softly against a pale background.

Head of a Youth and a Man with a Moustache

Tito Lessi, c. 1895/1896

Pen and wash plan of a fan-shaped Sorbonne law lecture hall with tiered benches, spiral stair, and French annotations.

Study for the Renovation of a Law Classroom at the Sorbonne

Antoine Laurent Thomas Vaudoyer, 1820

Drawing of a crowned bearded god descending in lightning toward a reclining woman on a draped bed beneath a canopy.

Jupiter and Semele

Unknown artist, 18th century

Grey wash drawing of a rococo garden party with figures on a seesaw, seated groups, trees and a scrolled border.

Fête Champêtre with a Seesaw (La Bascule)

Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, before 1774

Brown wash drawing of elegant figures playing a game under trees in an outdoor fête, with a scrolled frame below.

Fête Champêtre with Game of Hot Cockles (La Main Chaude)

Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, before 1774

Lithograph portrait of a woman with lowered eyes, wearing a crown, lace headdress and collar against a shaded background.

Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots

Francesco Hayez, c. 1827

Etching of the Supper at Emmaus showing Christ at a table with two men, a standing servant, bread, fruit and a jug.

The Supper at Emmaus

Pierre Fatoure and Gabriel Lejeune, after Caravaggio, c. 1609/1610

Brown ink print of Jupiter and Juno in an oval, with cherubs, peacocks and a rainbow below the clouds.

Jupiter and Juno

after Pietro da Cortona Johann Gottlieb Prestel, 1788

Oval sepia print of Venus on clouds pointing to a reclining Vulcan beside armor, with a winged putto holding a helmet.

Venus Commanding Vulcan to Make Arms for Aeneas

after Pietro da Cortona Johann Gottlieb Prestel, 1788

Graphite and white chalk study on blue paper of a youth pulling ropes, with several hand and arm studies.

Studies of a Youth Pulling Ropes (recto); Faint Study of a Youth Pulling a Rope (verso)

Aurelio Lomi, 1610s

Front cover of a brown portfolio with gold-stamped title Graphic Scenes in the Japan Expedition, by Wm. Heine.

Graphic Scenes of the Japan Expedition

William Heine, 1856

Brown wash drawing of women gathered around jewelry while a warrior woman with spear and shield stands among them and a beard

The Discovery of Achilles among the Daughters of Lycomedes

James Thornhill, c. 1710

Brown wash drawing of a grotto with arched openings revealing trees and ruined walls beyond, by Francis Place.

A Grotto (The Stables of the Villa Maecenas, Tivoli?)

Francis Place, c. 1700

A Sheep

Jean-Ferdinand Chaigneau, 1860s

Chalk drawing with white highlights on grey paper showing two standing sheep and faint studies of sheep heads above.

Studies of Sheep

Jean-Ferdinand Chaigneau, 1860s

Etched landscape with a winged angel and a young man beside a river, large trees at right, cattle and a shepherd, and distant

River Landscape with Tobias and the Angel

John Galioth Nardois, c. 1648

Charcoal drawing of figures struggling around a water jug, one man holding a spear, another lying prone on the ground.

The Siege of Tortona, or The Thirst of the People of Tortona (La Costanza dei tortonesi)

Andrea Gastaldi, 1866-1867

Colored drawing of Christ with a halo in a doorway, a kneeling apostle reaching toward him, and robed onlookers around.

Christ with Doubting Thomas and the Apostles

Henri Lehmann, mid-19th century

Brown ink sketch of the Madonna and Child on a dais with an angel, Tobias, a saint and children, plus a small head study belo

The Madonna and Child Seated on a Dais with Tobias and the Angel and a Saint Presenting Two Children

Pietro Giacomo Palmieri, late 18th century

Monochrome print of a bearded old man in a turban with a bird on his shoulder, signed Le Prince, 1768.

Head of a Drooping Old Woman

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1768

Grey wash drawing of a grand Baroque ceremonial facade with arches, statues, a central fountain, and small figures in the for

Design for "The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1774: Hercules and the Dragon in the Garden of the Hesperides"

Paolo Posi and Giuseppe Palazzi, 1774

Engraved title page with a reclining lion, rocks and trees, and French lettering reading Recueïl de Lions, 1729.

Recueïl de Lions: Dessinés d'après nature par divers maitres et gravés par B. Picart (Collection of Lions: Drawn from…

Bernard Picart with plates after Albrecht Dürer, after Charles Le Brun and after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1729

Au Théâtre Antoine

Edouard Vuillard, c. 1889

Drawing in black and red chalk of a young girl in a white bonnet reading an open book at a table.

Young Girl Reading

Jacques-André Portail, mid 18th century

Still life of a hanging mallard, partridge and goldfinch with a bundle of red onions against a pale wall.

Hunting Trophy with Mallard, Partridge, Goldfinches, and Onions

Antoine Berjon, c. 1810

Painting of a hare hanging by its feet from a branch of bay leaves against a grey background, with a shadow behind it.

Hunting Trophy with Hare and Bay Leaves

Antoine Berjon, c. 1810

Watercolor of an autumn forest with bare birch trees, mossy rocks, a dirt path, and birds flying across a cloudy sky.

Autumn Landscape in the Forest of Fontainebleau

Auguste Allongé, c. 1860

Pen and watercolor study of a reclining male nude, head resting on one arm, one leg raised, on a pale studio ground.

Study of a Male Nude

William Mulready, c. 1852

Black chalk drawing of a bearded, shirtless sailor seated at a ship's rigging, holding an oar, with stars above.

Navigation (Allegory of the Navy)

Jules-Élie Delaunay, 1876

Drawing of a soldier in Roman armor with plumed helmet, holding a pike and a shield with a bearded face.

A Soldier in Ancient Roman Costume with Pike and Shield

Lattanzio Gambara, 1572/1573

Drawing of tall trees framing a river and grassy bank, with a small figure near the water under an overcast sky.

Wooded Landscape beside a River

Henri Harpignies, 1861

Engraving of Christ crowned with thorns, seated between a helmeted soldier, a turbaned man and a grieving woman.

Ecce Homo

after Correggio Agostino Carracci, 1587

Grey wash drawing of large gnarled trees arching over a woodland path, with a bright clearing in the distance.

Trees at Fordland, Devon

John White Abbott, 1841

Watercolor of fallow and red deer resting in a wooded parkland glade, with rolling hills and a cloudy sky beyond.

Stags in Knole Park, Kent

Robert Hills, 1839

Pencil drawing of a Gothic cathedral tower and nave seen from a lawn, with large trees framing the scene.

Bristol Cathedral from College Green

Thomas Girtin, 1797?

Watercolor of fortified ramparts and towers beside tidal water, with a rocky hill and a small boat in the foreground.

The Ramparts, Mont St. Michel, France

Alfred William Hunt, c. 1876

Brown wash drawing of a conical mountain with a plume of smoke, framed by trees and a flat valley in the foreground.

The Wrekin, Shropshire

Francis Towne, c. 1777/1783

Watercolor of Oxford's spires and towers seen across autumn trees, with cattle resting and two figures on a path.

View of Oxford from Headington Hill

William Turner, 1830

Engraving of mourners around a nude fallen hero, with hunting dogs, a boar, and figures with bows in the clouds.

The Death of Meleager

after Francesco Salviati Nicolas Beatrizet, 1543

Brown wash drawing of the Presentation in the Temple, with the Christ Child, Mary, an elderly priest, and attendants among cl

The Presentation in the Temple

Paolo Gerolamo Piola, c. 1720/1724

Colored chalk and graphite head study of a man with pale hair and rosy cheeks, turned over his shoulder.

Head of a Man

George Chinnery, c. 1810/1825

Title page of Opera Hopferiana, printed in German serif type, Frankfurt am Main, 1802.

Opera Hopferiana

Daniel Hopfer, Hieronymus Hopfer, and Lambert Hopfer, 1802

Two Studies of the Head of a Young Man Crowned with a Laurel Wreath

Jacques-Louis David, 1775/1780

Saddled Horse with a Study of a Rider

Edgar Degas, c. 1860s

Pen and ink sketch of a feathered figure crouched over a struggling prone figure on the ground.

A False Scalping Performed by Iowa Tribe Members in Paris

Eugène Delacroix, 1845

Graphite sketch of a turbaned rider on a galloping horse, one arm raised, on tan paper.

Arab Horseman at the Gallop

Eugène Delacroix, 1849

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing male nude seen from behind, with smaller figure studies at upper right.

Study of a Male Nude and Other Studies

Mariano Fortuny Marsal, 1858/1860?

Brown ink and wash drawing of a shadowed cloister courtyard with a standing robed monk and a figure at a window.

A Roman Cloister

François Marius Granet, c. 1802/1819

Red and black chalk study of a seated male nude holding up hair or cloth, with white highlights, by Henri Lehmann.

Study for "Rêve d'amour"

Henri Lehmann, 1848

Pencil drawing of two figures in plumed hats on a rocky shore, with clouds and birds above a dark sea.

Two Figures in a Landscape

Odilon Redon, 1865

Pencil drawing of a ruined Gothic church interior with pointed arches, rubble, and small figures and a dog in the foreground.

Ruins of the Church of the Saints-Innocents, Paris

Hubert Robert, 1786/1787

Charcoal drawing of a nude woman bending over a bathtub while drying herself with a towel.

After the Bath: Woman Drying Herself

Edgar Degas, c. 1900

Watercolor drawing of Ludlow Castle towers on a hill, with a rider on horseback and grazing animals in the foreground.

Ludlow Castle, Shropshire

William Marlow, 1770s

Decorative title page with oval lettering, draped American flag, cannon, battle scene, and military camp vignettes around the

Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War (Volume 1)

Alexander Gardner, 1866

Printed book page with blackletter title 'McLean's House, Appomattox Court-House' above a paragraph of text on a cream backgr

Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War (Volume 2)

Alexander Gardner, 1866

Brown ink and wash drawing of a grand Roman plaza with a curved colonnade, an obelisk, pyramids and small figures.

A Roman Capriccio

Hubert Robert, c. 1763/1764

Charcoal drawing of tall trees by a river with a rowboat and figure in the foreground under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Three Tall Trees

Auguste Allongé, c. 1860

Graphite sketch of a nude woman seated on a classical entablature, with a draped figure holding a distaff above her.

A Female Figure Seated on an Entablature, Holding a Distaff

Lorenzo de' Ferrari, c. 1700/1710

Bilingual German and French title page for Philipp Veith's portfolio Works of Leisure, framed by a black fleur-de-lis border.

Arbeiten der Musse/Ouvrages de Loisir (Works of Leisure), Part 2

Philipp Veith, c. 1824

Title page of a 1737 Venetian book with a red engraved vignette of a bearded man reclining and holding a flame.

Rutzvanscad il Giovine: Arcisopratragichissima Tragedia

Zaccaria Valaresso, 1737

Lithograph of a young woman seated on a bench gazing at a dusk sea with boats and village rooftops.

Reverie: Young Woman Sitting by the Sea

Alexandre Lunois, c. 1890