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National Gallery of Art

14,478 works

Pen and ink sketch of a gesturing woman in a long gown facing a bearded man in a head wrap and loose clothing.

Beggar Man and Woman

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1630/1631

Brown wash drawing of Saint Jerome in the desert with an angel, cherub, open book, and lion beside him.

Saint Jerome in the Desert Listening to the Angels

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1732

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child surrounded by bishops, monks and kneeling women, with a cross at left.

The Virgin and Child Adored by Bishops, Monks, and Women

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1735/1740

Black and red chalk drawing of a woman with lowered eyes wearing a lace cap, necklace, and bow-trimmed dress.

Seated Woman Looking Down

Jean-Antoine Watteau, c. 1720/1721

Sepia wash drawing of a seated woman in a long gown turned toward another figure seen from behind in an interior.

The Reading

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, c. 1765/1775

Graphite drawing of a seated woman in a lace bonnet and shawl, with an obelisk and Roman buildings behind her.

Mrs. Charles Badham

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1816

Parau No Te Varau Ino (left); Tahitian Legend (right)

Paul Gauguin, c. 1890/1895

Pencil sketch on tan paper with four loose forms, including leg-like shapes and a curved hand or tapering object.

Four Fantastic Forms [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Profile of a Boy and Self-Portrait [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884/1886

Heads of a Boy and a Man (Self-Portrait?) [verso]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Three Studies of a Man Wearing a Hat [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Head of a Cow [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Graphite sketch of a bearded man's head above a smaller drawing of a dog's head on pale paper.

Head of a Bearded Man with a Head of a Dog [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Sketch of an elderly bearded man in a top hat carrying a basket, drawn in pencil on brown paper.

Old Man Carrying a Basket, Facing Right

Vincent van Gogh, 1882

Pencil and chalk drawing of an elderly man in a long coat and cap polishing a boot beside a wooden counter.

Man Polishing a Boot

Vincent van Gogh, 1882

Pencil sketch of a seated woman with a young girl leaning against her knee, both looking toward the viewer.

Margot Leaning against Reine's Knee

Mary Cassatt, c. 1902

Pencil sketch of a smiling young girl in a ruffled bonnet seated in an armchair, drawn with loose lines.

Smiling Margot Wearing a Ruffled Bonnet

Mary Cassatt, c. 1902

Engraving of an older man drawing a bow beside a kneeling boy with an arrow, with a seated figure under a tree in the backgro

Lamech and Cain

Lucas van Leyden, 1524

Watercolor of two mounted soldiers in grey uniforms on a dirt road beside a field, under a cloudy sky.

Two Scouts

Winslow Homer, 1887

Drawing of Saint Sebastian bound to a tree, with an angel removing an arrow and three putti below.

The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian

Aegidius Sadeler, c. 1620

Etching of a muscular man with a staff reaching to a seated child on a rock, with a landscape behind.

Saint Christopher Giving His Hand to the Infant Jesus

Francesco Amato, 1650s

Etching of a kneeling pope and soldier gazing at angels lifting souls from flames toward heaven.

Saint Gregoire I Delivering Souls from Purgatory

Francesco Fontebasso after Sebastiano Ricci, 1744

Engraving of two women embracing, one holding a staff, both in flowing robes against a hatched landscape background.

The Visitation

Lucas van Leyden, 1520

Chalk drawing of a boy in a feathered military cap and cravat, looking straight ahead, on tan paper.

A Boy Wearing a Military Cap

Unknown artist

Black chalk drawing of a young man with closed eyes beside a girl in a headscarf, highlighted in white on toned paper.

A Young Man Embracing a Girl

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, c. 1743

Architectural drawing with floor plan, elevations, and interior perspective of a circular church with dome, c. 1750.

Plan and Three Views of a Circular Church

Pierre Varin, c. 1750

Symmetrical ink and wash plan of a decorated ceiling with rectangular bays, circular niches, rosettes, and figural panels.

Plan for a Decorated Ceiling

Pierre Varin, c. 1750

Pen and ink drawing of angels and a putto framing a painted panel of three saints in an architectural design.

Page from the Collection of Niccolò Gaddi (So-Called "Vasari Page")

Unknown artist, Sheets probably 1480-1504; mounting & framework c. 1575/1590

Pen and chalk sketch of a standing nude youth in an octagonal frame on a warm tinted sheet.

Standing Nude Youth

Filippino Lippi, c. 1496

Man with a Stick

Filippino Lippi, c. 1500