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National Gallery of Art

1,542 works

Sketch of a calm lake with sailboats, distant mountains, and evergreen trees on a grassy shore.

Newport Mountain from Bald Porcupine

George Henry Smillie

Engraving of a mountain valley with tall trees, craggy cliffs, a hilltop castle and a village beside a stream.

Mountain Landscape

Erhard Altdorfer, 1510/1525

Grey wash drawing of a brick ruin among gnarled trees in a shaded forest, with two small figures seated on the right.

Ruins by a Woodland Stream

Paulus van Liender

Watercolor of palm trees along a shoreline with a pink sky, reddish grass in the foreground, and a boat in the corner.

Palm Trees, Red

Winslow Homer, 1890

Sepia print of a couple embracing under a tree while two women watch from behind, with dogs and sheep in the foreground.

Two Lovers Seated at the Foot of a Large Tree, Surprised by Two Girls

the Elder after François Boucher Gilles Demarteau

Etching of a satyr and nymph pouring water from an urn beside a bearded river god in a rocky landscape.

Satyr, Nymph and River God

Pierre-Alexandre Aveline after François Boucher, in or after 1736

Brown wash drawing of a rocky outcrop and trees with a church bell tower on a hill behind.

Church Tower on a Hill

Attributed to Jan Asselijn

Red-brown ink drawing of a figure in a tunic pushing through thorny briars and tree trunks, with roses in the corners.

Prince Charming in the Forest

Brown ink drawing of a fortified stone bridge and tower beside a river, with a craggy mountain behind and travelers nearby.

Fortified Bridge against Distant Mountains

Pietro Giacomo Palmieri, c. 1760

Pencil and watercolor sketch of leaning tree trunks and foliage over a pale rock, with blue and green washes.

Trees Leaning over Rocks

Paul Cézanne, c. 1892

Hand-colored print of Baltimore harbor from a hill, with sailing ships, steamboats, brick warehouses and figures with animals

Baltimore from Federal Hill

William James Bennett, published 1831

Hand-colored print of Richmond from a hill, showing a winding river, canal, town buildings, grazing cows and seated figures w

Richmond: From the Hill above the Waterworks

William James Bennett after George Cooke, published 1834

Print of West Point on the Hudson River with sailboats, wooded hills, distant buildings, and figures on a grassy bank.

West Point, from above Washington Valley: Looking down the River

William James Bennett after George Cooke, published 1834

Pen and ink drawing on blue paper of a village with a tower on a cliff above water, with a small figure in the foreground.

Village atop a River Cliff [recto]

Master of the Blue Landscapes

Etching of a large tree with figures on wooden stairs and a stone terrace, surrounded by tall forest trees.

The Inhabited Tree

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1653

Etching of a skeleton in a plumed hat riding a skeletal horse over a battlefield strewn with dead soldiers.

Death on the Battle Field

Stefano Della Bella

Watercolor of cattle grazing in a meadow with trees, a church tower, and rolling hills under a pale sky.

A Meadow with Cattle near Glastonbury

Pale watercolor of several sailboats on calm water under an overcast sky, with a distant shoreline on the horizon.

Sailboats on Southampton River

John Linnell, 1819

Watercolor of gleaners in a wheat field with stooks, a large dark tree on the right, and distant woodland under an open sky.

Gleaners in the Wheat Field

John Martin, 1847

Watercolor of the Naval College at Greenwich seen from the river, with domed buildings, sailing boats and figures on barges.

The Naval College from the River at Greenwich

David Roberts, 1861

Brown wash drawing of a wooded landscape with a road, tall trees, and a distant village under a hazy sky.

Wooded Landscape with a Road

Lodewijk de Vadder, mid-17th century

Pen and brown ink sketch of a winding road beside a river, with trees, distant hills and two small figures.

Road along a Winding River

Nicolas Poussin, c. 1648?

Etching of the Baptism of Christ beside a river, with a walled town, large trees and distant hills under clouds.

The Baptism of Christ, Set in a Mountainous Landscape

Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi ?

Hand-colored woodcut of the Madonna and Child enthroned between two saints, one a bishop, one crowned in red robes.

The Madonna and Child Enthroned, with Saints Corbinian and Sigismund

Unknown artist, 1492

Etching of a tree cluster beside rocks on a hillside, with two small figures on a rise and hatched clouds above.

Bouquet d'arbres aux rochers (Stand of Trees with Rocks)

Henri Harpignies, 1847

Pale watercolor of a leaning tree and ivy-covered trunk beside a wooden fence and green foliage.

Trees at Beddington

Robert Hills, possibly c. 1805

Pencil sketch of a hollow-trunked tree beside a rail fence and a road leading to cottages.

Trees by a Rail Fence

Attributed to John Frederick Kensett, early 1850s

Brown ink sketch of horseback riders and a figure crossing a landscape with trees, a stream and a bridge.

Figures in a Landscape [recto]

Pen and brown ink sketch of a landscape with feathery trees, small figures in the foreground, and distant buildings.

Figures in a Landscape [verso]

Two small birds with long tails beside a textured nest among holly branches with red berries, on a pale background.

Coral Buntings and Their Nest in a Holly Tree

Harry Bright, 1878