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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Pencil architectural drawing of brick wall with barred window, wrought iron gate, and pilaster elevation on tan paper.

Brickwork in Rimini

John Russell Pope, c. 1898

Bust of an Elderly Man in a Flat Cap

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1635/1637

Ink and wash drawing of a rocky landscape with a natural arch, trees, and small figures on the path.

Landscape with a Natural Arch

Abraham Genoels, 1718

Pencil architectural drawing of an ornate Byzantine-style doorway with a pediment, heraldic shield and carved relief panels.

Byzantine Doorway with Duomo, Rimini

John Russell Pope, c. 1898

Brown ink sketch of a standing man in a beret and two seated figures, one holding a cup, at a table.

Sketches from a Tavern: Woman Standing and Two Men Seated

Attributed to Rembrandt van Rijn

Black chalk drawing of a man's face with curled hair on grey paper, frontal view.

Anthony Henley

Godfrey Kneller, 1694

Pencil architectural drawing of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, with a plan and a sectional elevation showing the domed chu

Sta. Maria della Salute, Venice

John Russell Pope, c. 1898

Grey wash drawing of a man bending over a seated woman at a table while an older man with a cane watches in an ornate room.

Le mari confident

Antoine Borel, 1790

Pen and wash drawing of armored mounted warriors with banners charging into battle over fallen soldiers and horses.

Ancient Roman Warriors Riding into Battle

Antoine Caron, 1597

Pencil elevation drawing of a multi-story loggia with arcades, columns, balustrade and stairs, labeled Loggia del Consiglio,

Loggia del Consiglio, Padua

John Russell Pope, c. 1898

Brown wash drawing of a seated woman with a fan and a standing couple in an ornate rococo interior.

Second Day, Second Story: Rinaldo d'Asti and the Widow

Hubert François Gravelot, c. 1757

Pen and wash drawing of The Baptism of Christ with John the Baptist, an angel, kneeling figures and onlookers in a landscape.

The Baptism of Christ

Friedrich Sustris, 1580

Brown wash drawing of a man in a plumed hat drawing back a bed curtain to look at a sleeping woman in an elegant interior.

Second Day, Seventh Story: The Duke of Athens Contemplating the Sleeping Princess Alatiel

Hubert François Gravelot after François Boucher, c. 1757

Grey wash drawing of a woman in a long gown receiving a pouch from a man beside a seated clerk writing at a table.

Eighth Day, First Story, Madonna Ambruogia Gives Her Husband the Two Hundred Florins She Was Given by Gulfardo in Pay…

Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, c. 1757

Pencil and chalk sketch of cattle grazing on a grassy riverbank with a flat landscape beyond, on gray paper.

River Bank with Cattle

Constant Troyon, 1850

Brown ink drawing of a sleeping man on a bed while turbaned men gather in a columned hall with scattered coins.

Tenth Day, Ninth Story: Saladin Bestows Rich Gifts on the Sleeping Torello

Hubert François Gravelot, c. 1757

Engraving of the Great Flood: families in water, a robed figure under a tree, rain-filled sky and distant refugees on a hill.

The Great Flood

Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen, 1765

Pencil sketch of a reclining soldier in uniform leaning on a knapsack, with a walking stick on the ground beside him.

Relaxing Soldier

David Claypoole Johnston, 1860

Brown wash drawing of a reclining nude Io beneath clouds, with an eagle and cupid on a rock above, in a decorative frame.

Jupiter couvre la Terre de Nuages pour jouir d'Io

Charles Monnet, published 1767/1771

Pencil and wash drawing of Phaeton bowing before the seated Sun god in a columned palace, with attendants around him.

Phaeton au Palais du Soleil ...

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1766

Pencil sketch of a group of men in top hats, a woman, and a child standing together beneath an umbrella.

Study for "The House that Jeff Built"

David Claypoole Johnston, 1863

Pencil drawing of Jupiter disguised as Diana embracing Callisto beneath a tree, with cupid, dogs and drapery.

Jupiter and Callisto

Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen, 1765

Brown wash drawing of Perseus holding up Medusa's head to armored soldiers, with a winged figure above and fallen bodies belo

Perseus Turning Phinneas to Stone with the Head of Medusa

Charles Monnet, 1767

Watercolor landscape of wooded hills in a valley with a hazy distant mountain range under a warm yellow sky.

Landscape with a Distant Mountain Range

Grey wash drawing of a gaunt spectral figure hovering over a sleeping man in a curtained bed beside a lamp.

La Famine par l'ordre de Ceres ...

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1767

Drawing of Venus embracing Adonis on clouds with cupids above, in grey and white chalk by François Boucher, 1767.

Venus appuyee sur son cher Adonis ...

François Boucher, 1767

Graphite sketch of a bishop blessing a king, with kneeling attendants, a crowd, banners, and an arched architectural backgrou

A Bishop Blessing a King

Sebastiano Conca

Grey wash drawing of a woman on altar steps, a priest with a knife, soldiers, and a goddess with a deer in clouds.

The Sacrifice of Iphigenia

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1769

Brown wash drawing of a kneeling man reaching toward a woman under a garlanded garden arch with a balustrade behind.

Le Mari sylphe

Hubert François Gravelot, 1765

Pen and wash drawing of classical ruins with columns, arches, a statue, figures and trees under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with a Draftsman among Ancient Ruins

Johann Oswald Harms, 1670