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National Gallery of Art

14,495 works

A Letter from Iris Court with Sketches of Henry Irving

Mortimer Menpes

Handwritten letter on Iris Court letterhead beside a pencil and wash portrait sketch of a man labeled John L. Toole.

A Letter From Iris Court with a Portrait of John L. Toole

Mortimer Menpes

Black chalk drawing of a standing saint in a long robe holding a book and a palm frond on tan paper.

A Standing Saint Holding a Book and a Palm Frond

Unknown artist

Pen and ink drawing of a standing male nude leaning forward with one arm outstretched, on a pale sheet.

A Standing Male Nude

Circle of Raphael

Watercolor and pen portrait of an older figure in a hat with a clay pipe, red garment and yellow neckerchief.

A Soldier's Widow

Thomas Rowlandson, 1815/1820

Pen and wash drawing of a nude figure falling from a chariot as rearing horses rise through clouds.

The Fall of Phaeton

Thomas Rowlandson

Red chalk drawing of a bearded standing man in a draped robe, gazing upward beside a diagonal cross form.

Saint Andrew

Unknown artist, 1625/1650

Pencil sketch of a nude man with raised arms twisting across a tan sheet, with hatched shading suggesting rock behind him.

A Nude Man Chained to a Rock

Francesco Solimena

Gossiping Women

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

A Wounded Soldier and His Comrade

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1916

Pen and blue crayon drawing of five street sweepers in long coats carrying brooms, walking past a wall with chimneys.

Sweepers

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1888

Watercolor of a seated woman in a dark bodice and pink skirt in an ornate stone interior, with flowers and a standing man beh

The Blind Milton

Thomas Uwins, c. 1817?

Sepia wash drawing of an elderly bearded man on a bed surrounded by sons and a standing man with a staff.

Jacob Allowing Benjamin to Go to Egypt with His Brothers

James Thornhill, 1722

Ink drawing of a steep rocky hillside with dead and dying trees and broken branches, with distant mountains on the left.

A Rocky Hillside with Dead and Dying Trees

Adolphe Etienne Viollet-Le-Duc II

Red and black chalk drawing of a bearded man in a gown resting his hand on a book beside a writing desk.

A Scholar Writing

Unknown artist

Sepia wash drawing of a dim interior with two small figures seen through a bright doorway, by James McNeill Whistler.

A Doorway in Ajaccio

James McNeill Whistler, 1901

Pen and ink wash drawing of a standing man in a long coat and boots, head turned slightly, on a sheet with cut corners.

A Standing Man Wearing a Great Coat and Boots

Style of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Pen drawing of two laughing street musicians, one playing a guitar and one raising a tambourine, against a hatched stone wall

Dwarf Musicians of Granada

Gustave Doré, 1861/1862

Sepia title page with a rural church, trees, and figures on a path, framed by ornamental lettering for Ellen Seymour.

Title Page for "Ellen Seymour"

Myles Birket Foster

Red chalk sketch of a dancing woman raising a tambourine overhead, with flowing drapery and an arched frame.

Dancing Woman with a Tambourine

William Edward Frost

Pen and ink sketch sheet with apostle studies, a flying angel, and an Adoration of the Shepherds composition.

Studies of an Apostle Guided by an Angel and the Adoration of the Shepherds

Agostino Masucci, 1720/1750

Pencil portrait of a balding man with a mustache, head turned slightly, wearing a collared shirt and tie.

Portrait of a Man (Souvenir d'un Passage à Paris)

Albert Besnard, 1898

Days with Celebrities: Mr. Millais, R.A.

Studio of Alfred Bryan, 1881

Watercolor stage set design with painted panels, textured fabrics, hand fans, a screen with figures, and a blue and white vas

Stage Set Consisting Of Painted Panels, Fabrics, And Fans

Robert Caney, 1870/1890

Red chalk drawing of a smiling boy with closed eyes and flowing hair, sketched on cream paper.

A Smiling Boy with Flowing Hair

Unknown artist, c. 1700

Pen and wash drawing of a crowd stoning a kneeling saint beneath a cloud of angels and cherubs.

The Stoning of Saint Stephen

Joseph François Parrocel

Grey wash drawing of a studio with a seated draped woman, a standing nude statue, classical busts and drafting tools.

Allegory of Sculpture

Gerard van Houten

Pen and watercolor drawing of a flowering plant with pink blooms, looping calligraphic scrolls, and the signature Bernard.

Calligraphic Flowers

Jean-Joseph Bernard called Bernard de Paris

Watercolor landscape of billowing clouds over trees and small figures walking a path in the foreground.

A Landscape with Figures Walking along a Path

Henri Harpignies

Sepia drawing of two grenadier soldiers in shako hats on a path, with a distant battle scene behind them.

Two Grenadiers