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National Gallery of Art

14,495 works

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a seated young cadet in a military cap and buttoned jacket on gray paper.

The Cadet

Robert Vonnoh, late 19th century

Charcoal sketch on gray paper of a standing man in a suit and bow tie holding a briefcase.

Standing Man

Robert Vonnoh, late 19th century

Pastel drawing of a woman in a blue shawl and a child bending over a wooden beehive in tall grass under trees.

Watching the Bees

J. Alden Weir, 1896

Sepia drawing of a man playing mandolin with a dog on steps while a woman reads a letter in an ivy-framed doorway.

When Other Friends Are Round Thee

Robert Walter Weir, c. 1853

Study for "War and Peace"

Robert Walter Weir, c. 1836

Red and black chalk drawing of a smiling youth with curly hair holding a shallow dish, with drapery across his arm.

Youth Holding a Dish

After Correggio, 17th century?

Brown ink drawing of a young man in a cap and striped tunic with pleated skirt, on aged paper.

Young Man

Unknown artist, c. 1460s?

Pencil drawing of two women and a child by a tree with pigeons on the ground, signed Legros 1905.

The Pigeons

Alphonse Legros, 1905

Charcoal study of a standing male nude with head tilted back and arms raised, by John Singer Sargent, c. 1921.

Study of Orpheus for "Classic and Romantic Art"

John Singer Sargent, c. 1921

Charcoal and white chalk drawing on green paper of a standing figure wrapped in billowing drapery, head covered.

Study for "Frieze of Prophets"

John Singer Sargent, 1890-1892

Graphite drawing of a nude male figure seen from behind with both arms raised overhead on cream paper.

Study for "Apollo and Daphne"

John Singer Sargent, c. 1918

Graphite study of an inverted nude male figure with raised legs and arms on tan paper.

Study for "Phaethon"

John Singer Sargent, 1922-1925

Charcoal study of a shirtless standing male figure with one arm raised, draped in cloth, on aged paper.

Study of Apollo for "Apollo and the Muses"

John Singer Sargent, c. 1921

Charcoal sketch of a bald, seated man in a draped cloak, hand to chin, bare feet on the ground, on cream paper.

Study for "Philosophy"

John Singer Sargent, 1922-1925

Studies for "The Fall of Gog and Magog"

John Singer Sargent, 1903-1916

Charcoal study on tan paper of intertwined nude male figures, one seen from behind and another reclining in the lower foregro

Study for "Judgment"

John Singer Sargent, 1903-1916

Charcoal study of a muscular male torso with raised arms, with smaller arm studies and handwritten notes on tan paper.

Study of the Resurrection for "Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary"

John Singer Sargent, 1903-1916

Charcoal study of an arm, clenched hand and figure fragment on green paper by John Singer Sargent.

Studies for "Triumph of Religion"

John Singer Sargent, 1891-1916

Charcoal portrait drawing of a young man with tousled dark hair, facing forward, with handwritten name below.

Olimpio Fusco

John Singer Sargent, c. 1900-1910

Charcoal study of a drum-like form, a carved scroll ornament, and a hand gripping the base on cream paper.

Study for "The Fall of Gog and Magog"

John Singer Sargent, 1903-1916

Pencil sketch of a man seen from behind in a wide-brimmed hat, with a pole resting over his shoulder.

Back of a Man with Pole

Walter Shirlaw, 1870-1877

Charcoal study of a nude female figure with one arm raised, beside a second figure study, on pale paper.

Studies of Victory for "Death and Victory"

John Singer Sargent, 1920-1922

Charcoal study of a balding older man with a mustache, head and shoulders facing forward, on cream paper.

Study of Field Marshal John French for "General Officers of World War I"

John Singer Sargent, 1920-1922

Graphite sketch of a standing nude woman with raised arms, with a smaller study of a face and hand at right.

Studies of Aphrodite for "Aphrodite and Eros"

John Singer Sargent, 1919-1920

Charcoal study of robed figures beneath an arch, one holding a cross, by John Singer Sargent.

Study for "Triumph of Religion"

John Singer Sargent, c. 1903-1916

Charcoal study of muscular male figures with raised arms and a torso, drawn on cream paper by John Singer Sargent.

Studies for "Two Classical Male Figures Wrestling"

John Singer Sargent, 1919-1920

Graphite study of a nude male figure with raised arms and one leg lifted, drawn over a faint grid on toned paper.

Study of Apollo for "Apollo and Daphne"

John Singer Sargent, c. 1918

Graphite sketch of two men shoeing a horse before a dark stable, with a second horse and resting dogs sketched below.

Men Shoeing a Horse

Walter Shirlaw, late 19th century

Pencil sketch of a standing man in military uniform with arms crossed and a sword at his side.

Study of General Louis Botha for "General Officers of World War I"

John Singer Sargent, 1920-1922

Pencil sketch of a standing man seen from behind, arms at his sides, on pink paper.

Gondolier, Venice

John Singer Sargent, 1912