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National Gallery of Art

14,495 works

Pencil drawing of a balding man's head and shoulders in a suit, looking directly at the viewer, on pale paper.

Bust of a Man

John Singer Sargent, 1880-1905

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a wide-brimmed hat, seen from behind, with loose shading around her figure.

Seated Woman

John Singer Sargent, c. 1890-1900

Studies for "Dancing Figures"

John Singer Sargent, 1919-1920

Charcoal sketch of a seated woman in a hat on garden steps beside a balustrade, with dark foliage behind her.

By the Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy

John Singer Sargent, c. 1907

Pencil sketch of a woman leaning on a fence beside laundry, watching three puppies playing on the grass below.

Woman Watching Puppies

Walter Shirlaw, late 19th century

Charcoal drawing of a standing female nude leaning against a wall, head bowed, one hand raised to her face.

Female Nude

Walter Shirlaw, c. 1872

Pencil study of several bare feet and a shin with hatched shading and cast shadows on pale paper.

Studies of Feet

Walter Shirlaw, c. 1872

Graphite drawing of a nude male figure seen from behind, holding a tall staff beside a rocky outcrop.

Male Nude with Staff

Walter Shirlaw, 1872

Pencil and watercolor sketch of cypress trees, a hillside building, and travelers with pack animals on a dirt road.

Granada

Walter Shirlaw, 1904-1909

Brown ink and wash drawing of a man in a hat and cloak raising a long stick, face turned toward the viewer.

Study for "Toning the Bell"

Walter Shirlaw, c. 1874

Brown wash drawing of a seated man in a dark coat holding a book, with stacked books behind him.

Man Holding a Book [recto]

Thomas Sully, c. 1815

Hand-coloured title page of Joseph Nash's Mansions of England, showing a Gothic doorway with seated man, dog, and standing fi

Title Page

Joseph Nash, 1849

Daumier lithograph of a horse with a human body at a doorway while a man in a dressing gown looks out at it.

Plaisanterie que se permettent ...

Honoré Daumier, 1858

Charcoal drawing of a dark gondola on a canal at evening with pale buildings and light reflections on water.

Gondola, Evening in Venice

Eugène Vail, c. 1900-1920

Sepia stipple print of a smiling girl in a wide hat holding a kitten before a landscape and drapery.

The Girl and Kitten

Francesco Bartolozzi

Pencil sketch of a misty lake with a rowboat and wooded island, and an oval vignette of a tree, path and cottage.

Seascape and Landscape

Unknown artist, c. 1859

Engraved emblem of a seated allegorical woman with an olive branch, flag, and shield, framed by a chain of stars.

Emblem of the United States of America

Samuel A. Harris, 1804

Lithograph of a caricatured man sewing small trophies beside hanging flags and banners, by Honoré Daumier, 1854.

En train de ...confectionner quelques

Honoré Daumier, 1854

Pencil studies of a boy in a wide-brimmed hat seated on a wooden ladder, with faint grid lines beneath.

Studies of a Boy on a Ladder

James Goodwyn Clonney, c. 1840-1850

Grey wash drawing of a smiling man peering around a doorway, body partly hidden, on a narrow vertical sheet.

Man at a Doorway

James Goodwyn Clonney, c. 1840-1850

Daumier caricature of a wild-haired man descending by parachute over a city, his top hat floating away from him.

Une Descente en parachute

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Pen and ink sketch of a bearded peasant man in a cap leaning on a long pole against hatched shadows.

Peasant

attributed to Edward Moran, c. 1878

Brown ink and white heightened drawing of a bearded man in a draped robe raising a staff, with a faint serpent sketch at left

Aaron Converting His Staff into a Serpent

Robert Walter Weir, c. 1860s

Pen and ink drawing of a woman in a flowing dress by water among reeds, with a horse head and a man in the background.

Gretchen Murdering Her Child

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, 1852

Charcoal study of a reclining man's legs and foot with separate studies of hands on pale paper.

Studies for "Judgment"

John Singer Sargent, 1903-1916

Title page of an 1851 portfolio, with ornate calligraphic flourishes framing the words The War Between the United States and

The War Between the United States and Mexico

Carl Nebel and George Wilkins Kendall, 1851

Daumier lithograph of top-hatted spectators at a salon, with a young woman in a plaid shawl and a caption below.

Laisse-moi regarder encore ... papa!

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Title page of Frank H. Norton's Illustrated Historical Register of the Centennial Exhibition and Exposition Universelle, 1879

Illustrated Historical Register of the Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876, and of the Exposition Universelle,…

Frank H. Norton, 1879

Front cover of a grey-green cloth-bound volume lettered in gold: Prang's Progressive Proofs, Collection William T. Walters, 1

Prang's Progressive Proofs

Louis Prang, 1895

Brown leather book cover with gold foliate border and gold lettering reading American Artist Life.

Book of the Artists. American Artist Life, Comprising Biographical and Critical Sketches of American Artists: Precede…

Henry Theodore Tuckerman, 1867