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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Watercolor of rushing rapids between rocky cliffs under a cloudy sky, with a small figure on a rock in the foreground.

Falls of the Potomac

William Russell Birch, 1800

Manuscript page with red staff lines, black square notation, gothic text, and a red and blue decorated initial letter.

Death of Saint Benedict

Fra Gregorio Mutii da Montalcino, 1390/1395

Grey wash drawing of a man and two children at a doorway looking up at three winged figures flying over a hut.

Peter and His Children Visited by Three Flying Figures

Thomas Stothard, 1783

Manuscript leaf with red staff lines, brown square musical notes and large gothic script lettering, with a purple Bologna sta

Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata

Cosimo Tura, 1470s

Pen and wash sheet of figure studies with a central grey vignette of a seated man and a standing woman in a gown.

Design for a Book Illustration of Circe and Odysseus [recto]

Thomas Stothard, 1803

Sheet of Studies

Thomas Stothard

Brown wash drawing of a winged female figure in flowing robes beside a helmeted head, set in a dark circle.

Vignette for a Title Page: "Winged Victory"

Thomas Stothard

Pen and ink sheet of studies showing winged angels, cowering figures and sketched poses on pale paper.

Sheet of Studies with Angels and Cowering Figures (Illustration for Macklin's Bible?)

Thomas Stothard, 1791

Pencil drawing of a woman with a folding fan seated in a curved opera box, signed Mary Cassatt, 1880.

In the Opera Box (No. 3) [recto]

Mary Cassatt, 1880

Pen drawing of a village with thatched huts, a raised wooden house, fencing, figures, chickens and pigs before wooded hills.

Greniers indigenes et habitations a Akaroa, presqu'Ile de Banks

Charles Meryon, 1860

Illuminated manuscript page with Madonna and Child enthroned between two bishop saints, and a Christ initial above text.

Madonna and Child Enthroned between Saints Petronius and Alle (Eligius); Christ in the Initial A

Nicolò da Bologna, in or after 1383

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate palatial wall with niches, statues, busts, putti and framed relief scenes.

A Palatial Wall Ornamented with Sculptures and Paintings

Andrea Semino, 1570

Black chalk sketch of a striding nude youth seen from behind, arms raised, on a toned paper sheet.

A Striding Youth with His Arms Raised, Seen from Behind

Jacopo Tintoretto, 1579

Black chalk drawing on blue paper of a kneeling bald man leaning forward with an outstretched arm and draped garment.

A Kneeling Man Holding a Staff [recto]

Jacopo Tintoretto, 1550

Pen and wash drawing of the Madonna and Child with saints, an ox, putti and angels among clouds and trees.

Madonna and Child with Saints John and Luke

Jehan Cousin the Younger

Wash drawing of winged harpies attacking armored men beside a stone arch, with white highlights in the clouds.

The Harpies Attacking Aeneas and His Companions

Johann Carl Loth, 1670

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded standing man in a long greatcoat and wrapped headwear, by Tiepolo.

A Standing Oriental Wearing a Greatcoat

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1753/1762

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded standing man in a loose robe and cap, holding a thin rod.

A Standing Oriental Holding a Rod

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1753/1762

Pencil drawing of an ex libris bookplate with a grinning crowned demon, a printing press, cherubs, and an owl.

Printer's Devil

Francis Scott King, 1895

Pencil and wash drawing of a fashionable woman beside a gas lamp, with a poor hooded woman and child seated in a doorway.

Light and Shadow: The Shadows of Dissipation Falling upon the Poor

James Carter Beard, 1870

Pencil sketch of an arched gallery interior with stairs and columns, above a printed list of four paintings.

Study for "Paintings"

James Henry Moser, 1890

Ink drawing of a patterned vase and footed bowl on a pedestal with palm fronds and a crescent moon.

Cloisonné

James Henry Moser, 1890

Pencil study of a seated man beside sketched layout frames and the handwritten word Marbles on cream paper.

Study for "Marbles"

James Henry Moser, 1890

Pen and ink drawing of a grand staircase with arched openings, marble busts, an ornate vase, and a small figure.

Paintings - James Henry Moser, 1890

James Henry Moser, 1890

Pen-and-ink frontispiece design with an empty framed panel, botanical fronds, ribbon scroll reading W. W. Corcoran, and handw

Frontispiece, Portrait of W. W. Corcoran

James Henry Moser, 1890

Pen and ink drawing of a man in period costume with a sword beside a large decorative letter F on a pedestal.

Electrotype Reproductions

James Henry Moser, 1890

Pen and ink drawing of a seated nude figure beside a chariot frieze and a standing nude statue, by James Henry Moser.

Casts from Antique Sculpture: The Parthenon

James Henry Moser, 1890

Ink drawing of a decorative letter H with leafy stems and a classical doorway holding a statue in a niche.

History of the Corcoran Gallery of Art

James Henry Moser, 1890

Pen and ink drawing of a crouching lion on a ledge with ornate shields, vases, a dagger and armor fragments.

Bronzes

James Henry Moser, 1890

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate covered vase on a pedestal with palm fronds and a large printed letter P.

Porcelains and Glass

James Henry Moser, 1890