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National Gallery of Art

1,542 works

Watercolor of Dresden's skyline across the Elbe, with a stone bridge, church towers, and workers loading boats on the bank.

Dresden from the Banks of the Elbe River

Adrian Zingg, 1782

Watercolor of a calm river curving past dense trees and flat-topped cliffs under a blue sky.

Along the Jordan River (recto)

August Löffler, 1849/1850

Pen and ink drawing of a wooden footbridge over a river leading to a town, with trees framing the scene and hills beyond.

River Landscape with a Footbridge

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1546

Monochrome print of a large tree with spreading branches over a flat field, a distant treeline, and a grazing animal.

The Large Tree

Wilhelm Leibl, 1874/1875

Brown etching of a marshy landscape with a winding stream, willow trees, a wooden fence, and a cloudy sky.

A Pastoral Landscape with a Stream

Daniel Kotz, c. 1890

Pen and ink drawing of gnarled oak trees over a rock, with two travelers and a dog crossing a stream below.

An Oak Forest with a Family of Travelers

Emanuel Steiner, c. 1820

Watercolor and pen drawing of an arching clump of fountain grass in a meadow with shrubs and a bare tree behind.

A Corner of a Meadow with Fountaingrass

Themistocles von Eckenbrecher, c. 1870

Watercolor of a wooded lakeside with a shepherd, cattle, goats, and a yellow villa on a hill under blue mountains.

A Wooded Lakeside with an Italianate Villa

Ludwig Hess, 1796

Twilight marsh landscape with tall bare trees on the left, reflective pools, distant village and an orange-to-blue sky.

Marsh Landscape at Twilight

François-Auguste Ravier, c. 1880

Drawing of a windmill and thatched cottages on a riverbank with men in rowing boats on the water.

A Windmill and Cottages on a River Bank, Men in Rowing Boats

Esaias van de Velde, early 17th century

Grey wash drawing of a rocky wooded landscape with trees, a small figure by a stream, and a cloudy sky.

A Rocky Wooded Landscape with a Figure by a Stream

Thomas Gainsborough, 1781

Pencil drawing of a riverside tavern with thatched roofs, a moored sailboat, and figures beside a horse and cart under a pale

A Tavern by a River

Jan van Goyen, 1640

Pen and ink drawing of a group of slender trees with bare branches and leafy clumps above low undergrowth.

Trees

Watercolor landscape of snowy mountain peaks above a dark valley and lake, with an inscription reading The Rainy Day.

Illustration for Longfellow's "The Rainy Day"

Myles Birket Foster, 1850s

Pen and wash drawing of a landscape with classical tombs, a triumphal arch, large trees, and a reclining figure.

Landscape with Ancient Tombs

Agostino Mitelli

Pen and wash landscape with large trees on the left, three small figures and a dog in the foreground, and rolling hills.

A Landscape with Three Figures and a Dog

Théodore Rousseau

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

Grey wash drawing of a river gorge with a hilltop town of arched buildings and goats resting on the right foreground.

Goats Resting above a River Gorge (Narni, Italy)

Edward Lear, 1884/1885

Grey wash drawing of an arched stone bridge over a river, with a hilltop town and distant mountains beyond.

Bridge with Mountains in the Distance (Ventimiglia)

Edward Lear, 1884/1885

Sepia drawing of two cows and a goat beside a cliff, with a reclining shepherd in the foreground and mountains in the distanc

Landscape with Cattle, a Goat, and a Resting Shepherd

Pietro Giacomo Palmieri, 1774

Pencil sketch of tree trunks and dense foliage with curved hatched ground lines in the foreground.

The Forest at Courdemanche

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1895

Charcoal drawing of a river landscape with a tall tree, a wooden bridge, village houses, a church spire and small figures.

A Landscape with a River

Unknown artist

Pastel watercolor lake scene with fairies, swans, water lilies, and dancing figures beneath willow trees at sunset.

Lake Scene with Fairies and Swans

Watercolor of jagged glowing mountains under a starry blue sky, with rocky cliffs framing the foreground.

Fantastic Mountainous Landscape with a Starry Sky

Pen and ink drawing of gnarled trees framing a distant castle on a hill, washed in gray and brown tones.

Castle On A Hill (Set for "Sleeping Beauty and the Beast"?)

Robert Caney, 1900?

Pen and ink drawing of a shaded garden path arched by trees, with spires rising in the distance.

A Tree-lined Garden Path (Preliminary Sketch for "Sleeping Beauty and the Beast"?)

Robert Caney, 1900?

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

Red chalk drawing of a rocky landscape with a stone tower, waterfall, arched bridge and windswept trees.

A Rocky Landscape with a Stone Tower and a Waterfall

attributed to Adriaen Frans Boudewyns

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a reclining male river god with long hair, raised arm holding a staff, and drapery.

River God

Unknown artist, 1620/1650

Watercolor of three travelers on a wooded path under gnarled trees, framed by a blue border with small silhouetted figures an

Travelers on a Wooded Path with a Border of Whimsical Figures and Monkeys

Henri Harpignies, 1895