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National Gallery of Art

25,755 works

Brown wash drawing of the Holy Family in a skiff with two angels, one winged figure at the bow and another soaring above.

The Flight into Egypt with the Holy Family and Two Angels in a Skiff

Giustino Menescardi

Oval drawn portrait of a man with curly hair, lace collar and patterned jacket, signed by Carl Gustav von Amling, 1690.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Carl Gustav von Amling, 1690

Brown ink and wash drawing of a three-faced Trinity holding a globe on clouds, with a kneeling haloed woman looking up.

Blessed Maria Vittoria Fornari's Vision of the Trinity

Domenico Piola, 1670

Brown ink drawing of a bearded satyr with a goat, surrounded by putti, a woman, and a dog in a wooded setting.

A Satyr Entertaining His Family

Domenico Piola, 1690

Oval pencil portrait of a smiling woman in a tall bonnet, curled hair, ruffled collar and pearl necklace.

Portrait of a Woman

Richard Cosway, 1790s

Black and red chalk drawing of two studies of a violinist, one raising a bow and one holding a violin, both wearing hats.

Two Studies of a Violinist Tuning His Instrument

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1717/1718

Pen and wash drawing of a crowd in period dress gathered before a classical building with a balcony and a soldier at right.

Parade (A Theatrical Procession in Paris)

Attributed to Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Chalk drawing of a young boy with curly hair in a gray jacket and white collar, hand resting on his chest.

Portrait of a Young Boy

Catherine Lusurier

A Young Man

Unknown artist, 16th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a rider taming a rearing horse beside trees, with a crouching figure at lower left.

Alexander the Great and Bucephalus

Taddeo Zuccari, 1553

Brown ink drawing of large trees in a woodland clearing with a stone bench and distant hills under a pale sky.

The Big Trees

Alphonse Legros

Pen and brown wash drawing of mountain torrents flooding a hilltop town with towers, spires and small figures.

Mountain Torrents Flooding a City

Antonio Basoli, 1839

Brown ink and wash drawing of a cavern with a shaft of light, rocky walls, small figures on a path, and an arched cave entran

Entrance to the Bowels of the Earth

Antonio Basoli, 1839

Brown wash drawing of a dark cave with a bright opening above and a small figure holding a candle at lower right.

Scene in a Cave

George Cumberland

Pen and brown ink drawing of a riverbank with trees, a cottage, and a figure beside the water.

Bank of a River

Alphonse Legros

Mr. William Waters

Ruth Henshaw Bascom, 1825

Etching of tall birch trunks rising beside a grassy path with sparse foliage and dense undergrowth below.

Birch Trees along the Water (Les bouleaux: Bord de l'eau)

Alphonse Legros

Brown wash drawing of four trees beyond a still river, with shrubs in the foreground and a misty sky above.

Landscape - Four Trees beyond a River

Alphonse Legros

Mrs. William Waters

Ruth Henshaw Bascom, 1825

Watercolor landscape of a calm lake, snow-tipped mountains, trees in the foreground and a sailboat on the water.

Mountains Seen beyond a Lake

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a sunrise over a river with trees framing the scene and two small figures on the grassy bank.

Landscape: Sunrise (Paysage: Lever du soleil)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of two leaning trees with a traveler reclining on grass beside a walking stick, with rolling hills behind.

Traveler Reclining on the Grass (Le voyageur etendu sur le gazon)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of tall tree trunks in a forest, with evening light breaking through behind a distant hill.

Large Trees Seen against the Sun (Les grandes arbres: Effet du soir)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a dark woodland scene with tall tree trunks and shadowed undergrowth beneath an open sky.

In the Woods (Dans les bois)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of wind-bent trees and a fallen trunk, with hooded figures struggling beside bundles of sticks on the ground.

Tornado (Le typhon)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a farmhouse on a slope beside dense trees, with an open field and distant horizon to the right.

My Farm (Ma ferme)

Alphonse Legros

Brown ink drawing of a flat countryside with a large tree on the left and a cloudy sky above receding fields.

Countryside of Burgundy [recto]

Alphonse Legros

Pencil drawing of peasants returning with a horse and sack across an open landscape with hills behind.

Return of the Peasants

Alphonse Legros

Etched portrait of an elderly bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and dark coat, signed A. Legros in the lower right.

Thomas Carlyle

Alphonse Legros

Etching of two harvesters hurrying through a field under windswept trees as diagonal rain streaks fall across the scene.

Harvesters Surprised by the Storm (Moissoneuses surprises par l'orage)

Alphonse Legros