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National Gallery of Art

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Red and white chalk drawing of a seated woman in a pink lace-trimmed gown and powdered hairstyle, 1778.

Yes or No

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1778

Pen and wash drawing of a library interior with a couple at a doorway and a seated man studying a framed picture.

Le Connoisseur

Hubert François Gravelot, 1765

Grey wash drawing of a rocky waterfall and stream with trees and distant hills under a pale sky.

Classical Landscape with a Waterfall

Wilhelm von Bemmel, 1660

Hand-colored engraving of a couple embracing in a tavern kitchen while a fiddler and onlookers watch.

Histoire de Manon Lescaut (volume I)

Antoine-Francois Prévost and Louis-Joseph Lefevre and Various Artists, published 1797

Grey wash drawing of a couple embracing by a fireplace while servants watch, with a dog on the floor and a caption below.

Nous n'avons pas le patience d'attendre que nous fussions seuls

Louis-Joseph Lefevre, published 1797

A Young Woman Fixing Her Hair

Domenico Maggiotto, 1745

Grey drawing of three haloed women approaching a tomb, with an angel seated on the lid and a sunburst in the sky.

The Three Women at the Tomb [recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Pen and ink drawing of an old man in a wide-brimmed hat beside a tree, carrying a basket, with a jug at his feet.

Old Man Standing under Tree

Sebald Beham, 1520

Watercolor of mounted soldiers charging with raised sabers beside a river, with smoke clouds and a rearing white horse in the

Cavalry Battle by a River

Louis-Nicolas van Blarenberghe

Brown ink and wash landscape drawing of a winding road, large trees, a hilltop building, and two figures at a well.

At the Dram Well

Unknown artist, 17th century

Monochrome drawing of a figure reaching out among tall forest trees, with thorny branches and flowers framing the scene.

Tannhäuser

Aubrey Beardsley

Ink and wash drawing of a classical temple front with Corinthian columns, a dome, roof statues and a wide flight of steps.

A Classical Temple

Louis Gustave Taraval, 1780

Grey-toned drawing of the Pentecost, with the Virgin Mary and apostles in prayer beneath a radiant dove of the Holy Spirit.

Pentecost [recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Ink and grey wash drawing of a robed bearded figure with arms raised, surrounded by reclining nude figures reaching upward.

Moses Staying the Plague (?) [recto]

William Blake, c. 1780/1785

Ink and wash drawing of a church facade with columns, pediment, and a sculpture of a robed figure holding a cross.

Facade for a Church with a Sculpture Representing Faith

Louis Gustave Taraval, 1768

Grey wash drawing of a kneeling woman reaching toward a man in a plumed hat beside a fence under a stormy sky.

Noli Me Tangere [verso]

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Pen and ink drawing of three standing male figures, one bearded and robed, one with a raised arm, and one nude youth at right

"And Saul Said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with Thee" [recto]

William Blake, c. 1780/1785

Pen and wash drawing of a domed hexagonal temple with columns and steps, set in an Italianate landscape with small figures.

Hexagonal Temple in an Italianate Landscape

Louis Gustave Taraval, 1780

Grey wash drawing of a bearded man seated among lions in an arched hall, with skulls and bones on the floor.

Daniel in the Lions' Den [recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Pen and grey wash drawing of several men seated in a circle around a central standing figure holding a cane.

Group of Men Seated in a Circle [recto]

William Blake, c. 1780/1785

Grey wash drawing of a large tree beside a fence, a brick house with chimney, and a figure on a road.

High Street at the Manor House, Marylebone

Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, 1772

Grey wash drawing of Christ at a well speaking with a seated woman holding a jug, with a town in the distance.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria [verso]

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Pencil sketch of ghostly figures near a tomb under a crescent moon, with loose, unfinished lines on tan paper.

A Resurrection Scene (The Gambols of Ghosts) [recto]

William Blake, 1805/1808

Grey ink and wash drawing of a standing peasant woman seen from behind, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and draped shawl.

A Peasant Woman

Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, 1770

Figure of a Man

Honoré Daumier

Graphite sketch of two seated women in loose garments and headscarves on a tan sheet, by Eugène Delacroix.

Women of Algiers

Eugène Delacroix, 1833

Charcoal drawing of a smiling boy's head and shoulders, turned toward the viewer, with diagonal hatching behind.

A Boy Smiling

Francesco Zuccarelli, 1750

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a man in a wide-brimmed hat reclining on a grassy slope under a pale sky.

Rest in the Country (Sancho Panza)

Honoré Daumier

Graphite portrait drawing of a child with shoulder-length hair, head turned slightly, on light paper.

Portrait of a Child

Eugène Delacroix

Watercolor landscape of washerwomen and a fisherman by a stream beneath a hilltop town and waterfall.

Mountain Landscape with Washerwomen and a Fisherman

Francesco Zuccarelli, 1762