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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Pencil and chalk drawing of a deep stone quarry with cliffs, trees, an arcaded structure, and a small figure below.

Sorrento

Édouard Bertin

Watercolor of a hilltop castle with a church spire above forested valleys, with a shepherd and flock resting under a tree.

A Fortress in a Mountain Landscape at Sunrise

Jakob Wilhelm Hüber, 1810

Pen and brown ink drawing of Saint George on horseback lancing a dragon beneath a tree, by Moritz von Schwind.

Saint George and the Dragon

Moritz von Schwind, 1825

Red ink drawing of a fortified castle with towers and gabled roofs above dense trees on a rocky cliff.

Fortified Castle on a High Cliff

Moritz von Schwind, 1830

Pen and ink architectural study with scrolls, a medallion, and a seated woman embracing a child in an arched niche.

Architectural Details for a Wall Decoration with Empress Maria Theresia Embracing the Young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Moritz von Schwind, 1864

Brown ink and wash drawing of a rider startled by a glowing white female apparition in a forest under a crescent moon.

The Apparition in the Forest

Moritz von Schwind, 1823

Pencil panorama of Rome showing St. Peter's dome on the left, rooftops, a stone wall, and a tree branch in the upper right.

Fantasy Panorama of Rome from St. Peter's to the Castel San Angelo

Peter von Hess, 1820

Watercolor of a mounted lancer leading bound prisoners along a ridge past a stone monument under a cloudy sky.

Three Armed Riders Escorting Prisoners near Reims

Peter von Hess, 1825

Sepia drawing of an armored man with a spear beside a tree, looking over a distant plain and mountain.

Bandits on the Lookout

George Hayter, 1839

Watercolor and pencil sketch of a chalk path above a calm sea, with grazing cows and a tall cliff on the right.

Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight

George Hayter, 1839

Loose ink and wash sketch of robed figures tending a body in a stone interior, mourners in the background.

The Laying Out of Christ

Brown ink drawing of a seated bearded magician in a robe and headdress pointing upward, with a faint winged spirit beside him

A Magician

George Hayter, 1826

Ink and wash drawing of a maiden embraced by an armored knight, with a winged creature and sword below.

A Maiden Embraced by a Knight in Armor

George Hayter, 1838

Pencil sketch of a crowned seated woman holding a sceptre on a stepped dais, with curtains behind her.

Study for "Queen Victoria"

George Hayter, 1838

Pencil sketch of two seated men in oriental dress, one bearded in a turban, engaged in conversation.

Two Men in Oriental Dress

George Hayter, 1827

Ink sketch of a cloaked man with a tall hat and staff, with smaller figure studies and a handwritten Dante note beside him.

Studies for a Scene from Dante's "Inferno"

Ink and wash drawing of a winged muscular man grappling with a serpent coiled around his body among clouds.

Saturn Wrestling with a Snake

Tommaso Minardi, 1800

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a male nude seen from behind, gripping a bar and stepping to the left.

A Male Nude Moving to the Left

Tommaso Minardi

Drawing of an old woman in a white cap, turned left, with a lined face, set against a teal wash background.

Half-Figure of an Old Woman with a Cap

Hans Baldung Grien, 1535

Head of Saint John the Baptist

Hans Baldung Grien, 1516

Brown-toned drawing with white highlights of the dead Christ mourned by women, with a ladder and cross at upper right.

The Lamentation

Hans Baldung Grien, 1515

Pencil drawing of a standing peasant woman in a head covering holding a broom and looking upward.

Italian Peasant Woman with a Broom

Johann Caspar Weidenmann

Pastel drawing of a standing man in a pink turban and blue robe holding a long staff against a cloudy sky.

A Turk

Jules Robert Auguste, 1815

Pen and wash drawing of a columned palace hall with a seated ruler, musicians, dancers and soldiers around a stepped platform

Timotheus Playing the Lyre before Alexander and Thaïs in the Hall of the Palace at Persepolis

Pietro Fancelli, 1820

Pencil sketch of two women dancing with flowing drapery and raised arms, with faint studies of extra figures in the margins.

Women Dancing

Pietro Fancelli, 1820

Graphite drawing of four standing warriors in helmets and draped cloaks, one gesturing, with faint grid lines across the shee

Four Standing Warriors

Pietro Fancelli, 1820

Pencil drawing of two standing men in turbans and long robes, with faint sketched architecture and a figure at right.

Two Standing Courtiers

Pietro Fancelli, 1820

Pen and gray wash drawing of mythological figures, a chariot and horses among clouds, with faint transfer grid lines.

Studies of Aurora and Apollo

Pietro Fancelli, 1794

Pen and brown wash drawing of a man with a sword fighting a lion that leaps from a tree, with a fallen figure below.

Orlando Rescuing Oliver from the Lion

Raphael Lamar West, 1789

Charcoal sketch of a seated male nude with arms raised and hands crossed over his head, on blue paper.

A Seated Male Nude with His Hands Crossed over His Head

Raphael Lamar West