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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Pen and brown ink drawing of jagged cliffs and crashing waves at Capo Sant'Angelo near Amalfi, Italy.

Capo Sant'Angelo, Amalfi

Edward Lear, 1885

Pencil sketch on grey paper of a mountain valley with a central peak and rocky foreground by Edward Lear, 1845.

Mountainous View from Antrodoco

Edward Lear, 1845

Sepia drawing of layered mountain ridges in the foreground rising to snow-capped peaks on the horizon under a pale sky.

Mount Kinchinjunga (All Things Fair)

Edward Lear, 1874

Pencil sketch of an umbrella pine with a wide canopy, plus a shrub study and small architectural fragments on paper.

Umbrella Pine and Other Studies

Edward Lear, 1839

Pencil sketch of a landscape with trees, a distant town, and small studies of figures carrying baskets below.

Sketches in Italy [recto]

Edward Lear, 1839

Pencil and ink sketch of a ruined temple on a hill above trees and a sloping landscape, with handwritten colour notes.

Ruined Temple on a Hill

Edward Lear, 1864

Pencil sketch of Villa Pamphili terraces with statues, balustrades, umbrella pines and distant hills under cloudy sky.

Villa Pamphili

Edward Lear, 1840

Pen sketch of a rocky desert valley with cliffs, mountains, a seated figure and camels, with handwritten notes.

Wady Mokatteb

Edward Lear, 1849

Ink and wash drawing of a tall tiered temple tower beside a water tank, with palm trees in the foreground.

Tanjore, India

Edward Lear, 1884

Pencil drawing of a cloister arcade with columns, arches, a wooden ceiling, and a palm tree in a garden.

The Cloister of Santa Maria di Gesù at Palermo

Anton Hallmann, 1835

Brown wash drawing of a man vaccinating an infant on a woman's lap while family members and dogs gather in a room.

The Vaccine

Louis-Léopold Boilly, 1806

Crowd of 19th-century viewers in period dress gathered before a large ceremonial painting in a gallery interior, drawn in ink

The Public in the Salon of the Louvre, Viewing the Painting of the "Sacre"

Louis-Léopold Boilly, 1808

Pencil and wash sketch of a tall tower by water, with a rowboat and figures in the foreground and a hazy distant skyline.

Tower Overlooking Water

William James Müller

Watercolor interior of a Gothic church with frescoed vaults, an altar, kneeling worshippers and a carved pulpit.

Interior of the Church of San Benedetto, Subiaco

William James Müller, 1837

Small loose ink sketch of a lock with a looped shackle against vertical hatched strokes on pale paper.

A Lock

Brown ink sketch of a padlock and chain hanging against a rough tree trunk with hatched strokes.

A Padlock

Pen and wash drawing of a rider on a rearing horse beside a nude figure reaching up through swirling smoke.

The Sacrifice of Marcus Curtius

Francis Cleyn, 1640

Two Studies of an Elderly Man's Head

Pencil sketch of a stone staircase leading to a shadowed doorway of a house with a tiled roof, framed by shrubbery.

Music Title

Célestin François Nanteuil

Pencil drawing of a standing officer in dark uniform with epaulettes, holding a kepi and sword, on a sandy landscape.

French Officer

Célestin François Nanteuil, 1852

Pencil sketch of a mountain valley with steep slopes, a winding stream, and small figures among rocks in the foreground.

Tally Llyn from Llyn Trigrain

Cornelius Varley, 1803

Pale watercolor of Henham Park with tall trees, a green hedgerow, distant ships on water, and a cloudy sky.

Henham Park, Suffolk

Cornelius Varley, 1801

Pale watercolor landscape of a wide Shropshire view with distant hills, scattered trees, and a cloudy sky.

An Extensive View in Shropshire

Cornelius Varley, 1803

Watercolor of a wooded lane with exposed tree roots, undergrowth, and a small figure on a path under foliage.

A Wooded Lane near Ross

Cornelius Varley, 1803

Pencil and chalk study of a hand resting beside a pencil on tan paper, inscribed Mr. Powers' hand, Florence 1856.

Study of a Hand

Hiram Powers, 1856

Design for a Border with a Portrait of Baron Cuvier

Jean Baptiste Arnout

Brown ink sketch of a bellowing stag with raised head and large antlers standing on a grassy ridge.

A Bellowing Stag

Edwin Landseer, 1840

Pen and brown ink sketch of a barn interior with curved timbers, straw bundles, a perched black bird and a landscape at left.

The Barn

Red chalk drawing of a robed male figure above four women in draped garments, several looking upward toward him.

Christ Appearing to the Four Marys

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 1650

Allegory of Age