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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Pen and wash drawing of a classical building facade with arched entrance, carriages and pedestrians in a cobbled courtyard.

View of the Hôtel des Fermes Générales du Tabac

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1763

Watercolor of costumed couples dancing around a maypole in a candlelit ballroom with spectators and garlands.

May Ball

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1763

Watercolor of tall palms along a shoreline with a figure in a red shirt in a small boat at the lower left.

Red Shirt, Homosassa, Florida

Winslow Homer, 1904

Brown wash drawing of Venus on clouds with cherubs, as the Graces crown a kneeling woman with flowers beneath a tree.

Venus and the Graces Crowning Thémire

Jean François Pierre Peyron, 1795

Watercolor of a lone fisherman in a rowboat on a dark lake at dusk, with trees along the shore and warm light at left.

The Rise

Winslow Homer, 1900

Watercolor of two white buildings reflected in a calm inlet beneath a cloudy sky, with a tree and path in the foreground.

Salt Kettle, Bermuda

Winslow Homer, 1899

Engraving of an angel leading a boy across river stones past a dog, with trees and distant herders in the landscape.

Tobias and the Angel (The Little Tobias)

Hendrick Goudt, 1608

Watercolor of a woman in a headwrap and shawl leaning against a palm tree among tropical plants and red flowers.

Under a Palm Tree

Winslow Homer, 1886

Engraving of a winged angel and young Tobias walking through a wooded landscape with a river and distant hills.

Tobias and the Angel (The Large Tobias)

Hendrick Goudt, 1613

Oval etching of the beheading of Saint John the Baptist, with a severed head, a sword, and several onlookers.

Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

Watercolor of a woman with a hay rake walking through a sunlit orchard field beside leafy trees.

Girl with Hay Rake

Winslow Homer, 1878

Engraving of Christ carrying a cross along a crowded road, with Roman soldiers, onlookers, and a distant city skyline.

The Road to Calvary

Jacques Bellange, c. 1612-1616

Hand-colored print of a hilltop town above a rocky road, with pine trees on the left and women in white veils in the foregrou

Cervara

Brown wash drawing of a church scene with robed mourners, a man in a wide hat, and two angels above.

The Death of the Blessed Buonagiunta Manetti

Bernardino Poccetti, 1612

Sepia print of a Rome street with a large tree, stone walls, an octagonal tower, and a small figure in a doorway.

Via Porta Pinciana, Rome

Oil study of a young man's head turned downward, with curly hair, red drapery and yellow garment on warm ground.

The Head of Saint John the Evangelist

Federico Barocci, 1580

Red and black chalk studies of an arm, hand, leg and foot on blue-grey paper.

Studies for a Servant in "The Last Supper"

Federico Barocci, 1590

Etching of a countryside road with a shrine, a mule with a load, travelers, stone walls and trees under a cloudy sky.

Veduta di Campagna vincino a Gamberaia

Michele Marieschi after Giuseppe Zocchi

Black and white chalk drawing of two nude male figures, one seated and one standing, on blue-grey paper.

Two Nude Youths [recto]

Federico Barocci, 1565

Pen sketch of a seascape with a fortified city on the right, islands on the left, and a cottage and cow in the foreground.

Seascape with a Fortified City at Right, Islands at Left and a Cottage in the Foreground

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, c. 1882

Pencil sketch of an estuary with a walled seaport and church spire at left, cliffs at right, and figures on the shore.

Estuary with a Fortified Seaport at Left and Cliffs at Right

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, c. 1882

Pen and brown wash drawing of a standing nude man, a seated bearded old man gesturing upward, and sketched heads.

Figure Studies

Federico Barocci

Head of a Woman

Federico Barocci, 1584

Red and black chalk drawing of a bearded man's head tilted downward, with soft shading on a toned paper ground.

Head of a Bearded Man

Federico Barocci, 1579

Charcoal and chalk study on grey paper of a figure seen from behind with sketched secondary figures, a preparatory drawing.

The Descent from the Cross

Federico Barocci, 1568

Etching of a woman in an apron balancing a basket of leafy produce on her head, with her shadow on the ground.

Woman Carrying a Basket

Cornelis Pietersz Bega

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a long curled wig, lace cravat and armor, with an engraved inscription below.

Portrait of M. Sebastien Le Prestre de Vauban

Louis Bernard after François de Troy

Lithograph of a woman in a headscarf with curled hair, a dark mask resting on her shoulder, dated 1820.

Girl with a Mask

Dominique Vivant Denon, 1820

Etching of an elderly bearded man in a turban and fur-trimmed garment with a chain, lit from the left against a dark ground.

Old Man in the Manner of Rembrandt

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, c. 1762

Pen and brown wash sketch of a martyrdom scene with a rearing white horse, nude figures and a billowing drape.

The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian

Jacob Jordaens, c. 1620/1621