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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Pencil drawing of a leaning tree and rocks in the foreground, with two small figures and a distant tower on the shore.

Figures by the Shore

James Goodwyn Clonney, 1830

Brown wash drawing of a lagoon with a fortress tower, gondolas and sailing boats under a pale sky.

The Fortress of San Andrea from the Lagoon

Francesco Guardi, 1780

Brown ink and wash sketch of an elegant couple, a gooseboy herding geese, and a standing gentleman with a cane.

An Elegant Couple, a Gooseboy, and a Gentleman [recto]

Francesco Guardi, 1780

Brown ink and wash sketch of two elegant couples, one on a rocky outcrop beside a branch, the other standing at right.

Two Elegant Couples [verso]

Francesco Guardi, 1780

Brown ink and wash drawing of ruined arches beside a lagoon with small boats and figures on a rocky shore.

A Capriccio of Ruins by the Lagoon

Francesco Guardi

Brown ink sketch on blue paper of a woman in flowing dress struggling with a lion, by Francesco Guardi.

An Elegantly Dressed Woman Struggling with a Lion

Francesco Guardi, 1780

Brown wash drawing of a church and bell tower on a lagoon island, with gondolas and sailboats in the foreground.

The Island of San Clemente

Francesco Guardi

Brown ink drawing of a church with a tall bell tower on a lagoon island, with gondolas and boats in the foreground.

The Island of Madonna della Grazia

Francesco Guardi

Watercolor drawing of a rustic watermill beside a Gothic brick ruin, with figures, dogs and a stream in the foreground.

Rustic Watermill in a Gothic Ruin

Hendrik de Meijer, 1778

Pastel drawing of a turquoise sea with breaking waves, a grassy cliff at left, and dramatic clouds above the horizon.

View of the Sea, Normandy

Alexandre Desgoffe, 1852

Architectural elevation of the Hôtel de Camondo street facade with mansard roof, arched carved doorway, and watercolor render

Presentation Drawing of the Hôtel de Camondo

Denis-Louis Destors, 1876

Charcoal drawing of a seated woman holding a mirror while an attendant brushes her hair in a bedchamber.

Desdemona's Death-Song

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1878

Ink and wash sketch of a seated man in a top hat beside three women with parasols at an outdoor café.

Scene at a Paris Cafe

Edme-Alexis-Alfred Dehodencq

Ornate illustrated panel with a couple embracing in an arbor, a horseman and castle above, and a gnarled tree below.

Des Pfarrers Tochter von Taubenhein (The Parson's Daughter from Taubenhain)

Eugen Napoleon Neureuther, 1839

Pencil and wash drawing of an embracing couple framed by cherubs, scrollwork, a lance, and a distant castle.

The Happy Squire and His Bride

Eugen Napoleon Neureuther, 1840

Pencil and chalk drawing of a rocky cliff beside a fenced path leading to distant hills and huts in the Roman countryside.

Campagna di Roma (Roman Countryside) (recto)

Julius Jacob the Elder, 1851

Pencil sketches on tan paper of domed churches over a hillside, a tree, and stone arches with steps.

Studies of the Colosseum and Monte Pincio (verso)

Julius Jacob the Elder, 1851

Pencil drawing of a young woman's head turned left, eyes lowered, hair in a high bun, shoulders bare.

Head of a Young Woman

Moritz Daniel Oppenheim

Grey-toned drawing of Niagara Falls with white cascades, rising mist, wooded banks and a broad river in the foreground.

Niagara Falls

Régis François Gignoux

Brown wash drawing of a large tree beside a pond and rocks, with a distant cottage and rolling hills under a cloudy sky.

The Trees, Bedford, New York

Régis François Gignoux, 1849

Brown ink and wash drawing of a hilltop town with a bell tower, city walls, an arched gateway and distant mountains.

Viterbo

Wilhelm Heinrich Ludwig Gruner, 1837

Pen and wash drawing of two lovers embracing under a lightning storm beside a tall tree, with ships on the sea behind.

Lovers in a Thunderstorm

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Watercolor drawing of a seated woman in a white hat sewing white cloth on a yellow-striped sofa.

Portrait of a Lady Sewing

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

A Standing Lady in a Day Dress

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1775

The Artist's Son, Heinrich Isaak Chodowiecki

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1777

Stage design drawing of a domed classical rotunda with a curved staircase, columns, marble busts and draped curtains.

Design for a Stage Curtain: The Interior of an Elaborate Temple Dedicated to Illustrious Men

Ennemond Alexandre Petitot, 1780

Pen and brown ink drawing of satyrs and nymphs in a wooded landscape, with a reclining nude nymph in the foreground.

Satyrs and Nymphs

Martin Johann Schmidt, 1765

Chalk drawing on brown paper of a kneeling youth looking up at a winged angel holding a staff, with a fish at lower right.

Tobias and the Angel

Martin Johann Schmidt, 1780

Grey wash drawing of the Virgin standing on a globe over a serpent, surrounded by angels, cherubs and a skeleton.

The Virgin of the Immaculate Conception (recto)

Martin Johann Schmidt, 1764

Grey wash drawing of two women and a seated man in an ornate rococo interior with a large mirror and drapery.

Early Morning

Sigmund Freudenberger, 1774