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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of a steep mountain valley with a small standing figure on a rocky path at lower left.

Deep Valley in Mountainous Landscape

Brown wash drawing of a hilly landscape with trees on the left, rolling hills, and a swirling cloudy sky.

Hilly Landscape with Trees

William Hart, 1855

Pencil and chalk sketch of a reclining figure surrounded by standing and kneeling mourners on grey paper.

Egmont and Hoorn

Thomas Hovenden after Bernard Gaillot

Pencil title page drawing with a central vignette of figures, chains, a barred window, and winged figures in a border.

Title Page for Kensworth

Alfred E. Hubbard

Pencil sketch of a mustached man with a receding hairline, head and shoulders turned slightly, on tan paper.

Grover Cleveland [recto]

Eastman Johnson

Pencil sketch of a farmhouse with chimneys and dormers beside trees and a reflecting river, labeled Seine et Marne.

Seine et Marne

Charles Frederick William Mielatz

Charcoal sketch of a muscular male boxer seen from behind, arms raised with fists clenched, nude torso.

Staggering Body Blows

Francis Luis Mora

Pencil portrait of a man in a double-breasted coat and ruffled cravat, with handwritten name and dates below.

William Agur Tomlinson, M.D.

Attributed to Reuben Moulthrop, second half of 18th century

Sketch of a calm lake with sailboats, distant mountains, and evergreen trees on a grassy shore.

Newport Mountain from Bald Porcupine

George Henry Smillie

Charcoal sketch of mounted riders with lances charging past a crowd, beside a large tree, on blue-grey paper.

Nile Journey, Esneh, Egypt

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a rocky river with rapids, fallen logs, and pine trees framing a misty forest.

The Dalles of St. Louis

Grey wash drawing of a paneled interior with a fireplace, seated and standing figures, a dog, and an easel.

Study for "The Bailey Family"

Robert Walter Weir

Graphite sketch of a woodland interior with bare trees, an evergreen on the right, and loose shaded undergrowth.

Wood Interior

Charles Herbert Woodbury, 1920

Charcoal sketch of rounded mountains and shaded hollows above a dark horizontal band, by Charles H. Woodbury.

St. Kitts

Charles Herbert Woodbury

Pencil sketch of mountain ridges and rocky slopes with a winding path, drawn by Charles H. Woodbury on tan paper.

St. Vincent

Charles Herbert Woodbury

Charcoal sketch of a small rowboat with a seated figure on rippling water, with rocky outcrops on the distant horizon.

Ogunquit Fisherman

Charles Herbert Woodbury

Charcoal sketch of a small boat with a mast on rippling water, with a figure seated in the stern.

Engine Trouble

Charles Herbert Woodbury

Hand-colored woodcut of Christ carrying the cross, crowned with thorns, surrounded by soldiers, with Italian verse below.

Christ Carrying the Cross

Unknown artist, 1510/1525

Engraving of a mountain valley with tall trees, craggy cliffs, a hilltop castle and a village beside a stream.

Mountain Landscape

Erhard Altdorfer, 1510/1525

Etching of Venice lagoon with masted boats, gondolas, a domed church and wooden mooring posts in the foreground.

Venice

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/1880

Engraved print of the Crucifixion within an ornate architectural frame with female figures, cherubs, and text panels.

Funeral Monument to the Daughters of Feuerabend

Unknown artist, 16th century

Pen drawing of a nude bearded man with a raised arm holding a bird, beside a sack and a dead animal on the ground.

Allegory of Poverty Hindering Wit

Cornelis Cort, 1565/1570

Ink sketch of a reclining nude woman on a beach beside rocky forms, drawn with quick expressive lines on tan paper.

Erna Lying on the Beach among Rocks

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1912

Engraving of the entombment of Christ with mourning women, men lowering the body, and crown of thorns in foreground.

The Entombment

Aegidius Sadeler II after Federico Barocci

Engraved portrait of a man with wavy hair and white collar inside an octagonal inscribed frame.

Arnauld d'Andilly

Jean Morin after Philippe de Champaigne

Engraved portrait of Charles de Valois, Duc d'Angoulême, in armor and sash within an octagonal frame.

Charles de Valois, duc d'Angouleme

Jean Morin after Philippe de Champaigne

Saint Charles, Cardinal Borromeo

Jean Morin after Philippe de Champaigne

Engraved oval portrait of a young man with curly shoulder-length hair, wearing a cloak and cross pendant.

Armand de Bourbon-Conti

Jean Morin after Justus van Verus

Engraved portrait of a woman with curled hair and pearl necklace in a satin gown, within an octagonal frame.

Anne Sophie Herbert, comtesse de Carnarvon

Jean Morin after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Engraved portrait of a man with curled hair, lace collar and armor, inside an octagonal inscribed frame.

Francois Potier, marquis de Gevres

Jean Morin after Philippe de Champaigne