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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Graphite sketch of a reclining male figure with head thrown back and arms raised, with faint studies of hands.

Satyr Leaning on a Column

Anton Domenico Gabbiani

Engraving of two apostles beside a seated paralytic man in a colonnaded hall, with a crowd of onlookers and a dog.

Apostles Peter and John Healing the Paralytic

Lambert Suavius, 1553

Pen and brown ink sketch of a cavalryman mounting a horse, with flowing mane and tail, on pale paper.

Cavalryman Mounting a Horse

Luigi Sabatelli

Engraving of a crowded pagan sacrifice scene with nude figures around a flaming altar and a horned priest beneath a tree.

Sacrifice to Priapus

Antonio Fantuzzi after Rosso Fiorentino, 1542

Engraving of armored Mars with spear and shield beside nude Venus holding a winged Cupid, against a hatched background.

Mars and Venus

Jacopo de' Barbari, c. 1509/1516

Pencil sketch sheet with many studies of soldiers in camp, standing, bending, crouching and reclining in varied poses.

Studies of Soldiers in Camp

Georg Philipp Rugendas

Pen and brown ink sketch of a seated man at an easel with two figures nearby in a studio scene.

An Artist Seated at His Easel [recto]

Andries Both, possibly c. 1634

Brown ink sketch of a bellowing stag with large antlers standing on a grassy ridge with faint hills behind.

A Bellowing Stag

Edwin Landseer, probably 1840/1850

Engraved portrait of a man with long curled hair, mustache, lace collar and fur-trimmed royal mantle, labeled Ludovicus XIII.

Louis XIII

Unknown artist

Engraved portrait of Queen Christina of Sweden with curled hair, pearl necklace and flower garland beside a drape.

Queen Christina of Sweden

Alexandre Tardieu after Sébastien Bourdon after Charles Auguste van den Berghe

Lithograph of a cuirassier in plumed helmet restraining a rearing horse, with mounted soldiers in the background.

Cuirassier retenant son cheval qui se cabre

Carle Vernet, in or after 1816

Watercolor sketch of a seated couple under a parasol on a beach with two dogs, a woman in blue and a man in black.

A Couple Seated on the Beach with Two Dogs

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1865

Watercolor and pen sketch of a man and woman in period dress with two dogs on a beach, with figures in the background.

Ladies and Gentleman Walking on the Beach with Two Dogs

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1866

Watercolor sketch of a crowded beach with figures under parasols beside a white pavilion and French flags.

Beach House with Flags at Trouville

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1865

Watercolor sketch of seated men and women in blue dresses and top hats on a beach, with a standing man and a dog.

Ladies and Gentlemen Seated on the Beach with a Dog

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1866

Pencil and watercolor sketch of seated and standing figures in dresses and top hats on a beach, with a parasol.

Ladies and Gentlemen on the Beach, in Two Registers

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1865

Watercolor sketch of a standing couple and two seated women in 19th-century dress on a beach.

Two Ladies Seated and a Couple Walking on the Beach

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1866

Watercolor sketch of a seated couple with parasols on a beach, and a standing couple at right, under a pale sky.

A Couple Seated and a Couple Walking on the Beach

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1865

Watercolor sketch of four seated women and a standing man on a promenade, with faint boat masts behind them.

Four Ladies Seated at Trouville

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1866

Watercolor sketch of four women in crinoline dresses walking, two in white gowns and two in grey and blue, dated 1865.

Four Ladies in Crinolines Walking at Trouville

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1865

Watercolor and pencil sketch of tree trunks framing a bridge and distant hills across an open landscape.

Mont Sainte-Victoire Seen beyond the Wall of the Jas de Bouffan

Paul Cézanne, c. 1885/1888

Pencil sketch of bare trees and branches over a low building, with a small stone arch bridge at the bottom edge.

The Little Bridge [recto]

Paul Cézanne, c. 1880

Pencil sketch of a wash basin beside a small square scent bottle on a table, with hatched shadows.

Wash Basin and Scent Bottle [recto]

Paul Cézanne, 1877/1881

Pencil sketch of several nude female bathers in loose outline, one seated at left touching another at right, with a faint lan

Seated Bather [verso]

Paul Cézanne, 1882/1885

Pencil sketch of a bearded, balding man's head turned three-quarters, rendered in loose hatched strokes on pale paper.

Self-Portrait [recto]

Paul Cézanne, c. 1880/1882

Pencil and watercolor sketch of leaning tree trunks and foliage over a pale rock, with blue and green washes.

Trees Leaning over Rocks

Paul Cézanne, c. 1892

Charcoal and pastel drawing of three ballet dancers resting, one stretching her leg and another bending to adjust her slipper

Three Dancers Resting

Edgar Degas, c. 1880

Brown wash drawing of an open carriage pulled by two horses, with a top-hatted man and feathered-bonneted women riding inside

An Open Carriage

Constantin Guys

Pen and grey wash drawing of a mounted officer in a plumed shako leading soldiers and riders in a military parade.

Military Parade

Constantin Guys

Watercolor of three horseback riders seen from behind on a country road, including a woman in blue and a man in a top hat.

Promenade in the Bois

Constantin Guys