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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Watercolor of a half-timbered house with an oriel window, where a black-robed teacher leads a line of children along the stre

The School Walk

Watercolor of a haywagon, horses and a small boat on a riverbank under a pale evening sky.

Evening on the Foss Dyke near Lincoln

Watercolor of cattle grazing in a meadow with trees, a church tower, and rolling hills under a pale sky.

A Meadow with Cattle near Glastonbury

Pen and grey wash drawing of two draped women reclining, one comforting the other, against a dark tonal background.

Comfort the Afflicted

John Flaxman, c. 1790

Pale watercolor of several sailboats on calm water under an overcast sky, with a distant shoreline on the horizon.

Sailboats on Southampton River

John Linnell, 1819

Watercolor of gleaners in a wheat field with stooks, a large dark tree on the right, and distant woodland under an open sky.

Gleaners in the Wheat Field

John Martin, 1847

Autumn landscape with a large tree, golden hillside, small harvesters and a red-cloaked figure under a dusky sky.

Harvesters by Firelight

Samuel Palmer, 1830

Watercolor of the Naval College at Greenwich seen from the river, with domed buildings, sailing boats and figures on barges.

The Naval College from the River at Greenwich

David Roberts, 1861

Pen and wash drawing of a funeral procession with plumed hearses and mourners on a road beside a river and trees.

A Funeral Procession

Thomas Rowlandson, 1805/1810

Watercolor sketch of a crowd of people, including children, gathered around a blue peep show box with a flag on top.

The Peep Show

Thomas Rowlandson

Watercolor of a busy market day in a town square with stalls, horses, a crowd, an obelisk and a clock tower.

Market Day at Richmond in Yorkshire

Thomas Rowlandson, c. 1818

Watercolor of a stone arched bridge over a river with a timber building, boats, and washerwomen on the bank.

The Bridge at Bridgnorth in Shropshire

Watercolor of a paddle steamer with smoke trailing across choppy sea under a pale hazy sky.

A Packet Boat off Dover

Joseph Mallord William Turner, c. 1836

Watercolor of a sloping cobbled street in a Welsh town with timber-framed houses, a horse and cart, and figures.

Conway in North Wales

John Varley, 1803

Watercolor of a Gothic stone arch framing a river view, with a moored sailing boat, a rowing boat, and a distant town at dusk

Looking under the Bridge

Brown wash drawing of a wooded landscape with a road, tall trees, and a distant village under a hazy sky.

Wooded Landscape with a Road

Lodewijk de Vadder, mid-17th century

Ink and white-heightened drawing of a nude woman bathing while two bearded elders lean toward her beside a fountain.

Susanna and the Elders

Attributed to Sebald Beham

I.F.A. Brunet de Neuilly

Charles-Nicolas Cochin II

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly man in a plumed hat and fur-trimmed coat, labeled Fontenelle.

Fontenelle

Pierre Gabriel Langlois after Guillaume Voiriot after Jean-Jacques Forty, in or after 1796

Etched self-portrait of a man with curled wig and cravat, framed in a stone niche with ivy and an urn below.

Self-Portrait

Antoine de Marcenay de Ghuy

Edme-Sebastien Jeaurat

Pierre Francois Martenasie after Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, 1759

Engraved oval portrait of a man with powdered hair and a star-shaped order badge, in an ornate decorative frame.

Louis XVI, King of France

Antoine Louis Romanet after Joseph Siffred Duplessis, 1783

Charles-Georges Coqueley de Chaussepierre

Jean Francois Rousseau after Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, 1780

Antoine De Parcieux

Augustin de Saint-Aubin after Charles-Nicolas Cochin I, 1771

Charles Le Brun

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1805

Prosper Jolyot de Crebillon

Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Charles Henri de Heineken

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1770

Engraved oval portrait of Jacques Delille in a wig, framed by grapevine and laurel, with a beehive and trumpet, 1777.

Jacques Delille

Vincenzo Vangelisti after André Pujos, 1777

Pen drawing of a classical temple facade with tall Corinthian columns, an inscribed entablature, and small figures in the for

The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina

Francesco Piranesi

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a woman's head with windswept wavy hair, turned to the side, dated 1609.

Head of a Siren

Hendrick Goltzius, 1609