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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Charcoal sketch of a winged figure on a column holding a bowl, with a glowing lamp and a serpent coiled below.

Detail of the Marriage of the Daughter of the Vine

Elihu Vedder, c. 1890

Circular study of a seated nude woman with a lyre, drawn in charcoal and white chalk on toned paper.

Study for "Music"

Elihu Vedder, c. 1890

Five ornate grotesque mask designs in watercolor and ink, each framed in a decorative border, on a cream sheet.

Five Heads

Elihu Vedder, c. 1918

Pencil and red chalk sketch of a scowling bald man with caricatured faces and creatures, handwritten notes and red arrows.

Self-Portrait: Caricatures

Elihu Vedder, c. 1918

Elihu Vedder drawing of a nude winged woman stepping down stone steps against a swirling dawn sky.

Dawn

Elihu Vedder, 1898

Charcoal drawing of a wind-blown woman leaning on a tablet inscribed with verse, swirling clouds behind her.

Into the Universe

Black and white woodcut of a large cow lying down, head raised, with horns and vertical striped background.

The Large Cow Lying Down (Grosse Liegende Kuh)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1929

Etched bird's-eye view of the Collège Henri IV in Paris, showing its courtyard, gardens, church tower and surrounding rooftop

Collège Henri IV, Paris, ou Lycée Napoléon (Henry IV College or Napoleon School)

Charles Meryon, 1863/1864

Etching of a horse, buffalo, sheep and goat resting among rocks and a tree in an open hilly landscape.

A Horse, Buffalo, Sheep, and Goat in an Italian Landscape

Johann Elias Ridinger after Johann Heinrich Roos

Rhinoceros

Enea Vico after Albrecht Dürer, 1548

Engraved portrait of a man with curly wig and draped cloth, with a Latin inscription plaque below.

Portrait of the Artist's Father

Michel-François Dandré-Bardon after Jean-Baptiste Van Loo, 1776

Sepia drawing of a hilltop castle above a river, with a wooden bridge, a water mill, and figures on a path.

Rauenstein Castle Seen from the River's Edge

Adrian Zingg, c. 1800

Ink and wash drawing of the Holy Family with saints and a flying angel beneath dark trees.

The Holy Family with Saints [recto]

Hermann Weyer, c. 1616/1617

Pen and ink drawing of a winged angel with a staff, a young man, and a dog on a rocky landscape path.

Tobias and the Angel [verso]

Hermann Weyer, c. 1616/1617

Sepia print of a young woman in a fur-trimmed hat, pearl necklace and satin dress, resting her cheek on her hand while holdin

Young Woman Holding a Fan

Thomas Frye (, 1760

Red chalk drawing on blue paper of three cherub heads and a beribboned staff at lower left.

Three Cherubs and a Beribboned Staff

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Engraved self-portrait of a man in a draped cap drawing with a pen at a table, looking toward the viewer.

Self-Portrait, Drawing

Georg Friedrich Schmidt, 1752

Engraved oval portrait of a young woman with curled hair, lace collar and pearls, framed by Latin inscriptions and emblems.

Gertrude van Veen

Lucas Vorsterman

Pencil sketch of a woman in a headwrap and necklace, gazing forward, drawn in loose searching lines on cream paper.

Self-Portrait

Gwen John, probably 1907/1909

Black chalk drawing of a wooded hillside with a man walking a path accompanied by a dog.

Landscape with a Man and a Dog

Leandro Bassano after Titian, c. 1580

Brown wash drawing of a bearded prophet and a sibyl beside putti within an ornate classical architectural frame.

Prophet and Sybil

Unknown artist

Brown wash drawing of mythological figures: two women by a mirror, a reclining figure in drapery, and a winged child.

A Mythological Scene with Sea Gods

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison

Pen and brown wash drawing of a sacrifice scene with draped figures beside an altar and a kneeling child.

Sacrifice [recto]

Pencil drawing of travelers on a winding road through a wooded landscape with large trees and birds in the sky.

Travelers on a Road in a Wooded Landscape

Jean-Baptiste-Claude Chatelain

Red chalk drawing of a standing man in a cap, holding a draped cloak across his body, on a buff sheet.

Standing Man

Jacopo da Empoli

Pen and brown ink drawing of two standing putti, one holding an aloft bow, the other frontal with wings.

Two Standing Putti [recto]

Unknown artist

Black chalk drawing of a young man's head tilted downward, with shoulder-length hair and lowered eyes on toned paper.

Head of a Young Man [recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1650

Brown wash drawing of a bearded man in a turban leaning on a sill, looking out, with white highlights on draped fabric.

A Man Looking Out a Window

Bonifazio Veronese

Ink and wash ceiling study showing allegorical figures, cherubs and clouds within an octagonal frame.

Study for a Ceiling: Allegory of the Harvest with Dionysus and Ceres

Pencil sketch of an ornate interior with columns, a hanging chandelier, and loose architectural lines by Gustave Doré.

Cleopatra