National Gallery of Art

Brown wash drawing of a haloed martyr kneeling in an arena as a winged angel descends above scattered bodies and prowling bea

Ink and wash architectural drawing of a grand hall with columns, coffered vault and a central pedimented doorway.

Pen and wash drawing of a grand piazza with a domed church, statues, colonnades and a tall obelisk beside a windowed façade.

Gray wash drawing of a dirt road winding past leaning trees and shrubs under a cloudy sky.

Chalk study on blue paper of two male heads and a small red chalk putto rising between them.

Watercolor stage design of a wooden building with blue drapes, palm trees, a domed building and hills beyond water.

Graphite and red chalk drawing of a winged allegorical female figure soaring with arms raised, with drapery studies at right.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical stone portal with columns and trophies, with people and a dog in the street.

Grey wash drawing of a decorative trophy of arms with helmet, spears, shield, bugle, arrows and scrollwork.

Black chalk sketch on grey paper of three standing men in period dress, one plumed hat, gesturing toward another.

Grey wash drawing of a piazza with a fountain, classical pedestal, seated figures on steps, and a woman with a basket.

Brown wash drawing of nude giants fighting upward toward gods in clouds, a mythological battle scene.

Brown-toned drawing of armored Roman figures beside a draped tent in a military camp, with reclining and kneeling figures.

Pen and wash drawing of a seated woman and a standing man with a staff beside a well under trees.

Red chalk drawing of a seated bearded nude man holding a lantern and a walking staff, by Bernard Picart, 1724.

Brown wash drawing of a kneeling woman with a censer beside a kneeling page holding a crown and scepter.

Pencil drawing of a horse lying on grass, head turned back, mane falling over its neck, on blue-grey paper.

Grey wash drawing of a formal Dutch garden allée with strolling ladies and gentlemen beneath tall trees toward a house.

Brown ink drawing of a chariot with horses, a helmeted warrior with banner, and a figure being dragged from the chariot.

Red chalk drawing of a standing man in a wide-brimmed hat and cloak, seen from behind with one arm outstretched.

Pencil sketch of sheep gathered before a farmhouse, with bare trees and figures among the animals.

Pencil sketch of women carrying bundles of stalks past a bending gleaner, with tall trees in the background.

Pencil sketch of a landscape with clustered trees, a seated figure on a bank at right, and hatched sky.

Pencil landscape sketch of trees and a field, with a large tree trunk on the right edge, on tan paper.

Watercolor renderings of a carved ivory female figure with putti and an ornate plaque with hunting scenes and foliate scrollw

Drawing of a bearded saint leaning on a large open book, seen from behind, in brown wash and red chalk.

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated crowned woman with angels holding Passion instruments and a cross above.

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds, with the Virgin, infant Christ, angels and kneeling shepherds.

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling robed figure at a ceremony in an arched interior, with standing attendants and onlookers.

Watercolor design for a music room wall with a central trophy of instruments, feathers, and flowers between marbled columns.