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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Watercolor drawing of five butterflies in blue, yellow, brown and green scattered across a cream sheet of paper.

Five Butterflies

Odilon Redon, 1912

Young Woman in Profile

Odilon Redon, 1910

Red chalk drawing of a standing female nude with arms raised behind her head, on a tan paper ground.

Nude

Wilhelm Lehmbruck

Dark drawing of a rider on horseback with a lance facing a glowing dragon-like creature under a luminous sky.

Saint George and the Dragon

Odilon Redon, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of a river with sailboats, jetties, windmills and a town skyline under a pale sky.

View over the Amstel from the Rampart

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1646/1650

Pencil sketch of a rider on a galloping horse in a circus ring, with dogs below and buildings and a tent at the sides.

Sheet of Sketches

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, c. 1881

Watercolor drawing of a blue crewel embroidered purse with red flowers, green leaves and curving stems on a scalloped edge.

Crewel Purse

Eleanor Alexander, 1939

Watercolor drawing of an open purse with pink lining and blue panel embroidered with flowers and an inscription band.

Purse

Eleanor Alexander, 1935

Grey wash drawing in four arched panels showing medieval scenes of figures, a walled town, an execution and a bedchamber.

Four Scenes from the Legends of Judas and Pilate

Georges Hurtrel, in or before 1870

Grey-toned drawing of four framed scenes from Christ's life, including a figure riding a donkey among a crowd, with gold bord

Four Scenes from the Life of Christ

Georges Hurtrel, in or before 1870

Pencil portrait of a smiling man in a powdered wig and cravat, set within a decorative oval frame with garlands.

Johann Gottfried von Herder

Johann Friedrich Bierlein, 1786

Pencil portrait of a woman in a lace bonnet and ruffled shawl within an oval floral garland frame.

Frau Gottfried von Herder

Johann Friedrich Bierlein, probably 1786

Pen and brown ink landscape of shepherds with dogs driving a wolf past sheep, with a castle and village on a hill behind.

Landscape with Shepherds Driving Away a Wolf

Domenico Campagnola, c. 1540

Dark wash drawing with white highlights of two draped women in a dim doorway, with a small lizard on the floor.

Ceres changes Stellio into a lizard

Adam Elsheimer, 1605

Pencil sketch of a veiled woman bending over a nude infant, with drapery studies below, on a gridded sheet.

Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine with Saint Jerome

Francesco Vanni

Charcoal drawing of an elderly man in a tricorn hat and long coat, seated on a bench and holding a walking stick.

The Old Soldier - Berncastel

Alfred Cornelius Howland, 1861

Watercolor drawing of a tall royal palm with arching green fronds and a textured grey trunk on pale paper.

Palma Real

Charles De Wolf Brownell, 1860

Watercolor of a misty river at sunrise with a rowboat, a red sailboat, steamboats and distant smokestacks.

East River, Sunrise

Charles De Wolf Brownell, 1862

Watercolor of a misty mountain ridge with evergreen trees and reddish shrubs in the foreground under a cloudy sky.

White Mountains from Fernald's Hill

Charles De Wolf Brownell, 1860

Watercolor landscape of a green meadow, wooded cliff and distant mountains under cloudy skies, dated 1860.

Humphrey's Ledge

Charles De Wolf Brownell, 1860

Watercolor birth certificate for Sarah Campion with floral borders, a flowering vase, two men and three women below.

Pa. German Birth Certificate

Edward Herbert Barnard, 1936

Pencil and wash drawing of a bull-shaped weather vane with the marking T41 and compass letters below.

Weather Vane

Edward Herbert Barnard, 1941

Brown ink sketch of a tree-lined lane with tall trunks on the left and an open, grassy field stretching to a distant horizon.

Landscape with a Tree-Lined Lane

Henry Eddowes Keene, 1858

Brown ink sketch of Hever Castle with tall chimneys, a gabled roof, leaded windows and ivy on the stone walls.

Hever Castle

Henry Eddowes Keene

Pencil and chalk drawing of a rural landscape with a distant lake, bare trees, hills, and clouds on tan paper.

Lake George

John Bunyan Bristol

Young Girl Dressing

Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema, 1889

Pencil and white chalk drawing of a waterfall below an arched viaduct and villa on a cliff at Tivoli, on blue paper.

The Waterfall at Tivoli with the Villa of Maecenas

Ludwig Thiersch, 1851

Brown ink and wash drawing of three people playing cards by candlelight at a table in an elegant rococo room.

A Game of Cards

Louis Durameau, 1767

Pencil study of a woman reading while reclining on a cushion, with a cat lying nearby in an interior.

Study for "La Liseuse couchée"

Paul Ranson, 1894

Pencil sketch of leafless trees along a riverbank with reflections in the water and distant buildings.

Munich Factory