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National Gallery of Art

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Two sheets of sketches: pencil studies of sheep on the left, and brown ink heads of a woman and a bearded man on the right.

Five Sheep; Head of a Woman and Head of a Bearded Man [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Pencil sketches of a man in a hat seen from behind and a standing woman, with handwritten color notes above.

A Head of Man with Hat, Seen from Behind; A Standing Woman [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Studies of Jugs and Vases; A Man with Moustache and a Boy with a Hat [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Pencil sketches on two sheets: studies of soldiers' heads in caps, a woman's face, and a standing figure with hands.

Five Studies of Soldiers and a Woman's Face; Two Figures [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Soldiers; Four Soldiers and a Seated Figure [verso]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Pencil sketches on beige paper: a church tower with spire on the left, and a loose figure study with a dome outline on the ri

Church Tower; A Sketch of a Fan [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Two sketch pages: a brown ink boy's face on the left and pencil studies of a sheep head and lines on the right.

Boy's Face; Two Sheep [verso]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

A Profile and Four Shapes; Sketch of a Man's Head [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Pencil drawing of a small cottage with a steep roof, two chimneys and shuttered windows beside a path and trees.

The Magrot House, Cuesmes

Vincent van Gogh, c. 1879/1880

Pencil drawing of a row of rustic cottages with steep roofs and chimneys beside a road, under a cloudy sky.

The Zandmennik House

Vincent van Gogh, c. 1879/1880

Sketch of an elderly bearded man in a top hat carrying a basket, drawn in pencil on brown paper.

Old Man Carrying a Basket, Facing Right

Vincent van Gogh, 1882

Pencil and chalk drawing of an elderly man in a long coat and cap polishing a boot beside a wooden counter.

Man Polishing a Boot

Vincent van Gogh, 1882

Pencil sketch of a seated woman with a young girl leaning against her knee, both looking toward the viewer.

Margot Leaning against Reine's Knee

Mary Cassatt, c. 1902

Pencil sketch of a smiling young girl in a ruffled bonnet seated in an armchair, drawn with loose lines.

Smiling Margot Wearing a Ruffled Bonnet

Mary Cassatt, c. 1902

Pen and brown ink sketch of farm buildings and dense trees beside a pond, with a path and small figure in the foreground.

A Landscape with Farm Buildings among Trees

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1650/1655

Red chalk drawing of a park with a small temple among tall trees, a man with a wheelbarrow, and stone lions in the foreground

Italian Park with a Tempietto

Hubert Robert, 1763

Lithograph of caricatured deputies seated in tiered legislative benches, some dozing, with a top hat on the front desk.

Le Ventre Législatif (The Legislative Belly)

Honoré Daumier, 1834

Daumier lithograph of men hauling an overloaded cart through a street while a woman waves a flag and crowds watch.

Grrrrand Déménagement du Constitutionnel

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Etching of a rocky river valley with a village, bridge, and small figures in the foreground, including the sacrifice of Abrah

Sacrifice of Abraham

Hieronymus Cock, 1551

Engraving of an older man drawing a bow beside a kneeling boy with an arrow, with a seated figure under a tree in the backgro

Lamech and Cain

Lucas van Leyden, 1524

Etching of a mounted rider on a rearing horse above sprawled dead soldiers, with cavalry and banners in the distance.

Battlefield

Karel Dujardin, 1652

Watercolor of two mounted soldiers in grey uniforms on a dirt road beside a field, under a cloudy sky.

Two Scouts

Winslow Homer, 1887

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowded procession before a classical temple with columns and a statue on a distant column.

A Triumphal Procession in Ancient Rome

Gaetano Gandolfi, c. 1780

Brown ink and wash drawing of soldiers and grieving women in an interior, depicting the death of Priam.

The Death of Priam

Michael Lucas Leopold Willmann, c. 1660

Shell (Vasum ceramicum)

Wenceslaus Hollar, c. 1645

Etching of a spiny murex seashell in side view, with a long tapering canal and projecting spines on pale paper.

Shell (Murex brandaris)

Wenceslaus Hollar, c. 1645

Drawing of Saint Sebastian bound to a tree, with an angel removing an arrow and three putti below.

The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian

Aegidius Sadeler, c. 1620

Etching of a muscular man with a staff reaching to a seated child on a rock, with a landscape behind.

Saint Christopher Giving His Hand to the Infant Jesus

Francesco Amato, 1650s

Etching of a kneeling pope and soldier gazing at angels lifting souls from flames toward heaven.

Saint Gregoire I Delivering Souls from Purgatory

Francesco Fontebasso after Sebastiano Ricci, 1744

Engraving of two women embracing, one holding a staff, both in flowing robes against a hatched landscape background.

The Visitation

Lucas van Leyden, 1520