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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Chalk drawing on tan paper of a young child in a frilled bonnet looking upward, with white highlights on the face and collar.

Head of a Child

Unknown artist, 1720/1740

Brown ink and wash drawing of foreshortened flying figures with billowing drapery, a study for a ceiling fresco.

Drawing for a Ceiling Fresco

Follower of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Pen and ink drawing of a church interior with a crowd of clergy below and heavenly figures and a dove in the clouds above.

The Council of Trent with Saint Thomas Vanquishing the Heretics

Biagio Falcieri, 1680

Brown wash drawing of the Holy Family in a skiff with two angels, one winged figure at the bow and another soaring above.

The Flight into Egypt with the Holy Family and Two Angels in a Skiff

Giustino Menescardi

Oval drawn portrait of a man with curly hair, lace collar and patterned jacket, signed by Carl Gustav von Amling, 1690.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Carl Gustav von Amling, 1690

Brown ink and wash drawing of a three-faced Trinity holding a globe on clouds, with a kneeling haloed woman looking up.

Blessed Maria Vittoria Fornari's Vision of the Trinity

Domenico Piola, 1670

Brown ink drawing of a bearded satyr with a goat, surrounded by putti, a woman, and a dog in a wooded setting.

A Satyr Entertaining His Family

Domenico Piola, 1690

Oval pencil portrait of a smiling woman in a tall bonnet, curled hair, ruffled collar and pearl necklace.

Portrait of a Woman

Richard Cosway, 1790s

Black and red chalk drawing of two studies of a violinist, one raising a bow and one holding a violin, both wearing hats.

Two Studies of a Violinist Tuning His Instrument

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1717/1718

Pen and wash drawing of a crowd in period dress gathered before a classical building with a balcony and a soldier at right.

Parade (A Theatrical Procession in Paris)

Attributed to Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Chalk drawing of a young boy with curly hair in a gray jacket and white collar, hand resting on his chest.

Portrait of a Young Boy

Catherine Lusurier

A Young Man

Unknown artist, 16th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a rider taming a rearing horse beside trees, with a crouching figure at lower left.

Alexander the Great and Bucephalus

Taddeo Zuccari, 1553

Brown ink drawing of large trees in a woodland clearing with a stone bench and distant hills under a pale sky.

The Big Trees

Alphonse Legros

Pen and brown wash drawing of mountain torrents flooding a hilltop town with towers, spires and small figures.

Mountain Torrents Flooding a City

Antonio Basoli, 1839

Brown ink and wash drawing of a cavern with a shaft of light, rocky walls, small figures on a path, and an arched cave entran

Entrance to the Bowels of the Earth

Antonio Basoli, 1839

Brown wash drawing of a dark cave with a bright opening above and a small figure holding a candle at lower right.

Scene in a Cave

George Cumberland

Pen and brown ink drawing of a riverbank with trees, a cottage, and a figure beside the water.

Bank of a River

Alphonse Legros

Mr. William Waters

Ruth Henshaw Bascom, 1825

Brown wash drawing of four trees beyond a still river, with shrubs in the foreground and a misty sky above.

Landscape - Four Trees beyond a River

Alphonse Legros

Mrs. William Waters

Ruth Henshaw Bascom, 1825

Watercolor landscape of a calm lake, snow-tipped mountains, trees in the foreground and a sailboat on the water.

Mountains Seen beyond a Lake

Alphonse Legros

Brown ink drawing of a flat countryside with a large tree on the left and a cloudy sky above receding fields.

Countryside of Burgundy [recto]

Alphonse Legros

Pencil drawing of peasants returning with a horse and sack across an open landscape with hills behind.

Return of the Peasants

Alphonse Legros

Graphite drawing of an elderly bearded man in a buttoned jacket, looking upward, signed A. Legros.

Portrait of an Old Man

Alphonse Legros

Brown ink and wash drawing of a triumphal procession with chariots, horses, winged figures and putti in a decorative frame.

The Triumph of Empire, with the Four Continents

Francesco de Mura, 1730

Brown wash drawing of a shoreline landscape with a helmeted seated soldier, figures, a tree and a carved stone pedestal.

A Landscape with Seated Soldiers and Fishermen

Antonio Visentini

Pastel portrait of a smiling young woman in a yellow gown with blue ribbons and a pink rose in her hair.

A Young Lady in a Yellow Gown with Blue Ribbons

Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, 1767

Pastel portrait of a man with a powdered wig, gray coat and lace jabot, against a soft brownish background.

Portrait of a Man

Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, 1757

Brown wash drawing of travelers resting on a grassy slope beside large trees, a dog, and a distant river landscape.

Landscape with Travelers

Johann Albrecht Dietzsch, 1776