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National Gallery of Art

25,724 works

Pen and ink wash drawing of a standing man in a long coat and boots, head turned slightly, on a sheet with cut corners.

A Standing Man Wearing a Great Coat and Boots

Style of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Grey wash drawing of a hilltop church with cypress trees above a valley, with snowy mountains in the distance.

A Town on a Hilltop (Sanctuary of Lampedusa)

Edward Lear, 1884/1885

Grey wash drawing of a river gorge with a hilltop town of arched buildings and goats resting on the right foreground.

Goats Resting above a River Gorge (Narni, Italy)

Edward Lear, 1884/1885

Grey wash drawing of tall palms beside domed buildings and small figures, with rocky hills behind under a pale sky.

Mahatta

Edward Lear, 1884/1885

Grey wash drawing of Thebes ruins with pylon gateways, palm trees, and cattle resting in shallow water in the foreground.

Thebes

Edward Lear, 1884/1885

Grey wash drawing of palm trees beside a river with distant mountains and two figures at right, by Edward Lear.

Avisavella, Ceylon

Edward Lear, 1884/1885

Grey wash drawing of a bay with a fortified headland in the distance and trees on the right, by Edward Lear.

View across a Bay (Monaco)

Edward Lear, 1884/1885

Grey wash drawing of an arched stone bridge over a river, with a hilltop town and distant mountains beyond.

Bridge with Mountains in the Distance (Ventimiglia)

Edward Lear, 1884/1885

Pen drawing of two laughing street musicians, one playing a guitar and one raising a tambourine, against a hatched stone wall

Dwarf Musicians of Granada

Gustave Doré, 1861/1862

Sepia title page with a rural church, trees, and figures on a path, framed by ornamental lettering for Ellen Seymour.

Title Page for "Ellen Seymour"

Myles Birket Foster

Red chalk sketch of a dancing woman raising a tambourine overhead, with flowing drapery and an arched frame.

Dancing Woman with a Tambourine

William Edward Frost

Pen and brown ink drawing of a hilltop Italian town with a bell tower, dome, and rooftops above a winding road.

View of an Italian Town (after Titian or Domenico Campagnola)

Unknown artist

Pen and watercolor drawing of two cavalry soldiers clashing on rearing horses, with a fallen rider in the lower right.

Cavalry Skirmish

Thomas Rowlandson

Sepia drawing of two cows and a goat beside a cliff, with a reclining shepherd in the foreground and mountains in the distanc

Landscape with Cattle, a Goat, and a Resting Shepherd

Pietro Giacomo Palmieri, 1774

Pencil sketch of tree trunks and dense foliage with curved hatched ground lines in the foreground.

The Forest at Courdemanche

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1895

Charcoal drawing of a river landscape with a tall tree, a wooden bridge, village houses, a church spire and small figures.

A Landscape with a River

Unknown artist

Pencil sketch of two studies of a furnished interior with chairs, a carved cabinet, a chandelier and a vase.

Two Studies of an Interior with Furniture

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Pen and ink sketch sheet with apostle studies, a flying angel, and an Adoration of the Shepherds composition.

Studies of an Apostle Guided by an Angel and the Adoration of the Shepherds

Agostino Masucci, 1720/1750

Pen and ink sheet with an ascension scene in an oval, surrounded by studies of winged and nude figures and a pilaster.

An Ascension and Other Studies

Pencil portrait of a balding man with a mustache, head turned slightly, wearing a collared shirt and tie.

Portrait of a Man (Souvenir d'un Passage à Paris)

Albert Besnard, 1898

Days with Celebrities: Mr. Millais, R.A.

Studio of Alfred Bryan, 1881

Pastel watercolor lake scene with fairies, swans, water lilies, and dancing figures beneath willow trees at sunset.

Lake Scene with Fairies and Swans

Grey wash drawing of a winged serpentine dragon flying over a dark landscape with smoke and small bats.

Flying Monster

Pen and watercolor drawing of domed pavilions and arcades inside a grotto, with a staircase, fountains and small figures.

Fantastic Pavilions in a Grotto

Watercolor drawing of a torch-lit underworld cavern with an enthroned couple and a skeleton standing guard.

Underworld Scene with a Man and Woman Enthroned and Death Standing Guard

Watercolor stage set design with painted panels, textured fabrics, hand fans, a screen with figures, and a blue and white vas

Stage Set Consisting Of Painted Panels, Fabrics, And Fans

Robert Caney, 1870/1890

Watercolor drawing of an underwater scene with pale rock forms, green washes, swaying seaweed lines and a small orange glow.

Underwater Scene

Watercolor of jagged glowing mountains under a starry blue sky, with rocky cliffs framing the foreground.

Fantastic Mountainous Landscape with a Starry Sky

Watercolor and ink set design of a Gothic cathedral interior with an altar, draped purple banners and stone columns.

"Harold Scene 3 Cathedral (The relics covered with cloth at centre)"

Pen and ink stage design sketch of rocky ledges and trees labeled Incantation Scene from Der Freischutz.

Incantation Scene from "Der Freischutz"