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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Pastel drawing of large dark boulders in a calm river with tan hills and a pale sky behind them.

Nile Journey, No. 22

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Man in Top Hat, Smoking a Cigar

Robert Vonnoh, late 19th century

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a seated young cadet in a military cap and buttoned jacket on gray paper.

The Cadet

Robert Vonnoh, late 19th century

Charcoal sketch on gray paper of a standing man in a suit and bow tie holding a briefcase.

Standing Man

Robert Vonnoh, late 19th century

Pastel drawing of a woman in a blue shawl and a child bending over a wooden beehive in tall grass under trees.

Watching the Bees

J. Alden Weir, 1896

Sepia drawing of a man playing mandolin with a dog on steps while a woman reads a letter in an ivy-framed doorway.

When Other Friends Are Round Thee

Robert Walter Weir, c. 1853

Study for "War and Peace"

Robert Walter Weir, c. 1836

Charcoal sketch of robed figures standing and kneeling in a shadowy group beneath a dark, cloudy sky.

Group of Figures

Robert Walter Weir, early 19th century

Caricature lithograph of a crowded double-decker omnibus with top-hatted passengers on its roof and inside, by Honoré Daumier

Vue ... et elévation des ... omnibus du boulevard ...

Honoré Daumier, 1853

Watercolor sketch of a flat landscape with trees, a green meadow, a small figure, and a distant skyline under gray sky.

Marsh in Zeeland

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1900

Pencil sketch of lake houses with moored rowboats, a wooden pier, trees, and mountains in the background.

Lake Houses

Worthington Whittredge, late 19th century

Watercolor of a shaded Moorish-style arcade with donkeys and resting robed figures beneath a carved lattice balcony.

A Street in Tangiers

Mariano Fortuny Marsal, 1860 or 1862

Drawing of three standing men in long robes, one with a wide-brimmed hat, with white highlights on grey paper.

Three Figures

School of Carpaccio

Red and black chalk drawing of a smiling youth with curly hair holding a shallow dish, with drapery across his arm.

Youth Holding a Dish

After Correggio, 17th century?

Brown ink drawing of a young man in a cap and striped tunic with pleated skirt, on aged paper.

Young Man

Unknown artist, c. 1460s?

Watercolor of a marshy plain at sunset with glowing reflections in water and silhouetted trees on the horizon.

Vicinity of Morestal

François-Auguste Ravier, c. 1890

Watercolor landscape of a flat plain at sunset with leaning bare trees on the left and distant hills under an orange sky.

Environs de Cremieu

François-Auguste Ravier, c. 1890

Pencil drawing of two women and a child by a tree with pigeons on the ground, signed Legros 1905.

The Pigeons

Alphonse Legros, 1905

Grey-toned drawing of a crowd of richly dressed figures before a gothic palace with a balcony and garden.

David and Bathsheba

Jan van Roome, c. 1515

Watercolor of a brown and white cow grazing in a green meadow with trees, a fence, and a cloudy sky.

Landscape with a Cow

Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch, late 19th century

Charcoal study of a standing male nude with head tilted back and arms raised, by John Singer Sargent, c. 1921.

Study of Orpheus for "Classic and Romantic Art"

John Singer Sargent, c. 1921

Charcoal sketch of several nude male figures with raised arms and turned heads, studies for a larger composition.

Studies for "Heaven" and "Hell"

John Singer Sargent, 1903-1916

Charcoal study of three standing officers in military uniforms, one cropped to legs and boots, on pale paper.

Studies for "General Officers of World War I"

John Singer Sargent, 1920-1922

Pencil study in an oval: a central nude figure on a pedestal, a satyr at left, draped women at right.

Study for "Classic and Romantic Art"

John Singer Sargent, c. 1921

Charcoal study of a muscular male nude with raised and outstretched arms, drawn on cream paper.

Studies of Achilles for "Chiron and Achilles"

John Singer Sargent, 1922-1925

Charcoal and white chalk drawing on green paper of a standing figure wrapped in billowing drapery, head covered.

Study for "Frieze of Prophets"

John Singer Sargent, 1890-1892

Graphite drawing of a nude male figure seen from behind with both arms raised overhead on cream paper.

Study for "Apollo and Daphne"

John Singer Sargent, c. 1918

Charcoal study of a kneeling nude figure seen from behind with raised arms, beside a sketch of curly hair.

Studies for "The Unveiling of Truth"

John Singer Sargent, 1922-1925

Pencil study on tan paper of Apollo with a halo surrounded by dancing draped female figures in an oval composition.

Study for "Apollo and the Muses"

John Singer Sargent, c. 1921

Graphite study of an inverted nude male figure with raised legs and arms on tan paper.

Study for "Phaethon"

John Singer Sargent, 1922-1925