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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Sepia allegorical emblem design with seated woman, circular shield with anchor, musket-armed soldier, cannon and bust.

Design for an Emblem of the State of South Carolina

Christian Schussele, c. 1860

Watercolor of two deer leaping across a river through a dense autumn-toned forest with a sandy bank.

Landscape with Deer, North Carolina

Joshua Shaw, c. 1820

Pencil sketch of a woman leaning on a fence beside laundry, watching three puppies playing on the grass below.

Woman Watching Puppies

Walter Shirlaw, late 19th century

Charcoal drawing of a standing female nude leaning against a wall, head bowed, one hand raised to her face.

Female Nude

Walter Shirlaw, c. 1872

Pencil study of several bare feet and a shin with hatched shading and cast shadows on pale paper.

Studies of Feet

Walter Shirlaw, c. 1872

Graphite drawing of a nude male figure seen from behind, holding a tall staff beside a rocky outcrop.

Male Nude with Staff

Walter Shirlaw, 1872

Pencil and watercolor sketch of cypress trees, a hillside building, and travelers with pack animals on a dirt road.

Granada

Walter Shirlaw, 1904-1909

Brown ink and wash drawing of a man in a hat and cloak raising a long stick, face turned toward the viewer.

Study for "Toning the Bell"

Walter Shirlaw, c. 1874

Watercolor of ruined brick buildings and a standing figure in a town street, with distant trees and boat masts behind.

Ruins of a Tavern, Petersburg, Virginia

Jr William Skinner Simpson, c. 1845

Pencil sketch of cavalry soldiers in battle, with raised sabres, a fallen horse and rider, and a horseman charging across a f

Cavaliers in Battle

Asa B. Sizer, c. 1820

Daumier lithograph of seated theatre audience women and top-hatted men in the foreground, with a stage and couple at right.

Ce qui nous prouve comme quoi il est ... inutile ...

Honoré Daumier, 1857

Watercolor study of two men flanking a scrolled cartouche with a ship, a dog, and a ribbon reading Liberty.

Study for "The Great Seal of the State of Delaware"

Thomas Sully, c. 1847

Pencil drawing of the U.S. Capitol dome rising above brick rooftops and chimneys under a pale sky.

Capitol, Washington

George Strickland, 1837

Brown wash drawing of a seated man in a dark coat holding a book, with stacked books behind him.

Man Holding a Book [recto]

Thomas Sully, c. 1815

Daumier caricature of a man in uniform frowning at a woman in a huge crinoline gown in a garden, 1857.

J'aimerais autant voir un ouragan se promener dans mon jardin qu'une de ces satanées crinolines!

Honoré Daumier, September 9, 1857

Hand-coloured title page of Joseph Nash's Mansions of England, showing a Gothic doorway with seated man, dog, and standing fi

Title Page

Joseph Nash, 1849

Daumier lithograph of two cloaked figures beneath a comet and a glowing sun, one woman wringing her hands in alarm.

Ah! Ma pauv' Madame Chaffarou ...

Honoré Daumier, 1857

Daumier lithograph of a horse with a human body at a doorway while a man in a dressing gown looks out at it.

Plaisanterie que se permettent ...

Honoré Daumier, 1858

Daumier lithograph of a startled man holding a framed still life of a candle, with another figure carrying a canvas behind hi

Ils m'ont refusé ca ...

Honoré Daumier, 1859

Pen and ink drawing of a bear lying in grass beside a bench with two straw beehives under trees.

Bear Stung by Bees

William Holbrook Beard, 1865-1895

Watercolor of Half Dome and Royal Arches in Yosemite with pale granite cliffs, shadowed valley and stormy sky.

Half Dome and Royal Arches, Yosemite, from Glacier Point

Samuel Colman, c. 1870

Graphite study of pioneer families on rocky ground, a man in a fur hat pointing west, with grid lines visible.

Study for "Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way"

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, c. 1862

Pencil sketch of steep rocky cliffs and a winding creek in a canyon, with scattered trees along the valley floor.

Clear Creek Canyon, Rocky Mountains, Colorado

Ralph Albert Blakelock, c. 1869

Daumier lithograph of provincial visitors at the Louvre gallery and the Jardin des Plantes, with a copyist and a cat behind r

Dans la galerie du Louvre

Honoré Daumier, 1853

Charcoal drawing of a dark gondola on a canal at evening with pale buildings and light reflections on water.

Gondola, Evening in Venice

Eugène Vail, c. 1900-1920

Brown wash drawing of four men seated around a table in conversation, one smoking a pipe, with faint sketches of heads.

Fishermen

Adolph Menzel, c. 1850

Sepia stipple print of a smiling girl in a wide hat holding a kitten before a landscape and drapery.

The Girl and Kitten

Francesco Bartolozzi

Etching of Westminster Abbey's chancel with Gothic arches, an ornate tomb behind iron railing, and visitors near the pews.

Westminster Abbey, View of the Chancel from the South Transept

Axel Herman Haig, 1885

Etching of two thatched rural cottages by a stream with a windmill, tall trees, and children resting in the grass.

Les Deux Bourrines

Louis Auguste Lepère

Pencil sketch of a misty lake with a rowboat and wooded island, and an oval vignette of a tree, path and cottage.

Seascape and Landscape

Unknown artist, c. 1859