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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Pen and ink drawing of Saint Sebastian, bound beside a willow tree in a forest landscape, dated 1509.

Saint Sebastian

Wolf Huber, possibly 1509

Pen and white heightening drawing on blue paper of two draped standing figures, one gesturing and one with curly hair.

The Virgin and Saint John

after Hans Baldung Grien, c. 1600

Pencil drawing of classical figures in a pastoral setting, with a nursing infant, a goat, reclining nymphs and a standing mal

The Nursing of Jupiter

Attributed to Théodore Chassériau

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded ruler in a jeweled crown and robes, seated on a throne and holding a sword.

An Eastern Ruler Seated on His Throne

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1495

Pen and brown ink sketch of a winged angel in flowing drapery, with faint figure studies on the right side of the sheet.

The Angel of the Annunciation [recto]

Fra' Bartolomeo, 1500/1504

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Nativity with shepherds, animals and the Christ child lying in a manger.

The Nativity

Giuliano Traballesi

Loose graphite sketch on grey paper of a battle scene with tigers, horsemen and struggling figures in dynamic motion.

Study for "Surprise" (Battle of the Tigers)

François Chifflart, c. 1865

Brown wash drawing of tumbling and reaching figures in swirling clouds, with a central figure raising both arms beside a chil

Figures in a Storm

Alessandro Magnasco

Pencil sketch of a woodland interior with bare trunks on the left and a dense evergreen tree on the right.

Wood Interior

Charles Herbert Woodbury, 1920

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded faun's head in a roundel, framed by ivy and grape vines.

Head of a Faun in a Concave Roundel

Agostino Carracci, probably c. 1595

Charcoal sketch of figures launching a rowboat from a rocky shore into churning water.

Launching the Life Boat

Charles Herbert Woodbury, 1930

Charcoal sketch of two dogs resting together, one with pointed ears, on warm beige paper.

Two Dogs

Charles Herbert Woodbury, 1919

Pencil drawing of a stone wall and walkway above rooftops and harbor masts in a town, signed Quebec 1889.

Near Hope Gate, Quebec

Charles Herbert Woodbury, 1889

Ink and wash drawing of a woman asleep in bed beside patterned wallpaper and a dark curtain.

Madame V. Sleeping

Edouard Vuillard, 1892

Ink drawing of a city square with a large tree, curving paths, strollers, and a multi-storey building with balconies.

The Square

Edouard Vuillard, 1910

Loose watercolor and ink sketch of women in elaborate hats against a field of green dabs, by Édouard Vuillard, 1892.

Four Ladies with Fancy Hats

Edouard Vuillard, 1892

Watercolor and pencil design of a nude woman seen from behind among blue and yellow foliage, with a blank right side.

Program Design for the Théâtre Libre [recto]

Edouard Vuillard, 1890

Red chalk drawing of a standing bearded elderly man in draped robes holding a book, identified as Saint Andrew.

Saint Andrew

Girolamo Muziano

Pencil sketch of a vase of flowers with loose, tangled blooms and vertical hatching suggesting an interior behind it.

Vase of Flowers

Edouard Vuillard, 1900

Red chalk drawing of a nude male figure holding a lyre, with an animal skin draped behind him.

Apollo

Unknown artist, c. 1510/1540

Head of a Bearded Man

Edouard Vuillard, 1889

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a haloed standing woman holding a jar, with an angel and a seated figure beside a

Mary Magdalene [recto]

Biagio Pupini, in or after 1524

Red chalk drawing of a seated male, a standing nude woman, and a winged cherub with sketched studies.

Paris Awarding the Apple to Venus

Francesco Albani

Brown ink drawing of the Madonna and Child enthroned with Saint John the Baptist kneeling and Saint Andrew beside an X-shaped

The Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Andrew

Bernardino India

Kneeling Woman Lifting Her Hand to Her Head

Parmigianino, in or after 1531

Red chalk drawing of a bearded standing man in a flowing cloak, pointing and reaching toward the left.

Standing Bearded Man Pointing Toward the Left

Unknown artist, mid 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man in a robe beside an ox and donkey in a stable arch with a fruit garland above.

Study for One of Two Stained Glass Paintings Representing the Nativity

Hans von Kulmbach, probably c. 1510

Studies of Major von Washington

Wilhelm von Kobell

Watercolor drawing of a classical courtyard fountain with a Corinthian capital, water jets, and a draped statue in a niche.

Fountain in a Courtyard

Charles-Louis Clérisseau, 1768

Pen and wash drawing of a Corinthian capital and entablature with acanthus leaves, volutes and measurement notes.

L'Ordre Corinthian

Charles-Louis Clérisseau, 1768