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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Ink sketch of a standing man in a knit cap and overcoat, hands in pockets, with pink underdrawing on tan paper.

Sketch of a Man

Grey wash drawing of kneeling Christ with an angel holding a chalice above while three disciples sleep in the foreground.

Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Pencil sketch of houses beside a road with trees and a small figure at the lower left.

Houses beside a Road in Italy

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pen and watercolor drawing of two men in period costume, one seated in a red jacket and one standing in a fur-trimmed coat.

Et pas le Sou pour Souper

Red and black chalk drawing of two nude women, one seated and one crouching, on a tinted brown-grey ground.

Susannah Crouching

Jacob Jordaens, c. 1640/1645

Pencil sketch of an arched garden gateway beside a roofed structure, with trees and distant buildings under a pale sky.

Entrance to the Gardens of the Villa Giulia

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1746

Drawing of a ragged bearded man in a dark coat leaning on a staff beside a discarded hat, with a stone wall behind.

English Beggar

Graphite sketch of a calm canal with poplar trees, houses, reflections in the water, and a barge on the towpath at right.

Arrivee au Marche

Louis Auguste Lepère

Pencil sketch of a landscape with a tall cypress, a low house at left, and a fortified building with arches at right.

Castel Sant'Angelo from the Northwest

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Brown-toned drawing of several women in headscarves and cloaks gathered against a dark, smudged landscape.

Boat in Trouble

Alphonse Legros

Ink and wash sketch of a riverside town with an arched bridge, pointed spires, and a small boat on the bank.

The House of the King of Poland (Angers)

Louis Auguste Lepère

Pencil drawing of a hilly landscape with farm buildings, a distant tower, and trees along a winding road.

Landscape in the Alban Hills

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pencil study of a young woman with a headscarf looking upward, hands clasped in prayer, on pale toned paper.

Study of Woman Praying

Alphonse Legros

Watercolor of a village street with tall trees, houses with red roofs, and a woman carrying a bundle in the foreground.

Rue de Jouy le Comte

Louis Auguste Lepère, probably 1880

Pencil drawing of a tall leaning tree with dense foliage, with small travelers and distant buildings at lower right.

A Towering Tree with Travelers

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1746

Brown wash drawing of two bearded monks seated side by side, one holding a small book.

Two Monks Seated in a Church

Alphonse Legros

Grey wash drawing of Christ gesturing to a kneeling woman as disciples watch, with a mountain village landscape behind.

Christ and the Adulteress [recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Pencil drawing of an arched bridge, riverside houses, trees and a wooden shed under a pale sky with birds.

The Ponte Sant'Angelo and Houses on the East Bank of the Tiber

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Red chalk drawing of a peasant and a donkey on a slope beneath trees, with a windblown shrub and bright sky at left.

Peasant and Ass

Alphonse Legros

Loose watercolor sketch of a seated man in a tall top hat and rose-brown cloak on a pale background.

The Man in the Tall Hat

Édouard Manet, 1858/1859

Pencil sketch of a stone tower and rustic buildings behind leafy shrubs under a lightly shaded sky.

Buildings behind the Vatican

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Head of a Horse from the Parthenon

Alphonse Legros, 1898

Pen and brown wash drawing of a haloed martyr seated beside a winged angel holding a bowl of roses.

Martyr with an Angel

Pencil sketch of a round colonnaded temple in Rome with a small figure in the foreground and rooftops behind.

The Round Temple on the Piazza Bocca della Verità, Rome

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Study of a Workman

Alphonse Legros

Gray wash drawing of the Adoration of the Kings with the Virgin, Christ child, kneeling king, star and attendants.

The Adoration of the Kings [recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Pencil drawing of ruined classical walls, arches and cypress trees above rustic sheds and shrubs.

Ruins of the Imperial Palaces on the Palatine Hill

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Red chalk drawing of a seated bearded man seen from behind, head turned toward viewer, arm extended over his knee.

Study of a Greek

Alphonse Legros

Grayscale drawing of the Nativity with Mary and the Christ Child, shepherds, animals, and an angel in the sky above.

The Birth of Christ [verso]

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Pencil drawing of a Roman street with an arched gateway, a statue on a pedestal, and a mountain in the distance.

A Roman Street with Monte Cavo in the Distance

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744