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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Brown wash drawing of a chaotic battle scene with musket-firing soldiers, a rearing horse, and a turbaned figure among trees.

A Young Woman Overcome by Love [recto]

Jean-Baptiste Deshays, 1763

Brown wash drawing of herdsmen driving cattle and sheep across a stream under a cloudy sky.

Herdsmen Driving Cattle across a Stream

Jean-Baptiste Deshays, 1760

Pastel drawing of a nude woman seen from behind lifting a white cloth, with green grass and a tree trunk behind her.

Young Woman Dressing Herself

Edgar Degas, 1885

Pastel drawing of moored fishing boats with tall masts and rippling green water reflections in a dim harbor.

A Dock Harmony-Fishing Boats

Charles Fromuth, 1897

Charcoal drawing of sailboats and figures in a rowboat in a stormy harbor, with bent sails and a lighthouse in the distance.

The Storm

Charles Fromuth, 1908

Graphite and white chalk study of two nude male figures in twisting poses, one arm raised high, on gray paper.

Two Male Figures: Study for "The Good Samaritan"

Charles Haslewood Shannon, 1918

Pencil architectural elevation of the Erechtheum's west facade with Ionic columns, pediment and dimension notes.

The Erectheum, West Elevation [left half]

John Russell Pope, 1898

Pen and ink drawing of several hilltop castles with towers, gabled roofs and walls on rising slopes.

Hilltop Castles

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1546

Pen and wash drawing of Hercules holding a large globe overhead while Atlas sits beside him in a hilly landscape.

Hercules Relieving Atlas of the Globe

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1530

Pen drawing of an angel descending to a kneeling man under pines, with a shepherd, sheep, and dog in a landscape below.

The Annunciation to Joachim

Wolf Huber, 1514

Pen drawing of a river with a tall tree, a rowboat with figures, and castle ruins on wooded hills.

The Rapids of the Danube near Grein

Wolf Huber, 1531

Pen and ink drawing with grey wash of the Virgin rising among clouds, with angels above and reaching figures below.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Unknown artist, mid 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a haloed rider on a horse above a battle scene with soldiers and trampled figures, over grid lines.

Saint James Defeating the Infidels

Unknown artist, 17th or 18th century

Brown ink drawing of figures bathing in a stream beside tall trees under a cloudy sky.

Figures Bathing in a Stream

Attributed to Nicolas Poussin

Red and black chalk study of figures in an arched interior, with a man holding a staff and a small dog at right.

Study for "La Cuisine Avec Paisans"

Jérôme-François Chantereau

Pencil sketch of a crouching nude figure with clenched fists, beside two small decorative object studies in blue-grey pencil.

Study of a Nude Old Woman Clenching Her Fists, and Two Decorative Objects

Gustav Klimt, c. 1901

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a seated female nude with drapery across her lap, looking over her shoulder.

Seated Nude with Drapery

Follower of Bartholomaeus Spranger

Brown wash drawing of a ceiling design with three mythological scenes framed by decorative figural borders.

Modello for a Ceiling: Diana and the Dead Endymion, the Judgment of Paris, and the Death of Adonis

Nicolas Poussin, 1640/1642 (?)

Charcoal drawing of a seated nude man seen from behind, head bowed, on brown paper.

Seated Nude Boy Seen from the Back

Brown and white wash drawing of mitred bishops and robed saints seated on clouds above a crowd of figures.

Saints on Clouds

Unknown artist, 16th century

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin ascending on clouds while robed apostles gather around a stone tomb below.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Follower of Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli, called Morazzone

Pen and brown ink drawing of Castle Sant'Angelo and rooftops along a river, with boats and figures on the banks.

View of the Castle Sant'Angelo and the Ospedale di Santo Spirito [recto]

Attributed to Étienne Dupérac, c. 1552/1566

Pen and brown wash drawing of a pipe-playing figure beside a cow, a reclining figure, and sheep under trees.

Mercury and Argus

Attributed to Joachim Anthonisz. Wtewael

Brown ink drawing of a nymph in a shell chariot drawn by dolphins, with cupids above and sea figures in the waves below.

The Triumph of Galatea

Girolamo da Treviso II, c. 1535

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a standing woman in a headscarf and draped cloak, mounted on a cream board.

Study of a Standing Woman

Unknown artist

Brown and blue wash drawing of Apollo beside the bound Marsyas, with a lyre and tree, attributed to Veronese.

Apollo and Marsyas

Attributed to Veronese, c. 1600

Brown ink drawing of a draped classical female statue seen from behind, with heavy folds of fabric and curly hair.

Female Roman Statue Seen from the Back

Attributed to Nicolas Poussin

Sketch of the Crucifixion with Christ center, two thieves on crosses, mourning women and soldiers below, in pencil on tan pap

The Crucifixion

Attributed to Giovanni Battista Naldini

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded man reading beside a lion in a rocky wilderness with trees.

Saint Jerome Reading in the Wilderness

Domenico Campagnola, 1520/1525

Loose brown ink sketch of a religious scene with seated women, a child and standing figures within an arched frame.

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine?

Unknown artist, c. 1600