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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Charcoal and white chalk study on blue-grey paper of two women in aprons, one seated with her head on her hand, one standing

Study of Two Women, One Seated and One Holding a Basket

Léon Augustin Lhermitte, 1879

Black and white chalk drawing of a robed bishop saint with upturned face and outstretched arm on gray paper.

Bishop Saint in Supplication

Pietro Bernardi, 1610s

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds with a kneeling monk looking up and cherubs in the corner.

The Vision of Simon Stock

Pietro Antonio de' Pietri, c. 1680/1700

Brown and white wash drawing of a kneeling figure attended by winged angels, on an octagonal sheet.

Christ in Gethsemane

called Bertoia Jacopo Zanguidi, 1560s

Drawing with a black chalk study of a reaching male figure above two red chalk studies of upturned heads on tan paper.

Man Reaching Down and Two Studies of Heads (recto)

Jean Jouvenet, before 1698

Watercolor of a narrow village lane with a stone wall, wooden balcony, leafy trees, and a woman carrying wood.

A Village Street in Northern Italy

Eugenio Gignous, 1874

Watercolor sketch of a seated young woman in peasant dress resting her head on her hand, dated 1871.

A Seated Peasant Girl in Contemplation

Eleuterio Pagliano, 1871

Red chalk drawing of three pairs of ragged beggars carrying bundles and babies, with walking sticks.

Three Pairs of Beggars with Babies

Jacob Weyer, 1660s

Etched title page showing Amsterdam harbor with a brick warehouse, a chimney, moored sailing ships, barrels, and figures on t

View of the Port of Amsterdam with the Office of the Water Authority (Title Page)

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652 /1654

Etching of a harbor with a tall tower, crowded quay, sailing ships with flags, and a rowboat on the water.

The Montalbans Tower in Amsterdam

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of a seaport with rowboats, barrels, cannons, nets and sailing ships under a cloudy sky.

A Seaport

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of two sailing ships on the sea under a cloudy sky, with a rowboat near the smaller vessel and a caption below.

The "Vergulde Dolphyn," a Large Merchant Vessel, and the "Kat," a Flute

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652 /1654

Etching of two Dutch sailing frigates on rough sea, one firing a cannon, with a Dutch caption below.

Two Dutch Frigates

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652 /1654

Etching of two Dutch merchant sailing ships on rough sea, with a distant ship and coastline under a cloudy sky.

Two Merchant-Men: the "Geele Fortuÿn," Trading in the Baltic, and the "Liefde," Trading in Norway

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652 /1654

Etching of Amsterdam's Haringpakkers tower beside a busy harbor with crowded masted ships, flags, and small rowing boats.

The Haringpakkers Tower in Amsterdam

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652 /1654

Etching of a boeier and a galliot with billowing sails sailing through rough waves under a cloudy sky.

A Boeier and a Galliot

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652 /1654

Etching of a fleet of sailing herring busses on rough sea under a stormy sky with a rocky coast behind them.

Herring-Busses

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652 /1654

Etching of sailing fishing boats with flags moored at a wooden jetty, with a smaller boat on open water under a cloudy sky.

"Tocht Schuiten"or Spaarndam Fishing Boats

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652 /1654

Etching of a crowded harbor with tall-masted ships, sailboats, a wooden pier, and a windmill under cloudy skies.

Bicker's Island, Amsterdam

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652 /1654

The "Salemander," an East-Indian Merchantman

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652 /1654

Etching of two Dutch sailing boats in rough seas under a stormy sky, with a larger vessel in the foreground.

A Damschuit and a "Smalschip"

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652 /1654

Etching of two sailing vessels struggling in rough seas under stormy clouds, with a small boat in the distance.

An "Isere" Vessel and a Waterschip or Zuiderzee Fishing-Boat

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652 /1654

Etching of two sailing ships, the Parel and the Dubbele Arent, on rough sea with smaller ships on the horizon.

The "Parel" (Pearl), an East Indiaman and the "Dubbele Arent" (Spread Eagle), a West Indiaman

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of a man-of-war firing smoke beside a merchant ship on choppy sea, with Dutch captions below.

The "Vrijheijt," a Man-of-War and the "Hazewind," a Merchantman for Spain

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of a Dutch states yacht and an escort vessel on choppy water, with flags and small boats around them.

A States Yacht and an "Uijtlegger" or Escort Vessel for the Waddenzee

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of two small sailing boats on choppy sea, with larger ships and flags on the horizon under a cloudy sky.

Two "Steiger Schuiten"

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of two Dutch sailing barges on calm water with crew, a distant town, and cloudy sky beyond.

A "Watership" Carrying Water for the Salt Works and Another One Carrying Water for the Breweries

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of a Dutch three-masted ship with flags sailing rough seas past rocky cliffs, with smaller boats nearby.

The "Zwarte Beer" (Black Bear), a Dutch Greenlander

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of a crowded Amsterdam-style harbor with sailing ships, rowboats, a wooden bridge and a tall tower at left.

The Gelderse Quay and the Schreiers Tower, Amsterdam

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of a sailing vessel with billowing sails in rough sea, with a smaller boat and rowboat under a cloudy sky.

A Samoureus

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654