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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Watercolor drawing of two armored figures fighting with daggers, one in plate armor with a plumed helmet, on cream paper.

Foot Combat with Daggers

Unknown artist, c.1512-1515

Pencil drawing of a young boy with dark tousled hair and downcast eyes, shaded softly against a pale background.

Head of a Youth and a Man with a Moustache

Tito Lessi, c. 1895/1896

Pen and wash plan of a fan-shaped Sorbonne law lecture hall with tiered benches, spiral stair, and French annotations.

Study for the Renovation of a Law Classroom at the Sorbonne

Antoine Laurent Thomas Vaudoyer, 1820

Drawing of a crowned bearded god descending in lightning toward a reclining woman on a draped bed beneath a canopy.

Jupiter and Semele

Unknown artist, 18th century

Grey wash drawing of a rococo garden party with figures on a seesaw, seated groups, trees and a scrolled border.

Fête Champêtre with a Seesaw (La Bascule)

Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, before 1774

Brown wash drawing of elegant figures playing a game under trees in an outdoor fête, with a scrolled frame below.

Fête Champêtre with Game of Hot Cockles (La Main Chaude)

Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, before 1774

Lithograph portrait of a woman with lowered eyes, wearing a crown, lace headdress and collar against a shaded background.

Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots

Francesco Hayez, c. 1827

Etching of the Supper at Emmaus showing Christ at a table with two men, a standing servant, bread, fruit and a jug.

The Supper at Emmaus

Pierre Fatoure and Gabriel Lejeune, after Caravaggio, c. 1609/1610

Brown ink print of Jupiter and Juno in an oval, with cherubs, peacocks and a rainbow below the clouds.

Jupiter and Juno

after Pietro da Cortona Johann Gottlieb Prestel, 1788

Oval sepia print of Venus on clouds pointing to a reclining Vulcan beside armor, with a winged putto holding a helmet.

Venus Commanding Vulcan to Make Arms for Aeneas

after Pietro da Cortona Johann Gottlieb Prestel, 1788

Graphite and white chalk study on blue paper of a youth pulling ropes, with several hand and arm studies.

Studies of a Youth Pulling Ropes (recto); Faint Study of a Youth Pulling a Rope (verso)

Aurelio Lomi, 1610s

Front cover of a brown portfolio with gold-stamped title Graphic Scenes in the Japan Expedition, by Wm. Heine.

Graphic Scenes of the Japan Expedition

William Heine, 1856

Brown wash drawing of women gathered around jewelry while a warrior woman with spear and shield stands among them and a beard

The Discovery of Achilles among the Daughters of Lycomedes

James Thornhill, c. 1710

Brown wash drawing of a grotto with arched openings revealing trees and ruined walls beyond, by Francis Place.

A Grotto (The Stables of the Villa Maecenas, Tivoli?)

Francis Place, c. 1700

A Sheep

Jean-Ferdinand Chaigneau, 1860s

Chalk drawing with white highlights on grey paper showing two standing sheep and faint studies of sheep heads above.

Studies of Sheep

Jean-Ferdinand Chaigneau, 1860s

Etched landscape with a winged angel and a young man beside a river, large trees at right, cattle and a shepherd, and distant

River Landscape with Tobias and the Angel

John Galioth Nardois, c. 1648

Charcoal drawing of figures struggling around a water jug, one man holding a spear, another lying prone on the ground.

The Siege of Tortona, or The Thirst of the People of Tortona (La Costanza dei tortonesi)

Andrea Gastaldi, 1866-1867

Colored drawing of Christ with a halo in a doorway, a kneeling apostle reaching toward him, and robed onlookers around.

Christ with Doubting Thomas and the Apostles

Henri Lehmann, mid-19th century

Brown ink sketch of the Madonna and Child on a dais with an angel, Tobias, a saint and children, plus a small head study belo

The Madonna and Child Seated on a Dais with Tobias and the Angel and a Saint Presenting Two Children

Pietro Giacomo Palmieri, late 18th century

Monochrome print of a bearded old man in a turban with a bird on his shoulder, signed Le Prince, 1768.

Head of a Drooping Old Woman

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1768

Grey wash drawing of a grand Baroque ceremonial facade with arches, statues, a central fountain, and small figures in the for

Design for "The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1774: Hercules and the Dragon in the Garden of the Hesperides"

Paolo Posi and Giuseppe Palazzi, 1774

Engraved title page with a reclining lion, rocks and trees, and French lettering reading Recueïl de Lions, 1729.

Recueïl de Lions: Dessinés d'après nature par divers maitres et gravés par B. Picart (Collection of Lions: Drawn from…

Bernard Picart with plates after Albrecht Dürer, after Charles Le Brun and after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1729

Au Théâtre Antoine

Edouard Vuillard, c. 1889

Drawing in black and red chalk of a young girl in a white bonnet reading an open book at a table.

Young Girl Reading

Jacques-André Portail, mid 18th century

Still life of a hanging mallard, partridge and goldfinch with a bundle of red onions against a pale wall.

Hunting Trophy with Mallard, Partridge, Goldfinches, and Onions

Antoine Berjon, c. 1810

Painting of a hare hanging by its feet from a branch of bay leaves against a grey background, with a shadow behind it.

Hunting Trophy with Hare and Bay Leaves

Antoine Berjon, c. 1810

Watercolor of an autumn forest with bare birch trees, mossy rocks, a dirt path, and birds flying across a cloudy sky.

Autumn Landscape in the Forest of Fontainebleau

Auguste Allongé, c. 1860

Pen and watercolor study of a reclining male nude, head resting on one arm, one leg raised, on a pale studio ground.

Study of a Male Nude

William Mulready, c. 1852

Black chalk drawing of a bearded, shirtless sailor seated at a ship's rigging, holding an oar, with stars above.

Navigation (Allegory of the Navy)

Jules-Élie Delaunay, 1876