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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Drawing of a soldier in Roman armor with plumed helmet, holding a pike and a shield with a bearded face.

A Soldier in Ancient Roman Costume with Pike and Shield

Lattanzio Gambara, 1572/1573

Drawing of tall trees framing a river and grassy bank, with a small figure near the water under an overcast sky.

Wooded Landscape beside a River

Henri Harpignies, 1861

Engraving of Christ crowned with thorns, seated between a helmeted soldier, a turbaned man and a grieving woman.

Ecce Homo

after Correggio Agostino Carracci, 1587

Grey wash drawing of large gnarled trees arching over a woodland path, with a bright clearing in the distance.

Trees at Fordland, Devon

John White Abbott, 1841

Watercolor of fallow and red deer resting in a wooded parkland glade, with rolling hills and a cloudy sky beyond.

Stags in Knole Park, Kent

Robert Hills, 1839

Pencil drawing of a Gothic cathedral tower and nave seen from a lawn, with large trees framing the scene.

Bristol Cathedral from College Green

Thomas Girtin, 1797?

Watercolor of fortified ramparts and towers beside tidal water, with a rocky hill and a small boat in the foreground.

The Ramparts, Mont St. Michel, France

Alfred William Hunt, c. 1876

Brown wash drawing of a conical mountain with a plume of smoke, framed by trees and a flat valley in the foreground.

The Wrekin, Shropshire

Francis Towne, c. 1777/1783

Watercolor of Oxford's spires and towers seen across autumn trees, with cattle resting and two figures on a path.

View of Oxford from Headington Hill

William Turner, 1830

Engraving of mourners around a nude fallen hero, with hunting dogs, a boar, and figures with bows in the clouds.

The Death of Meleager

after Francesco Salviati Nicolas Beatrizet, 1543

Brown wash drawing of the Presentation in the Temple, with the Christ Child, Mary, an elderly priest, and attendants among cl

The Presentation in the Temple

Paolo Gerolamo Piola, c. 1720/1724

Colored chalk and graphite head study of a man with pale hair and rosy cheeks, turned over his shoulder.

Head of a Man

George Chinnery, c. 1810/1825

Title page of Opera Hopferiana, printed in German serif type, Frankfurt am Main, 1802.

Opera Hopferiana

Daniel Hopfer, Hieronymus Hopfer, and Lambert Hopfer, 1802

Two Studies of the Head of a Young Man Crowned with a Laurel Wreath

Jacques-Louis David, 1775/1780

Saddled Horse with a Study of a Rider

Edgar Degas, c. 1860s

Pen and ink sketch of a feathered figure crouched over a struggling prone figure on the ground.

A False Scalping Performed by Iowa Tribe Members in Paris

Eugène Delacroix, 1845

Graphite sketch of a turbaned rider on a galloping horse, one arm raised, on tan paper.

Arab Horseman at the Gallop

Eugène Delacroix, 1849

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing male nude seen from behind, with smaller figure studies at upper right.

Study of a Male Nude and Other Studies

Mariano Fortuny Marsal, 1858/1860?

Brown ink and wash drawing of a shadowed cloister courtyard with a standing robed monk and a figure at a window.

A Roman Cloister

François Marius Granet, c. 1802/1819

Red and black chalk study of a seated male nude holding up hair or cloth, with white highlights, by Henri Lehmann.

Study for "Rêve d'amour"

Henri Lehmann, 1848

Pencil drawing of two figures in plumed hats on a rocky shore, with clouds and birds above a dark sea.

Two Figures in a Landscape

Odilon Redon, 1865

Pencil drawing of a ruined Gothic church interior with pointed arches, rubble, and small figures and a dog in the foreground.

Ruins of the Church of the Saints-Innocents, Paris

Hubert Robert, 1786/1787

Charcoal drawing of a nude woman bending over a bathtub while drying herself with a towel.

After the Bath: Woman Drying Herself

Edgar Degas, c. 1900

Watercolor drawing of Ludlow Castle towers on a hill, with a rider on horseback and grazing animals in the foreground.

Ludlow Castle, Shropshire

William Marlow, 1770s

Decorative title page with oval lettering, draped American flag, cannon, battle scene, and military camp vignettes around the

Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War (Volume 1)

Alexander Gardner, 1866

Printed book page with blackletter title 'McLean's House, Appomattox Court-House' above a paragraph of text on a cream backgr

Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War (Volume 2)

Alexander Gardner, 1866

Brown ink and wash drawing of a grand Roman plaza with a curved colonnade, an obelisk, pyramids and small figures.

A Roman Capriccio

Hubert Robert, c. 1763/1764

Charcoal drawing of tall trees by a river with a rowboat and figure in the foreground under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Three Tall Trees

Auguste Allongé, c. 1860

Graphite sketch of a nude woman seated on a classical entablature, with a draped figure holding a distaff above her.

A Female Figure Seated on an Entablature, Holding a Distaff

Lorenzo de' Ferrari, c. 1700/1710

Bilingual German and French title page for Philipp Veith's portfolio Works of Leisure, framed by a black fleur-de-lis border.

Arbeiten der Musse/Ouvrages de Loisir (Works of Leisure), Part 2

Philipp Veith, c. 1824