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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Heads of Two Bishops

Gaetano Gandolfi, 1770s-1780s

Pen and brown ink drawing of Bacchus with an ivy wreath and Ceres with grain beside him in a shadowed cave.

Bacchus and Ceres

Jacob de Gheyn II

Brown ink drawing of a rocky wooded landscape with a nymph, cherubs, hunting dogs and a bow.

Echo and Narcissus

Gregorio de' Ferrari

Pencil and crayon drawing of a fallen tree trunk across a grassy field, with a line of trees behind it.

Felled Tree, Normandy

Georges Lacombe, 1898

Charcoal drawing on blue paper of sea waves and foam beside the curved edge of a boat hull.

The Sea Off the Edge of a Boat, Brittany

Georges Lacombe, 1894

Pen and grey wash drawing of a man pointing at a tree beside a boy with a bucket, with a village and church tower behind.

Abraham and Isaac

Attributed to Hermann Weyer

Pencil and wash sketch of a seated bearded god surrounded by three female figures and an eagle in a circular composition.

Study of Jove and Three Goddesses

Attributed to Lorenzo Bartolini

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash showing draped standing women and a group of robed men in conversation.

Scenes from the Life of Saint Peter

Giulio Cesare Procaccini

Pen and brown ink sketch of a crucifixion with onlookers below and two draped standing figures before classical ruins above.

Crucifixion of Saint Peter

Giulio Cesare Procaccini

Charcoal drawing of a woman in a long skirt standing and reading an open book, seen from behind on tan paper.

Woman Reading

Black chalk drawing on tan paper of a man with tousled hair glancing sideways while holding a large sack.

A Grain Merchant

Guercino, c. 1620

Oval portrait drawing of a man with shoulder-length hair and mustache, wearing a dark coat and sash, in a scrolled frame.

Peter the Great of Russia

Carl Guttenberg

Pen and grey wash drawing of a rococo altar with a reliquary tomb, two monastic figures and cherubs in clouds.

Rococo Altar with a Reliquary Tomb

Veit Königer, 1760

Drawing of a standing female saint in a long robe and veil, with a lectern and classical building behind her.

Female Saint (Saint Clare of Assisi or Saint Catherine of Siena?)

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Grey wash drawing of a riverscape with a waterfall, a bare tree, a cottage and a rowing boat under cloudy sky.

Riverscape with a Waterfall

Aignan-Thomas Desfriches, 1768

Grey wash drawing of a wooded landscape with peasants, a donkey, and a stone building with steps.

Landscape with Peasants before an Inn

Aignan-Thomas Desfriches, 1768

Charcoal portrait of a man in a dark suit and white clerical collar, turned three-quarters, against a hatched dark background

The Rt. Reverend William Lawrence

John Singer Sargent, 1916

Drawing of the Madonna and Child handing a rosary to a kneeling saint on steps, with a crowd of onlookers below.

Madonna and Child with Rosary and Saint

Abraham van Diepenbeeck

Brown wash drawing of a rider struck down under heavenly light, with horses, soldiers and a descending angel.

The Conversion of Saint Paul

Abraham van Diepenbeeck, 1640

Brown wash drawing of a river landscape with large trees, a fisherman with a long pole, and a moored boat.

Fisherman in a River Landscape

Allart van Everdingen

Wash drawing of a rocky cove with a tree-topped cliff, rowing boats with figures, and sailing ships on the water.

Figures in Rowing Boats in a Rocky Cove, Sailing Ships Beyond

Allart van Everdingen

Brown wash drawing of a large rock beside trees and a tall pine, with small figures walking on a path below.

Landscape with Large Rock

Allart van Everdingen

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate classical architectural design with a nude statue in an arch and two dogs.

Design for a Wall Decoration [recto]

Jacob Jordaens, 1640/1645

Red chalk drawing of a wide landscape with a column of mounted soldiers and a hilltop town beyond the hills.

French Troops before Salins and the Surrounding Hills

Adam Frans van der Meulen, 1668

Black chalk studies of folded drapery on tan paper, with white highlights and a small red chalk accent at upper right.

Drapery Studies [recto]

Baldassare Franceschini, 1650

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a figure gazing upward with an outstretched arm, with hand studies below.

Ascension of the Magdalene

Baldassare Franceschini, 1650

Red chalk drawing of a standing female saint holding a banner, with smaller figure studies and angels sketched around her.

Female Saint Carrying a Banner [recto]

Baldassare Franceschini

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin ascending through swirling clouds, with angels and loose cloud studies around her.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Baldassare Franceschini, 1667

Pencil and red chalk sketch of the Flight into Egypt with a Virgin and Child, angels in clouds, and architectural studies.

The Flight into Egypt

Baldassare Franceschini, 1664

Pencil sketch of many small market figures, peasants with baskets, and horse-drawn carts arranged across a sheet of paper.

Studies of Market Figures

David Teniers the Younger