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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Pen and ink drawing of a meadow with a large tree, a resting shepherd, two cows, and a fence under a wide sky.

Meadow with a Shepherd and Cows

Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech, 1617

Pen and wash drawing of a woodland pond with tall trees, a seated fisherman at the water's edge, and birds in the sky.

Woodland Pond with a Fisherman

Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech, 1617

Brown ink drawing of a standing cavalier in a tall hat and ruff, with a sword resting beside him.

Standing Cavalier Wearing a Sword

Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech, 1615

Pen, brown wash and red chalk sketch of seated draped figures and two standing nude studies on pale paper.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Pencil portrait of a young man with curly hair in a buttoned cloak, holding a notebook, with a building at left.

Auguste-Jean-Marie Guénepin

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1809

Night drawing of a rider on horseback ahead of a wolf pack with red eyes, under a crescent moon over dunes.

The Legend of the Wolves

Brown chalk drawing of a herd of horned cattle on a rocky hillside with mountains and pine trees under a cloudy sky.

Cattle in the Auvergne

Rosa Bonheur, 1867

Charcoal drawing of a woman in a wooded landscape being helped by two small putti at lower right.

Wooded Landscape with Putti Helping a Woman Undress

William P. Babcock

Watercolor of a rocky river with rapids, a leaning tree, ferns, and distant mountains with deer on the bank.

On the East Lyn, North Devon

William Henry Millais, 1865

Watercolor of a blue spring pool with palms and foliage along a sandy bank, by Winslow Homer.

Blue Spring, Florida

Winslow Homer, 1890

Watercolor of a man in a hat casting a fishing line from a rowboat on a river lined with dark green trees.

Casting, Number Two

Winslow Homer, 1894

Watercolor of a dark storm over a blue sea, with rocky shore, a windblown tree, and a distant steamship.

The Coming Storm

Winslow Homer, 1901

Watercolor of a young woman in a white dress carrying a basket down a grassy coastal bluff toward the sea.

Girl Carrying a Basket

Winslow Homer, 1882

Watercolor of a antlered deer on a rock above churning water under a moonlit sky, signed Homer and dated 1892.

A Good Shot, Adirondacks

Winslow Homer, 1892

Watercolor of two fishermen in a red boat hauling a net through choppy sea under a cloudy sky.

Hauling in the Nets

Winslow Homer, 1887

Watercolor of a hunter in a canoe towing a swimming hound across dark choppy water under a stormy sky.

Sketch for "Hound and Hunter"

Winslow Homer, 1891/1892

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Trinity with a cross, a globe, and many angels and cherubs among clouds.

The Trinity Surrounded by Angels

Bartholomäus Ignaz Weiss, 1770

Watercolor of a stormy sea breaking over rocky shore with white spray and a distant ship under a grey sky.

Incoming Tide, Scarboro, Maine

Winslow Homer, 1883

Pen and wash drawing of the Holy Family: a bearded man, a veiled woman with halo, and a nude infant, with a small head study.

The Holy Family

Bartholomäus Ignaz Weiss, 1770

Watercolor of a white sailboat with billowing sails and figures on deck crossing turquoise water near a palm-lined island.

Key West, Hauling Anchor

Winslow Homer, 1903

Watercolor of a lone man seated in a canoe on a calm lake, with dark trees and a cloudy sky behind him.

The Lone Fisherman

Winslow Homer, 1889

Chalk drawing of a dancer in a pale 18th-century gown with red ribbons, one arm raised, turning on tan paper.

A Dancer

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1777

Watercolor of a young woman with a wooden pail beside a cow, rooster and hen in a grassy clearing by trees.

The Milk Maid

Winslow Homer, 1878

Brown wash drawing of a woman on a white horse riding with gentlemen along a wooded park path.

Lady and Gentlemen Riding in a Park

Jean-Michel Moreau

Watercolor of a hunter in a brown coat and hat walking with two hounds through an autumn forest.

On the Trail

Winslow Homer, 1889

Pen and wash drawing of a classical building facade with arched entrance, carriages and pedestrians in a cobbled courtyard.

View of the Hôtel des Fermes Générales du Tabac

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1763

Watercolor of costumed couples dancing around a maypole in a candlelit ballroom with spectators and garlands.

May Ball

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1763

Watercolor of tall palms along a shoreline with a figure in a red shirt in a small boat at the lower left.

Red Shirt, Homosassa, Florida

Winslow Homer, 1904

Brown wash drawing of Venus on clouds with cherubs, as the Graces crown a kneeling woman with flowers beneath a tree.

Venus and the Graces Crowning Thémire

Jean François Pierre Peyron, 1795

Watercolor of a lone fisherman in a rowboat on a dark lake at dusk, with trees along the shore and warm light at left.

The Rise

Winslow Homer, 1900