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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Study of a Man's Figure, Holding Rod behind Back

Alphonse Legros

Pencil sketch of a wooden bridge over water with small figures and a sloping roof beside the riverbank.

Study for "Le Petit Pont"

Charles Meryon, probably c. 1850

Pencil landscape drawing of a rounded stone building, tall tower and trees, with fallen masonry in the foreground.

Landscape with the Church of San Teodoro

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Red chalk drawing of a child's head with curly hair, turned slightly upward, with shoulders partly visible.

Head of a Child

Alphonse Legros

Pencil drawing of a two-masted sailing boat on choppy water with a small rowboat, a distant sailboat, and a headland.

Chasse-maree au plus pres

Pencil drawing of Roman walls, cypress trees, and a domed church behind foliage, with a cow and figure in the foreground.

Walls of Rome with Santa Maria del Popolo in the Distance

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Head of a Man with a Skullcap

Alphonse Legros

Drawing of a man with curly hair and a stern expression wearing a woven cloak, in an oval vignette, inscribed Tikao.

Tikao, naturel d'Akaroa

Pencil drawing of receding arched passageways in a ruined stone building, with a tree growing in an opening.

Arched Passageways of a Ruined Building

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pencil drawing of a young man's head and shoulders, eyes lowered, with a faint moustache and hatched shading.

Head of a Young Man

Alphonse Legros

Pencil and red chalk architectural study of a columned tomb with curved pediment and French measurement notes below.

Moliere's Tomb

Charles Meryon, probably c. 1854

Pencil sketch of a ruined stone gate and crumbling wall among trees and rocky ground.

An Ancient Wall with a Ruined Gate

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Graphite study of a classical male torso seen from behind, shaded with hatching on blue paper.

Study from the Antique

Alphonse Legros

Pencil drawing of a river dredge with a cabin and smokestack moored beside lighters and rowboats on calm water.

River Dredges and Lighters

Charles Meryon, probably c. 1850

Pencil drawing of a garden wall with a stone sphere, tall trees, and distant buildings and hills beyond.

View across the Wall of an Italian Garden

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Woman in a Cloak

Alphonse Legros

Pencil sketch of a Seine boat's bow and deck with faint construction lines on a pale sheet.

Seine Boat for "Le Pont-au-Change"

Charles Meryon, probably c. 1854

Pencil sketch of a weathered stone arch with overgrown top, a wooden railing at left and a smaller arched passage at right.

Arch of Drusus near the Appian Way

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pen and brown ink drawing of a centaur carrying a tree trunk across a rocky landscape under a cloudy sky.

Centaur Carrying a Tree Trunk

Alphonse Legros

Pencil sketch of a Paris cityscape with a gothic tower, domed building, and rows of rooftops and dormer windows.

College Henri IV

Charles Meryon, 1863

Pencil drawing of crumbling brick ruins with an arched niche, a tower, and trees, set behind a low stone wall.

Ruins of the Temple of Venus and Rome in the Forum

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Moody landscape with dark trees, a stormy sky, and a hilltop castle and village in haze at right.

Storm

Alphonse Legros

Pencil sketch of city rooftops, chimneys and trees with a handwritten inscription and date 1869 in the upper right.

College Henri IV

Charles Meryon, 1869

Pencil drawing of a classical villa with arched gateway and balustrade, framed by tall trees and shrubbery.

Villa d'Este, Tivoli

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pen and ink sketch of a woman with a switch and basket leading a horse with milk containers on a pack saddle.

The Milkmaid of Boulogne

Alphonse Legros

Pencil sketch of two moored sailing barges with tall masts on a calm river, with distant buildings and hills.

Boats on River with Masts

Pencil sketch of the Casino Farnese on the Palatine Hill in Rome, with trees, stone walls and birds in the sky.

Casino Farnese on the Palatine Hill, Rome

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Graphite sketch of a male torso in three-quarter view, shaded with soft hatching on pale paper.

Torso

Alphonse Legros

Pencil drawing of a two-masted brig under sail on rough sea, with rigging and a flag, dated 1839.

La Panne

Charles Meryon, 1839

Pencil sketch of crumbling Roman ruins with arches, overgrown shrubs, and a stand of tall cypress trees.

Roman Ruins with a Stand of Cypresses

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744