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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Pen and blue wash drawing of a summer harvest with workers, an oxcart, a farmhouse and a distant town.

Summer Harvest in an Extensive Landscape

Lodewyk Toeput, c. 1590

Pen and wash drawing of a seated man and a standing woman in headwraps, by Adriaen van Ostade, 1647.

Two Peasants Drinking

Adriaen van Ostade, 1647

Red chalk drawing of a bearded shepherd leaning on a tree in a wooded landscape with rocks.

Standing Shepherd in a Landscape

Andrea di Leone, 1630

Pen and ink sketch of a bearded saint in robes holding a book, with a crucifix raised beside him.

A Standing Saint with a Crucifix and a Book

Francisco Herrera the Younger, 1660

Graphite and white chalk drapery study on grey paper showing soft folds of cloth in light and shadow.

Drapery Study for "Mary and Elizabeth Royall"

John Singleton Copley, c. 1758

Grey chalk study of a crowded interior with robed men gathered around a seated figure beneath a draped canopy.

Study for "The Death of the Earl of Chatham"

John Singleton Copley, 1779

Chalk portrait drawing of a man in a high collar and white cravat, rendered in brown and white on tinted paper.

Dr. John Warren

Rembrandt Peale, c. 1806

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a figure's back and arm draped in gray and red cloth, with a separate fabric study at right.

The Cape of Pinzon

John Vanderlyn, c. 1838

Drawing of a stormy rural landscape with a thatched farmhouse, church steeple, scattering cattle and wind-bent trees.

A Stormy Landscape

Marco Ricci, c. 1725

Pencil and wash drawing of a seated woman in a black lace cloak holding a letter beside a writing table.

Woman Seated at a Table, Holding a Letter

Watercolor of the Bay of Naples with a city on the left, a sailboat, and Mount Vesuvius smoking on the right.

The Bay of Naples with Mounts Vesuvius and Somma

Giovanni Battista Lusieri, 1782

Red chalk drawing of a standing gentleman in tricorn hat and long coat holding a riding crop, with boots and shadow.

Gentleman with a Riding Crop

Pierre-Alexandre Wille

Pencil drawing with red chalk of a woman in a feathered hat and long dress leaning on a pedestal, with faint sketched figures

Maria Cosway with Her Daughter Louisa

Richard Cosway, 1794

Pencil sketch of a figure leading an ox cart across a flat field, with trees at right and a distant village and sailboat at l

L'Ile aux Moines with Figure and Cart

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1858

Pencil drawing of sailing ships on calm water with a distant harbor town and cloudy sky.

Coastal Landscape with Shipping

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1858

Pencil sketch of a coastline with a sailing ship, small boats, a windmill on a headland, and distant hills.

Coastal Landscape with Shipping; Windmill in Distance

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1858

Pencil sketch of a plowed field with workers and oxen, a tree line, a village church, and boats on water beyond.

L'Ile aux Moines with Workers in a Field

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1858

Pencil drawing of large trees beside a thatched cottage with a horse-drawn wagon at left.

Landscape with Trees, Cottage, and Farm Wagon

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1858

Pencil sketch of a riverside village with buildings, tall trees, moored boats, figures, and a wooden footbridge.

River Landscape with Buildings, Boats, and Figures

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1858

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a long coat and pointed hat, holding a walking stick, on pale paper.

A Gentleman with a Walking Stick

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, early 1750s

Sepia architectural plan of Villa Madama in Rome within an ornate decorative frame with putti and a coat of arms.

Villa Madama a Rome

Pierre François Léonard Fontaine, 1809

Drawing of a seated crowned woman with an anchor and billowing drapery, rendered in chalk on blue-grey paper.

Hope with Her Anchor

Merry-Joseph Blondel

Cattle wade in a mountain lake beneath steep forested cliffs, with a rider, bathers and a village church at right.

Königsee with the Cliffs of St. Bartholomëe

Wilhelm von Kobell, 1837

Pen and watercolour drawing of a brick tower by a river with rowboats, a sailing ship, and figures on the bank.

Scene with a Tower to the Left

Hendrick Avercamp, c. 1620

Watercolor drawing for a fan showing cherubs holding garlands and ribbons among clouds in a blue sky.

Drawing for a Fan

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Pastel and colored pencil portrait of a smiling young girl in a pink bonnet and green coat on tan paper.

Sara Wearing a Bonnet and Coat

Mary Cassatt, c. 1904/1906

Medieval drawing of a kneeling man in red praying beside a fleece, with a figure in clouds above and soldiers drinking from a

Gideon and the Fleece, with the Selection of Gideon's Army

Unknown artist, c. 1420/1430

Medieval watercolor drawing of three bearded men in robes, one holding a roasted lamb on a spit beside a stone doorway.

The Passover Lamb

Unknown artist, c. 1420/1430

Medieval painted drawing of two men throwing stones at a kneeling bearded man among grapevines.

The Stoning of Naboth

Unknown artist, c. 1420/1430

Medieval-style painting of a seated bearded man in a blue robe beside a standing armed figure holding a spear and a bird.

Isaac and Esau

Unknown artist, c. 1420/1430