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National Gallery of Art

323 works

Watercolor of a Venetian canal with a tall-masted ship, gondolas, and a domed church beside the water.

The Giudecca Canal with Shipping near the Chiesa dei Gesuati

David Law, 1880s

Night view of the Grand Canal at Versailles lit with illuminations, pyramids, fountains and crowds along the banks.

Illuminations autour du grand Canal de Versailles

Jean Lepautre, 1676

Watercolor sketch of whitewashed city walls with lilac shadows, small figures in red robes, and a wooden railing under blue s

Walls of a North African City

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon

Engraving of fishermen with lanterns and boats on a river beneath arched fortified bridges and trees, with a distant town.

Night Fishing near Fortified Bridges

Aegidius Sadeler II after Pieter Stevens, 1600/1615

Watercolor drawing of sailors in a rowing boat with oars and a sail, several figures raising their arms on green water.

Greek Sailors on a Venetian Canal

Friedrich Nerly, c. 1851

Snowy New York street with brick tenements, fire escapes, pedestrians, and a clothing stall, drawn in chalk and wash.

Cross Streets of New York

Everett Shinn, 1899

Watercolor of a stone arched bridge over a river with green trees and a pink and gray sky, by Childe Hassam, 1904.

The Bridge at Grez [recto]

Childe Hassam, 1904

Pencil sketch of St. Paul's Cathedral dome across the Thames at low tide, with barges and pilings in the foreground.

St. Paul's from Under Waterloo Bridge, Low Tide

Thomas Moran, 1862

Etching of a river with small boats, riverside houses, trees and a church spire under a broad sky.

Cardigan Bridge

Francis Seymour Haden, 1864

Etching of a canal lock with wooden gates, a small boat in the chamber, a towpath, and trees and sheds beyond.

Lock on the Canal Near Watford

Charles Samuel Keene, 1823 - 1891

Charcoal drawing of dark silhouetted figures crossing a stepped bridge beneath arched buildings in dim light.

Bridge, Venice

Eugène Vail, c. 1900-1920

Watercolor of a shaded Moorish-style arcade with donkeys and resting robed figures beneath a carved lattice balcony.

A Street in Tangiers

Mariano Fortuny Marsal, 1860 or 1862

Grey wash drawing of a chaotic city street with carriages, a crowd, fallen figures, and classical buildings.

New York - Street Scene

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, 1859-1868

Charcoal sketch of a bridge with pedestrians above boats moored on a canal, with soft reflections in the water.

Venetian Bridge

Eugène Vail, c. 1900-1920

Grey cloth-bound album cover with gold ALBUM lettering and gilt corner ornaments, with brown cords on the edges.

Souvenir Album with Views of Naples, Southern Italy, and Sicily

Antonio Senape, 1848

Watercolor of a Milan street with the white Gothic spires of the Duomo rising above rooftops and busy pedestrians below.

The Duomo in Milan from a Side Street

William Wyld, c. 1834

Grid of twelve small engraved views of Dutch sailing ships, barges, and river boats, some with city buildings behind.

Verscheÿde Schepen en Gesichten van Amstelredam (Various Ships and Views of Amsterdam): Part III

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Watercolor of a gondola on a Venetian canal beside ornate palace facades, with sailing boats and a blue sky.

A Gondola on the Grand Canal, Venice

William Callow, 1866

Watercolor of a narrow village lane with a stone wall, wooden balcony, leafy trees, and a woman carrying wood.

A Village Street in Northern Italy

Eugenio Gignous, 1874

Brown ink and wash drawing of a landscape with an arched stone bridge, a horseback rider, figures, trees, and distant villa b

Landscape with a Bridge

Francesco Zuccarelli, mid-18th century

Ink sketch of a seaside promenade with pedestrians, dark trees, and ship masts rising at the harbor.

Concarneau Terrace / Brittany Street Scene

Robert Henri, c. 1899

Watercolor of a street in Tunis with arcaded shops, striped columns, a green-domed mosque and a tall minaret.

A Street, Tunis

Page with German poem Die Meerstädte above a black-and-white woodcut of a city tower, a rider on horseback, and a broken brid

Die Meerstädte (The Sea Cities) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1912/1922

Etching of a river with trees, grazing cattle, farm buildings, and figures by the water.

Old Foot-bridge, Banks of the Small Morin (Vieille passerelle, bords du petit morin)

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1915

Black-and-white print of a deep canyon with terraced rock formations, cliffs on both sides, and rain streaks under clouds.

The Walled City

Joseph Pennell, 1912

Page of German poem Die Städte with a black woodcut of a city street, bridge and two hooded women in long coats.

Die Städte (The Cities) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1912/1922

Etching of a peasant woman with an infant, a child at her skirt, and a stooped older man with a cane in open fields.

The Distant City (La ville lointaine)

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1914

Lithograph of a Berlin canal curving beneath an elevated railway viaduct, with trees, boats, and a church tower.

Landwehr Canal, Berlin

Joseph Pennell, 1921

Book page with German poem above a woodcut of a burning city, a tall figure in the foreground and falling people below.

Die Stadt der Qual (The City of Agony) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of…

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1912/1922

Engraving of two men playing horns and a bagpipe beside a young woman with flowers in her hair, walking outdoors.

Two Street Players and a Girl

Sebald Beham, c. 1525/1528