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National Gallery of Art

1,161 works

Circular engraving of a haloed seated figure gesturing to a man in a cap and a standing woman, with inscription above.

To Clothe the Naked

Pencil sketch of a seated draped female figure beside a classical column, with a reclining figure at its base.

Seated Female Figure for "San Francisco"

Charles Meryon, probably c. 1856

Red chalk drawing of a seated old bearded man in a loose robe, hands clasped, turning his head to the side.

Seated Old Man

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630

Circular engraving of a haloed seated figure receiving a drink from a standing man, watched by two onlookers beneath a tree.

To Give Drink to the Thirsty

Pencil sketch of a seated muscular male figure with raised arm beside a stone pedestal and bare branches.

Seated Male Figure for "San Francisco"

Charles Meryon, probably c. 1856

Red chalk drawing of a man in a plumed beret and ruffled collar, turned three-quarters toward the viewer.

Self-Portrait

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1637

Engraving of a haloed man visiting a prisoner whose bare feet are locked in stocks, with onlookers and a barred window.

To Visit the Imprisoned

Bust of an Old Woman in a Furred Cloak and Heavy Headdress

Rembrandt van Rijn and Studio of Rembrandt van Rijn, 1631

Bearded Man Looking Down

Studio of Rembrandt van Rijn, possibly 1631

Round engraving of a haloed pilgrim with a staff speaking to a headscarfed woman as a man gestures at a doorway.

To House the Pilgrims

Etching of an elderly bearded man in a divided fur cap, with his hand placed on his chest.

Old Man with a Divided Fur Cap

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1640

Etched bust portrait of a curly-haired man with a wry mouth, head turned, rendered in loose hatched lines.

Curly-Headed Man with a Wry Mouth

Studio of Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1635

Circular engraving of a haloed seated figure at a table with a bearded man, a woman with a plate, and a standing figure.

To Nurse the Sick

Etching of a man in a hat reading by candlelight at a table in a dark interior.

Student at a Table by Candlelight

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1642

Etched portrait of a seated bearded man in a dark jacket, turned to the right, with a hand raised near his face.

Paul Signac (Portrait de Paul Signac)

Camille Pissarro, c. 1890

Circular engraving of figures burying a body beside a tree, with a walled town and tower in the background.

To Bury the Dead

Lithograph of a referee counting over a fallen boxer while the opponent stands in the ring and spectators watch from the rope

Counted Out, first stone

George Bellows, 1921

Etching of an old bearded man in a tall fur cap with eyes closed and head bowed, shaded with dense cross-hatching.

Old Bearded Man in a High Fur Cap, with Eyes Closed

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1635

Engraving of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child, kneeling figures, and angels above a hilly landscape.

The Adoration of the Magi

Cristofano Robetta

Pen and brown wash drawing of Samson pushing down temple columns as figures fall amid collapsing classical architecture.

Samson Destroying the Temple

Lattanzio Gambara, 1550

Ink sketch of a woman with long dark hair and a light headscarf, drawn in loose brown hatching.

Portrait of the Artist's Wife

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Engraving of nude figures and putti in a wooded clearing, with a banner inscribed ROBETA hanging from a tree.

Allegory of Carnal Love

Cristofano Robetta

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of two draped standing male figures, one holding a key, in a religious composition.

Saints Peter and Paul

Cherubino Alberti

Engraving of Jupiter seated with Venus, Mercury and a cupid, with an eagle below, illustrating a scene from the Aeneid.

Venus se plaint a Jupiter de la tempete que Junon a excitee contre Enee

Henri Simon Thomassin after Elisabeth Sophie Cheron

Etching of peasants in a farmyard gathered around a slaughtered pig beneath a thatched shed, with a pump at right.

Peasants Outside a Farm Slaughtering a Pig

Adriaen van Ostade, c. 1652

Red ink drawing of a fortified castle with towers and gabled roofs above dense trees on a rocky cliff.

Fortified Castle on a High Cliff

Moritz von Schwind, 1830

Circular drawing of Saint Benedict holding a crozier and book before a stone wall, with monastery buildings behind him.

Saint Benedict

Hans von Kulmbach, 1510/1515

Engraved print of an ornate lidded jug with dense scrollwork, foliate ornament, and a handle ending in a grotesque figure.

Large jug, the handle formed by a snake

Georg Wechter I, published 1579

Etching of pale birch trees with bare branches standing in a snowy landscape, with shrubs and dark shadows on the ground.

Snow

George Elbert Burr, 1910

Brown wash drawing of God enthroned on clouds above a crowd of saints, angels and musicians playing harps.

God Enthroned Surrounded by Saints

Giovanni Battista Trotti, possibly 1585/1590