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National Gallery of Art

689 works

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

Rembrandt van Rijn and Studio of Rembrandt van Rijn, 1631

Study for the Head of a Man (Etude de tete d'homme)

Alphonse Legros

Black lithograph of a man in a beret and bow tie beside an easel, with loose hatched strokes on cream paper.

Self-Portrait

Paul Cézanne, 1899

Etching of a man in a wide-brimmed hat leaning at a window ledge with a sheet and tools, a landscape visible outside.

Self-Portrait Etching at a Window

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1648

Etching of an older bearded man's head and shoulders, turned three-quarters toward the viewer, with fine hatched shading.

Study for Head of a Man (Etude de tete d'homme)

Alphonse Legros

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a woman with curly hair and a white ruff collar, shown in bust-length portrait.

Portrait of a Lady

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1623

Etching of a bearded man in a flat cap and embroidered garment, turned three-quarters toward the viewer.

Self-Portrait in a Flat Cap and Embroidered Dress

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1642

Self-Portrait, 4th plate

Alphonse Legros

Black chalk portrait of a bearded cardinal in a tall biretta and clerical collar, drawn on blue-grey paper.

Portrait of a Cardinal (Alessandro Peretti Montalto?)

Ottavio Mario Leoni

Etching of a tall tree, a small figure below, and a shadowed head in a cap on the right.

Sheet with Two Studies: a Tree, and the Upper Part of a Head of the Artist Wearing a Velvet Cap

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1642

Head of a Horse from the Parthenon

Alphonse Legros, 1898

Red chalk drawing of a young man in a cap resting his cheek on his hand, with a buttoned jacket and hatched shading.

Self-Portrait

Dirck Helmbreker, 1670

Bust of an African Woman

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1630

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

Head of a Child

Alphonse Legros

Black chalk drawing of a youth's head and shoulders turned upward, with hatched drapery and curling hair on toned paper.

Bust of a Youth Looking Upward [recto]

Luca Signorelli, 1500

Etching of studies: a man with curly hair and a direct gaze, a bearded man in a cap at left, and sketched hands below.

Sheet of Studies with the Head of the Artist, a Beggar Man, and Woman and Child

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1651

Head of a Man with a Skullcap

Alphonse Legros

Black chalk drawing of a young man's head with curly hair and a direct gaze, on tan paper.

Head of Saint John the Baptist

Andrea del Sarto, 1523

Etching of an elderly bearded man in a tall fur cap, head turned downward, rendered in dense crosshatched lines.

Head of an Old Man in High Fur Cap

Rembrandt van Rijn and Studio of Rembrandt van Rijn

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

Black chalk drawing of a woman's head with curled hair and a beaded necklace, looking out with a soft gaze.

Head of a Woman

Andrea del Sarto, 1515

Etched self-portrait of a man in a fur hat and collar, holding a raised sabre in a gloved hand.

Self-Portrait with Raised Sabre

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1634

Graphite drawing on blue paper of a nude man's bust, head tilted down, shaded with fine diagonal hatching.

Bust of Nude Man

Alphonse Legros

Design for a Border with a Portrait of Baron Cuvier

Jean Baptiste Arnout

Etching of an elderly bearded man with curly hair and a fur collar, turned three-quarters, with dense hatched shading.

Bust of an Old Man with Flowing Beard and White Sleeve

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1630

Pencil sketch of a bearded man with curly hair, head turned slightly, brow furrowed, drawn on pale paper.

Head of a Man with Curly Hair and Beard

Alphonse Legros

Pen and ink drawing of a standing man in a shirt and bow tie holding a paintbrush and palette against hatched shading.

Portrait of Whistler with a Paintbrush

Harper Pennington

Etched self-portrait of a man in a fur cap with wide eyes and open mouth, crosshatched in fine dark lines.

Self-Portrait in a Cap, Open-Mouthed

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630

Red chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man in a tall headdress, eyes lowered, with dense hatched shading.

Head of a Priest

Alphonse Legros

Etching of mythological figures, including a reclining nude and putti, in a landscape beside a bust of Pan on a pedestal.

Apollo and Nymphs in a Landscape with a Bust of Pan

Francesco Fontebasso, 1744