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National Gallery of Art

10,104 works

Etching of a busy harbor quay with masted sailing ships, sailboats, pedestrians and a horse cart along the waterfront.

Rade de Bordeaux

Maxime Lalanne, 1868

Lithograph of stormy sea waves breaking near white chalk cliffs, cottages, a wooden jetty and a sailing boat under a dark sky

Environs de Dieppe

Eugène Isabey, 1833

Etching of the Arch of Titus in Rome, with a large central arch, inscription panel, and small figures in the foreground.

The Arch of Titus

Etched street view of a long colonnaded classical temple facade with pedestrians, a cart, and debris in the foreground.

The Hadrianeum

Etching of a warrior in a cloak confronting a spectral sea spirit amid churning waves on a rocky ledge.

Cormar Attacking the Spirit of the Waters

Alexander Runciman

Engraving of elegant figures picnicking in a wooded landscape, one woman holding a parasol, a dog resting nearby, under a clo

Le mercure de France

Heinrich Guttenberg, 1784

Engraving of a man reaching to slide a bolt as a woman embraces him, with a draped bed and curtains beside them.

Le Verrou

Engraving of a seated man with a quill at a desk, holding hands with a standing woman in an elegant interior.

Le Contrat

Engraved print of four obelisks with portrait medallions, verse text, and allegorical scenes, dated 1766 by Paul Revere.

The Obelisk under the Liberty Tree, Boston

Paul Revere, 1766

Hand-colored plate of a passenger pigeon on a stump and two warblers on a branch, numbered for identification.

Passenger Pigeon, Blue-mountain Warbler, and Hemlock Warbler

John G. Warnicke, 1808

Hand-colored engraving of four wading birds, a wood ibis, scarlet ibis, flamingo, and white ibis, in a marsh under clouds.

Wood Ibis, Scarlet Ibis, Flamingo, and White Ibis

John G. Warnicke, 1808

Engraving of mitred clergy dancing a minuet over a Quebec Bill document while onlookers watch in a paneled room.

The Mitred Minuet

Paul Revere, 1774

Painted illustration of a flintlock pistol with wooden stock and brass fittings on a pale background, signed Albert Rudin.

Pistol

Albert Rudin, c. 1941

Gun

Majel G. Claflin, 1935/1942

Watercolor drawing of a rusted iron door hasp with flaking paint and two small nails beside it on a pale background.

Hasp from Door of "Kennedy Farm"

Albert Rudin, 1935/1942

Painted study of two brown leather hand holds with metal buckles and stitching, coiled on a tan background.

Hand Holds

Alexander Anderson, 1940

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical temple beside a waterfall, tall cypress trees, and mountains under a cloudy sky.

Mountainous Landscape with Classical Temple

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowded classical academy hall with students drawing from statues and figures.

The School of Rome

Felice Giani, 1795

Ink and wash drawing of a sacrifice scene with a bull, altar, robed onlookers, and a bearded satyr head at right.

Ancient Sacrifice and Head of a Satyr

Watercolor of a wooden ice cream freezer with tilted lid, metal crank handle and dovetailed corners on a cream background.

Ice Cream Freezer

William H. Edwards, c. 1939

Watercolor drawing of a brown antique flatiron with a curved dark handle, signed S. Erganian, on a beige background.

Flatiron

Sarkis Erganian, c. 1941

Painted study of an ornate cast iron foot scraper with a scalloped base and scrolled back, with a small dimension diagram.

Foot Scraper

Ralph Morton, c. 1938

Painting of a dark iron pot with a bail handle and lid, rust spots visible, on a cream background.

Iron Pot and Pot Hooks

Charles Goodwin, c. 1937

Watercolor of a curved straw knife with a wooden handle and metal ferrule against a cream background.

Straw Knife

Alexander Anderson, 1939

Chalk drawing of several resting sheep in black and red chalk on pale paper, with a large central sheep.

Sheep

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem

Red chalk drawing of a cow and four sheep in a mirrored symmetrical arrangement on cream paper.

Four Sheep and a Cow

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, 1652

Red chalk drawing of a landscape with a tall tree, herders with animals on a path, hilltop buildings and distant mountains.

Northern Landscape Fantasy Evoking Tivoli

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, 1664

Watercolor of a long knife with a wooden handle beside its dark leather sheath, blade showing rust spots.

Knife and Sheath

Albert Rudin, c. 1941

Painted study of an antique iron lock with decorative backplate, sliding bolt, and brass knob on a beige background.

Lock

Samuel W. Ford, c. 1939

Watercolor of a wooden saddler's mallet with a round weathered head and long tapered handle on cream paper.

Saddler's Mallet

Alexander Anderson, 1940