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National Gallery of Art

14,495 works

Loose ink and wash drawing of an actor in a cloak posing before an oval mirror, with a skull on a ledge.

Actor Posing in Front of a Mirror

Honoré Daumier, 1870s?

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a tall hat and flowing cloak, on cream paper.

Lawyer

Honoré Daumier

Charcoal sketch of a dancer balanced on pointe with a billowing skirt, drawn on tan paper.

Dancer

Honoré Daumier

Ink and graphite sketch of a seated woman with curly hair and a sheer veil across her face, arm resting in her lap.

Woman with Veil

Honoré Daumier

Head of a Man

Honoré Daumier

Hand-colored lithograph of a heavyset man in green coat tasting red wine at a dinner table, with a bottle and oyster shell.

Bordeaux-Laffite

Honoré Daumier, 1836

Hand-colored caricature of a woman, dandy and soldier on a balcony looking down at grotesque crowd faces below.

O qu'ils sont laids!

Honoré Daumier, 1836

Engraved knife handle ornament with a central scene of Tobias, cherubs, scrolling foliage and a Latin inscription.

Ornament for Knife Handle

Engraved portrait of an older bearded man in a skullcap and white collar, with a Dutch caption below.

Solomon de Bray

after Jan de Bray Dirck de Bray, 1664

The Actress Ellen Andrée

Edgar Degas, 1879

Engraved ornamental cartouche with a standing figure of Minerva holding a shield, flanked by birds and scrolling foliage.

Minerva Standing

Etienne Delaune

Engraved ornamental print of a standing nude Hercules flanked by columns, putti, birds and foliage in a cartouche.

Hercules

Etienne Delaune

Engraved title page with ornate cartouche, central inscription, two standing female figures, a mask, and two putti with spear

Title Page

Etienne Delaune

Engraved ornamental plate with a central Medusa head, winged putti, a flower urn, serpents and dog heads in scrolled framing.

Head of Medusa

Etienne Delaune

Engraved cartouche ornament with symmetrical scrollwork, two perched birds, and a central rosette on a cream background.

Arabesque Designs

Etienne Delaune

Engraved print of armored figure Mars centered in an ornate cartouche with eagles, urns and scrollwork.

Mars

Etienne Delaune

Engraved ornamental print of Neptune with trident, flanked by sea horses, fish and scrolling foliage in a decorative cartouch

Neptune

Etienne Delaune

Engraving of a nude bearded man tearing at a tree in a forest, with discarded armor and a horse nearby.

Orlando in a Fury Tearing up Trees

William Blake after Thomas Stothard, 1783

Engraved ornamental panel with a cherub face at top, scrolls, foliage, animal heads and a central cartouche.

Cherub

Etienne Delaune

Black-and-white ornamental print with a winged helmeted figure centered among griffins, lion masks, and scrollwork.

Female Figure

Etienne Delaune

Griff

Francis Seymour Haden, probably c. 1864

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in lace collar and armor, with Latin inscription below, dated 1628.

Ernest Casimir, Count of Nassau-Dietz

Willem Jacobsz Delff after Michiel van Miereveld, 1628

Engraving of a Gothic church facade with twin spires and a rose window, with a crowd gathered in the square below.

La facade de l'abbaye de S. Nicaise de Reims

Nicolas de Son, 1625

Sepia mezzotint portrait of Samuel Johnson in a powdered wig and buttoned coat, hands clasped, against a dark background.

Samuel Johnson

William Doughty after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1779

Engraved full-length portrait of a churchman in lace-trimmed robes holding a hat, beside a desk and draped curtain.

Jacques-Benigne Bossuet

Pierre-Imbert Drevet after Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1723

Engraved oval portrait of a man in armor and powdered wig, gesturing, with an inscription frame and coat of arms below.

Louis-Alexandre de Bourdon, comte de Toulouse

Pierre Drevet after Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1714

Engraved portrait of a seated woman with curly hair, fur stole and satin gown, with a small dog beside her.

Marie de Laubespine

Pierre Drevet after Nicolas de Largillierre, 1698

Engraved portrait of a seated cardinal in fur-trimmed robes beside a draped canopy, desk with quill and books.

André Hercules, Cardinal de Fleury

Pierre Drevet after Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1730

Etching of three pigs resting before a thatched shed with a trough, a cow inside the doorway, and trees under a cloudy sky.

Three Pigs

Karel Dujardin, 1652

Engraving of the Virgin and Child seated in a landscape with an old man, a village by a river, and God among clouds above.

The Holy Family with the Mayfly

Albrecht Dürer, 1495/1496