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National Gallery of Art

1,161 works

Brown ink drawing of a man in a cloak embracing a dying bare-chested woman, with a reclining figure and a wooded landscape.

Procris and Cephalus (?)

Studio of Simon Vouet

Etching of bare trees standing in snow, with dark shadows on the ground and hatched lines across the sky.

The First Snow (no.2)

George Elbert Burr, 1926

Ink and wash drawing of a ceremonial procession under a canopy with a mitred figure, crowds, and onlookers in an arched frame

The Entry of Saint Antoninus into Florence

Attributed to Giovanni Balducci

Engraving of two peasant men wrestling in an embrace on a path, with a hat on the ground and rocks at right.

Two Peasants Fighting

Master of the Housebook, c. 1475/1480

Brown ink and wash drawing of mythological figures, river gods and a winged cherub among clouds and trees, by Joseph Heintz t

The Daughters of the Po with River Gods

Joseph Heintz the Elder, 1591

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a pair of pale satin slippers with trailing ribbon ties and bows.

Walking Slippers

Marie Alain, c. 1936

Painted drawing of gold-toned spectacles with octagonal lenses and thin wire earpieces on a cream background.

Spectacles

William High, c. 1937

Mezzotint of a seated mother holding an infant with three children beside her, in a draped interior with a carved column.

The Gerbier Family

James MacArdell, 1755

Pencil and ink drawing of a hand wearing a black lace mitten with a patterned panel and scalloped cuff.

Mitt

Marie Alain, c. 1938

Painted study of a gold watch key with a black hand-shaped finial and a red coral bar, on a cream background.

Watch Key

Robert Clark, c. 1938

Brown ink drawing of a cylindrical Roman tomb with an inscribed tablet and columns at its base.

Tomb of Plautius

Bartholomeus Breenbergh

Watercolor drawing of a pieced quilt with red, blue and brown patchwork blocks, triangular borders and a handwritten inscript

Pieced Quilt

Douglas Campbell, c. 1939

Painted study of a dark leather military shako with a brass eagle badge, green braided cord, and tassel on a cream background

Military Headdress

James Vail, c. 1938

Octagonal pencil drawing of fan-shaped plumes, berries, branches, and two roses with fern fronds on a light ground.

Pagoda Flowers and Roses

Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Painted study of a woven textile with a red dragon motif, floral borders, and labeled stages from first to finished.

Woven Textile: Technique Demonstration

Dorothee L. Bates, 1935/1942

Painted design of an eight-pointed red star inside a circular medallion with colored rings on a blue-gray ground.

Zoar Ceiling Ornament

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1938

Pencil and pink-wash drawing of star-shaped flowers, bead chains, caterpillars and moths on an octagonal sheet.

Bamboo Flowers and Cactus

Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Painting of a rusty metal hot coal carrier with a hinged lid and long wooden handle on a pale background.

Hot Coal Carrier

Edith Miller, c. 1939

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a flared glass tumbler with thumbprint-pattern relief on a beige background.

Tumbler

Henry Moran, c. 1940

Pencil drawing of daisies, trumpet flowers, berry sprigs, a butterfly and a dragonfly on an octagonal sheet.

Trumpet Flowers and Daisies

Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Watercolor of a hoe with a wooden handle, broad heart-shaped blade and two curved prongs on a cream background.

Hoe

George File, 1935/1942

Watercolor of an iron camp lamp with a brass spout, wire bail handle, and raised lettering on its base.

Camp Lamp

Albert Rudin, c. 1939

Pencil and red chalk drawing of fanciful flowers, branches and insects on an octagonal sheet.

Fanciful Flowers and Bugs

Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Watercolor drawing of a Shaker grease lamp with a pale blue glass font set in a turned wooden base.

Shaker Grease Lamp

Charles Goodwin, 1941

Watercolor of a copper tea kettle with a curved handle, wooden knob and long spout on a pale background.

Copper Tea Kettle

Isabella Ruth Doerfler, 1935/1942

Engraved title page with classical columns, urns, and an inscription naming Giuseppe Antonio Landi and Saint Anna.

Alcune Prospettive

Giuseppe Antonio Landi, 1753

Painted study of a copper kettle with brass handle and lid knob, engraved with family names and dates, on cream background.

Copper Kettle

Samuel W. Ford, c. 1939

Watercolor of a colorful patchwork quilt with zigzag stitching draped over a surface, with a mauve quilted backing folded at

Patchwork Quilt

Max Unger, 1935/1942

Etching of a castle with towers, a wooden drawbridge with two soldiers, a gnarled tree, and distant hills.

Landscape with a Castle and a Drawbridge

Giuseppe Antonio Landi, 1753

Wallpaper design on green ground with pink roses, purple chrysanthemums, blue hydrangeas and yellow flowers among white scrol

Wall Paper

Walter Doran, c. 1939