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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Etching of a village square with thatched cottages, a stone pump, figures in hats, and a rooster on the ground.

The Cock and the Pump

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1887

Etched sketch of a grassy landscape with seated women in hats, a parasol figure on a ridge, trees, and a windmill.

Ramparts, Sandwich

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1887

Etching of a sparse plain with horsemen, a wooden stand, a tall pole, and distant mountains under light sketched clouds.

Wild West, Buffalo Bill

James McNeill Whistler, 1887

Etching of naval monitors and small boats on a harbor horizon, with sketched figures in hats in the foreground.

Monitors

James McNeill Whistler, 1887

Etching of a shipyard waterfront with sheds, smokestacks, a wooden fence and masted ships reflected in the water.

Dry-Dock, Southampton

James McNeill Whistler, 1887

Etching of women under a pier shelter with sailboats on water beyond, and a seated figure in the lower right.

Ryde Pier

James McNeill Whistler, 1887

Etching of a standing woman in a long hatched fur cloak and small hat, set against loose, dark crosshatched background lines.

The Fur Cloak

James McNeill Whistler

Etching of a seated young woman in a hat and long dress, drawn with loose, sketchy lines on pale paper.

Nora Quinn

James McNeill Whistler

Etching of a seated woman in a feathered hat and fur-trimmed wrap, drawn in loose sketchy hatching on pale paper.

Miss Lenoir

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1887

Etching of a standing figure wrapped in a large mantle with a wide-brimmed hat, drawn in loose hatched lines.

The Mantle

James McNeill Whistler

Etching of a seated young child with curly hair and a sketched adult head in a hat at upper right.

Gipsy Baby

James McNeill Whistler

Etching of a small standing nude male figure with head bowed, set against loose diagonal hatching on pale paper.

Little Nude Figure

James McNeill Whistler

Etching of a seated woman in a headscarf leaning toward a small infant, drawn in loose, sketchy lines on tan paper.

Cameo, No.I

James McNeill Whistler

Etched landscape of a flat canal with reeds, small figures, and a row of houses and a spire under clouds.

Canal, Ostend

James McNeill Whistler, 1887

Etching of a dim interior with columns, arches, small tables and seated figures, by James McNeill Whistler, 1887.

Church, Brussels

James McNeill Whistler, 1887

Etching of a tall narrow building with arched top and ornate carving, a doorway at the base, and small figures in the street.

Gold-House, Brussels

James McNeill Whistler, 1887

Etching of an ornate Brussels building facade with sculpted pediment and small street figures, by James McNeill Whistler, 188

Grand' Place, Brussels

James McNeill Whistler, 1887

Etching of a shadowy courtyard with an arched balcony, doorways, hanging laundry and a figure at left on cobblestones.

Courtyard, Rue P.L. Courier

James McNeill Whistler, 1888

Etching of a Gothic stone doorway with ornate carved arch and two seated children at the base, on a cobbled street.

Hangman's House, Tours

James McNeill Whistler, 1888

Etching of a tall stone town hall facade with an arched doorway and figures gathered in the street below.

Mairie, Loches

James McNeill Whistler, 1888

Etching of a tall turreted town hall with arched windows and a clock tower, with small figures crowded in the street below.

Hotel de Ville, Loches

James McNeill Whistler, 1888

Loose etched sketch of women in long skirts and bonnets standing in a market scene, with small poultry at their feet.

Poultry-Market, Loches

James McNeill Whistler, 1888

Etching of a tall scaffolded tower above old houses, with figures and a horse and cart on a street below.

Tour St. Antoine, Loches

James McNeill Whistler, 1888

Etching of a clock tower above a street of old houses, with a woman holding a child and other figures nearby.

Clock-Tower, Amboise

James McNeill Whistler, 1888

Etching of a courtyard with a stone arch, column, and balcony, with a woman holding a child and birds on the paving.

Hotel Lallement, Bourges

James McNeill Whistler, 1888

Etching of several arched windows and doorways in a stone facade, with foliage at upper right and sketch fragments below.

Windows Opposite Hotel, Bourges

James McNeill Whistler, 1888

Etching of a weathered Amsterdam house front with balconies, laundry and figures at windows, reflected in water below.

Square House, Amsterdam

James McNeill Whistler, 1889

Etching of wooden houses on stilts over a canal in Amsterdam, with figures on porches and their reflections in the water.

Long House - Dyer's - Amsterdam

James McNeill Whistler, 1889

Etching of a shop front with two figures, one standing in a doorway and one bending near a pail on the street.

Pierrot

James McNeill Whistler, 1889

Dark etched nocturne of a building with glowing windows and a bright lamp at center, cross-hatched lines throughout.

Nocturne: Dance House

James McNeill Whistler, 1889

Etching of a curved footbridge with figures over a canal, reflecting buildings on the far bank, by James McNeill Whistler.

Bridge, Amsterdam

James McNeill Whistler, 1889

Etching of a flat Dutch landscape with a row of windmills on the horizon and a moored boat with a mast in the foreground.

Zaandam

James McNeill Whistler, 1889

Etching of a row of quayside stalls with strolling figures, a resting dog, and faint buildings behind, by James McNeill Whist

Quai de Montebello

James McNeill Whistler, 1893

Etching of a Paris street with an arched passage, pedestrians, bare trees and shop signs including Passages de l'Opera.

Passages de l'Opera

James McNeill Whistler, 1888

Etching of a row of Parisian shopfronts with a pedestrian and signs, titled Rue de la Rochefoucault, by Whistler.

Rue de la Rochefoucault

James McNeill Whistler, 1893

Lithograph of a standing man in a dark suit holding a cane and hat against a textured dark background.

Count Robert de Montesquiou

after James McNeill Whistler Beatrix Godwin Whistler, 1894

Loose pen sketch of a seated woman in a large hat and dress, with quick hatched strokes on pale paper.

Mrs or Miss McNay

James McNeill Whistler, 1882

Sketch of a standing nude woman holding a shallow bowl, drawn in charcoal and chalk on brown paper.

Standing Female Nude Holding a Bowl [recto]

James McNeill Whistler, 1868/1873

Sketch of a standing nude woman with crossed legs and one hand raised to her head, drawn in chalk on brown paper.

Nude Standing with Legs Crossed

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1878

Nude Leaning on a Rail [recto]

James McNeill Whistler, 1871/1874

Seated Woman with Red Hair

James McNeill Whistler, 1870/1873

Pencil sketch sheet with a haloed robed figure, a standing animal figure beside a wheel, and a lion head on a column.

Sheet of Sketches [recto]

Beatrix Godwin Whistler, late 19th century

Pencil sketches on cream paper of female figures and circular pendant-like forms, studies for jewelry designs.

Studies for Jewelry Designs [recto]

Beatrix Godwin Whistler, late 19th century

Chalk and pastel sketch of a standing man in grey coat and brown hat, with red cravat, on brown paper.

Harper Pennington

James McNeill Whistler, 1880/1882

Pencil sketch of an interior with a standing figure in a wall picture, drapery above, and a reclining form below.

Sketch of Mrs. Godwin's Portrait when hung at the Society of British Artists

James McNeill Whistler, 1886/1887

Pen and ink sketch of a seated woman in a dark dress in an interior with shelves behind her, on cream paper.

Miss Cumberlege

James McNeill Whistler, 1882

Brown ink drawing of a woman in a dark gown with a white fur wrap, standing against hatched brown shading.

Arrangement in Black - No.3

James McNeill Whistler, 1881

Pencil drawing of a misty lagoon with a domed church silhouette and mooring posts in the foreground water.

Venice

Follower of James McNeill Whistler, late 19th century

Brown ink sketch of a standing woman in a long gown with a small head study beside her, on cream paper.

Standing Female Figure

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1883

Sketch of Maud

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1871/1873

Engraving of two women and two men walking together through a forest with bare trees behind them.

The Two Couples in the Forest

Johan Wierix after Lucas van Leyden

Engraved portrait of a man in a fur-trimmed coat and embroidered waistcoat, with a sash, standing beside a draped table.

Abel Francois Poisson, Marquis de Marigny

Johann Georg Wille after Louis Tocqué

Engraving of animals boarding Noah's Ark up a gangplank while birds fly above and robed figures watch on the right.

Noah's Ark

Pierre Woeiriot

Engraving of a seated pharaoh at a banquet table covered with frogs, with two robed figures approaching through an arched gat

Pharaoh and the Plague of Frogs

Pierre Woeiriot

Brown ink drawing of a mounted armored warrior on a horse with soldiers and shields, before a walled city with towers.

Horatius Cocles Defending Rome

Unknown artist, 16th century

Grey wash drawing of a martyrdom scene with a figure on a gridiron over flames, soldiers, and a robed judge in a colonnaded h

The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

Unknown artist, 16th century

Pen and ink drawing of a bound nude figure being beaten by men in a columned hall, with onlookers at the sides.

Flagellation of Christ

Workshop of Luca Cambiaso, 1570s

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

Brown ink drawing of a coronation: a kneeling emperor before a canopy, clergy, guards with halberds, crowds and a city at rig

Coronation of the Emperor

after Maarten de Vos

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

Grey wash drawing of a seated armored general with a kneeling woman, a standing woman and soldiers before classical columns.

Scipio Restoring His Captive to Her Lover

Unknown artist, 17th century

Etching of a domed church across an open field with carts, horses, and crowds of people in the foreground.

S. Giustina in pra della Vale

Canaletto, c. 1735/1746

Woodcut of Saint John eating a book on a shore as an angel descends beside a radiant face in the sky.

Saint John Devouring the Book

Albrecht Dürer, probably c. 1496/1498

Engraving of a seated woman in a bonnet on a bed, holding a rosebud and a hand mirror, with curtains behind her.

La Comparison du bouton de rose

Antoine Francois Dennel after Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1780