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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Small painted devotional image of a standing saint with a dark halo holding a green book, framed in red.

Saint Clare of Assisi

Unknown artist, 1450/1470

Drawing of a crowded 18th-century theatre audience watching two costumed performers on a stage.

The Scene with the Tall Baguenodière

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1726

Drawing of figures on horseback and on foot gesturing on a country road under trees, with a wagon at right.

Ragotin declaims verses; peasants believe he is preaching

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1737

Lithograph of a sprawled body among rubble in front of a ruined stone wall, drawn in loose dark tonal strokes.

Civil War (Guerre civile)

Édouard Manet, 1871

Black and white print of three figures leaning over a balcony rail, two wearing hats, against a dark background.

In Paradise (In the Balcony)

Sketch of horse riders on a racetrack with a crowd of spectators along the fence and a city skyline behind.

The Races (Les courses)

Édouard Manet, 1865

Engraved view of a festival temple with a colossal globe-bearing statue, crowds in the square, and decorated palace walls.

The Temple of Janus, for the "Chinea" Festival

Giovanni Girolamo Frezza after Alessandro Specchi, 1722

Pen and watercolor drawing of a ceiling design with allegorical nude figures, balustrades, garlands and cypress trees.

A Ceiling Design with Allegorical Figures

Johann Evangelist Holzer

Grey wash drawing of several figure studies: a sleeping man, two men sawing, a chained figure, and a seated man.

Figure Studies, Including One Man Sleeping on the Ground and Two Men Sawing

Pen and brown wash drawing with studies of seated and reclining men and a sailing ship at sea.

Eight Studies of Figures and a Ship at Sea

Grey wash drawing of ten men in two rows pulling on ropes, with a coiled rope at lower left.

Ten Men Pulling on Ropes

Pen and ink sketch of quayside workers and a thick rope wrapped around a bollard, with masts visible in the background.

Quayside Figures and a Length of Rope Attached to a Bollard

Pen and wash drawing of peasants fighting around a barrel in a tavern interior with a hearth and shelves.

Peasants Fighting in a Tavern

Adriaen van Ostade and Cornelis Dusart, 1640

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bull lying down asleep with its head resting low on the ground.

A Bull Sleeping

Johann Heinrich Roos, 1672

Pen and wash drawing of a decorated temporary staircase and facade with crowds on tiers and in the square, dated 1782.

Campo San Zanipolo Decorated for the Visit of Pius VI

Domenico Fossati, 1782

Watercolor of a military review on a large field with soldiers, a carriage, and elegantly dressed spectators in the foregroun

A Review on the Champs de Mars

Jean-Baptiste Le Paon, 1773

Engraving of a biblical flood with people fleeing, drowning, and climbing a house while a large ark floats in the background.

The Deluge

Creator:Dirk Jacobsz Vellert, 1544

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a Gothic church interior with a wall tomb, effigy, carved font and pointed doorway.

Interior of a Church with a Wall Tomb and Medieval Font

Pencil drawing of dancing women entertaining turbaned men in a vaulted hall with a balcony and banquet vessels.

Interior: Dancing Girls Entertaining Chieftains

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1870

Engraving of a woman giving birth under draped cloth between trees, attended by women, with a rocky island and mountains behi

Latona Giving Birth to Apollo and Diana on the Island of Delos

Diana Scultori after Giulio Romano

Engraving of a shepherd in a stable doorway carrying a sheep, with thieves climbing the roof and wolves attacking a flock.

The Parable of the Good Shepherd

Philip Galle after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565

Engraving of an allegorical triumph of time with a chariot, skeleton, trumpeting winged figure, and a village in the distance

The Triumph of Time

Philip Galle after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1574

Engraving of Saint Paul placing sticks on a fire among islanders, with a wrecked ship and sailors in the sea behind.

Saint Paul Shipwrecked on the Island of Melita

Philip Galle after Jan van der Straet

Engraving of Saint Paul gesturing before soldiers and a crowd in a Roman street with classical buildings.

Saint Paul Preaching in Rome

Philip Galle after Jan van der Straet

Engraving of an angel leading haloed apostles down stairs past sleeping soldiers in a prison scene.

The Apostles Delivered from Prison by an Angel

Philip Galle after Maerten van Heemskerck

Engraving of allegorical figures joining hands before a mountain town, with a donkey, rooster, scythe, and hourglass.

The Marriage of Labor and Diligence

Philip Galle after Maerten van Heemskerck, 1572

Engraving of allegorical figures Hope, Labor and Faith climbing rocks toward enthroned figures, with a city seen through an a

The Diligent Worker Aspiring to the Rightousness of the Lord

Philip Galle after Maerten van Heemskerck, 1572

Engraving of allegorical figures Diligence, Labor and two children beneath rays of light with food and clothing descending fr

The Lord Endowing the Diligent Worker with Food and Clothing

Philip Galle after Maerten van Heemskerck, 1572

Engraving of allegorical figures Labor and Diligence dining at a table, with servants and a winged figure above, dated 1572.

Labor and Diligence Enjoying their Simple Meal

Philip Galle after Maerten van Heemskerck, 1572

Watercolor of St. James's Park lake with trees, figures, and the towers of Westminster Abbey in the distance under clouds.

St. James' Park with a View of Westminster Abbey

Watercolor of a village by an estuary with masted ships, cottages, and cattle resting on wet sand under a pale sky.

Village along a River Estuary in Devon

Thomas Girtin, 1797

Watercolor of Conway Castle ruins beside a river, with a stone bridge, mountain, cattle, and a tree in the foreground.

Conway Castle, North Wales

Thomas Girtin, 1800

Engraved allegory of a seated female figure, Patientia, on a triumphal wagon with a blindfolded Fortuna and a shipwreck behin

The Triumph of Patience

Dirck Volckertz Coornhert after Maerten van Heemskerck, 1559

Engraving of a young man riding a decorated camel with a staff, with Abraham, an angel and an altar scene in the background.

The Triumph of Isaac

Dirck Volckertz Coornhert after Maerten van Heemskerck, 1559

Engraving of Joseph riding a horned ox led by a nude woman, with a figure of envy and a beehive above.

The Triumph of Joseph

Dirck Volckertz Coornhert after Maerten van Heemskerck, 1559

Engraving of David in armor riding a lion with a banner, while crowned Saul and Semei walk beside him in a landscape.

The Triumph of David

Dirck Volckertz Coornhert after Maerten van Heemskerck, 1559

Engraving of a nude bearded man seated on a turtle, led by a horned demon past a burning city and onlookers.

The Triumph of Job

Dirck Volckertz Coornhert after Maerten van Heemskerck, 1559

Engraving of Tobias riding a donkey with a banner, a dog and two companions, passing a village in a landscape.

The Triumph of Tobias

Dirck Volckertz Coornhert after Maerten van Heemskerck, 1559

Engraving of a robed man riding an elephant with a banner while two men pull it by rope, with a city and clouds above.

The Triumph of Saint Stephen

Dirck Volckertz Coornhert after Maerten van Heemskerck, 1559

Engraving of Christ crowned on a triumphal chariot drawn by beasts, with defeated demons, the crucifixion, and the resurrecti

The Triumph of Christ

Dirck Volckertz Coornhert after Maerten van Heemskerck, 1559

Ink and wash drawing of a rocky landscape with a natural arch, trees, and small figures on the path.

Landscape with a Natural Arch

Abraham Genoels, 1718

Black chalk drawing of a man's face with curled hair on grey paper, frontal view.

Anthony Henley

Godfrey Kneller, 1694

Pen and wash drawing of armored mounted warriors with banners charging into battle over fallen soldiers and horses.

Ancient Roman Warriors Riding into Battle

Antoine Caron, 1597

Pen and wash drawing of The Baptism of Christ with John the Baptist, an angel, kneeling figures and onlookers in a landscape.

The Baptism of Christ

Friedrich Sustris, 1580

Engraved double portrait of a man and a woman in period dress, framed by ornamental scrollwork and inscriptions.

Leopold I and Eleanor of Austria

Johann Michael Püchler

Pencil and chalk sketch of cattle grazing on a grassy riverbank with a flat landscape beyond, on gray paper.

River Bank with Cattle

Constant Troyon, 1850

Pencil sketch of a reclining soldier in uniform leaning on a knapsack, with a walking stick on the ground beside him.

Relaxing Soldier

David Claypoole Johnston, 1860

Pencil sketch of a group of men in top hats, a woman, and a child standing together beneath an umbrella.

Study for "The House that Jeff Built"

David Claypoole Johnston, 1863

Watercolor landscape of wooded hills in a valley with a hazy distant mountain range under a warm yellow sky.

Landscape with a Distant Mountain Range

Blue-toned print of a mythological musical contest between a lyre player and a horned pipe player, with nymphs and satyrs.

The Musical Contest Between Apollo and Pan

after Bartholomaeus Spranger Andrea Scacciati, 1766

Graphite sketch of a bishop blessing a king, with kneeling attendants, a crowd, banners, and an arched architectural backgrou

A Bishop Blessing a King

Sebastiano Conca

Young girl with a racket (Young girl with a racket)

Bernard Lépicié after Jean Siméon Chardin, 1742

Engraving of a morning tea scene: a seated woman pours tea for a gesturing man while a standing woman watches in a richly fur

The morning

Nicolas de Larmessin IV after Nicolas Lancret, 1741

Engraving of four elegant figures in a shaded garden by a fountain, with a cherub on a pillar marked XII aiming an arrow.

The midday

Nicolas de Larmessin IV after Nicolas Lancret, 1741

Engraving of two women and a man playing a board game under trees, with two more figures watching and a distant landscape.

The after-dinner

Nicolas de Larmessin IV after Nicolas Lancret, 1741

Engraving of five women by a woodland pool at night under a crescent moon, one reclining in the foreground.

The evening

Nicolas de Larmessin IV after Nicolas Lancret, 1741

Engraving of elegant young people in a forest clearing, one archer aiming at a post while couples embrace and converse.

The youth

Nicolas de Larmessin IV after Nicolas Lancret, 1735

Engraving of an outdoor scene with elderly people spinning and seated, a dog, and a younger couple conversing under trees.

The old age

Nicolas de Larmessin IV after Nicolas Lancret, 1735

Engraving of children playing with a cart on a colonnaded terrace, with women in period dress watching nearby.

The childhood

Nicolas de Larmessin IV after Nicolas Lancret, 1735

Pen and wash drawing of classical ruins with columns, arches, a statue, figures and trees under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with a Draftsman among Ancient Ruins

Johann Oswald Harms, 1670

Grey wash drawing of a rocky waterfall and stream with trees and distant hills under a pale sky.

Classical Landscape with a Waterfall

Wilhelm von Bemmel, 1660

Pen and ink print of a horse and cart beside a rocky quarry, with a seated man, a dog, and a stone hut.

Horse and Cart in Quarry

Franz Joseph Manskirsch, 1806

Hand-colored print of stylized flowers with blue and purple blossoms, yellow leaves and red-tipped green pod forms.

Fantastic Flowers with Peapod Leaves

Anne Allen, 1795

Hand-colored print of fern fronds with pink flowers and shell-like blossoms in blue, yellow and purple on cream paper.

Fantastic Flowers with Oyster-shell Blossoms

Anne Allen, 1795