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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Engraving of a bearded man with a club expelling a chained woman from a classical arched temple, with nude and seated figures

Envy Driven from the Temple of the Muses

Master of the Die

Engraving of a naval battle with armored soldiers, nude rowers and ornate galleys tossed on rough sea waves.

Naval Battle

Master of the Die

Painted rendering of a cast toy bank shaped as an eagle beside a nest with chicks, with a pencil study in the upper left.

Toy Bank: Eagle

William High, c. 1940

Watercolor of a painted toy bank showing a clown in a handstand balanced on a blue ball over an ornate yellow base.

Toy Bank

Sarkis Erganian, 1935/1942

Engraving of winged putti playing among trees and foliage, one holding a spear, with a die on the ground.

Putti Playing

Master of the Die, 1550

Engraving of the Annunciation: an angel with a lily branch addresses the kneeling Virgin as a dove descends in rays of light.

The Annunciation

Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio

Etching of a dense forest with large gnarled trees, a river, and distant town, with two small figures on a path at lower left

Landscape with the Temptation of Christ

Hieronymus Cock

Engraving of two skeletons and two flayed male figures standing before drapery, with armor and an urn at the base.

Squelettes et Ecorches

Domenico del Barbiere

Painted study of a decorated bellows with gold floral scrollwork, pink trim, brass studs and a turned wooden nozzle.

Bellows

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a dark curved wooden billethead with gold acanthus scrollwork and a spiral rosette at its tip.

Billethead

Henry Murphy, c. 1938

Painted drawing of an ornamental shadow box with a blue bird perched on gilded foliage inside an arched red and green niche.

Ornamental Shadow Box

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1939

Design drawing of a round powder box with a painted scene of a woman in pink and a kneeling man in green by a column.

Powder Box

Thomas Holloway, c. 1936

Watercolor of a round gong mounted on a grey bracket with yellow coil springs, lever arm and wooden striker.

Gong

Albert Rudin, 1935/1942

Watercolor drawing of a small box side with a green rim and a stylized plant of curling leaves and red berries.

Small Decorated Box (side)

Isabella Ruth Doerfler, c. 1937

Watercolor design of a small box front with green bands and red stylized flowers and vines on a cream ground.

Small Decorated Box (front view)

Isabella Ruth Doerfler, c. 1937

Painted study of a brass candlestick with ring handle and drip pan, shown against a cream background.

Candlestick

John Jordan, c. 1937

Colored pencil drawing of a brass candlestick with a lit candle inside a curved metal reflector shade.

Candlestick

Philip Johnson, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a golden turned candlestick with a drip pan and baluster stem, with a small scale drawing below.

Candlestick

Henry Meyers, c. 1936

Watercolor study of a folding needle case with a New Year scene of two children and mistletoe, labeled Synoptical Needle Case

Needle Case

Thomas Holloway, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a turned candlestick with a round base, plus a small ink inset sketch of the candlestick with a lit candle.

Candlestick

Majel G. Claflin, 1935/1942

Black and white chalk drawing of a woman in a headscarf carrying a bundle, with studies of hands at upper right.

Creusa Carrying the Gods of Troy

Simon Vouet, 1635

Watercolor drawing of a white ceramic vase with grape clusters and a blue-accented floral relief panel.

Vase

Katharine Merrill, c. 1937

Pen and wash drawing of workmen unloading barrels by a horse before a village inn, with houses and a church tower behind.

Workmen before an Inn

Isaac van Ostade, 1645

Drawing of a wooden carpenter's clamp with two threaded screws and turned wooden handles on a tan background.

Carpenter's Clamp

Alexander Anderson, 1939

Watercolor drawing of a wooden coffee grinder with a turned crank handle, round metal hopper, and dovetailed box with drawer.

Coffee Grinder

William H. Edwards, c. 1940

Watercolor of a blue and gold window cornice with swan-head ends and a central gilded eagle within a laurel wreath.

Window Cornice

Henry Murphy, 1935/1942

Watercolor illustration of a period dress with floral fabric swatches, a button detail, and pen sketches of the back.

Dress

Henry Moran, c. 1940

Watercolor and ink study of lace capelet, embroidered parasol, drawstring bags and lace accessories by Lillian Causey.

Costume

Lillian Causey, c. 1936

Watercolor of a man in a patterned eighteenth-century style suit holding a tricorn hat and cane, with fabric swatch.

Man's Suit

Lillian Causey, c. 1936

Six pastry crimping wheels with wooden, brass and metal handles arranged in two rows on a pale background.

Crimping Wheel

John Wilkes, c. 1939

Watercolor drawing of a wooden corn jobber device with brass rods, angled handles, and clamps on a pale background.

Corn Jobber

Ivar Julius, 1937

Painted watercolor study of a teal wooden cross with carved finials and an inscription reading Nov 4 1900, Frnk Sekanak.

Wooden Cross

George File, c. 1940

Grazing Cow with Two Sheep

Adriaen van de Velde, 1670

Etching of two cows, one standing and one lying, beside a tree in a pastoral landscape with distant hills.

Two Cows under a Tree

Adriaen van de Velde, 1670

Watercolor study of a painted counterbalance rooster toy, shown large with a smaller companion figure beside it.

Counterbalance Rooster

James Vail, c. 1936

Etching of a spotted bull grazing beside three resting sheep in a pastoral landscape with trees.

Spotted Bull and Three Sheep

Adriaen van de Velde, 1670

Etching of two recumbent sheep resting in grass beside a leafy shrub, one facing the viewer, under a hatched sky.

Two Recumbent Sheep

Adriaen van de Velde, 1670

Etching of a small boat with rowers and a laurel-crowned figure battling rough waves under a broken sky.

Caesar Crossing Stormy Seas

Willem Basse, 1634

Etching of a soldier raising a sword over a laurel-crowned man in a rowing boat, with a ship behind on the sea.

The Stabbing of Pompey

Willem Basse, 1634

Etching of a dying man on a bed attended by a cloaked figure and helmeted soldiers in a stone interior.

The Death of Cato

Willem Basse, 1634

Gadwall Decoy

Samuel W. Ford, c. 1939

Greater Yellow Leg Decoy

Samuel W. Ford, c. 1939

Decoy (Gull)

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Painted study of an ornamental downspout with a relief sailing ship, palm fronds, letters DPK and the date 1802.

Ornamental Downspout

Samuel W. Ford, c. 1938

Sheet of Studies [recto]

Leonardo da Vinci, 1470

Watercolor of a wooden toddy ladle with a metal-banded bowl and long turned handle on a cream background.

Toddy Ladle

Douglas Campbell, c. 1939

Watercolor of a copper sugar dipper with a wooden handle banded in brass, shown on a pale background.

Sugar Dipper

Annie B. Johnston, c. 1938

Watercolor of a copper sugar dipper with a wooden handle and metal ferrule, tilted against a plain cream background.

Sugar Dipper

Annie B. Johnston, c. 1939

Painted drawing of a brass eagle door knocker with a blank shield, spread wings, and a laurel branch on a cream background.

Door Knocker

Frank Gray, c. 1940

Pencil drawing of a decorative drain head with embossed stars, a crescent moon, and a rope molding on a plain background.

Drain Head

Herbert Barnard, c. 1941

Colored drawing of a brass lion-head knocker with ring, front and side views, with a scale bar.

Drawer Pull

Philip Johnson, c. 1936

Painted study of a tapered wooden dough bin with dovetailed corners on a turned-leg stand, by William H. Edwards.

Dough Bin

William H. Edwards, c. 1939

Watercolor drawing of a wooden dough mixer with a metal hand crank on a shaped stand with a lower shelf.

Dough Mixer

Eva Perry, c. 1941

Woodcut of two bearded men by a fountain under large trees, one holding a staff and one leaning over the water with a spoon.

Saints Philip and Bartholomew by a Spring

Anton Woensam, 1529

Watercolor drawing of a dark cast iron boot-shaped door stop on an ornate tiered base, signed Sarkis Erganian.

Door Stop

Sarkis Erganian, c. 1939

Watercolor of a carved wooden eagle with spread wings perched on a rocky base against a blue background.

Wooden Eagle

Henry Murphy, c. 1939

Watercolor study of a carved wooden bust of a man with long hair, white collar and blue cloak on a plain background.

Figurehead: Pilgrim

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Painting of a carved wooden figurehead of a man with a headband and green shawl, above orange scrolled ornament on green.

Figurehead

Frank Gray, c. 1937

Hand-colored print of three hummingbirds with yellow flowers and green leaves, labeled Damophila amabilis.

Damophila amabilis (Blue-breasted Hummingbird)

Hand-colored plate of three hummingbirds feeding on pink and white orchids, one hovering with an orange tail and black throat

Lafresnaya flavicaudata (Buff-tailed Velvet-breast)

Hand-coloured plate of three hummingbirds with green and red plumage among leaves, orange flowers and a twining vine.

Eriocnemis cupreiventris (Coppery-vented Puff-Leg)

Hand-coloured print of three green hummingbirds with long bills feeding near an orange trumpet flower among tropical leaves.

Eugenia imperatrix (Empress Hummingbird)

Hand-coloured plate of three hummingbirds with rufous tails near a pink flower and green leaves on a pale background.

Lophornis chalybeus (Festive Coquette)

Red chalk sketch of the Madonna and Child with two saints and a kneeling donor, with a handwritten inscription at upper left.

The Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Anthony Abbot and a Donor

Girolamo Romanino, 1515