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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Circular engraving of Neptune in a sea chariot at center, surrounded by tritons, sea horses, nereids and cherubs in swirling

Neptune's Kingdom

Jacques de Gheyn II after Willem Danielsz van Tetrode, 1587

Woodcut of a haloed child on a canopied bed in an arched room, with a dove above and a heraldic shield at right.

Saint Dentalinus

Leonhard Beck, 1516

Engraved self-portrait of a man in a fur hat with a pug dog, a palette inscribed The Line of Beauty, and stacked books.

Gulielmus Hogarth

William Hogarth, 1748/1749

Woodcut of crowned Saint Emericus in fur-collared robe gazing at the Virgin and Child in clouds beside a heraldic shield.

Saint Emericus

Leonhard Beck, 1516

Engraving of a street scene: an older woman touches a young woman's chin beside a carriage, with men in a doorway at right.

A Harlot's Progress: pl.1

William Hogarth, 1732

Engraved interior with a seated woman gesturing, a man in a wig holding a teacup, a servant in a turban, and a dog.

A Harlot's Progress: pl.2

William Hogarth, 1732

Chalk drawing of a seated couple embracing in a wooded landscape beside a ruined stone wall, with a dog nearby.

Tête-à-tête

François Boucher, 1764

Engraving of a bedchamber with a seated woman, a servant pouring tea, and a gentleman in a wig entering from the right.

A Harlot's Progress: pl.3

William Hogarth, 1732

Brown chalk drawing of Aurora gazing down at the reclining Cephalus, with putti and a chariot in the clouds above.

Aurora and Cephalus

François Boucher, 1766

Engraving of a brick workroom with a fashionable couple at left and women workers at right, plate 4 of A Harlot's Progress.

A Harlot's Progress: pl.4

William Hogarth, 1732

Drawing of a reclining nude woman seen from behind, arm raised, on rumpled silk, in chalk on tan paper.

Danae Receiving the Golden Shower

François Boucher, 1757

Engraving of a cluttered garret with two men, women in headscarves, a child, a canopy bed and a fireplace.

A Harlot's Progress: pl.5

William Hogarth, 1732

Chalk drawing of cattle and sheep crossing a stream, with a woman on a cart and a stone arch behind.

Return to the Fold

François Boucher, 1750

Engraving of a crowded tavern room with women and men around a table, a child in a plumed hat beneath it, and a jug at right.

A Harlot's Progress: pl.6

William Hogarth, 1732

Oval pen and brown wash drawing of a seated woman with putti and a musical instrument among clouds.

Allegory of Music

François Boucher, 1764

Engraving of a cluttered interior with a young man being measured, an old man writing, women, and a cat.

A Rake's Progress: pl.1

William Hogarth, 1735

Black and white chalk drawing of a standing nude male figure with arms outstretched, looking upward, on gray paper.

Apollo

François Boucher, 1752

Engraving of fashionable figures in a grand interior, with a harpsichordist, a sword-carrying gentleman, and a verse caption

A Rake's Progress: pl.2

William Hogarth, 1735

Engraving of a riotous 18th-century party with drinkers, musicians and a woman dressing in a cluttered room.

A Rake's Progress: pl.3

William Hogarth, 1735

Brown wash drawing of a woman making crêpes in a cluttered kitchen while children and a dog gather nearby.

Crêpes

François Boucher, 1761

Hogarth engraving of a street scene with a woman, a sedan chair, a ragged man and a lamplighter on a ladder.

A Rake's Progress: pl.4

William Hogarth, 1735

Drawing of a nude woman reaching right over draped cloth, rendered in black and white chalk on tan paper.

A Nude Woman Reaching to the Right

François Boucher, 1769

Drawing of a rustic stone arch bridge over a stream, with trees, a cottage, and an overturned boat in the foreground.

Landscape with a Rustic Bridge

François Boucher, 1740

Chalk drawing of a reclining nude Venus on drapery and waves, with two doves and a dolphin, on tan paper.

Venus Reclining on a Dolphin

François Boucher, 1745

Engraving of a church wedding scene with a bride, groom, clergyman, children and two dogs beside carved pews.

A Rake's Progress: pl.5

William Hogarth, 1735

Brown wash drawing of a man fleeing servants in a columned hall with a banquet table, a dog and onlookers.

Sancho Fleeing from the Servants of the Duke

François Boucher, 1735

Engraving of a crowded tavern scene with gambling men, a dog, and a fallen man beside an overturned chair and wig.

A Rake's Progress: pl.6

William Hogarth, 1735

Engraving of a crowded barred prison room with a seated man reading at a table, a canopied bed, a child, and a jailer with ke

A Rake's Progress: pl.7

William Hogarth, 1735

Design for a Funeral Monument

François Boucher, 1767

Drawing of reclining cherubs with bows and arrows on clouds, in a curved lunette format by François Boucher, 1765.

The Archery Contest

François Boucher, 1765

Engraving of an asylum ward with a chained half-naked man held by a weeping woman, onlookers, a violinist and a dog.

A Rake's Progress: pl.8

William Hogarth, 1735

Engraved print of a busy 18th-century London street at dawn with vendors, a fire, and a coffeehouse sign.

Morning

William Hogarth, 1738

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude woman with a drape, her head bowed and hands gathering cloth.

Aurora

François Boucher, 1733

Engraved street scene with a church spire, a tavern sign, a crowd, a beggar on the ground, and a well-dressed couple.

Noon

William Hogarth, 1738

Engraving of two apprentices at looms in a workshop, one idle beside a dog, with a standing overseer at right.

The Fellow 'Prentices at Their Looms

William Hogarth, 1747

Engraving of two young apprentices sharing a hymn book in a church, with an elderly woman reading and a crowded congregation

The Industrious 'Prentice performing the Dutyof a Christian

William Hogarth, 1747

Engraving of apprentices gambling on a tomb in a churchyard, with skulls and bones scattered below, by Hogarth.

The Idle 'Prentice at Play in the Church Yard, during Divine Service

William Hogarth, 1747

Engraving of a master and apprentice at a desk in a counting house, with spinning workers, a cat and a dog in the foreground.

The Industrious 'Prentice a Favorite, and entrusted by his Master

William Hogarth, 1747

Engraving of figures in a rowing boat on choppy sea, with sailing ships and windmills in the distance.

The Idle 'Prentice turn'd away, and sent to Sea

William Hogarth, 1747

Hogarth engraving of a busy London street with musicians, a seated beggar with a dog, and a man tossing a coin at a shop door

The Industrious 'Prentice out of his Time, and Married to his Master's Daughter

William Hogarth, 1747

Engraving of a cluttered garret where a startled young man and woman in bed react with raised hands.

The Idle 'Prentice return'd from Sea & in a Garret with a common Prostitute

William Hogarth, 1747

Engraving of a crowded banquet hall with diners at a table and a robed official with a staff at right.

The Industrious 'Prentice grown rich & Sheriff of London

William Hogarth, 1747

Engraving of an apprentice in a night cellar tavern, with a woman pointing at an approaching constable holding a lantern.

The Idle 'Prentice betray'd by his Whore, & taken in a Night Cellar with his Accomplice

William Hogarth, 1747

Engraving of a courtroom: a robed alderman sits at right while an apprentice holds a book before a crowd, with a clerk writin

The Industrious 'Prentice Alderman of London,the Idle one brought before him & impea ch'd by his Accomplice

William Hogarth, 1747

Engraving of a crowded execution scene at Tyburn with soldiers, spectators on stands, vendors, and a distant gallows under a

The Idle 'Prentice Executed at Tyburn

William Hogarth, 1747

Engraving of a Lord Mayor's procession, with a gilded carriage moving through a crowded London street lined with onlookers.

The Industrious 'Prentice Lord-Mayor of London

William Hogarth, 1747

Engraving of actresses dressing in a cluttered barn among costumes, candles, musicians, children and animals.

Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn

William Hogarth, 1738

Engraving of a lawyer in wig and gown facing a knight in a room of bookshelves, with two clerks writing and dogs on the floor

Hudibras and the Lawyer

William Hogarth, 1725/1726

Engraving of a cluttered study with a skeleton, hanging crocodile and two bearded men arguing at a table covered in diagrams.

Hudibras beats Sidrophel and his man Whacum

William Hogarth, 1725/1726

Engraved plate of an artist's studio with statues, anatomical drawings, and ornamental motifs framed by numbered border panel

Analysis of Beauty: pl.1

William Hogarth, 1753

Engraved city street with a large fire, firefighters with hoses, a bucket line, and crowds of people in the foreground.

The Times, pl.1

William Hogarth, 1762

Hogarth engraving of a crowded London street with a whirligig ride, gamblers, allegorical figures and a monument inscribed wi

The South Sea Scheme

William Hogarth, 1721

Engraving of an allegorical lottery scene with a central pedestal, large drawing wheels, draped curtains and crowded figures.

The Lottery

William Hogarth, 1721

Etching of a courtroom scene with a bearded speaker, robed judges, a blindfolded Justice with scales, and a winged devil.

Paul before Felix Burlesqued

William Hogarth, 1751

Etching of six men in 17th-century dress gathered at a table with eggs, a plate, and a column behind them.

Columbus Breaking the Egg

William Hogarth, 1752

Engraving of three judges in wigs seated on the bench, one dozing, with explanatory text printed below.

The Bench

William Hogarth, 1758

Characters and Caricaturas

William Hogarth, 1743

Etching of a crowded choir of wigged singers reading sheet music, with a conductor beating time above them.

A Chorus of Singers

William Hogarth, 1732

Engraving of a church where a preacher reads from a pulpit while many congregants, including a woman with a fan, sleep.

The Sleeping Congregation

William Hogarth, 1736

Hogarth etching of a chaotic theatre rehearsal with actors at a table, hanging ropes, a fallen chair and a fiddler above.

A Just View of the British Stage

William Hogarth, 1724

Hogarth engraving of a mock coat of arms filled with grotesque wigged physician caricatures, crossed bones, and a Latin motto

The Company of Undertakers

William Hogarth, 1736/1737

The Five Orders of Perriwigs as They Were Worn at the Late Coronation, Measured Architectonically

William Hogarth, 1761

Engraving of a busy inn yard with a stage-coach, travellers boarding by ladder, and onlookers on balconies.

The Stage-coach, or the Country Inn Yard

William Hogarth, 1747

Hogarth etching of a bedchamber with rabbits scattered on the floor and men in consultation around a woman in childbed.

Cunicularii, or The Wise Men of Godliman in Consultation

William Hogarth, 1726