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National Gallery of Art

14,495 works

Etching of three peasant men at a tavern table, one looking down into a jug, with a hearth arch behind them.

Three Peasants at an Inn, One Looking Down a Jug

Adriaen van Ostade, c. 1648

Etching of four men at a window, one reading a paper by candlelight while others look on.

Four Men at a Window, One Reading from a Sheet by Candlelight

Adriaen van Ostade, c. 1653

Etching of a bent elderly peasant man in a tall hat leaning on a walking stick within an arched frame.

Peasant with a Crooked Back Leaning on a Stick

Adriaen van Ostade, c. 1653

Etching of a peasant couple walking, the woman in a hooded cloak and the man in a tall conical hat.

Peasant Couple Walking

Adriaen van Ostade, c. 1647

Etching of a street vendor holding spectacles at a cottage door, with a seated child and an older woman watching.

Street Vendor Selling Spectacles at the Door

Adriaen van Ostade, c. 1647

Etching of a peasant family in a dim interior, a man feeding a child while a woman watches, with a cooking pot and bed nearby

Peasant Family in an Interior wtih the Father Feeding a Child

Adriaen van Ostade, 1648

Etching of a quack doctor displaying potion bottles to villagers under a canopy beside a large tree.

Quack Doctor Presenting his Potions to a Group of Bystanders

Adriaen van Ostade, 1648

Etching of a dim inn interior with a man paying a woman at left and seated patrons smoking by a large fireplace.

Man Paying the Landlady at an Inn

Adriaen van Ostade, c. 1652

Etching of a peasant family in a cluttered kitchen interior, mother feeding a baby by the hearth, a man cooking, a child eati

Peasant Family in an Interior with the Mother Feeding a Child

Adriaen van Ostade, 1647

Engraving of a farmer with a staff and basket beside his wife carrying a goose, standing on grass.

Farmer and Wife with Goose

Wenzel von Olmutz after Master of the Housebook, c. 1490

Engraving of Christ speaking with the Woman of Samaria at a well, with a bucket, jug, and landscape behind them, dated 1523.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Dirk Jacobsz. Vellert, 1523

Engraving of Christ with a halo facing a winged horned devil in a rocky landscape with a tree and clouds.

The Temptation of Christ

Dirk Jacobsz. Vellert, 1523

Engraving of Christ with a halo gesturing to two fishermen hauling a net from a boat, with a river landscape behind.

Christ Summoning Peter

Dirk Jacobsz. Vellert, 1523

Woodcut of two haloed saints flanking an ornate column, one holding a saw and book, the other a book and staff.

Saint James the Less and Saint Simon

Hans Vischer, 1518

Engraving of an old rat seller in a fur hat holding a staff of dead rats, with a boy and a dog beside him.

The Seller of Rat Poison

Cornelis Visscher, 1655

Head of an Old Woman (Visscher's Mother)

Cornelis Visscher, c. 1650

Etching of two beggars receiving alms, with a bowl, a turbaned man, and a Dutch inscription above.

Title Page: Two Cripples Receiving Alms

Jan Gillisz. van Vliet, 1632

Etching of a ragged beggar with a feathered hat carrying a woman on his back, leaning on a walking stick.

Beggar Carrying a Woman on His Back

Jan Gillisz. van Vliet, 1632

Etching of a ragged beggar seen from behind, leaning on two crutches, with a plumed hat and shrubs beside the path.

Beggar with Two Crutches

Jan Gillisz. van Vliet, 1632

Etching of a hunched elderly beggar leaning on a walking stick, with a bundle and hat hanging at his side.

Seated Beggar

Jan Gillisz. van Vliet, 1632

Etching of a bent old woman in a hat searching a seated boy's hair beside a large tree, with a staff on the ground.

Beggar Woman Fleaing a Boy

Jan Gillisz. van Vliet, 1632

Etching of a barefoot man in a feathered hat and patched clothes, holding a hurdy-gurdy, standing on a grassy ground.

The Hurdy-Gurdy Player

Jan Gillisz. van Vliet, 1632

Etching of a beggar woman in a wide hat and dark cloak playing a violin while walking across barren ground.

Beggar Woman Playing the Violin

Jan Gillisz. van Vliet, 1632

Engraved oval portrait of a young man in a dark coat and cravat, with a tree and castle in the background.

Robert Burns

William Walker and Samuel Cousins after Alexander Nasmyth, published 1842

Mezzotint portrait of a young woman in a wide-brimmed hat with pleated ribbon, resting her arms on a cushion.

Lucinda, Miss Moore

James Watson after Pierre-Etienne Falconet, 1772

Samuel Johnson

James Watson after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1770

Mezzotint of a standing woman in a white gown and shawl beside flowers, with trees and a landscape behind her.

Catherine, Lady Bampfylde

Thomas Watson after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1779

Sepia portrait print of a man with curly hair, mustache, and a feather in his hair, wearing a dark jacket and bow tie.

Portrait of Whistler

Thomas Robert Way

Woodcut-style print of an armored knight on horseback with a feathered helmet, accompanied by a servant holding a lance in a

Knight and the Servant

Hans Wechtlin I, c. 1518

Woodcut of John the Baptist baptizing Christ in a river, with a dove, angels, God on clouds, and rabbits in the foreground.

Baptism in Jordan

Hans Wechtlin I