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National Gallery of Art

14,495 works

Hand-coloured title page with French lettering framed by arabesque foliage, a pagoda, a lattice fence and small figures.

Title Page for New Suite of Chinese Arabesques

Anne Allen, 1760

Chinoiserie garden print with a zigzag bridge, two seated figures under a double parasol, and ornamental garlands.

Chinese Arabesque with a Double Parasol

Anne Allen, 1795

Hand-colored chinoiserie print with a pagoda, a curved bridge, a monkey on a trellis, urns, and pastel foliage.

Chinese Arabesque with a Monkey

Anne Allen, 1760

Hand-coloured print of a Chinese-style arabesque with trellises, a sailing boat, small figures, sheep and a goat.

Chinese Arabesque with a Boat

Anne Allen, 1760

Hand-colored chinoiserie arabesque print with a tightrope walker, pagoda, bridges, parasols and scrolling foliage.

Chinese Arabesque with a Tightrope Walker

Anne Allen, 1795

A Young Woman Fixing Her Hair

Domenico Maggiotto, 1745

Ink and wash drawing of a church facade with columns, pediment, and a sculpture of a robed figure holding a cross.

Facade for a Church with a Sculpture Representing Faith

Louis Gustave Taraval, 1768

Grey ink and wash drawing of a standing peasant woman seen from behind, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and draped shawl.

A Peasant Woman

Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, 1770

Engraving of a wicker basket overflowing with tulips, peonies and other spring flowers on a stone ledge.

A Basket of Spring Flowers

Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, 1680

Charcoal drawing of a smiling boy's head and shoulders, turned toward the viewer, with diagonal hatching behind.

A Boy Smiling

Francesco Zuccarelli, 1750

Pencil drawing of a rooster and snake among ancient carved urns, pedestals, and a draped figure amid trees.

Ancient Sculptures with a Cock Fighting a Snake

Grey ink drawing of an ornate rococo fountain with cherubs, a standing child, a seated woman and foliage.

Rococo Fountain with Lovers and the Four Elements

Johann Esaias Nilson

Pastel portrait of a seated man in a black hat and coat, arms folded over a red chair, with an easel behind him.

Claude Dupouch

Maurice Quentin de La Tour, 1739

Hand-colored oval portrait of a smiling woman with blue eyes, pink roses and a sheer white headscarf, with a caption below.

Marie-Louise, Empress of the French

Antoine Maxime Monsaldy, 1814

Engraved oval portrait of a milkmaid in a bonnet holding a horse's bridle and a pail, with a crest below.

The milkmaid

Jean-Charles Le Vasseur, 1783

Engraving of a European officer pointing at feathered figures in a thatched hut as armed men look on.

The discovery of the new world

Hand-colored engraving of a man in bed scratching at fleas beside a red curtain and pewter pot.

The Man with Fleas

Benoît-Louis Prévost, 1756

Hand-colored engraving of a man struggling with a red cloth near two oxen, with classical ruins and a tree behind.

Man and the Snake

Benoît-Louis Prévost, 1759

Hand-colored engraving of a seated king with a kite on his head, a hunter reaching for it, and soldiers watching.

The King, the Kite, and the Hunter

Benoît-Louis Prévost, 1759

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and embroidered coat holding a palette, labeled J. Restout.

Jean Restout

Jean-Charles Le Vasseur

Engraving of a crowned armored king above a fallen warrior, with winged putti holding a laurel branch and crown.

Reign, he says, triumph, and be in all my son

Jean-Charles Le Vasseur

Engraving of a bearded seer pointing at a crowned king in a columned hall, with courtiers and rising incense smoke.

Tremble, unhappy King, your reign is past

Jean-Charles Le Vasseur

Pen and wash drawing of the Madonna and Child on clouds with angels, and two saints with a putto below.

The Madonna and Child in Glory with Saints Gregory the Great and Andrew

Antonio Balestra, 1734

Brown ink and wash drawing of two armored men looking up at a woman pointing to cupids and a flying winged figure.

Venus as a Huntress Appearing to Aeneas and Achates

Antonio Balestra, 1713

Grey wash drawing of an enthroned emperor surrounded by allegorical figures and putti above a rococo framework.

The Arts and Powers Pay Homage to Emperor Charles VI

Johann Evangelist Holzer, 1732

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a curled wig, armor and ermine mantle, framed by drapery and a laurel cartouche.

King George II

Pieter van Gunst

Red-toned oval mezzotint portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and lace collar, framed by a Latin inscription.

Adriaen van Ostade

Jacob Gole, 1700

Engraving of a bronze bull over a fire before a seated ruler, with robed figures and a classical arcade behind.

The Brazen Bull of Phalarus

Pierre Woeiriot

Engraving of a crowned king on a throne gesturing toward a fire of bundled sticks, watched by armored guards and a crowd.

Heraclius Sentencing the Tyrant Phocas

Pierre Woeiriot

Engraving of a woman holding two children as she moves through fire and smoke beside classical buildings and columns.

The Wife of Hasdrubal Throws Herself on the Fire

Pierre Woeiriot