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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Etching of a small hamlet with thatched cottages, large trees, and figures on a dirt path under a cloudy sky.

The Small Hamlet

Anthonie Waterloo

Etching of three peasants on a knoll beside a large tree, thatched cottages and a distant town with a spire.

Three Peasants on a Knoll outside a Hamlet

Anthonie Waterloo

Etching of a brick sentry tower beside a canal with rowing boats, sailing vessels, trees and a thatched cottage.

The Sentry Box on the Wall

Anthonie Waterloo

Etching of a canal with a drawbridge, gabled houses, a windmill and figures along the quay under a cloudy sky.

Reguliers Gate (Regeliers Poort)

Etching of a town gate beside a canal, with a church tower behind, windmills on the right, and small figures and boats in the

Zaagmolen Gate (Saaghmeulens Poortie)

Etching of the Haerlemmer Poort gate with a tower, drawbridge, carriages, a windmill, and boats on a canal.

Haarlem Gate (Haerlemmer Poort)

Reinier Nooms, 1617

Etching of a Dutch canal with a footbridge, a fisherman, rowboats, and several windmills along the horizon.

Raam Gate (Raam Poortie)

Etching of the St. Antonis Gate with a drawbridge over a canal, a windmill, moored boats, and figures on the bank.

St. Antonis Gate (St. Antonis Poort)

Reinier Nooms, 1636

Etching of the Heyligeweg Gate with a raised drawbridge, canal boats, townhouses and a church tower under clouds.

Heyligeweg Gate (Heyligewechs Poort)

Reinier Nooms, 1638

Brown wash drawing of a man in a top hat riding between two women on horseback along a tree-lined road.

Cavalier and Two Ladies on Horseback

Constantin Guys

Chalk drawing on tan paper of a woman's head and bust, with curled hair, a feathered hat and a tied ribbon at the neck.

Head and Bust of a Woman

Joshua Reynolds

Engraving of the crucified Christ with the Virgin Mary and Saint John below, angels holding scrolls above, and a skull at the

Christ on the Cross with the Virgin and Saint John

Hans Brosamer, 1542

Parchment leaf with dark gothic blackletter script in ink and a blue initial letter at the bottom.

The Trinity

Workshop of Master of the Gerona Martyrology, 1414

Engraving of Saint Christopher wading a river carrying the Christ Child on his shoulder, with a church and mountains behind.

Saint Christopher

Master MZ, 1500

Grisaille drawing of a scribe at a desk and a kneeling man presenting a book to a seated figure in a Gothic interior with a d

Scribe Writing and the Author Presenting His Book

Georges Hurtrel, in or before 1870

Medieval manuscript spread with gold historiated initial showing two robed figures beside columns of Latin text.

Joshua before the Lord

Unknown artist, c. 1270

Vincenzio Piombi

Jean-Baptiste Wicar

European Elk

Peter Rindisbacher

Medieval manuscript page with gold illuminated initial showing Moses with crowned men, beside two columns of black Latin text

Moses Counting the Children of Israel

Unknown artist, c. 1270

Watercolor of a white country house on a grassy hill, with a seated woman and children under large trees in the foreground.

Sweet Briar

William Russell Birch, 1808

Aged parchment manuscript page with two columns of brown Gothic handwriting and faint coloured margins.

Meeting of Achilles and Hector

Master of Girart de Roussillon, c. 1450 - 1460

Illuminated page of an enthroned bearded patriarch holding a child, surrounded by robed figures, palms, and corner medallions

Paradise with Christ in the Lap of Abraham

Unknown artist, c. 1239

Pen and wash drawing of a forest slope with tall trees, rocks and a small stream in the foreground.

View from the Springhouse at Echo

William Russell Birch, 1808

Medieval illuminated page of the Nativity with angels above and six Dominican monks kneeling in arches below, on gold and blu

The Nativity with Six Dominican Monks

Master of Imola, 1265/1274

Watercolor of rushing rapids between rocky cliffs under a cloudy sky, with a small figure on a rock in the foreground.

Falls of the Potomac

William Russell Birch, 1800

Manuscript page with red staff lines, black square notation, gothic text, and a red and blue decorated initial letter.

Death of Saint Benedict

Fra Gregorio Mutii da Montalcino, 1390/1395

Grey wash drawing of a man and two children at a doorway looking up at three winged figures flying over a hut.

Peter and His Children Visited by Three Flying Figures

Thomas Stothard, 1783

Manuscript leaf with red staff lines, brown square musical notes and large gothic script lettering, with a purple Bologna sta

Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata

Cosimo Tura, 1470s

Pen and wash sheet of figure studies with a central grey vignette of a seated man and a standing woman in a gown.

Design for a Book Illustration of Circe and Odysseus [recto]

Thomas Stothard, 1803

Sheet of Studies

Thomas Stothard

Etching of a wooded landscape with travelers on a rocky path, a mule, tall trees, cliffs and a pool of water.

The Woman on the Hinny

Brown wash drawing of a winged female figure in flowing robes beside a helmeted head, set in a dark circle.

Vignette for a Title Page: "Winged Victory"

Thomas Stothard

Etching of fishermen beside a beached boat, sorting fish on the sand, with sailing ships on the distant sea.

The Fishmongers

Pen and ink sheet of studies showing winged angels, cowering figures and sketched poses on pale paper.

Sheet of Studies with Angels and Cowering Figures (Illustration for Macklin's Bible?)

Thomas Stothard, 1791

Etching of huntsmen with horses and dogs resting beside a classical ruin and statue in a wide landscape.

Huntsmen Resting

Etching of winter scene with skaters, a horse-drawn sleigh on ice, a windmill and village houses under clouds.

Ice Sleighs

Etching of villagers skating and pulling a horse-drawn sled across a frozen landscape with a windmill and church under clouds

The Skaters

Engraved and tinted print of an ornate classical urn with relief figures of draped gods, ivy, and a fluted base.

Borghese Vase

Workshop of Johann Teyler, after Charles Errard, c. 1685-1697

Hand-coloured print of Dutch ships on choppy water under stormy clouds, with a city skyline in the distance.

Amsterdam, Ships at the IJ on Choppy Waters

Workshop of Johann Teyler, after Johannes van den Aveele, c. 1685-1697

Engraving of the Virgin and Child receiving kneeling kings bearing gifts, with a star above and a procession in the backgroun

The Adoration of the Magi

Jacques Callot, 1623/1628

Etching of a sailing ship surrounded by tritons and sea creatures, with an island tree and a domed building on rocks below.

Entry of M. le Comte de Brionne, Grand Chamberlain of His Highness,Representing Jason

Jacques Callot, 1627

Etching of a stag hunt with mounted hunters and hounds in a forest, a hilltop castle in the distance.

The Stag Hunt

Jacques Callot, probably 1619

Etching of Moses raising a staff as Israelites cross rocky terrain while waves overwhelm soldiers in the sea.

The Crossing of the Red Sea

Jacques Callot, 1629

Etching of an oval Florentine festival arena with cavalry, a foot battle, crowds, carts and a large palace facade.

View of the Festival

Jacques Callot, 1616

In the Opera Box (No. 3)

Mary Cassatt, c. 1880

Pencil drawing of a woman with a folding fan seated in a curved opera box, signed Mary Cassatt, 1880.

In the Opera Box (No. 3) [recto]

Mary Cassatt, 1880

Drypoint print of a seated young woman with hair in a bun, one arm draped over a chair, against a stippled background.

Mimi Holding a Japanese Fan

Mary Cassatt, c. 1889

Etching of a seated woman in a dark jacket beside a silver teapot and tea service, with a fireplace behind her.

Lydia at Afternoon Tea

Mary Cassatt, 1882

Etching of a mother seated with a young child on her lap, the child looking outward, drawn in loose brown line work.

Preparing Bill for an Outing

Mary Cassatt, c. 1889

Soft grey lithograph of a woman bent forward after bathing, wrapped in a towel, with dark hair and loose foliage above.

After the Bath (La sortie du bain (Grand planche))

Edgar Degas, c. 1891

Black and white heraldic coat of arms with a crowned lion crest, a shield showing a lion and a dog, and scrolling ornament.

Coat of Arms of Lorenz Staiber

Albrecht Dürer, probably 1520/1521

Etched portrait of an elderly clergyman in a cape and lace cuffs, seated at a table with a book, by Ingres, 1816.

Gabriel Cortois de Pressigny

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1816

Color print of classical temple ruins with Corinthian columns, a rider on horseback, seated women, a dog, and a carved urn.

Vestiges d'un temple de la Grece

Jean-François Janinet after Giovanni Paolo Panini

Red-toned print of the Holy Family with the Virgin, Christ Child, an elderly woman, a bearded man and angels.

The Holy Family

Elisha Kirkall after Raphael, early 18th century

Color print portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat holding brushes, with an inscription cartouche below.

Edouard Gautier d'Agoty

Carlo Lasinio after Johann Ernst Heinsius, c. 1783

Soft pencil portrait of a woman in a white bonnet and high white collar, with pink-tinged shawl accents.

Lucy Lawrence

Frederick Christian Lewis I after Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1831

Engraving of the Virgin seated under a tree holding the infant Christ, with draped cloth and a rocky landscape.

The Virgin Seated under a Tree

Lucas van Leyden, 1514

Engraving of a knight and kneeling woman by a tree with a horse, a small figure fighting a dragon in the rocky background.

Saint George Liberating the Princess

Lucas van Leyden, c. 1508/1509

Woodcut print with black, green and yellow abstract shapes, swirling lines and fragmented animal forms on a white ground.

Genesis II (Schopfungsgeschichte II)

Franz Marc, 1914

Engraving of several nude winged putti playing among trees and foliage, one raising a spear and another carrying a flower gar

Putti Playing

Master of the Die after Raphael

Engraving of a plumed mounted soldier with a sword beside a horse and a bare companion figure, under a leafless tree.

Lansquenet

The Griffin

Israhel van Meckenem after Martin Schongauer

Engraving of a man in a feathered cap standing beside a seated woman in a canopied bedchamber with candles and shoes.

Couple Seated on a Bed

Israhel van Meckenem, c. 1495/1503

Engraving of Saint Christopher wading a river carrying the child Christ, with a hermit on rocks at left and ducks in the wate

Saint Christopher

Israhel van Meckenem after Master of the Housebook, c. 1480/1490