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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Pen and ink drawing of a crouching lion on a ledge with ornate shields, vases, a dagger and armor fragments.

Bronzes

James Henry Moser, 1890

Engraved half-length portrait of a bearded man in a plumed jewelled cap, ruff collar and sash, facing right.

Henry III of France

Hieronymus Wierix

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate covered vase on a pedestal with palm fronds and a large printed letter P.

Porcelains and Glass

James Henry Moser, 1890

Etching of stone arches framing a large piazza with an obelisk, colonnade, figures and hanging ropes.

The Grand Piazza

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published 1750/1758

Ink design for Corcoran Gallery of Art catalogue title page with a stone lion, steps, and a man and girl in period dress.

Title Page

James Henry Moser, 1890

Pen and ink drawing of a classical column and ornamental letter D with leafy foliage on tan paper.

Description of the Building

James Henry Moser, 1890

Etching of vast vaulted arches, stairs and walkways with smoke rising in the center and tiny figures below.

The Smoking Fire

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published 1750/1758

Pencil sketch of a reclining classical male figure and Parthenon-style horsemen, with handwritten notes and the word CASTS.

Study for "Casts from Antique Sculpture: The Parthenon"

James Henry Moser, 1890

Etching of an imaginary prison with arched bridges, railed walkways, a tower, and small figures among dense hatched shadows.

The Drawbridge

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1749/1750, published 1750/1758

Pencil sketch of a lion sculpture and decorative vases in a corner border, with handwritten label reading Bronzes, Cloisonné.

Study for "Bronzes"

James Henry Moser, 1890

Etching of a vast vaulted staircase with stone piers, railed walkways, sculptural trophies and small figures in dramatic pers

The Staircase with Trophies

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published 1750/1758

Pen and ink drawing of a hammer and compass among curling leaves and a feathery stalk against a dark rectangle.

Hammer and Compass

James Henry Moser, 1890

Etching of massive stone blocks, an arch and wooden scaffolding with foliage, rendered in dense crosshatched lines.

The Giant Wheel

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published 1750/1758

Etching of a vaulted prison interior with shadowy figures on a projecting platform, a hanging pulley, and tiered railed balco

Prisoners on a Projecting Platform

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published 1750/1758

Pencil sketch of an angel figure, a reclining child and a winged figure beside the word Sculpture on pale paper.

Study for "Sculpture"

James Henry Moser, 1890

Etching of layered stone arches with a hanging lantern, a shell ornament, and small figures on a bridge.

The Arch with a Shell Ornament

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published 1750/1758

Etching of a vast vaulted interior with stone arches, a staircase, and workmen beside a sawhorse and ladders.

The Sawhorse

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published 1750/1758

Etching of a cluttered stone courtyard with steps, timber beams, a hanging well bucket, and small figures.

The Well

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published 1750/1758

Etching of towering stone arches, staircases, and bridges with small figures walking along them in deep perspective.

The Gothic Arch

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published 1750/1758

Etching of a stone pier with a lamp, iron rings and chains beneath soaring vaulted arches in a shadowy interior.

The Pier with a Lamp

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published 1750/1758

Etching of a dim vaulted interior with arches, a stone staircase, hanging lanterns and two small figures walking below.

The Pier with Chains

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published 1750/1758

Engraved half-length portrait of a bearded man in a lace ruff and patterned doublet against a dark hatched background.

Charles I, King of England

Lucas Emil Vorsterman after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Engraved landscape of a windmill on a bank above a river, with figures on the shore and a rowing boat on the water.

The Mill

Charles Turner after Rembrandt van Rijn, published 1823

Engraving of a crowded stone prison scene with a central man in a tricorn hat, women in white gowns, and seated officials.

Beggar's Opera, Act III

William Blake after William Hogarth, 1788/1790

Lithograph of a man guiding a seated woman drawing at a board beside a classical bust and portfolio.

Leçon de Dessin (Drawing Lesson)

Attributed to Johann Anton André

Black-and-white print of a woman playing a harp as a man with a violin bow gestures beside her in a furnished room.

Leçon de Musique (Music Lesson)

Attributed to Johann Anton André

Woodcut of an elderly bearded king kneeling beside a woman in an ornate headdress, with a standing figure on a pedestal at ri

Solomon's Idolatry

Hans Burgkmair, 1519

Etching of the dead Christ supported by the Virgin Mary, with three mourners and a cross in a landscape.

Pietà (the "Christ of Caprarola")

Annibale Carracci, 1597

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a fur-trimmed garment and skullcap, after Titian, 1587.

Titian

Agostino Carracci after Titian, 1587

Etching of a standing young boy in a dark jacket holding a bird perched on a tall birdcage.

Afternoon Promenade

Mary Cassatt, c. 1881

Lithograph of a bearded sign painter in a cap working at an easel with palette and brush, seated on a stool in a studio.

The Sign Painter (Le Peintre d'Enseignes)

Nicolas Toussaint Charlet

Loose etching of bare trees, covered station roofs and small figures crossing an open courtyard.

Bahnhof Tiergarten (Court with Trees)

Lovis Corinth, 1920/1921

Etching of a mountain lake landscape with a tall spruce, shrubs, a wooden cabin and hatched foreground, signed by Lovis Corin

Grosse Walchenseelandschaft (Large Walchen Sea Landscape)

Lovis Corinth, 1923

Lithograph of a curving city street rising toward a Gothic church tower, with a rounded corner building on the right.

Strasse in Königsberg (Street in Königsberg)

Lovis Corinth, 1918

Etching of a man leading a donkey to drink at a pool beside tall poplar trees and a dirt path.

Donkey at a Watering Place (L'Ane a l'abreuvoir)

Charles-François Daubigny, probably 1850

Etching of a flock of sheep in a fenced field beside a farm building and trees, with birds flying in the sky.

Large Sheepfold (Le Grand parc a moutons)

Charles-François Daubigny, 1860

Etching of a rolling meadow with grazing cows and hares, backed by trees under a cloudy sky.

The Meadow at Grave, near Villerville (Le Pre des Graves, a Villerville)

Charles-François Daubigny, 1875

Etching of a wooded stream landscape with a pollarded willow and a satyr carrying a figure across the grass.

Satyr (Le Satyre)

Charles-François Daubigny, 1850

Etching of a wooded riverbank with a tall poplar, dense trees on the right, and a winding path beside a small stream.

The Banks of the Cousin (Les Bords du Cousin)

Charles-François Daubigny, 1850

Etching of a sunset riverside with tall poplars, a figure leading a horse to drink, and a streaked sky.

Sunset (Soleil couchant)

Charles-François Daubigny, 1859

Lithograph of an anxious older man in a robe facing a man in a top hat holding an umbrella inside a dim room.

Ce logement est un peu cher, pour la place Royale...

Honoré Daumier, 1847

Lithograph of a seated man with a fishing rod swatting a cloud of insects from a cloth, beside a basket on a riverbank.

Désagrément d'aller a la pêche...

Honoré Daumier, 1847

Lithograph of a kneeling man in a paper hat before a standing man in a dark coat holding a top hat, with a crowd behind.

Les Suites d'une insurrection

Honoré Daumier, 1849

Etching of two sleeping dogs before a wooden fence, with a cart loaded with barrels and baskets in the background.

Hunting Dogs

Etching of two laden mules in the foreground, with a herdsman driving cattle across a grassy landscape at right.

Two Mules

Engraving of an arched apocalyptic scene with an enthroned Christ above angels, and tormented figures and demons in flames be

A Star Falls and Makes Hell to Open

Jean Duvet, 1546/1556

Engraving of a crowded rustic wedding feast under a large tree, with dancing villagers, musicians, barrels and a tavern.

The Large Rustic Wedding Feast

Pieter van der Borcht, 1560

Etching of two pikemen with long pikes over their shoulders walking across a landscape, one carrying a bird.

Two Pikemen Traveling on Foot

Engraving of an arched scene with an enthroned pair above a crowd of robed figures and a kneeling man before classical ruins.

The Multitude Which Stands before the Throne

Jean Duvet, 1546/1556

Engraving of a crowned woman with a chalice riding a many-headed beast, angels above, a burning city and crowds below.

The Babylon Harlot

Jean Duvet, 1546/1556

Soft brown and grey landscape with a crescent moon over layered mountains, a open meadow and clusters of trees.

New Moon above the Riesengebirge Mountains

Caspar David Friedrich, 1810

Engraving of an enthroned haloed figure above crowned elders and winged beings, with a kneeling man and a city below.

Saint John Summoned to Heaven

Jean Duvet, 1546/1556

Engraving of an angel handing an open book to a kneeling man, with ships, a sea monster, and ruins in the background.

The Angel Gives Saint John the Book to Eat

Jean Duvet, 1552/1556

Engraving of an arched apocalyptic scene with a dragon, angels in clouds, a lion, a crowd, and a burning city.

The Dragon and the Beast

Jean Duvet, 1546/1556

Engraving of God enthroned above angels blowing trumpets, with fire, smoke, falling figures and a ship on the sea below.

The Opening of the Seventh Seal

Jean Duvet, 1546/1556

Engraving of a seated Sibyl beside a winged angel and a putto in a classical arcaded interior with a distant town.

The Cumaean Sibyl

Jean Duvet, probably 1517

Engraving of angels in clouds above a walled city, with a large winepress and a bearded divine figure in an arched frame.

The Winepress of the Wrath of God

Jean Duvet, 1546/1556

Brown wash drawing of a ruined Gothic church overgrown by forest trees, with a fallen trunk over a pool.

A Ruined Church in the Forest

Carl Blechen, 1834

Pencil architectural elevation of a fireplace with winged figures, a crown wreath, and a carved trophy column.

Design for the Chimney Piece in the Throne Room, Buckingham Palace

John Flaxman, 1820/1826

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated nude woman by a basin beneath a draped canopy, with a balustrade and trees.

David and Bathsheba

Carl Blechen, 1825

Sepia wash drawing of a pale moon rising over a calm sea, with a large boulder and scattered rocks in the foreground.

Moonrise on an Empty Shore

Caspar David Friedrich, 1837

Pencil sketch of a group of female figures embracing, with faint studies of other figures and a crowd at left.

Group of Female Figures

Portrait of a Man

Pencil drawing of a rocky tor with a wayside crucifix shrine, a tall pine, and trees under an open sky.

A Wayside Shrine Carved into a Rocky Tor

Friedrich Philipp Reinhold, 1821