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National Gallery of Art

14,495 works

Black and white print of a crowded banquet with classical columns, servants pouring wine, and winged figures in clouds above.

The Marriage at Cana [right plate]

John Baptist Jackson, 1740

Black and white print of mounted soldiers and men hauling ropes on a rocky hillside, with a distant city and obelisk.

The Crucifixion [left plate]

John Baptist Jackson, 1741

Watercolor drawing of a stream cascading over rocks in a dense mountain forest with tall trees and foliage.

Waterfalls in a Mountain Forest

Johann Georg von Dillis, 1797

Watercolor of a large spreading tree with two resting figures and grazing cattle in a pastoral landscape.

Et in Arcadia Ego

Johann Georg von Dillis, 1790

Pencil and wash sketch of several men in early 19th-century dress, including a seated pipe smoker and a standing figure in a

Figure Studies

Johann Georg von Dillis, 1801

Grey wash drawing of a tall tower with a clock and winged statue beside a colonnade, with crowds gathered below.

Campanile of a Cathedral for Berlin

Karl Friedrich Schinkel, 1831

Colored ground plan of a domed cathedral with rows of columns, a rounded apse, and German labels for a palace wing and courty

Ground Plan of a Cathedral for Berlin

Karl Friedrich Schinkel, 1827

Watercolor drawing of a classical cathedral interior with colonnade, coffered ceiling, apse, and small figures by Schinkel.

The Nave, Apse, and Crossing of a Cathedral for Berlin

Karl Friedrich Schinkel, 1827

Pen drawing of a colonnaded church interior with Corinthian columns, coffered ceiling, and a sunburst-decorated apse.

The Nave and Apse, without a Transept, of a Cathedral for Berlin

Karl Friedrich Schinkel, 1827

Pencil sketch with light wash of two young girls standing under a flowing cloak, one with arm raised, beside a faint animal.

Two Girls under a Cloak

Graphite sketch of a curved chair leg with a carved scroll at top and a rounded foot, on cream paper.

Study of a Chair Leg

Pen and brown ink sketch of an ornate ewer with a scrolled handle on a stepped base, with faint sketched objects at left.

An Ornate Ewer [recto]

Black and red chalk study of an upraised arm with a clenched hand gripping a rod, on tan paper.

An Upraised Arm

Pencil and wash study of an ornamental tassel with a perforated cap and braided cord on cream paper.

A Tassel

Blake's watercolor of a red dragon with crowned heads standing over a sea beast with many faces, under a starry sky.

The Great Red Dragon and the Beast from the Sea

William Blake, 1805

Etched portrait of a bearded man with a tankard, a castle town and rocky crags in the background.

Ulrich Schwaiger (?)

Hanns Lautensack, 1554

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe and cap, with a coat of arms and castle landscape behind him.

Georg Roggenbach

Hanns Lautensack, 1554

Woodcut portrait of a bearded scholar in a cap, seated at a desk writing with a quill beside an open book.

Johann Aventinus (Johann Turmair)

Hanns Lautensack, 1554

Etching of a water mill and half-timbered buildings beneath a rocky cliff, with a castle on a distant hilltop.

Landscape with a Water Mill

Hanns Lautensack, 1553

Etching of a wooden farmhouse with a picket fence beside tall trees and a hanging sign on the left.

Landscape with View of a Farmer's Cottage

Hanns Lautensack, 1551

Etching of a castle on a wooded hill with a radiating sun, half-timbered house and distant mountains in the background.

Landscape with a Castle and Radiating Sun

Hanns Lautensack, 1553

Etched landscape of a twisted tree above a rock arch, with a distant town and mountain beneath a cloudy sky.

The Gate in the Rocks

Hanns Lautensack, 1554

Watercolor of a sunset over a hazy landscape with palm trees, a ruined arch, and two walking figures on a path.

Sunset in an Oriental Landscape

Gabriel Hippolyte Lebas

Pen and ink drawing of a man's head with smaller studies of profiles, an eye, a standing figure and an animal on tan paper.

Head of a Man, with Various Studies

Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1850

Brown wash drawing of a castle with a spired tower, a large tree, small figures and a dog on a road.

Castle and Figures

Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1860

Pencil sketch on tan paper with four studies of men in various poses, including standing, kneeling, and lunging figures.

Studies of Men

Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1847

Man Seated in Hitchcock Chair

Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1854

Black-and-white print of a waterfall cascading over rocks in a wooded mountain gorge with pine trees.

The Waterfall (Waterfall in Werdenfels)

Max Josef Wagenbauer, 1805

Engraved print of masonic symbols, classical columns, celestial globes, and an all-seeing eye above a tiered architectural ar

The Master's Carpet

Thomas Kensett, 1812

Pen and ink drawing of a steep rocky hillside with dead and fallen trees, signed by Adolphe Viollet-le-Duc.

A Rocky Hillside with Dead and Dying Trees

Adolphe Viollet-le-Duc