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National Gallery of Art

14,495 works

Head Studies

Louis Anquetin, 1880

Watercolor of a painted wooden sailor figurehead in blue coat and red breeches, standing on an inscribed base.

Figurehead: "Jolly Tar"

Drawing of a cone-shaped wire hoop framework with fabric straps, rivets, and a leather-bound top ring, by Nicholas Acampora.

Hoop

Nicholas Acampora, 1935/1942

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Madonna seated on clouds holding the Christ Child, with angels and rosary beads around her.

The Madonna of the Rosary

Vicente Salvador Gómez, 1674

Watercolor painting of a worn ox collar with leather straps, rivets, a buckle, and two metal rings on a cream background.

Ox Collar

Alexander Anderson, 1938

Painted study of a blue and cream woven coverlet with geometric blocks and butterfly-shaped motifs in a grid.

Coverlet

Sarkis Erganian, c. 1940

Painted rendering of a needlework sampler with alphabets, numerals, a floral border, and a central inscription and roses.

Sampler

Douglas Campbell, c. 1942

Grayscale design of a printed cotton textile with rose bouquets and scrolling foliage in a repeating pattern.

Printed Cotton

George Loughridge, c. 1936

Watercolor of a red earthenware bowl with cream and brown scale-pattern glaze on its lower body, on a pale background.

Pa. German Bowl

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1939

Etching of a man in a cap blowing a horn beside hanging bread loaves under a wooden stall canopy.

Baker Sounding His Horn

Adriaen van Ostade, 1664

Etching of a bearded peasant man in a pointed cap and fur collar, glancing sideways within a plain border.

Peasant Wearing a Pointed Cap

Adriaen van Ostade, 1640

Etching of a smiling man in a plumed hat smoking a clay pipe at an open window with ivy and a shutter.

Smoker at a Window

Adriaen van Ostade, 1667

Etching of a smiling peasant woman in a headscarf in an arched doorway, with a grinning man behind her and ivy at right.

Peasant Couple in a Doorway (Village Romance)

Adriaen van Ostade, 1667

Watercolor drawing of a round reddish ceramic plate with a wavy green glaze border and a faded central motif.

Plate

Etching of an older man in a hat speaking with a woman carrying a basket, before a rustic cottage and trees.

Man and Woman Conversing

Adriaen van Ostade, 1673

Etching of a woman holding a doll as a child reaches for it, with a seated man under a vine arbor and a pot on a stool.

Child Reaching for a Doll

Adriaen van Ostade, 1679

Etching of three men singing together at a window, one holding a lit candle and another reading from a sheet of music.

The Singers

Adriaen van Ostade, 1667

Etching of an elderly peasant with a bent back, leaning on a walking stick, within an arched border.

Peasant with a Crooked Back

Adriaen van Ostade, 1675

Etching of a couple walking arm in arm, the man in a tall pointed hat and the woman in a hooded shawl.

Couple Walking

Adriaen van Ostade, 1638

Watercolor drawing of a reclining chalkware deer with green-tinted antlers and a green oval base on a cream background.

Pa. German Chalkware Deer

Mina Lowry, c. 1938

Etching of a seated woman winding thread on a reel beside a cottage, with a standing man, a flowering tree, and chickens.

Woman Winding upon a Reel (La Devideuse)

Adriaen van Ostade, 1684

Watercolor of a praying chalkware angel with a gold gown and speckled painted wings standing on a square base.

Pa. German Chalkware Angel Figure

Mina Lowry, c. 1936

Watercolor drawing of a painted chalkware shrine with an arched top, striped columns, and a small kneeling figure in a niche.

Pa. German Chalkware Shrine

Mina Lowry, c. 1939

Etching of an eyeglass peddler holding up spectacles at a rustic hut while a seated woman and child watch nearby.

Eyeglass Peddlar

Adriaen van Ostade, 1646

Painted drawing of a Pennsylvania German chalkware figure of Mary seated beside a lamb, in green and gold tones.

Pa. German Chalkware Mary and Her Lamb

Mina Lowry, c. 1939

Etching of a cobbler working in a doorway under ivy, with a seated customer and a cat on the bench above.

Cobbler

Adriaen van Ostade, 1671

Drawing of a painted chalkware mantel ornament with red blossoms, green leaves, and a speckled central form on a pedestal bas

Pa. German Chalkware Mantel Stop

Mina Lowry, c. 1937

Watercolor of a tapering pewter coffee pot with stippled birds and floral scrollwork, lid open, spout to the right.

Pa. German Coffee Pot

Black and white print of the Crucifixion with Christ on a cross, soldiers with ropes, and mourning figures below.

The Crucifixion [center plate]

John Baptist Jackson, 1741

Black and white print of turbaned horsemen with spears in a rocky landscape, with a dog and fallen figures in the foreground.

The Crucifixion [right plate]

John Baptist Jackson, 1741