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National Gallery of Art

14,495 works

Engraving of a crowned seated figure mocked by attendants in an arched interior with a large shell niche.

The Mocking

Wenceslaus Hollar

Drawing of a bandbox with brown-toned hunting scenes of men, dogs, a horse and trees on lid and body.

Bandbox

Paul Farkas, c. 1953

Etching of a kneeling figure carrying a cross past soldiers and a crowd, with a walled town and towers in the background.

Carrying the Cross

Wenceslaus Hollar

Etched print of the Crucifixion with three crosses, mourners and soldiers in the foreground and a town in the distance.

The Crucifixion

Wenceslaus Hollar

Watercolor of a wax-faced doll in a brown striped dress with lace collar and bonnet, standing on a cream background.

Wax Face Cotton Doll

Charles Goodwin, 1935/1942

Painting of a dark jointed wooden doll wearing a flat-brimmed hat and boots against a pale background.

Doll

Arthur Wolfson, c. 1937

Brown wash drawing of a Gothic cathedral aisle with vaulted arches and robed figures near an altar.

Monks in a Cathedral

Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Le Brun

Painted design study of a child's plaid dress with green trim and buttons, with a pencil back view at upper right.

Child's Dress

George Robin, 1935/1942

Painted watercolor of a dark green chest of drawers with red and gold folk motifs, tulips, hearts, and brass knobs.

Chest of Drawers

Charles Henning, c. 1938

Watercolor of a weathered carved wooden female figurehead with curled upswept hair and draped garment.

Figurehead

John Davis, c. 1937

Grey wash drawing of a female figure ascending among clouds and winged angels, framed by ornamental scrollwork.

The Apotheosis of Saint Euphemia

Carlo Carlone, 1759

Watercolor of a cast iron andiron shaped as a marching Hessian soldier in a tall hat and brown coat.

Andiron (Marching Hessian)

Cushman Parker, 1935/1942

Study for an Allegory of Painting

Étienne Parrocel, 1750

Watercolor drawing of a grey seated cat figurine with amber eyes, a bow at its neck, and a raised paw holding a tube.

Cat Saving Bank

Mina Lowry, c. 1940

Watercolor drawing of a white ceramic spaniel figurine with painted floral accents, seated on a rectangular base.

Prince Charles Spaniel

Mina Lowry, c. 1940

Engraving of a haloed woman in flowing robes holding a covered cup, with a castle and mountains in the background.

The Magdalen

Master of the Die

Engraving of a bearded man with a club expelling a chained woman from a classical arched temple, with nude and seated figures

Envy Driven from the Temple of the Muses

Master of the Die

Watercolor of a painted toy bank showing a clown in a handstand balanced on a blue ball over an ornate yellow base.

Toy Bank

Sarkis Erganian, 1935/1942

Engraving of the Annunciation: an angel with a lily branch addresses the kneeling Virgin as a dove descends in rays of light.

The Annunciation

Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio

Painted study of a decorated bellows with gold floral scrollwork, pink trim, brass studs and a turned wooden nozzle.

Bellows

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a dark curved wooden billethead with gold acanthus scrollwork and a spiral rosette at its tip.

Billethead

Henry Murphy, c. 1938

Painted drawing of an ornamental shadow box with a blue bird perched on gilded foliage inside an arched red and green niche.

Ornamental Shadow Box

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1939

Design drawing of a round powder box with a painted scene of a woman in pink and a kneeling man in green by a column.

Powder Box

Thomas Holloway, c. 1936

Watercolor of a round gong mounted on a grey bracket with yellow coil springs, lever arm and wooden striker.

Gong

Albert Rudin, 1935/1942

Watercolor drawing of a small box side with a green rim and a stylized plant of curling leaves and red berries.

Small Decorated Box (side)

Isabella Ruth Doerfler, c. 1937

Painted study of a brass candlestick with ring handle and drip pan, shown against a cream background.

Candlestick

John Jordan, c. 1937

Colored pencil drawing of a brass candlestick with a lit candle inside a curved metal reflector shade.

Candlestick

Philip Johnson, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a golden turned candlestick with a drip pan and baluster stem, with a small scale drawing below.

Candlestick

Henry Meyers, c. 1936

Watercolor study of a folding needle case with a New Year scene of two children and mistletoe, labeled Synoptical Needle Case

Needle Case

Thomas Holloway, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a turned candlestick with a round base, plus a small ink inset sketch of the candlestick with a lit candle.

Candlestick

Majel G. Claflin, 1935/1942