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National Gallery of Art

14,495 works

Pencil portrait sketch of a dark-haired man in a coat and cravat, resting one hand on a chair.

Auguste Ottin

Théodore Chassériau, 1833

Rear view painting of a carved cigar store figure in a turban, red patterned jacket, green sash and full skirt.

Cigar Store Figure

Mina Lowry, c. 1937

Watercolor of a painted wooden figure in a crown and long robe, holding a staff, standing on a wooden base.

Commemorative Figure

Henry Murphy, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a carved wooden toy soldier in tan coat and black shako holding a rifle, on a green base.

Carved Soldier

Samuel W. Ford, c. 1939

Drawing of a painted wooden soldier figure in a tricorn hat, raising a sword, standing on a red-patterned drum base.

Revolutionary Soldier

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Engraving of a crowned female saint on clouds holding a sword and palm frond, with a broken wheel at her feet.

Saint Catherine in the Clouds

Peter Paul Rubens

Gouache drawing of a seated painted wooden woman figure in a dark dress with red and yellow trim, raising one hand.

Seated Woman

Mina Lowry, c. 1936

Etching of Saint Sebastian tied to a tree with arrows, an angel offering a wreath above, and a distant town.

Saint Sebastian

Willem Panneels

Watercolor of a carved tavern figure with a gilded smiling face, black tricorn hat, red neckcloth and brown coat with folded

Tavern Figure

Henry Murphy, 1935/1942

Painted study of a dark leather fire bucket with a hinged handle, with a small pencil sketch of the same object in the corner

Leather Fire Bucket

Mina Lowry, c. 1936

Drawing of a tapered leather water bucket with an iron handle, shaded in graphite on a cream background.

Leather Water Bucket

Alexander Anderson, c. 1938

Painted study of a red leather fire bucket with metal rivets, carrying handle, and a gold numeral 4 on its side.

Fire Bucket

John Cooke, 1938

Pencil and wash drawing of an ornate metal fireman's trumpet with embossed base, decorative bands and ring handles.

Fireman's Trumpet

Florence Hastings, c. 1937

Painted study of a green-gray faceted fire hydrant with a chain and side nozzle against a beige background.

Fire Hydrant

Mina Lowry, c. 1936

Pencil drawing of a long fire shovel with a twisted braided handle and flat scooped blade on a pale background.

Fire Shovel

Eva Perry, c. 1941

Watercolor of a long-handled flue shovel with a wooden shaft, looped iron top, and rust-colored square blade on cream paper.

Flue Shovel

John Cooke, c. 1937

Engraving of a woman in a canopied bed as a maid draws back curtains and an attendant kneels nearby, 1774.

Le lever

Antoine-Louis Romanet, 1774

Watercolor of a brown wooden fish net mending tool with a looped handle and forked end on a pale background.

Fish Net Mender

Dorothee L. Bates, c. 1940

Engraving of a servant with a chocolate tray and a reclining woman in a turban beside a canopied bed and small dog.

Le bain

Antoine-Louis Romanet, 1774

Engraving of a young woman with flowers in her hair blowing a kiss beside a curtain and a flowering plant in a vase.

Augustin de Saint-Aubin after Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Le baiser envoyé, 1771, NGA 2985

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1771

Etching of a nude woman seated in a rustic wooden interior, attended by women in headscarves and cloth.

Le lever de la mariee russe

Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cravat, labeled J.J. Rousseau, below a ruled border.

Frontispiece: J.J. Rousseau

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1777

Engraved interior scene of a seated woman with an infant, a boy in a feathered hat, a standing man, and a small dog.

Le duc de Chartres, son epouse et ses enfants

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1779

Drawing of a wooden writing desk with a slanted lid and four turned legs, signed Henry Meyers.

Writing Desk

Henry Meyers, 1935/1942

Watercolor drawing of a tall highboy with twisted columns, five upper drawers, and cabriole legs on a beige background.

Highboy

Frederick Jackson, 1935/1942

Watercolor drawing of a red upholstered armchair with carved wood frame and scroll arms, with a pencil detail of a carved cre

Arm Chair

Herbert Marsh, 1935/1942

Red watercolor drawing of a glass-front bookcase over a writing desk, with dimension diagrams in the lower corners.

Bookcase

Henry Meyers, 1935/1942

Watercolor painting of a purple glass vase with a flared rim and pedestal foot on a pale background.

Vase

Lillian Causey, c. 1936

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair and a mustache, resting his hand on a book, in a dark cloak.

Simon Vouet

Robert van Voerst, 1626

Engraved half-length portrait of a bearded man in a cloak beside an armillary sphere, with Latin inscription below.

Sir Kenelm Digby

Robert van Voerst, 1626