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National Gallery of Art

14,495 works

Hand-colored engraving of four wading birds on a shore: a tall white crane, a grey heron, a black-and-white oyster-catcher, a

Louisiana Heron, Pied Oyster-catcher, Hooping Crane, and Long-billed Curlew

John G. Warnicke, 1808

Watercolor drawing of a green pressed-glass goblet with knobbed bowl and pedestal foot on a cream background.

Goblet

Ronau William Woiceske, 1935/1942

Watercolor drawing of a pressed-glass dish with grapevine relief, shown in top and side views.

Dish

Henry Moran, c. 1940

Three painted studies of a purple pressed glass salt dip, showing front, top and base views with geometric pattern details.

Salt Dip

John Dana, c. 1936

Charles Pierre Colardeau

Thérèse Eléonore Lingée, 1777

Watercolor drawing of a faceted hexagonal glass salt dip on a pedestal base against a pale beige background.

Salt Dip

Henry Moran, c. 1941

Engraving of Christ's baptism in the Jordan River, with a dove, heavenly rays, angels, and onlookers on the bank.

Buried with Him by Baptism

Paul Revere, 1765

Painting of a ruby red cut-glass covered jar with a geometric hexagon and star pattern on a cream background.

Ruby Case Glass Rose Jar

Edward White, c. 1936

Drawing of a circular glass tray with a star and bead border, showing a horse cart, men, and a train in the center.

Glass Tray

Henry Moran, c. 1939

Syrup Pitcher

Thomas Holloway, c. 1937

Watercolor drawing of a faceted covered sugar bowl with a pedestal foot and ornate finial, shaded in soft grays.

Sugar Bowl

Henry Moran, c. 1939

Watercolor drawing of a tall weathered wooden post with pale face and dark textured side on a plain background.

Pottery Grave Post

Annie B. Johnston, c. 1937

Engraved portrait of an elderly man in a wide-brimmed hat and fur-trimmed cape, with an inscription panel below.

Erard de la Marck

Jan Cornelisz. Vermeyen, 1550

Watercolor drawing of a frosted glass vase with a scalloped rim, decorated with a painted bouquet of red poppies and yellow t

Frosted Glass

Edward White, c. 1937

Colored drawing of a pink marbleized footed vase with scalloped rim, beaded arched panels, and clawed feet on a square base.

Marbleized Vase

John Hall, 1935/1942

Woodcut of a Gothic church with twin towers, rose windows, and a haloed Virgin and Child above in clouds.

The New Church of the Beautiful Virgin at Regensburg

Michael Ostendorfer, 1520

Watercolor of a green wooden hand-cranked meat chopper with an open lid, a bladed cylinder, and a wooden crank handle.

Meat Chopper

Thomas Holloway, c. 1936

Black chalk drawing of a mustached man with curly hair and a white lace collar, looking over his shoulder.

Portrait of a Man

Thomas de Keyser, 1657

Pencil drawing of a horse-head hitching post with a ring in its mouth and the inscription Bartlett Saginaw Mich. on its base.

Hitching Post

Albert Rudin, c. 1941

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a rusted iron horse head hitching post on a pale background, signed Alexander Anderson 1938.

Horse Head Hitching Post

Alexander Anderson, 1938

Painted gouache drawing of a stiff figure in a top hat and dark coat standing on a dark square base.

Hitching Post

George File, c. 1938

Painted study of a cast iron jockey hitching post with green jacket, red cap and raised arm holding a ring.

Cast Iron Jockey Hitching Post

Frank Gray, c. 1938

Pen and wash design for an oval coffered ceiling with a central medallion of mythological figures in clouds.

A Coffered Dome with Apollo and Phaeton

Felice Giani, 1787

Brown ink and wash drawing of draped allegorical figures with wings beside a stone pedestal, by Felice Giani.

Allegory of Justice

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a standing male nude with one arm raised overhead, gazing upward.

Male Nude Study

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon

Watercolor study of a wooden horseshoe-shaped bog shoe with leather straps and buckles, plus separate strap details below.

Bog Shoe for Horse

James Vail, c. 1936

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a standing nude young man with curly hair against a shadowed background on blue paper.

Adonis

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, 1810

Watercolor drawing of a four-pronged grappling hook with a looped eye, shown in brown tones on tan paper.

Grappling Hooks

Alexander Anderson, 1940

Drawing of a reclining nude woman with arms raised, shaded in grey on blue-grey paper, identified as Venus.

Venus

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, 1810

Painted study of a hand fluting iron with ridged edges, curved metal plate and embossed handle on a cream background.

Hand Fluting Iron

Samuel W. Ford, c. 1938