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National Gallery of Art

10,104 works

Brown ink drawing of a rustic kiln of stacked sticks beside a fence and barrel, with two seated women and thatched cottages.

A Rustic Kiln at Vernon

Johann Georg Wille, 1761

Brown wash drawing of a thatched rustic house with a wooden barrel, firewood, and a seated woman in a bonnet.

A Rustic House in the Grand Rue at Sceaux-Les-Chartreux

Johann Georg Wille, 1766

Brown wash drawing of a rocky landscape with overgrown ruins, a path, and two seated children at lower right.

Two Children Seated near Overgrown Ruins

Johann Georg Wille, 1758

Hand-colored engraving of a white-headed eagle diving to seize a green fish, with a smaller bird flying above.

The Bald Eagle (Falco leucocephalus)

Johann Michael Seligmann, 1743

Etching of Christ falling under a heavy cross, with a helper lifting the beam and a distant village under clouds.

The Carrying of the Cross

Simone Cantarini

Graphite drawing of a bearded saint raising his hand before kneeling figures, a child on the ground, and a crowd with classic

Saint Zenobius Resuscitating a Child

Ciro Ferri, 1665

Sepia drawing of imagined Roman ruins with a triumphal arch, columns, a domed building, and travelers on a road.

A Capriccio View of Roman Ruins along the Tiber

Jacob van der Ulft

Brown ink and wash drawing of a fortified town with a gateway, soldiers, sailing boats and horsemen on a shoreline.

A Coastal Scene with a Fortified Town

Jacob van der Ulft, 1670

Etching of Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto with an eagle, horses, putti holding scales, and a trident-bearing figure at sea.

Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto

Simone Cantarini

Etching of Europa riding a flower-crowned bull, surrounded by flying cherubs and putti over a sea and landscape.

The Rape of Europa

Simone Cantarini

Etching of Venus embracing Adonis in a wooded landscape while a winged cupid draws a bow beside them.

Venus and Adonis

Simone Cantarini, 1640s

Engraving of Mount Parnassus with Apollo, the Muses, and Pegasus, with figures on rocky slopes and Latin inscription below.

The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1739: Mount Parnassus with Apollo, the Muses, and Pegasus

Miquel Sorelló

Engraving of a triumphal procession with Bacchus and Ceres on a chariot, satyrs and banner bearers in a mountain landscape.

The Seconda Macchina for the Chinea of 1738: The Triumph of Bacchus and Ceres

Miquel Sorelló, 1738

Engraving of allegorical figures, a lion and a ship in clouds above the sea, with Italian inscription below.

The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1741: Allegory of Regal Magnificence

Miquel Sorelló, 1741

Engraving of Neptune and Minerva's contest with gods on clouds, a rearing horse, a warrior, and an olive branch, with Italian

The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1742: The Contest of Neptune and Minerva

Miquel Sorelló, 1742

Engraved allegorical print of Venus with an infant on clouds, sea nymphs and tritons below, and a zodiac arc above.

The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1743: Venus Genetrix

Miquel Sorelló, 1743

Engraved elevation of a tiered ceremonial facade with columns, niches, an equestrian statue, and a crowned coat of arms.

The Seconda Macchina for the Chinea of 1746: The Territories of the Kingdom of Naples

Miquel Sorelló, 1746

Brown wash drawing of a shaded woodland river with a leaning tree, rocks, and a small fisherman standing by the water.

A Woodland River with a Fisherman

Chalk study on grey paper with several figures: a bearded man in a turban, a nude torso, a raised arm, and a foot.

Study for Miraculous Draught of Fishes (?)

Brown ink and wash landscape with a wooden bridge, ruined walls, tall trees and small figures on a path under clouds.

Landscape with Bridge and Ruins in Background

Pieter Dircksz Santvoort

Brown ink drawing of God the Father on clouds with angels playing harp and lute and putti below.

God the Father and Angels on Clouds

Raffaello Motta

Drawing of a Japanese interior with a seated artist, a woman holding flowers, a child, and hanging scrolls on the walls.

Japanese Artist at Work

Adolph Menzel, 1886

Etching of a winter landscape with skaters and sledge pullers on a frozen canal, a stone gate, and windmills in the distance.

Winter Landscape

Jan van de Velde II

Pen and wash drawing of a distant town skyline with church towers and a windmill across an open landscape.

View of Mons, Belgium

Engraving of two infant boys playing with a lamb beside a tree trunk, with a landscape of trees and hills behind them.

The Infant Christ and Saint John Playing with the Lamb

Christoffel Jegher after Sir Peter Paul Rubens, 1632-1636

Pen and ink drawing of a walled town with towers beneath mountains, with hills and trees in the foreground.

View of Fondi

Attributed to Anonymous Fabriczy, second half 16th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of men raising a crucified figure on a cross, with a ladder, a horseman, and a crowd.

The Raising of the Cross

Engraving of a farm family in a interior with mothers, children, a dog, a rooster and a man at the doorway.

La famille du fermier

Antoine-Louis Romanet, 1791

Color lithograph of a woman holding an infant beside a round table with patterned cloth in a dim interior room.

Motherhood (Maternite)

Edouard Vuillard, 1896

Pen and wash drawing of soldiers attacking women and children in a classical city square with columns and a hillside town.

Massacre of the Innocents

Bernard Picart, 1714