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National Gallery of Art

14,495 works

Black-and-white drawing of a spiky thistle-like flower with a curving stem and one leaf on cream paper.

Cul-de-Lampe

Odilon Redon, 1890

Engraving of a standing saint in a fringed robe holding a palm frond, with a gridiron at his side.

Saint Lawrence

Martin Schongauer, c. 1490/1491

Engraved design of an ornate goblet with scrollwork bowl, mask ornament, and cherub heads flanking its base.

Cup

Georg Wechter I

Three curved collar designs with engraved scrollwork, foliage, and cherub faces, with the letters G and W between them.

Untitled - Georg Wechter I

Georg Wechter I

Woodcut of Apollo pursuing Daphne, whose arms become laurel branches, with a Latin inscription across the top.

Apollo and Daphne

Hans von Kulmbach, published 1502

Woodcut of Apollo at center with nine Muses in oval medallions, Jupiter, Mercury, Pallas and Pegasus in an ornate border.

Apollo and the Muses

Hans von Kulmbach, published 1502

Woodcut of a scholar writing at a desk, framed by classical gods and heroes such as Minerva, Mars, Mercury and Hercules.

Celtes Surrounded by Greek and Roman Gods

Hans von Kulmbach, published 1502

Woodcut of Apollo playing a stringed instrument on Mount Parnassus under a laurel tree, with muses, satyrs and hares around h

Apollo on Parnasus

Hans von Kulmbach, published 1502

Woodcut of a mounted archer drawing his bow toward a bird, with a rearing horse, a walled city and a large tree behind.

The Prince at the Bird-Catching

Leonhard Beck, 1514

Woodcut of Saint Amelberga with halo and rosary standing in an arched interior with columns and coats of arms.

Saint Amelberga

Leonhard Beck, 1516

Engraved print of an ornate flask with chain handles, scrollwork, grotesque masks and a central heraldic medallion.

Flask

Georg Wechter I

Woodcut of bearded saint with halo, hooded robe and staff in a forest, with a distant town and heraldic shield.

Saint Bilhelmus

Leonhard Beck, 1516

Woodcut of haloed Saint Brigitta holding a crucifix as a kneeling man in armor looks up, with a town and coat of arms behind.

Saint Brigitta

Leonhard Beck, 1516

Woodcut of Saint Colomannus with halo and mitre, holding a staff, beside a tree and a heraldic shield in a landscape.

Saint Colomannus

Leonhard Beck, 1516

Woodcut of a haloed child on a canopied bed in an arched room, with a dove above and a heraldic shield at right.

Saint Dentalinus

Leonhard Beck, 1516

Engraved self-portrait of a man in a fur hat with a pug dog, a palette inscribed The Line of Beauty, and stacked books.

Gulielmus Hogarth

William Hogarth, 1748/1749

Woodcut of crowned Saint Emericus in fur-collared robe gazing at the Virgin and Child in clouds beside a heraldic shield.

Saint Emericus

Leonhard Beck, 1516

Chalk drawing of a seated couple embracing in a wooded landscape beside a ruined stone wall, with a dog nearby.

Tête-à-tête

François Boucher, 1764

Brown chalk drawing of Aurora gazing down at the reclining Cephalus, with putti and a chariot in the clouds above.

Aurora and Cephalus

François Boucher, 1766

Black and white chalk drawing of a standing nude male figure with arms outstretched, looking upward, on gray paper.

Apollo

François Boucher, 1752

Brown wash drawing of a woman making crêpes in a cluttered kitchen while children and a dog gather nearby.

Crêpes

François Boucher, 1761

Design for a Funeral Monument

François Boucher, 1767

Engraved print of a busy 18th-century London street at dawn with vendors, a fire, and a coffeehouse sign.

Morning

William Hogarth, 1738

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude woman with a drape, her head bowed and hands gathering cloth.

Aurora

François Boucher, 1733

Engraved street scene with a church spire, a tavern sign, a crowd, a beggar on the ground, and a well-dressed couple.

Noon

William Hogarth, 1738

Engraving of three judges in wigs seated on the bench, one dozing, with explanatory text printed below.

The Bench

William Hogarth, 1758

Characters and Caricaturas

William Hogarth, 1743

Engraving of a church where a preacher reads from a pulpit while many congregants, including a woman with a fan, sleep.

The Sleeping Congregation

William Hogarth, 1736

Hogarth engraving of a mock coat of arms filled with grotesque wigged physician caricatures, crossed bones, and a Latin motto

The Company of Undertakers

William Hogarth, 1736/1737

The Five Orders of Perriwigs as They Were Worn at the Late Coronation, Measured Architectonically

William Hogarth, 1761