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National Gallery of Art

10,104 works

Ink and wash drawing of many nude figures tumbling downward in a dense, swirling mass, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.

The Fall of the Rebel Angels

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1712/1715

Heads of Two Bishops

Gaetano Gandolfi, 1770s-1780s

Pen and brown ink drawing of Bacchus with an ivy wreath and Ceres with grain beside him in a shadowed cave.

Bacchus and Ceres

Jacob de Gheyn II

Pencil and crayon drawing of a fallen tree trunk across a grassy field, with a line of trees behind it.

Felled Tree, Normandy

Georges Lacombe, 1898

Charcoal drawing on blue paper of sea waves and foam beside the curved edge of a boat hull.

The Sea Off the Edge of a Boat, Brittany

Georges Lacombe, 1894

Pen and grey wash drawing of a man pointing at a tree beside a boy with a bucket, with a village and church tower behind.

Abraham and Isaac

Attributed to Hermann Weyer

Etching of a powerful waterfall over rocky cliffs with stone buildings on the slopes and a town in the distance.

Veduta della Cascata di Tivoli

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1766

Etching of a smiling woman in a dark dress with fur collar reclining on a sofa, with a white skirt.

Smiling Woman Reclining on a Sofa (Femme souriant etendue sur un canape)

Norbert Goeneutte

Etching of the Seine river curving through a landscape with shrubs, trees, distant hills and small sailboats under open sky.

The Seine at Quilleboeuf (La Seine a Quilleboeuf)

Norbert Goeneutte, 1890

Etching of a stone fortress wall with towers and a low building beside an open field, with a distant town under a hatched sky

Grim Spain

Francis Seymour Haden, 1877

Engraving of the Holy Family with Mary holding the Christ child, Joseph kneeling, and a donkey by ruined stone walls.

The Holy Family

Claude Mellan, 1635

Etching of resting cows beneath a tree with a seated figure and hilly landscape under clouds.

Resting Cows

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem

Etching of a river landscape with resting figures on a hill, a town by the water, sailing boats, and mountains under clouds.

View of the River Rhine

Engraving of a palace courtyard with a horse fountain at center, flanked by terraces, urns, and figures in period dress.

Frontispiece

Sébastien Leclerc I, 1673

Etching of horsemen near trees and a stone bridge, with a waterfall and cliff on the left and a distant river.

Landscape with Horsemen and Bridge

Sébastien Leclerc I, 1673

Etching of a river valley with a chapel, wooden cross, two figures, and a distant town with a church spire.

Landscape with Church and Town in Distance

Sébastien Leclerc I, 1673

Etching of a fortified chateau with towers beside a moat, a shepherd and sheep in the foreground, and trees framing the scene

Landscape with Chateau

Sébastien Leclerc I, 1673

Etching of a village of tall houses beside a road, with a wind-bent tree on the left and a mountain behind.

Landscape with Houses

Sébastien Leclerc I, 1673

Etching of classical ruins with Corinthian columns, a fallen column, a tree, two figures, and a distant river landscape.

Landscape with Classical Ruins

Sébastien Leclerc I, 1673

Etching of a landscape with a distant city skyline, a large tree on the left, and a fortified building on the right.

Landscape with City in Distance

Sébastien Leclerc I, 1673

Etching of a rocky gorge with a waterfall, two goats, and a distant coastal town with sailing boats under a cloudy sky.

Mountain Landscape

Sébastien Leclerc I, 1673

Etching of three peasant men and a woman standing on a road beside a fence, cottage and large tree, 1626.

Three Peasants and a Woman

Pieter de Molijn, 1626

Etching of a classical temple and ruined arches beside a reflective pond, with a figure on a jetty and a swan under trees.

Landscape with Temple Ruins and Pond

Sébastien Leclerc I, 1673

Etching of a standing woman and child beside a seated peasant on a dirt road, with trees at left and a flat landscape beyond.

Woman and Child Standing near a Seated Peasant

Pieter de Molijn, 1626

Etching of a large domed monastery with a spire, two horsemen in the foreground, and a pyramid at right.

Landscape with Monastery

Sébastien Leclerc I, 1673

Etching of two figures in cloaks beside a thatched shed and fallen fence, under a gnarled tree with a path into the distance.

Woman Conversing with a Peasant

Pieter de Molijn, 1626

Etching of mounted cavalry and officers on a plain before a fortified city, with cannon smoke and a tree in the foreground.

Landscape with an Army

Sébastien Leclerc I, 1673

Etching of soldiers and figures beside a ruined wooden building and gnarled tree, with a rider on a distant road.

Soldier Receiving Orders from a Seated Officer

Pieter de Molijn, 1626

Etching of ruined arched buildings beside a river with cattle wading and a herdsman riding among them.

Building in Ruins at the Side of a River

Etching of houses and a ruined wall beside a river, with an arched stone bridge, a large tree, and two small figures.

Houses at the Side of a River