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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Sir Charles Holroyd

Alphonse Legros

Etching of rolling hills with a farmhouse on the left, trees in the foreground, and fields receding to a flat horizon.

Valley of Veronne (La vallee de Veronne)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a thatched hut beside a marsh with trees, a distant village on a rise, and a flat horizon under a hatched sky.

Hut in the Marsh (Cabane dans les marais)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of ruined stone aqueduct arches framed by dark trees, with a distant town glimpsed through an opening.

Ruins of an Ancient Aqueduct (Ruine d'un ancien aqueduc)

Alphonse Legros

Lithograph portrait of an elderly bearded man in a skullcap and dark coat, shaded with fine hatching.

G.F. Watts, R.A., 2nd plate

Alphonse Legros

Pencil portrait of a young woman with short curly hair, head and shoulders, looking directly at the viewer on cream paper.

Mlle. Simpson

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a village on a hill under a stormy sky, with a crouching figure in the foreground and hatched grassy slopes.

Village of Saint-Pierre during a Storm (Village de Saint-Pierre; Effet d'orage)

Alphonse Legros

Etched half-length portrait of an older woman in a bonnet and lace collar, with cross-hatched background shading.

Mme. Kemp, 4th plate

Alphonse Legros

Sketch of peasants walking home across rolling hills, a bearded man with a staff in the foreground and trees behind.

Return of the Peasants (Le retour des paysans)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a man with a staff and a woman carrying wood past thatched cottages on a hillside under a pale sky.

Return from the Woods (Le retour du bois)

Alphonse Legros

Black and white print of a kneeling woman in a headscarf beside a stone wall and wooden post, with a bundle of cloth.

At the Foot of the Cross (Au pied de la croix)

Alphonse Legros

Charcoal drawing of an elderly man in a tricorn hat and long coat, seated on a bench and holding a walking stick.

The Old Soldier - Berncastel

Alfred Cornelius Howland, 1861

Etching of two kneeling women in headscarves beside a manger with an infant, a basket and staff on the floor.

The Manger (La creche)

Alphonse Legros

Watercolor drawing of a tall royal palm with arching green fronds and a textured grey trunk on pale paper.

Palma Real

Charles De Wolf Brownell, 1860

Etching of a boy in a hat climbing a gnarled tree, with a walking stick lying on the ground below.

Landscape with a Boy in a Tree (Paysage avec un garcon grimpe sur un arbre, dite "Le denicheur d'oiseaux")

Alphonse Legros

Watercolor of a misty river at sunrise with a rowboat, a red sailboat, steamboats and distant smokestacks.

East River, Sunrise

Charles De Wolf Brownell, 1862

Watercolor of a misty mountain ridge with evergreen trees and reddish shrubs in the foreground under a cloudy sky.

White Mountains from Fernald's Hill

Charles De Wolf Brownell, 1860

Watercolor landscape of a green meadow, wooded cliff and distant mountains under cloudy skies, dated 1860.

Humphrey's Ledge

Charles De Wolf Brownell, 1860

Watercolor birth certificate for Sarah Campion with floral borders, a flowering vase, two men and three women below.

Pa. German Birth Certificate

Edward Herbert Barnard, 1936

Pencil and wash drawing of a bull-shaped weather vane with the marking T41 and compass letters below.

Weather Vane

Edward Herbert Barnard, 1941

Etching of a small child leaning on a bearded grotesque face whose flowing beard and hair spill down a pedestal.

Small Fountain, Child Playing on the Grotesques (Petite fontaine, enfant qui joue surdes masques)

Alphonse Legros

Brown ink sketch of a tree-lined lane with tall trunks on the left and an open, grassy field stretching to a distant horizon.

Landscape with a Tree-Lined Lane

Henry Eddowes Keene, 1858

Brown ink sketch of Hever Castle with tall chimneys, a gabled roof, leaded windows and ivy on the stone walls.

Hever Castle

Henry Eddowes Keene

Hand-colored print of a man with long wavy hair in an oval frame, above a pedestal with theatrical masks and a Tartuffe scene

J. B. Poquelin de Molière

Pierre-Michel Alix after Jean-François Garnerey, 1796

Pencil and chalk drawing of a rural landscape with a distant lake, bare trees, hills, and clouds on tan paper.

Lake George

John Bunyan Bristol

Color print portrait of Voltaire in a red coat and powdered wig, framed by laurel sprays, with allegorical vignettes below.

F.M. Arouet de Voltaire

Pierre-Michel Alix after Jean-François Garnerey, 1796

Hand-colored print with oval portrait of Bonaparte above a view of troops reviewed in a palace courtyard, 1802.

Bonaparte Premier Consul de la Republique Française

Charles Francois Gabriel Levachez and Jean Duplessis-Bertaux after Louis-Léopold Boilly, 1802

Young Girl Dressing

Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema, 1889

Pencil and white chalk drawing of a waterfall below an arched viaduct and villa on a cliff at Tivoli, on blue paper.

The Waterfall at Tivoli with the Villa of Maecenas

Ludwig Thiersch, 1851

Hand-colored print of a horseback military review on a city street, with a figure in a bicorne hat leading uniformed guards p

Bonaparte Reviewing the Consular Guard (La Revue du Quintidi)

Charles Turner after John James Masquerier

Brown ink and wash drawing of three people playing cards by candlelight at a table in an elegant rococo room.

A Game of Cards

Louis Durameau, 1767

Pencil study of a woman reading while reclining on a cushion, with a cat lying nearby in an interior.

Study for "La Liseuse couchée"

Paul Ranson, 1894

Pencil sketch of leafless trees along a riverbank with reflections in the water and distant buildings.

Munich Factory

Engraving of the entombment of Christ with mourners, a rocky cliff, and three crosses on a distant hill.

The Entombment

Andrea Mantegna, c. 1470/1475

Engraved vertical ornament panel with a Nereid and two putti playing instruments at the base and winged cherubs at top.

Ornament Panel: Nereid and Two Children Playing Musical Instruments

Giovanni Pietro Birago and Zoan Andrea, c. 1505/1515

Vertical engraved ornament panel with two cupids, crossed halberds, griffins, an urn, and dense scrollwork.

Ornament Panel: Griffins and Two Cupids Crossing Halberds

Giovanni Pietro Birago and Zoan Andrea, c. 1505/1515

Pencil drawing of tall tree trunks, leafy branches and a shaded woodland path on tan paper.

Tree and Foliage

Walter Shirlaw, 1873

Charcoal sketch of a cluster of trees beside a winding stream in an open grassy field, with distant trees on the left.

Trees in a Field

Vertical engraved ornament panel with scrollwork, urns, masks, and a sea nymph flanked by two children at the base.

Ornament Panel: Nereid Ridden by Two Children

Giovanni Pietro Birago and Zoan Andrea, c. 1505/1515

Male Nude

Walter Shirlaw, 1870

Vertical engraved ornament panel with scrolling foliage, rosettes, an urn, serpents, and small putti.

Ornament Panel: Three Children Blowing Horns

Giovanni Pietro Birago and Zoan Andrea, c. 1505/1515

Etching of a standing dancing man and a seated figure among trees, framed by cherubs, garlands and bagpipes ornament.

Shepherd Dancing to the Sound of a Flute

Louis Crépy after Antoine Watteau

Charcoal drawing of a nude male figure raising one arm and leaning on a stone block, with modeled light and shadow.

Male Nude on Steps

Walter Shirlaw, 1872

Engraved decorative panel of a standing figure in a white costume between garlands, trees and rococo scrollwork, with a mask

Gilles

Louis Crépy after Antoine Watteau

Engraving of a seated woman playing guitar, framed by floral garlands, urns, and ornamental scrollwork with a mask below.

Seated Woman Playing a Guitar

Louis Crépy after Antoine Watteau

Etching of a shepherd and shepherdess in a wooded landscape, framed by ornate scrolls, foliage and a flower basket.

Shepherd and Shepherdess (?)

Pierre-Alexandre Aveline after Antoine Watteau

Pencil sketch of two women walking under an ornate stone archway on a street, by Walter Shirlaw, 1870.

Dordrecht

Walter Shirlaw, 1870

Engraved rococo print with ornate scrollwork frame showing figures in a pastoral landscape beneath a tree.

LeMay

Pierre-Alexandre Aveline after Antoine Watteau

Hand-colored print of a man in blue and white military uniform with gold epaulettes and a red sash, with French inscription b

Joachim Murat (Joachim-Napoleon, Roi de Naples et de Sicile, Grand-Admiral de France)

Louis Charles Ruotte after Albert Jakob Frans Gregorius after Antoine-Jean Gros

Hand-colored engraved oval portrait of a woman with feathered headdress and pearls, captioned Marie Antoinette d'Autriche, Re

Marie Antoinette d'Autriche Reine de France

Hand-colored print of a man in a blue naval coat with a sash and star, beside a globe, with ships burning at sea behind him.

Charles Henri, Comte d'Estaing

P. Frieselhem, c. 1780

Hand-coloured print of Empress Josephine in a gilded crown, lace ruff and blue cameo necklace, with red sash.

Josephine Impératrice des Français et Reine d'Italie (Josephine, Empress of the French and Queen of Italy)

Henri Buguet, c.1805-1810

Hand-colored mezzotint portrait of a young woman in a gold headband and embroidered gown, against a dark drapery backdrop.

Princess Auguste Amelie of Bavaria

Hand-colored oval portrait print of a man in a powdered wig, blue coat and lace jabot, captioned Helvétius.

Helvétius

Pierre-Michel Alix after Jean-François Garnerey after Louis Michel Van Loo, 1793

Oval colour print of a man in dark military uniform with red collar and crossed arms, labelled Le Général Buonaparte.

Le Général Buonaparte (Napoleon as General of the Italian Army)

Andrea Appiani Pierre-Michel Alix, 1798

Oval engraved portrait of Jean Jacques Rousseau in a grey powdered wig and brown coat, with his name below.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Pierre-Michel Alix after Jean-François Garnerey, 1791, published 1803

Henry IV

Jean-François Janinet after Sir Peter Paul Rubens, 1777

Full-length print of Louis XVI in blue ermine-trimmed royal robes with a scepter and crown on a cushion before red drapery.

Louis Seize

Philibert-Louis Debucourt, 1789

Mezzotint portrait of a uniformed officer with plumed helmet, sword and cannon, beside a horse in smoky battle setting.

Lt. Colonel Tarleton

John Raphael Smith after Sir Joshua Reynolds, published 1782

Pen and brown ink drawing of a seated woman with curly hair and heavy draped robes, by Albrecht Dürer, 1495.

The Virgin Annunciate

Albrecht Dürer, 1495

Etched self-portrait of a man with curly hair, frowning, wearing a fur-collared coat, rendered in fine crosshatched lines.

Self-Portrait, Frowning

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded ruler in a jeweled crown and robe, seated on a throne holding a sword.

An Oriental Ruler Seated on His Throne

Albrecht Dürer, 1495

Etching of a nude woman seated on a bench with a pillow, head bowed, set against a dark hatched background.

Nude Seated on a Bench with a Pillow (Woman Bathing Her Feet at a Brook)

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1658

Illuminated Greek text page with shepherds playing viola and panpipes, sheep and goats in a pastoral landscape.

A Pastoral Landscape with Shepherds Playing a Viola and Panpipes

Albrecht Dürer, 1496