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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

The Artist's Mother Seated at a Table, Looking Right

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1631

Etching of a skeletal figure with a scythe standing over fallen bodies on a battlefield, flames rising behind.

The Triumph of Death: After the Battle (Le triomphe de la mort: Apres le combat)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of two kneeling women in headscarves at the base of a tree with notes pinned to its trunk, wooden clogs nearby.

The Tree of Salvation (L'arbre de salut)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a harvester asleep on a grass mound beside a scythe, with a river and farm buildings in the distance.

Siesta of a Harvester (Sieste d'un faucheur)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a rural valley with two trees, a seated child, a man in a hat, farm buildings and distant hills.

Remembrance of a Valley in Bourgogne (Souvenir d'une vallee en Bourgogne)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a flat marsh landscape with a large central tree, a figure at left, poplars and hills on the horizon.

Peat-bogs (Les Tourbieres)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a wide open plain with distant village, trees, low hills, and small figures in the foreground under a pale sky.

Plain near a Lake (La plaine pres du lac)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a thatched farmhouse by a river at evening, with two figures in the foreground and a rowboat on the water.

Farm along the River seen by Evening Light (La ferme sur la riviere: Effet du soir)

Alphonse Legros

Brown ink and wash drawing of people loading a rowboat on a lake beside a wooden shelter and a steep cliff.

A Ferry on the Königsee

Friedrich August Matthias Gauermann, 1827

Watercolor of a male and female Kentucky warbler beside a yellow magnolia blossom on a branch.

Kentucky Fly-catching Warbler

John Woodhouse Audubon, 1830

Pencil drawing on grey paper of a wide landscape with a pond, a row of poplar trees, and a small house.

Extensive Landscape with a Pond

Etching of tall trees and shrubs along a grassy bank at the edge of water, with a signed inscription in the lower right.

Edge of the Water (Au bord de l'eau)

Alphonse Legros

Watercolor of a wide valley at dawn with a winding river, wooded hills, grazing sheep, and light breaking through clouds.

Dawn in the Valleys of Devon

William Turner, 1832

Etching of a woodland edge with large gnarled trees framing an open sky and dense undergrowth below.

Near the Woods, Veronne (Pres du bois, Veronne)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a woman in billowing clothes bracing against a tree trunk in strong wind, with bent trees and a cloudy sky.

Hurricane (L'ouragan)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of kneeling women on a shore watching a small boat fighting huge waves under a stormy sky.

Small Boat in Peril (Barque en peril)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a thatched open shed beside trees, with a bent figure in the foreground and a village on a hill beyond.

Little Shelter (Le petit hangar)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a figure rowing a small boat on a river past tall poplars and grassy banks.

Banks of the Somme near Amiens (Bord de la Somme pres d'Amiens)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of two men resting on a riverbank beneath tall slender trees, with water and distant fields beyond.

Rest along the Banks of the River (Repos au bord de la riviere)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a rural hamlet with thatched cottages among trees, a lone figure in the foreground, and an open sky.

Hamlet near the Lake (Le hameau pres du lac)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat stooping to gather grass beside trees and a rocky bank.

Man Foraging (L'homme au fourrage)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a young peasant woman with a headscarf, head bowed, seated beside a closed book in a church interior.

Young Peasant Seated in a Church (Jeune paysanne assise dans une eglise)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of windblown trees on the left, two figures bent against the wind in the foreground, and a farmhouse on a rise.

Gust of Wind (Un coup de vent)

Alphonse Legros

Charcoal drawing of a couple seated among trees, looking out over a lake and distant hills under a pale sky.

A Couple Seated among Trees above a Lake

Joseph Alfred Bellet du Poisat, 1870

Two yellow-green apples with red blush cast soft shadows on a tan sheet, rendered in watercolor.

Two Apples

Édouard Manet, 1880

Etching of hooded women and a skeletal figure beside gnarled tree trunks, one woman bending low over dark ground.

The Triumph of Death: Death Prepares a Dwelling for the Homeless (Le triomphe de la Mort: Lamort a prepare une demeur…

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a reclining bearded man, a seated woman, a cherub and children on a grassy bank beneath trees in a rolling landsca

Spring (Le printemps)

Alphonse Legros

Charcoal sketch of a standing man in a flowing cloak, one hand gathering the fabric at his chest, on tan paper.

Man Wearing a Cloak [recto]

Édouard Manet, 1852

Etching of women and children resting under trees, with a child wading in a stream in the foreground.

Summer (L'ete)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of an elderly bearded man in a cap leaning on a stone wall with tree trunks behind him.

Man Climbing a Wall (L'escalade)

Alphonse Legros

E.R. Hughes

Alphonse Legros

Brown ink sketch of a seated couple at a restaurant table, with other diners and a wooden partition behind them.

The Railway Restaurant

Édouard Manet, 1879

Watercolor of a ruined castle tower beside trees on a lake shore, with two figures beside a rowboat and hazy hills behind.

A Ruined Castle on a Lake

William Leighton Leitch, 1881

Etching of a small pond framed by a large tree trunk and tall slender trees with dense undergrowth along the water.

Little Pond (La petite mare)

Alphonse Legros

Self-Portrait, 12th plate

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a woodcutter beside a felled log, with a thatched cottage and trees in a forest clearing.

At the Home of the Woodcutters (Chez les bucherons)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a rural landscape with large trees framing distant hills, two small figures in the foreground, and swirling clouds

Remembrance of the Lake at Trastimene (Souvenir du lac de Trastimene)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a man bending over grass at the foot of large trees, with a bright clearing and slope beyond.

Burning the Grasses (Le bruleur d'herbes)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a bearded man with a curled mustache, looking upward, wearing a loose collared shirt against a shaded background.

Study of a Spaniard (Etude d'Espagnol)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a seated woman in a headscarf, head bowed in despair, with tree trunks behind her.

Desperate Young Girl (La jeune desesperee)

Alphonse Legros

Pencil self-portrait of a bearded man in three-quarter view, with a small figure sketch above, on tan paper.

Self-Portrait [recto]

William E. Winner, 1880

Etching of a flat marsh landscape with reeds, water, distant trees, and two small figures working at right.

Landscape with Peat-bog; In the Marsh (Paysage des tourbieres; Dans les marais)

Alphonse Legros

Grey wash drawing of Phaeton's death with Jupiter on clouds, a winged figure, nude figures, and putti.

Death of Phaeton

Michael Burghers

Etching of tree trunks and grass with a signboard reading R. Gueraut, Encadrements & Montures Artistiques.

Address of R. Gueraut (Adresse de M.R. Gueraut)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a man asleep in a chair beside a table with a jar and book, in a dim, cross-hatched interior.

Sleeping Scholar (Le savant endormi)

Alphonse Legros

Alphonse Legros

Charles Haslewood Shannon

Monochrome print of a hut interior with an overhead canoe and reclining figures on the floor.

Interior of a Hut (Interieur de case)

Paul Gauguin, in or after 1895

Brown ink and wash drawing of The Last Supper, with seated figures at a long table in a vaulted, ornamented hall.

The Last Supper

Engraving of a seated classical woman with a sickle and a sheaf of wheat, beside a small child holding grain, within an oval

A Collection of Prints after the Sketches and Drawings of the late Celebrated Giovanni Battista Cipriani, Esqr R.A.

Giovanni Battista Cipriani ; John & Josiah Boydell ; Richard Earlom, Katharina Prestel, Francesco Bartolozzi, Thomas Kirk, and Francis Legat, 1789

Watercolor of Venice's Grand Canal waterfront with the Salute dome, San Marco campanile, gondolas and sailboats on calm water

View across the Giudecca Canal toward the Salute and the Campanile of San Marco

William Stanley Haseltine, c. 1875

Two sailing boats on a sandy beach with figures and a cart near the water, under a pale grey sky.

Blankenberge No.3

William Stanley Haseltine, 1875

Pen and ink drawing of the Holy Family seated outdoors under trees, with the Virgin holding the infant Christ.

The Holy Family

Simone Cantarini

Etching of seated robed figures, a child, and a man reading a book beside classical columns and a relief panel.

Holy Family

Etching of two men at a wooden gate on a forest path, surrounded by large trees and undergrowth.

Two Men at a Gate

Anthonie Waterloo

Brown wash drawing of a tiered fountain with sculpted figures, a column, a building and distant hills.

The Fountain

Unknown artist, 18th century

Oval black chalk drawing of a smiling young woman with curled hair, a pearl necklace and draped clothing.

Lady's Head

Style of Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin

Grey wash drawing of a fleet of sailing ships with flags on a calm, hazy sea.

Marine

Style of Willem van de Velde the Younger

Grey wash drawing of several sailing ships on a calm sea under a hazy sky, with a large ship with tall masts in the foregroun

Marine

Attributed to Willem van de Velde the Younger

Pen and wash drawing of classical ruins with Corinthian columns and an arch beside a shore, with small figures and distant hi

Capriccio of Classical Ruins on a Shore

Grey wash drawing of crumbling classical ruins, arches and a distant fortress tower, with small figures on a rocky path.

Capriccio of Classical Ruins with a Fortress

Brown ink drawing of the church and bell tower on San Clemente island, with gondolas and sailboats on the lagoon.

The Island of San Clemente

Francesco Guardi and Giacomo Guardi

Brown ink drawing of a church with tall bell tower on a lagoon island, with gondolas and a sailboat in the water.

The Island of Madonna della Grazia

Francesco Guardi and Giacomo Guardi

Chalk drawing on tan paper of a young child in a frilled bonnet looking upward, with white highlights on the face and collar.

Head of a Child

Unknown artist, 1720/1740

Brown ink and wash drawing of foreshortened flying figures with billowing drapery, a study for a ceiling fresco.

Drawing for a Ceiling Fresco

Follower of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo