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National Gallery of Art

10,104 works

Pen and gray wash drawing of a ship arriving at a domed temple, with a winged serpent, a burning altar and kneeling figures.

The Arrival of Aesculapius in Rome

François Boitard, 1700

Pencil sketch of a hunting party with riders, hounds and a statue on a pedestal in an open landscape.

An Elegant Hunting Party Resting by a Fountain

Pieter Bout, 1685

Etching of a country road with trees, a wooden fence, a farmhouse on the right and a cart beside it.

Road with a Farmhouse on the Right

John Crome, 1806

Green album cover with lithograph of marching soldiers and a jester holding a Caricature Française sign, titled Ces Bons Autr

Ces Bons Autrichiens

Honoré Daumier and Charles Vernier, published 1859

Etching of an Eastern-style guard house with turbaned men, a lute player, a seated woman with a pipe, and a bright street out

Le Corps de Garde

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, in or after 1834

Etching of a guard house with turbaned men smoking and resting, a rifle leaning against the wall, and a street scene beyond.

Un Corps de Garde

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps

Lithograph of seated women in robes and a sword-bearing man beside a column, with figures struggling in the background.

Players Enacting the Poisoning of Hamlet's Father (Act III, Scne II)

Eugène Delacroix, 1835

Lithograph of a woman in a white gown floating in a river beneath willow branches, one arm lifted to a branch.

The Death of Ophelia (Act IV, Scene VII)

Eugène Delacroix, 1843

Engraving of a staircase with figures from infancy to old age, with Death and an angel at the base and Dutch inscriptions.

The Steps of Age (Trap des Ouderdoms)

Hendrik Frans Diamaer

Lithograph of cattle resting in a grassy pasture beneath tall trees and dramatic clouds, by Jules Dupré.

Pastures of Limousin (Pacages du Limousin)

Jules Dupré, 1835

Lithograph of a Normandy farm scene with cattle wading in a pond, thatched cottages, a large tree, and a cloudy sky.

View in Normandy (Vue prise en Normandie)

Jules Dupré, 1835

Lithograph of a busy harbor with sailing boats, rowboats, quayside buildings and a cloudy sky over calm water.

View in Plymouth Port (Vue prise dans le port de Plymouth)

Jules Dupré, 1836

Lithograph of a river landscape with dense trees, a small boat with figures, reflective water and clouds.

Bank of the Somme (Bords de la Somme)

Jules Dupré, 1836

Lithograph of a river landscape with an arched bridge, tall trees, a rowboat, and town rooftops under cloudy skies.

View at Alençon (Vue prise à Alençon)

Jules Dupré, 1839

Etching of a cavalry skirmish with sabers and fallen horses, a hilltop fortress at left and a large tree at right.

The Affair near Konigstein (L'Affaire pres de Koenigstein) [recto]

Gerhardus Emaus de Micault

Etching of Napoleon on horseback beside officers and a wounded man on a smoky battlefield, with soldiers in bearskin caps.

Napoleon I and Captain Elphinstone (Napoleon I et le Capitaine Elphinstone)

Gerhardus Emaus de Micault, 1859

Etching of cavalry soldiers and a grenade explosion in a village, with fallen men and horses in the foreground, dated 1854.

Explosion of a Grenade (L'Explosion d'une grenade)

Gerhardus Emaus de Micault, 1854

Etching of a battlefield with soldiers in uniform, a riderless horse, fallen men in the foreground, and smoke above.

Death of a Russian General (Le Mort d'un general russe)

Gerhardus Emaus de Micault, 1814

Etching of mounted soldiers charging through smoke in a village beside a church tower, with fallen men and horses in the fore

Capture of a Village (Prise d'un village)

Gerhardus Emaus de Micault

Etching of cavalry charging through smoke near thatched cottages and a windmill, with soldiers and fallen figures in a field.

Charge of the Cavalry (Charge de cavalerie contre des chasseurs)

Gerhardus Emaus de Micault, 1856

Etching of Cossack soldiers in fur hats gathered around a blazing fireplace in a dim farmhouse interior, with a pot hanging o

Cossacks before a Fireplace (Les cosaques devant la cheminée de la ferme en Hollande) [recto]

Gerhardus Emaus de Micault, 1815

Etching of mounted cavalrymen on a rural road beside a hay wagon, thatched cottage, trees and a running dog.

Cavalry and Hay Wagon

Gerhardus Emaus de Micault

Etching of a forest river with a log cabin, a waterfall, a figure on a footbridge, and a boat with two people.

Woman in a Riverscape Looking towards a Boat

Allart van Everdingen, probably c. 1645/1656

Pencil sketch of several energetic figures with raised arms in a battle-like arrangement on a narrow sheet.

Antique Battle Scene (?)

Donkey Stretching a Hind Leg

Pencil study of a triangular pediment with horses and figures, a reconstruction of the Parthenon west pediment by John Flaxma

Study for Reconstruction of West Pediment of the Parthenon

John Flaxman, in or after 1805

Pencil sketch of two nude men chaining a bound figure lying at the bottom, drawn on tan paper.

Otus and Ephialtes Holding Mars Captive

John Flaxman, 1790s

Faint pencil sketches of triumphal arches with a figure on top and small standing figures, on a torn strip of paper.

Studies for a Triumphal Arch Surmounted by Britannia [recto and verso]

John Flaxman, probably 1799

Pencil sketch of three loose groups of dancing figures with raised arms and draped clothing on a torn sheet.

Three Groups of Dancers

Pencil sketch on paper with faint architectural studies, a small temple, a standing classical figure, and scattered figure sk

Sheet of Architectural and Figure Studies