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National Gallery of Art

1,161 works

Etching of a plumed cavalier on horseback seen from behind, with other riders and a distant landscape in a circular frame.

Polish Cavalier

Stefano Della Bella

Etching of a rustic hamlet of log cabins and thatched roofs among rocks, trees and a stream.

Hamlet on a Mountain Side

Allart van Everdingen, probably c. 1645/1656

Etching of Christ before Caiaphas and Peter denying Christ, with a rooster, fire, and onlookers, plus German verse below.

Christ before Caiaphas, and Peter Denying Christ

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Etching of a plumed Polish hussar on a prancing horse, with a groom and distant riders in a circular frame.

Polish Hussar

Stefano Della Bella

Etching of a rocky landscape with timber cottages, pine trees, a church spire, and two figures beside a stream.

Hamlet on Mountainous Ground

Allart van Everdingen, probably c. 1645/1656

Engraving of Christ with a cross banner appearing before kneeling apostles in a tiled interior room, with German verse below.

Christ Appears to the Apostles

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1547

Brown wash drawing of a ceiling design with three mythological scenes framed by decorative figural borders.

Modello for a Ceiling: Diana and the Dead Endymion, the Judgment of Paris, and the Death of Adonis

Nicolas Poussin, 1640/1642 (?)

Etching of men unloading barrels from a boat at a riverside shed, with a village church and trees behind.

Unloading a Barge

Allart van Everdingen, probably c. 1645/1656

Etching of a robed bearded figure raising a hand as soldiers with torches and spears fall back beside an archway and fence.

Jesus Identifies Himself before the Arrest

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Pen and grey wash drawing of an ornate palace staircase with columns, arches, statues and balustrades in deep perspective.

An Elaborate Staircase in a Palace

Etching of a palace courtyard with arcaded galleries, a domed central tower, and figures, horses and dogs on the pavement.

Escorial, Spain

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Engraving of Ecce Homo: crowned Christ before Pilate while a crowd of bearded men gestures, with German verse below.

Ecce Homo, and the Jews Deny Christ

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Woodcut of a rounded old building on a narrow city street with two cloaked figures in the foreground.

L'ancienne academie de medecine

Louis Auguste Lepère, published 1901

Etching of the Piazza di Spagna in Naples with a sailing ship, a crowd of figures, palazzi and a winged statue.

Piazza di Spagna, Naples

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Etching of Christ carrying the cross past mounted soldiers and weeping women, with crosses on a hill in the background.

Christ Carrying the Cross

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1547

Woodcut of a staircase with arched windows and figures on the steps, rendered in strong black and cream contrasts.

Escalier de la maison ou etait le Chateau Rouge

Louis Auguste Lepère, published 1901

Etching of a villa behind a formal garden with statues lining a tree-shaded path and small groups of people.

Villa Aquaviva

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Engraving of Christ being nailed to the cross by soldiers, with tools in a bowl and a German verse below.

The Nailing to the Cross

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Brown ink and white heightening sketch on red-ground paper showing a seated Holy Family study and clusters of nude putti.

Studies of a Holy Family

Etching of a garden grotto entrance with columns, statues, urns and two walking figures in front of a terraced facade.

Grotto, Monta Tragone

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Engraving of the crucifixion with soldiers, a veiled mourning figure, and a distant town, with German verse below.

Christ is Given Vinegar to Drink

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1547

Lithograph of a wild horse with flowing mane rearing above grass against a dark, shadowed landscape background.

Wild Horse Coming out of the Water (Cheval sauvage)

Eugène Delacroix, 1828

Etching of a palace courtyard with a canal, arcades, statues, a central fountain, and boats with figures on the quay.

Palace and Canal, Cardinal di Ferrara, Tivoli

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Engraving of the crucified Christ with a soldier piercing his side with a lance, mourners at right, German verse below.

Christ is Pierced with the Lance

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1547

Lithograph of a woman in a headscarf with curled hair, a dark mask resting on her shoulder, dated 1820.

Girl with a Mask

Dominique Vivant Denon, 1820

Etching of a formal garden with a fountain, arcaded terrace, statues and strolling figures beside a classical palace.

Garden, Duke d'Altems

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Etching of the risen Christ standing on a tomb with a banner while soldiers sleep around him, with German verse below.

The Resurrection

Augustin Hirschvogel

Etching of a ruined Saxon arch overgrown with trees and shrubs, with carved stone fragments in the foreground, by George Cuit

Saxon Arch

George Cuitt the Younger, 1810

Etching of a garden with spouting water jets, statues, arcaded walls and figures playing among the fountains under cloudy sky

Gardens of Cardinal Aldobrandini, Frascati

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Engraving of Judas returning silver coins to priests on the left, and Judas hanging from a tree beside a kneeling man on the

Judas Returns the Thirty Pieces of Silver

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548