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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Giovanni de' Medici

Enea Vico, 1550

Charcoal sketch of two nude figures, one seated with knees raised at top, one with hair in a bun at lower left.

Two Nude Figure Studies

Edouard Vuillard, possibly 1900/1905

Engraving of the Annunciation: an angel with a scepter faces the seated Virgin Mary beneath a dove and halo in a draped inter

The Annunciation

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1553

Engraving of the Nativity with Mary kneeling before the infant Christ, angels, shepherds and a star above the stable.

The Nativity

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1553

Watercolor of rear brick buildings, chimneys and a wooden fence in a Philadelphia alley, with a small shed and tree.

A View from an East Window in the Old Sugar House, No.3 Norris' Alley, Philadelphia

Unknown artist, 1811

Woodcut of a bearded man in a turban wrestling a lion in a landscape with trees, castles and distant mountains.

Samson Fighting with the Lion

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1497/1498

Sketch of several cattle in loose black lines on cream paper, with faint red guide lines.

Animal Studies

Paul Gauguin, 1901/1902

Monochrome print of a tropical shoreline with palm trees, a mountain ridge, and dark foliage in the foreground.

Tahitian Shore [recto]

Paul Gauguin, c. 1900

Charcoal sketch of three figures, one standing in a wide-brimmed hat and another seated with arm outstretched, on pale paper.

Three Tahitians (Study for "La soeur de charite")

Paul Gauguin, 1899/1902

Two Marquesans [recto]

Paul Gauguin, c. 1902

Pencil sketch of a seated man at a drawing table, with a crowd and arched colonnade in the background.

Self-Portrait

Hubert François Gravelot, 1730/1750

Hand-coloured print of the Blenheim coach with passengers leaving the Star Hotel in Oxford, horses and onlookers in period dr

The Blenheim, Leaving the Star Hotel, Oxford

Frederick James Havell after George Havell, probably c. 1831

Etching of a crowded two-story curiosity shop with a sign reading Ye Olde Curiosity Shop and two women in long dresses at the

Ye Olde Curiosity Shop

Engraved side-view illustration of a carp-like fish with detailed scales and fins, labeled C. Aureolus.

C. Aureolus

Charles Alexandre Lesueur, 1817

Engraved plate of two flying fish, Exocetus Nuthalii and Exocetus Fasciatus, with head detail studies.

Exocetus

Charles Alexandre Lesueur, 1817/1821

Engraved plate of Lebia fish showing side and top views, a mouth detail, and two isolated teeth on cream paper.

Lebia (L'Ellipsoidea)

Charles Alexandre Lesueur, 1817/1821

C. Macrolepidotus

Charles Alexandre Lesueur, 1817/1821

Woodcut of two armored knights fighting in a tournament while spectators watch from a railing and windows of a town.

Tournament on the Occasion of the Festivity of the Marriage

Leonhard Beck, 1514

Archer Drawing His Bow

Hans Leonhard Schäufelein, 1510

Hand-colored print of horses racing past a classical grandstand at Doncaster, with crowds and coaches along the rails.

Doncaster Races: The Horses Starting for the Great St. Ledger Stakes

James Pollard, published 1832

Pen drawing of a haloed saint reviving a fallen monk as a winged devil breaks through a stone wall above.

Saint Benedict Reviving a Monk Killed by the Devil

Hans Leonhard Schäufelein, 1505

Pen and brown ink drawing of nude figures tumbling downward beneath a winged angel standing on clouds.

The Fall of the Rebel Angels [recto]

Parmigianino, 1524

Colored print of horses and jockeys racing past a crowded grandstand and carriages at Doncaster racecourse.

Doncaster Race for the Great St. Legder Stakes

James Pollard, published 1839

Hand-colored print of Royal Mail coaches and horses departing a columned neoclassical Post Office building with a crowd on th

The Royal Mails Departure from the General Post Office, London

James Pollard after R.G. Reeve, published 1830

Monochrome print of a young woman in a feathered hat and off-shoulder dress, shaded softly against a dark background.

Bust of a Young Woman (Jeune femme en buste)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1892

Lithograph of a red-haired woman in a blue dress seen from behind, with the word ELLES above and a sketched top hat beside he

Frontispiece

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1896

Sepia lithograph of a nude woman seen from behind, bending over a basin beside a carafe, with a reclining figure in the backg

Woman Washing Herself (Femme qui se lave)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1896

Etching of a woman seen from behind with a parasol, looking at framed drawings on a gallery wall.

In Front of the Watteaus in the Louvre

Paul César Helleu, 1895

Color lithograph of two women in a room with yellow swirled wallpaper, red patterned fabric, and a bed at left.

Woman in Bed, Profile (Femme au lit, profil)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1896

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Loÿs Delteil, 1898

Brown-toned poster print of armed warriors with shields advancing on a hillside toward a fortified city, with theatre text.

Hérakléa

Paul Sérusier, 1896

Lithograph of a balding seated man and a standing woman with curled hair beside a table holding a glass.

Ducarre at the Ambassadeurs (Ducarre aux ambassadeurs)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893

Art Nouveau theatre poster with a green-toned figure, a reclining woman holding a yellow flower, and printed cast lists.

L'Assomption de Hannele Mattern; En l'attendant

Paul Sérusier, 1894

Lithograph of a standing man in a checked jacket and bowler hat, hand on hip, with a dark silhouette at upper left.

American Singer (Chanteur américain)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893

A Spectator (Une spectatrice)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893

Drawing of a dense woodland with tall trees and undergrowth in blue-grey tones with white highlights.

In the Hague Woods

Simon de Vlieger

Paula Brébion

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893

Engraving of a sailing ship in a storm as a sea monster rises from the waves, with a city and cliff tower in the distance.

Jonah Thrown into the Stormy Sea

Justus Sadeler after Paul Bril, 1610

Engraving of an armored rider in a plumed helmet on an ornate horse, with a unicorn-like horse and serpents, under a decorati

Le Duc de Guise, Roy Ameriquain

François Chauveau

Engraving of a rearing horse with an ornate saddle, held by a plumed groom in armor, with ribbons floating above.

Cheval de Main et Palfreniers Romains

François Chauveau

Print of bears in a circular zoo pit, one climbing a bare tree trunk while others sit and stand below, with spectators at the

Bear Pit in Zoo

Etching of a sailing ship battling rough waves under dark, swirling storm clouds.

Storm at Sea

Thorvald Niss, 1901

Etching of two men in 16th-century dress, one in a feathered cap raising his hand, the other in a fur-trimmed robe.

Hamlet and Polonius

Adolph Menzel, 1843

Engraved half-length portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and dark doublet, hand on chest, 1626.

Jan Baptista Barbe

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, 1626

Engraved portrait of an older bearded man in a ruff collar and cloak, hands clasped at his waist, against a plain background.

Marten Pepyn

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, 1626

Etching of Hercules lifting the giant Antaeus off the ground, rendered in dense cross-hatching over a rocky landscape.

Hercules and Antaeus

Giovanni Pietro Possenti

Engraving of a lion hunt with mounted riders, a lion attacking a man, rearing horses and a fallen figure in the foreground.

Lion Hunt

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert

Engraving of the Holy Family with an infant Christ reaching for a goldfinch, a young John, and two elderly figures under a st

The Holy Family with the Goldfinch

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert

Engraving of Pan seated under a tree playing a flute, with goats and sheep resting nearby in a pastoral landscape.

Pan Playing the Flute

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert

Engraving of Scipio Africanus seated on a throne with attendants, a kneeling youth, and women approaching in a classical hall

Scipio Africanus

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert

Engraving of a family making music around a dining table, with elderly singers, a young flautist, and children playing pipes.

The Family Concert (As the old sing, so the young twitter)

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert

Engraving of drunken Silenus supported by companions, with a wine jug raised and vine leaves overhead.

Drunken Silenus

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert

Engraving of the dead Christ on a cloth, with the grieving Virgin, an angel and a follower beside him under a cloudy sky.

Virgin Supporting the Dead Christ

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert

Engraving of the risen Christ with a banner above startled soldiers and sleeping guards at a rocky tomb, with angels in cloud

The Resurrection

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert

Engraving of the marriage of the Virgin with a priest, Joseph, the Virgin, onlookers, and angels scattering flowers under an

The Marriage of the Virgin

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert

Engraving of the Crucifixion with Christ center and two thieves on crosses, a skull at the base, and a distant city.

Christ Crucified between Two Thieves

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, 1640

Engraved landscape with a large rainbow over fields, tall trees, haystacks, a horse and cart, and two walking figures.

Landscape with a Large Rainbow

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, 1638

Engraving of a landscape with large crumbling Roman ruins, travelers in the foreground, and a shepherd with sheep under a dra

Landscape with Large Roman Ruins

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, 1638

Woodblock print of a monkey and a mermaid figure in brown and red on a pale rocky shape against a dark background.

The Mermaid and the Monkey

Pen and wash drawing of two hunters and a dog on a path beside tall trees, with a distant tree line and cloudy sky.

Hunters at the Edge of the Woods

Attributed to Jacobus Theodorus Abels, 1833

Engraving of two sailing ships tossed by rough waves in a stormy sea under a dark, cloudy sky.

Sailing Boats in a Tempest

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, 1638

Engraved landscape with gnarled trees, a rocky outcrop, a horse-drawn cart with two figures, and a full moon at right.

Rocky Landscape

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, 1638

Red-brown chiaroscuro woodcut of the Madonna and Child with two saints and a young infant in an interior.

Madonna and Child Accompanied by Saints

Andrea Andreani after Jacopo Ligozzi, 1585

Engraved landscape with a shepherd and sheep, a river, trees, a thatched cottage and a distant village under a streaked sky.

A Landscape with a Village

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, 1638