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National Gallery of Art

1,161 works

Engraving of a classical procession with elephants, horses, torchbearers and a rider holding a laurel branch before tall flam

The Triumph of Caesar: The Elephants

Workshop of Andrea Mantegna, c. 1497/1498

Etching of the Capitoline in Rome with an equestrian statue, classical columns, a decorated shrine and small walking figures.

Capitoline, Rome

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Engraving of apostles with flames above their heads kneeling in a room as a dove with rays descends from the ceiling.

The Descent of the Holy Spirit

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Brown ink drawing of a bird with spread wings perched on a curved branch with fruit, by Andrea Mantegna.

A Bird Perched on a Branch with Fruit

Andrea Mantegna, 1460s (?)

Etched print of a formal garden with fountains, parterres and an ornate palace facade with statues on the roof.

Gardens, Duke d'Altems

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Etching of Ananias and Sapphira: a standing bearded man gestures toward a fallen woman, with figures and a landscape behind.

The Punishment of Ananias and Sapphira

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1549

Etching of ruined stone buildings and a tall tower beside water, with a sailboat, barrels, and figures on the shore.

Sailors at the Waterside

Etching of a formal Roman garden with a central statue, fountains, a palace facade, trees, and a small boat on a pond.

Gardens of Cardinal Coessi, Rome

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Engraving of three men working timber on sawhorses in a landscape, with a German verse inscription below.

The Preparation of the Cross

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Head of an Apostle

Hendrick Goltzius

Etching of two seated female statues on pedestals at a garden entrance, with dense trees and small figures on a path.

Gardens, Cardinal Deti, Frascati

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Etching of a wooden cross in a grassy landscape with a town of spired buildings and hills, with German verse below.

The Cross of Christ

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Pen and ink sketch of a rocky landscape with cliffs, trees, and a pool of water.

Landscape

Rodolphe Bresdin, probably c. 1858

Etching of a grand palace by the sea with statues on its roof, ships with flags at left, and small boats in the water.

Palace, Vice Re, Naples

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Etching of Christ with a banner entering Hell, freeing naked souls past a horned demon and a defeated devil.

The Harrowing of Hell

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1547

Etching of ruined Corinthian columns of the Temple of Concord with figures and children in the foreground and Roman buildings

Temple of Concord and Roman Forum

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Etching of tall ships at a Naples quay beside a palazzo, a large tree, statues and figures in elegant dress.

Ships, Fondamenti Novi, Naples

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Etching of figures in a landscape, a kneeling nude man before a winged creature, smoke rising from distant buildings, with Ge

Job Learns of His Misfortunes

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1549

Etching of a peasant woman on horseback with a child beside a large tree, cattle, and a shepherd with sheep in the distance.

Peasant Woman on Horseback with a Child in Her Arms

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Etching of Venetian palaces on a quay with moored sailing ships, figures walking, and a cloudy sky.

Palaces, Venice

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Engraved bird's-eye map of Vienna with fortified walls, bastions, river Danube, coats of arms and decorative borders.

Map of Vienna

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1552

Pen and ink sketches of a hooded figure, a standing nude, a reclining draped figure, and faint pencil head studies on tan pap

Studies for Christopher Columbus

Eugène Delacroix

Etching of a terrace above a harbor with sailing ships, a fountain, sculptures, and figures in 17th-century dress.

View of Gulf of Naples

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Brown wash drawing of mounted hunters with spears chasing a lion beside a large tree, with faint grid lines.

The Lion Hunt

Vicencio Carducho

Pen and wash drawing of a haloed figure gesturing to kneeling men before classical columns and a landscape.

Joseph Revealing Himself to His Brothers in Egypt

Studio of Pier Francesco Mola, c. 1655

Etching of a Genoa palazzo beside a harbor, with a sailing ship, rowing boats, and four men in period dress in the foreground

Palazzo Spinolla, Genoa

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Brown ink title page with a cherub holding a shield atop a pedestal, a Latin dedication on a draped cartouche, and trees at e

Title Page

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, 1765

Winter scene of townspeople in period dress on a frozen canal, with skaters and a church tower in the background.

The Winter King on the Ice

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel after Hendrick Avercamp, 1766

Etching of a Naples harbor with sailing ships, rowboats, a palace facade, a statue and figures on steps.

Palazzo di Spagna, Naples

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Brown-toned print of a peasant interior with two women tending a wicker cradle beside a fireplace and leaded window.

Interior of a Peasant House with Two Women

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel and Bernhard Schreuder, after Cornelis Bega, 1772, published 1787