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National Gallery of Art

10,104 works

Hand-colored print of Richmond from a hill, showing a winding river, canal, town buildings, grazing cows and seated figures w

Richmond: From the Hill above the Waterworks

William James Bennett after George Cooke, published 1834

Hand-colored print of Troy on the Hudson, with sailing boats, a steamboat and figures on the shore under a cloudy sky.

Troy: Taken from the West Bank of the Hudson in front of the United States Arsenal

William James Bennett, published 1838

Hand-colored print of a tiered waterfall over rock cliffs, with two men and dogs in the foreground and a fallen tree in rapid

View of the High Falls of Trenton: West Canada Creek, N.Y.

William James Bennett, published 1835

Print of West Point on the Hudson River with sailboats, wooded hills, distant buildings, and figures on a grassy bank.

West Point, from above Washington Valley: Looking down the River

William James Bennett after George Cooke, published 1834

Horse

Edgar Degas, c. 1890

Red chalk sketch of a nude woman reclining with her head on her arm, loose lines suggesting bedding and hair.

Sleep (Le sommeil)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1896

Tabby cat with yellow eyes lying on a pink cushion against a grey background, signed Steinlen.

Winter: Cat on a Cushion (L'hiver: Chat sur un coussin)

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Sepia ink and wash drawing of a pyramidal mausoleum with a classical portico, obelisk, and statues under clouds.

Architectural Fantasy with a Pyramidal Mausoleum

Charles Michel Ange Challe, c. 1747

Grey ink and wash drawing of a classical temple, obelisk, colonnade and statue in an imagined ancient plaza.

Fantasy on an Ancient Campidoglio

Engraving of Samson being shorn by Delilah as Philistine soldiers attack in a columned hall, 1589.

Delilah Cutting Samson's Hair

Raphael Sadeler I after Joos van Winghe, 1589

Engraving of a bearded king among concubines in a palace interior, with a lute player and a woman holding a mirror.

Sardanapalus among the Concubines

Raphael Sadeler I after Joos van Winghe, 1589

Engraving of an interior with a crowned ruler, seated women, a standing robed man, and a monkey beside a draped table.

Heliogabalus and the Wise Women

Raphael Sadeler I after Joos van Winghe, 1589

Watercolor of two fishermen in a boat on a calm river, with reeds, a windmill and cumulus clouds beyond.

The Thames at Battersea

David Cox, 1824

Brown ink drawing of a fantasy triumphal arch with colonnades, an obelisk, and tiny figures on steps.

Fantasy on a Magnificent Triumphal Artch

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1765

Pen and ink drawing on blue paper of a village with a tower on a cliff above water, with a small figure in the foreground.

Village atop a River Cliff [recto]

Master of the Blue Landscapes

Engraved title page with ornate capital letters reading Tomo Terzo, Contenente Rami XCVIII, Di Stefano Della Bella.

Le Nozze degli Dei: Frontispiece

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of a tree-lined path with costumed figures walking toward a distant city skyline under a sky with clouds and a flying

Prima Scena Representanta Firenza

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of a forest clearing with tall conifers, women in robes walking in the foreground, and figures gathered on clouds abo

Seconda Scena Selva di Diana

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of a formal garden with colonnades, a central fountain, dancers, cherubs and winged figures in the clouds.

Terza Scena Giardins di Venere

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of sea nymphs dancing among tritons and sea creatures between rocky cliffs, with a figure on a cloud above.

Quarta Scena di Mare

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of an infernal stage scene with burning colonnades, centaurs, winged demons and a chariot in the clouds.

Scena Quinta di'Inferno

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of a theatre stage with ornate curtains, cloud-wrapped columns, and tiers of dancing figures in circles and rows.

Sesta Scena di Tutto Cielo

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of a theatrical grotto set with towering rocks, a central arch, and plumed warriors fighting below clouds.

Scena Grotto d'Vulcano

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of a villa atop a grand double staircase, flanked by obelisks and trees, with small figures and two dogs in the foreg

The Great Stair-Case

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1653

Etching of a colossal reclining statue of the Apennines pouring water into a basin, with visitors on a terrace and tall trees

Colossal Statue of the Apennines

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1653

Etching of a formal garden with tall fir trees, classical statues, figures on a terrace, and a domed pavilion in the distance

The Water Spray

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1653

Two side-by-side etched views of an arched grotto with a seated bearded figure, a fountain basin, and tiled floor.

A Grotto Seen from Two Different View Points

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1653

Etching of a long formal avenue with fountain jets flanked by tall trees, with small figures walking and sitting in the foreg

The Avenue of Fountains

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1653

Etching of a large tree with figures on wooden stairs and a stone terrace, surrounded by tall forest trees.

The Inhabited Tree

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1653

Etched print of an equestrian festival in an oval arena with riders, a triumphal arch, and framed panels of formations.

Tournament Executed in Florence for the Marriage of Grand Duke Ferdinand I

Stefano Della Bella, 1637