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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Hand-colored botanical plate of an almond branch with green fruits, white blossoms, and a fruit cross-section.

Amandier pistache

after A. Poiteau

Hand-colored botanical print of an almond branch with willow-like leaves, green fruit, white blossoms, and a cut almond.

Amandier a feuilles de saulle

after A. Poiteau

Hand-colored botanical print of an Italian almond branch with green fruit, white blossoms, and a fruit cross-section.

Amandier d'Italie

after A. Poiteau

Hand-colored botanical plate of white Laelia euspatha orchids with red-and-yellow lips on green stems.

Laelia Euspatha

Joseph Mansell after Walter Hood Fitch

Botanical print of white and pink Laelia orchids with crimson lips, green leaves and buds on a cream background.

Laelia Anceps Stella & Barkeriana

Joseph Mansell after Henry George Moon

Hand-colored botanical plate of pink and white Dendrobium orchids with dark centers, labeled Venus and Cassiope.

Dendrobium (Hybridium) Venus and Dendrobium (Hybridium) Cassiope

Joseph Mansell after Henry George Moon

Botanical plate of white Dendrobium Leechianum orchid with crimson centres on green stems against a grey background.

Dendrobium Leechianum

Joseph Mansell after Henry George Moon

Botanical print of pink and white Laelia elegans orchids with green leaves and stems on a moss mound.

Laelia Elegans Schilleriana

Joseph Mansell after Henry George Moon

Colored botanical print of a white Cattleya orchid with ruffled petals and green leaves on a beige background.

Cattleya Mendelii Quorndon House Var

Gustav Leutzsch after Henry George Moon

Botanical print of a Cattleya Rex orchid with white ruffled petals, magenta lips and green leaves on a cream background.

Cattleya Rex

Gustav Leutzsch after Henry George Moon

Chromolithograph of white Cattleya orchid blooms with yellow throats growing from bark, labeled Cattleya Rochellensis.

Cattleya Rochellensis

Gustav Leutzsch after Charles Storer

Hand-colored print of two nightjars and two chicks resting on sandy heathland with pink heather flowers.

Caprimulgus europaeus (Nightjar)

John Gould and H.C. Richter

Hand-colored print of two quail, one brown and speckled, one grey with a striped head, standing among grass on bare ground.

Malacoturnix superciliosus (Mountain Quail)

John Gould and H.C. Richter

Hand-colored print of four barnacle geese on a grassy shoreline beside a pool, one standing prominently in the foreground.

Barnacle Goose (Bernicla Leucopsis)

Joseph Wolf and H.C. Richter

Hand-coloured print of a male ring-necked pheasant on snow beside a branch, with two females and another male behind.

Phasianus colchicus (Ring-necked Pheasant)

John Gould and W. Hart

Hand-coloured plate of two hummingbirds, one in flight with a red throat and long tail, one perched on a nest among green lea

Topaza pyra (Fairy Topaz)

John Gould and H.C. Richter

Hand-coloured plate of green hummingbirds with orange throats and racket tails, flying and perched beside a leafy branch with

Spathura peruana (Peruvian Racket-Tail)

John Gould and H.C. Richter

Hand-colored plate of hummingbirds feeding on a pink cactus flower beside a spiny green cactus stem.

Eriocnemis vestitus (Glowing Puff-Leg)

John Gould and H.C. Richter

Hand-colored print of two hummingbirds beside a yellow water lily and lily pads, with palms and reeds in the background.

Hylocharis lactea (Sapphire-breasted Emerald)

John Gould and H.C. Richter

Hand-coloured plate of a pheasant-tailed jacana with yellow neck, white head, and very long dark tail feathers.

Parra Sinensis (Pheasant-Tailed Jacana)

Elizabeth Gould

Hand-colored bird print of a male and female rose finch perched on a pine branch with green cones.

Carpodacus erythrinus (Common Rose Finch)

John Gould and H.C. Richter

Etching of a cloaked man raising a sword over a crowd, with a limp figure carried by others in the foreground.

Disparate conocido (Well-Known Folly)

Francisco Goya, in or after 1816

Engraved landscape of a dense forest with two small figures on a path, a river, and a distant town under clouds.

Landscape with the Temptation of Christ

Hieronymus Cock after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, c. 1554

Engraving of a bearded man tending a wounded man seated by a stone bank, with a horse and dog in a rocky landscape.

The Good Samaritan

Jean-Marie Delatre and Simon Francois Ravenet I after William Hogarth, 1772

Engraving of The Pool of Bethesda: a haloed figure gestures to sick people beneath a hovering angel, among trees and ruined a

The Pool of Bethesda

Simon Francois Ravenet I and Victor Marie Picot after William Hogarth, 1772

Brown ink and wash drawing of a dense wooded landscape with tall trees and clouds above.

Landscape Study

Bartholomeus Breenbergh, 1631

Brown ink drawing of a cylindrical Roman tomb with an inscribed tablet and columns at its base.

Tomb of Plautius

Bartholomeus Breenbergh

Brown ink and wash drawing of towering rock formations, a hilltop castle with a tower, and a distant hazy valley.

The Fantastic Rocks and Castle at Bomarzo [recto]

Bartholomeus Breenbergh, 1625

Etching of a ruined classical temple with a carved mask and SPQR inscription, with figures on steps and tall trees at left.

Steps to the Four Landmarks

Black and red chalk portrait drawing of a man with curly hair, mustache and goatee, gazing toward the viewer.

Portrait of a Man

Grey wash drawing of a rearing white horse, a turbaned rider, and panicked soldiers and horses, with a distant battle.

The Defeat of Sennacherib

Pieter Soutman, 1618

Etching of a classical marble bust on a pedestal among trees, with a fallen column, bottle, and printed title block.

The Portrait Bust

Brown wash drawing of a chaotic lion hunt with hunters on horseback, spears raised, and lions attacking.

Lion Hunt

Pieter Soutman, 1615

Etching of a wooden post with a lantern and ladder, two figures conversing beside trees and an arched wall.

The Post

Pen and wash drawing of soldiers on horseback with trumpets and foot soldiers carrying a head on poles before a distant city.

The Triumph of David

Style of Jan Luyken, c. 1700

Oval brown ink and wash drawing of a nude woman with a wreath, a child, a centaur, and a bust on a pedestal under laurel.

Antique Subject

Style of Angelica Kauffmann

Pen drawing on parchment of Gothic architectural motifs, with columns and pointed tracery patterns in dark ink.

Standing Youth with a Branch

Unknown artist, c. 1325

Pen drawing with red accents of a seated woman with flowers in her hair, framed by stylized leafy foliage.

Seated Girl with a Dog

Unknown artist, c. 1325

Pen and ink drawing of a seated nude warrior with a sword, skull, lion, and classical ruins, by Maerten van Heemskerck.

Simeon the Patriarch

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1549

Pencil sketch of a cloaked man on a ship deck raising his hand toward a large star-crowned face above him.

Napoleon Views His Rising Star

Grey wash drawing of a market scene with a seated woman, a barrel, wooden wheels, figures in hats, and a bird on the ground.

Market Scene

Unknown artist, 17th century

Red and black chalk drawing of winged angels, putti and a harp among clouds, by Federico Zuccaro.

Angels and Putti in the Clouds

Federico Zuccaro, 1566

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ in a triumphal chariot pulled by a lion, with kneeling figures, clergy and a crowd.

The Triumph of Christ

attributed to Bartolomeo Roverio

Engraving of a bearded man in a cap seated beside sculpted nude figures, with an inset window showing statues.

Baccio Bandinelli

after Baccio Bandinelli Nicolò della Casa, c. 1544

Etched landscape of two laden mules on a path by a stream, with rocky cliffs, tall trees and a distant mountain.

The Two Hinnies

Engraved oval portrait of Louis XV of France in wig and lace jabot, with a crowned fleur-de-lis coat of arms below.

Louis XV, King of France

Antoine Benoist, 1741

Etched frontispiece with a cartouche holding a Latin title, flanked by a winged figure and a coiled serpent.

Frontispiece

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti, 1690

Etching of a large spreading tree beside a rocky cliff, with travelers and horses on a path and distant hills.

The Large Tree

Etching of an ox-cart and travelers on a wooded road below a rocky cliff, with a distant town and boats by the sea.

The Ox-Cart: View between Ancona and Sinigaglia

Etched ornamental cartouche with scrolls and shell motifs framing a small landscape with buildings and trees.

Architectural Motif with a Landscape

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti, 1690

Etching of an ornate architectural niche with scrolls and a carved bust of a woman with flowing hair and drapery.

Architectural Motif with a Bust

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti, 1690

Etched architectural ornament with a central shield, two oval figure medallions, scrolls, and an arched niche below.

Architectural Motif with Three Shields, Two with Figures

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti, 1690

Title page of a gothic-lettered 19th-century print, Auch ein Todtentanz, by Alfred Rethel, with verse and publisher details.

Auch ein Todtentanz: Title Page

Alfred Rethel, 1849

Woodcut of a skeleton holding scales above a tavern table, with a crowd, a horse, and a sign reading Freiheit Gleichheit Brüd

Auch ein Todtentanz III

Alfred Rethel, 1849

Etching of an ornamental architectural motif with a woman's bust in an oval cartouche, flanked by flaming urns and scrolls.

Architectural Motif with Bust and Two Lamps

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti, 1690

Etched architectural ornament with a central drape bearing a fruit cluster, flanked by scrolled brackets and garlands.

Architectural Motif with a Drape with Fruit

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti, 1690

Woodcut print of a skeleton Death figure with allegorical women, a horse, scales and hooded figures, with German verses below

Auch ein Todtentanz I

Alfred Rethel, 1849

Woodcut of a skeleton holding a flag atop a barricade among fallen revolutionaries, with smoke and German verse below.

Auch ein Todtentanz V

Alfred Rethel, 1849

Etched architectural ornament with scrolled volutes, a central vase with leaves, and a fluted base on a plain background.

Architectural Motif with a Vase

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti, 1690

Woodcut by Alfred Rethel, 1849: a skeleton Death rides a white horse over fallen bodies in a city street with soldiers and a

Auch ein Todtentanz VI

Alfred Rethel, 1849

Etching of an architectural ornament with a spread-winged bird on a pediment, flanked by fruit urns and a scrolled cartouche.

Architectural Motif with a Bird

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti, 1690

Woodcut print of a man raising a sword labeled Volks Justiz above a crowd and fallen bodies in a city street.

Auch ein Todtentanz IV

Alfred Rethel, 1849

Engraved print of an ornate architectural motif with a pediment, scrolled cartouche and carved consoles on pale paper.

Architectural Motif with a Figure

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti, 1690

Woodcut of a skeletal death rider with a scythe galloping past crows toward a walled city with church spires.

Auch ein Todtentanz II

Alfred Rethel, 1849