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National Gallery of Art

10,104 works

Engraved symmetrical ceiling design with ornamental grotesque borders and a central mythological scene, from a 1776 volume.

Vestigia della Terme di Tito e loro interne pitture

Marco Carloni after Franciszek Smuglewicz and Vincenzo Brenna, 1776

Grey wash drawing of a blacksmith shoeing a horse in a workshop, with a woman, child and dog nearby.

The Blacksmith's Shop

after Léon Cogniet after Théodore Gericault, after 1822

Etching of classical gods gathered on clouds, with Jupiter enthroned at left and Mercury holding a caduceus at right.

The Admission of Psyche to Olympia

François Perrier after Raphael, c. 1635

Engraved frieze of a classical wedding feast with reclining gods, putti, winged figures holding garlands, and draped women.

The Wedding Feast of Cupid and Psyche

François Perrier after Raphael, c. 1635

Grey wash drawing of a battle with helmeted warriors, horses, shields and banners, with standing figures at the left.

Battle Scene

Pen and wash drawing of mythological figures in a landscape with classical urns, a shield, and figures in clouds.

The Purification of Aeneas

Michel Corneille, c. 1663

Pen and wash drawing of an illusionistic architectural vault with coffered ceiling, cornices and arched bays around a central

Illusionistic Architecture for the Vault of San Ignazio

Andrea Pozzo, 1685/1690

Grey wash drawing of a timber-framed cottage with a gabled roof and chimney beside a stream, with a small figure and trees.

A Cottage at Dorking in Surrey

John Sell Cotman, c. 1800/1801

Pen and brown ink drawing of a boy fishing on a grassy bank, with trees, hills, a rider and a distant tower.

Landscape with a Boy Fishing

Domenico Campagnola, 1516

Red chalk drawing of ruined vaulted arches and brick walls with small figures and a fountain, by Piranesi.

The "Canopus" of the Villa Adriana at Tivoli

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1776

Pen and ink drawing of a shepherd playing a flute and leading sheep and cattle through a rocky landscape with a distant town.

Shepherd Playing a Flute and Leading His Flock

Domenico Campagnola

Pen and gray wash drawing of a city square with an equestrian monument and arcaded palace facades under a cloudy sky.

Piazza with an Equestrian Monument and a Palace

Alessandro Sanquirico, c. 1810

Pen and grey wash drawing of a garden with stone terraces, obelisks, and weeping willows framing a fountain.

A Palatial Garden with Circular Terraces

Alessandro Sanquirico, c. 1810

Blue monochrome drawing of river rapids below wooded rock cliffs, with a wooden bridge and figures at right.

River Rapids by Wooded Cliffs

Claude Louis Châtelet, c. 1780

Brown wash drawing with red chalk of armed figures and smoke in a dark wooded setting, sketched in loose strokes.

A Young Woman Overcome by Love [recto]

Jean-Baptiste Deshays, c. 1763

Etching of classical ruins with a large arch, fallen columns, a statue on a pedestal and figures resting among the stones.

Landscape with Classical Ruins

Marco Ricci, 1720

Etching of a Venetian church and hospital facade on a canal, with gondolas, a stone bridge and pedestrians along the quay.

Chiesa et Hospitale de Mendicanti (plate 35)

Luca Carlevarijs, 1703

Etched view of a baroque church facade with statues on top, crowds of people in a square, and a dome behind.

Facciata della Chiesa del'Ospitaletto (plate 33)

Luca Carlevarijs, 1703

Black and white print of a crowded funeral procession in a city square, with clergy, a draped hearse, flags and a Gothic chur

Les Funérailles de L'Amiral Courbet

Auguste Lepère and Louis Tinayre, 1885

Engraving of a military funeral procession along a city boulevard, with cavalry, carriages and crowds on rooftops and streets

Les Honneurs militaires rendus à la Depouille mortelle de L'Amiral Courbet

Auguste Lepère and Louis Tinayre, 1885

Engraving of Mercury with a caduceus and the Three Graces in a wooded landscape, with Latin text below.

Mercury and the Three Graces

Agostino Carracci, 1589

Dark tavern scene of a violinist standing among seated listeners in hats around a lit table, rendered in hatched tones.

The Mandolin Player (Mandoliniste)

Henri Patrice Dillon, 1893

Etching of sheep grazing on a rocky coastal slope with the sea and distant headlands under a cloudy sky.

A Bit on Marblehead Neck

James David Smillie, 1883

Pen and ink drawing with brown wash of allegorical figures around a winged figure standing on a wheel, with labeled scrolls.

A Dialogue on Human Favor (recto) [fol. 15 verso / 16 recto]

Unknown artist, 1512/1514

Etching of a fallow hillside with grazing sheep, trees, and a stone wall under a cloudy sky.

A Fallow Field

James David Smillie, 1883

Etching of a gnarled tree on a rocky coast with a sea horizon and stormy sky, by James David Smillie, 1880.

Old Cedars, Coast of Maine

James David Smillie, 1880

Etching of a young woman standing beside a seated older man in a top hat with a cane, in a room with a fireplace.

The Reprimand

Walter Shirlaw, 1882

Pen and ink allegorical drawing with crowned figures on a platform, skeletons, a winged angel, and an enthroned woman above.

Allegory of the Life of a Scholar in a Rich Household [fol. 3 verso / 4 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pen and ink drawing with hand coloring of allegorical figures with Latin scrolls, a crucifixion, and an enthroned ruler on a

"Obliterate the Trace of the Pot in the Ashes" [fol. 32 verso / 33 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pen and ink allegorical drawing of a house, skeleton, dragon, raven, and chariots labeled Saturnus and Mars across two pages.

"Do Not Turn Back When You Arrive at the End" [fol. 26 verso / 27 recto]

Unknown artist, 1512/1514