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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Black and white woodcut of a busy harbor with masted ships, a steam train, large flags, trees and a crowd in the foreground.

Dedication Page

Louis Auguste Lepère, published 1900

Printed book page with French text and a small wood engraving of well-dressed figures near a columned building entrance.

Preface

Louis Auguste Lepère, published 1900

Etching of an ancient temple interior with a coffered dome, Corinthian columns, a grand staircase, and robed figures.

Tempio antico

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published 1748/1749

Etching of a demolition site in old Paris, with rubble, workers, wheelbarrows and tall houses with hanging laundry behind.

Demolition for the Opening of the rue des Ecoles (Demolitions pour le percement de la rue des Ecoles)

Engraved portrait of a seated archbishop in silk robes and lace, holding a biretta, beside a desk with a quill and books.

Charles-Gaspard-Guillaume de Vintimille du Luc, Archbishop of Paris

Claude Drevet after Hyacinthe Rigaud

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a curled wig and dark robe, with an inscribed frame and coat of arms below.

Jean Delpech, Marquis de Méréville

Pierre Drevet after Nicolas de Largillierre, c. 1680-1738

Engraved oval portrait of a clergyman in a dark robe and curled wig, with a coat of arms and inscription below.

Jean Paul Bignon, Abbe du St. Quentin

Pierre Drevet after Hyacinthe Rigaud

Engraving of a kneeling friar embracing the Christ Child held by a seated Virgin, with cherubs in clouds above.

Saint Francis Adoring the Christ Child

Claude Mellan, 1650-1688

Oval engraving of Diana in a winged chariot over clouds with hounds, above a riverside town view.

The Chariot of Diana

Agostino dei Musi after Luca Penni, 1541

Head of a Man

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Pen and grey wash drawing of an ornate palace staircase with columns, arches, statues and balustrades in deep perspective.

An Elaborate Staircase in a Palace

Ink and wash drawing of many nude figures tumbling downward in a dense, swirling mass, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.

The Fall of the Rebel Angels

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1712/1715

Heads of Two Bishops

Gaetano Gandolfi, 1770s-1780s

Pen and brown ink drawing of Bacchus with an ivy wreath and Ceres with grain beside him in a shadowed cave.

Bacchus and Ceres

Jacob de Gheyn II

Brown ink drawing of a rocky wooded landscape with a nymph, cherubs, hunting dogs and a bow.

Echo and Narcissus

Gregorio de' Ferrari

Pencil and crayon drawing of a fallen tree trunk across a grassy field, with a line of trees behind it.

Felled Tree, Normandy

Georges Lacombe, 1898

Charcoal drawing on blue paper of sea waves and foam beside the curved edge of a boat hull.

The Sea Off the Edge of a Boat, Brittany

Georges Lacombe, 1894

Pen and grey wash drawing of a man pointing at a tree beside a boy with a bucket, with a village and church tower behind.

Abraham and Isaac

Attributed to Hermann Weyer

Engraved portrait of a man in dark robe and white collar inside an octagonal frame, with Latin caption below.

Omer Talon

Jean Morin after Philippe de Champaigne

Pencil and wash sketch of a seated bearded god surrounded by three female figures and an eagle in a circular composition.

Study of Jove and Three Goddesses

Attributed to Lorenzo Bartolini

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash showing draped standing women and a group of robed men in conversation.

Scenes from the Life of Saint Peter

Giulio Cesare Procaccini

Pen and brown ink sketch of a crucifixion with onlookers below and two draped standing figures before classical ruins above.

Crucifixion of Saint Peter

Giulio Cesare Procaccini

Etching of a powerful waterfall over rocky cliffs with stone buildings on the slopes and a town in the distance.

Veduta della Cascata di Tivoli

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1766

Charcoal drawing of a woman in a long skirt standing and reading an open book, seen from behind on tan paper.

Woman Reading

Black chalk drawing on tan paper of a man with tousled hair glancing sideways while holding a large sack.

A Grain Merchant

Guercino, c. 1620

Loose etched sketch of a standing young woman in a long dress and dark hat with a veil, on pale paper.

Sketch of a Young Lady in Violet (Esquisse de jeune femme a la violette)

Norbert Goeneutte

Etching of a smiling woman in a dark dress with fur collar reclining on a sofa, with a white skirt.

Smiling Woman Reclining on a Sofa (Femme souriant etendue sur un canape)

Norbert Goeneutte

Etching of the Seine river curving through a landscape with shrubs, trees, distant hills and small sailboats under open sky.

The Seine at Quilleboeuf (La Seine a Quilleboeuf)

Norbert Goeneutte, 1890

Etching of a snowy city street with a horse-drawn carriage, a woman in a fur-trimmed coat, and tall buildings under falling s

Boulevard Clichy in the Snow (Le boulevard Clichy par un temps de neige)

Norbert Goeneutte, 1876

Etching of an elderly bearded man in a cap and fur-trimmed cloak, leaning on a book in a thoughtful pose.

Old Man in Meditation, Leaning on a Book

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1645

Woodcut of the Holy Family under a large tree, with Mary holding the Christ Child beside Saint Anne and Saint Joachim.

The Holy Family with Joachim and Anne under a Tree

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Etching of a kneeling woman surrounded by armored soldiers and crowds beneath classical columns and a torch-bearing figure.

Martyrdom of Saint Lucy

Jacques Bellange, c. 1612-1616

Etching of a stone fortress wall with towers and a low building beside an open field, with a distant town under a hatched sky

Grim Spain

Francis Seymour Haden, 1877

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled wig and white collar, with Latin inscription below.

Marin Cureau de la Chambre

Antoine Masson after Pierre Mignard I, 1665

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled hair, framed by laurel branches, ribbons, and a coat of arms.

Antoine Turgot

Engraved oval portrait of a young man with curly hair, white collar and cross pendant, with a coat of arms below.

Cardinal de Bouillon

Antoine Masson after Nicolas Mignard, 1665

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded friar in a hooded robe reading an open book on a lectern.

Pere Ives

Claude Mellan, 1677

Engraved oval portrait of an older clergyman in skullcap and cassock, with a coat of arms below.

Francois de Villemontee

Claude Mellan, 1661

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled hair and mustache, wearing a lace collar, with a coat of arms below.

Jean Perrault

Claude Mellan, 1652

Engraved oval portrait of a young boy with curly hair, lace collar and ribboned tunic, with a crown and L below.

Louis XIV as a Boy

Claude Mellan, c. 1644

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace collar, flanked by two putti on a pedestal, 1640.

Jean Habert de Monturor

Claude Mellan, 1640

Engraved oval bust portrait of a bearded man in a white collar and dark robe, with a Latin inscription below.

Charles Favre

Claude Mellan, c. 1644

Engraving of the Holy Family with Mary holding the Christ child, Joseph kneeling, and a donkey by ruined stone walls.

The Holy Family

Claude Mellan, 1635

Engraving of Christ crucified with a crown of thorns, a kneeling figure at the base of the cross, and a distant city under ha

Christ on the Cross

Claude Mellan, 1636-1688

Engraving of Saint Alexis reclining on a stone floor beside steps, with robed figures and an arched doorway behind him.

Saint Alexis

Claude Mellan, 1649

Engraving of a kneeling bearded man in robes praying beneath a tree, with a distant garden landscape and Latin text below.

Saint Augustine

Claude Mellan, 1660

Engraving of Saint Benedict kneeling on clouds in a hooded habit, arms raised toward a radiant sun.

Saint Benedict

Claude Mellan, c. 1636-1646

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curly hair and dark cloak, labeled Johannes Ogilvius, with a heraldic crest below.

John Ogilvy

William Faithorne after Sir Peter Lely

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled wig and lace cravat, framed by ribbons and a coat of arms.

James Drummond, Earl of Perth

William Faithorne after Sir Peter Lely

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a dark cloak and skullcap, with a quill, inkwell and printed papers on a table.

Antoine Vitre

Jean Morin after Philippe de Champaigne

Engraved portrait of a man with curled hair, wearing a cape and a large cross on a cord, within a stone frame.

Pierre Berthier

Jean Morin after Philippe de Champaigne

Engraved portrait of a woman with curled hair, flowers and pearls, turned three-quarters, within an octagonal frame.

Marguerite Lemon

Jean Morin after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Engraved portrait of a man with curly shoulder-length hair and a mustache, in a dark costume, inside an octagonal inscribed f

Pierre Maugis

Jean Morin after Philippe de Champaigne

Engraved portrait of a clergyman with a cross pendant and fur-trimmed cape, inside an octagonal inscribed frame.

Nicolas de Netz

Jean Morin after Philippe de Champaigne

Engraved oval portrait of a man in clerical dress with a white collar and pectoral cross, with a Latin inscription and coat o

Nicolas Colbert

Nicolas Pitau I after Claude Lefebvre

Engraved oval portrait of an older man in dark robes and white collar, with an inscribed frame and coat of arms below.

Perefixe de Beaumont

Nicolas Pitau I after Pierre Mignard I, 1666

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long wavy hair, white collar and dark robe, with inscription and coat of arms.

Thierry Bignon

Nicolas Pitau I after Philippe de Champaigne

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a dark clerical robe, with Latin inscription and coat of arms below.

Pierre le Moyne

Francois de Poilly I after Philippe de Champaigne

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with curly hair in a dark coat and white collar, with a coat of arms below.

Nicolas Parfait

Nicolas de Poilly after Claude Lefebvre, 1666

Engraved oval portrait of a young man with curly hair and lace collar, framed by laurel and ribbon ornament with royal arms b

Louis XIV

Peter Ludwig van Schuppen after Wallerant Vaillant, 1660

Engraved oval portrait of a man in clerical robes with a cross pendant, Latin inscription and coat of arms below.

Michel Colbert

Peter Ludwig van Schuppen after Claude Lefebvre, 1680

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curly hair and lace collar, with a coat of arms below.

Langlois de Blancfort

Peter Ludwig van Schuppen, 1675

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long hair and mustache, in armor and lace collar, with a coat of arms below.

Charles de Houel de Morainville

Peter Ludwig van Schuppen after Pieter van Mol, 1668

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled wig and white collar, inside an ornate frame with a coat of arms.

Nicolas Le Camus

Peter Ludwig van Schuppen after Pieter van Mol, 1678