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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Etching of soldiers and figures beside a ruined wooden building and gnarled tree, with a rider on a distant road.

Soldier Receiving Orders from a Seated Officer

Pieter de Molijn, 1626

Etching of ruined arched buildings beside a river with cattle wading and a herdsman riding among them.

Building in Ruins at the Side of a River

Etching of houses and a ruined wall beside a river, with an arched stone bridge, a large tree, and two small figures.

Houses at the Side of a River

Etched title page with a dedicatory inscription on a pedestal, flanked by two dogs, a tree trunk and a leafy garland.

Title Page: Pedestal and a Pair of Dogs

Etching of a hilltop with ruined walls, a large tree on the left, and two figures by a river in the foreground.

Ruins on a Hilltop

Etching of dogs in a ruined arched vault, one sleeping beside a stone capital, with a wooden gate at right.

Four Dogs, One Sleeping beside a Capital

Etching of classical ruins with arches beside a river, a resting shepherd, and grazing sheep on rocky ground.

Sleeping Shepherd

Etching of two greyhounds, one standing and one lying, leashed among rocks and grasses, by Jan Fyt, 1642.

Two Greyhounds, Leashed and Facing Opposite Directions

Etching of ruined stone buildings beside a river with a man and an ox, trees on the right, and a distant arched wall.

Man and Ox in a River

Etching of a standing beagle sniffing a stone trough beside a sleeping beagle, with reeds and willow trees behind.

Two Beagles, One Sleeping

Engraved allegorical portrait of a man with a club beside a lion and rooster, with a battle scene and chariots in the backgro

Louis XIII as Hercules

Grey wash drawing of a riverscape with a waterfall, a bare tree, a cottage and a rowing boat under cloudy sky.

Riverscape with a Waterfall

Aignan-Thomas Desfriches, 1768

Grey wash drawing of a wooded landscape with peasants, a donkey, and a stone building with steps.

Landscape with Peasants before an Inn

Aignan-Thomas Desfriches, 1768

Etching of an elderly bearded man in a feathered turban and fur collar, gazing pensively to one side.

Old Man Meditating

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, c. 1762

Chiaroscuro woodcut of a seated woman reading a large book while a child holds a torch beside her.

Sibyl Reading

Unknown artist, 16th century

Engraved ornamental print of a fan-shaped headpiece with a woman's portrait medallion, a landscape scene, and small oval myth

A Headpiece in the Form of a Fan

Agostino Carracci, c. 1589/1595

Engraving of a young woman in fine dress holding an hourglass and roses, embraced from behind by a skeleton.

Young Woman and Death

Engraving of a family gathered at a table, old folks singing while young ones play pipes, with a dog and a wicker cage.

Soo D'oude Songen Soo Pepen De Jongen (As the old sing, so the young twitter)

Schelte Adams Bolswert after Jacob Jordaens, c. 1640

Etching of a dim interior with a woman holding a sleeping child beside a table under an arched window.

The Family in the Room

Ferdinand Bol, 1645

Daumier lithograph of an angry woman in white reacting to a seated woman in black holding up a caricature in an interior.

Comment! encore une caricature sur nous...

Honoré Daumier, 1844

Print of The Last Judgment with enthroned Christ, Archangel Michael weighing souls, saints above, and the resurrected and dem

The Last Judgment

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Francesco Piranesi, 1779

Charcoal portrait of a man in a dark suit and white clerical collar, turned three-quarters, against a hatched dark background

The Rt. Reverend William Lawrence

John Singer Sargent, 1916

Drawing of the Madonna and Child handing a rosary to a kneeling saint on steps, with a crowd of onlookers below.

Madonna and Child with Rosary and Saint

Abraham van Diepenbeeck

Brown wash drawing of a rider struck down under heavenly light, with horses, soldiers and a descending angel.

The Conversion of Saint Paul

Abraham van Diepenbeeck, 1640

Brown wash drawing of a river landscape with large trees, a fisherman with a long pole, and a moored boat.

Fisherman in a River Landscape

Allart van Everdingen

Wash drawing of a rocky cove with a tree-topped cliff, rowing boats with figures, and sailing ships on the water.

Figures in Rowing Boats in a Rocky Cove, Sailing Ships Beyond

Allart van Everdingen

Brown wash drawing of a large rock beside trees and a tall pine, with small figures walking on a path below.

Landscape with Large Rock

Allart van Everdingen

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate classical architectural design with a nude statue in an arch and two dogs.

Design for a Wall Decoration [recto]

Jacob Jordaens, 1640/1645

Red chalk drawing of a wide landscape with a column of mounted soldiers and a hilltop town beyond the hills.

French Troops before Salins and the Surrounding Hills

Adam Frans van der Meulen, 1668

Michael d'Aicing

Melchior Lorck, 1565

Black chalk studies of folded drapery on tan paper, with white highlights and a small red chalk accent at upper right.

Drapery Studies [recto]

Baldassare Franceschini, 1650

Graphite sketch of a bearded fisherman standing in a boat with a mast, while two children play on a shore behind him.

The Poor Fisherman (Le Pauvre pêcheur)

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1897

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a figure gazing upward with an outstretched arm, with hand studies below.

Ascension of the Magdalene

Baldassare Franceschini, 1650

Red chalk drawing of a standing female saint holding a banner, with smaller figure studies and angels sketched around her.

Female Saint Carrying a Banner [recto]

Baldassare Franceschini

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin ascending through swirling clouds, with angels and loose cloud studies around her.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Baldassare Franceschini, 1667

Pencil and red chalk sketch of the Flight into Egypt with a Virgin and Child, angels in clouds, and architectural studies.

The Flight into Egypt

Baldassare Franceschini, 1664

Pencil sketch of many small market figures, peasants with baskets, and horse-drawn carts arranged across a sheet of paper.

Studies of Market Figures

David Teniers the Younger

Red-toned circular woodcut of a robed woman raising a cup beside a seated man, with other figures and a serpent.

Circe

After Parmigianino

Etching of infant Jupiter nursed by goat Amalthea, watched by a nymph and two satyrs in a wooded landscape.

Jupiter Nourished by the Goat Amalthea

after Jacob Jordaens Remoldus Eynhoudts, 1652

Engraving of two angels leading a bearded man away from a city while women follow behind, with a tree on the left.

Lot and His Daughters Leaving Sodom

Hendrik Goltzius after Anthonie van Blocklandt, 1582

Engraved hunt scene of mounted hunters spearing wolves beneath a sunburst sky, with a horn-blowing hunter and Latin inscripti

The Wolf Hunt

Willem van der Leeuw after Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Engraving of a drunken Silenus held up by companions while a man pours from a jug under a grapevine.

Drunken Silenus

Schelte Adams Bolswert after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Engraving of the dead Christ on a white cloth, with the grieving Virgin and two angels in a rocky setting.

Virgin Supporting the Dead Christ

Schelte Adams Bolswert after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Engraving of the risen Christ with a staff above startled soldiers and sleeping guards at a rocky tomb, with angels above.

The Resurrection

Schelte Adams Bolswert after Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Engraved title page with a baroque fountain, putti, a coat of arms, and figures in turbans beside a building.

Title Page

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Engraved dedication page with a winged putto, a central coat of arms, sea creatures and a banner reading Virtutis Praemium, 1

Dedication Page

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Etching of a palace courtyard with arcaded galleries, a domed central tower, and figures, horses and dogs on the pavement.

Escorial, Spain

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Pen and wash drawing of soldiers killing infants and mothers among classical columns, with bodies on the ground.

The Massacre of the Innocents

Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, 1635

Etching of a grand Florentine palace facade with columns, statues and figures strolling on a piazza, dated 1681.

Palace, Florence

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Etching of the Borghese palace facade with a garden fountain, statue, strolling figures and sarcophagi in the foreground.

Borghese Palace and Gardens

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Etching of the Piazza di Spagna in Naples with a sailing ship, a crowd of figures, palazzi and a winged statue.

Piazza di Spagna, Naples

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Etching of a villa behind a formal garden with statues lining a tree-shaded path and small groups of people.

Villa Aquaviva

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Etching of garden statues under large trees, with a reclining bearded figure on a carved base and two small figures in front.

Gardens of Prince Mattei, Rome

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Etching of classical statues of Mercury and Flora on pedestals at a garden entrance, with trees behind and a small figure and

Statues of Mercury and Flora, Gardens of Dukedi Sora, Frascati

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Etching of a garden grotto entrance with columns, statues, urns and two walking figures in front of a terraced facade.

Grotto, Monta Tragone

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Etching of a garden path lined with statues and busts on pedestals, dense trees and hedges, with two small figures in the for

Balpoggio, Villa of Duke di Ceri

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Engraved bust portrait of John Barclay with curled hair, mustache, beard, lace collar and embroidered doublet, with Latin ins

John Barclay

Claude Mellan, 1623

Etching of a palace courtyard with a canal, arcades, statues, a central fountain, and boats with figures on the quay.

Palace and Canal, Cardinal di Ferrara, Tivoli

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Etching of a formal garden with a fountain, arcaded terrace, statues and strolling figures beside a classical palace.

Garden, Duke d'Altems

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

Engraving of a kneeling friar embracing the Christ Child on the lap of a draped woman, with angels in clouds above.

Saint Francis Adoring the Christ Child

Claude Mellan, 1598

Etching of a garden with spouting water jets, statues, arcaded walls and figures playing among the fountains under cloudy sky

Gardens of Cardinal Aldobrandini, Frascati

Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1681

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

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