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National Gallery of Art

10,104 works

Watercolor still life of red and orange zinnias in a glass vase beside a blue dish with lemons and a peach.

Zinnias and a Blue Dish with Lemons

Charles Demuth, 1924

Ink and white chalk drawing on blue paper of a cavalier lying on the ground, with hat, sword and boots visible.

A Cavalier Lying on the Ground

Jan Both, c. 1640

Pen and brown wash drawing of a symmetrical wall design with a crowned coat of arms, twisted columns, two muscular figures, a

An Architectural Wall Design in Honor of Henry IV, the Gallic Hercules

Antonio Tempesta or Agostino Ciampelli, c. 1600

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate ceiling design with a dome, trellis patterns, garlands, and seated figures in scrollwork.

An Elaborate Ceiling with Trellises and Seated Figures

Jean Bérain, c. 1700

Drawing of a seated shepherdess with a dog and a flock of sheep grazing in a meadow beneath trees and a cloudy sky.

The Shepherdess

Charles Émile Jacque, c. 1869

Brown ink drawing of putti dissecting an eye on a table while an elderly bearded man watches beside columns and books.

Elderly Man Watching Putti Dissect an Eye

Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1613

Etching of a youth leaning on a large urn among classical ruins, with standing figures, a reclining man, a shield and a sword

Seated Youth Leaning against an Urn

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1740/1743

Etching of the goat-legged Pan overwhelmed by three winged putti in a wooded landscape, signed A. C. fecit 1692.

Pan Overcome by Putti

Antoine Coypel, 1692

Saint Jerome

Pietro Rotari after Antonio Balestra, 1725

Etching of three nude flying putti among clouds, one holding a billowing drape, with birds in the sky at right.

Three Flying Putti

Etched allegory showing a seated figure, an hourglass, a draped curtain, a column and a tree in a loose landscape.

Allegory of Vanity

Engraved vignette with two robed saints holding a key and a sword, flanking a papal tiara and crossed keys above a blank cart

Vignette for a Book Dedicated to Pope Urban VII

after Sir Peter Paul Rubens Anonymous, 1613/1646

Engraved printer's device with a curly-haired head, a laurel-wrapped globe, cornucopias of fruit, and the inscription FOVET E

Printer's Device for Jan van Keerbergen: Vignette for Biblia Cum Glossa Ordinaria

Hans Collaert the Younger, 1617

Engraved title vignette with two eagles flanking a crowned coat of arms, framed by fruit garlands, flowers and a sunburst.

Vignette for Title Page of Balthasar Cordier, Catena Patrum Graecorum in Sanctum Ioannem

Cornelis Galle I after Sir Peter Paul Rubens, 1630

Bedouin Women

John Singer Sargent, 1890-1891

Pen and watercolor fantasy of a grand ancient mausoleum with columns, statues, lions and an arched gateway in the distance.

Architectural Fantasy of a Magnificent Ancient Mausoleum

Giuseppe Borsato, 1815

Watercolor of a forest waterfall with two men on a rocky bank, one in a top hat pointing toward the falls.

View of the Second Falls on the Sawkill River

John Rubens Smith, 1840

Brown wash drawing of a crowd gathering water from a rock, with jars, kneeling figures and a collapsed nude figure at left.

Moses Drawing Water From the Rock

Brown wash drawing of a bearded Moses pointing upward as nude figures writhe and reach toward him amid serpents.

Moses and the Brazen Serpent

Pen and wash drawing of an elderly man gesturing to a revelling crowd with wreathed women in a colonnaded hall.

Noah's Warning about the Coming Flood Goes Unheeded

Ink and wash drawing of Moses and Aaron before a seated Pharaoh, with serpents coiled on the ground and onlookers behind.

Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh, with the Rods Turned into Serpents

Sepia etching of sailing boats tossed by rough waves beside a stone pier, with a distant town on the horizon.

Calais Pier

Francis Seymour Haden after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1874

Pen and grey wash sketch of a hunting party on horseback and with dogs resting near a statue on a pedestal, with hills behind

An Elegant Hunting Party Resting by a Fountain

Pieter Bout, 1685

Watercolor of a wooded ravine with a waterfall over rocks, a stream in the foreground, and a small figure standing at left.

Waterfall in the Dingle at Badger Hall

Peter De Wint, 1841

Watercolor landscape of a country road with a horse cart, trees, and a distant castle with towers under a hazy sky.

Landscape

Etching of a bearded man with a lantern beside a ram skull, dog, rooster, and a bust among trees.

Diogenes Searching for an Honest Man

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1640/1647

Watercolor of a horse and cart and rider on a wide sandy beach, with surf, cliffs, and a distant castle under cloudy skies.

Travelers on the Sands near Redcar

Peter De Wint, 1838

Print of David playing a harp before a seated king Saul, surrounded by attendants, soldiers and a dog in an interior.

David Playing the Harp before Saul

Frans Floris, 1555

Colored drawing of an ice skate in side view, with a wooden sole, toe spike, and a long curved steel blade.

Ice Skate

Margaret Stottlemeyer, 1937

Drawing of a red decorated plate with a cream bird, flowering branch, and spiral border, with a small bowl in the corner.

Pa. German Dish

Margaret Stottlemeyer, 1936