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National Gallery of Art

14,475 works

Engraved oval portrait of Hugo Grotius in a ruff collar, with a bookshelf and verse inscription beside him.

Hugo Grotius

Rudyard Kipling

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar writing at a desk, with bookshelves and a coat of arms behind him.

Reverendi Doni: Josephi Hall Norwici Nuper Episco. (Joseph Hall, Bishop of Norwich)

Thomas Cross after Edward Marshall

Engraved portrait of a man with long curled hair beside a coat of arms, bookshelf, and dog, with Latin inscription below.

Johannis Heydon (John Heydon)

Thomas Cross, published 1662

Engraved portrait of a seated man with long curled hair writing in a book at a draped table, with bookshelf behind him.

Edward Leigh

Thomas Cross, published 1650

Engraved portrait of a man with wavy hair beside two globes, with the inscription Effigies Jonae Moore below.

Sir Jonas Moore

Thomas Cross after Henry Stone, published 1650

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair and mustache holding a quill, with coat of arms, landscape vignette, and verse bel

Francis Quarles

Engraved portrait of a young man in a cloak pointing upward, with a coat of arms, a celestial globe and a verse caption.

Wilhelmi Ramesey (William Ramsay, M.D.)

Thomas Cross, published 1653

Etching of a standing woman in a long gown and tall jester cap with bells, against a pale background.

The Bells

Fernand Khnopff, 1905

Engraved portrait of bearded clergyman Henry Smith in dark dress and ruff, seated with an open book and raised hand.

Mr. Henry Smith

Thomas Cross, probably 1660

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark robe with his hand on a skull, framed by Latin inscriptions and rays of light.

Benjamin Spenser (?)

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long wavy hair and a collar, with an inscribed verse below the image.

Sir George Wharton

Oval engraved portrait of a long-haired man with moustache and tasselled collar, with a verse printed below.

Sir George Wharton

Thomas Cross, published 1657

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long hair and lace collar, framed by a laurel wreath, with verse below.

Sir George Wharton

after Thomas Cross

Engraved bust portrait of a curly-haired man on a stone pedestal, with a landscape background and verse below.

Leonard Willan

Thomas Cross, published 1657

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a skullcap and ruff collar, with a verse inscription below.

Thomas Wilson

Thomas Cross, published 1655

Engraved title page with an armored man and a clergyman holding a shield-shaped cartouche, a sun, cherubs, a lion and a lamb.

Title Page to John Gauden's Hieraspistes

Thomas Cross, published 1653

Engraved title page with a cartouche and six allegorical scenes including figures, a globe, a book, and inscriptions.

Title Page to F. Rous' Works

Thomas Cross, published 1657

Engraved title page with Justinian bust, winged angels, armored generals Belisarius and Narses, and central text panel.

Title Page to History of the Warres of the Emperour Justinian

Thomas Cross, published 1653

Engraved title page with eight portrait busts in arched niches around a central text panel and a small desk scene.

Title Page to the Conveyancers Light

Engraved title page with an oval portrait of John Donne in a ruff collar, framed by putti, figures and architecture.

John Donne

Matthaus Merian I

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff holding a quill pen, within an oval frame with scrolls and inscriptions.

Martin Billingsley, Writing Master

John Goddard, 1651

Etched title page of Ripa's Iconologia showing robed figures, kneeling men, a ship prow, and a title cartouche.

Iconologia or Morall Emblems by Caesar Ripa

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in armor and lace collar, labeled Thomas, Earle of Arundell, Earle Marshall of Englan

Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel

Wenceslaus Hollar

Engraved print of a seated man in a ruff and feathered hat within an arched niche, with Latin inscriptions below.

Francis Bacon in a Niche

Wenceslaus Hollar

Etched oval portrait of a young boy with curly hair, lace collar and sash, with an inscription naming Prince Charles.

Charles II as Prince of Wales

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1641

Sir Thomas Cromwell

Wenceslaus Hollar after Hans Holbein the Elder

Engraving of a man in armor on a rearing horse against clouds, with an inscription naming Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex.

Robert Devereux, Third Earl of Essex

Attributed to Wenceslaus Hollar, 1642

Etched oval portrait of a bearded man in a large ruff collar and skullcap, dark doublet, within a thin border.

Henry Hastings, Fifth Earl of Huntingdon

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1636-1644

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long hair, mustache, and lace collar, with a printed caption below.

Philip Herbert, Fourth Earl of Pembroke

Wenceslaus Hollar after Sir Anthony van Dyck, 1642