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National Gallery of Art

25,756 works

Etching of a riverside town with two round towers, timber buildings, small boats, figures on the bank, and trees.

Town on a River Bank with Two Round Towers

Nicolas Pérignon, 1770

Engraved battle scene of a general on a rearing horse raising a sword, with smoke, fallen soldiers and burning buildings.

A General on Horseback (Charles of Lorraine)

Jan van Huchtenburgh, late 17th/early 18th century

Etching of a thatched farmhouse with a dovecote among trees, a seated figure on a path, and birds in the sky.

House with a Dovecote in a Rolling Landscape

Nicolas Pérignon, 1770

Engraving of a horseman firing a pistol in battle, with rearing horses, a fallen soldier and smoke in the background.

A Horseman Shooting a Turk from His Horse

Jan van Huchtenburgh

Etching of a river landscape with figures in a boat, leaning trees on the left, and a chapel on a distant hill.

River Landscape with Figures and a Boat at Water's Edge

Nicolas Pérignon, 1768

Engraving of Christ crucified with raised arms, surrounded by angels, a skeleton with scythe, and a distant town below.

Christ on the Cross

after Sir Peter Paul Rubens Paulus Pontius, 1631

Etching of a rustic stone cottage with two men seated at its doorway, with ruined walls and trees behind.

A Cottage with Two Men Seated at the Doorway

Nicolas Pérignon, 1770

Engraving of women dancing in a circle under an oak tree hung with garlands, in a wooded landscape.

Dance of the Dryades

after Pierre Milan after Rosso Fiorentino Anonymous

Engraving of a domed temple dedicated to Aesculapius with columns, a central statue, smoke and small figures in a garden sett

A Temple Dedicated to Aesculapius, for the "Chinea" Festival

Giuseppe Vasi, 1771

Pen and ink sketch of a rocky landscape with cliffs, trees, and a pool of water.

Landscape

Rodolphe Bresdin, probably c. 1858

Etched frontispiece with Italian dedication text framed by scrollwork, reclining figures, and armor, by Antonio Tempesta.

Frontispiece: Dedication to Pietro Strozzi

Antonio Tempesta

Engraved print of a domed classical temple dedicated to Peace with statues, flags, and a carriage, by Giuseppe Vasi, 1773.

A Temple Dedicated to Peace, for the "Chinea" Festival

Giuseppe Vasi, 1773

Etching of armored horsemen charging in battle, with a fallen soldier in the foreground and spears massed on hills behind.

Cavalry Engagement

Antonio Tempesta

Etching of horsemen with spears and dogs attacking a pack of animals among rocks and a bare tree.

A Bear Hunt

Jean Jacques Flipart

Engraving of a grand triumphal bridge with arches, columns, statues and flags, with carriages and boats on the water below.

A Triumphal Bridge Adorned with Relics of the City of Ercolano

Giuseppe Vasi, 1755

Etching of a cavalry battle with armored horsemen, war elephants with archers, and a torch-bearing leader in the foreground.

Cavalry Attack on a Walled Fortress

Antonio Tempesta

Etching of mounted soldiers watching a battle with archers and infantry below a walled city on a rocky hill.

Battle Scene with Cavalry Observing from a Hill

Antonio Tempesta

Etching of a battle with two armored riders on rearing horses fighting in front of a walled city and advancing troops.

Battle Scene with Two Horses Attacking Each Other

Antonio Tempesta

Pen and wash drawing of the Man of Sorrows with Mary, John, angels and cherubs in a landscape.

Mary and John before the Man of Sorrows

Hans von Kulmbach, 1514

Etched print of armored cavalry charging over trampled soldiers and shields in a crowded battle scene.

Cavalry Charge with Soldiers and Horses Trampled

Antonio Tempesta

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded standing apostle holding a book, with draped robes and bare feet on reddish paper.

A Standing Apostle Holding a Book

Hans von Kulmbach, 1510

Engraving of a battle with armored cavalry on horses and spear-carrying infantry, with fallen horse and figure in foreground.

Battle between Cavalry and Infantry

Antonio Tempesta

Etching of a cavalry charge with armored riders, lances and shields, horses falling in the foreground, and soldiers fleeing a

Cavalry Attack with Soldiers Fleeing

Antonio Tempesta

Engraving of soldiers storming a walled city with ladders as defenders fight from circular towers under a large banner.

The Taking of Cartagena

Georg Pencz after Giulio Romano

Reddish-brown print of men lowering Christ's body from a cross while mourning figures kneel below on a hillside.

The Descent from the Cross

Ugo da Carpi after Raphael

Engraving of an angel with a figure beside a vision of a grand city of palaces and towers, with ships on a river at right.

The Angel Shows Saint John the New Jerusalem

Jean Duvet, 1546/1556

Engraving of robed men reacting in a stone temple as a winged figure glows above a pedestal, with fallen figures in the foreg

The Ark of the Lord in the Temple of Dagon

Battista Franco Veneziano

Etched print of a 17th-century council chamber with seated councillors at a table and standing figures beneath a canopy.

Charles II with His Council

Unknown artist, published 1660

Engraving of a marble vase with classical figures in the Medici Gardens, with a seated boy, cypresses and an obelisk.

The Vase of the Medici

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Etching of a classical temple with columns on the right, cattle and herders in a field, and ruins beyond.

Temple of Antonius and the Campo Vaccino

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Etching of the Arch of Constantine with ruins behind it, grazing sheep and cattle, and a standing shepherd in the field.

Arch of Constantine

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Etching of ruined Corinthian columns of the Temple of Concord with figures and children in the foreground and Roman buildings

Temple of Concord and Roman Forum

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Etching of two riders on horseback passing a herd of sheep and goats beneath a large tree on a rocky hillside.

Two Riders Passing Near a Herd of Animals

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Etching of a peasant woman on horseback with a child beside a large tree, cattle, and a shepherd with sheep in the distance.

Peasant Woman on Horseback with a Child in Her Arms

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Three Lion Heads

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1649

Mezzotint of a woman in a pale silk gown holding a flower wreath beside trees, with a cloudy sky and garden path.

Jane (Fleming), Countess of Harrington

Valentine Green after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1780

Hand-colored 1789 print of a formal dining room scene with a man in blue greeting another man as seated diners watch.

L'agriculture consideree, le Comte de Veaux

Jean-Baptiste Morret after Antoine-François Sergent, 1789

Lithograph of a turbaned man resting against a rock beside a saddled horse, with palm trees and a city in the distance.

A Mameluck Resting

Engraving of the Madonna and Child in a Gothic arch with a kneeling abbot and scroll, framed by ornate foliate border.

The Madonna and Child with the Abbot Ludwig von Churchwalden

Wolfgang The Goldsmith after Master E.S., 1477

Pen and ink sketches of a hooded figure, a standing nude, a reclining draped figure, and faint pencil head studies on tan pap

Studies for Christopher Columbus

Eugène Delacroix

Two Camel Heads [recto]

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1649

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a standing man in a long wig and fur-trimmed robe, leaning on a ledge.

A Venetian Procurator of San Marco [recto]

Alessandro Longhi or Pietro Longhi

Print of a young man in a velvet hat leaning over a chair back, looking over his shoulder toward the viewer.

Self-Portrait

Wallerant Vaillant

Brown wash drawing of mounted hunters with spears chasing a lion beside a large tree, with faint grid lines.

The Lion Hunt

Vicencio Carducho

David with the Head of Goliath

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, c. 1655

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded tempter offering a stone to a seated long-haired figure beneath a rocky cave.

The Temptation of Christ in the Desert

Felipe Gomez de Valencia, probably 1676

Engraving of a crowded wedding banquet with servants pouring wine into stone jars in a hall with arches and a coffered ceilin

The Marriage at Cana

Odoardo Fialetti after Jacopo Tintoretto

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

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

Allart van Everdingen

Engraved full-length portrait of a man in ruff and patterned doublet, with a battle scene and coat of arms behind him.

Stanislaw Sobocki (?)

Hendrick Goltzius, 1583

Etched landscape with dense forest, two deer, a stream, and a group of women near rocks beneath a cloudy sky.

Birth of Adonis

Herman van Swanevelt

Etching of a forest landscape with tall trees, a chariot with cupid at left, and sleeping figures at right.

Venus Abducting Adonis

Herman van Swanevelt

Etching of a wooded landscape with a group of women with spears on a path, a standing figure with a child, and distant mounta

Venus Offering Diana a Choice between Cupid and Adonis

Herman van Swanevelt

Etching of a forest landscape with Venus, Adonis, hunting dogs, and a cupid near a lake and mountains.

Venus and Adonis Hunting

Herman van Swanevelt

Etching of a forest scene where a wild boar approaches a fallen hunter as dogs gather beside a large gnarled tree.

Death of Adonis

Herman van Swanevelt

Engraved landscape with a large tree, mourning figures beside a hound, and distant mountains under clouds.

Venus Lamenting over Adonis' Death

Herman van Swanevelt

Etching of a rocky gorge with towering boulders, sparse plants, and two birds flying through the sky between cliffs.

Gorge in the Rocks (Gorge dans les rochers)

Félix Bracquemond after Jules Laurens, 1855/1856

Bust of an Old Man in Profile, Facing Right

Salomon Koninck, 1638

Graphite sketch of a bishop, kneeling figure, standing youth and angels with loose clouds on pale paper.

Madonna and Child with Saints Gimignano, John the Baptist, George and Peter Martyr

Woman Carrying a Tray

Master F. P., 1527/1530

Pen and wash drawing of a haloed figure gesturing to kneeling men before classical columns and a landscape.

Joseph Revealing Himself to His Brothers in Egypt

Studio of Pier Francesco Mola, c. 1655

Woodcut of the Virgin seated under a tasseled canopy, holding the naked Christ child on her lap.

The Holy Family Under a Canopy

Etching of a farmhouse kitchen with a woman tending a hearth, a chicken, vegetables, and hanging laundry.

Interior of a Farmhouse

Jules Dupré, 1833

Pencil sketch on tan paper of several women in long coats and hats, with small head studies above.

Figure Studies [recto]

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Pencil figure studies on tan paper: standing men and women, a hatted woman, and several small head sketches.

Figure Studies [verso]

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen