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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Painted study of a brown leather reticule with a metal frame and pearl clasp hanging from a twisted chain.

Reticule

Marie Alain, c. 1939

Watercolor of a worn reddish-brown leather handbag with a metal frame clasp, handle, and brass hardware on a beige background

Hand Bag

Albert Allen, 1935/1942

Painted study of a burgundy satin reticule with pink embroidered blossoms and blue ribbon handle, with a small pencil sketch

Reticule

John Cooke, 1937

Watercolor drawing of a pink lattice-patterned muff with cream ruffled edges and a tied ribbon bow.

Muff

Lillian Causey, c. 1936

Three views of a black fringed parasol with curved handle, one open from below, one upright, one closed, on a cream backgroun

Parasol

Marie Alain, c. 1938

Engraving of a crowded household interior with children dancing, a spinning woman, a bagpiper, and Dutch verses in the margin

The Dissolute Household

Engraving of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child beside an elderly man, with young John the Baptist at lower left.

Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and the Young John the Baptist

Orazio di Santis, 1568

Watercolor drawing of a long-stemmed tobacco pipe with a rounded bowl and curved ivory-colored mouthpiece on a pale backgroun

Pipe

John Hall, c. 1940

Pencil and watercolor drawing of antique spectacles and a handled eyeglass, signed Cora Parker, c. 1938.

Spectacles

Cora Parker, c. 1938

Painted drawing of gold-toned spectacles with octagonal lenses and thin wire earpieces on a cream background.

Spectacles

William High, c. 1937

Pencil and watercolor drawing of spectacles with green lenses and metal frames on a cream background.

Spectacles with Green Lenses

Herbert Marsh, c. 1936

Watercolor drawing of red horsehair jewelry: a flower brooch with tassels, a rosette bracelet, and a pair of drop earrings.

Horsehair Jewelry

William High, c. 1937

Engraved half-length portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and lace collar, with the name Petrus Stevens below.

Petrus Stevens

Lucas Vorsterman the Elder, 1626

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a lace collar and dark cloak, hand resting on a sword hilt, against a stone wall.

Deodatus del Mont

Lucas Vorsterman the Elder, 1626

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruffled collar, seated beside a column, hands crossed in his lap.

Pieter de Jode the Elder

Lucas Vorsterman the Elder, 1626

Painted design study of an ornate gold brooch set with pink and green stones, with its inscribed reverse below.

Brooch

Ellen Duncan, c. 1936

Watercolor study of a pink cameo brooch with a seated woman and tree, plus back and side view drawings.

Cameo Brooch

Frederick Jackson, c. 1937

Watercolor design of an ornate gold brooch with a star medallion, filigree scrollwork and hanging spike pendants on cream pap

Brooch

Edward White, c. 1936

Watercolor study of a mottled amber and red tortoiseshell-style hair comb with a scalloped crown and long teeth.

Comb

Cora Parker, c. 1940

Painted study of hair jewelry: a woven hair necklace, drop earrings with gold fittings, and enlarged mesh swatches.

Hair Jewelry

Douglas Campbell, c. 1940

Watercolor of a floral hair ornament arranged in a curve inside a gold rope-edged oval frame on cream paper.

Hair Ornament

Douglas Campbell, c. 1940

Hand-colored print of two dapple-gray horses galloping, one ridden by a man in a red coat across an open field.

Two Dapple-Gray Horses Exercising (Deux chevaux gris pommele que l'on promene)

Léon Cogniet, 1822

Etching of five decorated porcelain pieces: two bowls, a central plate with a rooster and peonies, a cup with a bird, and a c

Five Pieces of China

Jules Ferdinand Jacquemart

Etching of tropical plants, large banana leaves and foliage framing a marsh and pond beneath an open sky.

Greenhouse Plants

Jules Ferdinand Jacquemart, 1863

Etching of sailboats on calm water under a dark, approaching storm sky with a rowboat in the foreground.

The Storm's Approach

Jules Ferdinand Jacquemart

Watercolor design of a round gold jewelry piece with a deep red garnet center and beaded gold border on pale paper.

Garnet Earring

Edward White, c. 1936

Pastel drawing of sailing boats silhouetted on calm water under a rose and grey sunset sky.

A Seascape at Sunset

Ernest Ange Duez, 1880

Pen drawing of a woman playing piano while a seated man in a suit looks toward her, with flowers and a framed picture in the

"--And mist or glim, I'd sail with him, if he would sail with me--"

George Du Maurier, 1865

Watercolor of a red coral bead necklace with a silver crucifix pendant decorated with star motifs, on a pale background.

Coral Beads and Crucifix

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1937

Pen and brown ink sketch of a reclining classical sculpture with a man in a top hat in the foreground, with handwritten notes

The Ilyssus!

George Du Maurier, 1880