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National Gallery of Art

25,738 works

Red chalk drawing of a woman in a headscarf, head turned to the side, with sketched shoulders on pale paper.

The Artist's Wife Esther

Balthasar Denner, 1713

Daumier lithograph of a teacher at a blackboard facing an angry student gesturing while classmates look on.

Comment on devient un grand mathématicien

Honoré Daumier, 1845

Brown wash drawing of a seated nude figure in a room with stools, a dog, and onlookers beneath an arched niche.

A Quaker Sermon

Alessandro Magnasco, 1712

Satirical lithograph of a teacher watching schoolboys at gymnastics, one boy hanging upside down from a bar, one climbing a r

Comme quoi la gymnastique forme les membres...

Honoré Daumier, 1845

Pen drawing of a nude male figure beside a tree, with a river, distant domed city and arched bridge behind him.

Apollo Standing in a River Landscape

Donato Creti, 1720

Daumier lithograph of an older man gripping a grimacing young man by the hair on a city street, with onlookers nearby.

Comment on décide un jeune homme a venir...

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Grey wash drawing of a crowded oval disputation scene with robed scholars, a crowned woman, and soldiers in a classical hall.

The Disputation of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Georg Wilhelm Neunhertz, 1727

Daumier lithograph of an elderly professor showing a book to two top-hatted students beside a street bookstall with Parisian

Jeunes collégiens... lavant jusqu'a leur dictionnaire latin

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Lithograph of bathers in a wooden bathhouse; a thin man and a stout man react to heads sticking out of a tub.

Je n'y redescends plus!... je crois...

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Watercolor and ink drawing of a spring flower bouquet with tulips and crown imperial in a terracotta vase on a pedestal.

Bouquet of Spring Flowers in a Terracotta Vase

Jan van Huysum, 1720

Daumier lithograph of two bathers washing in water, one with soapy hair, with a bourgeois couple walking on the shore behind

Attention, Gargouillet, v'la le bourgeois qui passe...

Honoré Daumier, 1842

Daumier lithograph of a stout man in a top hat and undershorts walking by a riverbank beside a tree, 1842.

Un Abus de confiance

Honoré Daumier, 1842

Daumier lithograph of women and children in a wooden public bath, one woman lifting an infant, with French caption below.

Bains de Femmes

Honoré Daumier, 1841

Lithograph of a rowboat with figures in bonnets struggling in the water beside it, with a river landscape behind.

En pleine eau

Honoré Daumier, 1847

Lithograph of three women in dark bathing dress in a vaulted bathhouse, one drinking at a table, by Daumier, 1847.

Entre deux plongeons

Honoré Daumier, 1847

Daumier lithograph of cautious bathers in shallow water, one woman holding a lifebuoy and a man floating nearby.

Les Baigneuses prudentes

Honoré Daumier, 1847

Lithograph of a top-hatted man wading in a pond while reading Le Constitutionnel, framed by trees and reeds.

Ou peut conduire la lecture du Constitutionnel!

Honoré Daumier, 1845

Pen and grey wash drawing of an ornamental frame with Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist flanking an empty

Glass Design with Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist

Hans Kaspar Lang, 1595

Pen and wash drawing of a feathered-hat man seated by a tree, with onlookers, a thatched cottage and a rural landscape behind

William Tell Refusing to Honor Governor Gessler's Hat

Hans Kaspar Lang, 1620

Daumier lithograph of a worried man in a hat stepping toward a hidden wolf trap in a dark forest, 1846.

Inconvénient pour un propriétaire de ne pas...

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Lithograph of a man and woman in striped gown recoiling from a ghostly figure rising from tall grass.

Que nous sommes bêtes d'avoir une peur pareille...

Honoré Daumier, 1845

Daumier lithograph of a kneeling woman receiving a flower wreath before an official, with onlookers and a French caption belo

Comme quoi, au village, la vertu la plus grêlée...

Honoré Daumier, 1845

Loosely brushed muted scene of a crowded outdoor cafe with seated figures, women in hats, and tables with glasses.

Outdoor Cafe Scene

Maurice Prendergast, 1900

Daumier lithograph: a top-hatted gentleman watches closely as a peasant mows hay with a scythe in a field.

Quand on fait ses foins...

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Etching of sailing boats moored at a wooden dock beside weathered waterfront buildings, with reflections in calm water.

Fishing Boats Along Quay, Noank, Conn

John Wesley Beatty, 1909

Woman and a Crane (Vigilance?)

Frederick Stuart Church, 1892

Daumier lithograph of a seated couple on a terrace as a swarm of insects gathers while a man swats at them with a hat.

Avantages des terrasses italiennes...

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Print of children playing skipping rope, two girls turning a rope while a group jumps between them in warm red tones.

Skipping Rope

Maurice Prendergast, 1892

Lithograph of a sweating man with a handkerchief and watering can beside hollyhocks in a garden, by Daumier.

Je croyais que c'était plus amusant que ça...

Honoré Daumier, 1845

La Patrie en danger

Jean-François Raffaëlli, 1889

Daumier lithograph of a man in a top hat and a frightened woman in a bonnet recoiling from a frog on a path.

Une Terrible rencontre

Honoré Daumier, 1845

Print of figures in long dresses and parasols gathered around a pink carousel in a green park.

Central Park

Maurice Prendergast, 1901

Lithograph of a canopied bed with a sleeping figure, a candle, and a rooster at an open door by Honoré Daumier, 1845.

Vas-tu te taire avec tes Cocoricos...

Honoré Daumier, 1845

Etching of a busy Paris boulevard with bare trees, horse carriages, strolling pedestrians, and tall buildings under a pale sk

Le Boulevard des Italiens

Jean-François Raffaëlli, 1908

Lithograph of a rainy interior with seated figures, one dozing, looking toward a rain-streaked window.

Et dire que c'est aujourd'hui la Saint-Médard!

Honoré Daumier, 1845

Etching of a seated shepherdess with a crook, surrounded by lambs and sheep under slender trees in a pastoral landscape.

A Pastoral

Frederick Stuart Church, 1881

Green-toned etching of a mermaid with long hair riding a large seahorse across rippling water.

The Mermaid

Frederick Stuart Church, 1881

Caricature of a man in a top hat clinging to a tree as a horned bull walks past on a path.

Oh!... une bête a cornes...

Honoré Daumier, 1845

Lithograph of a man in a rage beside a tree, knocking over a picnic while seated diners react, with a top hat flying.

Désagrément de diner au trop grand air

Honoré Daumier, 1845

Lithograph of three passengers inside an omnibus: a drunk man, a dozing woman in a bonnet, and a sleeping man in a top hat.

Intérieur d'un omnibus

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Lithograph of two men playing dominoes at a tavern table while onlookers watch, with exaggerated caricatured faces.

Domino!!

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Lithograph of two men in conversation, one leaning in, with a woman reading a newspaper titled La Caricature Provisoire besid

Pas fameux? N'est-ce pas!!...

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Lithograph of two caricatured women in shawls and headscarves talking in a street, with baskets and buildings behind them.

B'en parlez pas j'suis enrubé du cerbeaux...

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Daumier lithograph of a laughing bearded man seated at a table with wine, bread and a plate, 1871.

Moi je suis ravitaillé!...

Honoré Daumier, 1871

Lithograph of a butcher offering meat to a suspicious elderly woman who sniffs it, with hanging sausages in the shop.

On flaire la marchandise... avant de la mécaniser!...

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Daumier lithograph of a bald man showing a caricature sheet to a bespectacled man in a cloak, with text columns below.

Il y a pourtant des gens qui ressemblent a ça!

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Daumier caricature of two men in top hats talking on a city street, with a page of printed text below.

Voila!... un fameux temps pour les petits pois...

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Daumier lithograph: a concierge with keys gestures at a weary tenant peering up from a stairwell doorway.

Ah! ça mais... arriverons-nous bientôt?

Honoré Daumier, 1847

Lithograph of workmen and a startled woman at a damaged staircase, with a plank and rubble, satirising landlord repairs.

Inconvénient de demander des réparations...

Honoré Daumier, 1847

Daumier lithograph of an angry tenant tearing wallpaper while movers carry a chair out of a room.

Ah! il m'a donné congé...

Honoré Daumier, 1847

Daumier lithograph of an elderly man with a candle and basket wading through a flooded room.

Inconvénient de louer... non loin d'une rivière

Honoré Daumier, 1847

Lithograph of a landlady and a boy beside a seated woman with dogs, a parrot and a cat in a cluttered room.

Je ne loue pas aux gens qui ont des enfants!

Honoré Daumier, 1847

Lithograph of a man struck in the face by a large board carried by another man in a doorway, with a fallen hat.

Ah! Excusez

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Lithograph of a snowy Paris theater queue behind an iron railing, with top-hatted men and a stern uniformed guard at left.

La Queue au spectacle

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Daumier lithograph of a cloaked man with a stick passing railings as a guard stands before a columned building.

Surveillant la Commission de Surveillance

Honoré Daumier

Daumier lithograph of two stout men by a tree, one blowing a horn, one kneeling with flowers, and a tall figure with a cane a

Le Retour de l'age d'or

Honoré Daumier, 1856

Lithograph of a man with a raised sabre confronting a seated woman at a dining table with wine and plates.

Malheureux! tu veux donc tuer le père de tes enfants?

Honoré Daumier, 1841

Daumier lithograph of two men in top hats shivering on a snowy street, one in a heavy fur-trimmed cloak, 1841.

Onze degrés centigrades!

Honoré Daumier, 1841

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled hair and white collar, framed by an inscription and a heraldic cartouche below.

J.P. Bignon

Benoît Audran the Elder

Red chalk print of a seated woman in period dress leaning on a ladder-back chair, looking downward.

Woman Playing the Guitar

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1764

Daumier lithograph of a worried man seated on a tree branch beside a noose, with a city skyline beyond the river.

Quand on est possesseur de cent actions...

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Daumier lithograph of a theater audience: one man gesturing at left, another wiping tears at right, with a crowd behind them.

Décadence du drame en 1866

Honoré Daumier, 1866

Daumier lithograph of a woman in a long dress striking a cowering servant beside a curtain in an interior, 1844.

Je t'ai déjà défendu de m'appeler maitre...

Honoré Daumier, 1844

Daumier lithograph: a top-hatted gentleman shakes hands with a ragged man as a woman and children look on.

La Carotte de l'élection

Honoré Daumier, 1844