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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Watercolor study of a carved wooden bust of a man with long hair, white collar and blue cloak on a plain background.

Figurehead: Pilgrim

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Painting of a carved wooden figurehead of a man with a headband and green shawl, above orange scrolled ornament on green.

Figurehead

Frank Gray, c. 1937

Hand-colored print of three hummingbirds with yellow flowers and green leaves, labeled Damophila amabilis.

Damophila amabilis (Blue-breasted Hummingbird)

Hand-colored plate of three hummingbirds feeding on pink and white orchids, one hovering with an orange tail and black throat

Lafresnaya flavicaudata (Buff-tailed Velvet-breast)

Hand-coloured plate of three hummingbirds with green and red plumage among leaves, orange flowers and a twining vine.

Eriocnemis cupreiventris (Coppery-vented Puff-Leg)

Hand-coloured print of three green hummingbirds with long bills feeding near an orange trumpet flower among tropical leaves.

Eugenia imperatrix (Empress Hummingbird)

Hand-coloured plate of three hummingbirds with rufous tails near a pink flower and green leaves on a pale background.

Lophornis chalybeus (Festive Coquette)

Red chalk sketch of the Madonna and Child with two saints and a kneeling donor, with a handwritten inscription at upper left.

The Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Anthony Abbot and a Donor

Girolamo Romanino, 1515

Red chalk drawing of a man seen from behind, wearing a turban and draped cloth, with muscular legs and back.

A Man Seen from Behind [recto]

Taddeo Zuccari, 1555

Pen and brown ink drawing of nude mythological figures and putti in an oval composition, with a sea creature below.

Mythological Figures

Taddeo Zuccari, 1561

Gilt Eagle

James Vail, c. 1936

Painted watercolor of a carved wooden eagle with outstretched wings and open beak perched on a wooden base.

Eagle

John Davis, 1935/1942

Painted study of an egg beater with wooden handle and wire whisk, with two line drawings of its parts.

Egg Beater

Ivar Julius, 1937

Two painted textile swatches on cream paper: a magenta silk with black floral motifs and a blue fabric with small white dashe

Economy Samples of Silk

Edward White, c. 1938

Painting of a rusty metal hot coal carrier with a hinged lid and long wooden handle on a pale background.

Hot Coal Carrier

Edith Miller, c. 1939

Engraving of a rocky coast with a stone arch, a wrecked ship, sailors in the surf, and a horseback rider on a path.

After the Shipwreck

Engraving of a stormy sea with wrecked ships, floating debris, a nude figure on the shore and a tower on a cliff.

The Shipwreck

Cornelis Cort, 1553

Engraving of a dense naval battle with ornate galleys, armored warriors, nude figures in the sea, and sea horses in the foreg

The Trojans Repulsing the Greeks

Giovanni Battista Scultori

Painted study of a nude carved wooden female figure with raised arm and scaly draped fabric, in muted browns and greens.

Draped Figure

Mina Lowry, c. 1937

Engraved grotesque ornament with putti, satyrs, a reclining woman, foliage and hybrid creatures in architectural framing.

Ornament

Cornelis Floris II, 1557

Engraving of the Annunciation: Mary seated at left, angel Gabriel kneeling at right, dove and cherubs in clouds above.

The Annunciation

Cornelis Cort, 1566

Engraving of a seated woman playing lute beside a deer, surrounded by musical instruments and an open songbook.

Auditus

Cornelis Cort, 1561

Painted gouache study of a crowned female statuette in blue cape and cream gown standing on a square pedestal.

Statuette (Queen Victoria)

Mina Lowry, c. 1936

Engraving of a seated woman cutting fruit from a basket beside a chained monkey, fruit bowl, and tree, 1561.

Gustus

Cornelis Cort, 1561

Painted study of a wooden horse and rider figure with a tan horse, yellow coat, red neckerchief and blue base.

Horse and Rider

Mina Lowry, c. 1939

Painted study of a seated carved wooden figure in a tricorn hat on a square pedestal, against a pale background.

Figure

Mina Lowry, c. 1938

Engraving of a crowned woman with a flower bouquet and a dog sniffing the blossoms, by Cornelis Cort, 1561.

Odoratus

Cornelis Cort, 1561

Painted study of a fisherman in a red shirt and a woman in a long patterned skirt standing together on a decorated base.

Fisherman and Woman

Mina Lowry, c. 1937

Painted portrait bust of a man in a green military coat with gold collar, red sash, and star medal on a green pedestal.

Portrait Bust

Mina Lowry, c. 1936

Engraving of a seated woman holding a bird, with a tortoise, rowboat, spider web and distant ship.

Tactus

Cornelis Cort, 1561