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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Black chalk portrait of a seated man in a frock coat and cravat, with white highlights, on tan paper.

Victor-Auguste de Saint-Rémy

Théodore Chassériau, 1850

Watercolor and ink drawing of a drover leading two oxen pulling a cart under a cloudy blue sky with birds.

Drover with Oxen Pulling a Cart

Théodore Chassériau, 1840

Pencil portrait sketch of a dark-haired man in a coat and cravat, resting one hand on a chair.

Auguste Ottin

Théodore Chassériau, 1833

Rear view painting of a carved cigar store figure in a turban, red patterned jacket, green sash and full skirt.

Cigar Store Figure

Mina Lowry, c. 1937

Watercolor of a painted wooden figure in a crown and long robe, holding a staff, standing on a wooden base.

Commemorative Figure

Henry Murphy, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a carved wooden toy soldier in tan coat and black shako holding a rifle, on a green base.

Carved Soldier

Samuel W. Ford, c. 1939

Drawing of a painted wooden soldier figure in a tricorn hat, raising a sword, standing on a red-patterned drum base.

Revolutionary Soldier

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Engraving of a crowned female saint on clouds holding a sword and palm frond, with a broken wheel at her feet.

Saint Catherine in the Clouds

Peter Paul Rubens

Gouache drawing of a seated painted wooden woman figure in a dark dress with red and yellow trim, raising one hand.

Seated Woman

Mina Lowry, c. 1936

Watercolor of a black carved wooden head with red painted lips on a rough wooden base, c. 1940.

Head of a Negro

Mina Lowry, c. 1940

Etching of Saint Sebastian tied to a tree with arrows, an angel offering a wreath above, and a distant town.

Saint Sebastian

Willem Panneels

Watercolor of a carved tavern figure with a gilded smiling face, black tricorn hat, red neckcloth and brown coat with folded

Tavern Figure

Henry Murphy, 1935/1942

Painted study of a dark leather fire bucket with a hinged handle, with a small pencil sketch of the same object in the corner

Leather Fire Bucket

Mina Lowry, c. 1936

Drawing of a tapered leather water bucket with an iron handle, shaded in graphite on a cream background.

Leather Water Bucket

Alexander Anderson, c. 1938

Painted study of a red leather fire bucket with metal rivets, carrying handle, and a gold numeral 4 on its side.

Fire Bucket

John Cooke, 1938

Pencil and wash drawing of an ornate metal fireman's trumpet with embossed base, decorative bands and ring handles.

Fireman's Trumpet

Florence Hastings, c. 1937

Painted study of a green-gray faceted fire hydrant with a chain and side nozzle against a beige background.

Fire Hydrant

Mina Lowry, c. 1936

Pencil drawing of a long fire shovel with a twisted braided handle and flat scooped blade on a pale background.

Fire Shovel

Eva Perry, c. 1941

Watercolor of a long-handled flue shovel with a wooden shaft, looped iron top, and rust-colored square blade on cream paper.

Flue Shovel

John Cooke, c. 1937

Perspective drawing of a rectangular mosaic floor with a central white field, red and blue borders, scrolling foliage and a g

Marble Mosaic Floor

Ellen Duncan, c. 1936

Watercolor design of a rectangular mosaic doorstep with scrolling foliate motifs, a central medallion, and a geometric border

Mosaic Pattern in Doorstep

Ellen Duncan, c. 1936

Watercolor of an iron flambeau torch basket on a long curved wooden handle, set against a plain cream background.

Flambeau

Ivar Julius, c. 1937

Engraved landscape with a seated figure by a river, tall pines on both sides, and a winged figure on a cloud above distant mo

Jupiter in a Landscape

Crescenzio Onofri, 1696

Engraving of a woman in a canopied bed as a maid draws back curtains and an attendant kneels nearby, 1774.

Le lever

Antoine-Louis Romanet, 1774

Watercolor of a brown wooden fish net mending tool with a looped handle and forked end on a pale background.

Fish Net Mender

Dorothee L. Bates, c. 1940

Engraving of a servant with a chocolate tray and a reclining woman in a turban beside a canopied bed and small dog.

Le bain

Antoine-Louis Romanet, 1774

Engraving of a young woman with flowers in her hair blowing a kiss beside a curtain and a flowering plant in a vase.

Augustin de Saint-Aubin after Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Le baiser envoyé, 1771, NGA 2985

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1771

Etching of a nude woman seated in a rustic wooden interior, attended by women in headscarves and cloth.

Le lever de la mariee russe

Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Painted study of a carved wooden chest with iron hinges, a side handle, and floral oval panels on a cream background.

Chest

Elizabeth Curtis, c. 1936

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cravat, labeled J.J. Rousseau, below a ruled border.

Frontispiece: J.J. Rousseau

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1777