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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Ink and white-heightened drawing of a nude woman bathing while two bearded elders lean toward her beside a fountain.

Susanna and the Elders

Attributed to Sebald Beham

I.F.A. Brunet de Neuilly

Charles-Nicolas Cochin II

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly man in a plumed hat and fur-trimmed coat, labeled Fontenelle.

Fontenelle

Pierre Gabriel Langlois after Guillaume Voiriot after Jean-Jacques Forty, in or after 1796

Etched self-portrait of a man with curled wig and cravat, framed in a stone niche with ivy and an urn below.

Self-Portrait

Antoine de Marcenay de Ghuy

Edme-Sebastien Jeaurat

Pierre Francois Martenasie after Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, 1759

Engraved oval portrait of a man with powdered hair and a star-shaped order badge, in an ornate decorative frame.

Louis XVI, King of France

Antoine Louis Romanet after Joseph Siffred Duplessis, 1783

Charles-Georges Coqueley de Chaussepierre

Jean Francois Rousseau after Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, 1780

Antoine De Parcieux

Augustin de Saint-Aubin after Charles-Nicolas Cochin I, 1771

Charles Le Brun

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1805

Prosper Jolyot de Crebillon

Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Charles Henri de Heineken

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1770

Engraved oval portrait of Jacques Delille in a wig, framed by grapevine and laurel, with a beehive and trumpet, 1777.

Jacques Delille

Vincenzo Vangelisti after André Pujos, 1777

Pen drawing of a classical temple facade with tall Corinthian columns, an inscribed entablature, and small figures in the for

The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina

Francesco Piranesi

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a woman's head with windswept wavy hair, turned to the side, dated 1609.

Head of a Siren

Hendrick Goltzius, 1609

Black and white woodcut print of a reclining female nude on striped bedding, with a dark textured background.

Reclining Nude

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1907

Black ink print on yellow paper showing two stylized dancing figures with bold, expressive outlines.

Dancing Couple (Tanzpaar)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1909

Colored woodcut of a reclining woman in red and a standing man in yellow and blue against a bold, angular background.

Russian Dancers

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1909

Three nude women seated among red stones, drawn in pink, red and blue with bold black outlines on a light ground.

Three Bathers by Stones

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1913

Pen and brown ink sketch of a winding road beside a river, with trees, distant hills and two small figures.

Road along a Winding River

Nicolas Poussin, c. 1648?

Etching of the Baptism of Christ beside a river, with a walled town, large trees and distant hills under clouds.

The Baptism of Christ, Set in a Mountainous Landscape

Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi ?

Sepia etching of a seated woman in a white headwrap resting on a pedestal, with a turkey beside her.

Juno

Angelica Kauffmann, 1770, published 1780

Hand-colored woodcut of the Madonna and Child enthroned between two saints, one a bishop, one crowned in red robes.

The Madonna and Child Enthroned, with Saints Corbinian and Sigismund

Unknown artist, 1492

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a young girl in a large dark hat with a yellow brim and an orange coat.

Little Girl with a Large Hat

Gwen John, probably 1915/1920

Etched print of a mounted rider with a banner and a cupid beside a shield, with a distant city skyline.

Il Tedeschino

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of a saint and angels in clouds above a cavalry battle on a plain before a walled city with domes.

Saint Prosper

Stefano Della Bella, possibly 1652

Brown ink and wash drawing of a costumed wedding ceremony with a handshake, altar fire, and cheering crowd.

The Marriage of Europe and China

Pietro Antonio Novelli, c. 1760

Etching of a tree cluster beside rocks on a hillside, with two small figures on a rise and hatched clouds above.

Bouquet d'arbres aux rochers (Stand of Trees with Rocks)

Henri Harpignies, 1847

Black and white chalk drawing on blue paper of a bearded man's head turned sideways, resting on a faint platter outline.

Head of Saint John the Baptist

Francesco Marmitta, 15th century

Red leather book cover with gilt title IGNIS and brass corner clasps, showing wear and scuffing.

Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis)

Joris Hoefnagel, c. 1575/1590s

Hand-painted title page with gilded frame, ribbons and the Latin title Animalia Rationalia et Insecta, with a flame cartouche

Title Page

Joris Hoefnagel, c.1575/1590s

Two moths in an oval border: a brown moth with blue-banded wings above and an olive hawk moth with red hindwings below.

Blue Underwing Moth and Spurge Hawk Moth (plate 25 from Ignis)

Joris Hoefnagel, c.1575/1590s

Pale aged sheet with a single brown ink oval outline in the center, empty inside, with the numeral IV at the left.

Plate 4: Empty Oval

Joris Hoefnagel, c.1575/1590s

Watercolor plate showing seven insects, including beetles, a grasshopper, a white butterfly and a bee, inside a gold oval bor

Plate 67: Seven Insects, Including a White Butterfly and a Bee

Joris Hoefnagel, c.1575/1590s

Painted plate of two wasps and a pill bug within a gold oval border, with red Latin inscription above.

Plate 71: Two Wasps and a Pill Bug

Joris Hoefnagel, c.1575/1590s

Worn red leather book cover with gold-stamped word TERRA, gilt border and brass corner clasps.

Animalia Qvadrvpedia et Reptilia (Terra)

Joris Hoefnagel, c. 1575/1590s

Red leather book cover with gold tooled border, brass corner clasps, and the gilt word AQVA at center.

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva)

Joris Hoefnagel, c. 1575/1590s

Watercolor of numbered flatfish and other fish swimming on blue water inside a gold oval border, with Roman numeral XXXIII.

Plate 33: Sole and Other Flatfish with Bandfish(?)

Joris Hoefnagel, c.1575/1590s

Painting of doves and pigeons on a branch, beams and a tiled roof, with Latin inscriptions in an oval frame.

Plate 66: Doves and Pigeons

Joris Hoefnagel, c.1575/1590s

Head of an Old Man (recto)

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1631

Red chalk drawing of a grand arched bridge with an equestrian statue, figures on the parapet, and soldiers and pavilions belo

Architectural Fantasy with a Triumphal Bridge

Hubert Robert, c. 1760

Woodcut of a woman in ornate dress holding a platter with a severed head, with a castle and hills behind her.

Salome

Hans Baldung Grien, c. 1511/1512

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude man turned away, warming his hands at a small brazier beside him.

A Young Man Warming Himself at a Brazier

Gaetano Gandolfi

Watercolor of a rocky valley with a stone arched bridge over a river, cottages, autumn trees, and steep cliffs.

A View of Dovedale

John Glover, c. 1825

Engraving of the Virgin Mary nursing the infant Christ while seated on a crescent moon, with radiating rays and stars.

The Madonna on the Crescent

Albrecht Dürer, 1510/1511

Pen and ink study sheet with four figures: two winged angels among clouds, a standing woman, and a seated woman in prayer.

Studies for an Annunciation [recto]

Palma il Giovane

Pen and brown ink drawing of a nude man seen from behind, standing with one arm extended, by Jacopo Palma il Giovane.

Nude Man Seen from Behind [verso]

Palma il Giovane

Etching of a busy street with a crowded fish shop under an awning, with figures and tenement windows above.

The Fish Shop, Busy Chelsea

James McNeill Whistler, 1886

Red chalk drawing of a young girl with curled hair and a cloth headdress, gazing upward.

A Young Girl Looking Upward

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, c. 1778

Watercolor drawing of a violinist standing beside a seated woman and a man in a red coat at a music stand near a column.

Monsieur and Madame Blizet with Monsieur Le Roy the Actor

called Carmontelle Louis de Carrogis, c. 1765

Red chalk drawing of a poppy plant with lobed leaves and a bud at upper right, on pale paper.

Poppy in Bloom

I Jean-Baptiste Hüet, mid 1760s

Red chalk drawing of a poppy plant with ruffled leaves, open blossoms and seed pods on tall stems.

Poppies with Seed Pods

I Jean-Baptiste Hüet, mid 1760s

Red chalk drawing of a flowering plant with serrated leaves, small blossoms and grass blades on a pale sheet.

Flowering Plant with Grass

I Jean-Baptiste Hüet, mid 1760s

Red chalk drawing of a leafy plant with budding stems growing from rocks, with a second sketched plant at upper right.

Flowering Plant with Buds

I Jean-Baptiste Hüet, mid 1760s

Watercolor of a stone bridge over a waterfall in a mountain gorge, with riders on horseback and warm sunlit cliffs.

Pont Aberglaslyn

John Varley, 1812

Pen and brown ink drawing of a standing woman in a ruffled gown beside a balustrade and garden, 1734.

Portrait of a Standing Lady

John Vanderbank, 1734

Etching of small plumed cavaliers on horseback, some fighting in pairs, scattered across a pale sheet of paper.

Fighting Cavaliers

Stefano Della Bella, 1652

Etching of twenty-four plumed cavaliers on horseback arranged in an oval, several holding swords, on a pale field.

Twenty-Four Cavaliers in an Oval

Stefano Della Bella, 1652

Etching of plumed cavaliers on prancing horses, paired in sword combat, arranged in four groups across the sheet.

Cavaliers Fighting with Swords

Stefano Della Bella, 1652

Pencil sketch of a seated nude man with curly hair, one leg bent, looking toward the viewer, on tan paper with grid lines.

Hector Posing Nude

Ferdinand Hodler, 1901

Pale watercolor of a leaning tree and ivy-covered trunk beside a wooden fence and green foliage.

Trees at Beddington

Robert Hills, possibly c. 1805

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair and moustache, wrapped in a cloak and holding a rolled document, within a garland

Nicolas Poussin

Frederick II

Augustin de Saint-Aubin after Barthelemy Blaise, 1803

Catherine II

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1802

Isaac Newton

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1801