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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Engraved title page with central oval portrait, putti, two side portrait medallions, and text reading Commentaire sur la Henr

Commentaire sur la Henriade

Augustin de Saint-Aubin after Clément-Pierre Marillier, 1775

Engraved oval portrait of a man with powdered curled hair and fur-collared coat, labelled S. N. H. Linguet, 1780.

Simon-Nicolas-Henri Linguet

Augustin de Saint-Aubin after Jean-Baptiste Greuze, 1780

Red chalk drawing of a weathered garden gate under trees, with a woman carrying a jar on her head on a path.

The Garden Gate

Hubert Robert, 1760/1765

Pencil drawing of a draped figure with both arms raised high, the head tilted back, robe folds in soft shading.

The Virgin Swooning [recto]

Ford Madox Brown, 1844

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a Gothic cathedral tower beside an arcaded gallery and a warm-toned wall with a gargoyle.

Tower of the Cathedral at Sens

John Ruskin, c. 1845

Printed book page in black letter with red headings and an ornate foliate initial, two columns of Middle English verse.

A Leaf from the Kelmscott Chaucer

William Morris, published 1896

Pencil sketch of a hollow-trunked tree beside a rail fence and a road leading to cottages.

Trees by a Rail Fence

Attributed to John Frederick Kensett, early 1850s

Graphite sketch of a nude winged male figure in a twisting seated pose holding a staff, on grayish paper.

Mercury

Parmigianino, c. 1523/1524

Red chalk drawing of elegant figures and a falconer gathered under a tree in an open landscape with distant hills.

A Fête Galante with Falconers

Jean-Antoine Watteau, c. 1711-1712

Colored print of hunters on horseback and a pack of hounds gathering under a large tree in the morning.

Going Out in the Morning

Thomas Rowlandson, published 1786

Hand-colored print of a fox hunt: riders tumble from horses on a hillside while hounds race across the open landscape.

The Chase

Thomas Rowlandson, published 1787

Hand-colored print of hunters on horseback and hounds surrounding a fox beneath a large tree, one rider blowing a horn.

The Death of the Fox

Thomas Rowlandson, published 1786

Hand-colored print of men in period coats raising wine glasses at a rowdy dinner, with armor statues and dogs in the room.

The Dinner

Thomas Rowlandson, 1787

A Mastiff with a Gold-Tooled Collar

Brown ink drawing of a kneeling penitent figure praying in a forest beside a cross and skull, with angels in clouds above.

Mary Magdalene Praying in the Wilderness

Johannes Wierix

Engraving of the muscular hero Hercules standing nude with a lion skin and club, with small struggling figures in a rocky lan

The Great Hercules

Hendrick Goltzius, 1589

Brown wash drawing of ruined towers on rocks above a river valley with a distant castle and windblown trees.

Ruined Towers Overlooking the Rhine

Karl Bodmer, c. 1835

Pen and brown ink study sheet showing seven draped women in varied poses, standing and reclining, some holding urns.

The Attitudes of Lady Hamilton

Pietro Antonio Novelli, 1791

Red chalk drawing of a man in a tricorn hat and curled wig, shaded against a hatched background.

Portrait of a Man in a Tricorn Hat

Georg Friedrich Schmidt

Chiaroscuro print of the Madonna with haloed head holding the Christ Child, who reaches toward a bishop holding a crozier.

Madonna and Child with a Bishop

Andrea Andreani after Alessandro Casolani, 1591

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded older man in a lace ruff collar, with inscription F. Baroche d'Urbin below.

Federico Barocci

Antoine Aubert after Jean-Baptiste Joseph Wicar after Federico Barocci

Brown ink sketch of horseback riders and a figure crossing a landscape with trees, a stream and a bridge.

Figures in a Landscape [recto]

Pen and brown ink sketch of a landscape with feathery trees, small figures in the foreground, and distant buildings.

Figures in a Landscape [verso]

Two small birds with long tails beside a textured nest among holly branches with red berries, on a pale background.

Coral Buntings and Their Nest in a Holly Tree

Harry Bright, 1878

Two goldfinches with a moss nest among white apple blossoms, one bird carrying nesting material, in a soft pale landscape.

Gold Finches and Their Nest in an Apple Tree

Harry Bright, 1878

Pen drawing of Ely Cathedral's southwest facade with tall towers, pinnacles and arched windows, with trees at left.

Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, S.W. View

John Coney, 1820

Watercolor of a white horse pulling a cart of women and children through a stream past a cottage with trees.

Children in a Cart

Myles Birket Foster

Grey wash drawing of a lake framed by trees and cliffs, with a cottage on the shore and a rowing boat in the foreground.

View of Ullswater

Pencil study of five sheep in varied poses, some facing forward and others seen from behind, on pale paper.

Five Sheep

Pencil sketch sheet of many cattle studies: standing bulls, reclining cows, and small grazing herd figures on pale paper.

Studies of Cattle

Etching of three horses in a grassy field beside a tree, with a fence and distant building on the right.

Three Horses in a Field

Pieter van Laer, 1636

Watercolor of a country lane with a woman and child, grazing sheep, autumn trees and distant hills.

Way into Abergavenny from Llanfoist

Roberto Angelo Kittermaster Marshall

Watercolor of a sunlit country lane with sheep, a woman and child, and hedgerows opening onto distant rolling hills.

Squirrel Lane, near Magham Down, Sussex

Roberto Angelo Kittermaster Marshall

Pen and gray wash drawing of Aldenham Church with a tower, gravestones, trees, and a man with a dog.

Aldenham Church, Hertfordshire

Henry Monro, 1812

Watercolor of a spring hillside with blossoming trees, grazing sheep, a figure with a dog, and a hazy valley beyond.

Spring

Joseph Rubens Powell

Watercolor of a summer field with red poppies, a girl carrying flowers, a woman on a dirt path, and hills under a pale sky.

Summer

Joseph Rubens Powell

Watercolor of a winding country road through autumn heathland, with a figure carrying a bundle and hazy hills beyond.

Autumn

Joseph Rubens Powell

Watercolor of a snowy village landscape with bare trees, a figure carrying sticks on a path, and a church tower in the distan

Winter

Joseph Rubens Powell

Watercolor street scene of a French town with an ornate medieval turret, an awning, and figures carrying baskets.

French Street Scene with a Medieval Turret

Watercolor of women washing laundry by a river beneath half-timbered houses and a tall stone tower.

Laundresses before the Wasserturm, Nuremberg

Pencil sketch of cattle walking across a field, with a small herder figure raising an arm above the herd.

Cattle

Thomas Rowlandson

Pen and wash drawing of a veiled figure in a long robe gazing upward with clasped hands in prayer.

Antique Figure

Thomas Rowlandson, 1821

Pale watercolor study of a birch tree beside a curving path, with feathery trees fading into mist on the right.

Tree Study

John Ruskin, mid-1850s

Etched portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat, seen three-quarters, with dense hatched shading.

Self-Portrait

Wilhelm Unger, c. 1880

Watercolor of a river landscape with a ruined castle on a hill, a rocky cliff, and figures in a boat.

River Landscape with a Castle

Robert Adam, 1780s

Pen and ink drawing of the Crucifixion with three crosses, soldiers with spears in the foreground, and a distant city.

The Crucifixion

Unknown artist, c. 1520

Brown and tan print of a nude Bacchus holding a wine goblet and grapes, wearing a leaf wreath, with a scorpio zodiac sign abo

Bacchus

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1595

Etching of a village with a church steeple, thatched cottages, a horse and cart, walkers on a road, and trees under a cloudy

Hesbeen

Roelant Roghman

Print of rocky cliffs above a grassy valley, with cattle and two figures beside a tall tree on the right.

An der Haidnaab

Max Josef Wagenbauer, 1806

Lithograph of a forest ravine with a waterfall, rocky cliffs, and two figures standing on a boulder.

Waldstrom bey Teissnach

Max Josef Wagenbauer, c. 1810

Pencil and wash sketch of white cliffs and a bay, with a cable rising to a clifftop telegraph house and tents.

The Laying of the Atlantic Cable at Foilhommerum Bay, Ireland

Unknown artist, 1865

Lithograph of a woman in ornate robes raising her hand to a bird, with the title Spread Thy Wings and Away above.

Spread Thy Wings and Away!

Etching of Amsterdam's Koningsplein with a large tree, canal, Munt tower and gabled houses, with people and a dog in the stre

Gezicht van't Koningsplein naar de Reguliers of Munts-Tooren, Te Amsterdam

Paulus van Liender after Jan de Beyer, 1760

Engraving of mythological women in an interior, a winged figure above, a flaming torch and spotted dogs at left.

The Daughters of Minyas

Jean Lepautre, published 1676

Etching of a woman in classical dress pointing toward a spider on a web in an interior with a bed and window.

Minerva Changing Arachne into a Spider

Jean Lepautre, published 1676

Etching of Amphion seated on a ledge playing a lyre, with ruined walls, an obelisk, and a city in the distance.

Amphion

Jean Lepautre, published 1676

Engraving of three mythological figures in a wooded landscape, one playing a pipe, within a laurel-leaf border.

Midas with Apollo and Pan

Jean Lepautre, published 1676

Engraving of a billowing funeral pyre with birds circling in smoke, a winged figure on a cloud, and a distant city.

Funeral Pyre of Memnon

Jean Lepautre, published 1676

Etching of a fallen man in rocky terrain facing a rearing sea monster, with a broken wheel nearby and a leafy border.

Hippolytus and the Sea Monster

Jean Lepautre, published 1676

Le Grand-Conde

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1800

Buffon

Augustin de Saint-Aubin after Piat Joseph Sauvage, 1798

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a curled wig and white cravat, labeled J. Racine, within a ruled border.

Jean Racine

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1806

Pen and brown ink drawing of Death with a scythe approaching a kneeling woodman beneath a large tree, with ruins in the dista

Death and the Woodman in a Coastal Landscape with Ruins

Ercole Bazicaluva

Brown chiaroscuro woodcut of the Holy Family with two saints, a seated Virgin, an infant, an ox and a lion in a landscape.

The Holy Family with Two Saints

Antonio da Trento after Parmigianino