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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Brown-toned chiaroscuro print of a crowded classical martyrdom scene with a seated ruler, soldiers, and a flying angel.

The Martyrdom of Saints Peter and Paul [recto]

Antonio da Trento after Parmigianino, c. 1530

Pen and wash drawing of a woman in a bonnet leaning on a ledge beside starched linen, a birdcage, and a vine.

Nancy Cock - Clear Starcher

Thomas Rowlandson, c. 1815

Pencil drawing of a grand multi-story palace facade across a square with carriages and small figures in the foreground.

Palazzo della Consultà

Francesco Piranesi

Louis-Rene de Caradeuc de la Chalotais

Pierre Etienne Moitte after Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, 1764

Guillaume Coustou

Augustin de Saint-Aubin after Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, 1770

Charles Duclos

Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, 1763

Charles Jean Francois Henault

Charles-Etienne Gaucher after Charles-Nicolas Cochin II

Red chalk drawing of three overlapping female heads at different angles with curly hair on pale paper.

Three Feminine Heads

Parmigianino, c. 1522/1524

Sepia drawing of a standing woman with a flower wreath, holding a white blossom, in a draped flowing gown.

Ariadne

Edward Burne-Jones, 1863/1864

Engraving of women weaving and spinning at looms in a columned hall, with dogs lying on the floor.

Penelope and Her Maids Weaving

after Francesco Primaticcio Master FG, c. 1545

Red chalk drawing of elegant figures in a garden with a classical pavilion, trees, and cherubs above.

The Divertissement from Voltaire's "La princesse de Navarre"

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1745

Pen and brown ink sketch of classical figures gathered around an urn, with hatched shading on draped forms.

Classical Figures Gathered around an Urn

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1724/1729

Engraving of an elderly bearded man writing at a desk with a quill, a book stand and inkwell beside him, and a lion at lower

Saint Jerome

Jacopo de' Barbari, c. 1501/1504

Watercolor drawing of tiny fairies examining framed artworks in a gallery with placards naming Raphael, Titian, and Rembrandt

Fairy Connoisseurs Inspecting Mr. Frederick Locker's Collection of Drawings

George Cruikshank, 1867

Etching of tiny fairies inspecting artworks labeled Raphael, Titian, Hogarth and Rembrandt in an ornate gallery room.

Fairy Connoisseurs Inspecting Mr. Frederick Locker's Collection of Drawings

George Cruikshank, 1868

Pen-and-ink landscape with a castle on a cliff, a river, a walled city, and bare trees framing the view.

Landscape with High Cliffs, River, and City

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1546

Pen and ink sketch of fashionably dressed ladies and gentlemen in a park, with a dog and a parasol in the foreground.

Ladies and Gentlemen in a Country Park

Red chalk drawing of a young man with flowing curly hair, lace collar and draped cloak, gazing upward to the left.

A Young Man with Flowing Hair

Jacob Matthias Schmutzer, 1777

Brown wash drawing of a ruined stone bridge over water with figures, a small house, and tall trees.

A Country Road across an Ancient Bridge

Jean Jacques de Boissieu

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a nude male figure raising one arm and holding a staff, on toned paper.

Saint John the Baptist

François Lemoyne, c. 1717

Red chalk drawing of a rococo cartouche with a blank oval, a winged figure, a bearded man with a staff, and a kneeling woman.

Rococo Cartouche with Allegorical Figures

Johann Daniel Herz the Elder

Engraving of the Holy Family: Mary holds an apple beside the infant Christ, with an older man and a column behind them.

The Holy Family

Hendrik Goltzius after Bartholomaeus Spranger, 1585

Sepia print of a wind-blown tree by a river, with a standing man, a rowboat, and a rocky mountain in the background.

Italianate Landscape

Paul Sandby, 1762/ c. 1774

Watercolor of a seated figure overlooking a wooded valley, river, and distant ruins under a sunset sky with crescent moon.

An Arcadian Landscape

Jr George Barret

Etching of a ruined old city wall with arched doors and windows, overgrown with trees and vines, small figures in the foregro

Fragment of the Old City Wall at San Giovanni Laterano

Franz Edmund Weirotter, 1764

Etching of a tall pyramid beside ruined arches and a pine tree, with figures resting on rocks in the foreground.

The Pyramid of Sesto near the Gates of St. Pauli in Rome

Franz Edmund Weirotter, c. 1764

Etching of ruined arched walls and a tall tower above a stream, with small figures near a waterfall in the foreground.

The Old Palace at Tivoli

Franz Edmund Weirotter, c. 1764

Etching of a rocky wooded landscape with a tree, a cliff, and small figures of a woman and children by water.

The Outskirts of Florence, on the Way to Rome

Franz Edmund Weirotter, c. 1764

Etching of a rocky cliff topped with pines, with travelers on boulders in the foreground and distant hills under clouds.

The Road Crossing Mount Praco, from Ricci to Genoa

Franz Edmund Weirotter, c. 1764

Etching of a tall stone tower beside a harbor with sailing boats, figures on the shore, and a distant town under cloudy sky.

Harbor at Livorno

Franz Edmund Weirotter, c. 1764

Red chalk drawing on blue paper of a seated faun with curly hair gazing upward, one arm across his chest.

Seated Faun

Louis de Boullogne the Younger, 1700/1705

Ink line drawing of three nude women, one reclining in the foreground, with loose quick contours on pale paper.

Dodo and an Older Woman Reclining before a Mirror

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1909

Portrait of an Abbot

Claude Henri Watelet after Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, 1767

S.C. Boutin

Claude Henri Watelet after Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, 1752

Brunet de Neuilly

Charles-Nicolas Cochin II

J. D'Alembert

Claude Henri Watelet after Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, 1754

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cross insignia, with a plaque naming Louis Cesar de La Baume-le-Blanc.

Louis Cesar de La Baume-le-Blanc

Charles-Nicolas Cochin II

Jean Denis L'Empereur

Pierre Gonord after Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, 1761

Jean Monnet

Augustin de Saint-Aubin after Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, 1765

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig and lace cuffs, with an inscription plate reading N. Beaujeon.

N. Beaujeon

Thérèse-Éléonore Lingée after Charles-Nicolas Cochin II

Drawing of masked commedia dell'arte characters with a horn player, stilt walker and candle-bearer disrupting a dinner in a h

Mezzetin and Harlequin, Disguised as the Captain, Disrupt Pantaloon's Dinner

Johann Jakob Schübler, c. 1729

Grey-wash drawing of commedia dell'arte masks in a theatre interior, with a figure cutting a canvas to reveal a harlequin.

Mezzetin "Paints" a Portrait of Cupid by Cutting the Canvas to Reveal Harlequin

Johann Jakob Schübler, c. 1729

Grey wash drawing of commedia dell'arte characters carrying a picture frame with a man in an interior.

Mezzetin and Harlequin Use the Picture Frame to Catch Pantaloon and Pierrot

Johann Jakob Schübler, c. 1729

Grey wash drawing of commedia dell'arte characters fighting with sticks on a garden terrace, with a shield and potted tree.

Pantaloon and the Doctor Fighting with Columbine and Brigatella in the Garden

Johann Jakob Schübler, c. 1729

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate baroque catafalque with scrolled volutes, flaming urns and allegorical statues.

Magnificent Catafalque for a Deceased Noble

Francesco Galli Bibiena

Pen and wash drawing of a nude figure with a lion, a cross and an open book among rocks and clouds.

Saint Jerome in the Wilderness

Pen and wash drawing of the Baptism of Christ with two figures at a rocky ledge, clouds with cherubs, and a tree.

The Baptism of Christ

Pen and grey wash drawing of a draped hermit on a rocky ledge before a crucifix, with a mountain and tree behind.

A Desert Hermit Adoring the Crucifix

Pen and grey wash drawing of the dead Christ draped on rocks, with two kneeling angels at right beneath a cloud and mountains

The Dead Christ with Angels

Brown wash architectural plan of Villa Madama in Rome within an ornate decorative frame with putti and coats of arms.

Villa Madama a Rome

Charles Percier and Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine, in or before 1809

Pen and wash drawing of a classical courtyard with columns, arcades, a central statue niche and small figures on the pavement

A Venetian Courtyard, in the Procuratie Nuove

Canaletto, c. 1760

Pen and wash drawing of the Judgment of Paris with nude goddesses, a seated youth with a staff, and a winged Cupid.

The Judgment of Paris

Joachim Wtewael, c. 1615

Print with a standing horse above a circular portrait of a man in armor and ruff, with ink sketches below.

Sketches of a Horse and a Nobleman

Unknown artist

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar leaning on a table with a scroll, with a landscape and Latin verse below.

Philip Galle

Hendrick Goltzius, 1582

Watercolor sketch of a street sweeper in a fur-collared coat carrying a broom over his shoulder against a gray wash backgroun

The Street Sweeper (Le Cantonnier)

Paul Gavarni, c. 1848/1852

Grey wash drawing of a snow-capped mountain behind hills and trees, with a rider on horseback at lower right.

Mount Cairo from across the Melfa River

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, c. 1765/1766

Pen and brown ink sketch of figures gathered under bare trees beside a stone bench, with a seated woman and a child.

The Madonna and Child with Saints in a Landscape (Sacra Conversazione)

Vittore Carpaccio, 1500/1510

Engraved landscape with putti playing among willow trees, a rocky stream, arches and ruins in the distance.

Putti Playing in a Fanciful Landscape

after Jean Cousin the Younger Anonymous

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded man seated on a turtle pulled by robed men and a horned figure, with a burning city behind.

The Triumph of Job

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1559

Engraved portrait of Guillaume Thomas Raynal in a turban, writing with a quill at a desk beside books and urns.

Guillaume Thomas Raynal

Nicolas Delaunay after Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, 1780

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate chalice with a cross, surrounded by cherubs on clouds and radiating light rays.

Glorification of the Host

Unknown artist, c. 1700

Black and white chalk drawing of a male nude seated on rocks with one arm raised, against a sketched wooded background.

Male Nude Seated on Rocks

Louis de Boullogne the Younger, c. 1710

Watercolor landscape of trees framing a river view toward a distant town under a pale blue sky.

Briare

Henri Harpignies, 1902

Abstract watercolor of stylized birds, crescent moons, stars and geometric shapes in muted pastel colors.

Persische Nachtigallen (Persian Nightingales)

Paul Klee, 1917