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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Watercolor of the Tempio della Fortuna Virile in Rome with two figures on a path and a round temple in the distance.

Tempio della Fortuna Virile with the Tempio di Vesta in the Distance

Unknown artist

Pen and grey wash drawing of two ornate garden fountains, the left with perched birds and the right with an urn finial.

Two Fountains

Unknown artist

Gray wash drawing of Apollo with a radiant halo in a chariot among clouds, muses, and flying putti.

Apollo and the Muses

Giuseppe Valeriani

Ink and wash drawing of the Raising of Lazarus, with a robed figure gesturing before a crowd near a tomb.

The Raising of Lazarus

Jean-Baptiste van Loo

Pen and grey wash drawing of overgrown Roman ruins with arches and walls, with a carved capital in the foreground.

The Baths of Caracalla, Rome

Willem van Nieuwlandt II

Black chalk drawing of a bearded man in a draped cloak leaning on a long staff, with white highlights on the sheet.

A Bearded Man with a Staff

Attributed to Simon Vouet

Engraving of an elegant couple smelling flowers on a terrace above a formal garden, with dogs and a draped curtain.

Odoratus, L'Ordorat

Engraving of a standing man in period dress beside a chest and draped garments, with French verses below and leaded windows b

The Valet

Daumier lithograph of two men beside a pile of boots and a shoe brush, one holding a boot and grinning.

C'est-y embêtant de brosser ces machines là...

Honoré Daumier

Daumier lithograph of a man playing an ornate organ while singing, with a woman leaning back beside him in a dim room.

Inconvénient... des domestiques qui ont servi chez M. Duprez

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Brown-toned print of a bearded man in robes raising a knife beside a kneeling boy and a stone altar under clouds.

The Sacrifice of Abraham

After Parmigianino

Pen and ink drawing of a fiery chariot with horses rising through clouds, a robed figure below, and a distant city.

Elisha Watching Elijah in the Fiery Chariot

Hans Jakob Nüscheler, c. 1600

Brown wash drawing of an imaginary Egyptian complex with pyramids, obelisks, sphinx statues, and a broad staircase beneath a

An Egyptian Stage Design

Pietro Gonzaga, c. 1815

Red-toned engraving of a man raising a club over a fallen figure in a rocky cave, with a hammer and goblet nearby.

Murder Scene

Engraved title page for The Seraph hymn collection, with a winged recording angel and a reclining figure holding a goblet.

Conscience and the Recording Angel

P. Jones after William Blake, c. 1818

Etching of sheep resting beneath a large tree beside a dirt road, with cattle and a village in the distant meadow.

Sheep at Noon

John Linnell, 1818

Pen and watercolor drawing of an octagonal tower and house with wooden balcony, framed by a large tree and wall.

Tower of a Fortified House [recto]

Friedrich Salathé, 1814/1815

Brown wash drawing of a bay with rocky foreground, bare trees, and distant islands and hills under a pale sky.

View of the Islands of Nisida and Capri

Friedrich Salathé, probably 1819

Pencil sketch of a garden court with a stone staircase, a large stone basin, climbing plants, and urns on a wall.

Corner of a Garden Court

Friedrich Salathé, 1815/1821

Etching of a river toll house beside a wooden landing with boats, figures and tall trees along the bank.

Strasbourg: A Toll House

Wenceslaus Hollar, c. 1632

Etched riverside view of Rüdesheim with towers and rooftops, a sailing boat in the foreground and a distant tree line.

Rudesheim

Wenceslaus Hollar, c. 1632/1636

Etched river view with a crowded boat in front of a towered castle labeled Gelderspach and a distant village skyline.

Gelderspach

Wenceslaus Hollar, c. 1632/1636

Etching of sailing boats on a river before a fortified town with a windmill, labeled Schenkenschanz, by Wenceslaus Hollar.

Schenkenschanz

Wenceslaus Hollar, c. 1632

Etching of Roerort showing a castle with towers, a town skyline along a river, and a two-masted boat in the foreground.

Roerort

Wenceslaus Hollar, c. 1632

Etching of sailing boats on a river with the town of Emmerich and its church spire along the far bank.

Emmerich

Wenceslaus Hollar, c. 1632/1635

Etching of the city of Kampen across a river, with church towers, windmills and a gallows in the foreground.

Kampen

Wenceslaus Hollar, c. 1632

Etching of sailing boats on rippling water with a town skyline on the shore, labeled Lillo.

Lillo

Wenceslaus Hollar, c. 1632

Etching of porters unloading bales and crates from a rowboat at a harbor, with sailing ships in the background.

Title Page for "Views of the Ports of the Sea"

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Watercolor drawing of a golden pheasant with a yellow crest and long barred tail perched on a branch.

Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)

Unknown artist, c. 1801

Hand-colored print of a male Argus pheasant with fanned wing feathers and eyespots, beside a stream and ferns.

Argus Pheasant (Argusianus Argus)

W. Hart, published 1850-1883

Hand-colored print of two rufous-breasted bamboo partridges with red eyes among rocks, grass and leaves.

Rufous-breasted Bamboo Partridge (Bambusicola Hyperythra)

John Gould and W. Hart

Hand-colored lithograph of a black tern flying over two dark birds swimming near reeds on a marsh at sunset.

Hydrochelidon nigra

John Gould and H.C. Richter

Hand-colored print of two nightjar birds perched on a mossy branch with oak leaves, caption Caprimulgus Ruficollis.

Caprimulgus Ruficollis

John Gould and H.C. Richter

Hand-colored print of three hummingbirds with iridescent throats and magenta tails beside white flowers and green leaves.

Lampornis prevosti

John Gould and H.C. Richter

Hand-colored plate of two black woodpeckers with red crests on bark beside a pine sprig.

Great Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)

John Gould and H.C. Richter

Hand-colored print of three long-tailed hummingbirds perched on vines with a pink passionflower and green leaves.

Lesbia Amaryllis

John Gould and H.C. Richter

Hand-colored plate of hummingbirds feeding on a white cactus flower with yellow petals and green stems.

Calothorax heliodori

John Gould and H.C. Richter

Hand-colored plate of a black and yellow Osculant Toucan with a large curved beak perched on a branch with leaves.

Osculant Toucan (Ramphastos osculans)

John Gould and Elizabeth Gould

Hand-colored print of a male and female greater bird of paradise perching on a branch with pink flowers and green leaves.

Bird of Paradise (Paradisea apoda)

John Gould and W. Hart, published 1875-1888

Hand-colored print of two eagles, a white-headed adult standing on grass and a mottled brown bird perched on rocks.

White Headed Eagle (Haliaetus leucocephalus)

Edward Lear, published 1832-1837

Hand-colored print of three birds of paradise on branches, one with long white and yellow plumes, with a Latin title below.

Trichoparadisea Gulielmi

W. Hart, published 1875-1888

Hand-colored engraving of a Haemanthus plant with green leaves, a red flower head, and labeled botanical detail studies below

Haemanthus

Johannes Jacob Haid and Johannes Elias Haid after Georg Ehret, published 1750-1773

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair and lace collar wearing a draped cloak, with Latin inscription below.

Self-Portrait

Claude Mellan, 1635

Engraved portrait of a bearded older man in a cap and cloak with a white collar, with a Latin inscription below.

Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc

Claude Mellan, 1637

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a draped cloak, set against horizontal hatched lines.

Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc

After Claude Mellan, 1637 or after

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with a white collar, surrounded by Latin inscriptions in a striped border.

Girolamo Frescobaldi

Claude Mellan, 1619

Engraved portrait of Pope Urban VIII in a skullcap and vestments, with Latin inscription and coat of arms below.

Urban VIII

Claude Mellan after Simon Vouet, 1624

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair and goatee wearing armor and a lace collar, by Claude Mellan, 1633.

Charles I de Crequi, Duke of Lesdiguières

Claude Mellan, 1633

Engraved portrait of a bearded cardinal in a clerical cap and cape, with an inscription plate below, 1636.

Alphonse du Plessis Richelieu, Cardinal of Lyon

Claude Mellan, 1636

Engraved portrait of a bearded monk in a hooded robe, hands on a table, with a crucifix at right and French inscription below

François Le Clerc Du Tremblay, Known as Père Joseph

Claude Mellan, in or after 1638

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man with curled shoulder-length hair inside an octagonal frame, with a Latin inscription

Gabriel Naude

Engraved half-length portrait of a man with curly hair, mustache and goatee, with French verse inscribed below.

Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac

Claude Mellan, probably 1637

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a cloak holding a small book, with an inscription naming Charles de Condren.

Charles de Condren

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curly hair and lace collar, with Latin inscription and coat of arms below.

Louis Berryer

Claude Mellan, 1667

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly man in a hooded religious habit, with Latin inscriptions above and below.

Philippe Thibaud

Claude Mellan, 1638

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a clerical hat and ruff collar, after Daniel Dumonstier, 1598.

Nicolas Coeffeteau

Claude Mellan after Daniel Dumonstier

Engraved half-length portrait of a bearded man with curly hair in a dark robe and white collar, with Latin caption.

Pierre Seguier

Claude Mellan, 1639

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with a mustache and ruff collar, inscribed Vincentius Iustinianus, 1631.

Vincenzo Giustiniani

Claude Mellan, 1631

Oval engraved portrait of a woman with curled hair, white collar and crowned monogram cartouche below.

Anne of Austria

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed cloak, with a coat of arms below.

Henri de Mesmes

Engraved oval portrait of a man with mustache and goatee, white collar, and a heraldic shield with cardinal's hat below.

Cardinal Jules Mazarin

Engraved portrait of Louis XIV in royal robes with a lion, a law book, and scales of justice, dated 1667.

Louis XIV

Claude Mellan, 1667

Engraved allegory with two draped women beside a decorated urn, cypress trees, and an oval portrait medallion.

Allegory in Honor of Anne of Austria

Engraved oval portrait of a young boy with shoulder-length hair, lace collar and cloak, beneath a crown and monogram.

Henri de Savoie, Duc de Nemours