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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Engraved allegorical title page with two female figures, a central inscribed cartouche, a cherub, and a crown with keys.

Title Page for Carolus Scribani, Politico-Christianus

Cornelis Galle I after Sir Peter Paul Rubens, 1624

Engraved title page with an allegorical woman holding scales, a cornucopia of fruit, and a Latin inscription on Roman coins.

Title Page for Imperatorvm Romanorvm Nvmismata Avrea

after Sir Peter Paul Rubens Anonymous, 1627

Engraved title page with a crowned king, allegorical women, a dog, coat of arms and the title of the Siege of Dole.

Title Page for Jean Boyvin, Le Siege de la Ville de Dole

Cornelis Galle I after Erasmus Quellinus II after Sir Peter Paul Rubens, 1638

Engraved title page with a cartouche, a bearded man in a medallion, winged putti, and a naval battle scene below.

Title Page for Apostolicarvm PII Qvinti Pont. Max...

after Sir Peter Paul Rubens Anonymous, 1640

Engraved vignette with two robed saints holding a key and a sword, flanking a papal tiara and crossed keys above a blank cart

Vignette for a Book Dedicated to Pope Urban VII

after Sir Peter Paul Rubens Anonymous, 1613/1646

Engraved printer's device with a curly-haired head, a laurel-wrapped globe, cornucopias of fruit, and the inscription FOVET E

Printer's Device for Jan van Keerbergen: Vignette for Biblia Cum Glossa Ordinaria

Hans Collaert the Younger, 1617

Engraved title vignette with two eagles flanking a crowned coat of arms, framed by fruit garlands, flowers and a sunburst.

Vignette for Title Page of Balthasar Cordier, Catena Patrum Graecorum in Sanctum Ioannem

Cornelis Galle I after Sir Peter Paul Rubens, 1630

Red printed device with two allegorical figures, an arch, fruit cornucopia and a motto banner, mounted on a cream page.

Printer's Device for the Plantin Press

Christoffel Jegher after Sir Peter Paul Rubens, 1613/1646

Watercolor interior of a seated woman in pink with a book, and a girl in blue holding a doll near a doorway.

Mother and Child

Eunice Pinney, 1815

Watercolor of a seated woman in a yellow dress facing a standing woman in a red dress and bonnet, framed by green drapery.

Mother and Daughter

Brown ink drawing of a priest's procession passing robed figures through an arched medieval street with stone walls.

A Priest Processing through a Medieval Street in Viterbo

François Marius Granet

Bedouin Women

John Singer Sargent, 1890-1891

Brown wash drawing of a vaulted cloister arcade with a cloaked figure walking past a doorway toward a sunlit courtyard.

A Cloister

François Marius Granet

Pen and watercolor fantasy of a grand ancient mausoleum with columns, statues, lions and an arched gateway in the distance.

Architectural Fantasy of a Magnificent Ancient Mausoleum

Giuseppe Borsato, 1815

Charcoal and white chalk study of a hooded, draped standing figure on grey paper.

Study of Ezekiel for "Frieze of Prophets"

John Singer Sargent, 1890-1892

Watercolor of a forest waterfall with two men on a rocky bank, one in a top hat pointing toward the falls.

View of the Second Falls on the Sawkill River

John Rubens Smith, 1840

Charcoal study on cream paper of a figure with bowed head and draped arm, loose shading and sketched outlines.

Study for "The Crucifixion and Death of Our Lord"

John Singer Sargent, 1909-1916

Charcoal sketch of a muscular, partly nude man seated with one arm raised to his head and the other across his chest.

Study for "Hell"

John Singer Sargent, 1903-1916

Brown wash drawing of a crowd gathering water from a rock, with jars, kneeling figures and a collapsed nude figure at left.

Moses Drawing Water From the Rock

Brown wash drawing of a bearded Moses pointing upward as nude figures writhe and reach toward him amid serpents.

Moses and the Brazen Serpent

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a ruff collar, framed by foliage and surrounded by armor, a helmet and a military map.

Henri de Bourbon, Roi de Navarre

Simon Charles Miger after François-André Vincent, 1786

Pen and wash drawing of an elderly man gesturing to a revelling crowd with wreathed women in a colonnaded hall.

Noah's Warning about the Coming Flood Goes Unheeded

Ink and wash drawing of Moses and Aaron before a seated Pharaoh, with serpents coiled on the ground and onlookers behind.

Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh, with the Rods Turned into Serpents

Sepia etching of sailing boats tossed by rough waves beside a stone pier, with a distant town on the horizon.

Calais Pier

Francis Seymour Haden after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1874

Pen and grey wash sketch of a hunting party on horseback and with dogs resting near a statue on a pedestal, with hills behind

An Elegant Hunting Party Resting by a Fountain

Pieter Bout, 1685

Watercolor of a wooded ravine with a waterfall over rocks, a stream in the foreground, and a small figure standing at left.

Waterfall in the Dingle at Badger Hall

Peter De Wint, 1841

Watercolor landscape of a country road with a horse cart, trees, and a distant castle with towers under a hazy sky.

Landscape

Etching of a bearded man with a lantern beside a ram skull, dog, rooster, and a bust among trees.

Diogenes Searching for an Honest Man

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1640/1647

Watercolor of a horse and cart and rider on a wide sandy beach, with surf, cliffs, and a distant castle under cloudy skies.

Travelers on the Sands near Redcar

Peter De Wint, 1838

Print of David playing a harp before a seated king Saul, surrounded by attendants, soldiers and a dog in an interior.

David Playing the Harp before Saul

Frans Floris, 1555

Etching of a man in period dress and plumed hat posing before trees and a distant town under a cloudy sky.

Indifferent (L'Indifférent)

After Antoine Watteau, c. 1730

Brown wash drawing of a ruined classical monument, leafless tree, small figures and a stag, with a temple behind.

Capriccio with Antique Ruins

Johann George Böhm, 1730s

Colored drawing of an ice skate in side view, with a wooden sole, toe spike, and a long curved steel blade.

Ice Skate

Margaret Stottlemeyer, 1937

Drawing of a red decorated plate with a cream bird, flowering branch, and spiral border, with a small bowl in the corner.

Pa. German Dish

Margaret Stottlemeyer, 1936

Pencil sketch of two mounted Union soldiers on horseback in a field, by Winslow Homer, 1865.

Two Scouts

Winslow Homer, 1865

Drawing of a brown glazed stoneware jar with a wide rim, shaded with soft highlights on cream paper, dated 1939.

Stone Fruit Jar

Margaret Stottlemeyer, 1939

Pencil sketch of uniformed officers standing among saddled horses, with smaller studies of horses above, on tan paper.

Officers and Horses at Rest

Winslow Homer, 1864

Pencil and watercolor sketch of covered wagons in a camp, with men resting on the ground and a small campfire.

Caravan with Covered Wagons Resting [recto]

Winslow Homer, 1861

Drawing of a brown stoneware fruit jar with a star motif near the rim, shown against a cream background.

Stone Fruit Jar with Star

Margaret Stottlemeyer, 1936

Painted drawing of a blue and white ceramic bowl with a twisted rim band and scrolling leaf motifs on a cream background.

Fruit Bowl

Margaret A. R. Stottlemeyer, 1936

Painted drawing of a brown tin candlestick with a cylindrical base, flared socket, and side handle on cream paper.

Candlestick

Margaret A. R. Stottlemeyer, 1937

Pencil sketch of the balloon Intrepid over a field with ground crew, tents and trees, on brown paper.

Intrepid [recto]

Winslow Homer, 1862

Colored pencil drawing of a gray upholstered sofa with a carved wooden crest, scroll arms, and curved legs.

Sofa

Margaret A. R. Stottlemeyer, 1938

Colored pencil drawing of a green glass candlestick with a red twisted swirl in the stem, on a cream background.

Candlestick

Margaret A. R. Stottlemeyer, 1936

Pencil sketch of soldiers in kepis seen from behind, looking over flat ground toward distant trees and figures.

Rebel Works at Yorktown

Winslow Homer, 1862

Pencil sketch of a saddled horse tethered in an open field with a fence and distant trees on tan paper.

Tethered

Winslow Homer, 1864

Colored pencil drawing of a brass lantern with a pleated conical top, side handle, and a candle visible inside.

Brass Lantern

Margaret A. R. Stottlemeyer, 1936

Colored pencil drawing of a cylindrical metal lantern with a conical top, ring handle, perforated vents and yellow glass pane

Dormer Window Lantern

Margaret A. R. Stottlemeyer, 1936

Loose pencil sketch on tan paper of groups of figures with bundles and a mounted rider in an open field.

Preparing for the March

Winslow Homer, 1862

Colored drawing of a wooden fife with six finger holes and brass bands at each end, on a cream background.

Wooden Fife

Margaret A. R. Stottlemeyer, 1937

Pencil sketch of mules pulling a canvas-covered supply wagon with a driver, with tents and riders in the distance.

Supply Train

Winslow Homer, 1864

Pencil sketch of soldiers in uniform playing cards on the ground, with a standing officer and a tent pole in the background.

Playing Cards

Winslow Homer, 1862

Colored pencil drawing of a red etched glass oil lamp font on a pale turned stem and square base.

Lamps

Margaret A. R. Stottlemeyer, 1936

Pencil sketch of cavalry soldiers in uniform gathered under a wooden frame at a camp, one smoking a pipe.

Sutler's Tent, 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry [recto]

Winslow Homer, 1862

Colored pencil drawing of a brown powder horn with banded rings, a smaller horn, and tasseled cords.

Powder Horn

Margaret A. R. Stottlemeyer, 1937

Drawing of a walnut sewing box with turned finial, a cutaway view of its interior tray, and its tilted wooden lid.

Sewing Container

Margaret A. R. Stottlemeyer, 1937

Drawing of a silver cream pitcher with scalloped rim, scroll handle and three feet, shaded in blue-gray pencil on cream paper

Silver Cream Pitcher

Margaret A. R. Stottlemeyer, 1936

Pencil sketch of soldiers carrying a wounded man across a stump-filled field, with wagons and trees in the distance.

Carrying the Wounded

Winslow Homer, 1865

Colored pencil drawing of a silver coffee pot with wooden handle, scalloped lid, and monogram, on a square pedestal.

Silver Coffee Pot

Margaret A. R. Stottlemeyer, 1936

Graphite sketch of four standing men in hats and knapsacks, with a bearded man in a circular vignette above.

Prisoners of War

Winslow Homer, 1864

Pencil sketch on tan paper of standing men in top hats and long coats outdoors, with trees and ground, by Winslow Homer.

Grant and Lincoln at City Point, Virginia [recto]

Winslow Homer, 1865

Pencil sketch of seated and reclining soldiers in a crowded camp interior with rifles and gear hanging on the walls.

From Alexandria to Ship Point [recto]

Winslow Homer, 1862

Pencil sketch on tan paper of soldiers in trenches with shell bursts and smoke in the distance.

A Shell in the Trenches before Richmond [recto]

Winslow Homer, 1862

Pencil sketch of three soldiers with rifles advancing past a fallen tree across a torn battlefield with fence lines.

Advance of the Skirmish Line

Winslow Homer, 1864