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National Gallery of Art

10,102 works

Painted study of a red bandanna handkerchief with white roses, rosebuds, dark leaves, and a patterned paisley border.

Bandanna Handkerchief

Edith Miller, 1937

Grid of nine square swatches, each split diagonally into two colorful printed textile patterns including plaids, florals and

18 Printed Delaines

Martha Reed, c. 1937

Twelve framed swatches of brown ink textile patterns, including stripes, waves, woven lattices and dotted motifs, on cream pa

Textiles

Martha Reed, c. 1937

Design study of six patterned fabric patches arranged as a quilt, with floral, paisley, striped and geometric prints.

Quilt Patches

Edward White, c. 1937

Painted study of a miniature revolutionary flag with a blue canton and red and white stripes, signed John Hall.

Miniature Revolutionary Flag

John Hall, c. 1940

Man's Hat

William Mills, 1935/1942

Watercolor study of a brown and cream diamond-patterned cravat, shown tied in a bow and laid flat below, signed James H. C. V

Cravat

James Vail, c. 1937

Watercolor and ink drawing of a pink embroidered-style floral textile pattern with a small apron sketch at upper right.

Apron (Detail)

Lillian Causey, c. 1936

Watercolor and ink study of an apron, a square lace-edged textile, and a floral trim design on paper.

Apron

Lillian Causey, c. 1936

Engraving of Neptune reclining nude on a sea monster, holding a trident, with fine hatched lines.

Neptune on a Sea Monster

Albrecht Altdorfer, c. 1520/1525

Etching of a thatched half-timbered farmhouse with a pig, cart, chickens and figures in the yard, with a village beyond.

Peasant's House

Charles Émile Jacque, 1845

Pen and ink sketch of a rocky coastline with hatched cliffs, calm water, and wispy clouds above.

The Coast

Alfred Thompson Bricher, 1870-1900

Etching of a hilltop village with a church tower under mountains, framed by gnarled trees and rocks in the foreground.

A View near Rome

George Loring Brown, 1854

Engraving of Neptune with a trident in a chariot pulled by sea horses over waves, with nude attendants and reeds.

The Triumph of Neptune

Peregrino da Cesena, c. 1490/1510

Print of a seated ruler receiving a severed head from a kneeling servant, with armored men and robed figures around.

Artaxerxes Receiving the Head of Cyrus

Peregrino da Cesena, c. 1490/1510

Etching of a nude female figure leaping with one leg raised and arm extended, with sketched lines in the upper background.

April

Etching of Christ carrying the cross with soldiers, a crowd, kneeling women, a small dog and a hilltop crucifixion behind.

The Small Carrying of the Cross

after Jacques Callot, 1625 or later

Hand-colored engraving of a Prairie Titlark bird standing on rocks among pink phlox flowers and grass.

Prairie Titlark

Jr. after John James Audubon Robert Havell

Hand-coloured print of three Virginia rails among marsh grasses and water, one bird calling with open bill, by Havell after A

Virginia Rail

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1834

Hand-coloured engraving of three Hyperborean phalaropes, one flying, one feeding on seaweed, and one swimming on water.

Hyperborean Phalarope

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1834

Hand-colored engraving of a sooty tern in flight with black wings, white underparts, and an open beak against a pale sky.

Sooty Tern

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1834

Hand-colored print of two Great Marbled Godwits with long bills standing among marsh grasses.

Great Marbled Godwit

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1835

Hand-colored engraving of two American snipe among marsh reeds beside a water channel, with a plantation house in the distanc

American Snipe

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1835

Hand-coloured engraving of a male common gallinule with red bill shield and green legs standing on a rock by reeds and water.

Common Gallinule

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1835

Hand-colored engraving of two tufted auks, one standing on rocks and one peeking from behind, with grass and a pale sky.

Tufted Auk

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1835

Hand-colored print of a greenshank standing by a stone fort wall and cannon, with a bay and town behind it.

Greenshank

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1835

Hand-coloured print of a Cayenne tern with black crown and red bill beside a red crab on a sandy shore.

Cayenne Tern

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1835

Hand-colored print of two shorebirds with long blue bills among marsh grass and rocks, plus a third bird with spread wings be

Semi-palmated Snipe or Willet

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1835

Hand-colored print of a brown noddy tern with white crown perched on driftwood above a calm sea and cliffs.

Noddy Tern

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1835

Hand-colored plate of two Schinz's sandpipers, one flying and one standing on a shell-strewn beach by the sea.

Schinz's Sandpiper

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1835