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National Gallery of Art

14,478 works

Pen and wash drawing of a seated saint writing beside an eagle in an oval, within an ornate decorative frame.

Saint John on Patmos

Geoffroy Dumonstier, 1547

Hand-colored print of three hummingbirds with racket tails among a passionflower vine with green leaves and tendrils.

Spathura underwoodi (White-footed Racket-Tail)

John Gould and H.C. Richter

Pen and brown ink sketch of a winged warrior figure pressing down on a serpent-tailed demon, with a robed figure above.

Saint Michael

Giulio Romano, c. 1527/1528

Pen and brown wash drawing of Christ touching a kneeling leper while robed onlookers watch beneath a tree.

Christ Healing the Leper

Attributed to Pieter de Jode I

Oval etching of a thatched cottage among trees and shrubs, with a leaning tree on the right and clouds in the sky.

Hamlet between the Trees

Allart van Everdingen, probably c. 1645/1656

Etching of a Roman fountain with nude statues and cascading water, beside a tall column topped by a statue, with figures and

The Fountain and the Column of Trajan in Rome

Johannes Lutma, 1656

Engraved portrait bust of a bearded elderly man on an inscribed stone pedestal, with an arched background frame.

Janus Lutma, the Elder (Posteritati)

Etching of a rocky waterfall and river with a wooden cottage, church tower and trees on the bank beyond.

Waterfall

Allart van Everdingen, probably c. 1645/1656

Etching of a swineherd with pigs beside a stream, framed by trees, with a village church and bridge in the distance.

Swineherd

Allart van Everdingen, probably c. 1645/1656

Etching of a thatched cottage among trees, with seated figures, a cask, and a millstone in the foreground.

Landscape with Millstone near a Cask

Allart van Everdingen, probably c. 1645/1656

Etching of a log chapel with a bell tower on a wooded hill, a man walking a rocky path below, tall pines and clouds.

Chapel

Allart van Everdingen, probably c. 1645/1656

Red chalk drawing of a seated male nude twisting his torso, with one leg raised and hatched shading behind him.

A Seated Male Nude

Charles André van Loo

Brown wash drawing of Saint Paul preaching to a crowd beneath a classical arcade with Corinthian columns.

Saint Paul Preaching in Athens

Giovanni Paolo Panini, 1734

Black chalk drawing on tan paper of a muscular satyr leaning back, one arm raised, with shaggy animal legs.

Seated Satyr Leaning Backward [recto]

Jean-Baptiste Deshays, 1758

Pastel drawing of a nude woman seen from behind lifting a white cloth, with green grass and a tree trunk behind her.

Young Woman Dressing Herself

Edgar Degas, 1885

Engraved half-length portrait of Queen Elizabeth holding a sceptre and orb, wearing a crown and large ruff collar.

Elizabeth, Queen of England

Crispijn van de Passe the Elder, 1592

Pastel drawing of moored fishing boats with tall masts and rippling green water reflections in a dim harbor.

A Dock Harmony-Fishing Boats

Charles Fromuth, 1897

Graphite and white chalk study of two nude male figures in twisting poses, one arm raised high, on gray paper.

Two Male Figures: Study for "The Good Samaritan"

Charles Haslewood Shannon, 1918

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark cloak and ruff collar, resting his hand on a stone ledge.

Frans Francken II

Pieter de Jode II, 1626

Engraved half-length portrait of a bearded man in a ruffled collar and dark doublet, labeled Adam de Coster.

Adam de Coster

Pieter de Jode II, 1626

Pen drawing of an angel descending to a kneeling man under pines, with a shepherd, sheep, and dog in a landscape below.

The Annunciation to Joachim

Wolf Huber, 1514

Etching of a fox riding a donkey in a forest, accompanied by a bear and a wolf, with a hill in the distance.

The Triumph of Reynard

Allart van Everdingen, probably c. 1645/1656

Pen and ink drawing with grey wash of the Virgin rising among clouds, with angels above and reaching figures below.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Unknown artist, mid 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a haloed rider on a horse above a battle scene with soldiers and trampled figures, over grid lines.

Saint James Defeating the Infidels

Unknown artist, 17th or 18th century

Brown ink drawing of figures bathing in a stream beside tall trees under a cloudy sky.

Figures Bathing in a Stream

Attributed to Nicolas Poussin

Red and black chalk study of figures in an arched interior, with a man holding a staff and a small dog at right.

Study for "La Cuisine Avec Paisans"

Jérôme-François Chantereau

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a seated female nude with drapery across her lap, looking over her shoulder.

Seated Nude with Drapery

Follower of Bartholomaeus Spranger

Hand-colored plate of two perched songbirds with detail studies of a tail and two heads with dark caps.

Birds - U.S.P.R.R. Exp. & Surveys, 35th Parallel

Unknown artist

Hand-colored engraving of a brown vulture with a white neck perched on a rock above grass.

The Alpine Vulture

Unknown artist, 1793

Griffon Vulture

Unknown artist