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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Wounded soldier leaning against a tree on a battlefield, muskets and marching troops behind him in smoke, brown lithograph.

Gredin de Sort!...

Horace Vernet, 1823

Pencil portrait of a bearded standing man in a long coat holding a top hat, with a handwritten dedication at lower right.

M. Pochez

Denis Auguste Marie Raffet, 1853

Lithograph of a whitewashed monastery with a dome set against towering cliffs, with robed travelers and animals on the path b

Mt. Sinai

Lithograph of the giant bearded Apennine statue at Pratolino beside a waterfall, with tiny figures among rocks and trees.

Colossus L'Apenin, Pratolino

Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1822

Soft crayon drawing of a young woman with long flowing hair, red shawl, and yellow background.

Young Woman with Long Hair

Edmond Aman-Jean, 1898

Lithograph of a mother bending over a child, figures formed by soft white strokes against a dark gray ground.

Maternity

Eugène Carrière, 1896

Sepia lithograph of two couples waltzing, a dark-haired woman in black and a blonde woman in white, with a fan and flowers.

Waltz of the Blonde and Waltz of the Brunette

Jules Chéret, 1880s

Etching of a shirtless man with bowed head holding a cloth, standing against hatched shadows on a stone floor.

Un Pouilleux (Flea Seeker)

Mariano Fortuny Marsal

Five young women in long pale dresses dance in a circle, holding hands, drawn in soft tones against a dark background.

La Ronde

Henri Eugéne Le Sidaner, 1897

Lithograph of a knight bidding farewell to a seated woman in a gown beside a stone tower, a horse, and a distant gallows.

Jeanne de Bourgogne

Achille Devéria

Pencil sketch of a mustached man in a turban and long cloak, holding a staff, standing in loose trousers and sash.

A Turk

Alexandre Bida, late 19th century

Lithograph of a lion crouched over a dead horse on rocky ground, with a dark rock face behind them.

Lion Devouring a Horse

Théodore Géricault, 1823

Lithograph of a turbaned horseman on a leopard-draped horse with a sword, a fallen figure below, and riders in smoke behind.

Le Giaour (The Infidel)

Théodore Gericault and Eugène Louis Lami, 1823

Profile Head of a Man in a Turban

Dominique Vivant Denon, 1820

Lithograph of two stage characters: a judge in robe beside a chair, and a clown in striped costume raising one arm.

Lepeintre Ainé

Tony Johannot, 1831

Lithograph of a seated woman reading a letter beside an older woman and a servant with a tray in a furnished room.

On demande une réponse par le courrier

Édouard de Beaumont

Lithograph of two women at a café table with a coffee pot and cup, with a French caption beneath the scene.

Madame demande son café

Édouard de Beaumont

Lithograph of a woman sipping tea beside a girl holding a doll near a wicker cradle, with a French caption below.

Dis-Donc, grande soeur...

Édouard de Beaumont

Lithograph of a man reclining on pillows in a bedroom with an ornate clock, a second figure behind him, and an open book.

Il a le cauchemar...

Édouard de Beaumont

Caricature lithograph of four uniformed men stretching a protocol banner while a tumbling figure in a Charte 1830 sash falls.

L'Angleterre, la Russie, l'Autriche...leur parfaite alliance

Eugène Hippolyte Forest, 1834

Lithograph caricature of soldiers and a barefoot woman in white, with a man raising a whip, parodying a van Dyck painting.

...alors, il s'approcha d'elle: Parody of van Dyck's Betrayal of Christ

Unknown artist, 1832

Caricature lithograph of a pansy with a human face and clawed hands growing from a sack of coins labeled La Pensée Immunable.

La Pensée Immunable

Auguste Bouquet

Lithograph of several small genre vignettes: a soldier, children, a rider, a couple, and a horse-drawn cart.

Social Vignettes

Hippolyte Bellangé, 1830

Lithograph of a bowing man receiving a laurel wreath and medal from a presenter while an audience watches from a gallery.

Le Grand Prix de vertu

Frédéric Bouchot, 1830s

Lithograph caricature of a wild-haired man falling from a donkey near a tree, with a spectacled rider on a horse.

Funeste accidente arrivé à Absalon Leroux

Amédée Charles Henri Cham, 1831

Caricature lithograph of Apollo offering his lyre to a bearded clothes dealer in a top hat before a domed building.

Apollon vendant sa lyre

Amédée Charles Henri Cham

Caricature lithograph of Jupiter in robes handing a wheat bundle to Ceres, with an eagle at his feet.

Jupiter sommant Mr. Charles Dupin

Amédée Charles Henri Cham, 1858

Lithograph of a girl in peasant dress pulled by ropes while men in period dress resist, from La Caricature, 1831.

Liberté

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, 1831

Satirical lithograph of elegant figures beside a giant crayfish, with horse riders and a carriage in a park behind them.

Les Ecrevisses à Longchamps

Eugène Delacroix, 1822

Satirical lithograph of a horse-drawn cart with caricatured figures, flying scissors and a winged creature beside a house wit

Le Déménagement de la Censure

Eugène Delacroix, c. 1821

Satirical lithograph of two caricatured riders dueling with horses while a judge watches from a platform with onlookers.

Duel Polemique

Eugène Delacroix, 1821

Lithograph parodying the Last Supper: men at a long table with a central woman in a revolutionary cap, pears and a crown.

Scène révolutionnaire: Parody on the Last Supper

Auguste Bouquet, 1834

Lithograph of caricatured courtiers in ornate dress kneeling before a draped throne topped with roosters, from La Caricature.

Adoration des Mages

Unknown artist, 1831

Lithograph of a couple in large crinoline dresses and a man crouching beneath a huge skirt sheltering on a grassy field.

La Crinoline-Abri

Charles Vernier, 1848

Sketch of two women in lace shawls and ruffled skirts walking past a crowd of men in top hats on a city street.

Street Scene

Gustave Doré, 1854?

Lithograph of two women talking in a market street under an awning, one carrying a basket, by Paul Gavarni.

"Voyons! Mme Majeste..."

Paul Gavarni, 1853

Lithograph of a crowded masquerade in an arched hall, with costumed dancers below and spectators on balconies above.

Mascarade

Paul Gavarni, c. 1831

Lithograph of a man reading a sketchbook on a sofa while a woman leans on his shoulder, by Paul Gavarni.

Quand on pense...

Paul Gavarni, 1839

Watercolor of a sunlit French street with two Gothic cathedral spires rising behind tiled rooftops and pedestrians.

A Street in Chartres

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1836

Pen and brown wash sketch of two figures in a dynamic pose, one reclining, one leaning with an outstretched arm.

Figure on a Cloud

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750/1760

Caricature of a giant devil with scissors, scattering papers over a street brawl, dated 1834.

Artillerie du Diable (The Devil's Artillery)

Jean-Ignace-Isidore Grandville and Eugène-Hippolyte Forest, 1834

Satirical lithograph of a woman with a bowling ball running toward a line of uniformed men while an elderly man watches.

Gare les Quilles

Jean-Ignace-Isidore Grandville, 1830s

Drawing of a heavyset cleric in a dark robe and white collar holding a book, with rooftops and a spire behind him.

Cleric

Drawing of a standing woman arguing with a seated man at a table with a pot and bottle in a room.

Domestic Dispute

Lithograph of a crowd queuing at a Paris theatre under stone arcades, with a soldier, top-hatted men, and women in bonnets.

Queue du premier Theâtre français

Jean Henri Marlet

Lithograph of robed brothers leading boys in a line past a church facade, with a street vendor at left.

Les Frères Conduisent les Enfants, à St. Nicolas des Champs

Jean Henri Marlet

Lithograph of an older man leaning toward a boy on a cobbled street beside a tavern sign and church tower.

Ah Ben!...

Edmé Jean Pigal, 1841

Lithograph with eight small genre vignettes of beggars, a soldier, a woman at a doorway, horses and a child.

Eight Vignettes of Genre Incidents

Denis Auguste Marie Raffet

Lithograph of a demonic hunt: riders and a pale horse charge through a dark forest among leaping hounds and writhing figures.

Chasse Infernale

Louis Boulanger, 1835

Lithograph of a seated scholar, a cloaked figure with a sword, and a churchyard with gravediggers and clergy.

Scenes from Faust

Louis Boulanger, 1830s

Satirical lithograph of a flying figure with a cross and proclamations above startled men beside a treaty box, 1830s.

Résurrection de don Carlo...

Benjamin Roubaud, 1830s

Satirical lithograph of a blindfolded man in a coat rising on clouds with winged figures and a constitution scroll.

Ascension du Constitutionnel

Unknown artist, 1830/1835

Lithograph of a man and a woman dancing in a ballroom while top-hatted men look on, in a satirical 1831 print.

Pas d'Infanterie

Charles Vernier

Lithograph of a bearded hunter with a rifle startling a young woman in a white dress on a forest path.

Hunter Surprised

Célestin François Nanteuil

Lithograph of a woman with a thorn crown beside a grotesque masked figure with a hooked nose in a crowded interior.

The Woman Behind the Mask

Célestin François Nanteuil, 1830s

Brown ink and white highlight drawing of a bearded man in plate armor with a plumed cap, holding a sword, on red paper.

A Man in Armor

Unknown artist

Fan-shaped watercolor of Spanish dancers and musicians with a guitarist and figures in a mountain landscape.

Spanish Dancers and Musicians

Edgar Degas, 1868/1869

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Death of the Virgin, with mourners around a deathbed and angels in clouds above.

The Death of the Virgin

François Boucher, 1750s

Black and white chalk drawing of a reclining nude woman with head thrown back, on tan paper, with a small study at upper left

Reclining Nymph

François Boucher, c. 1752

Chalk drawing of a reclining female nude on tan paper, head turned left, one knee raised, with red and white highlights.

Venus

François Boucher, c. 1754

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a muscular male nude raising an arm to his mouth, on tan paper.

A Triton Blowing a Conch Shell

Jean-Baptiste Nattier, 1724

Sketch of a bearded knight raising a sword beside a helmet on a pedestal in a vaulted interior.

Don Quixote about to Strike the Helmet

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1780s

Pen and wash drawing of a muleteer raising a club over a fallen armored knight, with distant horsemen on a hill.

The Muleteer Attacking Don Quixote as He Lies Helpless on the Ground

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1780s

Ink and wash drawing of an armored knight on a horse charging into a windmill with broken sails.

Don Quixote Attacking the Windmill

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1780s