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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Title page of Ludwig Richter's Radirungen portfolio, with black framed lettering on pale blue paper announcing views of Rome.

Malerische Ansichten aus den Umgebungen von Rom

Ludwig Richter, 1831-1832

Lithograph of a Gothic pilgrimage church with a tall spire beside a waterfall and forest in Tyrol.

Wallfahrts Kirche in Thyrol

Domenico Quaglio the Younger, 1818

Graphite and white chalk landscape drawing on tan paper showing shrubs, a winding stream, trees at right, and distant hills.

Landscape near Vourlis

Antoine Jean Duclaux, c. 1830

Loose watercolor and wash drawing of a nude dancing figure with raised arm and bent leg, in warm browns and green and blue ac

Dancing Nude

Wilhelm Oesterle, 1925

Black woodcut print on tan paper with abstract forms and the word REVOLUTION in white letters on a dark block.

Revolution

Franz Wilhelm Seiwert, 1919-1920

Seated saint with halo writing in a book beside a lion on clouds, drawn in brown ink and wash.

Saint Mark the Evangelist

Peter Candid after Heinrich Aldegrever after Georg Pencz, c. 1600

Grey wash drawing of a kneeling saint receiving a flaming arrow from a cherub, with an angel and a crucified Christ above.

Saint Augustine's Zealous Love of God

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a couple seen from behind, a man in a top hat and a woman in a bonnet and long skirt.

A Fashionable Couple Seen from Behind

Philibert d'Amiens de Ranchicourt, c. 1810

Red chalk drawing of a bearded nude river god seated on rocks, leaning on a large urn with one arm outstretched.

River God

Paul Troger, c. 1720

Pen and wash drawing of a tall man in a feathered hat and striped costume pointing toward a Roman column and city street.

Giovanni Grosso of the Swiss Guards Standing before a View of Rome

after Francesco Villamena Anonymous

Striped peach poster in black type announcing the Groupe Impressionniste et Synthétiste paintings exhibition at Café des Arts

Poster for "L'Exposition de Peintures du Groupe Impressionniste et Synthétiste" at Café des Arts

Unknown artist, 1889

Black ink print of a horseman on a rearing horse passing a crouching beggar under swirling clouds, on tan paper.

The Horseman and the Beggar (Le Cavalier et le mendiant)

Louis Anquetin, 1893

Red-printed woman in a long dress and hat holding a muff, with a small background figure on a pink sheet.

Woman with a Muff (La Dame au Manchon)

Émile Bernard, 1891/1892

Pen and ink sketch of a bearded saint in a flowing robe holding a book, with a crucifix raised at upper left.

A Standing Saint with a Crucifix and a Book

Francisco Herrera II, 1660s

Black chalk drawing of a male torso with arms raised overhead and head turned upward, on tan paper.

A Male Herm

Domenico Maria Canuti, c. 1669

Engraving of an old bearded Silenus supported by a satyr and a faun, walking across a rocky landscape with birds overhead.

Silenus Accompanied by a Satyr and a Faun

Christoffel Jegher after Sir Peter Paul Rubens, 1635

Pen and grey wash drawing of the crowned Madonna and Child in a radiant oval, with a kneeling supplicant below.

Madonna and Child Appearing to a Supplicant

Georg Neher, c. 1600

Pencil sketch of a wooden Swiss house with a gabled roof and balconies, set among trees with a figure in the courtyard.

Courtyard of a Swiss Country House

Friedrich Salathé

Pencil sketch of a fortified castle on a hill above a wooded valley flanked by rocky cliffs and a stone bridge.

Fortified Castle Above a Narrow Valley

Friedrich Salathé

Pencil sketch of a terraced garden with trees, shrubs, a stone wall and a villa with a roof at right.

A Terraced Garden by a Villa

Friedrich Salathé, 1815/21

Red and black chalk drawing of a saddled camel with a bridle and pack load, with faint sketch lines around it.

Camel

Johann Rudolph Schellenberg, 1770s

Fighting Cock

Johann Rudolph Schellenberg, c. 1775

Profile of a Man Wearing Spectacles

Konrad Böse, c. 1885

Woodcut of a man in a wide hat standing beside a veiled figure in a long cloak, on a sparse ground line.

Peregrinatio in terram sanctam (Pilgrimage to the Holy Land)

Bernhard von Breidenbach and Erhard Reuwich, 1486

Watercolor capriccio of overgrown classical ruins, fountain, and small figures in an oval frame with a domed building behind.

Garden Capriccio with Antique Ruins

Jean Henry Alexandre Pernet, c. 1788

Pen and wash drawing of men raising stones over a kneeling figure in pink, with onlookers and a columned building at right.

The Stoning of Saint Stephen

Hans Freyberger, c. 1610

Mezzotint of a seated woman in a flowered hat and pearls holding a small curly dog before dark foliage.

Miss Nelly O'Brien

Samuel Okey after Sir Joshua Reynolds, c. 1771

Pen and ink drawing of a crowd around a figure with raised bound arms, with a woman and child among onlookers.

Part of the Crowd at the Ecce Homo

Peter Paul Rubens over Anonymous Italian after Titian

Brown wash drawing of a robed man reaching toward horses and a chariot ascending through clouds within a rococo frame.

Elisha Watching Elijah Ascend in the Fiery Chariot

Pietro Antonio Novelli, 1750/1755

Mezzotint portrait of a seated woman in a satin gown and pearls, with a classical column and foliage behind her.

The Right Honorable Lady Elizabeth Butler, Countess of Chesterfield

Alexander Browne after Sir Peter Lely, c. 1680

Mezzotint portrait of an older man in a powdered wig, above a painter's palette inscribed with his name and 1792.

The Friendly Mr. John Greenwood

William Pether, c. 1792

Mezzotint portrait of a standing man with facial markings holding a rifle, with a wolf and forest behind him.

Sa Ga Yeath Qua Pieth Tow, King of the Maquas

John Simon after John Verelst, after 1710

Mezzotint portrait of a standing man with a beaded belt, a dog, and a tomahawk in a forest setting.

Tee Yee Neen Ho Ga Row, Emperor of the Six Nations

John Simon after John Verelst, after 1710

Mezzotint portrait of a standing man holding a bow in a forest, with a deer and a pipe at his feet.

Ho Nee Yeath Taw No Row, King of the Generethgarick

John Simon after John Verelst, after 1710

Mezzotint portrait of a standing man with a club, sword, tomahawk and turtle before a forest backdrop.

Etow Oh Koam, King of the River Nation

John Simon after John Verelst, after 1710

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a curled wig and lace cravat, framed by heraldic crests and ribbons.

William Johnston, Marquess of Annandale

John Smith after Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1702

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a curled wig holding a violin and bow, with Latin inscription below.

Nicola Cosimo

John Smith after Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1706

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a curled periwig and cravat, with the handwritten name Lord Somers at top.

John, Lord Somers

Sr Jonathan Richardson

Mezzotint of an old bearded king in chains embracing a young woman in white on a draped bed, after Henry Fuseli.

Lear and Cordelia

John Raphael Smith after Henry Fuseli, 1784

Mezzotint portrait of a seated woman in a long gown holding an open book, with a tree and landscape behind her.

Jemima Countess Cornwallis

James Watson after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1771

Etching of a gothic mansion with turrets and a fence, with cattle, sheep, and birds in the foreground and sky.

La Maison Enchantée (The Haunted House)

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1871

Etching of a stone villa and tower beside a road, with two cloaked figures walking and hills in the distance.

For dalla porta pia (Villa outside the Porta Pia)

Herman van Swanevelt

Etched portrait of a bearded man in a ruffled collar and cap, standing beside a shaded pillar, with a printed caption below.

Jan de Wael

Anthony van Dyck, c. 1630

Lithograph of a dappled horse harnessed to a canvas-covered cart in a courtyard, with figures in a doorway nearby.

Cheval de charrette sorti des Limons

Théodore Géricault, 1823

Monochrome lithograph of boats on a beach at low tide beside a cottage, cliffs, smoke and figures working by a ship.

Radoub d'une Barque à la Marée Basse (Refitting of a Ship at Low Tide)

Eugène Isabey, 1833

Etching of a ramshackle thatched cottage beside a stream, with a man and dog crossing a small wooden footbridge at right.

The Little Bridge

Jacob van Ruisdael, c. 1652

Engraving of a man with his back turned beside a stone wall among trees and bushes on a rural path.

Man Pissing

Thomas Bewick, 1797?

Black-and-white wood engraving of a guinea hen standing on grass, with dense dotted and hatched plumage.

Guinea Hen

Thomas Bewick, c. 1800

Woodcut of two men in robes pointing at each other while onlookers sit around them in an interior.

The Boasting Traveler

Sepia print of ruined Roman brick arches and walls under cloudy sky, with mules, oxen and figures on a path in front.

View of the Remains of Caracalla's Baths, Taken from the Jesuits Gardens at Rome

Richard Cooper II ; John Boydell, 1778

Drawing in brown wash of a kneeling woman seen from behind, in a dark bodice and long pleated skirt on tan paper.

Kneeling Woman from Behind

Konrad Böse, c. 1909

Grey wash drawing of a cloaked rider on a white horse crossing a stream with attendants and dogs, mountains behind.

The Count of Habsburg

Philipp Foltz, 1837

Etched portrait of a young man with wavy hair, seated and leaning on his hand, wearing a cloak and ruffled sleeves.

Thomas Haden of Derby

Francis Seymour Haden after Joseph Wright, 1864

Print of a dancing nymph holding her skirt, standing beside a bow and quiver of arrows, rendered in green tones.

Dancing Nymph with Bow and Arrows

John Baptist Jackson, 1752-1754

Sepia print of a forest scene with a winged cherub above struggling figures and a standing man in a dark cloak.

The Death of Saint Peter Martyr

John Baptist Jackson after Titian, c. 1738

Hand-colored print of a reclining lion in front of a rock face beneath a leafy tree.

The Lion

John Baptist Jackson, 1754

Etching of Saint Jerome, a bearded penitent man in a rocky cave, holding a crucifix beside a skull and an open book.

Saint Jerome Penitent

Pen and wash drawing of a Roman scene in a tent, with a helmeted figure beside a brazier and soldiers around a table.

Mucius Scaevola

attributed to Bernardo Castello, 17th century

Sketch of two horses standing on open ground under loose clouds, drawn in dark chalk on brown paper.

Horses

after Paulus Potter Anonymous

Charcoal and chalk sketch of two riders on horses along a path through trees, with a dog and distant spire.

Rider in the Countryside

Unknown artist

Brown wash drawing of ruined Carew Castle on a hillside beside large trees, with small figures on a path in the foreground.

Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire

Unknown artist

Brown wash landscape of a ruined tower beside a river, two figures on the bank, a tree at right and birds in the sky.

Landscape

Watercolor and ink drawing of thatched cottages, a large tree, a woman in a red dress and a resting pig in a farmyard.

Farmyard

Adolphe Hervier, 1870

Loose ink drawing of two angular, embracing figures rendered in dark wash and hatched strokes on pale paper.

Lovers Embracing

Otto Gutfreund, c. 1911