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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Pen and ink drawing of a young woman with a feathered hat holding a pitcher beside a tree and distant church tower.

Girl with a Pitcher

Mather Brown, c. 1805-1810

Etching of a monumental stone arch over a harbor quay with figures, a rowboat, barrels, and a statue on top.

Architectural Fantasy of a Monumental Port

Carl Wilhelm Weisbrod after Hubert Robert, 1771

Etching of a riverside landscape with a large tree and grazing cows reflected in the water.

The Three Cows

Francis Seymour Haden, 1877

Sepia print of a young girl climbing temple steps toward a robed high priest, with columns and onlookers around her.

Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple

John Baptist Jackson, 1742

Watercolor of Conwy Castle ruins beside a river, with a stone bridge, grazing cattle, and a mountain under a hazy sky.

Conwy Castle, North Wales

Thomas Girtin, c. 1800

Watercolor of ostlers changing horses at a French post house as a carriage passenger waves from the coach.

Changing Horses at a Post House in France

Thomas Rowlandson, c. 1790

Mezzotint portrait of a young man drawing at a table, with a nude statue, obelisks and a pyramid behind him.

Adrian Beverland Drawing from a Statue

Isaak Beckett after Simon du Bois, 1686

Graphite study of a bird's wing with layered feathers shaded in soft tones on tan paper with faint grid lines.

The Wing

Vítězslav Karel Mašek, 1898

Loose watercolor of a thatched cottage and garden with a figure in red beside a tree, painted in soft greens and browns.

Stary Hrosenov

Vítězslav Karel Mašek, 1889

Watercolor landscape of a crumbling stone ruin beside a leaning pine tree, rocks and shrubs in the foreground.

Landscape with Ruin

Vítězslav Karel Mašek, 1900-1902

Watercolor design of a balustrade with red flowers above a scene of playful nude putti, armored figures, and a pig.

Skittle Players

Vítězslav Karel Mašek

Pen and wash drawing of robed apostles gazing upward with raised arms and clasped hands beneath clouds.

The Apostles

Vítězslav Karel Mašek, 1895-1900

Watercolor design elevation of a decorative breakfront cabinet with vases, floral columns and a cherub above.

Design for Breakfront

Vítězslav Karel Mašek, 1900

Pencil drawing of a robed older man offering a branch to a winged-helmeted nude youth, with a city view and ornate lettering.

Draft for Diploma of Jindricka Mastalko

Vítězslav Karel Mašek, c. 1904-05

Pencil drawing of a meadow with a thatched cottage, trees, and a reclining figure in the foreground.

Vapenice

Vítězslav Karel Mašek, 1921

Drawing of a rose-breasted finch hanging upside down from a nail by a cord, with a bee at upper left on a brown background.

A Rose-Breasted Finch Hanging from a Nail

Barbara Dietzsch, c. 1760

Graphite and chalk sketch of the Virgin Immaculate standing on clouds with angels and a dove above, on blue paper.

The Virgin Immaculate

Martino Altomonte, 1726/28?

Loose colored crayon sketch of two standing nude women among angular green and teal forest strokes.

Two Nudes in a Forest

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1925

Engraved portrait of a woman in a satin gown with pearls, holding roses, within an ornate scrolled border.

Rachel, Countess of Middlesex

Pierre Lombard after Sir Anthony van Dyck, c. 1660

Engraving of the Annunciation: kneeling Virgin Mary at a lectern, angel and cherubs in clouds, dove of the Holy Spirit above.

The Annunciation

Jacques de Gheyn II after Abraham Bloemaert, 1593; published 1599

Engraving of armored soldiers on a shore with a wooden horse on a hill, a kneeling man gesturing, and sea creatures in the sk

Sinon Deceiving the Trojans

Giorgio Ghisi after Giovanni Battista Scultori, c. 1545

Colored print of a village wedding with a bride in white, seated guests under draped tents, musicians, and a dog in the foreg

Noce de Village (Village Wedding)

Charles-Melchior Descourtis, 1785

Watercolor of a village fair with tents, a crowd, costumed performers on a stage under a tree, and dogs in the foreground.

Foire de Village

Charles-Melchior Descourtis, 1788

Oval portrait print of a woman with curled powdered hair, white ruffled gown, and pink sash against a dark background.

Frederica Sophia Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange Nassau

Charles-Melchior Descourtis

Print of elegantly dressed figures in a garden with a tambourine player, dogs, a monkey, and a seated statue beside a tree.

Le Tambourin

Charles-Melchior Descourtis, 1789

Red-toned drawing of a bearded armed man with a spear before an arch, with grotesque masks and hunting scenes above.

A Swiss Guard before an Ornamental Arch (recto)

Abraham Bickhart, 1568

Lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair, white cravat and dark coat, turned three-quarters to the viewer.

Coupin de La Couperie

Anne-Louis Girodet, 1816

Three vertical decorative panels with light foliage, flowers and urn vases on dark ground, etched ornament print.

Ornament for Dagger Sheath

Engraved print of two ornate candelabrum designs with scrollwork, putti, and figural reliefs on pedestals.

Two Candelabrum Designs

Engraving of a soldier in armor embracing a woman with long curly hair beneath an apple tree, with a fence behind.

Soldier Embracing a Woman

Daniel Hopfer, 1530

Etched ornamental design of a coffered ceiling with grid of square panels filled with floral and scroll motifs.

Ornamental Design for Coffered Ceiling

Engraved print of a tall tiered triumphal altar with a crucifixion, saints, and a nativity scene in an arched niche.

Triumphal Altar with Stages in the Life of Christ

Daniel Hopfer, 1518

Etching of the crucified Christ in an ornate tiered niche flanked by armored soldiers, winged figures and columns.

The Crucified Christ in a Decorated Niche

Woodcut of a crowned king at a banquet table attended by skeletons, with an hourglass on the table and a patterned hanging be

The King

Hans Lützelburger

Engraved battle scene of nude men fighting armored soldiers beneath snow-covered fir trees, with fallen bodies in the foregro

Battle of the Naked Men and Peasants

Hans Lützelburger, 1522

Engraved portrait of an elderly man with white hair holding a cross, labeled Sanctus Philippus, within a double-ruled border.

Sanctus Phillipus

Giovanni Marco Pitteri

Artist's mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1912/1922

Green book cover with a cream label reading Georg Heym, Umbra Vitae, with 47 woodcuts by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner.

Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1924

Blue-toned print of a peasant woman in a white cap carrying a basket, seen from behind against a hatched yellow background.

Paysanne avec pannier

Henri-Gabriel Ibels, 1895

Hand-colored drawing of a woman in a hat beside a tree, with a village church on yellow hills and a title in black lettering.

Susurrements, poèsies par Hébert-Milnard

Émile Bernard, 1890

Etching of a crowing rooster with ruffled feathers and the inscription "VIVE LE TSAR!" on a dark background.

Long Live the Tzar! (Vive le Tzar!)

Pierre Braquemond, 1893

Charcoal sketch of fishermen in a rowing boat on waves above two men handling and emptying large fishing nets.

Study for "The Fishermen" with Men Emptying the Nets (Etude pour "Les Pêcheurs" et hommes vidant des raies)

Georges Lacombe, 1894/1895

Paul Sérusier

Georges Lacombe, 1895

Expressive ink drawing of a gaunt, barefoot beggar in ragged clothing with one arm extended, on cream paper.

Beggar

René Beeh, c. 1920

Etching sheet with sketched male portraits and multiple nude figure studies in loose linear strokes.

Sketches of Men, including Max Liebermann

Lovis Corinth, c. 1915

Black and cream woodcut of a young woman with wide eyes and dark hair, one hand raised near her face, in a dense angular sett

Girl Dreaming

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1918

Black woodcut of a seated woman with arms folded on her knees, with spiky plant forms behind her on cream paper.

Seated Woman

Engraving of four passengers in top hats and heavy coats crowded into a railway carriage, with stern expressions.

Train de plaisir

Charles Maurand, 1862

Engraving of top-hatted men seated in a gallery, studying a framed painting held up before them while a speaker stands on a p

Les Amateurs de tableaux a l'hotel Bouillon

Charles Maurand, 1862

Black and white engraving of top-hatted men and a woman with a bundle crowding a city street with trees and buildings.

Le Boulevard des Italiens

Charles Maurand, 1862

Crowd of top-hatted men and bonneted women gathered under a street lamp, several with startled, wide-eyed expressions.

Boulevard du Temple a minuit

Charles Maurand, 1862

Hand-colored allegorical print of winged figures, a lyre-playing god, a reclining man, and a woman drawing beside classical c

Study Revealing Anatomy to Medicine and Art

Alexandre Briceau, 1786

Engraved theatre scene: a top-hatted man raises his arm beside a seated woman in a box, dancers on stage behind them.

Le Couplet final

Charles Maurand, 1862

Pen and ink sketch of a man fused with a smoking cannon beside a figure in a boxlike masquerade headpiece.

Two Men in Masquerade Costumes: A Cannon Firing and a Cat Inside a Mousetrap

Stefano Della Bella, c. 1645

Print of a waiting room with seated women on a bench and a standing man in a top hat holding a cane, posters on the wall.

Un Bureau d'attente d'omnibus

Charles Maurand, 1862

Seated archbishop in silk robes and pectoral cross, drawn in chalk on tinted paper, beside a column and curtain.

Monseigneur Charles de Saint-Albin, Archbishop of Cambrai

Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1740

Engraving of a seated heavyset man and a bearded photographer gesturing beside a large wooden box camera on a tripod.

Photographes et photographies

Charles Maurand, 1862

Engraving of a painter at an easel with a palette, watched by a bearded man and a woman in an interior with framed pictures.

Peintres et bourgeois

Charles Maurand, 1862

Pen and wash drawing of St. Peter's Square in Rome seen through an ornate coffered arch, with an obelisk and fountain.

The Piazza of Saint Peter's Seen through an Arch of the Basilica

Giacomo Quarenghi, 1778/1779

Engraving of a crowd of top-hatted men and bonneted women watching a railway train with steam rising in the background.

Les Voyageurs du dimanche

Charles Maurand, 1862

Engraving of top-hatted visitors crowding a gallery, one man stooping low to inspect a painting on the floor.

Une Salle de l'hotel Drouot un jour d'exposition

Charles Maurand, 1862

Engraving of bearded Saturn with scythe, serpent and horned bull beside him, by Abraham de Bruyn, 1569.

Saturn

Abraham de Bruyn, 1569

Engraving of Jupiter in plumed helmet and armor with cloak, holding a vessel beside a pedestal, an eagle at his feet.

Jupiter

Abraham de Bruyn, 1569

Engraving of Mercury with caduceus and armillary sphere, flanked by putti and a nude figure, dated 1569.

Mercury

Abraham de Bruyn, 1569