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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Watercolor of a domed palace facade with balconies and rooftops under a cloudy sky, with trees in the foreground.

Belvedere Palace, Vienna

Attributed to Rudolf von Alt

Watercolor of a wooded pool with trees reflected in the water, a wooden fence, and a distant red-roofed building.

Reflections in a Wooded Pool

Engraving of an allegorical woman holding a sailing ship aloft, with a crowd on a rocky shore and fish in the sea below.

Allegory of Water

Jeremias Wachsmuth

Ink drawing of a man in a top hat with a moustache and cane, dated 1909, by William Merritt Chase.

Self-Portrait

William Merritt Chase, 1909

Engraving of a crowned woman seated with a peacock and sceptre, framed in an oval with coins and treasure motifs.

Juno

Hendrick Goltzius, 1596

Lithograph portrait of a bald man in a suit and tie, gazing sideways with a stern expression, on cream paper.

Self-Portrait

Max Liebermann, 1924

Colour print of a landscape with ruins, a fisherman by a stream, cattle, sheep, horsemen, and a distant village under blue sk

Heroic Landscape with Fisherman, Cows, and Horsemen

John Baptist Jackson after Marco Ricci, 1744

Pencil sketch of a standing female figure in a flowing gown with ruffled hem, head tilted up, on tan paper.

Allegorical Female Figure

John La Farge, 1880s

Watercolor of a dark starling and a speckled lark lying dead on a tan ground with grasses behind them.

A Starling and a Lark

William Page, 1863

Pencil drawing of a reclining infant on a cushion, head turned toward viewer, with handwritten note in lower right corner.

My Poor Sweet Little Angelica

Lilly Martin Spencer, 19th century

Engraving of Minerva in a plumed helmet holding a Medusa shield, with an owl, armor and books around her.

Minerva

Hendrick Goltzius, 1596

Engraved portrait of a seated bearded man in a skullcap and white collar, holding a hat, with a column behind him.

Ephraim Bonus

Pencil and watercolor drawing of spruce trees and mossy boulders beside a rocky stream, with distant hills.

A Clump of Trees by a Rocky Stream in the Ramsau

Carl Morgenstern, 1832/1833

Pen and watercolor design for a ceiling with a chariot in the sky above figures gathered in an ornate rococo frame.

A Ceiling with Apollo Presiding over Military and Historical Learning

Anton Kern, 1740s

Etched sheet with four vignettes: a pier with lamppost and figures, a dark shape over water, a hatted figure, and a sketch.

Margins for Landing in England

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1879

Title page of Première Suite de dix eaux-fortes by François Bonvin, printed in Paris and London, 1861 to 1871.

Première Suite de dix eaux-fortes

François Bonvin, 1861-1871

Watercolor of monks buying fish at a Gothic Madonna portal beside a Venetian canal, with a gondola and fishermen.

Monks Buying Fish before the Portal of the Madonna della Misericordia

Ludwig Passini, 1855

Etching of a god emerging from clouds above a rocky sea coast with sea creatures, sun and stars in a circular frame.

God Creating Order from Chaos

Georg Andreas Wolfgang the Elder, 1665

Circular etching of God in robes reaching toward a seated nude man under trees, with lions, a bear and deer in the landscape.

God Creating Man

Georg Andreas Wolfgang the Elder, 1665

Circular etching of nude figures resting in a wooded pastoral landscape with tall pines, mountains, and Latin text below.

The Golden Age

Georg Andreas Wolfgang the Elder, 1665

Etching of a wolf-headed man rising from a table in a colonnade while a bearded figure watches and a city burns behind.

Jove Turns Lycaon into a Wolf

Georg Andreas Wolfgang the Elder, 1665

Etching of Neptune riding a shell chariot with sea horses over waves, with figures on a mountain in the background.

Deucalion and Pyrrha Land on Parnassus

Georg Andreas Wolfgang the Elder, 1665

Circular etching of a classical landscape with a couple tossing stones, children emerging from rocks, a temple, and trees.

A New Race Springs Up

Georg Andreas Wolfgang the Elder, 1665

Circular etching of Apollo with a bow beside a slain python coiled among trees, with small dancing figures in the distance.

Apollo Killing the Python

Georg Andreas Wolfgang the Elder, 1665

Etching of Apollo chasing Daphne through a wooded landscape with mountains behind, with Latin verses below.

Apollo and Daphne

Georg Andreas Wolfgang the Elder, 1665

Circular engraved title page with cherubs holding a cartouche reading Prima Pars, with a winged staff and wheat sheaves above

Title Page

Georg Andreas Wolfgang the Elder, 1665

Watercolor of a calm lake at dusk with trees, reeds, a distant town, and pink and blue sky reflected on the water.

Landscape near Strasbourg Looking toward St. Gall

W. van Detta, 1879

Head of a Young Woman Facing Left

Gilles Demarteau, the Elder, after François Boucher, c. 1774

Manuscript page numbered 12 with a small pen sketch of two figures above French handwritten text.

Omnibus de Corinthe (No. 2, 15 January 1897)

Henri-Gustave Jossot, Louis Valtat, and others, 1897

Watercolor of a sunlit hilltop village with ruined walls above olive trees and a winding dirt road.

Sun-Drenched Hills near Menton

Jules Ferdinand Jacquemart, 1880

Watercolor of a crumbling Gothic portal with a Madonna relief, opening onto a garden above a canal, 1844.

The Portal of the Madonna della Misericordia from the Canal

Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner, 1844

Colour print of a pastoral landscape with a cart, goatherd and flock, and a domed church with bell tower across water.

Heroic Landscape with Cart and Goatherd, with San Giorgio Maggiore in the Background

John Baptist Jackson after Marco Ricci, 1744

Engraving of the Holy Family: a seated Virgin, an elderly Joseph, and two nude infants in a rocky setting.

The Holy Family

Pierre Brebiette after Andrea del Sarto, c. 1617-1642

Watercolor of a pink rose branch with open blooms, a bud, and green leaves on a brown background.

Pink Roses

Fidelia Bridges, 1875

Watercolor of a single red plum with a brown stem casting a shadow on a soft grey-brown background.

Plum

John Henry Hill, 1903

Watercolor still life of pears, apples and grape clusters on the ground with large leaves behind and a ladybug at lower left.

Still Life of Fruit: Apples, Pears, and Grapes on Ground

John William Hill, 1874

Etched half-length portrait of a man with a lace collar holding a folded letter, with a window at upper left.

Willem van der Borcht

Michiel Sweerts, 1650s

Pencil and ochre wash sketch of two nude figures, one crouching and one kneeling, with dark grey wash on the hair.

Two Nudes

Odilon Roche, 1918/1947

Brown wash drawing of ghostly soldiers raising banners on a hill above ranks of troops under a pale moon.

The Shades of French Soldiers from the Past Exhort the Army to Victory on the Rhine

Gustave Doré, c. 1870

Muted watercolor of a night street with glowing windows and a lone figure in a dark coat walking across the foreground.

Street at Night, Meudon

Gwen John, 1910s

Sketch in brown wash and graphite of a seated cat with white chest and muzzle, turned to the right, on tan paper.

Cat with a White Front

Gwen John, 1910/1915

Loose watercolor of a seated woman in a dark high-collared cloak, face turned away, against a tan wash background.

Seated Girl in a High Collared Cloak

Gwen John, 1910s

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a room corner with a window, white curtain, folded cloth, and a paneled wall in ochre tones.

A Corner of the Artist's Room, Rue Terre Neuve, Meudon

Gwen John, 1915/1919

Watercolor of a flat meadow with pollarded willows and a distant skyline of spires and a dome under cloudy sky.

Meadows with a Distant View of Oxford

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1830s

Black ink drawing of a winged figure over swirling forms, with German text reading Helft dem Krüppel at top left.

Helft dem Krüppel (Help the Cripples)

Heinrich Hoerle, 1920

Ink line drawing of a bald bearded man in a suit embracing a woman in a tall hat with lace cuffs, eyes closed.

Das Ehepaar (The Married Couple)

Heinrich Hoerle, 1920

Ink drawing of a bald, wide-eyed man in a buttoned coat crouching beside a bowl and a loaf of bread.

Der Ernährer (The Bread Winner)

Heinrich Hoerle, 1920

Pen drawing of a gaunt, bald man in a buttoned uniform with an iron cross, holding a cap, with a grim expression.

Der Erwerbslose (The Unemployed Man)

Heinrich Hoerle, 1920

Ink drawing of a stern bald man with a mustache holding a crying infant against his shoulder on tan paper.

Der Vater (The Father)

Heinrich Hoerle, 1920

Pen drawing of hunched figures in a narrow street beside a building with windows showing figures, on tan paper.

Der Immerwährendeschmerz (Perpetual Pain)

Heinrich Hoerle, 1920

Ink drawing of a sleeping figure on a scrolled couch, with a leg turning into a tall plant with long leaves.

Der Männ mit dem Holzbein Träumt (The Man with the Wooden Leg Dreams)

Heinrich Hoerle, 1920

Ink drawing of a woman reaching toward a tall plant beside a sleeping figure in swirling dark lines on tan paper.

Freundlicher Träum (Friendly Dreams)

Heinrich Hoerle, 1920

Ink drawing of a nude, distorted man facing a shadowed grid cube, with a hand and twisting serpentine forms on tan paper.

Hällucinationen (Hallucinations)

Heinrich Hoerle, 1920

Ink drawing of a twisted bare tree, a seated figure on a mound, and a crouching creature on tan paper.

Der Baum der Sehnsucht (The Tree of Longing)

Heinrich Hoerle, 1920

Black ink drawing on tan paper of a swirling serpentine creature with a bird head beside a small hunched figure.

Am Wegende (End of the Road)

Heinrich Hoerle, 1920

Grey textured portfolio cover with a printed label reading Das Mappenwerk der Insel and a ship emblem, 1899-1900.

Das Mappenwerk der Insel

Various Artists, published 1900

Profile of a Man with Sidewhiskers

Unknown artist, c. 1850

Pen and wash drawing of a domed temple interior with columns, coffered ceiling, and a radiant sun disk above an altar.

Stage Design for a Domed Temple Interior with a Sun Disk above the Altar

Josef Ignáz Platzer, 1780

Etching of a town skyline with a woman leading a donkey across rough ground under a cloudy sky.

Les Anes de Saint-Medard

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1874

Watercolor of cattle drinking at a wooded pond at dusk, with tall trees and rolling hills under a pale evening sky.

Evening Light on a Wooded Lakeside with Cattle Drinking

Henri Harpignies, 1882

Charcoal sketch of a forge interior with a dome-shaped hearth and hanging tools on blue-grey paper.

Interior of a Forge (recto) / Yard with a Pigsty (verso)

Adolphe Appian, 1860s

Pencil and watercolor panoramic landscape of rolling hills, a wooden fence, a pine tree, and a blue sky.

Countryside near Brezins, between Grenoble and Vienne

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1880s

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a village with rural houses, a dirt road, trees, and two small figures in a blue sky.

A Village near Brezins

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1880s

Pen and watercolor drawing of a crowned seated king under a tent with attendants, a stream and trees in the landscape.

The Coronation of Solomon by the Spring of Gihon

Jean Poyet, c. 1500