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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Watercolor of a village street with timber-framed houses, chimneys, an archway and a seated woman by a washing line.

Saint John's Hospital, Canterbury

Peter De Wint, 1845

Pen and ink drawing of a wooden footbridge over a river leading to a town, with trees framing the scene and hills beyond.

River Landscape with a Footbridge

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1546

Red chalk drawing of the Holy Family with infant Christ, Saint Joseph, young John the Baptist and a lamb in an architectural

The Holy Family

Giuseppe Maria Crespi, c. 1690

Etching of a lagoon scene with an arched stone building, a rowing boat in the foreground, and a distant domed church under cl

L'Vom da morte divide...

Fabio Berardi after Canaletto, c. 1760

Etching of a classical arch opening onto a courtyard palazzo, with a stone bridge, figures, and an obelisk in the distance.

L'età che non devora...

Fabio Berardi after Canaletto, c. 1760

Monochrome print of a large tree with spreading branches over a flat field, a distant treeline, and a grazing animal.

The Large Tree

Wilhelm Leibl, 1874/1875

Etching of a bacchanal with satyrs, putti, a large urn, a lion and a dog in a wooded rocky landscape.

Bacchanal

Giovanni Andrea Podestà, 1640

Trompe l'oeil pinned arrangement of letters, cards, a newspaper and a book title page on a dark ground with red cords.

A Deception

Samuel Lewis, c. 1780

Black and white woodcut portrait of a man's face with angular, crosshatched carving and intense staring eyes.

Dr. Ludwig Binswanger (Kopf Dr. Ludwig Binswanger)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1917/1918

Brown etching of a marshy landscape with a winding stream, willow trees, a wooden fence, and a cloudy sky.

A Pastoral Landscape with a Stream

Daniel Kotz, c. 1890

Black ink print of a reclining female nude with heavy, textured outlines on a cream background.

Reclining Nude

Alexej von Jawlensky, c. 1912

Engraving of a muscular nude man falling head-first through clouds above a river and rocky shore.

Ixion

Hendrik Goltzius after Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem, 1588

Engraving of the Judgment of Solomon: a soldier raises a sword over an infant as a kneeling woman pleads before guards and on

The Judgment of Solomon

Willem Swanenburgh after Joachim Anthonisz Wtewael, c. 1600

Engraving of centaur Chiron and a youth holding an infant beside a hut, with small figures and a landscape behind.

Apollo Entrusting Chiron with the Education of Asclepius

Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1590

Oval pencil and red chalk drawing of a young woman in a plumed wide-brimmed hat leaning on a window ledge.

Anne Ward Morland

George Morland, c. 1786

Pen and ink drawing of gnarled oak trees over a rock, with two travelers and a dog crossing a stream below.

An Oak Forest with a Family of Travelers

Emanuel Steiner, c. 1820

Trompe l'oeil drawing of a two dollar Treasury note, playing cards and poker chips on a dark green background.

Trompe l'Oeil: A Full House with Chips, $2 and $5 Bills

Unknown artist, c. 1895

Brown ink and wash circular drawing of the Crucifixion with mourners below and a town landscape behind.

The Crucifixion

Hans Bol, 1570s

Drawing of the risen Christ holding a red cross banner above a tomb, with two soldiers at the edges inside an ornate gold fra

The Resurrection

Giorgio Colonna, c. 1560

Watercolor of pink roses and rose buds in a brass vase on a stone ledge against a dark background.

Pink Roses in a Vase

Attributed to Pierre Joseph Redouté, 1838

Brown wash and white heightening drawing of a standing woman holding a scroll, on blue-grey paper.

Standing Woman Holding a Scroll

Unknown artist

Pencil sketch of a nude man holding a skull, with loose sketched figures behind him on tan paper.

The Headhunter and His Family

Odilon Redon, c. 1870

Pencil drawing of a ruined stone tomb with trees growing on top, cypresses and a small ruin at right, under a cloudy sky.

The Tomb of the Horatii and the Curatii at Albano

Louis Chaix, c. 1775

Pen and brown wash drawing of a sacrificial scene with a kneeling figure, a robed priest with raised blade, and armored soldi

The Sacrifice of Iphigenia (recto) / Study of a Male Nude (verso)

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1726

Watercolor and pen drawing of an arching clump of fountain grass in a meadow with shrubs and a bare tree behind.

A Corner of a Meadow with Fountaingrass

Themistocles von Eckenbrecher, c. 1870

Etching of Christ seated and crowned with thorns by a helmeted soldier, while another man holds a reed staff behind him.

Christ Crowned with Thorns

Annibale Carracci, 1606

Engraving of elegant figures playing board games on a terrace within an ornate rococo frame, with a garden view.

Das Bretspiel (Ladies and Gentlemen Playing Board Games)

Johann Esaias Nilson, 1756

Engraving of men playing billiards in a candlelit room with onlookers, framed by ornate rococo scrollwork and drapery.

Das Billardspielen (Billiard Players)

Johann Esaias Nilson, 1756

Watercolor of a wooded lakeside with a shepherd, cattle, goats, and a yellow villa on a hill under blue mountains.

A Wooded Lakeside with an Italianate Villa

Ludwig Hess, 1796

Etching of a seated man being consecrated by mitred bishops beneath a dove, with candlebearers and a kneeling priest.

The Consecration of a Bishop

after Sir Peter Paul Rubens Pieter Claesz Soutman

Engraved double portrait of two men in oval medallions, flanked by putti, a lion, a globe and floral ornament, with Latin ins

Rubens and van Dyck, a Double Portrait

Paulus Pontius, after Sir Anthony van Dyck and Erasmus Quellinus II

Engraved portrait of a veiled woman in a dark habit holding a rosary, framed by cherubs and an ornate border.

Isabella Clara Eugenia, Infanta of Spain

after Sir Peter Paul Rubens Paulus Pontius

Pencil sketch of a narrow London backstreet with huddled figures, a cloaked man, and a small child beneath tall buildings.

A Backstreet in London

Gustave Doré, 1868

Woodcut of an elderly bearded man in a long fur-trimmed robe, standing beside a heraldic crest, dated 1561.

Philip Melanchthon

Lucas Cranach the Younger, 1561

Twilight marsh landscape with tall bare trees on the left, reflective pools, distant village and an orange-to-blue sky.

Marsh Landscape at Twilight

François-Auguste Ravier, c. 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of figures carrying a huge cluster of grapes on a pole, with a crowd watching on the right.

The Return of the Spies from the Promised Land

Pier Francesco Mola, c. 1666

Drawing of a windmill and thatched cottages on a riverbank with men in rowing boats on the water.

A Windmill and Cottages on a River Bank, Men in Rowing Boats

Esaias van de Velde, early 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a seated armored knight greeted by robed monks beneath gothic arches.

Rinaldo is Welcomed by the Monks

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1780s

Pen and wash drawing of an armored knight and a veiled woman seated across a table, with sketched winged figures above.

Olympia Tells Roland Her Sad Story

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1780s

Grey wash drawing of a rocky wooded landscape with trees, a small figure by a stream, and a cloudy sky.

A Rocky Wooded Landscape with a Figure by a Stream

Thomas Gainsborough, 1781

Pen and brown ink drawing of a partly draped woman holding up a pair of scales, an allegory of Justice.

Personification of Justice

Guercino, c. 1640

Pencil drawing of a riverside tavern with thatched roofs, a moored sailboat, and figures beside a horse and cart under a pale

A Tavern by a River

Jan van Goyen, 1640

Pencil portrait of an infant in a bonnet seated in a high chair, framed with ruled borders and the name Eduard.

Eduard, the Artist's Infant Son

Julius Hübner, 1842

Trompe l'oeil drawing of old prints with animals, a satyr and nymph, a torn envelope, horn-rimmed glasses and a fly.

Trompe l'Oeil: Old Prints, a Torn Envelope with Horn-rimmed Glasses, and a Housefly

Jean-Pierre-Xavier Bidauld after Various Artists, 1763

Circular engraving of Saint John the Baptist with the Lamb of God in a rocky landscape, surrounded by Evangelist symbols and

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness with the Lamb of God, Surrounded by the Symbols of the Evangelists and the F…

Master E. S., 1466

Pastel drawing of Waterloo Bridge by Claude Monet, arches softened in blue and yellow mist over the river.

Waterloo Bridge

Claude Monet, 1901

Engraving of a classical nude male statue and a rearing horse among ruins, with pedestal inscriptions Opus Fidiae and Opus Pr

Opus Filiae... Opus Praxitelis

Unknown artist, before 1546

Engraving of the rear of two colossal horse statues and their nude male tamers atop brick ruins, with two sketching figures b

Equitum, in Quirinali, aversa parte

Unknown artist, 1550

Dark drawing by Charles Angrand showing a faint luminous figure emerging from shadow, with a signature in the lower left corn

The Annunciation to the Shepherds

Charles Angrand, 1894

Title page with a large ornate initial and gothic lettering reading Apocalipsis cum figuris, on pale paper.

Title Page

Albrecht Dürer, 1498

Pen drawing of an ornate New Year's greeting card with German lettering, drummers, a child, a woman, and a fur muff.

A New Year's Greeting

Adolph Menzel, 1839

Daumier lithograph of two caricatured soldiers in formal uniform, one in a tall shako saluting beside a mustached officer.

Un Jour de Grande Tenue

Honoré Daumier, 1844

Caricature lithograph of three bathers on a beach, a woman in plaid and a stout figure in stripes, with a child running ahead

Madame Prudhomme...

Honoré Daumier, 1854

Daumier caricature lithograph: a tall top-hatted man and a uniformed man stand among dogs beside trees and a building.

Visitant l'interieur...

Honoré Daumier, 1859

Pen and grey wash design with two saints flanking a blank central panel, scrollwork frame and a dated cartouche at the base.

Glass Design with Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist

Hans Kaspar Lang the Elder, 1595

Pencil and chalk landscape drawing of a valley with a stone structure, trees, a stream and distant hills.

Corpo di Cava

Eduard Agricola, 1844

Etching of a forest stream with rocks and a ruined castle on a hill, with a small figure standing by the trees.

Sammlung Radierter Blaetter von Nathe

Christoph Nathe, 1808

Pencil sketch of clouds over a landscape and a cloaked old woman standing beside a column, with handwritten notes.

Studies of Clouds and an Old Woman

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Oil sketch of sunbeams breaking through dark clouds over a plain with trees and a small building at left.

Sun Breaking through Clouds above the Roman Campagna

Johann Jakob Frey, 1844 or after

Pen and brown ink drawing of a haloed saint holding a cross, wheat, and Passion instruments beside open books.

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux with the Instruments of the Passion

Pieter de Jode, c. 1625

Pen and brown ink drawing of a standing woman in a veil holding a child beside an inscribed scroll, labeled Sibila Eritrea.

Eritrean Sibyl

Unknown artist

Pencil sketch of a Chinese peasant with a shoulder pole and basket, standing on open ground beside rocks.

A Chinese Peasant

George Chinnery, 1839

Ink and wash drawing of a seated woman in drapery turning toward a standing man against a shaded background.

Two Figures in Classical Dress

Henri-Pierre Danloux

Pen and ink drawing of a group of slender trees with bare branches and leafy clumps above low undergrowth.

Trees