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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Etching of a man in period dress reading a book by a bright window, with a curtain and a sword on a chair.

Jan Six

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1647

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with a ruff collar, flanked by allegorical figures, a cherub, and a skull.

Pieter Brueghel, the Younger

Aegidius Sadeler, 1606

Engraving of the Transfiguration: haloed Christ between Moses and Elijah above three startled apostles on a rocky hillside.

The Transfiguration

Camillo Procaccini, 1590

Engraving of Roman soldiers seizing women in a crowded classical colonnade beneath a draped awning, with a Latin inscription

The Rape of the Sabines

Aegidius Sadeler

Engraved forest landscape with gnarled trees, two men and a woman resting near a wooden bridge and rocky outcrop.

Forest Landscape with Two Men and a Woman Resting near a Bridge

Aegidius Sadeler

Grey wash drawing of a river landscape with trees on the right, a seated figure, and mountains and a village in the distance.

Landscape

Unknown artist, 19th century

Engraving of a dense forest with gnarled trees, a rocky river, figures with a wheelbarrow, and a wooden bridge leading to a d

River Landscape with a Duck Hunter

Aegidius Sadeler

Engraving of a stormy riverside landscape with a large gnarled tree, a small shrine, fishing boats, and a figure on the shore

Landscape with Men Fishing by Moonlight

Aegidius Sadeler

Sepia print of ruined castle on wooded cliffs above a river, with resting cattle, a sailing boat and bathers.

River Wye

Joseph Mallord William Turner, published 1812

Engraved nocturnal landscape of fishermen in boats beneath an arched stone bridge, with a town and ruins beyond.

Nocturnal Landscape with River Fishermen outside City Walls

Aegidius Sadeler

Engraving of a forest pool with a large arching tree and deer fleeing from a hunter in the background.

Stag Hunt near a Pool

Aegidius Sadeler

Engraved architectural plate showing labeled Roman roof framing, rafters, tiles and column details by Piranesi.

Della Magnificenza ed Archittetura; Osservazioni; E Parere su l'Architettura

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published 1761

Etching of a standing man in a long draped cloak and tasseled cap, holding a staff, with an inscription below.

Standing Soldier in a Long Cloak

Filippo Napoletano

Etching of an imagined ancient rotunda temple with coffered dome, Corinthian columns, grand stairs and sacred fires.

Prima Parte; Grotteschi; Carceri; Alcuna Vedute ...; Trofei di Ottaviano Augusto

Giovanni Battista Piranesi and Francesco Piranesi, published 1800/1809

Engraving of the Entombment of Christ with mourners, a crown of thorns and nails in the foreground, and crosses on a hill.

The Entombment

Aegidius Sadeler

Engraved plate of the Castello dell'Acqua Giula showing a site plan, arched aqueduct elevation, and vaulted cross-section wit

Lapides Capitolini; Le Rovine dell Castello dell'Acqua Giula; Antichità di Cora

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published 1762

Engraved plate of a niche in the Temple of Isis at Pompeii with painted divinities, two serpents, and foliage.

Antiquites de la Grande-Grece (volume I)

Francesco Piranesi after Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published 1804

Engraving of nude nymphs bathing around Diana by a stream as the hunter Actaeon appears among rocks and trees with dogs.

Diana Surprised by Actaeon

Aegidius Sadeler

Engraving of a richly dressed woman with eyes lowered, a serpent coiled around her arm, and a tower in the background.

Intemperance

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1528

Pen and brown ink drawing of muscular nude male figures walking in a procession, one with a raised arm.

Triumphal Procession

Baccio Bandinelli

Pen and ink drawing of two standing male nudes, one holding a sword and wearing a plumed helmet, on beige paper.

Two Male Nudes

Baccio Bandinelli, 1520

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a wide fur-brimmed hat and draped cloak, against a hatched background.

Joachim Patinir

Unknown artist, 16th century

Engraved drawing of two Gothic architectural pinnacles with tracery, finials, and crocketed foliage on a pale ground.

Gothic Letter "d"

Unknown artist, c. 1480/1500

Pen and grey wash design for a burgonet helmet with a central relief scene, scrollwork, sea gods and a reclining figure.

Design for a Burgonet Helmet

Jean Cousin, 1545

Caricature lithograph of a man with a large nose reading a paper at a lectern, with an audience sketched behind him.

Eugène Rouher

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Caricature lithograph of a seated man with a large head, dark coat and plaid trousers, by Honoré Daumier, 1850.

R.P.L. Ségur d'Aguesseau

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Caricature lithograph of a man with a large nose speaking at a tribune before a crowd of exaggerated faces.

M.L.P.F. Esquirou de Parieu

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Caricature lithograph of a man with a large head and folded arms, standing before a podium and a crowd.

Achille Fould

Honoré Daumier, 1849

Caricature lithograph of a man with round spectacles and a large nose, leaning on a pedestal and holding a glass.

H.M. Augustin Corne

Honoré Daumier, 1849

Lithograph caricature of a man with an oversized head and tall hair walking past a sketched crowd, by Daumier.

Ferdinand Favre

Honoré Daumier, 1849