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National Gallery of Art

25,755 works

Woodcut of Pluto in a fiery chariot abducting Proserpina across a flaming landscape under dark clouds.

The Rape of Proserpina

Giuseppe Scolari, 1592/1607

Engraved pastoral scene of three wreathed figures reclining under trees near classical ruins, with a jug and vessels at right

Délassement champêtre (Sylvan Leisure)

Philippe Auguste Hennequin, 1825

Lithograph of winged Cupid with bow and quiver subduing a lion beside a rocky mountain landscape.

L’Amour terrassant un lion (Personification of Love Vanquishing a Lion)

Philippe Auguste Hennequin, 1825

Lithograph of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat, lace ruff and plumed hat, standing beside a upholstered chair.

Carnevale

Achille Devéria, 1830

Lithograph portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark coat standing in a cluttered studio with instruments and a bust.

Frédéric Sauvage

Paul Gavarni, 1853

Etching of a horse pulling a milk wagon past an arched building and bare trees, with dense cross-hatched shading.

Milchwagen (Milk Wagon)

Lovis Corinth, 1916

Cream title page with a gold-olive thistle-like plant, red lettering for Alexandre de Riquer's Crisantemes, and a Barcelona i

Crisantemes (Chrysanthemums)

Alexandre de Riquer, 1899

Engraving of an equestrian statue of Constantine the Great on a rearing horse in an arched niche with draped curtain.

Statue of Constantine

Francesco Faraone Aquila after Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1704-1742

Black and white lithograph of ivy vines arching over a misty woodland stream with tree trunks and grasses.

Plants and Ivies by a Stream

Eugène Bléry, 1848/1849

Etching of a large oak beside a ravine, with grazing cows and a herdsman on a hill at right and a distant village.

Le chêne au ravin (Oak Tree by a Ravine)

Eugène Bléry, 1845

Black chalk landscape drawing of a waterfall, trees, and a fortified hilltop town on blue-grey paper.

Italian Landscape with Fortifications and a Waterfall

Gaspard Dughet, mid-1660s

Art nouveau poster of a woman with poppies in her hair holding a plate of biscuits, with a 1897 calendar below.

Biscuits Lefèvre-Utile

Alphonse Mucha, 1896

Le Avventure di Saffo (The Adventures of Sappho)

Henry Tresham, 1784

Woodcut frieze of an army procession with pikemen, camels, a wagon, and a winged skeleton figure leading the march.

Army Train and Death

Erhard Schön, c. 1532

Sepia mezzotint of a hunter with two hounds attacking a doe in a forest clearing, with a rifle on the ground.

Death of the Doe

George Stubbs, 1804

Engraving of Saint Peter crucified upside down, with soldiers hoisting the cross and angels with a wreath in the clouds above

Martire de St. Pierre (The Martyrdom of Saint Peter)

after Pierre-Hubert Subleyras Jean Barbault, c. 1750s

Lithograph portrait of a seated man in dark jacket and waistcoat, labeled Victor Hugo, signed Devéria, 1829.

Victor Hugo

Achille Devéria, 1829

Etching of a ruined vaulted hall with columns and figures, opening on the right to a distant domed church.

A Ruined Vault with a Vista of Saint Peter’s

Victor Louis, late 18th century

Etching of burdock leaves, wildflowers and a slender tree trunk in a dense woodland undergrowth.

Burdock in Bloom

Eugène Bléry, 1858

Print of Saint Francis of Assisi leaning on a cross beside a skull, with hatched shading and a hooded robe.

Saint Francis of Assisi

after Alessandro Casolani Andrea Andreani, 1591

Charlotte, Lady Watkin Williams-Wynn

Daniel Gardner, c. 1775

Woodcut print of peasants and a trumpet player on a wooden cart beside a horse, dog and tall conifer trees on a road.

Peasants with a Cart

Hans Burgkmair, 1516/1518 (published 1522, printed 1777 or 1796)

Woodcut of five armored men with plumed helmets walking in a row, each carrying a long lance over the shoulder.

Five Tilters on Foot

Hans Burgkmair, 1516/1518 (published 1522, printed 1777 or 1796)

Watercolor of a winding river through meadows, lined with willows, under a cloudy sky with a distant church spire.

River Landscape near St. Ives, Huntingdonshire

William Fraser Garden, 1897

Pen and ink sketch of a young woman asleep, head tilted in a wide hat and fur-collared coat, signed P. Vetri.

Young Woman Asleep

Paolo Vetri, 1870s

Watercolor of yellow narcissus flowers in an ornate blue and cream vase set within a brown arched niche.

Narcissus in a Blue and White Vase

Edward Poynter, 1864

Charcoal sketch of a reclining nude male figure with one arm raised, drawn on tan paper.

Falling Male Nude [verso]

John Singer Sargent, 1918-1919

Charcoal and wash study of a nude male figure with raised arms and bowed head, with ink wash sketches at right.

Study of the Figure and Head of Christ in "Christ on the Cross and Mary Magdalene"

Mosè Bianchi, c. 1879

Engraving of a white wild bull with curved horns standing in a wooded clearing with trees and distant cattle.

The Wild Bull of Chillingham

Thomas Bewick, 1789

Engraving of a thin horse standing by a broken tree stump near a stone wall, with cottages and hills beyond under a cloudy sk

Waiting for Death

Thomas Bewick, 1828

Watercolor of a gondola on a Venetian canal beside ornate palace facades, with sailing boats and a blue sky.

A Gondola on the Grand Canal, Venice

William Callow, 1866

Etched portrait of a bearded man in a tall white turban and fur-trimmed robe, with an inscription below naming him Mahomet, a

Mahomet, a Turkish Merchant

Thomas Worlidge, c. 1741

Etching of grotesque hybrid sea monsters with a coiling serpent in churning water under a cloudy sky.

Revengeful Monsters

John Hamilton Mortimer, 1780

Beatrice

John Hamilton Mortimer, 1775/1776

Grey paper drawing in chalk of a bearded God the Father above draped angels on clouds.

The Immaculate Conception with God the Father and Angels

Francesco Mancini, 1739

Fan-shaped painting of yellow poppies and red flowers with green leaves on a grey-blue ground.

Fan with Poppies

Henri Charles Guérard, c. 1890

Engraved cutaway view of a domed Roman baptistry interior with columns, arches, and a central font.

Balnei Laterani [The Lateran Baptistry]

published by Antonio Lafreri Anonymous, 1544/1572

Engraved ground plan of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome with hatched walls, circular chapels and a Latin inscription.

Ichnographia Templi Divi Petri [Plan of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome]

after Michelangelo Étienne Dupérac, 1569

Engraved print of a tiered funerary monument with reclining sculpted figures in niches, flanked by flaming urn finials.

The Tomb of Julius II

Unknown artist, 1554

Engraved perspective of a Roman piazza with an oval pavement, equestrian statue, flanking palaces and a central staircase.

Capitolii Sciographia [View of the Roman Capitol]

after Michelangelo Étienne Dupérac, 1569

Engraving of a ceremonial hall with a crowd of robed figures facing a dais and throne, guards in the foreground, and a coat o

The Coronation of Cosimo I de' Medici

Etienne Dupérac, c. 1570

Engraving of Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome with a bridge lined by statues, boats on the river, and a Latin inscription at upper

Castello S. Angelo di Roma [Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome]

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1560-1565

Engraved plan of a long courtyard with colonnades, a stepped staircase and a semicircular exedra, with printed text in the ce

Plan of the Cortile Belvedere

published by Antonio Lafreri Anonymous, 1565

Engraved view of the Roman Capitol with an equestrian statue in a piazza, a palazzo facade, and a colonnade on the right.

The Roman Capitol

Attributed to Nicolaus Beatrizet, c. 1560

Engraved view of a Renaissance palazzo courtyard with tiered arcades, columns, windows, and two statues.

Section of the Courtyard of Palazzo Farnese

published by Antonio Lafreri Anonymous, 1560

Engraved print of a Renaissance palazzo facade with an arched rusticated ground floor and pilastered upper story, with a Lati

Palazzo Alberini

Unknown artist, 1544-1555

Engraved elevation of a Roman palazzo with rusticated ground floor, pedimented central doorway, and arched upper windows.

Palazzo Maccarani Stati in Sant'Eustachio

published by Antonio Lafreri Anonymous, 1549

Engraved architectural elevation of a Roman palace facade with rusticated arches, paired columns, and pedimented windows.

The Palace of Raphael (Palazzo Caprini)

after Donato Bramante Anonymous, 1549

Engraved print of two bands of acanthus scrolls and leaves with a Latin caption between them, on a book page.

Acanthus Scrolls

published by Antonio Lafreri Anonymous, 1561

The Vatican Obelisk

published by Antonio Lafreri Anonymous, 1550

Engraving of Trajan's Column shown on its side, with spiral reliefs, a decorated pedestal, clouds, and small figures and buil

Trajan's Column

published by Antonio Lafreri Anonymous, 1544

Engraved architectural plate of a spiral-relief column with section, elevation, and circular plan drawings below.

Section and Elevation of Trajan's Column

published by Antonio Lafreri Anonymous, 1544/1572

Engraving of the Column of Marcus Aurelius with spiral reliefs and a long obelisk, set among buildings, trees and clouds.

The Column of Marcus Aurelius with an Obelisk

published by Antonio Lafreri Anonymous, 1544/1577

Engraving of a horizontal Solomonic column with spiral shaft, vine patterns and a scrolled capital on a page.

Solomonic Column from Saint Peter's Basilica

published by Antonio Lafreri Anonymous, 1544-1577

Engraving of the reclining hero Heracles in a lion skin with a small infant beside him, on a stone pedestal.

Heracles with the Infant Telephos

published by Antonio Lafreri Anonymous, 1550

Engraving of a reclining classical male nude statue in a niche, with draped cloth and an inscription, printed on a book page.

The Farnese Apollo, called 'Hermaphroditus'

published by Antonio Lafreri Anonymous, 1552

Engraving of a reclining female figure in draped cloth holding a flowering lily branch, with a wreath of flowers below.

Flora

Attributed to Enea Vico, published by Ferrando Bertelli, 1544/1577

Engraving of a marble statue of a young boy fishing, reclining on rocks with a rod and basket, with Latin text at left.

The Little Angler

published by Antonio Lafreri Anonymous, 1567

Engraving of seated Roma with a plumed helmet beside a carved monument, flanked by two bearded captive figures in classical d

Roma Victrix [The Roma of Cardinal Cesi]

published by Antonio Lafreri Atrributed to Nicolas Beatrizet, 1549

Engraved print of the Pasquino statue, a bearded marble torso on a pedestal with inscribed placards and a city square below.

The Statue of Pasquino

Unknown artist, 1544/1572

Engraving of the reclining Marforio statue against a brick wall, with Roman ruins, Latin pedestal inscriptions and Italian ve

The Statue of Marforio

published by Antonio Lafreri Anonymous, 1550

Engraving of a reclining bearded river god with cornucopia, wolf and putti, framed by a frieze of boats and animals.

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (Mirror of Roman Magnificence)

Attributed to Nicolas Beatrizet, published by Antonio Lafreri, 1544/1572

Engraving of a bearded sea god Oceanus seated on waves beside a sea monster, with a Latin inscription above.

The Statue of Oceanus

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1560

Engraving of a reclining bearded river god with putti, a crocodile and cornucopia, framed by an ornate animal border.

The Statute of the Nile

Attributed to Nicolas Beatrizet, published by Antonio Lafreri, 1544/1572