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National Gallery of Art

25,670 works

Brown wash drawing of a hilltop town with a tall tower and stone walls above rocky slopes, with a mountain behind.

A View of Savelli near Albano

Jan de Bisschop

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a feathered hat and ruff, with heraldic shields and a caption panel below.

William Cecil, First Baron Burghley

Brown wash drawing of Apollo with the Muses on a rocky height, a winged horse drinking at a spring below.

Apollo and the Muses on Mount Parnassus

Johann Christoph Storer, 1650

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe, with a large letter B and columns framing him.

William Cecil, First Baron Burghley

Frans Hogenberg

Pen and wash drawing of a classical scene with a kneeling figure, seated woman, and crowd on stone steps.

The Generosity of Empress Pulcheria

Johann Christoph Storer, 1644

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly bearded man in a cap, ruff collar and sash, with a Latin inscription below.

William Cecil, First Baron Burghley

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar beside a writing desk, with coats of arms and a Latin inscription.

Willmus Burton de Falde (William Burton)

Francis Delaram, published 1622

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly man in a ruff and skullcap, hands on a book, with Latin inscription and verse below.

William Butler, Physician

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a tall hat and ruff, holding a scroll, framed by an ornate cartouche.

Sir Julius Caesar

Renold Elstrack

John Caius, Co-Founder of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe reading a book in a study lined with shelves and books.

John Calvin

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and skullcap, with a cartouche reading Guillaume Camden.

William Camden, Herald, Antiquary and Historian

Nicolas de Larmessin IV

Engraved oval portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark doublet and white collar, with Latin inscription and coat of arms.

Peter de Carcavy

Gerard Edelinck, 1675

Mezzotint portrait of a standing man in a periwig and buttoned coat, with a sword and cane, beside a draped curtain.

Sir Nicholas Caren of Beddington

John Faber II, published 1723

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar with a coat of arms, ship, and town in the background.

Christopher Carleill

Robert Boissard

Printed Latin text page headed Christopher Carleill, with a large decorative initial letter at the start of the paragraph.

Christopher Carleill

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Engraved portrait of a woman with curled hair, pearls and draped satin gown, leaning against a stone column.

Lucy Percy, Second Wife of James Hay, First Earl of Carlisle

Pieter de Bailliu after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace collar, framed by scrollwork, a coat of arms and inscription.

James Hay, First Earl of Carlisle

Simon de Passe, 1617

Engraved oval portrait of a young boy in ornate period dress with a ruff collar, resting his hand on a helmet.

Don Carlos, Prince of Asturias

Hieronymus Cock

Engraved portrait of a young prince in armor with a sword, beside a plumed helmet and coat of arms.

Don Carlos, Prince of Asturias

Frans Huys, 1554-1558

Grey wash drawing of a woman in a dark dress beside a man wearing a horned, grotesque mask and striped costume.

Mascaras crueles (Cruel Masks) [recto]

Francisco Goya, 1796

Engraved oval portrait of Thomas Cavendish holding dividers, with Latin inscriptions and text on the printed page.

Thomas Cavendish

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Pencil sketch of a bearded man in a wide hat riding a wooden wheeled cart, with handwritten Spanish caption below.

Mendigos que se llevan solos en Bordeaux (Beggars Who Get about on Their Own in Bordeaux)

Francisco Goya, 1824

Engraved portrait of a man with curled hair resting his hands on two globes, framed in an oval with Latin text.

Thomas Cavendish

Crispijn de Passe I, published 1598

Pen and watercolor drawing of a palace facade with a central staircase, flanked by palm trees and crescent finials.

A Turkish Palace (Probably for Mozart's "Abduction from the Seraglio")

Giuseppe Quaglio, 1790

Watercolor of ruined stone arches overgrown with trees and bushes under a pale sky.

Ancient Roman Ruins Overgrown with Trees and Bushes

Johann Gottfried Klinsky, 1793

Engraved portrait of a man with a compass resting on two globes, with ships and a coat of arms in the background.

Thomas Cavendish

Robert Boissard

Watercolor of a brick estate house on a rise above a river, with sheep, hills, and village buildings beneath a pale sky.

View of an Estate

John William Upham

Engraved oval portrait of Jacob Cats, an older bearded man in a ruff collar and fur-trimmed coat, with Dutch verse below.

Jacob Cats

Willem Jacobsz Delff after Michiel van Miereveld, 1636

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a white pleated ruff and fur-trimmed dark coat, with Dutch verse below.

Jacob Cats, Poet

Cornelis van Dalen I after Michiel van Miereveld, 1635