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National Gallery of Art

25,670 works

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with long curled hair, lace collar and armor, with dedicatory inscription below.

Rupert Duglass, Swedish General

Jeremias Falck, in or after 1651

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled hair and mustache, wearing a lace collar and studded armor, with Latin inscriptio

Robert Duglass, Swedish General

Wolfgang Philipp Kilian

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a lace ruff holding a sword and ornate cup, with a globe and coat of arms.

Sir Francis Drake

Attributed to Jodocus Hondius I

Engraved oval portrait of Sir Francis Drake with two world hemisphere maps, a sailing ship, and a Latin inscription.

Sir Francis Drake

after Jodocus Hondius I

Engraved oval portrait of Sir Francis Drake with a globe, ruff collar and Latin verse below, from 1620.

Sir Francis Drake

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Engraved oval portrait of Francis Drake with globes, a shield showing a ship at sea, and nautical instruments in the margins.

Francis Drake

Crispijn de Passe I, published 1598

Engraved portrait of Sir Francis Drake with a ruff collar, hand on a globe, coat of arms at upper right.

Sir Francis Drake

Nicolas de Larmessin IV, published 1682

Engraved oval portrait of Sir Francis Drake in ruff collar, with a medallion showing ships at sea and text below.

Sir Francis Drake

Thomas de Leu after Jean Rabel

Oval engraved portrait of Sir Francis Drake in a ruff and armor, with a shield showing ships firing cannon at sea.

Sir Francis Drake

Hieronymus Wierix

Engraved portrait of a bearded man with curly hair in a fur-trimmed robe, with Latin inscriptions above and below.

Albrecht Durer

Lucas Kilian, 1608

Black chalk drawing of a youth's head and shoulders turned upward, with hatched drapery and curling hair on toned paper.

Bust of a Youth Looking Upward [recto]

Luca Signorelli, 1500

Albrecht Durer

Pieter van der Heyden, 1550s

Pen and ink drawing of the Baptism of Christ with a nude Christ, a bearded baptizer, and onlookers in a landscape.

The Baptism of Christ

Pietro Perugino, 1475

Engraved oval portrait of a crowned, bearded king holding a sceptre and orb, with Latin inscription and English caption below

Edward II of England

Renold Elstrack

Pen and ink sketch study of the Adoration of the Shepherds with kneeling figures, angels, an infant, and animals.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Pietro Perugino, 1517

Engraved oval portrait of crowned Edward III in ermine robes holding a sceptre and orb, with a text caption below.

Edward III of England

Renold Elstrack

Engraved oval portrait of King Edward IV crowned, holding a sceptre and orb, framed by heraldic shields and a lion.

Edward IV of England

Renold Elstrack

Engraved oval portrait of crowned King Edward IV holding a sceptre and orb, with heraldic shields and an inscription.

King Edward IV

Renold Elstrack

Engraved oval portrait of a young crowned man in a fur-trimmed robe holding a flower, with a lion and bull at the frame's bas

Edward V of England

Renold Elstrack

Engraved oval portrait of King Edward V wearing a crown and fur-trimmed robe, holding a rose, within a decorative frame.

King Edward V

Renold Elstrack

Engraved oval portrait of young King Edward VI in fur-trimmed costume and feathered cap, with Latin inscription and printed p

Edward VI of England

Engraved oval portrait of young King Edward VI in a feathered cap and fur-trimmed robe, with prayer text below.

Edward VI

Michel Corneille

Engraved portrait of a young king in a feathered cap and fur-trimmed cloak, with a Latin inscription below.

Edward VI

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Engraved oval portrait of Edward the Black Prince in armor and feathered cap, holding a sword, with heraldic frame and inscri

Edward, the Black Prince

Renold Elstrack

Engraved portrait of a woman in a dark bodice, white ruff collar and puffed sleeves, against a dark background.

Elizabeth

William Henry Worthington after Hans Holbein the Younger, published 1823

Pen and brown ink drawing over red chalk of a crouching, long-haired male figure holding a skull.

Saint Jerome

Alessandro Vittoria, 1565

Engraved portrait of Queen Elizabeth wearing a jeweled crown, lace ruff collar and pearl necklaces, on a pale mount.

Queen Elizabeth

Robert Cooper and Isaac Oliver

Pen and brown wash sheet with studies of glass jars, bowls, a muscular man, a nude figure, a horse head and sketched heads.

Studies of Glass Jars and Figures (recto)

Giovanni Ambrogio Figino, 1586

Pen and ink sketch sheet of many nude male figures in action poses, with a rearing horse and a reclining figure.

Studies of Figures (verso)

Giovanni Ambrogio Figino, 1586

Engraved portrait of Queen Elizabeth wearing a jeweled crown, lace ruff collar and pearl-studded gown, holding a scepter.

Queen Elizabeth

Robert Graves after Isaac Oliver