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National Gallery of Art

25,670 works

Watercolor plate of numbered swallows and a grey pigeon on a bare tree and wooden perches, with Latin inscriptions.

Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate LXVIII

Joris Hoefnagel, 1575

Engraved portrait of Sir Martin Frobisher in a ruff and armour, holding a staff, with a coat of arms and verse below.

Sir Martin Frobisher

Robert Boissard

Four hawks and falcons perched among wheat and grasses in an oval frame, with red Latin verse above.

Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate VI

Joris Hoefnagel, 1575

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a high collar, framed by scrollwork, a laurel wreath and an IHS monogram.

Henry Garnett

Johannes Wierix

Hoefnagel plate of nine numbered birds on branches and stumps, including a black crested bird and a woodpecker on a brick wal

Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate LXIX

Joris Hoefnagel, 1575

Engraved portrait of a nun in a dark habit and veil beside a crucifix and open book, with Latin inscriptions below.

Catherine Gascoigne

Johann Hainzelman, 1652

Engraved oval portrait of John of Gaunt in crown and armor holding a sword, with Latin inscription and caption below.

John of Gaunt

Renold Elstrack

Four numbered hawks perched on a wooden rail beside a yellow flowering plant, painted in watercolor within an oval gold borde

Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate VII

Joris Hoefnagel, 1575

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace ruff holding a flowering sprig, with ornate frame and coats of arms.

John Gerard, Herbalist

William Rogers, published 1597

Hoefnagel plate showing a vulture, a hawk and a buzzard on branches inside a gold oval, with Latin inscriptions.

Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate VIII

Joris Hoefnagel, 1575

Watercolor plate of numbered fish swimming in an oval of blue water, including a spotted red-finned fish and a dark spiny fis

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XXIV

Joris Hoefnagel, 1575

Engraved oval portrait of George Frederick, Margrave of Baden, in armor and lace collar, with Latin verses below.

George Frederick, Margrave of Baden

Lucas Kilian, 1623

Twelve numbered fish in varied colors swim in blue water inside a gold oval border, with Latin text above.

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XXV

Joris Hoefnagel, 1575

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar beside drawing tools, an inkwell, and an hourglass, dated 1610.

Jacob de Gheyn

Andries Jacobsz. Stock, 1610

Watercolor plate of ten numbered fish in pink, brown, blue and green swimming over pale blue water within an oval border.

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XXVI

Joris Hoefnagel, 1575

Mezzotint portrait of a man with long curled wig resting his hand on a carved bust, holding a carving tool.

Grinling Gibbons, Wood Carver

John Smith after Sir Godfrey Kneller

Watercolor plate of numbered fish species swimming in pale blue water inside a gold oval border, with a Latin inscription abo

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XXVII

Joris Hoefnagel, 1575

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a wig holding dividers over an architectural plan, with a Latin inscription naming him a

James Gibbs, Architect

James MacArdell after John Michael Williams

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace collar holding an armillary sphere, with a Latin inscription.

Sir Humphrey Gilbert

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Watercolor of colorful fish swimming in blue water inside a gold oval border, with a Latin caption above.

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XXVIII

Joris Hoefnagel, 1575

Watercolor plate of a whale, sturgeon, shark and smaller fish swimming in an oval frame over rippling blue water.

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate II

Joris Hoefnagel, 1575

Engraved portrait of a bearded man with a walking stick and armillary sphere, a ship at sea, and verse below.

Sir Humphrey Gilbert

Robert Boissard

Watercolor plate of six stingrays and skates swimming over a blue sea, drawn from above, with Roman numeral XXIX.

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XXIX

Joris Hoefnagel, 1575

Engraved oval portrait of a long-haired man in armor with lace collar, framed by a laurel wreath and coat of arms.

Henry, Duke of Gloucester

Cornelis van Dalen

Watercolor plate of four rays and flatfish swimming on blue water inside a gold oval border, numbered XXX.

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XXX

Joris Hoefnagel, 1575

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a large ruff collar, with a Latin inscription band, by Simon de Passe, 1614.

Hendrik Goltzius

Simon de Passe, 1614

Five flatfish swim over blue waves above a sandy seabed with shells, painted in watercolor on a numbered page.

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XXXI

Joris Hoefnagel, 1575

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a cap and cloak holding a drawing, with inscription naming him a painter and sculptor.

Hendrik Goltzius, Pictor et Sculptor

Gerard Edelinck

Watercolor drawing of flatfish, a ray and shells on a sandy seafloor within an oval border, from a 1575 natural history plate

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XXXII

Joris Hoefnagel, 1575

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in plate armor with curly hair, framed by a French inscription.

Charles de Gontaut, Duc de Biron