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National Gallery of Art

25,670 works

Watercolor plate of twelve numbered fish, mostly flatfish, swimming over blue water inside a gold oval border.

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XXXIII

Joris Hoefnagel, 1575

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in armor and lace collar, surrounded by helmets, weapons and a Latin inscription.

Carolus Gonzaga, Duc de Nevers-Rethel

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a jeweled headdress and patterned gown, with a radiating background and landscape.

Lady Jane Gray

Esme de Boulonois

Engraved portrait bust of a woman in jeweled headdress and pearl necklace, labeled Lady Jane Grey, with Latin verse below.

Lady Jane Grey

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and armored doublet, with a Latin inscription below.

Sir Richard Grenville, Naval Commander

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a cap and ruff, framed by an oval scroll cartouche with cherubs and coats of arms.

Thomae Gresham Equi. Aura (Sir Thomas Gresham)

Francis Delaram

Engraved portrait of a bearded older man in a clerical cap and robe, with a Latin inscription naming Edmund Grindal.

Edmund Grindal, Archbishop of Canterbury

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Engraved oval portrait of Hugo Grotius in a laurel wreath, wearing a white ruff collar and dark robe, with Latin inscription

Hugo Grotius

Johannes van Munnickhuysen after Michiel van Miereveld, 1632

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a white ruff, framed by a laurel wreath, with Dutch verse below.

Hugo Grotius

Abraham Meindersz van der Wenne after Michiel van Miereveld

Engraved portrait of an older bearded man in a white ruff and fur-trimmed cloak, framed by heraldic shields.

Ulrich Grundherr

Andreas Kohl, mid 17th-century

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark doublet and white collar, with Latin inscriptions around the border.

Jan Gruter

Crispijn de Passe I

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled shoulder-length hair, white collar, and diagonal sash over a dark coat.

Henri Du Plessis

Robert Nanteuil after Philippe de Champaigne

Engraving of a crowded town square with a gallows and hanged figures, mounted soldiers, and spectators watching an execution.

Execution of the Gunpowder Conspirators

R. Romney, published 1795

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man with a lace collar, with handwritten note below on cream paper.

Gustavus Adolphus

Engraved oval portrait of Gustavus Adolphus in armor and lace collar, with inscribed frame and coat of arms below.

Gustavus Adolphus

Michel Lasne, 1632

Oval mezzotint portrait of a woman with curled hair and pearl earrings, leaning on draped fabric, labeled Eleanor Gwyn.

Eleanor Gwyn, Mistress of Charles II

Valentine Green after Sir Peter Lely, published 1777

Mezzotint portrait of a man with curled wig and satin coat, gesturing toward a wooded landscape.

Charles Montagu, First Earl of Halifax

John Smith after Sir Godfrey Kneller

Engraved portrait of a bearded bishop in a ruff and skullcap, holding a book, with Latin banner and English verse.

Joseph Hall, Bishop of Norwich

John Payne, 1628

Engraved oval portrait of Joseph Hall, Bishop of Norwich, in ruff and clerical robes, with a coat of arms and two cherubs abo

Joseph Hall, Bishop of Norwich

Crispijn van den Queborn

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded bishop in a skullcap and ruff collar, holding a book, within an ornate border.

Joseph Hall, Bishop of Norwich

Paul de Zetter after John Payne

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in armor and ruff collar, with inscribed name band and musical staff below.

Christopher Harant

Aegidius Sadeler

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long hair and lace collar, framed by laurel branches and a coat of arms, 1680.

William Van Haren

Abraham Blooteling after Bernard Vaillant, 1680

Engraved oval portrait of John Harington, First Baron of Exton, wearing a lace collar and patterned doublet.

John Harington, First Baron of Exton

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a ruff, flanked by a lion and rooster, with verse text below.

John Harington, Second Baron of Exton

Renold Elstrack

Engraved oval portrait of John Harington, Second Baron of Exton, in a ruff collar, with Latin verse below.

John Harington, Second Baron of Exton

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Mezzotint portrait of a man with curly hair and a lace collar in an oval frame, with engraved caption below.

James Harrington, Esq.

Giuseppi Filippo Liberati Marchi

Engraved print of an armored rider on a rearing horse, framed by grid of small town views and a title cartouche.

Hartoch Christian of Brunswick

Claes Janszoon Visscher II

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a white collar, framed by a laurel wreath, sphinxes and trumpets.

Jean Baptiste Hautin

Michel Lasne, 1639

Engraved oval portrait of Sir John Hawkins in a tall hat and lace ruff, holding a staff, on a printed text page.

Sir John Hawkins

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Engraved portrait of Sir John Hawkins in armor and ruff collar, with a coat of arms and ships at sea.

Sir John Hawkins, Naval Commander

Robert Boissard