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National Gallery of Art

25,670 works

Sepia drawing of layered mountain ridges in the foreground rising to snow-capped peaks on the horizon under a pale sky.

Mount Kinchinjunga (All Things Fair)

Edward Lear, 1874

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in armor with lace collar, holding a plumed helmet, with a coat of arms above.

Joachim Ernest, Elector of Brandenburg

Peter Isselburg

Pencil sketch of an umbrella pine with a wide canopy, plus a shrub study and small architectural fragments on paper.

Umbrella Pine and Other Studies

Edward Lear, 1839

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace ruff and ornate garment, within a decorative inscribed frame.

John Ernest, Jr., Duke of Saxony

Willem Hondius after Michiel van Miereveld, 1630

Pencil sketch of a landscape with trees, a distant town, and small studies of figures carrying baskets below.

Sketches in Italy [recto]

Edward Lear, 1839

Engraved oval portrait of a man in armor with curled hair, lace collar, and sash, with Latin inscription below.

John Maurice, Count of Nassau

Pieter Claesz Soutman after Gerrit van Honthorst, 1647

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a feathered hat, ruff collar and fur-trimmed cloak, with inscribed frame.

John William, Duke of Cleves

Willem Swanenburgh after Jacob Matham, 1610

Pencil and ink sketch of a ruined temple on a hill above trees and a sloping landscape, with handwritten colour notes.

Ruined Temple on a Hill

Edward Lear, 1864

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, inscribed Anne Duc de Joyeuse, Pair et Admiral de France.

Anne, Duc de Joyeuse

Pencil sketch of Villa Pamphili terraces with statues, balustrades, umbrella pines and distant hills under cloudy sky.

Villa Pamphili

Edward Lear, 1840

Etching of a rider on a rearing grey horse in armor and plumed hat, with ships and a harbor city behind.

Equestrian Portrait of Don Juan de Austria

Jusepe de Ribera, 1648

Pen sketch of a rocky desert valley with cliffs, mountains, a seated figure and camels, with handwritten notes.

Wady Mokatteb

Edward Lear, 1849

Ink and wash drawing of a tall tiered temple tower beside a water tank, with palm trees in the foreground.

Tanjore, India

Edward Lear, 1884

Oval mezzotint portrait of a woman with curled hair, pearl earring and floral dress, with cursive name inscription below.

Mrs. Anne Killigrew

Mezzotint portrait of a woman with curled hair and an embroidered gown, with the name Anne Killigrew inscribed below.

Mrs. Anne Killigrew

after Anne Killigrew Isaak Beckett, 1681/1688

Engraved oval portrait of a clergyman with prayer beads and a book, framed by a Latin inscription and four coats of arms.

Rev. Father Antonius Kress

Attributed to Hendrik Hondius I

Engraved portrait of Arthur Lake, Bishop of Bath and Wells, bearded, in a ruff, holding a book, within an ornate oval frame.

Arthur Lake, Bishop of Bath and Wells

John Payne, 1629

Oval mezzotint portrait of a man in studded armour with a lace collar and curled hair, labelled Major Generall Lambert.

John Lambert, Parliamentary General

Francis Place after Robert Walker, late 17th century

Oval engraved portrait of a man with long hair and fur collar, with inscribed border and coat of arms below.

William of Lamoignon

Robert Nanteuil, 1663

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff and chain, with Latin inscription, cannon and flags in the border.

Rene de Laudonniere

Crispijn de Passe I, published 1598

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly bearded man in a fur-trimmed cloak, with Latin inscription below.

Philip Lansberg

Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester, Protestant Martyr

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a biretta and ruff collar, with Latin inscription around the frame.

William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury

Claes Janszoon Visscher II

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in armor holding a baton, framed by an ornate oval cartouche with fruit and drapery.

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Frans Hogenberg

Engraved oval portrait of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, wearing a plumed hat, lace collar, and armor.

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Willem de Passe, published 1620

Engraved full-length portrait of a bearded man in armor and plumed hat, with ships battling at sea behind him.

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Karel van Sichem after Christoffel van Sichem I

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a plumed cap and ornate armor, with Latin lettering around the frame.

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Hieronymus Wierix

Engraved oval portrait of Pope Leo XI in a dark mantle, surrounded by papal emblems and a Latin inscription.

Pope Leo XI

Crispijn de Passe I, 1605

Engraved oval portrait of Walter Leslie in armor and lace collar, framed by scrolls and military objects, 1637.

Walter Leslie (Count Leslie)

Lucas Kilian, 1637

Engraved portrait of a bearded clergyman seated at a desk with books, a quill, a crucifix, and bookshelves behind him.

Leonard Lessius, Jesuit

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert