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National Gallery of Art

25,670 works

Hand-colored plate of three blackbird-family birds on branches: a red-shouldered starling, a yellow-headed troopial and a Bul

Nuttall's Starling, Yellow-headed Troopial and Bullock's Oriole

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1837

Hand-colored print of three red-cockaded woodpeckers on a weathered tree trunk, one perched above on a branch.

Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1837

Hand-colored bird plate showing a lark finch, a black prairie finch on a branch, and a brown song sparrow among grass.

Lark Finch, Prairie Finch and Brown Song Sparrow

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1837

Hand-coloured print of a yellow warbler and three blue bluebirds perched on a branch with red flowers and leaves.

Townsend's Warbler, Arctic Blue Bird and Western Blue Bird

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1837

Hand-colored plate of four finch and bunting species with a pink wildflower and a spider, labeled with species names.

Chestnut-colored Finch, Black-headed Siskin, Black Crown Bunting and Arctic Ground Finch

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1837

Hand-colored plate of three finches on flowering branches: blue lazuli finch, streaked clay-colored finch, and dark Oregon sn

Lazuli Finch, Clay-colored Finch and Oregon Snow Finch

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1837

Hand-colored engraving of five warblers perched on a leafy branch, with species names and plate number printed below.

Black-throated Green Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler and Mourning Warbler

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1837

Hand-colored plate of five songbirds on branches and grass, including a yellow siskin, a red-capped redpoll, and an orange-br

Arkansaw Siskin, Mealy Red-poll, Louisiana Tanager, Townsend's Finch and Buff-breasted Finch

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1837

Hand-coloured print of a male golden-eye duck with a dark purple head and white breast floating on rippling water.

Golden-eye Duck

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1838

Hand-colored engraving of two Eared Grebes, one adult and one in winter plumage, on a log beside reeds and water.

Eared Grebe

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1838

Hand-colored plate of two semipalmated sandpipers on a shell-strewn bank beside water, by Havell after Audubon.

Semi-palmated Sandpiper

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1838

Hand-coloured print of a marsh tern in summer plumage diving with spread wings against a teal background.

Marsh Tern

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1838

Hand-colored engraving of four warblers perched on a leafy branch, labeled Golden-winged Warbler and Cape May Warbler.

Golden-winged Warbler and Cape May Warbler

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1838

Hand-colored engraving of a brown creeper and Californian nuthatch on a weathered tree trunk with bare branches.

Brown Creeper and Californian Nuthatch

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1838

Hand-colored bird plate showing a thrush, a warbler and a Canada jay on a branch with red berries and green leaves.

Little Tawny Thrush

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1838

Hand-colored bird plate of a blue-black male and a brown female Prairie Starling perched on a budding branch.

Prairie Starling

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1838

Hand-colored print of two Townsend's Sandpipers in flight over a blue sea, one dark and one gray-brown, with green legs.

Townsend's Sandpiper

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1838

Hand-colored engraving of two slender-billed guillemots on a rocky ledge above the sea, one brown and one black and white.

Slender-billed Guillemot

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1838

Hand-colored engraving of five songbirds, including orioles, a goldfinch and thrushes, on branches above a rocky landscape.

Bullock's Oriole, Baltimore Oriole, Mexican Goldfinch and Varied Thrush

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1838

Hand-coloured bird plate of six songbirds, including flycatchers, a warbler and a vireo, perched on a leafy branch.

Little Tyrant Flycatcher, Small-Headed Flycatcher, Blue Mountain Warbler, Bartram's Vireo, Short-Legged Pewee, and Ro…

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1838

Two grey water ouzel birds on rocky cliffs above a waterfall, with blue mountains in the distance, hand-coloured print.

Columbian Water Ouzel and Arctic Water Ouzel

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1838

Circular engraving of the Madonna and Child flanked by Saint Christopher carrying the child and a mitred bishop, in a Gothic

Madonna and Child with Saints Christopher and Erasmus

Unknown artist, c. 1480

Engraving of a curly-haired child holding a hat beside two peacocks with fanned tails, monogram in upper right.

Pride

Circular print of the Crucifixion with Christ center, two thieves, mourners and soldiers, framed by ornate scrollwork border.

The Crucifixion

Antoine Jacquard

Oval black-and-white print of seated figures at a courtly execution, with a severed head on a block and ornate floral scrollw

Execution

Antoine Jacquard

Oval print of the Resurrection: Christ rises above a tomb, an angel points, and soldiers sleep beside three women within orna

The Resurrection

Antoine Jacquard

Oval print of three armored men clasping arms before a crowd of soldiers, framed by ornate floral scrollwork and a mask.

The Three Horatii

Antoine Jacquard

Etching of a seated nude woman on a rock, one leg dangling over breaking waves, signed Warren B. Davis.

The Bather

Warren B. Davis

Brown ink sketch of a bound winged child figure with studies of a head and limbs on a tan sheet.

Cupid Bound

Attributed to Raphael

J. Gosseaume

Louis-Jacques Cathelin after Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, 1781

Engraved title page with an armored warrior, a winged figure holding a laurel wreath, putti, a coat of arms, and Spanish titl

Title Page for D. De Aedo y Gallert, El...Viaje del Infante Cardenal...

Ignatius Cornelis Marinus after Sir Peter Paul Rubens, 1635

Engraved title page with an armored warrior, a winged figure holding a laurel wreath, a coat of arms, and the printed title.

Title Page for Le Voyage Dv Prince Don Fernande Infant d'Espange, Cardinal

Ignatius Cornelis Marinus after Sir Peter Paul Rubens, 1635

Engraved title page with two seated classical male figures, a lyre, a caduceus, and a coat of arms beneath a tree.

Title Page for Philomathi Musae Juveniles

after Sir Peter Paul Rubens Anonymous, 1654

Engraved title vignette with a hen on eggs in a nest, an owl, a rooster, helmeted heads, and a caduceus.

Vignette for the Title Page of Martinus Bonacina, Opera Omnia

Cornelis Galle I after Sir Peter Paul Rubens, 1632

Vignette for the Title Page of C. Peregrino, Principes Hollandiae et Zelandiae

Christoffel Jegher after Sir Peter Paul Rubens, 1632

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a young girl asleep on a pillow, wearing a flower crown and white nightgown.

A Girl on Her Deathbed with a Crown of Flowers

Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann, 1882

Etching of a farmhouse with a shepherd leading sheep and a cow across a yard, with trees and birds in the sky.

Une Ferme

François Liénard

Sepia wash landscape of snowy mountains, a river town, boats and figures on a shore, and cypress trees on a rocky bank.

Mountain Landscape

Maria Katharina Prestel, 1782

Sepia print of a draped woman striking a muscular man entwined with a serpent on a cloud.

Virtue Overcoming Vice

Maria Katharina Prestel, 1781

Sepia print of a rustic interior with a man holding a jug, figures tending a reclining man, a barrel and a brick oven.

Peasant Scene

Maria Katharina Prestel, 1782

Grey wash seascape showing sailing boats and rowing boats on calm water beneath a cloudy sky.

Seascape

Maria Katharina Prestel, 1782

Engraved title page Nova Reperta with a printing press, world map, compass rose, and allegorical figures flanking the scene.

Title Page for "New Discoveries"

Theodor Galle after Jan van der Straet, 1580

Engraving of an explorer with a banner beside a nude woman in a hammock, with ships, animals and a volcano behind.

America: pl.1

Theodor Galle after Jan van der Straet, 1580

Engraving of a scholar at a desk with navigational instruments, a hanging ship, a lodestone, and a dog.

The Magnetic Pole: pl.2

Theodor Galle after Jan van der Straet, 1580

Engraving of workers casting and boring cannons in a foundry, with molten metal pouring and cannons firing on a city.

Casting of Cannons: pl.3

Theodor Galle after Jan van der Straet, 1580

Engraving of printers working in a vaulted workshop around a wooden printing press, with hanging paper and stacked books.

Printers at Work: pl.4

Theodor Galle after Jan van der Straet, 1580

Engraved scene of a clockmaking workshop with craftsmen at benches, gears, wall clocks and a forge fire.

Clockmaking: pl.5

Theodor Galle after Jan van der Straet, 1580

Engraving of a sickroom with a patient in bed, a kitchen with a woman weighing ingredients, and a Latin caption below.

Medicine: pl.6

Theodor Galle after Jan van der Straet, 1580

Engraving of an alchemical workshop with men and children working at a copper still, mortar, and furnace.

Distillation: pl.7

Theodor Galle after Jan van der Straet, 1580

Engraving of a crowned ruler on a throne with a kneeling figure, and a background scene of workers producing silk from silkwo

Silk Manufacture: pl.8

Theodor Galle after Jan van der Straet, 1580

Engraved full-length portrait of a woman in an ermine-trimmed royal robe beside a gilded chair and crown.

Marie Therese of Spain, Dauphine of France

Nicolas de Larmessin

Engraved oval portrait of a young king in ermine-trimmed royal robes, framed by fleur-de-lis drapery and a crowned coat of ar

Louis XV

Nicolas de Larmessin, 1720

Engraved title page with a bust portrait of a man with curly hair and mustache on a pedestal with Latin inscription.

Self-Portrait

Anthony van Dyck and Jacobus Neeffs, 1626

Engraving of Triton embracing a siren on a sea creature, with cherubs, billowing drapery and clouds in the background.

Siren and Triton

Theodoor van Kessel

Engraving of a kneeling Christ on the Mount of Olives as an angel offers him a chalice, with sleeping figures below.

Christ on the Mount of Olives

Pieter de Bailliu after Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Engraving of a satyr joining a peasant family at a table with a dog, rooster, and pitcher in a rustic kitchen.

A Satyr Visiting a Peasant Family

Jacob Jordaens, 1640

Pencil drawing of tall trees and willows beside a calm river with pebbled banks, by Frederick W. Watts, 1826.

Trees by the River at Castle Bromwich

Frederick William Watts, 1826

Engraved oval portrait of a clergyman in ecclesiastical dress with a cross pendant, inscribed frame and coat of arms below.

Michel Colbert

Pieter van Schuppen, 1680

Engraved oval portrait of a man in armor and lace collar, with ribbon garland frame and coat of arms below.

Charles de Houel de Morainville

Pieter van Schuppen, 1668

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled wig and white collar, inside an ornate decorative frame with a coat of arms.

Nicolas Le Camus

Pieter van Schuppen, 1678

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded cardinal in clerical robes, framed by allegorical vignettes and a coat of arms.

Cardinal Jules Mazarin

Pieter van Schuppen, 1661

Engraved portrait of a man with long curly hair and a white collar, set in an octagonal frame above a coat of arms.

Pierre Ignace de Braux

Pieter van Schuppen, 1661

Brown ink and wash drawing of two winged putti flanking a sarcophagus with scrolled brackets, a palm frond and a wreath.

Study for a Reliquary Sarcophagus

Giovanni Odazzi

Charcoal drawing of a female figure in flowing drapery with outstretched arms, over a faint numbered grid.

A Muse

John Vanderlyn, 1815