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National Gallery of Art

391 works

Children rest with goats and kids beside a felled tree in a woodland meadow, watercolor by Ludwig Richter.

Children and Goats Resting by a Felled Tree

Ludwig Richter, 1868

Brown wash drawing of a large tree beside a path, with shrubs and a distant horizon under a cloudy sky.

The Big Tree

Alphonse Legros

Dark tonal print of trees at night with a pale patch of moonlight in the sky above the foliage.

Trees in Moonlight

Theodore Roussel, c. 1890 - 1900

Etching of two cows, one standing and one lying, beside a tree in a pastoral landscape with distant hills.

Two Cows under a Tree

Adriaen van de Velde, 1670

Etching of large oak trees on a grassy bank beside a pond, with ducks on the water and a fallen log in front.

The Three Oaks

Jacob van Ruisdael, 1649

Engraving of two women and two men walking together through a forest with bare trees behind them.

The Two Couples in the Forest

Johan Wierix after Lucas van Leyden

Engraved print of four obelisks with portrait medallions, verse text, and allegorical scenes, dated 1766 by Paul Revere.

The Obelisk under the Liberty Tree, Boston

Paul Revere, 1766

Etching of a gnarled oak over a forest pool, with two travelers on the bank and clouds in the sky.

A Forest Marsh with Travelers on a Bank (The Travelers)

Jacob van Ruisdael

Watercolor of a sunlit stream through a dense forest, with boulders, tall trees and two small figures by the water.

A Stream through a Dense Forest

François-Louis Français, 1884

Pencil and white chalk drawing of sunlit trees in the foreground with a wide landscape and distant mountains behind.

Sunlit Trees Before a Panoramic Landscape

Jean Antoine Linck, 1810

Hand-colored etching of people tumbling and scrambling down a grassy hill beneath a tree in Greenwich Park.

One Tree Hill, Greenwich Park

Thomas Rowlandson, 1802

Etching of a dirt road curving past tall trees and a hedge, with a small cart and distant hills under an open sky.

Road at the Edge of the Forest

Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech, 1621

Hand-colored print of a willow grouse male beside a female and chicks on rocks, with moss and wildflowers.

Willow Grous

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1834

Etching of a farmhouse on a grassy hill seen beside a large tree trunk, with rocks in the foreground and a pale sky.

Farm with Large Tree (La ferme au grand arbre)

Alphonse Legros, mid-19th century

Etched landscape with two tall pine trees, two travelers, a harbor city with a bridge, boats on water, and distant hills.

Landscape with Two Trees

Giambattista Pittoni, 1558

Hand-colored print of a large tree bearing labeled fruit of virtues, with a farmhouse, church, and family below.

Tree of Temperance

Unknown artist, 1848

Etching of a forest path with tall trees and feathery foliage, opening onto a distant horizon on the right.

In the Forest of Fontainebleau (Dans la foret de Fontainebleau)

Alphonse Legros

Brown wash drawing of a ruined Gothic church overgrown by forest trees, with a fallen trunk over a pool.

A Ruined Church in the Forest

Carl Blechen, 1834

Etching of a large gnarled oak tree with spreading branches in an open landscape with smaller trees and shrubs beyond.

Wayside Inn - Oaks in Spring

Childe Hassam, 1926

Etching of a figure with a cart on a path beside a forest edge, with trees and a hatched cloudy sky.

Edge of a Forest in Bourgogne (Un coin de foret en Bourgogne)

Alphonse Legros

Grey wash drawing of a massive gnarled oak tree with twisted branches at a forest edge, with shrubs in the foreground.

A Giant Oak at the Edge of a Forest

Cornelis Steffelaar, 1840

Etching of a large leaning tree beside a tall townhouse with a castellated tower and iron railings along a street.

Big Tree, Cheyne Walk

Joseph Pennell, 1906

Etching of a tree-lined avenue of slender poplars receding along a dirt path toward a hazy distant horizon.

Avenue of Poplars (L'allee de peupliers)

Alphonse Legros

Watercolor of three women seated by a wooded lake beneath tall feathery trees, with small figures in the distance.

Three Women Seated by a Wooded Lake

Francis Danby, 1826

Etching of a wooded riverside landscape with a wooden footbridge, a thatched cottage, and tall trees by Anthonie Waterloo.

Planks Attached to Four Trees

Anthonie Waterloo

Engraving of the Virgin seated under a tree holding the infant Christ, with draped cloth and a rocky landscape.

The Virgin Seated under a Tree

Lucas van Leyden, 1514

Charcoal sketch of figures walking a path beneath a shady canopy of trees, with a bench at the right.

Under the Trees

Etching of a river landscape with large windblown trees, a thatched cottage, sailing boats, and a traveler with a staff.

Traveler Passing Two Large Trees

Anthonie Waterloo

Lithograph of tall bare trees with a small figure reading at their base and distant buildings on the horizon.

Reading Beneath the Trees (La Lecture sous les arbres)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1874

Engraved forest landscape with gnarled trees, two men and a woman resting near a wooden bridge and rocky outcrop.

Forest Landscape with Two Men and a Woman Resting near a Bridge

Aegidius Sadeler