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National Gallery of Art

14,475 works

Graphite sketch of four standing men in hats and knapsacks, with a bearded man in a circular vignette above.

Prisoners of War

Winslow Homer, 1864

Pencil sketch on tan paper of standing men in top hats and long coats outdoors, with trees and ground, by Winslow Homer.

Grant and Lincoln at City Point, Virginia [recto]

Winslow Homer, 1865

Pen and wash drawing of Saint Euphrosyne reclining in a habit with a chain, flanked by two hooded men and a cross.

Saint Euphrosyne

Attributed to Melchior Steidl after Abraham Bloemaert, c. 1695

Engraving of the Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and the infant Saint John, figures with halos in a shaded background.

Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and the Infant Saint John

Giovanni Antonio da Brescia, 1495

Engraved ornamental panel with winged figure, satyrs, sirens, dragons and scrollwork, inscribed Victoria Augusta.

Ornamental Panel Inscribed "Victoria Augusta"

Giovanni Antonio da Brescia, 1516

Engraving of two seated sibyls, a cherub on a pedestal, and a flying angel holding a scroll above them.

Two Sibyls and an Angel

Giovanni Antonio da Brescia, 1520

Brown wash drawing of an angel above a seated woman and child, with three studies of old men's heads below.

Hagar Consoled by an Angel (from a painting by Castiglione) and Three Heads of Old Men (from a painting by Ricci of J…

Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non after Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1774

Brown chiaroscuro woodcut of a seated woman reading a book while a child holds a flaming torch beside her.

A Sybil

Chiaroscuro woodcut in reddish-brown of men on ladders lowering Christ's body from the cross, with mourners kneeling below.

The Descent from the Cross

Mezzotint of a merchant at a table weighing goods, with a kneeling man, a monkey, barrels and a basket of fruit.

Jan Uytenbogaert

Joannes van der Brugghen

Engraving of an equestrian statue of Constantine on a rearing horse in an arched niche with draped curtains.

Statue of Constantine

Francesco Faraone Aquila, 1704

Pencil drawing of a veiled woman praying beside a shepherdess tending sheep, with a hilltop castle behind.

The Meeting of Jacob and Rachel

Josef von Führich, c. 1829

Saint James Major

Attributed to Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, 1738/1742

Black chalk drawing of a young man in a broad hat turning his head, with white highlights on tan paper.

A Young Man in a Broad Hat

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, c. 1745

An Elderly Bishop

Giuseppe Angeli, c. 1750

Oval drawing of a man with curly hair, lace collar and patterned robe, looking toward the viewer.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Carl Gustav von Amling, 1690

Red chalk drawing of a draped classical female figure standing on a pedestal beside a scrolled ornamental support.

The Muse Terpsichore

Augustin Pajou, c. 1768

Brown ink drawing of a bishop saint in a mitre holding a book, with flowing robes and a faint halo.

Saint Louis of Toulouse Holding a Book

Giovanni Bellini, early 1460s

Hand-colored engraving of a green lizard climbing a flowering branch with pink buds, yellow blossoms and brown seed pods.

The Green Lizard of Jamaica (Lacerta bullaris)

Mark Catesby, 1731

Hand-colored engraving of a blue heron with long green legs standing on a sandy bank beside water and cattails.

The Blue Heron (Ardea coerulea)

Mark Catesby, 1731

Engraving of two muscular nude men wrestling on rocky ground, with a small child seated at lower right under a cloudy sky.

Hercules and Antaeus

after Antonio del Pollaiuolo Cristofano Robetta, c. 1500

Hand-colored plate of a grey ground dove beneath a flowering branch with green leaves, white blossoms and berries.

The Ground Dove (Columba passerina)

Mark Catesby, 1731

Ink and wash drawing of an ornate baroque catafalque with spires, candles, statues and a Latin inscription panel.

Magnificent Catafalque in Honor of John III, King of Poland

Alessandro Galli Bibiena

Hand-colored etching of a dark spotted moray eel curling beside yellow branching coral against a pale background.

The Black Muray (Muraenae helenae varietas)

Mark Catesby, 1731

Hand-colored engraving of a remora fish with its suction disc beside a green plant with small red flowers.

The Sucking Fish (Echeneis Naucratis)

Mark Catesby, 1731

Hand-colored engraving of a hermit crab with a spiral shell above a large mottled rock-crab with heavy claws.

The Red Mottled Rock-crab (Cancer grapsus)

Mark Catesby, 1731

Ink and wash elevation of a baroque church facade split into two design alternatives, with statues, urns and a cross.

Elevation for a Church Facade, with Alternatives

Piedmontese 18th Century, first half 18th century

Hand-colored engraving of a spiny iguana climbing a branch with green leaves and a large green fruit.

The Guana (Lacerta Iguana)

Mark Catesby, 1731

Hand-colored engraving of a brown lizard on a green plant stem with yellow and white flowers and exposed roots.

The Lyon Lizard (Lacerta 6-lineata)

Mark Catesby, 1731

Charcoal sketch of a seated figure in a cap and loose jacket, head bowed, arms resting on knees, on tan paper.

Study of a Jockey

Edgar Degas, c. 1884