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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Etching of dancing figures in period dress, arms flung wide against a dark background, in a wild, energetic dance.

Disparate allegre (Merry Folly)

Francisco Goya, in or after 1816

Etching of a muscular man flying under huge bat-like wings in a dark sky, with other winged figures gliding around him.

Modo de volar (A Way of Flying)

Francisco Goya, in or after 1816

Etching of grotesque carnival figures in pointed hats and loose costumes, with a tall figure on stilts behind them.

Disparate de Carnabal (Carnival Folly)

Francisco Goya, in or after 1816

Etching of a crowd beneath a billowing cloth, with figures reaching upward and others gathered in the foreground.

Disparate claro (Clear Folly)

Francisco Goya, in or after 1816

Etching of cloaked figures in a dark night scene, one man covering his face while another gestures at him.

Sanan cuchilladas mas no malas palabras (Wounds Heal Quicker than Hasty Words)

Francisco Goya, in or after 1816

Etching of caricatured figures clustered around a seated figure and a small dog against a dark background.

La lealtad (Loyalty)

Francisco Goya, in or after 1816

Etching of a dark night scene with a bald old man in a cloak pointing at ghostly faces, with a prone figure below.

Dios los cria y ellos se juntan (God Creates Them and They Join Up Together)

Francisco Goya, in or after 1816

Etching of a woman gesturing beside a man with a shovel, a pig and basket of eggs, under radiating light.

Esto es lo verdadero (This Is the Truth)

Francisco Goya, 1810/1820

Engraving of an armored man in plumed helmet and fur cape, leaning on a sword beside a dated stone pedestal.

Emperor Charles V

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1546

Etching of a tree-lined field with crowds, low buildings and a distant village under a wide sky.

Spring: The Shooting Range

Wenceslaus Hollar, c. 1628/1629

Etching of a busy riverside wine market with barrels, carts, boats, half-timbered houses and a church spire under cloudy sky.

Autumn: The Wine Market

Wenceslaus Hollar, c. 1628/1629

Etching of a crowded town square in winter with sledders, horse-drawn sleds, children playing, and a tall gate tower.

Winter: The Parade Ground

Wenceslaus Hollar, c. 1628/1629

Etching of a busy market street beneath Manhattan Bridge, with a woman carrying a basket and vendors at produce stalls.

Under Manhattan Bridge

Engraving of the Virgin Mary's deathbed with grieving apostles, a candle, a holy water bucket, and a bier carried above.

The Death of the Virgin

Israhel van Meckenem after Hans Holbein the Elder, c. 1490/1500

Engraving of a falconer holding a falcon beside a noble lady in a long gown, with curling ribbons above.

The Falconer and Noble Lady

Israhel van Meckenem, c. 1495/1503

Engraving of a lute player beside a seated woman reading sheet music, with a dog and arched architecture in the background.

The Lute Player and the Singer

Israhel van Meckenem, c. 1495/1503

Drawing of men restraining a fallen figure beside a cart, fence and horse under trees, in brown wash with white highlights.

Ragotin lie par les parents du fou

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1727

Drawing of an interior where a man lies dead on the floor as startled women and a kneeling figure react beside a fireplace.

On trouve le corps mort de l'hote que l'on avait cache

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1727

Grey wash drawing of two men conversing in an interior by a fireplace, with a woman at left and a bed at right.

Ragotin enivré par La Rancune

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1726/1727

Grey wash drawing of horseback travelers arriving at a stone inn with an arched doorway and hanging sign.

L'Arrivee de l'Operateur dans l'hotellerie

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1727

Drawing of a room with a woman by a bed, a chest, an armchair, an open window, and two men at a doorway.

Ragotin dans le coffre

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1737

Chalk drawing of a rider and horse tumbling into mud, a figure on a stretcher, a pointing man, and trees in a landscape.

La Rancune en brancard, abattu dans le bourbier

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1726

Pencil-like drawing of peasant women carrying bundles of sticks along a country path, with cows and trees behind them.

Peasants Carrying Sticks (Paysannes portant des fagots)

Camille Pissarro, 1896

Engraving of a hooded skeletal Death figure beside a seated elderly man in a stone room with a crucifix and open window.

Der Tod als Freund (Death as a Friend)

Alfred Rethel, 1851

Woodcut of Death as a skeleton in a cloak strangling men amid fallen bodies in a room with a canopied bed.

Der Tod als Erwürger (Death as a Strangler)

Alfred Rethel, 1851

Pencil sketch of a horse pulling a sulky with a driver, plus a separate horse head study on cream paper.

Trabrennen I

Green portfolio cover titled Trabrennen with a small sketch of a horse pulling a sulky with a driver.

Trabrennen

Trabrennen II

Pencil sketch of a man leading a pair of oxen across a field on pale paper.

Trabrennen III

Pencil sketch sheet of several horses and riders in motion, drawn as quick studies across an off-white page.

Trabrennen IV