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National Gallery of Art

14,495 works

Oval sepia print of Venus on clouds pointing to a reclining Vulcan beside armor, with a winged putto holding a helmet.

Venus Commanding Vulcan to Make Arms for Aeneas

after Pietro da Cortona Johann Gottlieb Prestel, 1788

Front cover of a brown portfolio with gold-stamped title Graphic Scenes in the Japan Expedition, by Wm. Heine.

Graphic Scenes of the Japan Expedition

William Heine, 1856

Brown ink sketch of the Madonna and Child on a dais with an angel, Tobias, a saint and children, plus a small head study belo

The Madonna and Child Seated on a Dais with Tobias and the Angel and a Saint Presenting Two Children

Pietro Giacomo Palmieri, late 18th century

Monochrome print of a bearded old man in a turban with a bird on his shoulder, signed Le Prince, 1768.

Head of a Drooping Old Woman

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1768

Drawing in black and red chalk of a young girl in a white bonnet reading an open book at a table.

Young Girl Reading

Jacques-André Portail, mid 18th century

Still life of a hanging mallard, partridge and goldfinch with a bundle of red onions against a pale wall.

Hunting Trophy with Mallard, Partridge, Goldfinches, and Onions

Antoine Berjon, c. 1810

Painting of a hare hanging by its feet from a branch of bay leaves against a grey background, with a shadow behind it.

Hunting Trophy with Hare and Bay Leaves

Antoine Berjon, c. 1810

Drawing of a soldier in Roman armor with plumed helmet, holding a pike and a shield with a bearded face.

A Soldier in Ancient Roman Costume with Pike and Shield

Lattanzio Gambara, 1572/1573

Drawing of tall trees framing a river and grassy bank, with a small figure near the water under an overcast sky.

Wooded Landscape beside a River

Henri Harpignies, 1861

Engraving of Christ crowned with thorns, seated between a helmeted soldier, a turbaned man and a grieving woman.

Ecce Homo

after Correggio Agostino Carracci, 1587

Grey wash drawing of large gnarled trees arching over a woodland path, with a bright clearing in the distance.

Trees at Fordland, Devon

John White Abbott, 1841

Brown wash drawing of the Presentation in the Temple, with the Christ Child, Mary, an elderly priest, and attendants among cl

The Presentation in the Temple

Paolo Gerolamo Piola, c. 1720/1724

Colored chalk and graphite head study of a man with pale hair and rosy cheeks, turned over his shoulder.

Head of a Man

George Chinnery, c. 1810/1825

Graphite sketch of a turbaned rider on a galloping horse, one arm raised, on tan paper.

Arab Horseman at the Gallop

Eugène Delacroix, 1849

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing male nude seen from behind, with smaller figure studies at upper right.

Study of a Male Nude and Other Studies

Mariano Fortuny Marsal, 1858/1860?

Pencil drawing of a ruined Gothic church interior with pointed arches, rubble, and small figures and a dog in the foreground.

Ruins of the Church of the Saints-Innocents, Paris

Hubert Robert, 1786/1787

Charcoal drawing of a nude woman bending over a bathtub while drying herself with a towel.

After the Bath: Woman Drying Herself

Edgar Degas, c. 1900

Watercolor drawing of Ludlow Castle towers on a hill, with a rider on horseback and grazing animals in the foreground.

Ludlow Castle, Shropshire

William Marlow, 1770s

Charcoal drawing of tall trees by a river with a rowboat and figure in the foreground under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Three Tall Trees

Auguste Allongé, c. 1860

Graphite sketch of a nude woman seated on a classical entablature, with a draped figure holding a distaff above her.

A Female Figure Seated on an Entablature, Holding a Distaff

Lorenzo de' Ferrari, c. 1700/1710

Title page of a 1737 Venetian book with a red engraved vignette of a bearded man reclining and holding a flame.

Rutzvanscad il Giovine: Arcisopratragichissima Tragedia

Zaccaria Valaresso, 1737

Lithograph of a young woman seated on a bench gazing at a dusk sea with boats and village rooftops.

Reverie: Young Woman Sitting by the Sea

Alexandre Lunois, c. 1890

Watercolor of a young woman lifting a jug beside a stream, framed by trees and a stone well under a pale sky.

Young Girl Standing by a Stream

Antonio Fontanesi, c. 1865

Engraving of a line of stumbling peasants linked arm in arm, with a tree, a footbridge and figures in the distance.

Epileptics Walking to the Left

after Pieter Bruegel the Elder Hendrik Hondius I, 1642

Brown ink drawing of the Holy Family with a kneeling saint in vestments, an angel and putti in clouds above.

The Holy Family with Saint Philip Neri in Adoration, an Angel, and Putti

Giacinto Gimignani, 1649

Bust of a Young Woman in Profile

Giovanni Boldini, late 19th century

Printed title page with woodcut ornamental border and a central coat of arms topped by a cardinal's hat and tassels.

Decachordum Christianum

Marcus Vigerius, 1507

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child with a bearded prophet and kneeling Mary Magdalene beneath a tree and curtain.

Virgin and Child with the Prophet Daniel and Mary Magdalene

Antonio Campi, c. 1546/1547

Watercolor of worn stone steps and a cottage with a slate roof and red brick chimney in a Cornish village.

The Steps of a House at Mousehole, Cornwall

Walter Langley, 1880

Medieval choir book page with an illuminated initial showing an angel and three women, beside square musical notation and Lat

The Three Maries at the Tomb with the Angel of the Resurrection

Master of Imola, c. 1275