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National Gallery of Art

14,495 works

Red chalk sketch of a man's head in three-quarter view with curly hair and a full beard on pale paper.

Self-Portrait

called Il Volterrano Baldassare Franceschini, 1640s

Watercolor of a golden seated Buddha statuette on pink drapery with yellow foliage against a soft gray background.

Statuette of a Buddha

Emily Sargent, 1885

Watercolor of a street in Tunis with arcaded shops, striped columns, a green-domed mosque and a tall minaret.

A Street, Tunis

Engraved oval portrait of Anna Maria van Schurman with cherubs, a Latin inscription and a city tower behind her.

Anna Maria van Schurman

after Cornelis Jonson van Ceulen Cornelis van Dalen the Younger, after 1657

Etched portrait of a long-haired man with a mustache, wearing a dark cloak and lace collar, holding a scroll.

Jacques Stella

after Jacques Stella Claudine Bouzonnet-Stella, mid/late 17th century

Engraved print of a seated man in a forest beside an easel with a painting of a stag, with German verse below.

Self-Portrait of the Artist's Father in a Forest

after Johann Elias Ridinger Martin Elias Ridinger, after 1767

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a plumed hat holding a painter's palette and brushes, with flowers and rolled paper belo

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

after Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun Johann Gotthard Müller, 1785

Etching of a bearded man in a cap seated at a slanted drafting table with ink bottles and brushes, in a studio.

Self-Portrait

Alexandre Lunois, c. 1912

Engraving of the Holy Family with an angel holding a vessel, an older man reading at left, and a sunlit landscape through an

The Holy Family with Tobias and the Angel

Cherubino Alberti, c. 1574

Pen and wash drawing of a robed woman rising on clouds among winged angels and putti, lit from above.

Virgin of the Immaculate Conception

Domenico Mondo, c. 1760/1770

Bust of Francesco I d'Este

after Gian Lorenzo Bernini Giovanni Boldini, c. 1890/1900

Etching of a herdsman on horseback seen from behind, riding down a sloping hillside with trees in the distance.

Herdsman on Horseback (Buttero a cavallo)

Giovanni Fattori, 1885

Black and tan print of a bearded man in a tall hat with a smaller figure in a wide hat beside him, plus small sketched heads.

Study Sheet with Portraits of Hans Hess and Albert Klesse

Otto Greiner, 1894

Etching of an allegorical female figure painting on an easel with a monkey at her feet and a skull nearby.

Allegory of Painting

Giovanni David, c. 1775/1776

Martin Luther

after Lucas Cranach the Elder Daniel Hopfer, 1523

Brown wash drawing of mounted soldiers and two women in classical dress before a fortified city wall.

Daughter of Jephthah

Louis Chéron, late 17th century

Engraving of seated Flora crowned with flowers, holding a bouquet, surrounded by baskets, vases and plants.

Flora

after Frans Floris I Cornelis Cort, 1564

Engraving of nude Bacchus in an arched niche holding grapevines, with a child figure among grapes at lower left.

Bacchus in a Niche

Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio, 1526

Pallas Athena

after Hendrick Goltzius Jan Pietersz Saenredam, c.1595

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded man in a white ruff collar and dark doublet, facing left with a serious expression.

Portrait of a Man

after Sir Anthony van Dyck Jean-Jacques de Boissieu, c. 1770

Engraving of male figures tying a woman to a wild bull, based on a classical sculptural group, with a dog and seated youth.

Amphion and Zethus Tying Dirce to a Wild Bull

after the Antique Diana Scultori, 1581

Red chalk design of a vertical panel with two sirens holding up a garlanded urn among scrolling foliage.

Design for a Decorative Panel with Two Sirens Holding a Vase Embellished with Dolphins and other Decorative Motifs

Gilles Paul Cauvet, 1777

Green and brown lithograph of a domestic interior with a reclining woman, a cat, framed pictures, and printed lettering.

Cover for the Album "Paysages et intérieurs"

Edouard Vuillard, 1899

Etching of a standing gentleman in a long buttoned coat with lace cuffs, hand in waistcoat, beside a tree and distant buildin

Gentleman with Hand in Vest

Jean-Antoine Watteau, c. 1710

Drawing of a woman holding a lamp over a sleeping nude figure on a draped canopy bed, with a golden ewer nearby.

Cupid and Psyche

Santino Tagliafichi, 1800

Grey wash drawing with red chalk of a young boy in a hat seated on a bank beneath a tree, with distant hills at left.

A Young Boy Seated Beneath a Tree

John Hoppner, c. 1790s/1810

Pencil sketch of a nun's head with closed eyes and veil, with faint watercolor washes on the garment below.

Head of a Nun

Tito Lessi, c. 1895/1896

Red chalk and black chalk sketch of a hooded friar seen from behind, with a rope belt, on a reddish-orange ground.

A Kneeling Friar in Prayer

Lazzaro Tavarone, c. 1620/1630

Engraving of a draped woman holding an infant with two children beside her under a cloudy sky, with trees at left and right.

Love

Pieter Feddes, 1615

Brown ink and wash drawing of a cavalry battle with soldiers on horseback, fallen figures, and a wind-blown tree at left.

The Battle of Munda

Francesco Allegrini