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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Etching of soldiers and companions resting outdoors by a tent, with a couple walking at left and a stone building behind.

Troops Resting

Jean-Baptiste Pater, 1720/1725

Etching of an architectural fantasy with a fountain, Corinthian columns, ruins, and an arched bridge over a river.

Architectural Fantasy with a Fountain, Classical Ruins, and a Bridge

Giuseppe Antonio Landi, 1753

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in an oval frame within an ornate architectural monument with allegorical figures.

Hans van Aachen

Jan Pietersz Saenredam after Pieter Isaacz, 1601

Etching of an imaginary canal scene with tall Corinthian columns, arches, a Gothic tower, and rowboats moored below.

Architectural Fantasy with Buildings, Stairways, and Portals beside a Canal

Giuseppe Antonio Landi, 1753

Sepia drawing of a bearded man painting at an easel while an angel hovers above, with four expressive head studies below.

Saint Luke at His Easel and Four Expressive Heads

Richard de Saint-Non, 1775

Engraving of Silenus riding a donkey in a Bacchic procession with satyrs, maenads, putti, and a lion.

The March of Silenus

Agostino Veneziano

Brown wash drawing of two robed, turbaned standing figures above studies of bearded heads and a curly-haired figure.

Details from the Adoration of the Magi and the Pool at Bethesda

Richard de Saint-Non, 1774

Etching of a ruined stone bridge with arches and a crumbling tower, with small figures near boats and a cloudy sky.

Bridge

Sepia drawing of men carrying a large statue above reclining draped figures, with handwritten inscriptions below.

Worship of the Golden Calf and Christ on the Mount of Olives

Richard de Saint-Non, 1775

Brown wash drawing of an angel above a seated woman and child, with three studies of bearded old men in turbans below.

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

Richard de Saint-Non, 1774

Etching of a shady garden with large trees, a stone fountain, a balustrade, and small figures walking along paths.

Le Petit Parc

Richard de Saint-Non, 1763

Engraving of Pentecost: a dove with radiating light above seated apostles and the Virgin Mary, some with flames over their he

Pentecost

Gian Jacopo Caraglio after Raphael

Etching of a vaulted, coffered hall with a skylight and crowds of figures on balconies and stairs.

View of a Prison

Georges François Blondel, 1765

Engraving of Venus and Mars embracing on a bed while Vulcan hammers at a forge in the foreground.

Venus and Mars Embracing with Vulcan at his Forge

Enea Vico after Parmigianino, 1543

Engraving of Venus asleep on a bed while Vulcan hammers at a forge beside her, with helmet and arrows on the floor.

Venus Reclining with Vulcan at His Forge

Enea Vico after Parmigianino, 1543

Green-toned print of the Virgin and Child enthroned between two saints, one holding a cross, beneath a draped arch.

Madonna and Child Enthroned, Saint Jerome and Saint Francis

after Parmigianino Anton Maria Zanetti I, 1720-1740

Circular engraving of Diana and nymphs in a wooded garden, a reclining huntress with a dog, and a winged figure in clouds abo

Diana and Her Nymphs in a Garden

Abraham de Bruyn, 1569

The Group at the Fireplace

Cornelis Pietersz Bega

Etching of a seated man in a cap smoking a pipe, with his foot on a stool beside a wooden chair.

The Smoker

Cornelis Pietersz Bega

Mezzotint of a young artist sketching seated beside a statue of Cupid in a studio interior.

Young Artist with a Statue of Cupid

Wallerant Vaillant

Loose graphite sketch on grey paper of a battle scene with tigers, horsemen and struggling figures in dynamic motion.

Study for "Surprise" (Battle of the Tigers)

François Chifflart, c. 1865

Brown wash drawing of tumbling and reaching figures in swirling clouds, with a central figure raising both arms beside a chil

Figures in a Storm

Alessandro Magnasco

Pencil sketch of a woodland interior with bare trunks on the left and a dense evergreen tree on the right.

Wood Interior

Charles Herbert Woodbury, 1920

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded faun's head in a roundel, framed by ivy and grape vines.

Head of a Faun in a Concave Roundel

Agostino Carracci, probably c. 1595

Charcoal sketch of figures launching a rowboat from a rocky shore into churning water.

Launching the Life Boat

Charles Herbert Woodbury, 1930

Charcoal sketch of two dogs resting together, one with pointed ears, on warm beige paper.

Two Dogs

Charles Herbert Woodbury, 1919

Print of a hairy central figure and two monkey-like figures entangled by serpents on a plinth, with a village landscape behin

Caricature of the Laocoon Group

Attributed to Niccolò Boldrini after Titian, c. 1540/1545

Pencil drawing of a stone wall and walkway above rooftops and harbor masts in a town, signed Quebec 1889.

Near Hope Gate, Quebec

Charles Herbert Woodbury, 1889

Ink and wash drawing of a woman asleep in bed beside patterned wallpaper and a dark curtain.

Madame V. Sleeping

Edouard Vuillard, 1892

Ink drawing of a city square with a large tree, curving paths, strollers, and a multi-storey building with balconies.

The Square

Edouard Vuillard, 1910