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National Gallery of Art

216 works

Black chalk drawing of a spread-winged eagle perched on a globe, head turned upward, on aged tan paper.

The Capitoline Eagle

Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1601/1602

Etching of a Canada goose by reeds above a heron standing on sandy ground near a marsh horizon.

Oie, Heron

Hand-colored print of a white heron with a yellow bill hunting a horned lizard among marsh grasses and rocks.

White Heron

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1837

Engraved forest landscape with large trees, a rocky stream, figures with carts, a wooden bridge, and distant buildings.

River Landscape with a Duck Hunter

Aegidius Sadeler II after Pieter Stevens

Engraving of a camel, donkey, dog and several birds, with an owl perched on the donkey's back, in a dark hatched setting.

Owl on Back of Donkey, Bird on Back of Camel with Other Animals

Nicolaes de Bruyn, 1594

Hand-coloured print of two American scoter ducks, a dark male with orange bill and a grey female, swimming on rippled water.

American Scoter Duck

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1838

Brown wash drawing of a striped thylacine beside a platypus on rocky ground, with grasses and a flowering plant.

Illustration for "Bird Beast"

Charles Livingston Bull

Etching of two tritons struggling with a swan among rocks, reeds and falling water.

Two Tritons and a Swan

Pierre-Alexandre Aveline after François Boucher, in or after 1736

Hand-colored print of a white swan swimming past yellow water lilies on a lake, with trees and clouds behind.

Common American Swan

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1838

Etching of two eagles on rocky ground, one turned toward the other, with a tower and trees on a hill behind.

Two Eagles with Tower in Background

Stefano Della Bella

An Eagle

Titian, 1560/1565

Hand-colored print of two rough-legged hawks perched on a branch, one facing left and one seen from behind.

Rough-legged Falcon

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1838

Two Eagles on a Promitory

Stefano Della Bella

Hand-colored print of a male and female greater bird of paradise perching on a branch with pink flowers and green leaves.

Bird of Paradise (Paradisea apoda)

John Gould and W. Hart, published 1875-1888

Hand-coloured print of two Western ducks with orange flanks and white heads on a bank beside water and reeds.

Western Duck

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1838

Etching of two eagles on rocky ground, one bent over eating a small carcass while the other stands upright facing it.

Two Eagles, One Eating a Small Lamb

Stefano Della Bella

Hand-colored print of two eagles, a white-headed adult standing on grass and a mottled brown bird perched on rocks.

White Headed Eagle (Haliaetus leucocephalus)

Edward Lear, published 1832-1837

Hand-colored plate of five owls, some perched on branches and others on grass, labeled with species names below.

Burrowing Owl, Large-Headed Burrowing Owl andLittle Night Owl

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1838

Etching of two eagles with heads turned left, one standing in the foreground and one perched on a rock, with hills behind.

Two Eagles, Both with Heads Turned to the Left

Stefano Della Bella

Grey wash drawing of an owl flying above kneeling figures before classical columns and an altar with flames.

Pallas Athene in the Form of a Bird Leaving Nestor and Telemachus

Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier, c. 1780

Engraving of an eagle centred on a branch, with a wagtail left and a turtledove right, before a village landscape.

Wagtail, Eagle, and Turtledove

Adriaen Collaert, c. 1600

Etching of two eagles standing on a rocky ledge with mountains and birds in flight in the background.

Two Eagles, Both with Heads Turned to the Right

Stefano Della Bella

Etching of a ruined arch with a stone basin, where many birds perch in pine trees and fly across the sky.

Abreuvoir d'oiseaux (The Birds' Watering Place)

Quentin-Pierre Chedel after François Boucher, 1754

Engraving of a bittern, heron, teal duck and sawbill in shallow water among tall reeds.

Sawbill, Bittern, Heron and Teal

Adriaen Collaert, c. 1600

Etching of two eagles on rocky ground beside a tall cliff topped with a tower.

Two Eagles, Both with Heads Turned to the Left, On a High Cliff

Stefano Della Bella

Red chalk drawing of Venus seated in a shell niche above a fountain with cupids and swans.

Rocaille Fountain with Venus, Amorini, and Swans

Edmé Bouchardon, c. 1735

Engraving of a falcon perched on a branch beside two smaller birds, with a castle and watermill in the landscape behind.

Falcon and Robin Redbreast or Redstart

Adriaen Collaert, c. 1600

Crayon vignette on tan paper with a woman and swans in a decorative border, with handwritten notes and signature P. Ranson.

Vignette with Woman and Swans

Paul Ranson, 1893

Hand-colored print of a blue, red and yellow macaw perched on a wooden stand above grass.

Parrot (Ara)

Workshop of Johann Teyler, c. 1685-1697

Engraving of a hoopoe flying above a large owl, with a river landscape, town, and grazing sheep below.

Hoopoe and Owl

Adriaen Collaert, c. 1600