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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Pencil drawing of a heart-shaped map cartouche with lettering, a crowned coat of arms, two lions, and putti.

Title Cartouche for a Map of the Chateau and Village of Le Plessis aux Bois

Hubert François Gravelot

Teal paper with a repeating pattern of diagonal gold dashes and dotted lines across the sheet.

Endpaper

Unknown artist

Pencil drawing of a stone plinth topped by a shield with fleur-de-lis and a crown, with handwritten French inscription.

A Plinth Surmounted by the Arms of the King of France

Hubert François Gravelot

Ink wash drawing of an oval armorial cartouche with a crown, swags and ornamental border, empty in the center.

Armorial Cartouche with Crown and Swags

Hubert François Gravelot

Sheet of black-ink printed seated Buddha figures with halos in repeated rows on paper with torn edges.

Amida Buddha

Unknown artist

Lithograph of a grieving draped figure leaning on an inscribed stone monument beneath a Gothic canopy.

Monument to Nicolai Wanostrocht

Augustine Aglio after John Flaxman, 1822

Etching of a stone arched bridge over the Seine with barges and a tugboat, Paris skyline and church spires behind.

The Seine, Paris

Caroline Helena Armington, 1924

Etching of a large sailing ship with full sails near a fortified tower and hills on a calm sea.

Ship under Sail

Etching of sailing ships fighting at sea, with cannon smoke rising near a rocky coastline and a damaged vessel tilting left.

Ships Fighting

Etching of a damaged shipwreck listing in calm water, with palm trees on a distant shore and cloudy sky above.

Shipwreck

Etching of two large wooden ships under construction beside a dock, with workers, masts and rigging, and a distant sailing sh

Two Large Ships under Construction

Mrs. Montague

Francesco Bartolozzi after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1792

Brown ink landscape of a village church with a tower, gravestones, trees and small figures, with a dedicatory inscription on

Title Page

Lydia Bates, 1784

Brown ink caricature of a crowded choir loft with exaggerated faces, labeled Prussia, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and England

A Choral Band

Lydia Bates, c. 1784

Engraved ornamental cartouche with a standing female figure surrounded by armor, scrolls, and grotesque heads.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Etienne Delaune

Pen-and-ink caricature of a crowd of exaggerated faces in a room, with a classical bust on a pedestal at center.

A Fellow of Maudlin

Lydia Bates, 1784

Engraved cartouche with a nude winged Mercury holding a snake-entwined caduceus, flanked by birds, flower urns and lion masks

Mercury with the Head of Argus

Etienne Delaune

Etching of two running figures in classical dress before a domed temple and trees, with small figures by a riverbank.

Two Fleeing Figures (Atlanta and Hippomenes?)

Lydia Bates, 1784

Engraved ornamental cartouche with a standing draped figure, flanked by satyrs, vines, scrollwork and sea horses below.

Diana Standing

Etienne Delaune

Pen-and-ink coastal scene with boats, a fishing net on a mast, overhanging tree and rocky cliffs.

Coast Scene

Lydia Bates, 1784

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate state bedroom wall with draped curtains, caryatids, candelabra, and a central canopy.

Design for a State Bedroom

Francesco Nicoletti, 1730

Charcoal drawing of a bearded old man in a turban resting his head on his hand, with a touch of blue chalk.

A Bearded Old Man Leaning His Head on His Hand

Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo, 1755

Pen and wash drawing of a symmetrical fountain pavilion with obelisks, lions, statues, and a crowning urn flanked by horses.

Study for a 'Macchina' of a Fountain Pavilion

Paolo Posi, 1754

Pen drawing of an octagonal tower with flags and statues, flanked by pedestal sculptures and a fountain with a column.

Study for a 'Macchina' on a Nautical Theme

Paolo Posi, 1769

Pencil sketch of a swordsman standing over a fallen figure, with draped standing figures to the right and faint background.

Sketch of a Swordsman Standing Over His Defeated Opponent [recto]

William Blake, c. 1780/1785

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a curled wig, dark robe and ornate chain, set in a stone frame on a pedestal.

Francois de Troy

Jean Baptiste de Poilly, 1714

Oval portrait print of a man with long curly hair and a white cravat, labeled Richard Tompson, by Francis Place, 1680.

Richard Tompson

Francis Place, 1680

Lithograph of a stone cross beside a wooden house, with a crowd of figures and a horse under a cloudy sky.

Croix de Moulin-les-Planches

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1827

Pheasant and Cattail (Faisan et roseau)

Félix Bracquemond, 1866

Engraving of a giant fish devouring smaller fish on a shore, with fishermen, a rowboat and a distant town.

The Big Fish Eat the Little Fish

Pieter van der Heyden after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, published 1557