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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a river valley with sailboats, rocky cliffs and wooded hills under a pale sky.

North from Storm King

John William Casilear, 1850s

Etching of a massive cylindrical tower with staircases, railings, arches, and tiny figures by Piranesi.

The Round Tower

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published 1750/1758

Etching of an ornate tiered altar with a candle-topped crown and angel statues, with kneeling crowds in a plaza before it.

Altar for Corpus Christi Day

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1648

Etching of a warrior in a cloak confronting a spirit rising from churning waves, with a reclining figure in the sky above.

Cormar Attacking the Spirit of the Waters (Ossian, Fingal, Book III)

Alexander Runciman, 1770s?

Etching of classical ruins with a large arch, columns, an equestrian statue, soldiers and overgrown trees.

Capriccio: Ruins

Lithograph of a plumed officer on a black horse before ranks of soldiers with muskets, amid smoke.

Representant du Peuple (Representative of thePeople)

Denis Auguste Marie Raffet, 1834

Etching of a herdsman with a stick beside two shaggy water buffaloes on uneven ground under a hatched sky.

Two Buffaloes and a Herdsman

Pieter van Laer

Engraved portrait of a young woman leaning her head against a boy in a turban, both facing right.

Young Woman and a Boy Facing Right

Marco Alvise Pitteri after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Red chalk drawing of a gentleman lounging in a carved rococo chair with legs stretched out before him.

Gentleman Lounging in a Chair

Charles André van Loo

Pen and wash drawing of elegantly dressed guests at a garden party beneath large trees before a country house with a statue.

Garden Party at a Country House

Marcellus Laroon II, 1771

Woodcut of three bishop saints in mitres and robes standing beside a column in an arched interior.

Saints Nicholas, Ulrich, and Erasmus

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1508

Chiaroscuro woodcut of a tall rock on a seashore with a distant town, a sailing ship on rough sea, and streaked clouds.

Cliff on a Seashore

Hendrick Goltzius, probably 1592/1595

Engraving of Saturn as a bearded man with a staff in a classical arched niche, with winged figures above and a leaf wreath.

Saturn

Hendrik Goltzius after Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1592

Engraving of Neptune holding a trident and laurel branch in an arched niche, with two winged figures above.

Neptune

Hendrik Goltzius after Polidoro da Caravaggio, probably 1592

Engraving of the god Pluto, a bearded nude man holding a torch in an arched niche with two winged putti above.

Pluto

Hendrik Goltzius after Polidoro da Caravaggio, probably 1592

Engraving of the god Vulcan holding a hammer and helmet in an arched niche, with winged putti above.

Vulcan

Hendrik Goltzius after Polidoro da Caravaggio, probably 1592

Engraving of nude Apollo figure drawing a bow in a classical niche, with a serpent at his feet and winged putti above.

Sol or Apollo

Hendrik Goltzius after Polidoro da Caravaggio, probably 1592

Engraving of Jupiter seated in an arched niche, holding a thunderbolt, with an eagle at his side and winged trumpeters above.

Jupiter

Hendrik Goltzius after Polidoro da Caravaggio, probably 1592

Engraving of nude Bacchus in an arched niche with a satyr holding grapes, a basket, and two winged figures above.

Bacchus

Hendrik Goltzius after Polidoro da Caravaggio, probably 1592

Engraving of the god Mercury in a classical arched niche, holding a caduceus, wearing a winged helmet, with winged figures ab

Mercury

Hendrik Goltzius after Polidoro da Caravaggio, probably 1592

Engraving of a reclining nude woman, a dragon, and a knight on a winged steed above a river valley with ruins.

Landscape with Roger Liberating Angelica

Cornelis Cort after Titian, 1565

Watercolor of a horse-drawn cart on a wide sandy beach with distant boats and buildings under a cloudy blue sky.

Cart on the Beach at Etretat

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1862

Lithograph of a waterfall pouring over rocks in a mountain gorge, with pine trees and a fallen log spanning the water.

The Waterfall (Wasserfall im Werdenfelsischen)

Max Josef Wagenbauer, 1805

Engraved oval portrait of Karl Wilhelm Ramler in a powdered wig, framed by a laurel wreath, with a name plaque below.

Karl Ramler

Johann Friedrich Bause after Anton Graff, 1774

Engraved oval portrait of Christian Felix Weisse in a powdered wig and embroidered coat, with a laurel garland frame.

Christian Weisse

Johann Friedrich Bause after Anton Graff, 1771

Engraved oval portrait of an older man with white hair and cravat, inscribed Daniel Chodowiecki, 1801.

Daniel Chodowiecki

J.S.L. Halle, 1801

Daniel Chodowiecki

Maximilian Franck after Adrian Zingg, c. 1815

Standing Cavalier Wearing a Sword

Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech, c. 1615

Engraving of mourners with torches around a reclining figure in a classical city street, with onlookers on a balcony.

Illustration to Jean Desmarets' "L'Ariane"

Abraham Bosse after Claude Vignon, published 1639

Red chalk drawing of a woman's head turned to the right, gazing upward, with hair pinned up and draped shoulders.

Head of a Woman Looking Back Over Her Shoulder

Jean-Baptiste Greuze