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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Sanctus Lucas

Marco Alvise Pitteri after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Engraved portrait of Saint Mark writing with a quill, a lion at his shoulder, labeled Sanctus Marcus.

Saint Mark

Marco Alvise Pitteri after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Sanctus Matteaus

Marco Alvise Pitteri after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man with his hand to his cheek, holding a scroll, labeled Sanctus Paulus.

Sanctus Paulus

Marco Alvise Pitteri after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Etched portrait of an elderly bearded man holding a wooden cross, labeled Sanctus Philippus, after Piazzetta.

Sanctus Phillipus

Marco Alvise Pitteri after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Sanctus Simeon

Marco Alvise Pitteri after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig and ornate ceremonial robes, with draped curtains behind him.

Alexander, Lord Loughborough

Francesco Bartolozzi after James Northcote, 1800

Engraved portrait of Edward, Lord Thurlow, seated in a wig and ornate chancellor's robes with lace cuffs.

Edward, Lord Thurlow

Francesco Bartolozzi after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1782

Engraving of two laurel-crowned men in robes pointing at a lion, leopard and wolf on rocks, from Pinelli's Dante illustration

Divina Comedia di Dante (volume I)

Bartolomeo Pinelli, published 1824

Lithograph of a standing Native American man with feathered headdress, fringed robe, and long decorated pipe on a prairie.

Ein Monitari Indianer

Karl Bodmer, 1839

Lithograph of a seated woman in period dress reading a letter by a window, with a portrait and tea service in the room.

L'Inquietude

Achille Devéria, 1829

Brown-toned drawing of two small figures in a rocky landscape beside a stream, with hills and clouds in the distance.

Figures in a Landscape

William Hart, 1860

Charcoal drawing of a chained nude man with an eagle at his side, straining against a rock beside the sea.

Prometheus Bound

Christian Schussele

Pen and wash drawing of a woman addressing a crowd in a classical city square with an obelisk and statue.

Disputation of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Federico Zuccaro, probably c. 1570

Pen and brown ink sketch of two ragged beggars walking with a small shaggy dog at their feet.

Two Beggars with Their Dog

Paul Troger, c. 1728

Etching of a travelling caravan with camels, sheep, dogs and robed figures crossing a rocky landscape under a cloudy sky.

The Departure of Jacob to Egypt

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1647

Pencil drawing of a gentleman seen from behind in a plumed hat, ruffled collar, cape and frilled boots, leaning on a cane.

Gentleman Seen from Behind

Pieter Jansz. Quast, 1638

Pencil drawing of a standing woman seen from behind, in a long gown with puffed sleeves and curled hair.

Lady Seen from Behind

Pieter Jansz. Quast

Etching of an elderly bearded man kneeling in prayer on rocky ground, with keys at his side and a distant landscape.

The Penitence of Saint Peter

Jusepe de Ribera, 1621

Watercolor of a large leafy tree beside a path, with rocky hills and a patch of blue sky behind.

Trees Profiled against the Sky

John Henry Hill, c. 1865

Gray wash drawing of a bald man with a slight smile, high collar and dark cravat, shown in bust-length portrait.

Henry Clay

Charles Wesley Jarvis, c. 1840

Head of a Young Woman

Eastman Johnson, late 1870s

Charcoal and chalk study of a woman's dress with puffed sleeves and a tied sash on a tan toned paper.

Study of a Woman's Dress

John Vanderlyn, probably c. 1820

Brown chiaroscuro print of winged Saturn with a scythe, a child beside him, and a reclining figure at left.

Saturn

after Giovanni Antonio Pordenone Giuseppe Nicolo Vicentino, 1525/1530

Etching of a standing cow in the foreground and a reclining cow behind it on open grassland.

A Cow Standing and Another Lying Down

Paulus Potter, 1650

Black chalk drawing on gray paper of three draped men beside a tree and an arched stone structure.

Figures (Christ Calling One of the Apostles?)

Unknown artist, 17th century

Etching of Achilles and a companion in armour with a woman gesturing toward them and a cupid above, framed in an oval.

Venus Appearing to Achilles

Pietro Rotari after Antonio Balestra, 1725

Chiaroscuro woodcut in brown tones of a woman in an oval frame holding flowers, surrounded by leafy foliage.

The Virgin with the Rose

Antonio da Trento after Parmigianino

Dark mezzotint of a smiling woman holding a mousetrap beside a boy at a window, with candlestick and bowl on the sill.

Maid with a Mousetrap

Nicolaas Verkolje after Gerrit Dou, 1690s/1710s

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a curled wig and dark coat, with a draped curtain and coat of arms below.

Charles-Rene d'Hozier

Gerard Edelinck after Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1691