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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Etching of sailing boats on a river with the town of Emmerich and its church spire along the far bank.

Emmerich

Wenceslaus Hollar, c. 1632/1635

Etching of the city of Kampen across a river, with church towers, windmills and a gallows in the foreground.

Kampen

Wenceslaus Hollar, c. 1632

Etching of sailing boats on rippling water with a town skyline on the shore, labeled Lillo.

Lillo

Wenceslaus Hollar, c. 1632

Etching of porters unloading bales and crates from a rowboat at a harbor, with sailing ships in the background.

Title Page for "Views of the Ports of the Sea"

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Watercolor drawing of a golden pheasant with a yellow crest and long barred tail perched on a branch.

Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)

Unknown artist, c. 1801

Hand-colored print of a male Argus pheasant with fanned wing feathers and eyespots, beside a stream and ferns.

Argus Pheasant (Argusianus Argus)

W. Hart, published 1850-1883

Hand-colored print of two rufous-breasted bamboo partridges with red eyes among rocks, grass and leaves.

Rufous-breasted Bamboo Partridge (Bambusicola Hyperythra)

John Gould and W. Hart

Hand-colored lithograph of a black tern flying over two dark birds swimming near reeds on a marsh at sunset.

Hydrochelidon nigra

John Gould and H.C. Richter

Hand-colored print of two nightjar birds perched on a mossy branch with oak leaves, caption Caprimulgus Ruficollis.

Caprimulgus Ruficollis

John Gould and H.C. Richter

Hand-colored print of three hummingbirds with iridescent throats and magenta tails beside white flowers and green leaves.

Lampornis prevosti

John Gould and H.C. Richter

Hand-colored plate of two black woodpeckers with red crests on bark beside a pine sprig.

Great Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)

John Gould and H.C. Richter

Hand-colored print of three long-tailed hummingbirds perched on vines with a pink passionflower and green leaves.

Lesbia Amaryllis

John Gould and H.C. Richter

Hand-colored plate of hummingbirds feeding on a white cactus flower with yellow petals and green stems.

Calothorax heliodori

John Gould and H.C. Richter

Hand-colored plate of a black and yellow Osculant Toucan with a large curved beak perched on a branch with leaves.

Osculant Toucan (Ramphastos osculans)

John Gould and Elizabeth Gould

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-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 print of three birds of paradise on branches, one with long white and yellow plumes, with a Latin title below.

Trichoparadisea Gulielmi

W. Hart, published 1875-1888

Hand-colored engraving of a Haemanthus plant with green leaves, a red flower head, and labeled botanical detail studies below

Haemanthus

Johannes Jacob Haid and Johannes Elias Haid after Georg Ehret, published 1750-1773

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair and lace collar wearing a draped cloak, with Latin inscription below.

Self-Portrait

Claude Mellan, 1635

Engraved portrait of a bearded older man in a cap and cloak with a white collar, with a Latin inscription below.

Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc

Claude Mellan, 1637

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a draped cloak, set against horizontal hatched lines.

Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc

After Claude Mellan, 1637 or after

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with a white collar, surrounded by Latin inscriptions in a striped border.

Girolamo Frescobaldi

Claude Mellan, 1619

Engraved portrait of Pope Urban VIII in a skullcap and vestments, with Latin inscription and coat of arms below.

Urban VIII

Claude Mellan after Simon Vouet, 1624

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair and goatee wearing armor and a lace collar, by Claude Mellan, 1633.

Charles I de Crequi, Duke of Lesdiguières

Claude Mellan, 1633

Engraved portrait of a bearded cardinal in a clerical cap and cape, with an inscription plate below, 1636.

Alphonse du Plessis Richelieu, Cardinal of Lyon

Claude Mellan, 1636

Engraved portrait of a bearded monk in a hooded robe, hands on a table, with a crucifix at right and French inscription below

François Le Clerc Du Tremblay, Known as Père Joseph

Claude Mellan, in or after 1638

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man with curled shoulder-length hair inside an octagonal frame, with a Latin inscription

Gabriel Naude

Engraved half-length portrait of a man with curly hair, mustache and goatee, with French verse inscribed below.

Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac

Claude Mellan, probably 1637

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a cloak holding a small book, with an inscription naming Charles de Condren.

Charles de Condren

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curly hair and lace collar, with Latin inscription and coat of arms below.

Louis Berryer

Claude Mellan, 1667