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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Etched bust of a woman in a plumed helmet with wavy hair, printed on cream paper with handwritten inscription below.

Buste de Bellone

Auguste Rodin, 1883

Engraved portrait of a bearded man with a lace collar inside an octagonal frame, labeled Simon Vouet, 1625.

Simon Vouet

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1625

Etching of the Madonna, Christ child and angels boarding a boat, with a bearded man poling it across water beneath trees.

The Madonna, Child, and Angels Entering the Boat

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, published 1753

Etching of a bearded older man in three-quarter view with a smaller sketch of his head below, by Auguste Rodin.

Victor Hugo, De Trois Quarts

Auguste Rodin, 1884

Etching of a shaded woodland path with dense trees and two rabbits sitting at the lower right edge.

Combe Bottom

Francis Seymour Haden, 1860

Etching of the Holy Family in a rowboat on a river, with an angel at the stern, swans in the water, and trees on the bank.

The Holy Family Being Ferried Across the River

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, published 1753

Angel Standing

Workshop of Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1637/1639

Etching of a donkey on a path beside large trees, with farm buildings and a winding river in the distance.

Challow Farm

Francis Seymour Haden, in or after 1877

Etching of the Holy Family disembarking from a boat beside a palm tree, with an angel and a donkey under flying birds.

The Holy Family Disembarking

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, published 1753

Brown ink drawing of a seated figure and standing figures in robes and headdresses beside a column, on a tan sheet.

Christ before Pilate

Imitator of Rembrandt van Rijn

Etching of tall trees in a park grove with dappled light on the grass beneath, by Francis Seymour Haden, 1860.

Kensington Gardens (The Larger Plate)

Francis Seymour Haden, 1860

Etching of the Holy Family resting under a palm tree with a donkey, Saint Joseph kneeling, and angels above.

The Rest on the Flight with Joseph in Adoration

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1752

Brown ink wash drawing of a skeleton Death beside a seated old man counting at a table in a dim interior.

Death and the Miser

Nicolaes Maes, 1650/1655

Etching of a wooded landscape with tall trees on the right, a path, and a misty open view stretching to the left.

Early Morning - Richmond

Francis Seymour Haden, 1859

Etching of a haloed man leading a donkey with a veiled rider past an obelisk, with angels in the sky above.

The Flight with Obelisk at the Left

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, published 1753

Brown ink sketch of a bearded robed figure with flowing garments and winged angels, drawn in loose, quick strokes.

God the Father Supported by Angels

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1655/1660

Etching of tall trees framing a grassy park lawn with a large mansion and chimneys visible in the distance.

Kensington Gardens (The Small Plate)

Francis Seymour Haden, 1859

Etching of the Flight into Egypt with Mary and the infant Christ on a donkey, a shepherd with sheep, and a tall tree.

The Flight with Joseph in the Foreground

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1753

Pen and brown ink drawing of a seated man at a table and a standing woman in a headdress gesturing toward him, with an empty

Hannah Rejecting the Reproaches of the Prophet Eli

after Rembrandt van Rijn

Etching of two fishermen in a boat on a winding river, with trees on the bank and a hazy horizon beyond.

Thames Fishermen

Francis Seymour Haden, 1859

Etching of a headless statue on a pedestal beside a path where a man with a staff leads a woman riding a donkey with a child.

The Episode of the Falling Idol

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, published 1753

Brown ink and grey wash drawing of a man asleep on the ground, lit by a shaft of light with figures above him.

Jacob's Dream

Style of Rembrandt van Rijn

Etching of a river landscape with dark trees, resting sheep on the bank, a bridge, and a distant town under a cloudy sky.

On the Test

Francis Seymour Haden, in or after 1859

Etching of the Holy Family resting under a tree with a donkey, basket and distant coastline in the background.

The Rest on the Flight, with Holy Family under a Tree

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, published 1753

Brown ink and wash drawing of a gesturing robed man on steps in a columned hall with seated and standing figures.

Judas Leaving the High Priest

Style of Rembrandt van Rijn

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded man and family leaving a walled city with a tower.

Lot and His Family Leaving Sodom

attributed to Aert de Gelder, 1661/1663

Etching of the Flight into Egypt: Joseph leads a donkey past a windswept tree while Mary and an angel stand at left.

The Flight, Joseph at Right and Mary and Angel at Left

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, published 1753

Pen and brown wash drawing of a betrothal scene: a kneeling man and standing woman before a mitred priest under an arched doo

The Betrothal of the Holy Virgin

Studio of Rembrandt van Rijn

Red chalk drawing of a smiling woman with curly hair, a feathered headpiece and a lace collar.

Saskia

Etching of a haloed saint leading a donkey with a basket past an angel and figures under umbrella pines.

The Madonna and Child at Left, with a File of Angels

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, published 1753

Brown ink and wash drawing of an elderly bearded scholar in a cap leaning over a desk with papers and a quill.

An Old Scholar at His Desk

Style of Rembrandt van Rijn

Bust of an Elderly Man in a Flat Cap

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1635/1637

Etching of a haloed man riding a donkey with a staff, accompanied by a haloed woman and winged angels on a rocky path by the

The Flight, with Madonna at Right Supported by Angels

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, published 1753

Brown ink sketch of a standing man in a beret and two seated figures, one holding a cup, at a table.

Sketches from a Tavern: Woman Standing and Two Men Seated

Attributed to Rembrandt van Rijn

Grey wash drawing of a man bending over a seated woman at a table while an older man with a cane watches in an ornate room.

Le mari confident

Antoine Borel, 1790

Etching of the Holy Family on a donkey entering a vaulted city gate, with a crowd of figures and a hanging lantern.

The Holy Family Arriving at a City Gate

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, published 1753

Brown wash drawing of a seated woman with a fan and a standing couple in an ornate rococo interior.

Second Day, Second Story: Rinaldo d'Asti and the Widow

Hubert François Gravelot, c. 1757

Brown wash drawing of a man in a plumed hat drawing back a bed curtain to look at a sleeping woman in an elegant interior.

Second Day, Seventh Story: The Duke of Athens Contemplating the Sleeping Princess Alatiel

Hubert François Gravelot after François Boucher, c. 1757

Grey wash drawing of a woman in a long gown receiving a pouch from a man beside a seated clerk writing at a table.

Eighth Day, First Story, Madonna Ambruogia Gives Her Husband the Two Hundred Florins She Was Given by Gulfardo in Pay…

Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, c. 1757

Brown ink drawing of a sleeping man on a bed while turbaned men gather in a columned hall with scattered coins.

Tenth Day, Ninth Story: Saladin Bestows Rich Gifts on the Sleeping Torello

Hubert François Gravelot, c. 1757

Engraving of the Great Flood: families in water, a robed figure under a tree, rain-filled sky and distant refugees on a hill.

The Great Flood

Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen, 1765

Brown wash drawing of a reclining nude Io beneath clouds, with an eagle and cupid on a rock above, in a decorative frame.

Jupiter couvre la Terre de Nuages pour jouir d'Io

Charles Monnet, published 1767/1771

Pencil and wash drawing of Phaeton bowing before the seated Sun god in a columned palace, with attendants around him.

Phaeton au Palais du Soleil ...

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1766

Pencil drawing of Jupiter disguised as Diana embracing Callisto beneath a tree, with cupid, dogs and drapery.

Jupiter and Callisto

Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen, 1765

Brown wash drawing of Perseus holding up Medusa's head to armored soldiers, with a winged figure above and fallen bodies belo

Perseus Turning Phinneas to Stone with the Head of Medusa

Charles Monnet, 1767

Grey wash drawing of a gaunt spectral figure hovering over a sleeping man in a curtained bed beside a lamp.

La Famine par l'ordre de Ceres ...

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1767

Engraving of a gaunt winged figure leaning over a sleeping man on a bed beneath drapery, with a lamp on a table nearby.

La Famine par l'ordre de Cérès vient répandre son venin sur Eresicthon, tandis qu'il dormoit

Louis Binet after Jean-Michel Moreau, published 1767/1771

Drawing of Venus embracing Adonis on clouds with cupids above, in grey and white chalk by François Boucher, 1767.

Venus appuyee sur son cher Adonis ...

François Boucher, 1767

Grey wash drawing of a woman on altar steps, a priest with a knife, soldiers, and a goddess with a deer in clouds.

The Sacrifice of Iphigenia

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1769

Brown wash drawing of a kneeling man reaching toward a woman under a garlanded garden arch with a balustrade behind.

Le Mari sylphe

Hubert François Gravelot, 1765

Etching of two women and two men picnicking in a wooded glade beside a large tree, with a dog by a pond.

La colation

Jean Moyreau after Antoine Watteau, c. 1729

Red and white chalk drawing of a seated woman in a pink lace-trimmed gown and powdered hairstyle, 1778.

Yes or No

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1778

Pen and wash drawing of a library interior with a couple at a doorway and a seated man studying a framed picture.

Le Connoisseur

Hubert François Gravelot, 1765

Engraving of elegant figures in a garden: a couple reading music, a lute player on a path, and a nude statue on a pedestal.

Lecon d'amour

Charles Dupuis after Antoine Watteau, c. 1734

Engraved interior scene of a farm family with a mother, several children, a dog, and a hearth fire beneath stone columns.

La famille du fermier

Clément-Pierre Marillier after Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1791

Dark leather book cover with gold tooled border, central crown and fleur-de-lis emblem, and classical column motifs.

Album of Portraits of Queen Marie-Antoinette

Various Artists, volume assembled between 1815 and 1942

Oval engraved scene of Minerva crowning a seated winged genius, framed by a hand-colored rose and ivy garland with purple rib

Minerva Crowning the Genius of Fine Arts

Unknown artist, early 1780s?

Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette

Jean Pillement, Jean-Baptiste-André Gautier-Dagoty, and Louis Bonvallet, c.1781

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace jabot, labeled F. Boucher, in a decorative frame.

Francois Boucher

Engraved oval scene of a seated woman sketching while two children wind yarn, framed by a hand-colored ivy and ribbon garland

Seated Woman Sketching a Design for Embroidery and Children Winding Yarn

Unknown artist, early 1780s?

Engraved oval portrait of Laurent Cars in a powdered wig and period coat, with an inscribed cartouche below.

Laurent Cars

Simon Charles Miger after Jean-Baptiste Perronneau

Hand-colored engraving of a couple embracing in a tavern kitchen while a fiddler and onlookers watch.

Histoire de Manon Lescaut (volume I)

Antoine-Francois Prévost and Louis-Joseph Lefevre and Various Artists, published 1797

Oval engraving of a seated woman embroidering with a cupid above, framed by a hand-colored floral garland and ribbon.

Seated Woman Embroidering

Unknown artist, early 1780s?

Grey wash drawing of a couple embracing by a fireplace while servants watch, with a dog on the floor and a caption below.

Nous n'avons pas le patience d'attendre que nous fussions seuls

Louis-Joseph Lefevre, published 1797