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National Gallery of Art

216 works

Black wood engraving of a long-billed bird perched on a gnarled branch against a cream background.

A Bird

Thomas Bewick, c. 1800

Woodcut of a heraldic eagle with spread wings and a shield on its breast, by Hans Burgkmair I, c. 1505.

Coat of Arms with a Single Eagle

Hans Burgkmair, c. 1505

Engraving of a heron and a snipe on a grassy bank, with a river town and boats in the background.

Heron and Snipe

Adriaen Collaert, c. 1600

Pencil and watercolor ornamental design of two swallows above peaches and leaves, with a repeating fan-like pattern above.

Ornamental design with two birds pecking at fruit

Vítězslav Karel Mašek, c.1890s

Watercolor of a dark starling and a speckled lark lying dead on a tan ground with grasses behind them.

A Starling and a Lark

William Page, 1863

Engraving of a mallard, a swallow and a sea duck in front of a landscape with church spires and a hilltop castle.

Mallard, Duck, and Swallow

Adriaen Collaert, c. 1600

Pastel watercolor lake scene with fairies, swans, water lilies, and dancing figures beneath willow trees at sunset.

Lake Scene with Fairies and Swans

Engraving of women turning into poplar trees beside a swan at a river, with a classical building behind them.

Phaeton's Sisters Changed into Poplars, and Cygnus into a Swan

Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1589

Engraving of a lapwing, a long eared owl, and a goldfinch with two butterflies in a mountain landscape.

Lapwing, Long Eared Owl, and Goldfinch

Adriaen Collaert, c. 1600

Lithograph of a raven perched above a doorway with a woman in a dress, and a reclining figure on a bed in the lower right.

Le Corbeau (The Raven)

Edgar Allan Poe Edouard Manet, 1875

Pencil study sheet of many ducks in varied poses, standing, resting, preening and swimming on water.

Ducks

Andrew Fisher Bunner, 1870s-1880s

Engraving of three swans on a lake with trees, an iris, a distant church and mountain in the background.

Three Whooper Swans

Adriaen Collaert, c. 1600

Graphite sketch of two swans on pink paper, one with raised wings and one with head turned back.

Studies of a Swan

John Singer Sargent, 1880-1900

Grey wash drawing of three men startled by an owl flying from a lectern in a room, framed by an ornamental border.

Le Lutrin: A Night Scene with Boirude, Brontin, and L'Amour Surprised by an Owl Flying Out of a Lectern

Bernard Picart, c. 1718

Engraving of a lark and two smaller birds in a landscape with a river, hills, and towns in the distance.

Lark and Two Smaller Birds

Adriaen Collaert, c. 1600

Pencil sketch of two swans on rippling water, one with neck curved in the foreground, by John Singer Sargent.

Swans in the Water

John Singer Sargent, 1880-1900

Etching of a wooded landscape with a flock of birds overhead, a stone path, a shrine, and robed figures walking.

The Salutation of the Birds (Il Saluto degli uccelli) [plate C]

Lino Moroni, 1612

Engraving of a partridge and an eagle on rocky ground, with a distant city and mountains behind them.

Partridge and Eagle

Adriaen Collaert, c. 1600

Etching of two sailing ships, the Parel and the Dubbele Arent, on rough sea with smaller ships on the horizon.

The "Parel" (Pearl), an East Indiaman and the "Dubbele Arent" (Spread Eagle), a West Indiaman

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of a wooded river landscape with two hunters and dogs at right, a duck on the water, and distant riders.

Landscape with Duck Hunters

after Jacques Fouquières Jean Morin, mid-17th century

Engraving of a kingfisher and a grey heron by water with reeds and lily pads, a village on a hill behind.

Kingfisher and Grey Heron

Adriaen Collaert, c. 1600

Watercolor of a dead yellow songbird lying on its side with blue wing feathers and loose feathers on a dark brown background.

Dead Bird

Robert Bolling Brandegee, c. 1867

Watercolor of a dead yellow-breasted bird on the ground among dry stems, with a hazy autumn landscape behind it.

Dead Yellow-breasted Bird in Autumn Landscape

Fidelia Bridges, 1870s

Engraving of a toucan and a crested bird before a landscape of mountains, a village, and boats on water.

Toucan and Another Tropical Bird

Adriaen Collaert, c. 1600

Book page with German poem Die Vögel and a black woodcut vignette of stylized birds, page 58.

Die Vögel (The Birds) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1912/1922

Hand-colored engraving of a male and female Buffle-headed Duck on a grassy bank beside marsh grass.

Buffel-headed Duck

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1836

Engraving of two grey parrots on branches, one holding a cherry, with a village and shepherd with sheep in the background.

Two Grey Red-Tailed Parrots

Adriaen Collaert, c. 1600

Engraving of two birds in a landscape with a city, stone bridge, sailboat, palm and willow trees.

Waxwing and Another Bird

Adriaen Collaert, c. 1600

Hand-colored bird plate showing a mountain mockingbird above a male and female varied thrush on a mistletoe branch.

Mountain Mocking-bird and Varied Thrush

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1837

Engraving of a magpie and another bird on a branch, with a watermill, cottage and cow in the rural background.

Magpie and Another Bird

Adriaen Collaert, c. 1600