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National Gallery of Art

10,104 works

Loose ink sketch of a centaur carrying a woman, one arm raised, set against swirling cloud-like strokes.

Centaur Carrying Off a Woman

Honoré Daumier

Pencil sketch of a rider on a galloping horse with one arm raised and cloak flying behind, on pale paper.

Don Quixote

Honoré Daumier

Pencil and wash sketch on tan paper showing robed figures in interior scenes with a crowd beneath.

Scene in a Palace of Justice

Honoré Daumier

Charcoal sketch on tan paper of three seated men, the central one leaning forward as if reading.

The Reading

Honoré Daumier

Etched view of Augsburg with a grassy mound, curved embankment, walkers, and church towers with onion domes under clouds.

Augsburg

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1635

Etching of two men with staffs overlooking a river plain toward a hilltop castle labeled Wurttemberg under clouds.

On the Neckar

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1635

Etching of a brick toll house behind a palisade on a riverbank, with a rowing boat and a distant bridge.

Strasbourg: The Toll House

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1635

Etched landscape of a stone tower, farm buildings and trees, with a distant village spire on the right under an open sky.

Strasbourg

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1635

Etching of Speyer on a river bank with a large cathedral, a water wheel, boat masts, and a willow tree on the right.

Speyer

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1635

Etching of a flat landscape with rocks, fields and trees, with a distant town skyline and church towers under cumulus clouds.

Hanau

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1635

Etching of a Frankfurt town square with gabled houses, a fountain, a large tree, and small figures under clouds.

Frankfort

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1635

Etching of a riverside town with a tall round tower, city walls, and a sailboat on calm water.

Rudesheim

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1635

Etched view of the walled town of Coblentz on the Rhine, with a hilltop castle above and boats on the river.

Coblentz

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1635

Etching of the Drachenfels hill with castle ruins above the Rhine, a sailboat in front, and the town of Bonn at left.

Drachenfels

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1635

Etching of Cologne's skyline with a windmill, church towers, horses on a road and clouds above, labeled Colln and Duetz.

Cologne

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1635

Etching of a castle and town wall beside a moat, with two travelers on a road and trees under a cloudy sky.

Duren

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1635

Etching of the town of Wesel with a church tower, windmill, city wall and millstones in the foreground under clouds.

Wesel

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1635

Etching of sailing ships moored at a wooden jetty beside brick buildings and trees, titled Delfshaven.

Delfshaven

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1635

Etching of two sailing ships and a small boat battling rough waves under a cloudy sky.

Sea Scene

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1635

Etched landscape of a river with a church spire, trees, a rider on a horse, and a wooden fence in the foreground.

Near Albury

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1645

Etching of a large twisting tree in a landscape with walking figures, a river, and a distant church spire.

Albury

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1645

Etching of a wooded landscape with tall trees, a stone spring house with an arched niche, and small figures on steps and path

The Mineral Spring

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1627-1636

Etching of a crowded square before an ornate town hall with a balcony of officials, flags, and gabled houses.

The Peace of Munster

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1641

Etched title page with a scrolled cartouche, Latin text, and butterflies, dragonflies and flies around the border.

Title Page

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Etching of a large eyespot moth above three butterflies and two small beetles on a pale background.

Moth, Three Butterflies, and Two Beetles

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Etching of dragonflies, a bumble-bee, a butterfly and a moth-like insect arranged across a pale sheet.

Dragonflies, a Bumble-Bee, and a Butterfly

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Etching of a Rhine river view with a sailboat, castle-topped hills, and two travelers walking past a city wall near Bonn.

View of Lewenberg

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1643-1644

Etched river landscape with castle ruins on hills, a sailboat, and two travelers on a road near Bonn.

View of Lewenberg

after Wenceslaus Hollar

Etching of townspeople bathing and swimming in a river below a timber bridge, with a walled town and church spire beyond.

Summer: The Bathing Place

Wenceslaus Hollar, c. 1628/1629

Etching of sailing boats on a river before a fortified town with a windmill, labeled Shenckenschantz, by Wenceslaus Hollar.

View of Shenckenschantz

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647