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National Gallery of Art

25,670 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of two winged putti flanking a sarcophagus with scrolled brackets, a palm frond and a wreath.

Study for a Reliquary Sarcophagus

Giovanni Odazzi

Charcoal drawing of a female figure in flowing drapery with outstretched arms, over a faint numbered grid.

A Muse

John Vanderlyn, 1815

Pencil sketch of a man in a checkered Pierrot-style costume with ruffled collar, arm raised, on tan paper.

Lepeintre Ainé in the Role of Paillasse

Tony Johannot, 1831

Black and white woodcut of figures in a tropical landscape beneath a large tree, with stylized plants and patterned water.

Mahana Atua (The Food of the Gods)

Paul Gauguin, 1894

Black and grey woodcut of an arched shrine inscribed TE ATUA, with a carved face, seated and standing figures, a reclining wo

Te Atua (The Gods) Small Plate

Paul Gauguin, 1895

Black and white woodcut of a large carved idol, small kneeling and standing figures, mountains and birds in a dark landscape.

Maruru (Thank You)

Paul Gauguin, 1894

Woodcut of soldiers with spears and swords seizing a figure beneath radiating light and a dove, by Albrecht Altdorfer.

Christ Taken Captive

Albrecht Altdorfer, 1513

Engraved self-portrait of a young man beside a lion, with putti and a painting of classical architecture on an easel.

Self-Portrait of Joseph Werner

Franz Ertinger, 1662

Engraved print of King James I and Anne of Denmark with a central royal family tree, coats of arms and an ornate border.

James I and Anne of Denmark

Renold Elstracke, 1603

Engraved full-length portrait of a man in a feathered hat and ruff, smoking a pipe, with a city street behind him.

Mulld:Sake (Portrait of John Cottington)

Renold Elstracke, 1618

Engraving of a bedroom with a canopy bed, nude women, a child, a small dog, and a woman at a window holding a chamber pot.

The Waterworks

Pierre-Laurent Auvray

Engraving of two nude women on a canopied bed with a cat, as a firework rocket with light rays rises through clouds.

The Fireworks

Pierre-Laurent Auvray

Sepia print of fishermen hauling nets on a riverbank, with boats on the river and a pagoda on the distant shore.

Les filets

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1771

Etching of a bagpipe player in a feathered hat with a dog, sheep, two children and a puppet stage in a landscape.

The Bagpipe Player

Jacques Dumont le Romain, 1739

Engraving of a young mother carrying an infant in a wooden crib, walking with a small boy past a cottage under a cloudy sky.

A Young Mother Carrying a Crib

Jacques Dumont le Romain, 1739

Sepia print of laundresses seated by washing basins beside a rustic cottage under tall trees and a cloudy sky.

Les Laveuses (Laundresses)

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1771

Color print of a woman in a ruffled gown seated on a blue bench in a garden with roses and trees, a distant castle beyond.

Nina, ou La Folle par amour (Nina, or The Woman Maddened by Love)

Jean François Janinet, 1787

Sepia print of wet nurses holding infants near a ladder and doorway, with a child peeking from behind.

Les nourrices

Jean François Janinet, 1780

Colored print of a rustic barn interior with a seated man in a red coat, two women, a child, a birdcage and a cat.

L'oisseau prive

Jean François Janinet

Hand-colored print of a proposed monument with bronze royal figures, a seated allegorical woman and people in period dress in

Projet d'un monument a ériger pour le roi

Jean François Janinet, 1790

Hand-colored print of a kneeling woman offering roses before a statue of Cupid in a wooded landscape.

Offrande a l'amour

Jean François Janinet

Three nude women embrace in a pastel landscape, two holding roses and flowers, under a pale blue sky.

Les trois graces

Jean François Janinet

Colour print of Venus at her toilette, attended by cherubs and doves, with green drapery and gilded furniture, 1783.

La toilette de Venus

Jean François Janinet, 1783

Oval print of a reclining nude woman with a floral garland, a cherub at her feet, a flower basket, and cherubs in clouds.

Venus en reflection

Jean François Janinet

Oval colour print of nude Venus holding an arrow while Cupid reaches up beside her, with doves and flowers at her feet.

Venus desarmant l'amour

Jean François Janinet

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and chain, framed by scrolling ornament and a Latin inscription.

Jacques Callot

Balthazar Moncornet

Etching of cats gathered at a table with sheet music, an owl above, and monkeys playing wind instruments on the floor.

The Cat's Concert

Engraved oval portrait of a young boy with curled hair and lace collar, with two coats of arms above.

Louis XIV

Balthazar Moncornet

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled hair and lace collar, with a coat of arms, laurel wreath and hunting scene.

Jérôme Le Féron

Balthazar Moncornet

Oval engraved portrait of Louis XIII in armor with lace collar, holding a baton, with battle scenes behind him.

Louis XIII, King of France

Balthazar Moncornet