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National Gallery of Art

10,104 works

Watercolor of Conway Castle ruins beside a river, with a stone bridge, mountain, cattle, and a tree in the foreground.

Conway Castle, North Wales

Thomas Girtin, 1800

Engraved allegory of a seated female figure, Patientia, on a triumphal wagon with a blindfolded Fortuna and a shipwreck behin

The Triumph of Patience

Dirck Volckertz Coornhert after Maerten van Heemskerck, 1559

Engraving of a young man riding a decorated camel with a staff, with Abraham, an angel and an altar scene in the background.

The Triumph of Isaac

Dirck Volckertz Coornhert after Maerten van Heemskerck, 1559

Engraving of Joseph riding a horned ox led by a nude woman, with a figure of envy and a beehive above.

The Triumph of Joseph

Dirck Volckertz Coornhert after Maerten van Heemskerck, 1559

Engraving of David in armor riding a lion with a banner, while crowned Saul and Semei walk beside him in a landscape.

The Triumph of David

Dirck Volckertz Coornhert after Maerten van Heemskerck, 1559

Engraving of a nude bearded man seated on a turtle, led by a horned demon past a burning city and onlookers.

The Triumph of Job

Dirck Volckertz Coornhert after Maerten van Heemskerck, 1559

Engraving of Tobias riding a donkey with a banner, a dog and two companions, passing a village in a landscape.

The Triumph of Tobias

Dirck Volckertz Coornhert after Maerten van Heemskerck, 1559

Engraving of a robed man riding an elephant with a banner while two men pull it by rope, with a city and clouds above.

The Triumph of Saint Stephen

Dirck Volckertz Coornhert after Maerten van Heemskerck, 1559

Engraving of Christ crowned on a triumphal chariot drawn by beasts, with defeated demons, the crucifixion, and the resurrecti

The Triumph of Christ

Dirck Volckertz Coornhert after Maerten van Heemskerck, 1559

Ink and wash drawing of a rocky landscape with a natural arch, trees, and small figures on the path.

Landscape with a Natural Arch

Abraham Genoels, 1718

Pen and wash drawing of armored mounted warriors with banners charging into battle over fallen soldiers and horses.

Ancient Roman Warriors Riding into Battle

Antoine Caron, 1597

Pen and wash drawing of The Baptism of Christ with John the Baptist, an angel, kneeling figures and onlookers in a landscape.

The Baptism of Christ

Friedrich Sustris, 1580

Engraved double portrait of a man and a woman in period dress, framed by ornamental scrollwork and inscriptions.

Leopold I and Eleanor of Austria

Johann Michael Püchler

Pencil and chalk sketch of cattle grazing on a grassy riverbank with a flat landscape beyond, on gray paper.

River Bank with Cattle

Constant Troyon, 1850

Pencil sketch of a reclining soldier in uniform leaning on a knapsack, with a walking stick on the ground beside him.

Relaxing Soldier

David Claypoole Johnston, 1860

Watercolor landscape of wooded hills in a valley with a hazy distant mountain range under a warm yellow sky.

Landscape with a Distant Mountain Range

Blue-toned print of a mythological musical contest between a lyre player and a horned pipe player, with nymphs and satyrs.

The Musical Contest Between Apollo and Pan

after Bartholomaeus Spranger Andrea Scacciati, 1766

Graphite sketch of a bishop blessing a king, with kneeling attendants, a crowd, banners, and an arched architectural backgrou

A Bishop Blessing a King

Sebastiano Conca

Engraving of a morning tea scene: a seated woman pours tea for a gesturing man while a standing woman watches in a richly fur

The morning

Nicolas de Larmessin IV after Nicolas Lancret, 1741

Engraving of four elegant figures in a shaded garden by a fountain, with a cherub on a pillar marked XII aiming an arrow.

The midday

Nicolas de Larmessin IV after Nicolas Lancret, 1741

Engraving of two women and a man playing a board game under trees, with two more figures watching and a distant landscape.

The after-dinner

Nicolas de Larmessin IV after Nicolas Lancret, 1741

Engraving of five women by a woodland pool at night under a crescent moon, one reclining in the foreground.

The evening

Nicolas de Larmessin IV after Nicolas Lancret, 1741

Engraving of elegant young people in a forest clearing, one archer aiming at a post while couples embrace and converse.

The youth

Nicolas de Larmessin IV after Nicolas Lancret, 1735

Engraving of an outdoor scene with elderly people spinning and seated, a dog, and a younger couple conversing under trees.

The old age

Nicolas de Larmessin IV after Nicolas Lancret, 1735

Engraving of children playing with a cart on a colonnaded terrace, with women in period dress watching nearby.

The childhood

Nicolas de Larmessin IV after Nicolas Lancret, 1735

Pen and wash drawing of classical ruins with columns, arches, a statue, figures and trees under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with a Draftsman among Ancient Ruins

Johann Oswald Harms, 1670

Grey wash drawing of a rocky waterfall and stream with trees and distant hills under a pale sky.

Classical Landscape with a Waterfall

Wilhelm von Bemmel, 1660

Pen and ink print of a horse and cart beside a rocky quarry, with a seated man, a dog, and a stone hut.

Horse and Cart in Quarry

Franz Joseph Manskirsch, 1806

Etching of a shepherd and flock of sheep beneath a large gnarled tree, with a village and hills in the distance.

Shepherd and Flock under an Ancient Tree

Florian Grospietsch, 1819

Etching of a nude woman recoiling from two turbaned men in a garden beside a stone pedestal and slippers.

Susannah and the Elders

Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, 1776