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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,125 works

Oil painting of a calm bay with a sailboat, rocky beach, boulders and green hills under a pale sky.

Marine Landscape

Alfred Thompson Bricher, ca. 1895

Three elderly bearded men seated in a rustic barn interior with hanging harness and a lantern on the wall.

To Decide the Question

John George Brown, 1897

Seated woman in green silk gown with a brown and white spaniel on a red sofa, against a landscape background.

Lady with a Dog

Mather Brown, 1786

Portrait of a seated young woman in white dress and bonnet beside a harpsichord holding sheet music, dark background.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Mather Brown, 1801

Painting of a sailing ship on New York harbor with a fort wall, American flag, and distant city skyline under clouds.

Bay and Harbor of New York from Bedlow's Island

Edmund C. Coates, 1850-60

Monochrome painting of a seated man in a dark coat with white powdered hair, holding a book beside stacked volumes.

George Washington: Design for an Engraving

Alonzo Chappel, ca. 1860

Grayscale landscape of the Roman Campagna with goats, a mounted shepherd, a seated figure on a ruined arch, and a stormy sky.

The Roman Campagna

John Gadsby Chapman, 1864

Full-length portrait of a woman in a black dress beside a small table with a pink rose, on a brown background.

Lady in Black

William Merritt Chase, 1888

Oil portrait of a woman in a black dress and large white hat against a dark background.

Bessie Potter

William Merritt Chase, ca. 1895

Painting of a smiling toddler in a white dress holding a red ball against a brown background.

Roland

William Merritt Chase, ca. 1902

Painting of a double rainbow over a calm sea, with ruins, a distant city, robed figures, and a dark cliff on the left.

The Aegean Sea

Frederic Edwin Church, ca. 1877

Grayscale painting of a three-masted sailing ship in a harbor with sailboats, a city skyline, and a flagpole on a pier.

Bay and Harbor of New York from Bedlow's Island

Edmund C. Coates, 1864 or 1866

Full-length painting of a young boy in a dark sailor suit with white collar, leaning on a blue-seated chair.

Alexander Stewart Wetherill

Alfred Quinton Collins, ca. 1890-1900

Painting of hazy mountains over a plain, with cattle drinking at a river and adobe buildings on the left under a pale sky.

Spanish Peaks, Southern Colorado, Late Afternoon

Samuel Colman, 1887

Racing yachts with white sails cross choppy water while steamships trail smoke and rowboats fill the foreground.

Finish - First International Race for America's Cup, August 8, 1870

Samuel Colman, 1870

Oil portrait of a standing man in a dark coat and bow tie, holding a top hat and cane beside a stone column.

James Merrill Cook

Nelson Cook, 1840

Oil portrait of a woman in a black lace shawl holding a straw hat tied with satin ribbon, beside a classical column.

Mrs. James Merrill Cook

Nelson Cook, 1840

Seated woman in brown silk gown and white bonnet holding a closed book, against a dark background, by John Singleton Copley.

Mrs. Sylvanus Bourne

John Singleton Copley, 1766

Painting of a choppy harbor with a sailing boat, a tall ship, pilings, and a fortified waterfront under cloudy skies.

New York from the Harbor Showing the Battery and Castle Garden

Alfred Copestick, 1858

Painting of rolling hills with grassy meadows, dark tree clusters, a distant farmhouse and a pale sky with pink clouds.

Landscape

Kenyon Cox, 1883

Autumn valley at sunset with a pink-lit mountain, a white farmhouse, red-leaved trees, and a distant village.

Autumn Landscape, Sugar Loaf Mountain, Orange County, New York

Jasper Francis Cropsey, ca. 1870-75

Bust-length oil portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat against a dark brown background.

John Adams Conant

William Dunlap, 1829

Monochrome view of a river valley with grazing cows, rocks in the foreground, wooded hills and a hazy distant ridge.

View near Sherburne, Chenango County, New York

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1853

Painted valley landscape with a large tree, grazing cattle, a winding river, farm buildings and distant hills under a pale sk

Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1864

Painting of well-dressed people skating and walking on a frozen lake lined with bare winter trees under cloudy skies.

Skating on the Wissahickon

Johan Mengels Culverhouse, 1875

Young girl reclining in bed among pillows, looking at a bouquet of red flowers on the blanket, with a teacup and vase nearby.

Heart's Ease

William P. W. Dana, 1863

Landscape painting of a river valley with a large tree on the left, distant mountains, and a figure with a dog on a path.

A River Glimpse

Thomas Doughty, ca. 1843-50

Painting of a river with sailboats, framed by trees and rocks, with hills and a cloudy sky beyond.

On the Hudson

Thomas Doughty, 1830-35

Painting of a misty valley with tall trees, a waterfall, grazing sheep, a small house, and distant mountains under pink cloud

Spring Landscape

Thomas Doughty, ca. 1853-56

Oil portrait of a woman in a black dress with white lace collar and gold jewelry against a dark background.

Mrs. John Adams Conant

William Dunlap, 1829