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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,661 works

Dark painting of a grounded two-masted ship beside a rocky cliff and cave, with small figures, a horse, and a hazy sea.

The Smugglers' Cove

Albert Pinkham Ryder, ca. 1880

Painting of stormy harbor with masted ships and workers near a columned customs house, by Robert Salmon, 1828.

The Custom House at Greenock, Scotland

Robert Salmon, 1828

Painting of a red brick railroad depot with an American flag, horse-drawn streetcars, pedestrians and a balloon over a cobble

The Third Avenue Railroad Depot

William H. Schenck, ca. 1859-60

Painting of a rider with a pistol galloping a brown horse over snowy rocks, with cliffs and distant riders behind.

In Hot Pursuit

Charles Schreyvogel, After 1900

Oil portrait of a woman in a blue gown with white lace collar and pearl necklace against a dark brown background.

Portrait of a Lady (possibly Tryntje Otten Veeder)

Schuyler Limner, 1720-25

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with tousled light brown hair, black cravat and jacket, in a silver frame.

Henry Peters Gray

Henry Colton Shumway, 1842

Grayscale painting of the Parthenon on a rocky hill with two seated figures in the foreground, framed in a lunette.

The Parthenon

Vincent G. Stiepevich, 1880

Portrait of two children, a girl in teal standing and a boy seated with an open book, against a dark background with a red cu

John and Louisa Stock

Joseph Whiting Stock, 1845

Oval portrait of a young woman with curly dark hair, hands clasped under her chin, wearing a gold cross pendant.

Mary Cadwalader Rawle

William Oliver Stone, 1868

Oil portrait of a young man with curly brown hair in a dark coat and white cravat against a brown background.

Henry Rice

Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1815

Oil portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark blue uniform with gold epaulettes and medal, holding a paper and hat.

Horatio Gates

Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1793-94

Oil portrait of an elderly man in black coat seated at a desk with quill and papers before red drapery.

James Monroe

Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1820-22

Half-length portrait of a gray-haired man in a dark blue coat and white cravat, set against red drapery and a cloudy sky.

Joseph Anthony Jr.

Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1795-98

Officer in green uniform beside a grey horse, with a rider behind him and a smoky battlefield landscape at left.

Louis-Marie, Vicomte de Noailles

Gilbert Stuart, 1798

Oval portrait of a woman with powdered curls, silver gown and blue sash against a red drape and sky.

Mrs. Joseph Anthony Jr. (Henrietta Hillegas)

Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1795-98

Portrait of the Artist

Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1786

Oil head study of a man with curly reddish hair gazing upward against a warm brown background.

Washington Allston

Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1819-20

Portrait of a red-haired man in a dark military uniform with gold epaulettes, seated against a dark background.

Major John Biddle

Thomas Sully, 1818

Painting of a seated woman in white and a standing boy in green with a spaniel, before a seaside view and stone urn.

Mother and Son

Thomas Sully, 1840

Portrait of a woman with curled dark hair in a red off-shoulder dress and white fur stole against a dark background.

Mrs. John Biddle (Eliza Falconer Bradish)

Thomas Sully, 1818

Back view of a nude woman seated on rocks, dipping her foot into water, with red drapery and dark trees behind her.

Musidora

Thomas Sully, 1813-35

Painting of a blonde child asleep on a white pillow beside a pink rosebud, against a dark red background.

Child Asleep (The Rosebud)

Thomas Sully, 1841

Oil portrait of a young woman in a dark hat holding a pencil over a sketchbook, against a dark background.

The Student

Thomas Sully, 1839

Painting of a doe resting by a forest stream with two spotted fawns, one drinking and one reaching for leaves.

Doe and Two Fawns

Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, 1882

Three rabbits in a grassy meadow, one perched on a fallen log, with trees and clover in the background.

Rabbits on a Log

Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, 1897

Painting of a marshy pond and grassy hill under a pale overcast sky, with dark birds perched on bare shrubs.

Return of the Redwing

Allen B. Talcott, ca. 1900 (?)

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered white wig, white cravat and brown coat against a green background.

Gabriel Manigault

Jeremiah Theus, 1757

Portrait of a young man in a blue coat with gold embroidery and lace cuffs against a brown background.

John Dart

Jeremiah Theus, ca. 1772-74

Oval portrait of a woman in a silver satin dress, lace collar, white bonnet and blue shawl, dated 1757.

Mrs. Gabriel Manigault

Jeremiah Theus, 1757

Half-length portrait of a young woman in blue silk, pearls and lace cuffs, resting her hand on a dark ledge.

Mrs. John Dart

Jeremiah Theus, ca. 1772-74

Painting of figures in period dress with horses and carriages gathered outside a brick church with a tall tower.

Old Bruton Church, Williamsburg, Virginia, in the Time of Lord Dunmore

Alfred Wordsworth Thompson, 1893

Hikers rest on a rocky mountain ledge at sunset, overlooking a hazy valley, with a steep peak rising on the right.

The Belated Party on Mansfield Mountain

Jerome Thompson, 1858

Painting of two figures on a rock ledge gazing at a waterfall with a double rainbow above autumn trees.

Song of the Waters

Jerome Thompson, ca. 1870

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, framed with seed pearls.

Benjamin Kintzing

Benjamin Trott, ca. 1815

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curly dark hair, white lace-trimmed dress and orange shawl, in a gold pendant frame.

Mrs. Nathaniel Chapman (Rebekah Biddle)

Benjamin Trott, ca. 1815

Oil portrait of a man with grey powdered hair, white ruffled cravat and dark coat against a dark background.

Alexander Hamilton

John Trumbull, 1804-6

Full-length portrait of a uniformed officer beside a horse, with a soldier, cannon and distant battle under a stormy sky.

George Washington before the Battle of Trenton

John Trumbull, ca. 1792-94

Oval portrait of a man with grey curly hair, white ruffled cravat and blue jacket against a turquoise background.

Giuseppe Ceracchi

John Trumbull, ca. 1792

Oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig, blue coat and white cravat against a grey background, with a yellow border.

Thomas Jefferson

John Trumbull, 1788

Painting of a broad waterfall with white foaming rapids, dark boulders, and green wooded hills under a pale sky.

Horseneck Falls

John Henry Twachtman, ca. 1889-1900

Impressionist painting of a waterfall cascading over rocky ledges into a river, surrounded by green trees and hills.

Waterfall

John Henry Twachtman, ca. 1889-91

Glassblowers at a furnace in a dim workshop, with seated onlookers including two women and a green glass bottle in the foregr

Glass Blowers of Murano

Charles Frederick Ulrich, 1886

Landscape painting of Noah's Ark in the distance, with many animals and birds gathered in a forest clearing and figures at le

The Ark

Lodewijk Tieling, ca. 1700

Family portrait of a seated woman, a standing man, and a young girl in white beside a toy dog, in a draped interior.

The Williamson Family

John Mix Stanley, ca. 1841-42

Oval memorial brooch with a miniature of a young woman by a weeping willow, an urn-topped plinth inscribed E S 1795.

Memorial Brooch

Anstiss Stone, ca. 1795

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a silver satin gown and blue wrap, holding a small dish, before a dark tree landscape.

Portrait of a Woman, Called Maria Taylor Byrd

Godfrey Kneller, 1700-1725

Oval portrait of a young woman in a brown dress holding a pink rose, against an olive background.

Young Lady with a Rose

Pieter Vanderlyn, 1732

Oil portrait of a gray-haired man in a dark military coat with gold epaulettes against a brown background.

General Andrew Jackson

Samuel Lovett Waldo, 1819

Group portrait of four children in an interior with red drapery, a spaniel, and a girl in a white dress with coral beads.

The Knapp Children

Samuel Lovett Waldo, ca. 1833-34

Painted street scene of townspeople viewing circus posters on a wooden wall, with a boy, a dog, and a horned horse poster.

Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before

Charles Caleb Ward, 1871

Painting of a factory village seen through a large green tree, with a brick chimney, white mill buildings and a church steepl

The Factory Village

J. Alden Weir, 1897

Painting of a hanging branch with green apples and dark leaves above a table with a red tomato and green fruit on white cloth

Fruit

J. Alden Weir, ca. 1888

Painting of a winged nude youth holding a torch and reins among a lion, horse, eagle, doves, and cherubs in a stormy sky.

Omnia Vincit Amor, or The Power of Love in the Three Elements

Benjamin West, 1809

Portrait of a young woman in a pink dress and gold shawl, leaning on a ledge before a blue landscape.

Sarah Ursula Rose

Benjamin West, 1756

Full-length portrait of a man in black costume, plumed hat and white stockings against a dark background.

Arrangement in Black, No. 3: Sir Henry Irving as Philip II of Spain

James McNeill Whistler, 1876, reworked 1885

Arrangement in Black: Girl Reading

James McNeill Whistler, ca. 1880-90

Full-length painting of a young girl holding red balls on cords before a gold curtain, by James McNeill Whistler.

Harmony in Yellow and Gold: The Gold Girl - Connie Gilchrist

James McNeill Whistler, ca. 1876-77

Painting of a crowd gathered under tall trees in a sunlit grove beside a reflecting pond, with a wooden platform at left.

The Camp Meeting

Worthington Whittredge, 1874

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig and brown coat with white cravat against a dark background.

Joseph Reade

John Wollaston, 1749-52

Half-length portrait of a woman in a blue-green silk gown, white lace bonnet and ribbon bow, against a dark background.

Mrs. Joseph Reade

John Wollaston, ca. 1749-52

Portrait of a young man in a gray coat with gold braid, standing before a wooded landscape with a cloudy sky.

William Axtell

John Wollaston, ca. 1749-52

Painting of a river valley with a tall pine, rapids over rocks, and storm clouds over rolling hills.

Tennessee

Alexander Helwig Wyant, 1866

Painted study of tangled shrubs, ferns and rocks on a dark forest floor, in greens and browns.

Study from Nature

William Stanley Haseltine

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a powdered wig, white cravat and tan coat against a blue sky, in a gold frame.

Elijah Boardman

John Ramage, ca. 1790

Painting of cows grazing and drinking at a pond under trees, with ducks on the water and rolling hills behind.

From Shifting Shade

James McDougal Hart, 1887

Oval miniature portrait of a young boy with curly hair in a dark jacket and white shirt, set in a gilt frame inside an open l

Joseph Stevens Buckminster Thacher

George Harvey, ca. 1829

Soft, loose landscape of green rolling hills, a reflective pond, reeds and white wildflowers under a cloudy sky.

Arques-la-Bataille

John Henry Twachtman, ca. 1884

Open velvet case showing a miniature portrait of a man in a black coat and cravat against a cloudy sky.

Christopher Grant Perry

Richard Morrell Staigg, 1840

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled hair, pearl tiara, red shawl and flower basket, in an open red case.

Mrs. Daniel Parkman (Mary George McDonough)

Anthony Meucci, ca. 1825

Oval miniature portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a red coat with blue facings, in a gilt brooch frame.

John Maunsell

John Ramage, ca. 1785

Seated woman in green dress holding open book, with feathered headpiece and rural landscape with church behind her.

Esther Boardman

Ralph Earl, 1789

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a black coat and cravat, set in an ornate gold frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Ezra Atherton, 1840

Miniature portrait of a young boy in a dark jacket and blue bow tie, leaning on a column, in an open red case.

Portrait of a Young Man

John Henry Brown, 1854

Oval miniature portrait of an older woman in a white bonnet with a blue rosette, before red drapery and a landscape.

Portrait of a Lady

Robert Field, ca. 1800

Oval portrait miniature of a woman with curly auburn hair and pearls, in a white dress, within an engraved gold frame.

Mrs. Abijah Cheever (Elizabeth Scott)

Nathaniel Hancock, ca. 1795

Oval miniature portrait of a grey-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, set in a gold and pearl pendant frame.

George Bethune

Edward Greene Malbone, ca. 1800

Oval miniature portrait of a gentleman with curly brown hair, black coat, and white cravat in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Raphaelle Peale, ca. 1800

Oval miniature portrait of a bespectacled man with dark curly hair in a black coat, against a blue sky, in a gold frame.

L. P. Church

William A. Watkins, 1834

Miniature portrait of a woman in a black bonnet and lace collar, set in a gold mat inside an open green-lined case.

Mary Kellogg

James Whitehorne, ca. 1838

Oval miniature of a gentleman with powdered hair in a rose-brown coat, set in a gold frame edged with red stones.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Henry Benbridge, ca. 1770

Painting of a family in an interior: a woman holds a baby while a man dangles cherries, with a red table and decanters beside

Conversation Piece

Lilly Martin Spencer, ca. 1851-52

Miniature portrait of a seated baby in a white dress with a coral necklace, holding a rattle beside a reaching brown dog.

Baby with Rattle and Dog

Mrs. Moses B. Russell, 1842

Interior of an art studio with students painting and drawing beside plaster casts, green curtains, and a skylight.

Art Students

Louis Lang, ca. 1871

Full-length portrait of a man in a navy uniform with gold braid, pointing toward a sailing ship at sea under a stormy sky.

Captain John Gell

Gilbert Stuart, 1785

Painting of a sunlit brook winding through a dark forest with fallen logs and birch-like trunks.

The Brook in the Woods

Worthington Whittredge, ca. 1885-86

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a blue coat and white cravat, set in a gold pendant frame.

Stephen Thorn

George Augustus Baker Sr., 1818

Oval half-length portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a black coat and white shirt, against a dusky background.

Henry G. Stebbins

Henry Inman, 1838

Portrait of a young girl in a pale blue lace-trimmed dress holding pink flowers, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Lady

Lawrence Kilburn, 1764

Painting of an old bearded man with a rifle surrounded by a crowd on a village street with wooden houses and a flag.

Rip Van Winkle

Albertis del Orient Browere, 1833

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with dark curls, white ruffled collar, and blue background in a gold beaded frame.

Mrs. James Bleecker (Sarah Bache)

John Ramage, ca. 1795

Oval miniature portrait of a smiling woman with curled dark hair in a blue dress, set in a gold beaded frame.

Mrs. James Bleecker (Elizabeth Garland Bache)

John Ramage, ca. 1788

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled hair, lace veil and red dress, set against a soft landscape background.

Portrait of a Lady

Henry Inman, ca. 1827

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with gray hair in a blue coat and white cravat, with blue drapery behind.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Philippe Abraham Peticolas, 1798

Full-length portrait of a military officer in red coat gesturing toward a smoky battle with burning ships and soldiers.

General George Eliott

Mather Brown, 1790

Oval miniature portrait of a man with dark hair in a dark coat and white cravat, set in a gold pendant frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

William M. S. Doyle, 1810

Oval still life of strawberries in a white compote with grapes, a peach, plums and hazelnuts on a stone ledge.

Still Life with Strawberries in a Compote

Severin Roesen, 1865-70