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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

3,247 works

Monochrome painting of a woman with pinned hair embracing a young child who looks upward against a dark background.

Lady Dashwood and Her Son

Charles Howard Hodges, ca. 1785

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark coat beside a shadowed bronze sculpture against a dark olive background.

Auguste Rodin

Robert MacCameron, 1910

Oil sketch of a seated woman in a black bodice and green striped skirt, looking downward against a muted background.

Study in Black and Green (Oil Sketch)

John White Alexander, ca. 1906

Full-length painting of a red-haired woman in a fur-trimmed purple robe before a stylized willow tree and checkered floor.

Mrs. Ethel Cushing

Howard Cushing, ca. 1912-14

Full-length portrait of a man in a dark suit with a mustache, holding a hat and red glove, against a muted gray background.

Edward Guthrie Kennedy

James McNeill Whistler, 1893-95

Miniature portrait of a young man in a black cap and grey cape holding a cane, in an ornate gilt frame.

Alfred Sully

Thomas Sully, ca. 1839

Portrait of a grey-haired man in a dark coat and yellow waistcoat, holding a folded letter, seated in a wooden chair.

Elie Williams

Charles Willson Peale, 1789

Oval portrait miniature of a man with powdered grey hair in a burgundy coat and white cravat, set in a gold frame.

Joseph Donaldson

Charles Willson Peale, 1776

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

Self-portrait

James Peale, 1789

Woman in white dress beside a girl playing guitar on a green sofa in a sunlit room with sheer curtains.

Idle Hours

J. Alden Weir, 1888

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

Peter Gilman Odlin

Raphaelle Peale, ca. 1805

Miniature portrait of a man with curly hair and spectacles in a burgundy fur-collared coat, in a gilt and black frame.

Frederick Gore King

Thomas Seir Cummings, ca. 1827

Oval miniature self-portrait of a young man with curly brown hair, fur-collared coat, and white cravat in a gilt frame.

Self-portrait

Thomas Seir Cummings, ca. 1825

Painting of a seated boy in dark green clothes with a sketchbook, pencil and straw hat, in an autumn wooded setting.

Amory Sibley Carhart

Thomas Le Clear, ca. 1860-65

Miniature portrait of a young boy with curly hair in a red fur-trimmed coat and white ruffled collar against blue.

Edward Blake Parkman

Sarah Goodridge, ca. 1825

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

James Stuart

Joseph Wood, 1800-1805

Portrait of a boy in a green coat with a racket and shuttlecock, with a spaniel, before a distant landscape.

Portrait of a Boy, Probably of the Crossfield Family

William Williams, ca. 1770-75

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

Colonel James Elliott McPherson

Charles Fraser, 1819

Oval miniature of a woman with curled hair, pearl headband and white dress against a pale blue background.

Mrs. Gabriel Manigault (Margaret Izard)

Walter Robertson, ca. 1795

Miniature portrait of a young woman with ringlet curls, white dress and pink shawl, in an open green-lined case.

Mrs. Christopher Grant Perry (Frances Sargeant)

Richard Morrell Staigg, ca. 1840

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with dark hair, lace collar, green dress and orange shawl, in gilt frame.

Portrait of a Lady

Charles C. Ingham, ca. 1836-38

Miniature portrait of an elderly bearded man with white hair and spectacles, in a dark green coat, seated in a wooden chair.

Parke Godwin

Theodora W. Thayer, 1900

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

Mr. Boardman

Margaret Bogardus, 1837

Miniature portrait of a young woman with curly dark hair in a blue dress and lace collar, holding a green parasol, in a case.

Sarah Ann Beck

Anna Claypoole Peale, ca. 1818

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled dark hair, spectacles and a cameo brooch, in a gilt frame and blue velvet case

Portrait of a Lady

Daniel F. Ames, ca. 1845

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman in a white dress with a shoulder bow, her hair decorated with a ribbon.

Bessie Moore

Virginia Richmond Reynolds, 1899

Full-length portrait of a woman in white gown and pink shawl leaning on a stone pedestal before trees and a distant mountain.

Mrs. Cephas Thompson (Olivia Leonard)

Cephas Thompson, ca. 1810-20

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with upswept auburn hair and a white dress, in a gilt frame on a black stand.

Mrs. Nathaniel Bowen (Margaret Blake)

Jean Francois de la Vallee, ca. 1805

Oval miniature of a young man with curly brown hair in a dark jacket and white shirt, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Carl Weinedel, 1836

Portrait of a Lady

William P. Sheys, 1813