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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