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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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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

Oval portrait miniature of a man in a red coat, yellow waistcoat and gray wig, in a gold pendant frame.

Moses Gill

John Singleton Copley, ca. 1759

Oil portrait of a man with white powdered hair in a navy coat and white cravat, holding a book against red drapery.

John Shaw

Gilbert Stuart, 1793

Three-quarter portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit and patterned ascot, resting a hand on a red chair against gold damask

John Taylor Johnston

Daniel Huntington, 1875

Oval miniature portrait of a young boy in a red coat with white lace jabot and black bow, set in a gold pendant frame.

William Middleton

Mary Roberts, ca. 1752-58

Oval miniature portrait of a young child with short brown hair in a white lace-trimmed dress, set in a gold frame.

Thomas Middleton

Mary Roberts, ca. 1752-58

Oval miniature portrait of a young girl in a white lace-trimmed dress, set in a gold pendant frame with a ring bail.

Henrietta Middleton

Mary Roberts, ca. 1752-58

Painting of white sailboats on blue water and green-patched mudflats at low tide, with buildings and trees along the far shor

Low Tide, Riverside Yacht Club

Theodore Robinson, 1894

Miniature portrait of a seated woman in a black dress with white collar, against a red drapery and blue sky.

Catherine Augusta Wilmerding

Henry Colton Shumway, 1843

Oval miniature portrait of a man in dark coat and white cravat, framed in gold with radiating blue enamel.

Joseph Barrell, Jr. (1765-1801)

Nathaniel Hancock, ca. 1790

Half-length portrait of a man in a powdered wig and blue coat with gold buttons, seated before a red curtain and landscape.

Reynold Keen

Matthew Pratt, ca. 1769

Christiana Stille Keen

Matthew Pratt, ca. 1769

Oval oil portrait of a man with powdered gray hair in a dark coat with red gold-edged lapels and white cravat.

James DeLancey

Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1785

Miniature portrait of a boy in a dark jacket and white collar holding a hoop, with a fence and tree behind him.

Paul Joseph Revere

Margaret Bogardus, ca. 1840

Oil sketch of a winding river through a valley with wooded hills, clouds, and a woman with a parasol on rocks.

Sketch for View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm (The Oxbow)

Thomas Cole, 1836

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a powdered wig, red coat with blue facings, and white cravat, in a gold frame.

John St. Clair

John Singleton Copley, 1758

Decorative ceiling design with rose garlands, a central medallion, and gilded leaf borders on a taupe ground.

Frieze and ceiling

Virgilio Tojetti, 1881-82

Study of a towering cumulus cloud lit white on one side, rising over a dark treeline under a pale pink and blue sky.

Clouds

Thomas Cole, ca. 1838

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the crowned Christ Child, in a jeweled gold gown between red curtains.

Our Lady of Guápulo

Peruvian Painter, 18th century

Painting of John the Baptist pouring water on Christ in a river, with God the Father and a dove in clouds above.

The Baptism of Christ

Nicolás Enríquez, 1773

Painting of the Holy Family walking a road, with the Virgin and Joseph holding a child's hands beneath a dove and God in clou

The Return of the Holy Family from Egypt

Nicolás Enríquez, 1773

Painting of the Virgin of El Camino with Christ Child, angels with candles, and bishops St. Fermín and St. Saturnino below.

The Virgin of El Camino with St. Fermín and St. Saturnino

Nicolás Enríquez, 1773

Virgin and Christ Child on a pillar above kneeling figures, with angels in clouds and a distant landscape.

The Apparition of the Virgin of El Pilar to St. James

Nicolás Enríquez, 1773

Painting of Christ touching the eyes of a kneeling blind man beneath a tree, with disciples, a dog, and a town at dusk.

Christ Healing the Blindman

Gerardus Duyckinck I, ca. 1725-30

Three boys fishing by a creek under a large tree, with a distant house in a rural landscape.

Boys Fishing

Thomas Le Clear, 1846

Two haloed saints playing lutes, one in red and one in dark robes, with lilies and wings against a blue sky.

Saint Bonaventure and Saint Anthony of Padua

Basilio Santa Cruz Pumacallao, ca. 1670-90

Oil study of billowing white clouds over blue sky, with wind-bent palm trees and green shrubs along the horizon.

Sky - Northern Cuba

Charles Dewolf Brownell, ca. 1853-66

Painting of a flat green plain with palm trees, cloudy sky, and a small white figure walking a path at right.

Ingenio, San Martín, Cuba

Charles Dewolf Brownell, ca. 1853-66

Open wooden paint box with a loose oil study of a reclining nude on the lid and a heavily used palette below.

Paint box with nude study

Helena de Kay, ca. 1871

Painting of a small wooden shelter on stilts beside calm water, framed by tall trees and sunlit grass.

Summer Woodlands

Julie Hart Beers, ca. 1870s

Oil portrait of a nun in a golden crown and blue mantle, holding a small figure of the Christ Child against a dark background

Portrait of Sor Juana de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

Domingo Ortiz, 1797

Circular devotional badge with the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception among angels, framed in tortoiseshell with silver fili

Nun’s Badge with the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception

Nicolás Rodríguez Juárez, ca. 1710

Painting of Saint Ansanus with a gold halo, red cloak, green tunic, and a spear with a banner, on gold ground.

Saint Ansanus

Simone Martini, ca. 1326