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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,406 works

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, set before a pale landscape.

Robert Macomb

Edward Greene Malbone, ca. 1806

Portrait of a man in a gray wig and blue coat beside a carved chair, with red drapery behind him.

Jeremiah Platt

John Mare, 1767

Young woman in a floral dress reads by a window beside a glowing hearth in a rustic cottage interior.

A Cosey Corner

Frank Millet, 1884

Oil portrait of an older man in a dark coat holding a cane, standing before a tree with a river landscape at dusk.

Henry Clay

Theodore Sidney Moise, 1843

Oil portrait of a man in a black coat and white cravat against a red wall with star and vine pattern, by Morse.

De Witt Clinton

Samuel Finley Breese Morse, 1826

Oval 1852 painting of an elderly seated man with a cane and three children beside a marble table with a bust.

Great-Grand-Father's Tale of the Revolution - A Portrait of Reverend Zachariah Greene

William Sidney Mount, 1852

Portrait of a seated man in a dark blue coat with a pen, beside a book titled Stuart's Athens and an architectural view.

John Haviland

John Neagle, 1828

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a blue military coat with red facings and a silver epaulette, in a gilt frame.

General Henry Knox

Charles Willson Peale, 1778

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

George Washington

Charles Willson Peale, ca. 1777

Portrait of a woman in a yellow silk gown with lace cuffs, pearl necklace and floral hair ornament, against a dark background

Margaret Strachan (Mrs. Thomas Harwood)

Charles Willson Peale, ca. 1771

Oil portrait of an older woman in a lace bonnet with a young girl in pink, seated together against a dark background.

Mrs. Samuel Mifflin and Her Granddaughter Rebecca Mifflin Francis

Charles Willson Peale, 1777-80

Seated man in tan coat beside red drapery and books, with a sailing ship on water visible through a window.

Samuel Mifflin

Charles Willson Peale, 1777-80

Seated man in brown coat with powdered hair beside red chair, with sea, sailboats and lighthouse visible through window.

Thomas Willing

Charles Willson Peale, 1782

Oval miniature portrait of a grey-haired man in a brown coat and green waistcoat against a dark green background.

Richard Thomas III

James Peale, 1796

Full-length portrait of a man in blue military coat and yellow waistcoat beside a cannon, flag, and distant ships.

George Washington

James Peale, ca. 1782

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a blue headscarf and ruffled white collar, set in a gold frame.

Mrs. Jonathan Pinkney, Jr. (Elizabeth Munroe)

James Peale, 1798

Oval portrait of a white-haired man in a dark blue military coat with gold epaulettes, against a pale cloudy background.

George Washington

Rembrandt Peale, ca. 1846

Oval portrait of a man with curly hair in a black coat and white cravat against a pale background.

The Marquis de Lafayette

Rembrandt Peale, 1825

Oval portrait of an older woman in a lace cap and red shawl, with a landscape and sky behind her.

Martha Washington

Rembrandt Peale, ca. 1850

Bearded man in pale robes sits barefoot blowing a pipe at a brazier beside silver beads and small tools.

The Arab Jeweler

Charles Sprague Pearce, ca. 1882

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

Stephen Hooper

Henry Pelham, 1773

Trompe-l'oeil painting of letters, a newspaper, a book, and a portrait photo pinned under red cords on a wood board.

Office Board

John Frederick Peto, 1885

Trompe l'oeil still life of pinned letters, a child's portrait, a newspaper, a blue book and cards on a brown board.

Old Souvenirs

John Frederick Peto, ca. 1881-1901

Double portrait of an elderly man in a white wig and a boy in a green jacket beside a table with a rolled paper.

Cadwallader Colden and His Grandson Warren De Lancey

Matthew Pratt, ca. 1772

Oval miniature portrait of a man with gray hair, blue coat, gold trim and white cravat, in a gold beaded frame.

George Henry Remsen

William Verstille, ca. 1790

Oval miniature portrait of a man with gray powdered hair in a dark blue coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Gulian Ludlow

John Ramage, ca. 1790

Autumn river landscape with golden trees, fallen leaves, two figures on a rock, and a boat in misty light.

Indian Summer

William Trost Richards, 1875

Painting of a group of people on a rocky ledge beside a large waterfall, with mist rising over boulders and a cloudy sky.

Underneath Niagara Falls

Ferdinand Richardt, 1862

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with dark curled hair, white lace collar and beaded necklace, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Lady

Moses B. Russell, 1834

Dark, dreamy landscape with a twisted tree, rolling hills, swirling clouds, and two draped figures at lower left.

The Forest of Arden

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1888-97 (?), reworked 1908 (?)