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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,089 works

Portrait of a man in a white wig and black gown with white bands, hand on chest, beside a column and curtain.

Richard Dana

John Singleton Copley, ca. 1770

Oil portrait of a man in a red-brown coat and white cravat against a dark background, by John Singleton Copley, 1771.

Samuel Verplanck

John Singleton Copley, 1771

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with light curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat against a blue sky.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Thomas Seir Cummings, ca. 1835

Portrait of a woman in a blue gown with lace collar, pearl choker and roses, against a blue sky with a rose bush.

Susannah or Mary Bontecou

John Durand, ca. 1768-70

Painting of a woman in a white feathered hat and brown dress holding a fan against a dark background.

Lady with Fan

Frank Duveneck, 1873

Men in a golden marsh with long poles and a rifle, a white sailboat on the distant water under a pale sky.

Pushing for Rail

Thomas Eakins, 1874

Elderly man in spectacles and dark suit carefully writing ornate script with a pen at a desk against a dark background.

The Writing Master

Thomas Eakins, 1882

Full-length portrait of a man in a dark blue coat and tricorn hat pointing toward a river landscape with trees.

Marinus Willett

Ralph Earl, ca. 1791

Seated young man in dark coat and yellow breeches before a tree in a wooded landscape, oil portrait.

Master Rees Goring Thomas

Ralph Earl, ca. 1783-84

Painting of a seated woman in green dress with an infant and four children before red drapery and a landscape.

Mrs. Noah Smith and Her Children

Ralph Earl, 1798

Interior scene: a woman holds up a blue bonnet while an old man reads a letter, watched by a woman, a girl and a dog.

The New Bonnet

Francis William Edmonds, 1858

Half-length oil portrait of a bearded man with curly hair and wire-rimmed glasses, wearing a dark coat against a brown backgr

Mathew B. Brady

Charles Loring Elliott, 1857

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

Sharp Delany

Robert Field, 1799

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with curly dark hair in a dark coat and white cravat, set in a copper frame.

Robert Stuart

Robert Field, 1804

Painting of a young woman with dark curly hair seated in a field at dusk, wearing a white blouse and red skirt.

The Quadroon

George Fuller, 1880

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a white cap and brown satin dress, with a landscape view behind her.

Mrs. Richard Galloway

John Hesselius, 1764

Painting of a woman seen from behind in a lace veil and floral cape, walking a sunlit autumn path toward a windmill.

Vespers

George Hitchcock, ca. 1895-1900

Night scene of two figures beside a campfire and a stick lean-to shelter in a dark forest, with sparks rising.

Camp Fire

Winslow Homer, 1880

Painting of costumed figures in a rural yard with women in headwraps and children watching beside a wooden fence.

Dressing for the Carnival

Winslow Homer, 1877

Winslow Homer beach scene: a girl wringing out her hair, a seated boy, a standing figure and a dog near breaking waves.

Eagle Head, Manchester, Massachusetts (High Tide)

Winslow Homer, 1870

Four soldiers in rain capes warm themselves at a campfire in a muddy camp with white tents, a wagon, and mules.

Rainy Day in Camp

Winslow Homer, 1871

Two musicians, one playing cello and one violin, perform beside an easel in a dim studio with red drapery.

The Studio

Winslow Homer, 1867

Oil portrait of a seated woman in black dress with lace collar, fur stole and flowers in hair, against a dark wooded backgrou

Anna Watson Stuart

Daniel Huntington, ca. 1862

Miniature portrait of a man with dark hair in a blue coat, white cravat and yellow waistcoat, against a green background.

Benjamin Moore McVickar

Charles C. Ingham, ca. 1825

Half-length portrait of a gray-haired officer in a dark uniform with gold epaulettes, holding a spyglass before a wooded land

General Andrew Jackson

John Wesley Jarvis, ca. 1819

Portrait of a seated woman in a white dress and sheer veil, with red drapery and a landscape behind her.

Mrs. Robert Dickey (Anne Brown)

John Wesley Jarvis, 1807-10

Painting of a family in a wood-paneled parlor at Christmas, with a fireplace, tree, and children playing with a toy.

Christmas-Time, The Blodgett Family

Eastman Johnson, 1864

Interior painting of an old man seated by a fireplace while two women at right admire a feathered bonnet.

The New Bonnet

Eastman Johnson, 1876

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a green lace gown holding a child in a white bonnet and dress with a rattle.

Mrs. Jacob Hurd and Child

William Johnston, ca. 1762

Oil portrait of a bearded man in black costume with a white ruff collar and gold chain against a dark background.

Worthington Whittredge

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, 1856