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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Oil portrait of a young woman in a straw hat holding a garland of flowers beside a stone urn in a garden.

Spring

Cephas Giovanni Thompson, 1838

Portrait of a woman in a red wrap and pearl necklace holding a small sprig of flowers against a dark background.

Portrait of a Lady (Possibly Hannah Stillman)

Pieter Vanderlyn, 1720-30

Black and white view of a misty mountain valley with a rushing river, rocks, tall evergreen trees and cliffs.

After the Storm

Albert Bierstadt, ca. 1870-80 (?)

Grayscale painting of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and cloak, face lit against a dark background.

Henry Irving as Philip II of Spain

James McNeill Whistler, after 1872

Oil portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, turned to the left, with a red drape at the right.

John A. Sidell

John Vanderlyn, ca. 1830

Portrait of a white-haired man in a black coat and ruffled white cravat against a red oval background.

Egbert Benson

John Vanderlyn, ca. 1794

Portrait of a Man

Thomas Hicks, ca. 1850

Half-length oil portrait of a dark-haired man in a black jacket and bow tie against red drapery.

Francis Lucas Waddell

John Vanderlyn, ca. 1837

Portrait of a seated woman in black holding a young blond child in white on her lap against a dark green background.

Mrs. Marinus Willett and Her Son Marinus, Jr.

John Vanderlyn, ca. 1802

Grayscale portrait of a man with curly dark hair, wearing a dark jacket and white cravat against a plain background.

William Conklin

Chinese Painter, ca. 1800

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, holding gloves, against a brown background.

Edward Kellogg

Samuel Lovett Waldo, 1831-32

Oil portrait of a seated older man in a dark coat and white ruffled cravat before red drapery.

Matthew Clarkson

Samuel Lovett Waldo, 1823

Portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat holding a folded letter, against a muted landscape background.

Henry La Tourette de Groot

Samuel Lovett Waldo, 1825-30

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a black dress and white lace bonnet, holding a red book, against a dark background.

Mrs. Edward Kellogg

Samuel Lovett Waldo, 1831-32

Black and white view of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, holding a small book, against a dim background.

Portrait of a Man

Samuel Lovett Waldo, ca. 1820

Black and white image of an elderly woman in a lace bonnet and black dress, holding spectacles over an open book.

Portrait of a Lady (Possibly of the Buloid Family)

Samuel Lovett Waldo, 1832

Black and white reproduction of a painting of a girl in a white puffed-sleeve dress reaching toward flowers.

Portrait of a Girl with Flowers

Samuel Lovett Waldo, ca. 1835

Oil portrait of a dark-haired man in a black coat and white cravat against a dark background.

The Reverend John Brodhead Romeyn

Samuel Lovett Waldo, ca. 1817-20

Oil portrait of a woman with dark hair in a white dress against a grey brushed background, painted around 1826.

Mrs. Samuel L. Waldo

Samuel Lovett Waldo, ca. 1826

Elderly bearded coppersmith in white apron examines a copper vessel in a dim workshop with tools and an anvil.

The Coppersmith

Edgar Melville Ward, ca. 1898

Painting of a bare-branched village lane with a small child in a red coat walking past a white picket fence.

Connecticut Village (Going to School)

J. Alden Weir, after 1891

Painting of two women in black feathered hats and fur-trimmed coats, one in a green floral bodice, in a muted interior.

The Green Bodice

J. Alden Weir, by 1898

Painting of a knight gesturing as a woman offers a jeweled ornament, with an old man in red and a horse in a stable setting.

The Damsel and Orlando

Benjamin West, ca. 1793

Painted self-portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat holding a palette and brush against a dark background.

Self-portrait

Samuel Lovett Waldo, ca. 1815

Half-length portrait of an older military officer in a dark blue uniform with gold epaulettes against a dark smoky background

General Winfield Scott

Robert Walter Weir, ca. 1855

Painting of Hagar and an angel pointing upward while Ishmael sits slumped beside her beneath a stormy sky.

Hagar and Ishmael

Benjamin West, 1776, reworked 1803

Bearded man in red cap and black gown examines a coin beside a carved cabinet, book, and stone bust in an interior.

The Antiquary

Edwin White, 1855

Half-length portrait of an older man in powdered wig, dark velvet coat and lace jabot against a brown background.

George Washington

Adolph-Ulrich Wertmüller, 1795

Painting of a forest path with tall trees, a woodland stream, and warm evening light glowing through the canopy.

Evening in the Woods

Worthington Whittredge, 1876

Oil portrait of a man in a gray periwig, brown coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Cadwallader Colden

John Wollaston, 1749-52

Portrait of a seated man in dark jacket, white cravat and spectacles, against a soft grey background.

Thomas Macdonough

Joseph Wood, ca. 1818

Painted portrait of a woman in a dark dress, white fichu and ruffled cap against a dark background.

Mrs. Cadwallader Colden

John Wollaston, ca. 1749-52

Painting of a forest stream winding past birch trees and rocks beneath a cloudy sky.

An Old Clearing

Alexander Helwig Wyant, 1881

Black and white reproduction of an oval portrait of a man with tousled hair, dark coat and white cravat.

Gentleman of the Hale Family

William Jennys, ca. 1807

Still life with grapes, a peach, raspberries, a wine glass, a glass decanter, and a spoon and knife on a white linen cloth.

Still Life with Fruit

Carducius Plantagenet Ream

Seated man in a dark coat and white cravat beside an open book and stacked volumes, in a painted portrait.

Gulian Verplanck

John Wesley Jarvis, ca. 1811

Eros with bow and arrows leans toward a young woman holding a rose, beside a waterfall in a pastoral landscape.

The Temptation of Eros

Angelica Kauffmann, 1750-75

Portrait of a young child in white satin and red shawl, holding roses, with a dark curtain and landscape behind.

Elizabeth Greenleaf

John Singleton Copley, 1753-54

Oil painting of a woman in white drapery embracing winged Cupid, who raises a pink rose on a golden bow against a landscape.

The Victory of Eros

Angelica Kauffmann, 1750-75

Portrait of a young child in a plumed red turban and embroidered gown, seated beside a white lamb before a landscape.

John Greenleaf

John Singleton Copley, 1753-54

Oil portrait of a seated woman and a child on a wooden bench in a shaded woodland with a distant landscape.

Portrait of a Lady and Child

George W. Twibill Jr., 1833

Family portrait in a red-draped parlor with a seated woman, standing man, and two girls in pink dresses beside a bookcase.

The Family of John Q. Aymar

George W. Twibill Jr., ca. 1833

Calm lake beneath hazy mountains, with trees and rocks on the left shore and a small sailboat on the water.

Lake George

John William Casilear, 1857

Painting of a crowned Virgin in red holding a child, flanked by two angels in dark gowns and two kneeling infants.

Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados (Our Lady of the Forsaken)

Spanish Painter, 18th century

Impressionist painting of a brick house beside a calm canal at evening, with moored boats and green trees.

Evening at the Lock, Napanoch, New York

Theodore Robinson, 1893

Panel painting of the Adoration of the Magi with Mary, the Christ Child, kneeling kings, attendants and a star above.

Adoration of the Magi

Unknown artist, ca. 1470-90

Nude Venus in red hat stands by a tree as winged Cupid is stung by bees, with a Latin inscription and landscape behind.

Venus with Cupid the Honey Thief

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Mary of Burgundy

Master H.A. or A.H., 1528

Nude woman with gold jewelry reclines by a spring pool, with a castle and river town in the background and partridges at her

Nymph of the Spring

Lucas Cranach the Younger, ca. 1545-50

Ink painting of a thatched cottage with a shoji window and fence, a misty mountain behind, and smoke rising at right.

Cottage and Mountains

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Pen sketch in an oval border of a standing woman in an interior with a pillar, a window with seated figures, and a landscape.

Drawing for an Illustration from a Sat Sai of Bihari Lal Series: The Message of the Eyes (recto); Lady in Search of H…

Nainsukh, ca. 1785-90

Pastel portrait of a man in a powdered wig and pale blue coat with silver braided buttons, against a dark background.

Jean-Charles Garnier d'Isle

Maurice Quentin de La Tour, 1750

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, pine trees by a river, pavilions, and a small bridge with figures.

Landscape

Ink drawing of robed Buddhist figures under a gnarled tree with a dog and rocks, in pale grey tones.

(Copy after) The Sixteen Luohans

Shitao, 19th-early 20th century

Handscroll landscape with misty mountains, a winding river, pine and willow trees, and small seated figures by the water.

Landscape

Wen Boren, dated 1558

Hanging scroll of a bald luohan monk in green and ochre robes with a young attendant carrying a staff beneath a pine.

Luohan

Guanxiu, 15th century?

Ink landscape hanging scroll with pine trees, a lodge with a figure, misty mountains, and calligraphy at upper left.

A Lodge in the Hills

Wu Li, spuriously dated 1703

Ink landscape hanging scroll with bamboo grove, stream, waterfall and pavilions among mountains, with small seated figures.

Spring Ablutions at the Orchid Pavilion

Wang Wenzhi, 1644

Monochrome ink landscape hanging scroll with a craggy mountain, pine trees, a stream and a small pavilion.

Landscape After Wang Meng

Zhang Geng, dated 1759

Hanging scroll of a woman with a fan standing among bamboo stalks and rocks in a muted ochre landscape.

Lady in a Bamboo Grove after Qiu Ying

Shen Shuo, 1544

Ink landscape handscroll with misty mountains, leafless trees, a riverside pavilion, and small boats on water.

Rosy Sunset

Wen Tong, 16th century

Ink landscape handscroll showing misty mountains, pine trees, and a seated figure beside a stream with cliffside buildings.

Dream Landscape

Cheng Zhengkui, dated 1674

Ink landscape hanging scroll with waterfalls, mountains, trees and small houses, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper

Landscape in the style of Huang Gongwang

Wang Jian, dated 1657

Ink landscape album leaf with mountain peaks, a walled temple complex on a cliff, and calligraphy in black ink.

White Crane Mountain, leaf from Album for Zhou Lianggong

Ye Xin, datable to 1654-55

Hanging scroll of misty mountains with plum trees, a scholar, attendant and deer among rocks, and a pavilion above.

Spring Landscape with Plum Blossoms, Scholar and Deer

Xie Shichen, dated 1548

Ink handscroll landscape with gnarled pines, a thatched pavilion, a winding mountain path and a faint red sun.

Landscape of the four seasons

Wei Zhike, 1635

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, willows, a pavilion, and a herder on a water buffalo beside a grazing buffalo.

Landscape with Figures

Yang Jin, Dated 1726

Handscroll with columns of cursive black ink calligraphy on pale paper, Thousand Word Classic by Zhang Bi, 1478.

Thousand Word Classic

Zhang Bi, dated 1478

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pine trees, and waterfalls, with two seated figures by a stream beneath cliffs.

Listening to the Zither Among Streams and Pines

Xie Shichen, 1487

Hanging scroll of two red-crowned cranes beside a peach tree, pink roses, bamboo, rock and a waterfall.

Cranes, peach tree, and China rose

Shen Quan, 18th century

Ink painting of a plum branch in bloom with calligraphy and red seals on a misty grey background.

Ink Prunus

Gao Xiang, 1700

Ink and light color landscape leaf with leafless trees, rocks, a small pavilion, bamboo and blue mountains.

Landscapes Painted for Wang Kui

Wang Jian, 1674-76

Fan-shaped ink painting of craggy mountain peaks, pine trees, a stream and a cliff pavilion, with calligraphy at upper right.

Peaks of Mount Huang

Ink landscape on round silk fan: thatched house beside pine trees and a rocky cliff, with distant mountains in misty sky.

Returning Home in a Driving Rain

Xia Gui, early 13th century

Hanging scroll of a horseman approaching a pavilion where scholars play go beneath a large tree, by Wang Su, 1862.

Bringing the Message of Victory to Dongshan

Fan-shaped watercolor of a pink peony and green leaves with black calligraphy and red seals on gold ground.

Peony

Zhao Zhiqian, dated 1862

Fan painting of white silkworms feeding on green mulberry leaves, with three moths at the left and red seals.

Silkworm

Ju Chao, dated 1859

Ink and colour painting of a blossoming branch with several bees in flight on a grey background.

Insects and Flowers

Ju Lian, dated 1865

Painting on a folding fan of a gray squirrel on a branch beside purple grapes and green leaves.

Squirrel and Grapes

Sha Fu, dated 1894

Hanging scroll of two men weighing books on a hanging scale beneath a pine tree, in ink on brown silk.

Weighing Books

Guo Xu, early 16th century

Monochrome ink landscape with bare trees, misty hills, a rocky bank and a small boat on water, with calligraphy at upper left

Landscapes

Zhang Feng, dated 1644

Fan-shaped painting on gold leaf showing autumn flowers and grasses, mounted in blue brocade as a hanging scroll.

Moon over an Autumn Moor

Kano Yukinobu, 16th century

Ink and color painting of a seated robed scholar beside a jar, a book, and a dish of greens, with calligraphy at right.

Figures, flowers, and landscapes

Chen Hongshou, one leaf dated 1627

Ink landscape handscroll with rocky cliffs, pine trees, and two small figures walking a path beside a stream.

Joint Landscape

Shen Zhou, ca. 1509 and 1546

Ink painting on silk of a weeping willow, bamboo, and a rock with grasses, with calligraphy in the upper left.

Bamboo, old tree, and rock

Wu Zhen, dated 1338

Hanging scroll of rugged mountains, pine trees, a waterfall and a small pavilion with travelers in ink on silk.

Traveling through Snow-Covered Mountains

Yao Yanqing, 1300

Hanging scroll landscape with a pavilion and figures among trees, misty mountains, a stream, and calligraphic inscription at

Living Aloft

Wen Zhengming, 1543

Hanging scroll of a rocky mountain with pines beside a misty lake, with calligraphic inscription at upper left.

Rocky Landscape with Pines

Zhang Xun, before 1346

Ink line drawing on a handscroll showing three robed luohan figures on pale paper, with red seals at the right edge.

The Eighteen Luohans

Ding Yunpeng, 19th century?; spurious date of 1607

Six-panel gold screen with blue irises and green reeds beneath a dark zigzag bridge crossing the picture diagonally.

Irises at Yatsuhashi (Eight Bridges)

Ogata Kōrin, after 1709

Hanging scroll of an elderly scholar teaching a young attendant beside banana plants, with a kneeling figure at a low table.

The Scholar Fu Sheng Transmitting the Book of Documents

Du Jin, 15th-mid-16th century

Ink and color painting on a fan leaf of a robed scholar reading a scroll while seated on a dark pitted rock.

Scholar on a rock

Ren Bonian, ca. 1880

Ink and color handscroll of a misty river village with bare trees, rocky banks, houses, and distant hills.

River Village in Autumn Dawn

Zhao Lingrang, 13th century

Ink landscape handscroll of misty grey mountains, clustered trees and a winding path, framed in yellow silk with red seals.

Cloudy Mountains

Mi Youren, before 1200

Ink drawing on silk of seated officials on a platform with attendants, potted plants, and kneeling figures below.

The Classic of Filial Piety

Li Gonglin, ca. 1085

Ink painting of a white horse with bridle beside a striped post, surrounded by Chinese calligraphy and red seals.

Night-Shining White

Han Gan, ca. 750