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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,827 works

Vertical painting of an orange branch with ripe and green fruit, dark leaves and white blossoms against a pale background.

Orange Branch

John La Farge, ca. 1883

Black-and-white photo of a reverse-painted glass portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat, labeled Washington, in a

Plaque of George Washington

Gilbert Stuart, 1776-1830

Dark, softly brushed landscape of a pasture at evening with a large tree, a grazing cow, and a winding path.

Pasture at Evening

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1912-32

Painting of a farm with barns, a white farmhouse, haystacks and an ox cart with workers under a cloudy sky.

Leete Farm, West Claremont, New Hampshire

Francis Alexander, ca. 1822

Painting of a seated woman in a green and black dress adjusting her bodice, looking downward, against a green curtain.

Study in Green and Black

John White Alexander, by 1906

Painting of an elderly bearded man with white hair in a dark coat, seated and resting his hands on a chair.

Walt Whitman

John White Alexander, 1889

Painting of a seated woman in a red velvet jacket and grey skirt before a hazy mountain landscape.

The Spanish Girl in Reverie

Washington Allston, 1831

Two lemmings, one cream and one reddish-brown, face each other on grass under a stormy sky with white flowers.

Hudson's Bay Lemming

John Woodhouse Audubon, 1846

Oval grayscale portrait of a man with curly hair, mustache, dark coat and bow tie against a shadowed background.

James Topham Brady

Joseph Alexander Ames, 1869

Portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette

William P. Babcock, 1850-80

Portrait of a man in dark coat and ruffled white jabot holding a folded letter, against a dark background.

Philip Van Cortlandt

Ezra Ames, ca. 1810

Full-length portrait of a young boy in a grey coat holding a small bird, with a tree and cloudy sky behind him.

James Badger

Joseph Badger, 1760

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit and black bow tie against a brown background.

John F. Kensett

George Augustus Baker Jr., 1875

Oval portrait of a woman with dark curls and red flowers in her hair, wearing a white blouse and blue bodice.

Mrs. William Loring Andrews

George Augustus Baker Jr., 1861-63

Painting of a shadowy rocky ravine with a wooden walkway beside a waterfall, trees overhead and light filtering down.

The Boulder and the Flume

Ralph Albert Blakelock, 1878

Grayscale study of a gnarled tree trunk and branches with loose brushwork and a pale patch of ground below.

Study of a Tree

Albert Bierstadt, ca. 1864

Black and white painting of a bald eagle with spread wings on a scroll, surrounded by a laurel wreath and banners.

American Eagle on Red Scroll

W. H. Bean, 1860-1900

Oil portrait of an elderly woman in a white bonnet, dark velvet dress and white shawl, seated in a red chair.

Mrs. Benjamin Simons

Henry Benbridge, ca. 1771-76

Portrait of a seated man in gray suit with a quill pen at a desk, red curtain and window view behind him.

Samuel Cutts

Joseph Blackburn, ca. 1762-63

Painting of a battered shipwreck tilting in stormy seas, with survivors in a rowboat and sailboats nearby under heavy clouds.

Shipwreck off Nantucket (Wreck off Nantucket after a Storm)

William Bradford, ca. 1860-61

Painting of tepees, horses and figures beside large trees in an open landscape under a cloudy sky.

An Indian Encampment

Ralph Albert Blakelock, ca. 1880-1900

Night scene of figures husking corn beside a farmhouse and barn under a moonlit, cloudy sky.

Corn Husking

David Gilmour Blythe, ca. 1863-64

Painting of a leafy tree, iron fence and shrubs before a brick townhouse with green shutters, in soft impressionist brushwork

View from the Artist's Window, Grove Street

Robert Frederick Blum, ca. 1900

Painting of a misty woodland clearing with tall trees framing a pale hazy horizon and rocks in the foreground.

Landscape

Ralph Albert Blakelock, 1885-95

Woman in striped blouse and apron sits in a chair in a kitchen, finger to her chin, looking upward thoughtfully.

Meditation

John George Brown, ca. 1900-1910

Painting of beached sailing boats on a pebbled shore below steep cliffs, with a large building at right and a calm bay beyond

View at Amalfi, Bay of Salerno

George Loring Brown, 1857

Oil painting of a calm bay with a sailboat, rocky beach, boulders and green hills under a pale sky.

Marine Landscape

Alfred Thompson Bricher, ca. 1895

Three elderly bearded men seated in a rustic barn interior with hanging harness and a lantern on the wall.

To Decide the Question

John George Brown, 1897

Seated woman in green silk gown with a brown and white spaniel on a red sofa, against a landscape background.

Lady with a Dog

Mather Brown, 1786

Portrait of a seated young woman in white dress and bonnet beside a harpsichord holding sheet music, dark background.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Mather Brown, 1801

Painting of a sailing ship on New York harbor with a fort wall, American flag, and distant city skyline under clouds.

Bay and Harbor of New York from Bedlow's Island

Edmund C. Coates, 1850-60

Monochrome painting of a seated man in a dark coat with white powdered hair, holding a book beside stacked volumes.

George Washington: Design for an Engraving

Alonzo Chappel, ca. 1860

Grayscale landscape of the Roman Campagna with goats, a mounted shepherd, a seated figure on a ruined arch, and a stormy sky.

The Roman Campagna

John Gadsby Chapman, 1864

Full-length portrait of a woman in a black dress beside a small table with a pink rose, on a brown background.

Lady in Black

William Merritt Chase, 1888

Oil portrait of a woman in a black dress and large white hat against a dark background.

Bessie Potter

William Merritt Chase, ca. 1895

Painting of a smiling toddler in a white dress holding a red ball against a brown background.

Roland

William Merritt Chase, ca. 1902

Painting of a double rainbow over a calm sea, with ruins, a distant city, robed figures, and a dark cliff on the left.

The Aegean Sea

Frederic Edwin Church, ca. 1877

Grayscale painting of a three-masted sailing ship in a harbor with sailboats, a city skyline, and a flagpole on a pier.

Bay and Harbor of New York from Bedlow's Island

Edmund C. Coates, 1864 or 1866

Full-length painting of a young boy in a dark sailor suit with white collar, leaning on a blue-seated chair.

Alexander Stewart Wetherill

Alfred Quinton Collins, ca. 1890-1900

Painting of hazy mountains over a plain, with cattle drinking at a river and adobe buildings on the left under a pale sky.

Spanish Peaks, Southern Colorado, Late Afternoon

Samuel Colman, 1887

Racing yachts with white sails cross choppy water while steamships trail smoke and rowboats fill the foreground.

Finish - First International Race for America's Cup, August 8, 1870

Samuel Colman, 1870

Oil portrait of a standing man in a dark coat and bow tie, holding a top hat and cane beside a stone column.

James Merrill Cook

Nelson Cook, 1840

Oil portrait of a woman in a black lace shawl holding a straw hat tied with satin ribbon, beside a classical column.

Mrs. James Merrill Cook

Nelson Cook, 1840

Seated woman in brown silk gown and white bonnet holding a closed book, against a dark background, by John Singleton Copley.

Mrs. Sylvanus Bourne

John Singleton Copley, 1766

Painting of a choppy harbor with a sailing boat, a tall ship, pilings, and a fortified waterfront under cloudy skies.

New York from the Harbor Showing the Battery and Castle Garden

Alfred Copestick, 1858

Painting of rolling hills with grassy meadows, dark tree clusters, a distant farmhouse and a pale sky with pink clouds.

Landscape

Kenyon Cox, 1883

Autumn valley at sunset with a pink-lit mountain, a white farmhouse, red-leaved trees, and a distant village.

Autumn Landscape, Sugar Loaf Mountain, Orange County, New York

Jasper Francis Cropsey, ca. 1870-75

Bust-length oil portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat against a dark brown background.

John Adams Conant

William Dunlap, 1829

Monochrome view of a river valley with grazing cows, rocks in the foreground, wooded hills and a hazy distant ridge.

View near Sherburne, Chenango County, New York

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1853

Painted valley landscape with a large tree, grazing cattle, a winding river, farm buildings and distant hills under a pale sk

Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1864

Painting of well-dressed people skating and walking on a frozen lake lined with bare winter trees under cloudy skies.

Skating on the Wissahickon

Johan Mengels Culverhouse, 1875

Young girl reclining in bed among pillows, looking at a bouquet of red flowers on the blanket, with a teacup and vase nearby.

Heart's Ease

William P. W. Dana, 1863

Landscape painting of a river valley with a large tree on the left, distant mountains, and a figure with a dog on a path.

A River Glimpse

Thomas Doughty, ca. 1843-50

Painting of a river with sailboats, framed by trees and rocks, with hills and a cloudy sky beyond.

On the Hudson

Thomas Doughty, 1830-35

Painting of a misty valley with tall trees, a waterfall, grazing sheep, a small house, and distant mountains under pink cloud

Spring Landscape

Thomas Doughty, ca. 1853-56

Oil portrait of a woman in a black dress with white lace collar and gold jewelry against a dark background.

Mrs. John Adams Conant

William Dunlap, 1829

Grayscale oil portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, seated before a dark background.

Jonathan Sturges

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1840

Painting of a river flowing past grazing cows and two anglers toward a blue mountain under a cloudy sky.

High Point: Shandaken Mountains

Asher Brown Durand, 1853

Painting of cattle walking a dirt road past large shady trees, with rolling hills and distant mountains under a pale sky.

River Scene

Asher Brown Durand, 1854

Painting of a calm river at sunset with large trees on the right and cattle grazing and wading on the bank.

Summer Afternoon

Asher Brown Durand, 1865

Full-length portrait of a boy in a blue coat and brown waistcoat holding a book, with red drapery and bookshelves behind.

Boy of the Crossfield Family (Possibly Richard Crossfield)

John Durand, ca. 1766-68

Portrait of a seated woman in a tan dress with puffed sleeves, holding flowers at a table with a landscape behind her.

Mrs. Winfield Scott

Asher Brown Durand, 1831

Oil portrait of a man with dark hair in a black coat and white cravat, seated before a dark background.

Luman Reed

Asher Brown Durand, 1835

Grayscale landscape of a distant city across water, with rocky hills, trees and grazing cattle in the foreground under clouds

View of New York from New Jersey

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1850