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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,834 works

Mrs. David Cadwallader Colden

Charles C. Ingham, 1830

Painting of a young woman with long hair reading a large open book in a dark wooded setting, wearing a white blouse.

Study in a Wood

Daniel Huntington, 1861

Portrait of a young girl with curled dark hair holding flowers and a basket of blooms in a wooded landscape.

Little Girl with Flowers (Amelia Palmer)

Charles C. Ingham, ca. 1830

Oil portrait of a man in a dark suit and black cravat before an arched brown backdrop with red drapery.

A Gentleman of the Wilkes Family

Henry Inman, ca. 1838-40

Half-length portrait of a balding older man with side whiskers, in a dark coat and white collar, against black.

Martin Van Buren

Henry Inman, ca. 1837-38

Oil portrait of a man in a brown cloak and white shirt against a dark background, by Henry Inman, 1826-27.

William Charles Macready as William Tell

Henry Inman, 1826-27

Painting of umbrella pines and olive trees with a shepherd and sheep in a hazy, golden landscape.

Pine Grove of the Barberini Villa

George Inness, 1876

Half-length portrait of a man with dark hair in a green coat and white cravat, resting his hand on a green book.

Alexander Anderson

John Wesley Jarvis, 1815

Half-length portrait of a young man with dark wavy hair in a dark coat and white cravat against a brown background.

Augustus Washington Clason

John Wesley Jarvis, ca. 1820

Black-and-white portrait of an older woman in a large dark bonnet and cloak, against a cloudy sky background.

Mrs. William Thomas

John Wesley Jarvis, ca. 1813

Oval portrait of a seated woman with curled dark hair in a white dress, with a red chair and trees behind her.

Mrs. Adrian Baucker Holmes

Charles Wesley Jarvis, ca. 1850

Black and white portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, holding a cane, with a landscape behind him.

Robert Dickey

John Wesley Jarvis, 1807-10

Painting of villagers husking corn among haystacks in an open field, with a farmhouse and trees behind them under an overcast

Corn Husking at Nantucket

Eastman Johnson, ca. 1875

Loose monochrome sketch of a bearded man with tousled hair, head and shoulders, gazing sideways.

A Fisherman

Eastman Johnson

Painting of a large tree on a grassy bank, a seated man, and a rowboat on calm water under cloudy skies.

Bayside, New Rochelle, New York

David Johnson, 1886

Painting of a hazy valley with a lake, rolling mountains, a dirt road, figures, and large trees under a cloudy sky.

Near Squam Lake, New Hampshire

David Johnson, 1856

Full-length portrait of a young boy in a dark suit with lace collar and cuffs, standing by a carved cabinet.

Lewis Einstein

Eastman Johnson, 1882

Two bearded men in dark suits talk in a dim, richly furnished interior with an upholstered chair and patterned rug.

The Funding Bill

Eastman Johnson, 1881

Painting of a wooded clearing with tall trees, grazing cows, a dirt road and a small figure under a cloudy sky.

On the Unadilla, New York

David Johnson, 1884

Oil portrait of a man in a dark coat with gold buttons and white ruffled cuffs, holding a folded letter.

Jacob Hurd

William Johnston, ca. 1762

Portrait of a man in a brown coat and powdered wig holding a document, with a quill pen beside him on a desk.

Samuel Gardiner

William Johnston, 1763

Portrait of a woman in a brown dress with pearls and a white ribbon, holding a pink rose, with an iris beside her.

Mrs. Samuel Gardiner

William Johnston, 1763

Oil painting of a calm lake with wooded hills and distant mountains under a pale cloudy sky, with a branch at right.

Lake George, 1872

John Frederick Kensett, 1872

Black-and-white view of a calm misty lake with mountains in the distance and trees on a rocky shore at right.

Lake George, New York

John Frederick Kensett, 1872

Black and white landscape of leafless trees beside a reflective stream, with split-rail fences and a pale sky.

Spring

H. Bolton Jones, 1885-86

Painting of a windswept pine on a rocky cliff above a calm sea under a pale overcast sky.

The Old Pine, Darien, Connecticut

John Frederick Kensett, 1872

Oil portrait of a young man with dark wavy hair, dark coat and white cravat, against a brown background.

John Grimes

Matthew Harris Jouett, ca. 1824

Painting of tall pines on a coastal hill overlooking calm water and distant sails under a cloudy pink-tinged sky.

Gathering Storm on Long Island Sound

John Frederick Kensett, 1872

Painting of a marsh pond with golden grasses, dark autumn trees, grey rocks, and a cloudy sky.

October in the Marshes

John Frederick Kensett, 1872

Black-and-white image of a bearded man in a dark suit and silk cravat, leaning on a ledge against a gray background.

Charles Henry Augustus Carter

Nicholas Biddle Kittell, ca. 1845

Oil study of a rounded rock and autumn meadow under a pale sky, with a small tree in the foreground.

Autumn Study, View over Hanging Rock, Newport, R.I.

John La Farge, 1868

Painting of a bouquet of white, pink, and yellow roses with green leaves against a dark teal background.

Roses

George Cochran Lambdin, 1878

Oil painting of pale birch trunks beside a lake under green, sunlit foliage, with a shadowed earthen path below.

Study of Beeches

John Frederick Kensett, 1872

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man with white hair against a dark background, painted by Thomas Le Clear.

William Cullen Bryant

Thomas Le Clear, 1876 (?)

Half-length oil portrait of a young man with reddish-brown hair in a dark coat and plaid waistcoat, against a dark background

Henry Inman

Jacob Hart Lazarus, ca. 1837-40

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit and green cravat against a brown background, by Jacob Hart Lazarus, 1877.

Joseph W. Drexel

Jacob Hart Lazarus, 1877

Grayscale portrait of a seated elderly man in a dark suit with an open book and draped curtain behind him.

William Popham

George Linen, ca. 1845

Bust-length oil portrait of a man with red hair and beard in a dark coat, turned left against an olive background.

John Quincy Adams Ward

Henry Augustus Loop, 1863

Portrait of a man in a teal coat and ruffled white shirt, with quill pens and an ink well on a desk.

Job Perit

Reuben Moulthrop, 1790

Black-and-white view of a small manor house among tall trees reflected in still water under an overcast sky.

Old Manor of Criqueboeuf

Homer Dodge Martin, ca. 1882-92

Grayscale street scene of the Old Brewery and Five Points Mission buildings with pedestrians, chimneys and laundry lines.

Old Brewery, Five Points Mission, New York

F. A. Mead, 1870

Grayscale landscape painting of leafless trees on a sandy rise, with a pale lake and distant hills under an overcast sky.

Behind Dunes, Lake Ontario

Homer Dodge Martin, 1883-87

Portrait of a woman with curled hair, lace collar, gold necklace and teal shawl, resting her arm on a stone ledge.

Mrs. Daniel DeSaussure Bacot

Samuel Finley Breese Morse, ca. 1820

Black and white view of a sailboat with three crew on rough sea, a second boat and buoy in the hazy distance.

Marine

Edward Moran, ca. 1871

Portrait of a seated woman in a blue dress, lace shawl, and tall white bonnet, holding a miniature on a black cord.

Sally Sanford Perit

Reuben Moulthrop, 1790

Oil portrait of an older woman in a black dress and frilled white bonnet, with a red curtain and landscape window behind her.

Catherine Brooks Hall

Shepard Alonzo Mount, ca. 1830

Oil portrait of a heavyset man in a black coat and white cravat, seated with one hand resting on a chair arm.

Gideon Tucker

William Sidney Mount, 1830

Black and white view of a seated woman in a dark dress and ruffled white collar, resting her hand on a chair.

Mrs. Warren Rogers

John Paradise, ca. 1821

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a black dress, grey shawl and white lace cap, resting her hand on a book.

Mrs. Gideon Tucker

William Sidney Mount, 1830

Oval portrait of a young girl with dark hair and a white collar against a red-brown background.

Daughter of William Page (Possibly Anne Page)

William Page, ca. 1837-38

Daughter of William Page (Probably Mary Page)

William Page, ca. 1840

Dim painting of the Madonna and Child with a small figure of Saint John at right, in loose dark brushwork.

Madonna and Child and Little Saint John

Robert Loftin Newman, by 1894

Oval portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, turned to the right against a dark background.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Charles Willson Peale, ca. 1775

Loose oil sketch of a seated woman holding a child beside a dark reclining figure in a red headscarf, on a brown ground.

The Fortune Teller

Robert Loftin Newman, by 1894

Monochrome painting of a dusky hilly landscape with a lone tree and two figures, one reclining in the foreground.

Hagar and Ishmael

Robert Loftin Newman, by 1894

Black-and-white oval portrait of a woman in a lace bonnet, dark dress and black choker, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Woman

Charles Willson Peale, ca. 1775

Black-and-white reproduction of a 1814 portrait of a seated woman in a dark dress and embroidered lace shawl, hand to cheek.

Martha Stewart Wilson

James Peale, 1814

Portrait of two children in a room: a boy in black jacket and white collar holds a cord, a girl in yellow dress holds a doll.

The Raymond Children

Robert Peckham, ca. 1838

Painted portrait of a seated man in a black coat and white cravat, resting his hands on a carved chair and a book.

Philip Slade

Ammi Phillips, 1818

Trompe l'oeil painting of a violin, bow and worn VIOLIN sheet cover hanging on a dark wooden door with iron hinges.

The Old Cremona

John Frederick Peto, ca. 1887-90

Grayscale landscape with large trees, a thatched house, villagers, cattle and a river winding toward a distant village.

Landscape

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1800-1830

Two young girls in a garden with a black dog, a flower basket, and a white house under a cloudy sky in the distance.

The Daughters of Daniel T. MacFarlan

Theodore E. Pine, 1857

Double portrait of a man in a dark suit and a woman in black lace, with a harbor landscape behind them.

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. MacFarlan

Theodore E. Pine, 1858

Half-length portrait of a man with powdered gray hair in a dark military coat with star epaulettes and a white cravat.

George Washington

Charles Peale Polk, ca. 1790