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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,090 works

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Half-length portrait of a woman in silver gown and blue wrap, with dark tree and cloudy sky behind her.

Portrait of a Lady

Gerrit Duyckinck, ca. 1710

Oil portrait of a seated woman in white satin holding a child in a blue sash, with an inkwell and quill on a table.

Lady Williams and Child

Ralph Earl, 1783

Grayscale portrait of a seated woman in a sheer ruffled gown against a dark wooded landscape with a waterfall.

Mrs. James Clinton Griswold

Charles Loring Elliott, 1854

Loose oil sketch of a standing man in a dark suit and red tie against a brown background.

James MacAlister (Sketch)

Thomas Eakins, ca. 1895

Grayscale oval portrait of an older man with curly hair, dark coat and cravat, against a dark background.

Caleb Gasper

Charles Loring Elliott, 1852

Painting of an elderly woman in black, wearing spectacles, knitting red yarn against a brown background.

Mrs. Mary Arthur

Thomas Eakins, 1900

Oval 1859 portrait of a bearded man in dark suit holding a letter, seated in a red upholstered chair.

Andrew Varick Stout

Charles Loring Elliott, 1859

Oil portrait of an elderly man in spectacles and dark coat, holding a red pipe, against a dark background.

Samuel Humes

Jacob Eichholtz, ca. 1825

Seated woman in a white lace-trimmed dress beside a round table and draped curtain, in a grayscale portrait.

Mrs. Williams

Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl, 1837

Half-length portrait of a woman in a green silk gown with teal drape, pearl necklace, and lace collar against a dark backgrou

Mrs. Augustus Jay

Gerrit Duyckinck, ca. 1700

Half-length oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat with red trim against a shadowy background.

Portrait of the Artist

Charles Loring Elliott, ca. 1850

Painting of a woman as the muse Calliope, leaning on a marble pedestal, holding a scroll and a trumpet, in green and gold dra

Calliope

Joseph Fagnani, 1869

Painting of a seated woman in white robes with a veil, holding a scroll beside a lyre against a dark background.

Polyhymnia

Joseph Fagnani, 1869