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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

32,885 works

Miniature portrait of a woman in a black bonnet and lace collar, set in a gold mat inside an open green-lined case.

Mary Kellogg

James Whitehorne, ca. 1838

Oval miniature of a gentleman with powdered hair in a rose-brown coat, set in a gold frame edged with red stones.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Henry Benbridge, ca. 1770

Painting of a family in an interior: a woman holds a baby while a man dangles cherries, with a red table and decanters beside

Conversation Piece

Lilly Martin Spencer, ca. 1851-52

Miniature portrait of a seated baby in a white dress with a coral necklace, holding a rattle beside a reaching brown dog.

Baby with Rattle and Dog

Mrs. Moses B. Russell, 1842

Interior of an art studio with students painting and drawing beside plaster casts, green curtains, and a skylight.

Art Students

Louis Lang, ca. 1871

Full-length portrait of a man in a navy uniform with gold braid, pointing toward a sailing ship at sea under a stormy sky.

Captain John Gell

Gilbert Stuart, 1785

Painting of a sunlit brook winding through a dark forest with fallen logs and birch-like trunks.

The Brook in the Woods

Worthington Whittredge, ca. 1885-86

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

Stephen Thorn

George Augustus Baker Sr., 1818

Oval half-length portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a black coat and white shirt, against a dusky background.

Henry G. Stebbins

Henry Inman, 1838

Portrait of a young girl in a pale blue lace-trimmed dress holding pink flowers, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Lady

Lawrence Kilburn, 1764

Painting of an old bearded man with a rifle surrounded by a crowd on a village street with wooden houses and a flag.

Rip Van Winkle

Albertis del Orient Browere, 1833

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with dark curls, white ruffled collar, and blue background in a gold beaded frame.

Mrs. James Bleecker (Sarah Bache)

John Ramage, ca. 1795

Oval miniature portrait of a smiling woman with curled dark hair in a blue dress, set in a gold beaded frame.

Mrs. James Bleecker (Elizabeth Garland Bache)

John Ramage, ca. 1788

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled hair, lace veil and red dress, set against a soft landscape background.

Portrait of a Lady

Henry Inman, ca. 1827

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with gray hair in a blue coat and white cravat, with blue drapery behind.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Philippe Abraham Peticolas, 1798

Full-length portrait of a military officer in red coat gesturing toward a smoky battle with burning ships and soldiers.

General George Eliott

Mather Brown, 1790

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

Portrait of a Gentleman

William M. S. Doyle, 1810

Oval still life of strawberries in a white compote with grapes, a peach, plums and hazelnuts on a stone ledge.

Still Life with Strawberries in a Compote

Severin Roesen, 1865-70

Oval portrait miniature of a man in a red coat, yellow waistcoat and gray wig, in a gold pendant frame.

Moses Gill

John Singleton Copley, ca. 1759

Oil portrait of a man with white powdered hair in a navy coat and white cravat, holding a book against red drapery.

John Shaw

Gilbert Stuart, 1793

Three-quarter portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit and patterned ascot, resting a hand on a red chair against gold damask

John Taylor Johnston

Daniel Huntington, 1875

Oval miniature portrait of a young boy in a red coat with white lace jabot and black bow, set in a gold pendant frame.

William Middleton

Mary Roberts, ca. 1752-58

Oval miniature portrait of a young child with short brown hair in a white lace-trimmed dress, set in a gold frame.

Thomas Middleton

Mary Roberts, ca. 1752-58

Oval miniature portrait of a young girl in a white lace-trimmed dress, set in a gold pendant frame with a ring bail.

Henrietta Middleton

Mary Roberts, ca. 1752-58

Painting of white sailboats on blue water and green-patched mudflats at low tide, with buildings and trees along the far shor

Low Tide, Riverside Yacht Club

Theodore Robinson, 1894

Miniature portrait of a seated woman in a black dress with white collar, against a red drapery and blue sky.

Catherine Augusta Wilmerding

Henry Colton Shumway, 1843

Oval miniature portrait of a man in dark coat and white cravat, framed in gold with radiating blue enamel.

Joseph Barrell, Jr. (1765-1801)

Nathaniel Hancock, ca. 1790

Half-length portrait of a man in a powdered wig and blue coat with gold buttons, seated before a red curtain and landscape.

Reynold Keen

Matthew Pratt, ca. 1769

Christiana Stille Keen

Matthew Pratt, ca. 1769

Oval oil portrait of a man with powdered gray hair in a dark coat with red gold-edged lapels and white cravat.

James DeLancey

Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1785