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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,446 works

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

Monochrome painting of a young woman in a sheer gown lifting a veil, labeled ΤΕΡΨΙΧΟΡΗ (Terpsichore) at upper left.

Terpsichore

Joseph Fagnani, 1869

Monochrome painting of a young woman in a white gown holding flutes and resting a hand on a lyre, labeled Euterpe.

Euterpe

Joseph Fagnani, 1869

Painting of a woman in a classical draped robe holding a sword, with a Greek inscription reading Melpomene at upper left.

Melpomene

Joseph Fagnani, 1869

Black and white portrait of an older bald man in spectacles, dark coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Preston Hodges

Charles Loring Elliott, 1850

Monochrome painting of a woman with a flower wreath holding a lyre, beside a nude child holding a torch.

Erato

Joseph Fagnani, 1869

Portrait of a man in a brown coat and powdered wig, with a landscape and cloudy sky behind him.

Tench Francis

Robert Feke, 1746

Seated portrait of a man with light tousled hair and mustache in a dark suit and bow tie against a black background.

Mark Twain

Charles Noel Flagg, 1890

Portrait of a man in a dark coat and white collar seated beside a desk with a book and inkstand.

Henry Clay

Oliver Frazer, ca. 1840

Half-length portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a dark coat, beside books and a scroll on a red background.

Christopher Colles

James Frothingham, ca. 1812-16

Interior scene with a young woman in white, an older woman in orange, and an elderly man reading at a table beside a dog.

The Pride of the Village

Henry Peters Gray, 1858-59

Barefoot child in red skirt drinking from a chained cup at an iron street fountain beside a broom and park fence.

The Crossing Sweeper

Seymour Joseph Guy, ca. 1860s

Portrait of a woman with curled dark hair in a dark off-shoulder dress and shawl, against a shadowed background.

Eunice Harriet Brigham

Chester Harding, ca. 1835

Portrait of a woman in a black feathered hat, gray cloak with fur collar, and yellow gloves against a dark background.

Mrs. Thomas Brewster Coolidge

Chester Harding, ca. 1827

Monochrome portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, seated with one hand on his chest.

Stephen Van Rensselaer

Chester Harding, ca. 1828

Oil portrait of a man in a dark double-breasted coat and white collar, seated beside a red upholstered chair.

Moses Pond

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1832

Oil portrait of a young man with dark wavy hair in black coat and white cravat, gazing upward beside a red curtain.

Alexander Van Rensselaer

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1837

Half-length portrait of a man with dark wavy hair and mustache, wearing black with a white collar, against a dark background.

Portrait of the Artist

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1851

Painting of a stone church with a tall clock tower beside a brick building, with carriages and pedestrians on a cobbled stree

The North Dutch Church, Fulton and William Streets, New York

Edward Lamson Henry, 1869

Mrs. Thomas Hicks

Thomas Hicks, ca. 1884