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National Gallery of Art

10,026 works

Painting of two boxers grappling in a ring while a crowd of excited spectators watches from ringside in darkness.

Both Members of This Club

George Bellows, 1909

Landscape painting of a steam train winding through a valley toward a distant town, with a seated figure under a large tree.

The Lackawanna Valley

George Inness, c. 1856

Painting of a feathered Native American man standing beside a seated missionary in a dark coat on a grassy plain.

Mohigan Chief and a Missionary

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of three seated figures before a wooded backdrop: a young woman in white, an older woman in a bonnet, and a man in a

John Johnstone, Betty Johnstone, and Miss Wedderburn

Henry Raeburn, c. 1790/1795

Painting of a procession of figures in period dress crossing an arcaded palace courtyard toward a domed church.

Procession in the Courtyard of the Ducal Palace, Venice

Antonio Joli, 1742 or after

Three standing figures in feathered headdresses and beaded necklaces, two men holding a rifle and tomahawk, a woman in a pink

Three Peoria Indians

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of Venice's Grand Canal entrance with a tall sailing ship, gondolas, domed churches and people on a stone quay.

Entrance to the Grand Canal from the Molo, Venice

Canaletto, 1742/1744

Painting of a gondola procession on the Venetian Bacino di San Marco with the Campanile and Doge's Palace behind.

Procession of Gondolas in the Bacino di San Marco, Venice

Antonio Joli, 1742 or after

Painted group portrait of nine Indigenous people in fringed clothing and feathered headdresses within an oval frame.

Nine Ojibbeway Indians in London

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Canaletto painting of St Mark's Square in Venice with the basilica, Doge's Palace, market stalls and crowds of people.

The Square of Saint Mark's, Venice

Canaletto, 1742/1744

Reclining allegorical woman in green drapery painting a cherub on an oval canvas, with putti and brushes in clouds.

Allegory of Painting

François Boucher, 1765

Painting of a group of Iowa men, women, and a child in feathered headdresses and beaded clothing before a hazy sky.

Iowa Indians Who Visited London and Paris

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of a family gathered around a sleeping infant in a cradle, with a nurse, a standing woman and children at an open do

The Visit to the Nursery

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, c. 1775

Reclining woman with two cherubs, a harp, sheet music and doves on clouds, in a pastel allegory of music by Boucher.

Allegory of Music

François Boucher, 1764

Group of Indigenous men, women and children in feathered headdresses and fringed dress stand on grassland, one holding a toma

Ojibbeway Indians in Paris

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of costumed commedia dell'arte performers on a stage, with a white-clad Pierrot standing at the centre and a red cur

The Italian Comedians

Jean-Antoine Watteau, probably 1720

Painting of peasant children on a dirt path beside an elderly woman, with a wide green landscape and cloudy sky behind.

Landscape with Peasants

Louis Le Nain, c. 1640

Three standing figures on grass: two wrapped in light blankets with beaded leggings, and a man in a dark coat with red sash.

Oneida Chief, His Sister, and a Missionary

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of the Baptism of Christ: a crowd of figures at a river, a dove above, trees and hills in the background.

The Baptism of Christ

Nicolas Poussin, 1641/1642

Elegant figures in silk gowns gather in a wooded park near a statue, with a child and dog in the foreground.

Fête Champêtre

Jean-Baptiste Pater, c. 1730

Oval painting of three Delaware figures: a woman in a sunburst blanket and two men in beaded hide clothing with rifles.

Three Delaware Indians

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of a hunter in a canoe holding antlers while a hound swims in a river beside autumn trees.

Hound and Hunter

Winslow Homer, 1892

Monochrome painting of a crowded chamber where robed men gather around a collapsing figure beneath a bright spotlight.

The Death of the Earl of Chatham

John Singleton Copley, 1779

Three standing figures in traditional dress on grassland under a pale sky, painted within an oval frame.

Three Creek Indians

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painted church interior with tall columns, vaulted ceilings, a checkered floor and small figures walking toward a distant alt

Interior of a Church

Peeter Neeffs the Elder, c. 1625/1630

Painting of a woman with two young children on a sofa, with a staircase and figures visible through a doorway at right.

The David Children

Thomas Sully, 1826

Two seated men in beaded clothing and feathered headdresses rest on rocks in an open grassland, painted in an oval frame.

Two Choctaw Indians

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of an elderly father embracing a kneeling young man on steps, with a servant carrying garments and onlookers nearby.

The Return of the Prodigal Son

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1667/1670

Painting of a dark-haired woman asleep on a sofa, draped in a cream shawl, in a room with gilded furniture.

Nonchaloir (Repose)

John Singer Sargent, 1911

Painting of two feathered warriors and a woman in fringed clothing standing on a grassy plain under a pale blue sky.

Two Weeah Warriors and a Woman

George Catlin, 1861/1869