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National Gallery of Art

25,755 works

Full-length portrait of a man in dark naval uniform with gold braid, holding a rolled document beside red drapery.

Captain Charles Stewart

Thomas Sully, 1811-1812

Portrait of a young blond boy in a floral wreath, brown cloak and red patterned sleeves, against a dark background.

A Prince of Saxony

Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1517

Portrait of a young girl with long golden hair, gold chain necklace, red embroidered dress and striped sleeves, against a bla

A Princess of Saxony

Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1517

Painted portrait of a man in a black hat and fur-trimmed robe before a green curtain, with a landscape view at right.

Portrait of a Nobleman

Nicolaus Kremer, 1529

Portrait of a man in a black hat and brown cloak holding an orange, with a rocky landscape behind him.

Hans Roth [obverse]

Bernhard Strigel, 1527

Painted heraldic crest with a white unicorn above a shield on red ground, set in a dark wooden frame with wooden bars.

Hans Roth [reverse]

Bernhard Strigel, 1527

Portrait of a woman in a black hat and gold chain before red damask, with a landscape and village at right.

Margarethe Vöhlin [obverse]

Bernhard Strigel, 1527

Oil portrait of an elderly woman in a white lace cap and black shawl, hands clasped, before red drapery.

Ann Old Coleman (Mrs. Robert Coleman)

Jacob Eichholtz, c. 1820

Painting of the Virgin with the infant Christ, surrounded by cherub heads, clouds and stars on a golden background.

The Madonna of the Stars

Jacopo Tintoretto, c. 1575/1585

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and yellow waistcoat, resting his hand beside an inkwell and quill.

Robert Coleman

Jacob Eichholtz, c. 1820

Oil portrait of three young women with dark hair, one holding a red book beside a vase of flowers, against a brown background

The Coleman Sisters

Thomas Sully, 1844

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

Portrait of a man in a blue military coat with gold epaulettes and yellow waistcoat, holding a sword, before a stormy sky.

General Washington at Princeton

Charles Peale Polk, c. 1790

Full-length portrait of a man in a gold doublet, red breeches and red cloak, holding a plumed hat before a rocky landscape.

Henri II de Lorraine

Anthony van Dyck, c. 1634

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

Oil portrait of an elderly man in a black coat and yellow waistcoat seated in a red chair against a dark background.

Gouverneur Kemble

Asher Brown Durand, 1853

Oil portrait of a man in a dark coat and pleated white cravat against a dark olive background.

William Clark Frazer

Jacob Eichholtz, c. 1830

Half-length portrait of a man in a dark coat holding a painter's palette, with an easel and red drapery behind him.

James P. Smith

Jacob Eichholtz, c. 1835

Half-length oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark jacket, red waistcoat and blue cravat beside an easel.

William Sidney Mount

Charles Loring Elliott, c. 1850

Oil portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a black coat and white shirt against a brown background.

George Pope Morris

Henry Inman, c. 1836

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit and white collar, turned to the right against a warm ochre background.

Henry Theodore Tuckerman

Daniel Huntington, 1866

Oil portrait of a bearded man with gray beard and dark coat, shown head and shoulders against a dark olive background.

Charles Loring Elliott

Unknown artist, c. 1865

Oil portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, hand to his head, with an open book and quill pen on a table.

Robert Walsh

Thomas Sully, 1814

Half-length portrait of an older man in a tan coat writing with a quill at a desk, against a dark brown background.

Timothy Matlack

Rembrandt Peale, 1802

Half-length portrait of a man in a brown coat and teal waistcoat against a green background, c. 1760.

Mr. Motte

Jeremiah Theus, c. 1760

George Washington

Rembrandt Peale, 1859

Oil portrait of a man with dark hair in a dark coat and white cravat against a warm brown background.

William Rogers

John Trumbull, 1804/1808

Oil portrait of a young woman with curled hair and a blue headband, wearing a teal dress and sheer shawl.

Sarah Blake Sturgis

Francis Alexander, 1835

Seated woman in blue gown with open book and lute, beside red drapery, flowers and a neoclassical house in parkland.

Maria Hamilton Beckford (Mrs. William Beckford)

Benjamin West, 1799

Abraham Lincoln

Douglas Volk, 1908, reworked 1917

Oil portrait of a seated man in a gold coat, white cravat and powdered wig, beside a blue chair and stone column.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Unknown artist, c. 1726/1740

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a black dress with lace collar, resting her head on her hand before red drapery.

Maria Gansevoort Melvill (Mrs. Allan Melvill)

Ezra Ames, c. 1815

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig, dark coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Unknown artist, c. 1770

Oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and red military coat with blue facings and gold buttons, against a dark background.

A Military Officer

Joseph Blackburn, 1756

Oil portrait of an older man with powdered hair in a blue coat, seated by red drapery and a stack of books.

Thomas Dawson, Viscount Cremorne

Mather Brown, c. 1788

Oil portrait of an older man in a long curled wig, white cravat and red cloak against a dark oval background.

Portrait of a Man

Unknown artist, late 17th century

Half-length portrait of a woman in a gold satin dress, pink bodice and white lace cap against a dark background.

Portrait of a Lady

Unknown artist, c. 1730/1750

Oil portrait of a seated man with wavy dark hair in a black coat and cravat, resting his hand on a red chair.

Portrait of a Man

Unknown artist, c. 1840

Oil portrait of a seated man in spectacles and dark coat, hand on a document, with a rural landscape behind him.

Thomas Earle

Ralph Earl, 1800

Oil portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat holding a cane, with a curtain and bookshelf behind him.

Portrait of a Man

Unknown artist, c. 1810

Half-length portrait of a young woman with an updo, dark dress and white collar against a brown background.

Phoebe Cassidy Freeman (Mrs. Clarkson Freeman)

Jacob Eichholtz, c. 1830

Oil portrait of a woman in a blue gown and gold shawl, her finger resting on an open book beside a red chair.

Portrait of a Lady

Unknown artist, c. 1770/1775

Painting of a seated woman in black with a veil, holding a young child in white and a feathered cap before draped curtains.

Mother and Child

Unknown artist, c. 1810

Bust-length oil portrait of a man with curly reddish hair, black coat and white cravat, against a dark background.

Self-Portrait

Chester Harding, c. 1825

Oil portrait of a bearded man with dark curly hair in a black coat and white shirt against an ochre background.

Dr. James Hall

Daniel Huntington, 1857

Oil portrait of a man with dark curly hair and a fur-trimmed dark garment against a brown background.

Junius Brutus Booth

Unknown artist, c. 1830

Dr. John Edwards Holbrook

Daniel Huntington, 1857

Oval oil portrait of a woman with dark hair, lace collar, cameo brooch and paisley shawl against a foliage background.

Portrait of a Lady

Unknown artist, c. 1855/1860

Oil portrait of a man with tousled hair, mustache, dark coat and bow tie against a warm golden background.

Edwin Forrest

David Johnson, 1871

Oil portrait of an elderly man with a full white beard in a dark coat against a dark brown background.

Joseph Wesley Harper, Jr.

Eastman Johnson, c. 1885

Half-length oil portrait of a man with powdered wig, white cravat and dark coat against a dark background.

John Peck

John Johnston, c. 1795

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit, white shirt and black bow tie against a dark background.

Abraham Lincoln

Unknown artist, c. 1864 or after

Oil portrait of an elderly bald man with a long white beard, wearing a dark jacket and grey waistcoat, holding a hat.

William Morris Hunt

Thomas Bayley Lawson, c. 1879

Half-length portrait of a smiling young woman with curled hair, wearing a gold dress and holding a letter against a dark back

Portrait of a Lady

Unknown artist, c. 1810

Half-length portrait of a dark-haired man in a black coat and white cravat, arms folded, before a red drapery.

Eliab Metcalf (?)

Unknown artist, c. 1815

Portrait of a young woman with curled hair in red velvet holding a guitar, seated before brown drapery.

Cora Livingston

Charles C. Ingham, c. 1833

Oil portrait of a man with curly hair in a black coat and white cravat, holding paper beside an inkwell and quill.

Portrait of a Man

Unknown artist, c. 1830

Portrait of a man in a brown coat and white cravat, pointing toward wheat, with evergreen trees behind him.

Mr. Van Vechten

The Schuyler Limner, 1719

Oil portrait of a woman in a dark dress and white lace cap, seated before a wood-paneled background.

Amy Taylor Dickson (Mrs. John Dickson)

John Neagle, c. 1835

Oil portrait of an elderly man with white hair and round spectacles in a dark coat against a shadowy background.

Thomas W. Dyott

John Neagle, c. 1836

Oil portrait of a young man with reddish hair in a dark coat and blue cravat, hand resting on a book.

William Crook Rudman, Jr.

Unknown artist, c. 1845

Half-length oil portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat and white cravat against a dark background.

The Reverend John Albert Ryan

John Neagle, 1825/1829

Oil portrait of an older woman in a black dress, white lace bonnet and collar, against a warm brown background.

Portrait of a Lady

John Neagle, c. 1825/1830

Oil portrait of a middle-aged man with gray hair in a dark coat, yellow waistcoat and white cravat against brown.

Richardson Stuart

Rembrandt Peale, c. 1815