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National Gallery of Art

25,670 works

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

Portrait of a Gentleman

Unknown artist, c. 1710/1730

Oval portrait of a man in a white periwig, brown coat and cream cravat against a brown background.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Unknown artist, c. 1720/1740

Bust-length portrait of a man with powdered white hair in a dark blue uniform with gold epaulette and yellow waistcoat.

General William Smallwood

Robert Edge Pine, 1785/1788

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a blue silk dress with white lace cuffs, one arm resting on a wooden ledge.

Portrait of a Lady

Adriana Verelst, c. 1715/1730, perhaps close to 1725

Seated portrait of an older woman in a white lace bonnet and black dress, with hands folded, in a red armchair.

Frances Ludlum Morris (Mrs. Robert Morris) (?)

Frederick R. Spencer, 1838

Half-length portrait of a man with shoulder-length hair, mustache, dark doublet and white collar against a brown background.

Portrait of a Man

Unknown artist, c. 1655

Oil portrait of a woman in a red mantle and white gown, resting her arm on a jeweled crown against a cloudy sky.

Elizabeth, Countess of Effingham

Benjamin West, c. 1797

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig, blue coat and embroidered cream waistcoat against a dark background.

John Stevens (?)

John Wollaston, c. 1749-1752

Oval half-length portrait of a man in a powdered wig, dark coat, red collar and white cravat against a brown background.

The Hon. Sir Francis Burton Conyngham

Unknown artist, c. 1790/1795

Portrait of a woman with curled golden hair in a white gown and blue shawl against a dark background.

Charlotte Morton Dexter (Mrs. Andrew Dexter)

Gilbert Stuart, 1808/c. 1825

Portrait of a man in a blue coat with gold braid, holding a telescope, with ships in a harbor behind him.

Unidentified British Navy Officer

John Wollaston, c. 1745

Oil portrait of a young man in dark jacket and white waistcoat resting his head on his hand beside books, red background.

Thomas Alston

Thomas Sully, 1826

Oil portrait of a woman with curled dark hair, white dress and red embroidered shawl, leaning on a stone column.

Julianna Hazlehurst

Jacob Eichholtz, c. 1820

Oil portrait of a dark-haired man in a white collar and red cloak, turned toward the viewer against a brown background.

John Philip Kemble

Thomas Sully, 1867

Half-length portrait of a gentleman in a powdered wig, dark coat with gold buttons, and lace cuffs, against brown.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Joseph Wright of Derby, c. 1760

Painting of an elderly bearded man with a furrowed brow, lit from the left against a dark brown background.

Portrait of an Old Man

Alphonse Legros

Painting of a woman with upswept hair, white ruffled collar and dark striped shawl, set against a dark brown background.

Agnes Gordon Higginson Fuller (Mrs. George Fuller)

George Fuller, c. 1877

Portrait of a young girl with dark curly hair, gray coat and blue collar ribbon against a dark brown background.

Catharine

Robert Henri, 1913

Full-length portrait of a man in a blue coat and cream breeches holding a cane, with a river valley landscape behind him.

Daniel Boardman

Ralph Earl, 1789

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

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

Head of a Young Girl

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, c. 1890

Portrait of a uniformed officer with a brown horse in a wooded landscape, leaning on the saddle under a reddish sky.

Captain Patrick Miller

Henry Raeburn, 1788/1789, altered later (date unknown)

Painting of a young woman with dark hair in a brown fur wrap against a red-brown background.

Alice Butt

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1895

Painting of a woman in a red skirt walking a path by a river, with cows, large trees on the right, and a cloudy sky.

River View

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1868/1872

Painting of a dark wooden windmill under a dramatic rose-brown sky, with a woman and child seated by a fence in the foregroun

The Windmill

Jean-Charles Cazin, probably after 1884

Octagonal painting of a sleeping nude woman, a satyr, a horned figure, and a putto with a compass in a landscape.

Allegory

Pietro degli Ingannati, c. 1515-1525

Painting of a calm river with trees on the left, washerwomen on the bank, village houses and soft clouds in the distance.

Washerwomen at the Oise River near Valmondois

Charles-François Daubigny, 1865

Painting of a dappled forest path lined with pale birch and gnarled oak trees, with boulders and sunlight on the ground.

Forest Scene

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz, 1874

Painting of the Rialto Bridge over a busy Venetian canal, with gondolas, boatmen, and palazzi lining the waterfront.

Rialto Bridge, Venice

Unknown artist, c. 1770/1800

Painting of a massive oak under a stormy sky, with a dirt path, rocky ground and a small figure in the grassy landscape.

The Old Oak

Jules Dupré, c. 1870

Oil landscape of a river valley with large trees in the foreground, rolling hills, and a soft cloudy sky.

Landscape

Henri Harpignies, 1898

Painting of a seated nude woman with a yellow headband among tall grass, feet in water, white cloth beside her.

The Bather

Jean-François Millet, 1846/1848

Painting of a calm river with a boatman, a leaning tree, a cottage, and a wide meadow under cumulus clouds.

Landscape with Boatman

Théodore Rousseau, c. 1860

Byzantine panel painting of the enthroned Virgin and Child in blue and red robes against a gold background, with two angels a

Enthroned Madonna and Child

Unknown artist, c. 1250/1275

Woman painter with brush at easel, looking out, while a laughing violinist appears on her canvas beside a palette.

Self-Portrait

Judith Leyster, c. 1630

Young Woman in White

Robert Henri, 1904

Painting of Bersaglieri soldiers marching with brass horns down a city street lined with flags and cheering crowds.

The Bersaglieri

George Luks, 1918

Portrait of a woman in a black dress and white lace cap, turned to the left, with a brooch and ring, seated before a brown ba

Lovice Corbett Whittemore (Mrs. Thomas Whittemore)

Alvan Clark, 1845

Portrait of a bearded man in dark clothing with a white dog, with a landscape of mountains visible through a window.

Portrait of a Man with a Dog

Giovanni Cariani, c. 1520

Oil portrait of an older man with grey hair, dark coat and white cravat, against a brown background.

Thomas Paine

John Wesley Jarvis, c. 1806/1807

Painting of a woman with hair in a bun holding a striped tabby cat against her shoulder, against a green background.

Woman with a Cat

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, c. 1875

Gauguin's The Bathers (1897): women bathing by a pool beneath flowering trees, with a nude figure standing at right.

The Bathers

Paul Gauguin, 1897

Full-length portrait of a man in black hat and coat skating on ice, with bare trees and other skaters in the background.

The Skater (Portrait of William Grant)

Gilbert Stuart, 1782

Painting of a rowboat at a riverbank with standing figures, a seated oarsman, and sailboats on sunlit water.

Oarsmen at Chatou

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1879

Portrait of a young man in pink silk and grey cloak holding a hat, with a gothic college building and lawn behind him.

A Graduate of Merton College, Oxford

George Knapton, c. 1754/1755

Two goldeneye ducks, one diving headfirst and one gliding, above choppy gray sea with a splash of white spray.

Right and Left

Winslow Homer, 1909

Painting of a man bending over a white horse and cart on a dirt road, with a brown field and muted sky behind.

Mending the Harness

Albert Pinkham Ryder, mid to late 1870s

Oil painting of a cream rooster, a hen at a wooden nesting box, a perched hen, and an egg in straw on a dark background.

Farmyard Fowls

John James Audubon, c. 1827

Painting of a pale spotted young bull standing in a field beside a wooden fence, with a tree and hazy hills behind.

A Young Bull

John Woodhouse Audubon, c. 1849

Painting of a black-footed ferret peering down at a ground nest with eggs on a grassy prairie under cloudy skies.

Black-Footed Ferret

John Woodhouse Audubon, 1840/1846

Painting of three sharp-tailed finches among marsh grasses, one singing on a bare branch, one on a nest by water.

Sharp-Tailed Finch

Joseph Bartholomew Kidd, 1831/1833

Three black-backed woodpeckers on a leafy tree trunk against a pale sky and rolling hills.

Black-Backed Three-Toed Woodpecker

Joseph Bartholomew Kidd, 1831/1833

Painting of orchard orioles, chestnut and black males and yellow females, perched on a thorny branch beside a hanging nest.

Orchard Oriole

Joseph Bartholomew Kidd, 1830/1832

Two yellow warblers perch among red and yellow trumpet flowers and green leaves against a pale sky.

Yellow Warbler

Joseph Bartholomew Kidd, 1830-1833

Golden sunset landscape with a hilltop castle, waterfall, bare tree, and small agitated figures in the foreground.

The Rape of Proserpine

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1839

Painting of a long-tailed red fox creeping across sandy ground beside reeds under a glowing evening sky.

Long-Tailed Red Fox

John Woodhouse Audubon, 1848/1854

Seated woman in black dress and white lace collar in a gilded chair before red drapery, painted by John Singer Sargent.

Ellen Peabody Endicott (Mrs. William Crowninshield Endicott)

John Singer Sargent, 1901

Painting of a woman in a white dress and red sash playing a mandolin against a dark, painterly background.

Gypsy Woman with Mandolin

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, c. 1870

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

Alexander Hamilton

John Trumbull, c. 1792

Painting of the Feast of Herod: an executioner beheads a haloed saint at left while a dancer and banqueting courtiers fill a

The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

Benozzo Gozzoli, 1461-1462

Portrait of a Man

Andrea Mantegna, c. 1470