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National Gallery of Art

25,755 works

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark coat with gold buttons, with a steamboat on a river visible through a window.

Portrait of a Man (Possibly Peter Vogelsang Sr.)

Unknown artist, probably 1829

Oval portrait of a young boy with a white ruffled collar and dark blue jacket against a gold background.

Everard Benjamin

William Jennys, 1795

Folk painting of the Berks County Almshouse in 1895 with brick buildings, gardens, cattle, carriages and framed rural vignett

Berks County Almshouse, 1895

Louis Mader, 1895

Painting of villagers in period dress beating flax at a rustic log cabin farm, with a dog, haystack and campfire.

Flax Scutching Bee

Linton Park, 1885

Painting of a riverside scene with a carriage, gathered mourners at an open pit, sailboats on the water, and large trees.

The Exhumation

Linton Park, c. 1890

Portrait of a man with curly dark hair holding a religious newspaper, dressed in a black coat and cream waistcoat.

Mr. Day

Ammi Phillips, c. 1835

Half-length portrait of a woman in a black dress and white lace cap, hand resting on a red chair, dark background.

Mrs. Day

Ammi Phillips, c. 1835

Half-length portrait of a man in dark coat and white waistcoat holding a quill pen beside a sheet of paper.

Henry Teller

Ammi Phillips, c. 1835

Oil portrait of a seated woman in black dress, lace bonnet and white collar, holding a red book, against a dark background.

Jane Storm Teller

Ammi Phillips, c. 1835

Full-length portrait of a young girl in a pink dress holding a rose, leaning on a pedestal beside an urn, with a garden lands

Anna Maria Cumpston

Charles Peale Polk, c. 1790

Portrait of a young child in a red dress with yellow patterns, holding a small toy figure against a dark background.

Master Cleeves

William Matthew Prior, 1850

Portrait of a woman in a red gown with lace cuffs, black plumes and flowers in her curled hair, against a brown background.

Elizabeth Denison

The Denison Limner, c. 1790

Portrait of a seated woman in a white lace bonnet and dark dress, holding a red book in a red arrowback chair.

Woman in Red Arrowback Chair

Unknown artist, 1836/1840

Portrait of J. L.

Benjamin Greenleaf, c. 1810/1818

Group portrait of a man in a top hat and several children in a wooded setting with rocks, a hen, and a stream.

Abraham Clark and His Children

J. H., 1822

Half-length portrait of a man with brown hair and blue eyes in a dark coat and black cravat against a brown background.

Husband

Prior-Hamblin School, c. 1845

Painted portrait of a young woman with braided hair, blue dress and amber necklace, before red tasseled drapery.

Daughter

Prior-Hamblin School, c. 1845

Portrait of a seated woman in a yellow dress holding a fan, with white feathers in her hair and red drapery behind her.

Sophia Burpee Conant

The Conant Limner, c. 1813

Painted portrait of a woman in a red dress and lace cap, with a flying dove, potted carnations and a stylized landscape.

Catharine Hendrickson

Daniel Hendrickson, c. 1770

Watercolor of a melancholy seated woman in white beside a tree, with a small dog and a distant carriage in the landscape.

Maria

Unknown artist, c. 1790

Painted portrait of a seated woman in black dress and white lace cap, holding a book labeled Sophia Mead, c. 1845.

Sophia Mead

Unknown artist, c. 1845

Half-length portrait of a young man with brown hair and a dark coat, wearing a white ruffled cravat against a blue background

Possibly Harlan Page

Unknown artist, 1815

Family group portrait in a patterned room with a standing man in top hat, a seated woman with infant, children and a dog.

The Sargent Family

Unknown artist, 1800

Painted portrait of a seated man in a dark coat beside a stack of books on a shelf, c. 1831.

Possibly William Sheldon

Asahel Powers, c. 1831

Painted portrait of a seated woman in a gray dress, lace bonnet with red ribbons, and gold jewelry against a dark background.

Possibly Mrs. William Sheldon

Asahel Powers, c. 1831

Seated man in dark blue coat and white cravat holding a red book, resting his arm on a carved chair against a tan background.

Joseph Slade

Ammi Phillips, 1816

Portrait of a seated woman in a green dress and white lace bonnet, holding white lace, beside a draped settee.

Alsa Slade

Ammi Phillips, 1816

Portrait of a seated woman in a grey dress with white lace collar, holding a red book, against a golden background.

Hannah Fisher Stedman

Asahel Powers, 1833

Half-length portrait of a man in black coat and bow tie, hand resting on a book, seated before a painted green and blue backg

John Stone

Thomas Skynner, c. 1845

Half-length portrait of a woman in a black dress with a white collar, holding a vase of roses beside a red curtain.

Eliza Welch Stone

Thomas Skynner, c. 1845

Full-length portrait of a young boy in a red coat and gray waistcoat holding a black hat beside a green drape.

Charles Adams Wheeler

The Beardsley Limner, c. 1790

Child in blue dress with white stockings and shoe, seated beside a gray cat on a green book, red drapery behind.

Baby in Blue

William Matthew Prior, c. 1845

Portrait of a young girl in a white dress and bonnet holding strawberries, seated in a pink chair against a dark background.

The Strawberry Girl

Ammi Phillips, c. 1830

Full-length portrait of a boy in a blue suit and white ruffled collar holding a red book on a green patterned rug.

Boy in Blue

Unknown artist, c. 1820/1830

Painting of a seated young man and standing girl in blue dress under a tree, with a dog and straw hat at their feet.

Brother and Sister

Unknown artist, c. 1845

Portrait of a young girl in a yellow dress feeding a small bird, against a green background.

Feeding the Bird

Unknown artist, c. 1800

Painting of a young girl in a white dress holding a basket of strawberries, seated on a stool over a green patterned rug.

Little Miss Wyckoff

Unknown artist, c. 1830

Portrait of a young girl in a lace bonnet and blue dress holding a wicker basket of flowers.

Little Girl with Flower Basket

Unknown artist, c. 1830

Painted portrait of a young girl in a white dress holding a slate, seated before red drapery.

Little Girl with Slate

Prior-Hamblin School, c. 1845

Portrait of a young girl in a red dress and coral necklace holding a doll in a blue dress against a dark background.

Little Girl with Doll

Unknown artist, c. 1800/1820

Painting of a young child in a dotted dress holding a whip and a string attached to a yellow toy horse and wagon.

Boy with Toy Horse and Wagon

William Matthew Prior, c. 1845

Painting of a young girl in a pink dress with lace collar holding a white rabbit against a dark background.

Little Girl with Pet Rabbit

Sturtevant J. Hamblin, c. 1845

Full-length portrait of a young girl in a gray dress and red skirt holding a toy rooster, with a toy box at left.

Girl with Toy Rooster

Unknown artist, c. 1840

Portrait of a woman in an olive gown with pearls, lace cap with pink roses and white bow, resting on a red chair.

Lady Wearing Pearls

Unknown artist, c. 1830

Painting of a seated woman in a green dress and blue fringed shawl, wearing a red cap, against a grey background.

The Blue Shawl

Unknown artist, c. 1820

Painting of a man writing at a desk with two children and a small bird on a tiled floor, framed by coral scrollwork.

At the Writing Table

Unknown artist, c. 1790

Oil portrait of an elderly man in a black suit seated in a red slat back chair, one hand resting on an open book.

Old Man in Red Slat Back Chair

Unknown artist, 1836/1840

Painting of a young girl with red hair in a blue dress with white lace, holding a pink rose, against a dark background.

Little Girl in Blue Dress

Unknown artist, c. 1840

Half-length portrait of a man in a red headwrap and patterned sash, turned to the left against a dark background.

Chief Jumper of the Seminoles

Unknown artist, possibly 1837/1838

Full-length portrait of a seated man in a blue coat beside a round table with a book, in a green-walled room.

Samuel Griffin

William Dunlap, c. 1809

Portrait of a seated man with a quill and ledger, with rolls of patterned fabric on shelves behind him.

Textile Merchant

Unknown artist, c. 1840

Profile Portrait of a Man

Unknown artist, c. 1835/1840

Profile Portrait of a Lady

Unknown artist, c. 1835/1840

Portrait of a standing man in a black jacket and bow tie against a blue-green background.

Anonymous Man

Unknown artist, c. 1830

Half-length portrait of a woman in a black dress with puffed sleeves, holding a red book against a blue background.

Anonymous Woman

Unknown artist, c. 1830

Painting of a harbor with a burning town on the right, sailing ships firing cannons, and smoke over Boston on the left.

Attack on Bunker's Hill, with the Burning of Charles Town

Unknown artist, 1783 or after

Painting of a snowy New England farm in winter with a woman, child, cows, geese, and chickens near a green house.

New England Farm in Winter

Unknown artist, 1850 or after

Naive painting of white mansion with red roof and cupola, with strolling figures, a dog, and a carriage on a lawn.

A View of Mount Vernon

Unknown artist, 1792 or after

Naive painting of a white obelisk monument among tall trees, with figures by a white picket fence and a rider on a white hors

Lexington Battle Monument

Unknown artist, 1853 or after

Painting of Christ seated by a brick well speaking with a woman holding a water jug, with a town and mountains behind.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Unknown artist, c. 1720/1740

Painting of sailing yachts racing among steamboats and American flags on a choppy blue sea under a cloudy sky.

Imaginary Regatta of America's Cup Winners

Unknown artist, 1889 or after

Painting of a young man in red and green clothing beside a column and silver urn of flowers on a marble terrace.

Young Man on a Terrace

Unknown artist, c. 1730

Painting of a man in a top hat driving a brown trotting horse in a light sulky across a racetrack with trees behind.

The Trotter

Charles S. Humphreys, c. 1860

Folk painting of a white farmhouse with livestock, figures, large trees, fenced fields and mountains under a blue sky.

Farmhouse in Mahantango Valley

Unknown artist, late 19th century