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National Gallery of Art

25,755 works

Naive painting of a valley farm with red-roofed barns, horses, cattle, chickens, fenced fields, and blue mountains behind.

Mahantango Valley Farm

Unknown artist, late 19th century

Black dog carrying a hare through a snowy clearing with pine trees, a hunter at right, and grey hills beyond.

Retriever

O. G., second half 19th century

Painting of a hunting party with mounted riders, hounds, and a rising sun over hills, c. 1800.

The Start of the Hunt

Unknown artist, c. 1800

Night forest scene with hunting dogs, seated men in top hats, and two standing hunters with a lantern under a moonlit sky.

Coon Hunt

Unknown artist, third quarter 19th century

Painting of riders and hounds chasing across a field past a split-rail fence and red farm buildings, with trees and mountains

The End of the Hunt

Unknown artist, c. 1800

Painting of a three-masted ship under full white sails on blue water, framed by trees, green hills and a yellow house.

Under Full Sail

Unknown artist, second quarter 19th century

Still life painting of a blue vase with tulips, daisies and morning glories beside grapes, peaches and pears on a checkered c

Flowers and Fruit

Unknown artist, c. 1870

Painting of pink roses and small yellow flowers with green leaves in a green vase with white tendril decoration on a dark tab

Pink Roses

Unknown artist, fourth quarter 19th century

William Henry Vining

George M. Miller, c. 1810

Two rowers in a red racing scull on a river, with a steamboat and wooded shoreline behind them.

The Biglin Brothers Racing

Thomas Eakins, 1872

Painting of a young girl with long hair and a lace collar against a dark background, signed Violet, Sept. 1882.

Violet

George Fuller, 1882

Oil portrait of an older woman in a lace bonnet and frilled white collar against a dark background.

Agnes Gordon Cochran Higginson (Mrs. Stephen Higginson)

George Fuller, 1876

Painting of wooden boats on a pebble beach beside a rock arch over turquoise sea, with stone houses and laundry above.

Marina Piccola, Capri

William Stanley Haseltine, c. 1858

Oil portrait of an elderly man with white hair and mustache in a dark suit and blue tie, resting a hand on a red chair.

Andrew W. Mellon

Gari Melchers, 1930

Oil portrait of a man in a dark double-breasted coat and white cravat against a warm brown background.

Daniel Webster

James Reid Lambdin, c. 1850

Half-length portrait of an older man in a white wig, dark coat with gold buttons, and yellow waistcoat against a dark backgro

Portrait of a Quaker

Adolph-Ulrich Wertmüller, 1795

Oil portrait of a young man with short brown hair in a dark coat, black cravat and white waistcoat against a dark background.

Henry Eichholtz Leman

Jacob Eichholtz, c. 1835

Oil portrait of a man in a dark blue naval-style coat with gold braid, white powdered wig, and holding a hat.

Captain Robert Calder

Lemuel Francis Abbott, c. 1787/1790

Oil portrait of a seated man in a blue coat and red sash, holding a quill over a handwritten letter.

Sir John Dick

Gilbert Stuart, 1783

Painting of a seated miner in a lamp-topped cap, smoking a pipe and holding a lunch pail, against a dark teal background.

The Fire Boss

George Luks, 1925

Misty painting of tall trees, a fence and a path in soft blue and green light, with a glowing break in the foliage.

Moonlight

J. Alden Weir, c. 1905

Painting of a garden with plant rows, large trees, a farmhouse with chimneys, and a wooden fence under a blue sky.

The Artist's Garden

Ralph Albert Blakelock, c. 1879/1889

Painting of a snowy New York street with a horse-drawn carriage, pedestrians, a street lamp, and tall buildings under gray sk

Snow in New York

Robert Henri, 1902

Women in dark dresses carry bundles of white laundry along a lamplit cobblestone street at dusk.

The Laundresses

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1899

Oval portrait of a young woman with curled brown hair and white dress against a soft cloudy sky.

Possibly Franciska Krasinska, Duchess of Courland

Angelica Kauffmann, c. 1790

Painting of a young woman in a yellow headscarf and patterned apron leaning on a wooden table, against a muted background.

Italian Woman (La Morieri)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, c. 1872

Oil portrait of an older man with white powdered hair, dark coat and lace jabot against a brown background.

John Adams

Gilbert Stuart, c. 1800/1815

Half-length portrait of a woman in a white lace bonnet and shawl and red dress, seated in a gold chair against a dark backgro

Abigail Smith Adams (Mrs. John Adams)

Gilbert Stuart, 1800/1815

Impressionist painting of figures carrying baskets along a grassy path toward a thatched cottage and village under a cloudy s

The Mussel Harvest

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1879

Bust portrait of an older man with powdered white hair in a black coat and lace jabot against a dark background.

George Washington

Gilbert Stuart, c. 1803/1805

Oil portrait of a woman with curled hair in a white dress and shawl, arm resting on a red chair, landscape behind.

Ann Barry

Gilbert Stuart, 1803/1805

Portrait of a young woman in a white dress holding a small white dog, set against dark trees and sky.

Mary Barry

Gilbert Stuart, 1803/1805

Painting of a bullfight in a sandy ring, with a charging bull, capemen in red and blue, and a dense crowd in the stands.

The Bullfight

Eugenio Lucas Villamil, c. 1890/1900

Painting of the Last Supper with a haloed central figure, gold light rays, and disciples gathered around a long table.

The Last Supper

William Blake, 1799

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig, navy coat with red collar and cream waistcoat, against a dark brown background.

Mr. Forbes

George Romney, c. 1780/1790

Half-length oil portrait of an elderly man with curly hair, black cravat and dark coat, gazing upward against a brown backgro

Thomas Sully

Rembrandt Peale, 1859

Painted fête galante with elegant figures gathered in a wooded park beside a stone terrace and a reclining sculpted nude.

On the Terrace

Jean-Baptiste Pater, c. 1730/1735

Seated man in white wig and embroidered velvet coat with a sash and medals, beside a gilt table, books and a bronze bust.

The Marquis d'Ossun

Van Loo, called César Van Loo, Jules César Denis, c. 1780

Painting of a calm pond with willow trees, a woman with a bundle, a seated figure, and pale houses on the far shore.

Ville-d'Avray

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, c. 1865

Two children seated on a green cushion before red drapery, with a rose bush and river view behind them.

The Herbert Children

Lambert Sachs, 1857

Painting of two horses beside a gray barn, with cows in a yard and a white house with green shutters behind a fence.

The Barnyard

Amzi Emmons Zeliff, late 19th century

Naive painting of a river valley with a castle, marching red-coated soldiers, a steamboat, sailboats and a distant town.

Mounting of the Guard

Redpath, mid 19th century

Folk painting of a standing man in blue with shackles beside an American flag, a mounted rider, an obelisk, palms and a river

Allegory of Freedom

Unknown artist, 1863 or after

Portrait of an elderly woman in a white lace bonnet and shawl, holding an apple, against a dark brown background.

Probably Annis Cook Holding an Apple

Unknown artist, c. 1830

Portrait of a woman in a black dress and lace collar sewing white fabric, seated before a reddish-brown background.

Probably Sarah Cook Arnold Knitting

Unknown artist, c. 1830

Painted portrait of a young child in a red dress beside a flowering plant, gray cat, willow tree, and memorial obelisk.

Memorial to Nicholas M. S. Catlin

Unknown artist, c. 1852

Painting of a child in a striped dress holding a straw hat beside a black dog in a green landscape.

Henry L. Wells

Susan C. Waters, 1845

Painting of a mourning woman by a white memorial stone, with a village church, willow tree, and orange sunset behind.

Eaton Family Memorial

Samuel Jordan, 1831

Allegorical painting of a winged woman driving a chariot past mounted soldiers and a crowd toward a domed capitol building.

Emancipation Proclamation

A.A. Lamb, 1864 or after

Naive painting of a white village with church steeples, green hills, large trees, and three sailing ships on water.

New England Village

Unknown artist, early 19th century

Painting of a woman in a white gown holding an American flag and a cup offered to an eagle above her.

Liberty

Unknown artist, c. 1800/1820

Portrait of a woman in a blue lace shawl holding a book, with a harbor city scene behind her in an ornate frame.

Eliza Wells

Abram Ross Stanley, 1840

Half-length portrait of an elderly woman in a red dotted shawl, spectacles on her head, holding a small book.

Portrait of an Old Lady

J.C. Robinson, 1848

Naive painting of a farmstead with barn, farmhouse, white fences, a dirt road and a creek under a yellow sky.

View of Benjamin Reber's Farm

Charles C. Hofmann, 1872

Wellington Van Reid

Unknown artist, c. 1810

Portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, holding a small red-tinted vial, seated in a red chair.

Man with Vial

Erastus Salisbury Field, c. 1827

Jane L. Van Reid

Unknown artist, c. 1810

Painted portrait of a woman in a white lace bonnet with orange ribbon, dark dress and white collar, seated in a chair.

Wife of Man with Vial

Erastus Salisbury Field, c. 1827

Painting of a uniformed officer in a blue coat raising his hat while riding a white horse with a star-decorated saddle cloth.

General Washington on a White Charger

Unknown artist, 1835 or after

Two children in a parlor, a boy on a dappled rocking horse and a girl in red beside him, with a patterned carpet.

The Hobby Horse

Robert Peckham, c. 1840

Half-length portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat before red drapery and a shelf of books.

Dr. Alvah Cook

Unknown artist, c. 1820

Portrait of a man in a dark cap and robe, with a ring of keys on a red cloth and gold inscription above.

Portrait of an Almoner of Antwerp

Antwerp 16th Century, 1542

Painting of hooded figures kneeling before a reclining man with a skull-topped staff, within a colonnaded interior.

The Adoration of the Skulls

Michel-François Dandré-Bardon, c. 1733/1734

Painting of a barefoot young woman carrying a basket of fish along a sandy seashore, wearing a white blouse and red skirt.

Girl with a Basket of Fish

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, c. 1889