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National Gallery of Art

25,670 works

Night scene on a river: a figure in a canoe with a raised spear beside a torch, against dark dense jungle foliage.

Spearing by Torchlight on the Amazon

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Painting of a riverside village with thatched huts, figures, dugout canoes on water, and a dense green forest with palms.

A Small Village - Payaguas Indians

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Painting of a bearded saint in a blue cloak writing at a red velvet table, gazing upward beside a statue of the Virgin.

Saint Ildefonso

El Greco, c. 1603/1614

Painting of a armored rider on a white horse cutting his green cloak to share with a naked beggar beside him.

Saint Martin and the Beggar

; El Greco Anonymous, 1600/1614

Full-length portrait of a woman in a pale gown and straw hat holding a pink carnation, with a pug dog on a garden path.

The Marquesa de Pontejos

Francisco Goya, c. 1786

Full-length portrait of a man in hunting dress with a rifle, sash, and spotted dog beside him in a landscape.

Charles IV of Spain as Huntsman

Unknown artist, c. 1799/1800

Oil portrait of a young woman with curly hair, lace veil and ochre shawl against a dark background, hands folded.

Señora Sabasa Garcia

Francisco Goya, c. 1806/1811

Painting of a couple dancing in a wooded garden with elegant onlookers, musicians, and a classical statue nearby.

La Camargo Dancing

Nicolas Lancret, c. 1730

Young boy in brown jacket building a house of cards at a green-covered table in a dim room.

The House of Cards

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, probably 1737

Young woman in blue dress guides a child writing at a wooden desk with a quill pen.

The Little Schoolmistress

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, after 1740

Full-length portrait of a woman in a white gown and green sash leaning on a pedestal beneath red drapery, with a landscape be

Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire

Thomas Gainsborough, 1783

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a pink dress beneath a large tree, with a wide landscape and pale sky behind her.

Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Thomas Gainsborough, 1785-1787

Full-length portrait of a woman in a white silk gown with gold and green sashes, standing before trees under a cloudy sky.

Mrs. Thomas Scott Jackson

George Romney, c. 1770/1773

Portrait of a woman seated under a tree with two children and a shaggy dog, in a pink silk gown, with a landscape behind.

Lady Elizabeth Delmé and Her Children

Joshua Reynolds, 1777-1779

Woman in white dress with veil seated with a young boy leaning on her lap in a wooded landscape.

Lady Mary Templetown and Her Eldest Son

Thomas Lawrence, 1802

Full-length portrait of a woman in a white gold-trimmed gown leaning on a pedestal before a wooded landscape.

Lady Elizabeth Compton

Joshua Reynolds, 1780-1782

Oval oil portrait of a young man in a powdered wig, red military coat, gold epaulettes and a star order on a brown ground.

George IV as Prince of Wales

Gainsborough Dupont, 1781

Portrait of a young woman in a wide blue hat and white dress, with a blue sash, against a loose green landscape.

Miss Catherine Tatton

Thomas Gainsborough, 1786

Oval portrait of a woman with powdered grey hair, wearing a white pearl-trimmed dress and blue sash against a dark background

Mrs. John Taylor

Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1778

Oil portrait of a seated young woman in a white gown before a loose landscape with hills, trees and a cloudy sky.

Miss Eleanor Urquhart

Henry Raeburn, c. 1793

Portrait of a military officer in a red coat with gold epaulettes, holding a sword, against a dark cloudy sky.

Colonel Francis James Scott

Henry Raeburn, 1796/1811

Oil portrait of an elderly man in a dark coat seated beside a child in white, under a large tree at dusk.

John Tait and His Grandson

Henry Raeburn, c. 1793, with additions c. 1800

Oil portrait of a young girl in a white bonnet and dress with pink ribbons, set against a cloudy landscape.

Miss Juliana Willoughby

George Romney, 1781-1783

Portrait of a woman in a straw hat with brown ribbon, pink dress with white fur trim, against a cloudy landscape.

Mrs. Davies Davenport

George Romney, 1782-1784

Painting of a young girl in a white dress and black cape reaching toward a rose bush in a garden with a cloudy sky.

Lady Caroline Howard

Joshua Reynolds, 1778

Painting of a tall cathedral spire behind trees and a sunlit meadow under billowing clouds, with cattle and figures.

Salisbury Cathedral from Lower Marsh Close

John Constable, 1820

Painting of a mountain landscape with travelers crossing a stone bridge, a cliff with trees, and a cottage under a soft eveni

Mountain Landscape with Bridge

Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1783/1784

Hazy lagoon with boats in the foreground and a distant Venice skyline under a glowing yellow and blue sky.

Approach to Venice

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1844

Painting of a tree-lined riverside terrace with sailing boats and a low sun glowing over the water.

Mortlake Terrace

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1827

Two women in white dresses sit under a tree beside a sketchbook and a spaniel, with a hilly landscape behind them.

The Frankland Sisters

John Hoppner, 1795