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National Gallery of Art

10,102 works

Oil portrait of three young children grouped together, one holding a dark book, against a soft blue and gold background.

The Vanderkemp Children

Thomas Sully, 1832

Painting of a fisherman spearing fish in a river, with a second figure on the bank and mountains under a rose sky.

The Entrance to the Tautira River, Tahiti. Fisherman Spearing a Fish

John La Farge, c. 1895

Painting of a village with a church steeple on a cliff above a river, a sailboat, and a dramatic sunset sky.

Lake George and the Village of Caldwell

Thomas Chambers, mid 19th century

Painting of Columbus's party landing on a tropical shore, with armored men, a friar, ships, and indigenous people beneath pal

First Landing of Christopher Columbus

Frederick Kemmelmeyer, 1800/1805

Painting of a blacksmith shop with three men, an anvil, a brick forge, bellows, and tools hung on wooden walls.

Blacksmith Shop

Francis A. Beckett, c. 1880

Folk portrait of a boy in a dark suit and two girls in teal dresses, one holding an open book, against a tan background.

The Younger Generation

Sturtevant J. Hamblin, c. 1850

Three barefoot men walk along a riverbank under a tree, the central figure in pink with a halo, gesturing ahead.

Christ on the Road to Emmaus

Unknown artist, c. 1725/1730

Still life painting of a flower vase, watermelon slices, grapes, pineapple, cherries and peaches on a table.

Fruit and Flowers

Unknown artist, mid 19th century

Painting of two women in a sunlit room, one writing at a desk and one sewing beside tall windows with white curtains.

Mother and Mary

Edmund Charles Tarbell, 1922

Winter scene of many people skating and walking on a frozen waterway, with a sledge, boats, and a village behind.

A Scene on the Ice

Hendrick Avercamp, c. 1625

Painting of large waves crashing in white foam onto a sandy shore under a pale, stormy sky.

The Much Resounding Sea

Thomas Moran, 1884

Autumn mountain valley with a rider on horseback, storm clouds, rocky cliffs and a small cabin in a clearing.

A View of the Mountain Pass Called the Notch of the White Mountains (Crawford Notch)

Thomas Cole, 1839

Naive painting of two officers seated on a log in a clearing, one in red, one in blue, with a log cabin and fence behind.

Marion Feasting the British Officer on Sweet Potatoes

George Washington Mark, 1848

Two sailing ships on rough green sea; a schooner with a starred flag in front of a warship flying the American flag.

Capture of the "Savannah" by the "U.S.S. Perry"

Fritz Müller, 1861

Painting of an imagined city with stone towers on hills above a harbor with sailing ships under a cloudy sky.

A City of Fantasy

Unknown artist, mid 19th century

Still life painting of apples, pears, a basket, cherries, a cut orange and a bowl of nuts on a table.

Still Life of Fruit

Unknown artist, c. 1865/1880

Stylized landscape with a large tree, winding road, lake, rolling hills, and a farmhouse under a dramatic cloudy sky.

Stylized Landscape

Unknown artist, second half 19th century

Painting of a stone triumphal arch and a white classical palace under a cloudy sky, with figures and dogs.

An Architectural Fantasy

Jan van der Heyden, c. 1670

Painting of a calm lake with a wooden landing, a distant mountain, and a large boulder and trees on a sandy shore.

Landing at Sabbath Day Point

John Frederick Kensett, c. 1853

Painting of a grand basilica interior with arches, marble columns, a golden canopy and many small figures on the floor.

Interior of Saint Peter's, Rome

Giovanni Paolo Panini, c. 1754

Painting of a felucca with large cream sails racing through green waves below a steep rocky cliff at sunset.

Felucca off Gibraltar

Thomas Chambers, mid 19th century

Classical landscape with mythological figures, a peacock, grazing animals, a waterfall and a sunset valley.

The Judgment of Paris

Claude Lorrain, 1645/1646

Painting of a sailing ship tossed by large waves under a dark, moonlit storm sky.

Storm-Tossed Frigate

Thomas Chambers, mid 19th century

Naive painting of a harbor town with steamboats, sailboats, a train, a castle on a cliff, and a large central tree.

Composite Harbor Scene with Castle

Jurgan Frederick Huge, c. 1875

Painting of an archery contest on a field, with a pavilion, tents with flags, a bare tree and robed spectators.

Archery Contest

Chinese Qing Dynasty, 19th century

Painting of a festive procession along a lake with fish kites, lanterns, a stone bridge, pavilions and hills under a hazy sky

Procession by a Lake

Chinese Qing Dynasty, 19th century

Painting of figures with parasols on a sandy beach, sailboats and a steamship on the sea under a cloudy sky.

Beach at Trouville

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1864/1865

Painting of people on a jetty and beach with sailboats on choppy sea, a flag flapping, and dogs on sand under cloudy sky.

On the Jetty

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1869/1870

Small painting of a beach with parasol-holding figures, sailboats, and a steamship on a calm sea.

The Beach

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1877

Painting of women in white headscarves with baskets on a sandy beach under a pale blue sky, with the sea in the distance.

Women on the Beach at Berck

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1881