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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Dim tavern interior with men playing cards and smoking around a table beside a large hearth.

Tavern Scene

Adriaen van Ostade, early 1660s

Painting of a calm lake beneath wooded mountains at dusk, with a seated figure in the foreground and a small boat on the wate

View on Lake George

John William Casilear, 1857

Interior genre scene: a young couple at an open door, a dog, and an older man reading a newspaper by a tea table.

The Bashful Cousin

Francis William Edmonds, c. 1841-1842

Calm seascape with rocky bluff, pine trees, rowboat on sandy beach, and distant sailboats under a hazy sky.

Beach at Beverly

John Frederick Kensett, c. 1869/1872

Landscape painting of large trees, grazing cows, a river and distant mountains under a warm evening sky.

A Pastoral Scene

Asher Brown Durand, 1858

Seated woman in gold satin gown and pearl necklace, holding a small shell, before a dark rocky landscape under a cloudy sky.

Lady Borlase

Gerard Soest, c. 1672/1675

River scene with sailing and rowing boats, a church tower and windmills on the far shore under a cloudy sky.

View of Dordrecht from the Dordtse Kil

Jan van Goyen, 1644

Painting of a sunlit forest with moss-covered trees, a small stream, fallen logs, and distant hazy mountains.

Forest in the Morning Light

Asher Brown Durand, c. 1855

Painting of a towered castle on a cliff under a stormy red-lit sky, with mounted riders approaching a stone gate and jagged m

The Spirit of War

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1851

Painting of a baby peering from a mass of colorful patterned blankets against a pale green background.

Baby (Cradle)

Gustav Klimt, 1917/1918

Interior scene with a girl crawling on a rug while children peek from behind furniture and a woman reads by a window.

Hide and Seek

James Tissot, c. 1877

Lady with a Lute

Thomas Dewing, 1886

Painting of the Nativity with kneeling Virgin Mary, Christ Child in basket, angels, and kneeling man in red robe.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Adriaen Isenbrandt, probably 1520/1540

Painting of a two-masted pilot boat sailing past a stone fort with an American flag in a harbor under cloudy skies.

New York Harbor with Pilot Boat "George Washington"

Thomas Chambers, mid 19th century

Oil portrait of a seated man in a brown coat with gold buttons, holding a notebook and pen against a dark background.

Adam Babcock

John Singleton Copley, c. 1774

Painting of an elderly man reading a newspaper beside a child in blue, with a woman knitting by a marble fireplace.

The Brown Family

Eastman Johnson, 1869

Painting of the white domed Taj Mahal with minarets, a red wall and a green tree in front under a pale blue sky.

The Taj Mahal

Erastus Salisbury Field, c. 1860/1880

Painting of a lake with lavender mountains in the distance, pine trees and a golden hillside framing the foreground.

Leverett Pond

Erastus Salisbury Field, c. 1860/1880

Portrait of a seated man in dark clothing with an open tune book, red drapery and a lake landscape behind him.

Man with a Tune Book: Possibly Mr. Cook

Erastus Salisbury Field, c. 1838

Half-length portrait of a red-haired man in a dark coat holding a quill and manuscript, seated in a yellow chair.

Mr. Baylor

Joshua Johnson, c. 1805

Still life painting of a footed compote holding a watermelon slice, pineapple, grapes, pear, lemon and orange on dark ground.

Still Life

M.A. Goode, second half 19th century

Painting of a young child in a blue dress and white apron holding a straw hat and a small book before red drapery.

Child with Straw Hat

William Matthew Prior, c. 1846/1873

Full-length portrait of a boy in brown coat pointing at a bird, with a golden dog and blue drape beside him.

Boy of the Beekman Family

Unknown artist, c. 1720

Painting of many North American birds perched on oak branches and grass, including a hawk, robin, crossbill, flicker and quai

Birds

Unknown artist, c. 1840

Double portrait of two young boys in blue jackets with white ruffled collars against a brown background.

The Congdon Brothers

Unknown artist, c. 1830

Portrait of a seated woman in spectacles, gold necklace and dark blue dress against a brown background with red drapery.

Lady Wearing Spectacles

Unknown artist, c. 1840

Portrait of a woman in a black dress and lace bonnet, holding a red book beside a patterned table.

Catherine A. May

Ammi Phillips, c. 1830

Portrait of a seated woman in a black dress and lace cap against a green background, with painted inscription.

Eliza R. Read

Royall Brewster Smith, 1833

Half-length portrait of a man in a black coat and white cravat, resting his hand on a red book against green.

John G. Read

Royall Brewster Smith, 1833

Two girls in matching blue dresses, one holding a red book and one holding cherries, against a dark background.

Sisters in Blue

Sturtevant J. Hamblin, c. 1840

Portrait of a seated woman in a white floral gown with blue bodice, holding a flowering sprig against a brown background.

Susanna Truax

Unknown artist, c. 1740

Naive painting of a village with red-coated soldiers marching past a stone-walled graveyard, a pond, and white houses.

View of Concord

Unknown artist, c. 1830

Oil portrait of an elderly man in a white wig and red coat against a dark brown background.

John Adams

Gilbert Stuart, c. 1821

Half-length portrait of an older man with powdered white hair, dark coat and white cravat before a dark green background.

James Madison

Gilbert Stuart, c. 1821

Oil portrait of an older man with grey hair in a black coat and white cravat against a soft blue and mauve background.

James Monroe

Gilbert Stuart, c. 1817

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

George Washington

Gilbert Stuart, c. 1821

Painting of a wooded landscape with travelers resting on a sandy path beneath large trees and a cloudy sky.

Wooded Landscape with Travelers

Adam Pynacker, late 1640s

Painting of a crowded cobbled town square with a well, church tower, castle on a hill, and costumed townspeople.

The Marketplace in Bergen op Zoom

Abel Grimmer, probably 1590 and 1597

Half-length oil portrait of a woman in a wide yellow-ribboned hat and white ruffled dress resting her arms on a ledge.

Lady Cunliffe

John Hoppner, 1781/1782

Expressive painting of two nude women, one standing with her back turned and one seated, in bold yellow, orange and green.

Two Nudes [obverse]

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1907

Painting of a seated woman in a white hat and dress with a green sash, resting her hand on a wicker chair against a dark gree

Florence Sittenham Davey (Mrs. Randall Davey)

George Bellows, 1914

Loose painting of women in a theatre box with a green feathered fan and a red flower in one woman's hair.

The Loge

Edgar Degas, c. 1883

Oil portrait of a woman with flowers in her hair, holding a shepherd's crook, in a blue dress against a cloudy landscape.

Elizabeth Gray Otis (Mrs. Samuel Alleyne Otis)

John Singleton Copley, c. 1764

Oil portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a dark coat and white cravat, against red drapery.

Samuel Alleyne Otis

Gilbert Stuart, 1811/1813

Two-masted schooner anchored on calm water at dusk, pink glow on the horizon, with a second ship and distant hills.

Lumber Schooners at Evening on Penobscot Bay

Fitz Henry Lane, 1863

Painting of a courtroom with two seated men, a standing official, and a woman in green holding a paper on a bench.

The Petition

Jean-Louis Forain, 1906

Oval portrait of a man with long dark hair in a white collared shirt and orange-red cloak, hand resting on his chest.

Possibly William Metcalf

The Pollard Limner, c. 1730

Loose oil sketch of a soldier carrying a limp figure as a woman follows, with smoke and fire behind them.

The Requisition

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1919

Family portrait of two adults and two children in front of red drapery, painted in 1846 in an American folk style.

The Gage Family

Unknown artist, 1846

Family group portrait of a seated man, a seated woman, two girls in white dresses, and a boy in a green jacket.

Family Group

Joshua Johnson, c. 1800

Portrait of a young woman in a green dress holding a fan, seated before an arched window with trees and a vase of flowers.

Young Lady with a Fan

The Gansevoort Limner, 1737

Painting of a Bucks County farm with a white house, gardens, barns, cattle, horses, and two men in the foreground.

Bucks County Farm Outside Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Unknown artist, c. 1890

Painting of the paddle steamship Erie on choppy green seas, with twin smokestacks, flags, and passengers on deck.

Steamship "Erie"

Unknown artist, probably 1837

Naive painting of a 19th-century racetrack with carriages, a finish stand flying an American flag, and spectators.

The Finish

Unknown artist, c. 1860

Still life painting of sliced watermelon wedges with black seeds arranged on a white plate on a table.

Watermelon on a Plate

Unknown artist, mid 19th century

Folk painting of a seated woman in a dark dress and a standing boy beside a table with tea service in a green room.

Interior Scene

Unknown artist, c. 1840

Family group portrait in a green room with children, a seated woman, a man with a book, and a white terrier dog.

Portrait of an Unknown Family with a Terrier

Unknown artist, c. 1825/1835

Portrait of a young girl with blond curls in a white dress, holding a small book, with a pink rose and letter on a table.

Adelina Morton

Joshua Johnson, c. 1810

Painting of a brown and white spotted prize bull standing in a green field beside a tree under a pink sky.

Prize Bull

Portrait of a woman in a yellow gown with lace collar, holding a pink rose and fan, with a rose bush behind her.

Mrs. John Lothrop

John Durand, c. 1770

Oval portrait of a young girl in a pink gown and pearl necklace holding a small quail against a dark background.

Possibly Margaret Robins

Unknown artist, c. 1745

Painting of Penn's treaty: colonial men in tricorn hats meet Native American figures under a large tree, with a ship on the w

Penn's Treaty with the Indians

Edward Hicks, c. 1840/1844

Painting of a farmhouse on a hill with grazing cattle, sheep, a shepherd in red, and tall trees under a cloudy sky.

The Grave of William Penn

Edward Hicks, c. 1847/1848

Painting of a European man in red standing in a canoe with Indigenous companions, palms and sailing ships on the shore.

The Landing of Columbus

Edward Hicks, c. 1837