New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome

National Gallery of Art

25,670 works

Half-length oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark jacket, red waistcoat and blue cravat beside an easel.

William Sidney Mount

Charles Loring Elliott, c. 1850

Oil portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a black coat and white shirt against a brown background.

George Pope Morris

Henry Inman, c. 1836

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit and white collar, turned to the right against a warm ochre background.

Henry Theodore Tuckerman

Daniel Huntington, 1866

Oil portrait of a bearded man with gray beard and dark coat, shown head and shoulders against a dark olive background.

Charles Loring Elliott

Unknown artist, c. 1865

Oil portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, hand to his head, with an open book and quill pen on a table.

Robert Walsh

Thomas Sully, 1814

Half-length portrait of an older man in a tan coat writing with a quill at a desk, against a dark brown background.

Timothy Matlack

Rembrandt Peale, 1802

Half-length portrait of a man in a brown coat and teal waistcoat against a green background, c. 1760.

Mr. Motte

Jeremiah Theus, c. 1760

George Washington

Rembrandt Peale, 1859

Oil portrait of a man with dark hair in a dark coat and white cravat against a warm brown background.

William Rogers

John Trumbull, 1804/1808

Oil portrait of a young woman with curled hair and a blue headband, wearing a teal dress and sheer shawl.

Sarah Blake Sturgis

Francis Alexander, 1835

Seated woman in blue gown with open book and lute, beside red drapery, flowers and a neoclassical house in parkland.

Maria Hamilton Beckford (Mrs. William Beckford)

Benjamin West, 1799

Abraham Lincoln

Douglas Volk, 1908, reworked 1917

Oil portrait of a seated man in a gold coat, white cravat and powdered wig, beside a blue chair and stone column.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Unknown artist, c. 1726/1740

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a black dress with lace collar, resting her head on her hand before red drapery.

Maria Gansevoort Melvill (Mrs. Allan Melvill)

Ezra Ames, c. 1815

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig, dark coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Unknown artist, c. 1770

Oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and red military coat with blue facings and gold buttons, against a dark background.

A Military Officer

Joseph Blackburn, 1756

Oil portrait of an older man with powdered hair in a blue coat, seated by red drapery and a stack of books.

Thomas Dawson, Viscount Cremorne

Mather Brown, c. 1788

Oil portrait of an older man in a long curled wig, white cravat and red cloak against a dark oval background.

Portrait of a Man

Unknown artist, late 17th century

Half-length portrait of a woman in a gold satin dress, pink bodice and white lace cap against a dark background.

Portrait of a Lady

Unknown artist, c. 1730/1750

Oil portrait of a seated man with wavy dark hair in a black coat and cravat, resting his hand on a red chair.

Portrait of a Man

Unknown artist, c. 1840

Oil portrait of a seated man in spectacles and dark coat, hand on a document, with a rural landscape behind him.

Thomas Earle

Ralph Earl, 1800

Oil portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat holding a cane, with a curtain and bookshelf behind him.

Portrait of a Man

Unknown artist, c. 1810

Half-length portrait of a young woman with an updo, dark dress and white collar against a brown background.

Phoebe Cassidy Freeman (Mrs. Clarkson Freeman)

Jacob Eichholtz, c. 1830

Oil portrait of a woman in a blue gown and gold shawl, her finger resting on an open book beside a red chair.

Portrait of a Lady

Unknown artist, c. 1770/1775

Painting of a seated woman in black with a veil, holding a young child in white and a feathered cap before draped curtains.

Mother and Child

Unknown artist, c. 1810

Bust-length oil portrait of a man with curly reddish hair, black coat and white cravat, against a dark background.

Self-Portrait

Chester Harding, c. 1825

Oil portrait of a bearded man with dark curly hair in a black coat and white shirt against an ochre background.

Dr. James Hall

Daniel Huntington, 1857

Oil portrait of a man with dark curly hair and a fur-trimmed dark garment against a brown background.

Junius Brutus Booth

Unknown artist, c. 1830

Dr. John Edwards Holbrook

Daniel Huntington, 1857

Oval oil portrait of a woman with dark hair, lace collar, cameo brooch and paisley shawl against a foliage background.

Portrait of a Lady

Unknown artist, c. 1855/1860