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National Gallery of Art

14,495 works

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Painted portrait of a young child in a red dress and white lace bonnet with green ribbons, arms folded, before a wooded lands

Portrait of a Child

Edward Hicks, c. 1840

Half-length portrait of a man in a navy uniform with red collar, gold braid, epaulette, and sword against grey background.

John Harrisson

Frederick W. Mayhew, c. 1823

Painted portrait of a seated woman in a grey dress and white bonnet holding a toddler in a white dress against a dark backgro

Mrs. John Harrisson and Daughter

Frederick W. Mayhew, c. 1823

Child in yellow dress holds leash of a white dog on green cushion, with harbor town and sailboats in background.

Joshua Lamb

Abram Ross Stanley, 1842

Painting of a baby in a blue dress and pink shoes seated in a wicker basket with white pillows, holding a small toy.

Baby in Wicker Basket

Joseph Whiting Stock, c. 1840

Portrait of a man in a dark coat and ruffled white jabot writing at a desk, with a landscape view through a window behind him

Captain Elisha Denison

The Denison Limner, c. 1790

Portrait of a seated woman in a brown gown and white lace collar, with a red curtain and river landscape behind her.

Mrs. Elizabeth Noyes Denison

The Denison Limner, c. 1790