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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Painting of a red brick mansion with soldiers on horseback, a cannon wagon, and army tents on muddy grounds.

The Old Westover House

Edward Lamson Henry, 1869

Portrait of a seated woman with two daughters in white dresses, one holding a basket of strawberries, against a dark backgrou

Grace Allison McCurdy (Mrs. Hugh McCurdy) and Her Daughters, Mary Jane and Letitia Grace

Joshua Johnson, c. 1806

Painting of a blacksmith shoeing a horse in a barn, with a standing gentleman and greyhound at the open doorway.

Leisure and Labor

Frank Blackwell Mayer, 1858

Oil painting of a bowl of pink, red and white flowers on a window ledge beside a drape, with a green landscape beyond.

Flowers on a Window Ledge

John La Farge, c. 1861

Painting of men gathered on a dirt road, one on a white horse, a dog nearby, and a cheering man raising a hat under a cloudy

Election Scene, Catonsville, Baltimore County

Alfred Jacob Miller, c. 1860

Three men in a country tavern by a wood stove, one bandaged and gesturing, another smoking a pipe, painted in 1837.

The Tough Story - Scene in a Country Tavern

William Sidney Mount, 1837

Interior of a legislative chamber with red draperies, marble columns, a coffered dome, and rows of seated men.

The House of Representatives

Samuel Finley Breese Morse, 1822, probably reworked 1823

Oil portrait of an older man with white curly hair, red waistcoat and dark blue coat against a wooded background.

Richard Mentor Johnson

John Neagle, 1843

Young woman in apron reading a book beside ceramic jars, a bronze vase and a figurine on a table.

The House Maid

William McGregor Paxton, 1910

Two hunters in marsh grass; a dog holds a duck while dead ducks lie on the ground under a stormy dusk sky.

The Retrieve

William Ranney, 1850

Painting of a sunlit river valley with green meadows, a winding river, a distant village and bridge, and blue hills.

The Valley of the Seine, from the Hills of Giverny

Theodore Robinson, 1892

Full-length portrait of a woman in a white ruffled gown holding a fan beside a gilded chair in a muted interior.

Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherfurd White (Mrs. Henry White)

John Singer Sargent, 1883

Still life painting of tulips, irises and roses in a vase beside grapes, a lemon, peaches and a bird's nest on a ledge.

Still Life, Flowers, and Fruit

Severin Roesen, 1848

Painting of a rocky mountain landscape with boulders, a rushing stream, and a dark peak under a blue sky with clouds.

Simplon Pass

John Singer Sargent, 1911

Women with baskets and children cross wet sand at low tide, with boats and a lighthouse in the distance under a cloudy sky.

En route pour la pêche (Setting Out to Fish)

John Singer Sargent, 1878

Painting of two figures in a sunlit room: a woman in white writing at a desk and a girl reading in a wicker chair.

Josephine and Mercie

Edmund Charles Tarbell, 1908

Winter landscape of dark pines over snow, with a mountain summit lit gold by low sun under a pale sky.

Mount Monadnock

Abbott Handerson Thayer, probably 1911/1914

Turner painting of crew in a small boat battling rough waves near large Dutch-style sailing ships under a stormy sky.

Boats Carrying Out Anchors to the Dutch Men of War

Joseph Mallord William Turner, c. 1804

Interior scene of three men: two playing cards at a table with a decanter, one reading a newspaper by a mirror.

Waiting for the Stage

Richard Caton Woodville, 1851

Cubist still life of a glass, bottle, and fruit in angular planes of green, brown, and cream, with a checkered pattern.

Glass and Checkerboard

Juan Gris, c. 1917

Painting of a dim forest clearing with a sunlit tree trunk on the right, a large boulder behind, and dusky green light.

Sunset in the Woods

George Inness, 1891

Woman in blue dress seated by tall windows with city buildings beyond, a fruit bowl and red curtain at right.

The New York Window

Childe Hassam, 1912

Two trappers in a wooden cabin with a rifle, a dead deer, ducks, a hunting dog and hanging pelts.

The Trapper's Cabin

John Mix Stanley, 1858

Painting of Native American men playing a stick ball game on a grassy plain with mountains and clouds behind them.

Ball Playing among the Sioux Indians

Seth Eastman, 1851

Painting of women in colorful dresses gathered under trees in a sunlit park, with a white dog and water beyond.

Landscape with Figures

Maurice Prendergast, 1921

Painting of children playing in a shaded park with seated women in long dresses and a building behind iron fencing.

Luxembourg Gardens

William Glackens, 1906

Painting of a woman with a fishing net on rocks by the sea, with breaking waves and a gull under a grey sky.

A Light on the Sea

Winslow Homer, 1897

Painting of a shaded forest stream with tall trees, rocks, and warm light filtering through the canopy.

Trout Brook in the Catskills

Worthington Whittredge, 1875

Gold-ground painting of the Crucifixion with Christ at center, two thieves beside him, grieving figures and soldiers below.

Scenes from the Passion of Christ: The Crucifixion [middle panel]

Andrea Vanni, 1380s

Young Woman in Kimono

Alfred H. Maurer, c. 1901

Oil portrait of a bearded man with curly dark hair looking upward, wearing a red garment against a yellow background.

A Chief of Abyssinia

Henri Regnault, c. 1870

Painting of a reclining nude woman with a flower wreath on a leopard skin, with figures gathered in a hazy landscape behind h

The Repose

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1860, reworked c. 1865/1870

Oil portrait of a woman in a white silk gown with feathered headdress and flower garland, leaning on a stone ledge.

Madame du Barry

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 1782

Painting of emigrants waiting in a crowded depot, with a mother nursing a baby and a girl beside luggage trunks.

In the Land of Promise, Castle Garden

Charles Frederick Ulrich, 1884

Seated man in a gray work jacket and hat smoking a pipe, leaning against a brick wall, painted in warm browns.

A Longshoreman

John George Brown, n.d.

Small oil portrait of a man with tousled hair, dark coat and white neckcloth, against a dark brown background.

Joseph Gales

Samuel Finley Breese Morse, 1821/1822

Panoramic view of a river valley with a town, military tents, cannon, and soldiers on a rocky ledge under a blue sky.

Maryland Heights: Siege of Harpers Ferry

William MacLeod, 1863

Seated man in red coat and white cravat holding a handwritten page before green drapery, painted portrait.

Thomas Corcoran

Charles Peale Polk, c. 1802/1810

Corot landscape of women dancing beneath a large leaning tree beside a lake, with a hilltop building in the distance.

Dance under the Trees at the Edge of the Lake

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1865/1870

Painting of a sunlit forest valley with a rocky stream, large boulders, and hills under a cloudy blue sky.

Scene in the Catskills

Paul Weber, 1858

Oil self-portrait of a man in a white head wrap and pale garment against a dark brown background, painted in 1919.

Self-Portrait

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1919

Painting of cows drinking at a pond under a cloudy sky, with trees and a distant village spire in a flat meadow landscape.

Sunlight

Théodore Rousseau, c. 1848/1850

Painting of green rolling hills, a grazing cow, stone wall and fence posts under a cloudy blue sky.

Obweebetuck

J. Alden Weir, c. 1908

Half-length portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat against a pink background.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Ammi Phillips, 1812/1819

Painting of a large yellow-green tree on a wooded hillside with a small white house and a pale path below.

Landscape

Morton Livingston Schamberg, c. 1912

Oil portrait of an older woman in a white lace bonnet, brown dress and pearl necklace, against a plain muted background.

Portrait of a Lady

Ammi Phillips, 1812/1819

Woman in red skirt sewing white cloth on a wooden chair beneath a tree, painted in loose, sunlit brushstrokes.

The Layette

Theodore Robinson, 1892

Painting of a yellow carriage and horses crossing a river ford, with a boat and wooded hills in the background.

Mishap at the Ford

Alvan Fisher, 1818

Painting of a crowd of men in hats leaning over a wooden railing under a beamed ceiling, with a rules notice on the wall.

Nearing the Issue at the Cockpit

Horace Bonham, 1879

Oil portrait of an elderly man with curly grey hair in a dark coat against a red drapery backdrop.

Self-Portrait

Thomas Sully, 1850

Painting of a shipwreck on a stormy sea with two men on the shore and dancing women in red drapes beside wooded hills.

Telemachus and Calypso

Benjamin West, c. 1809

Painting of a village dirt road with stone houses, a wooden fence, two women and a man walking under a pale sky.

Marly-le-Roi

Alfred Sisley, c. 1875

Portrait of a man in a brown coat and powdered wig, leaning on a blue drape beside a column with a landscape behind.

Simon Pease

Robert Feke, c. 1749

Four figures rest on a wooden quay with a cart and logs, while masted sailing ships fill the harbor behind them.

Negro Boys on the Quayside

David Norslup, c. 1865

Loose oil sketch of a woman in blue seated on a bench and a man in grey leaning toward a painting on a wall.

Charles Sheeler and Nina Allender

Morton Livingston Schamberg, c. 1906

Loose painting of Breton women in white bonnets seated on grass, with standing men and a church spire in the hazy background.

Study for "Breton Women at a Pardon"

Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret, c. 1887

Painting of women picking cotton in a green field with white bolls, a farmhouse and trees in the distance under a pale sky.

Picking Cotton

William Gilbert Gaul, c. 1890

Dusk landscape with cattle wading in a river, a horseback rider on a path, and a distant castle under a pink sky.

A Landscape after Sunset

Washington Allston, c. 1819

Circular painting of Cupid stung by a bee, comforted by a woman with a bracelet, with cherubs and landscape behind.

Cupid, Stung by a Bee, Is Cherished by his Mother

Benjamin West, 1774

Painting of a village with a thatched cottage, haystacks, leafy trees and a grassy meadow under a cloudy sky.

Landscape

Jean-Charles Cazin, after 1876

Night landscape with a glowing moon over a calm lake, framed by dark silhouetted trees on the left.

Moonlight

Ralph Albert Blakelock, 1886/1895

Painting of a winged angel above a sleeping veiled woman on a grassy bank, under a dark sky with a glowing horizon.

Mercy's Dream

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Oval-framed portrait of a smiling woman with curled hair, white ruffled collar, and gold chain with a child miniature.

Sarah Shippen Lea (Mrs. Thomas Lea)

Gilbert Stuart, c. 1798

Painting of a festive interior with women in gowns, musicians, a laid dining table, red curtains, and onlookers in a grand ro

A Celebration

Eugène Isabey, 1874