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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Painting of a wooded mountain above a river, with a small cottage in a sunlit meadow under warm, glowing clouds.

Tourn Mountain, Head Quarters of Washington, Rockland Co., New York

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1851

Painting of a baby in a white gown holding a silver rattle against a deep red background.

Arsène Carriere

Eugène Carrière, 1899/1900

Painting of villagers dancing and drinking outside a cottage, with a violinist, a dog, and a ruined tower under cloudy skies.

Conviviality Near the Inn

Constantijn à Renesse, early 1650s

Painting of elegant figures in period costume gathered in a shadowy garden beside a statue, rendered in loose brown and gold

Return from the Hunt

Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli, 1860/1861

Oil portrait of a seated man with white curled hair, dark coat and white cravat against a brown background.

Thomas Jefferson

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1848/1879

Portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and white ruff, holding a rolled sheet of music against a brown background.

Man with a Sheet of Music

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1633

Painting of rolling hills, patchwork fields and blue mountains under billowing clouds, with trees in the foreground.

The Umbrian Mountains

Arthur Bowen Davies, 1925

Painting of a seated nude woman holding a hand mirror, with loose brushwork and a dark interior background.

Seated Nude

Robert Henri, c. 1918

Decorative painting of a kneeling figure in blue before gold-robed bishops, with trumpeters, banners and a crowd in a church.

The Crowning at Rheims of the Dauphin (Joan of Arc series: V)

Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel, 1907

Painting of a woman in a white gown with red sleeves, flanked by courtiers, a lute player in red, and a man leaning on a colu

"Who Is Sylvia? What Is She, That All the Swains Commend Her?"

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1896-1899; reworked 1900

Painting of a dirt road through green fields under a stormy sky, with a horse and cart and a distant village with trees.

Landscape, Distant Village

Charles-François Daubigny, c. 1870/1875

Painting of a haystack with a ladder by a fence at dusk, with a setting sun over a calm sea.

The Haystack and the Moon

Jean-Charles Cazin, after 1876

Painting of sailing ships on choppy harbor water near a walled fort, with an American flag and seagulls under a pale sky.

Boston Harbor

Robert Salmon, 1843

Painting of a river curving through a wooded valley, with a tall evergreen and grazing cattle on a grassy bank at left.

View on the Genesee near Mount Morris

John Frederick Kensett, 1857

Full-length portrait of a man in black robe holding a small book, with a swan, Bible, and bookshelf in an interior.

Martin Luther

Frederick Kemmelmeyer, c. 1800

Painting of a windmill with a rainbow over a field of haystacks and a red-roofed house under a grey sky.

The Great Windmill and the Rainbow

Jean-Charles Cazin, 1888

Painting of a crowded Brittany village fair with villagers in white headdresses and red caps among cows, with a church spire

Fair in Brittany

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1874

Painting of a mother nursing an infant in a sunlit autumn garden, seated in a red chair beside a table with an apple.

Maternity

Gari Melchers, c. 1913

Painting of a seated girl in a white dress beside a parrot, a cat, a goldfish bowl and a birdcage in a dim room.

The Pets

Eastman Johnson, 1856

Portrait of a seated woman in white dress and lace bonnet beside a table with pink roses, before green drapery.

Hannah Lemmon Corcoran (Mrs. Thomas Corcoran)

Charles Peale Polk, c. 1802/1810

Loose oil sketch of a cave dwelling with a standing woman at a doorway and a seated child in yellow in sunlight.

Roma Caves, Granada

Mariano Fortuny Marsal, c. 1871

Stormy sea with steamships and a sailing boat beside a wooden pier, figures walking under a dramatic cloudy sky.

Marine

Eugène Isabey, c. 1830

Still life of a silver cake basket with cakes and cookies, a bottle labeled Old Cherry, two glasses, and a landscape view.

Still Life with Silver Cake Basket

John F. Francis, 1866

Painting of a mounted officer in blue uniform on a grey horse, pointing forward, with aides and trees behind him.

Washington before Yorktown

Rembrandt Peale, 1824, reworked 1825

Painting of a woman herding sheep down a path past trees, with cows grazing, white cliffs and sea under stormy clouds.

Hillside at Étretat

George Inness, 1876

Oval oil portrait of an elderly bearded man with white hair and a dark coat against a dark background.

William Cullen Bryant

Charles Loring Elliott, c. 1854

Oil portrait of a man with powdered white hair, dark coat and white lace jabot against a dark brown background.

George Washington

Gilbert Stuart, c. 1800

Painting of a river bend at dusk with dark trees, reflections in the water, and a sky of loose cloud brushwork.

Le Bas Meudon (A Curve of the Seine near Paris)

Paul Huet, c. 1824/1828

Painting of willow trees with pale green leaves over a grassy riverbank, with village houses across the water under a hazy sk

The Willows

Claude Monet, 1880

Woman in classical dress reading a red book while reclining on a stone bench with fur and green cushions.

A Difficult Line from Horace

Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1881

Two 18th-century men examine a specimen through a magnifying glass in a dense forest clearing.

The Naturalists

Jehan-Georges Vibert, late 1870s

Painting of a glowing harvest moon rising over a dusky field with a lone figure, farm buildings, and tall trees at twilight.

Harvest Moon

George Inness, 1891

Painting of a rural road with trees, a woman and child walking, a pond, and a cloudy evening sky.

Landscape with Figures

Constant Troyon, mid 19th century

Painting of a seated woman and a reclining man in a grassy field, with a cottage and haystack under a heavy golden sky.

Weary Wayfarers

Jean-Charles Cazin, 1888

Two women in white caps in a kitchen; a young woman reads a letter by a window while an older woman watches.

The Letter

Gari Melchers, 1882

Painting of an open countryside under clouded sky, with trees, thatched cottages, a distant village and small figures on a pa

Countryside in Picardy

Théodore Rousseau, 1860

Landscape painting of a domed hilltop palace above a lake, with umbrella pines, a stone shrine and small figures in the foreg

Castle Gondolfo, Lake Albano, Italy

Christopher Pearse Cranch, 1852

Painting of a Paris square with bare trees, strolling figures, carriages, and grand cream-colored buildings under a pale sky.

Square in Paris

Jean-François Raffaëlli, n.d.

Medieval court scene with a kneeling child gesturing toward richly dressed courtiers beneath a red heraldic tapestry.

Her Appeal to the Dauphin (Joan of Arc series: II)

Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel, 1906

Full-length portrait of a woman in black dress and white satin skirt beside a table with fruit and silver ewer, in a room int

Maria van Suchtelen

Gérard ter Borch, c. 1666

Painting of richly decorated salon with men in period dress examining a nude model on a pedestal beside a gilt mirror.

The Choice of a Model

Mariano Fortuny Marsal, 1868-1874

Painting of a nude figure in a yellow drape reaching toward a tree where a pale figure rises among the leaves against blue sk

Apollo and Daphne

John Singer Sargent, c. 1916/1919

Painting of a red-roofed farmhouse by the sea with haystacks and a walking figure under a pink evening sky.

Homestead by the Sea

Jean-Charles Cazin, after 1876

Oil portrait of a man in a dark coat holding a handwritten letter, with a quill pen and inkstand on a red-draped table.

Henry Clay

Charles Bird King, 1821

Woman in a dark gown looks into a mirror at a wooden dressing table with perfume bottles and flowers.

The Toilet

Eastman Johnson, 1873

Autumn landscape painting of a snow-dusted mountain above a valley meadow, with red and gold trees and a glowing sunset sky.

View of Mt. Washington

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1881

Winter scene of townspeople skating and gathering on a frozen canal beside bare trees and a distant village under clouds.

Winter in Holland: Skating Scene

Aert van der Neer, 1645

Autumn landscape of a river valley with red and gold trees, sailboats on calm water, a cottage, and small figures on a path.

View on the Hudson in Autumn

Thomas Doughty, 1850

Painting of large autumn oak trees beside a muddy path with puddles, under a cloudy sky, with small figures in the distance.

After the Rain

Théodore Rousseau, c. 1850

Procession of white-robed clergy and armored riders with spears and a gold cross on a pale plain.

The Maid in Armor on Horseback (Joan of Arc series: III)

Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel, c. 1908-late 1909

Kneeling girl prays under a tree as armored figure and two angels appear in golden light above sheep in a meadow.

The Vision and Inspiration (Joan of Arc series: I)

Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel, c. 1907-early 1909

Painting of a red-coated café singer on a stage with seated musicians and an audience in a warmly lit interior.

The Café Singer

Romà Ribera Cirera, 1876

Landscape painting of a calm lake with wooded islands, layered mountains, and a golden tree in the foreground.

Lake George

John William Casilear, after 1851

Painting of washerwomen kneeling by a river under a cloudy sky, with a sailboat on the left and horses on a hill.

Auvers (Washerwomen)

Charles-François Daubigny, 1861

Painting of tall sailing ships and rowboats on choppy sea under a cloudy blue sky, with a steamship at left.

Le Havre

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1883

Impressionist painting of a sunlit bay with green shrubs in the foreground and a white hillside town beneath rocky hills.

View of Monte Carlo from Cap Martin

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, c. 1884

Two boys sit inside a hollow maple tree beside a barrel and sap bucket on a snowy winter day.

The Truants

Eastman Johnson, c. 1870

Painting of a lively tavern interior with feasting figures in period dress, dogs, and a large stone hearth.

Country Tavern, Feasting

Eugène Isabey, 1875

Painting of horses on an open plain with a seated man at left and a cloudy sky above.

Arab Encampment

Eugène Fromentin, 1873

Painting of a crouching tiger snarling at a snake coiled around a tree trunk, with a rocky hillside behind.

Tiger and Snake

Eugène Delacroix, 1862

Sketch of a man in a dark cloak and a woman in grey beside a dead deer, a seated huntsman in red and a horse.

The Duke of Devonshire and Lady Louisa Egerton

Edwin Landseer, c. 1853

Painting of a calm river at sunset with a tall tree, four ducks, a small figure on the bank, and warm light in the clouds.

Sunset on the River

Charles-François Daubigny, 1874

Painting of a standing woman with long red hair in a dark blue off-shoulder dress, resting her arm on a ledge.

Standing Woman

Jean-Jacques Henner, c. 1903

Painting of green ocean waves breaking on a sandy beach under a bright cloudy sky, with a sailboat on the horizon.

On the Coast of New Jersey

William Trost Richards, 1883