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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Painting of men playing a stick ball game on grassland, with mountains and dramatic clouds in the background.

Ball Playing among the Sioux Indians

Seth Eastman, 1851

Painting of a sunlit Paris bridge crowded with pedestrians and horse carriages, with the Seine and city buildings beyond.

Pont-Neuf

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1872

Painting of many figures skating on a frozen river beside a red windmill, village houses, and bare winter trees.

Skating on the Frozen Amstel River

Adam van Breen, 1611

Three riders on horseback cross a pale beach under a hazy sun, with the sea and cloudy sky behind them.

Riders on the Beach at Dieppe

René Pierre Charles Princeteau, 1892

Painting of a black-robed friar preaching from a pulpit to a crowd, with angels holding an open book above.

A Dominican Preaching

Agnolo degli Erri, 1470

Portrait of a seated woman in a green dress, white bonnet and lace shawl, holding a lace handkerchief.

Alsa Slade

Ammi Phillips, 1816

Portrait of a seated woman in black dress and lace bonnet, holding a small red book, against a dark background.

Jane Storm Teller

Ammi Phillips, 1835

Portrait of a seated man in a blue coat and white cravat, resting his hands on a chair and a book.

Joseph Slade

Ammi Phillips, 1816

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

Catherine A. May

Ammi Phillips, 1830

Oil portrait of a man in a gray coat, dark waistcoat and white lace cuffs against a muted blue-gray background.

Dr. William Foster

Joseph Badger, 1755

Half-length portrait of a young boy in a grey coat and white cuffs against a dark, muted background.

Isaac Foster, Jr.

Joseph Badger, 1755

Painting of a calm harbor with moored sailing ships, a green hillside on the left, and clouds over the bay.

On the Bay of Naples

François Antoine Léon Fleury, 1830

Oil painting of a round ancient tomb with crenellated walls on a grassy hill at sunset, with a small figure in the foreground

The Tomb of Cecaelia Metella

François Antoine Léon Fleury, 1830

Oil painting of a hillside village of pale houses beneath a steep green mountain with sunlit rocky crags.

Village on the Island of Ischia

Sébastien Norblin, 1826

Portrait of a woman with curled hair in a red velvet dress, holding a guitar against a dark drapery.

Cora Livingston

Charles C. Ingham, 1833

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark jacket, red waistcoat and blue cravat, beside an easel, against a warm brown backgrou

William Sidney Mount

Charles Loring Elliott, 1850

Painting of a hanging cluster of red and amber grapes with green leaves and curling tendrils against a cream wall.

Grapes Against White Wall

Edwin Deakin, 1883

Oil portrait of a seated woman with upswept hair, white lace collar and dark shawl against a dark background.

Agnes Gordon Higginson Fuller (Mrs. George Fuller)

George Fuller, 1877

Oil portrait of an older woman in a lace cap, white ruffled collar and dark shawl against a dark background.

Agnes Gordon Cochran Higginson (Mrs. Stephen Higginson)

George Fuller, 1876

Half-length portrait of a woman with dark curls in a white dress and red embroidered shawl, leaning on a column.

Julianna Hazlehurst

Jacob Eichholtz, 1820

Portrait of a seated woman in a white bonnet and dark shawl, hands clasped, before red drapery.

Ann Old Coleman (Mrs. Robert Coleman)

Jacob Eichholtz, 1820

Oil portrait of a man in a black coat holding a palette and brush, with an easel and red drapery behind him.

Portrait of James P Smith

Jacob Eichholtz, 1835

Still life painting of a wine glass, split pomegranate, grapes, and hazelnuts on a stone ledge against a dark background.

Still Life with Fruit

Jacob van Walscapelle, 1675

Painting of a young child in a striped dress holding a straw hat, beside a black dog, in a green hilly landscape.

Henry L. Wells

Susan C. Waters, 1845

Abraham Lincoln

Douglas Volk, 1908

Full-length portrait of a young girl in a white dress with pink sash holding a rose beside a stone pedestal in a garden.

Anna Maria Cumpston

Charles Peale Polk, 1790

Painting of a young couple at an open door in a tavern-like room, with a seated man reading a newspaper at a tea table.

The Bashful Cousin

Francis William Edmonds, 1841

Still life painting of sliced ham, pewter jug, glasses, bread and silver vessels on a draped table.

Still Life with Ham

Gerret Willemsz. Heda, 1650

Sepia-toned portrait of a woman in a white silk gown and plumed hat standing in a wooded landscape.

Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire

Gainsborough Dupont, 1787

Oval portrait of a young man with powdered hair in a red military coat with gold epaulettes and a star insignia.

George IV as Prince of Wales

Gainsborough Dupont, 1781

Seated woman in a pale dress beside a large tree, with a distant landscape and cloudy sky in muted browns.

Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Gainsborough Dupont, 1787

Snowy winter farm scene with a yellow farmhouse, a barn with cattle, and a man walking a dog in the foreground.

Winter in the Country

George Henry Durrie, 1859

Painting of Roman basilica ruins with arches, columns, and small figures in a courtyard under a cloudy sky.

The Basilica of Constantine with a Doric Colonnade

Niccolò Codazzi, 1685

Woman in a pink ruffled dress seated on a wooden chair, reading a small book against a reddish-brown wall.

Peach Blossom

Beatrice Whistler, 1890

Painting of a silver vase of white flowers beside a fan, jewelry case, and pendant on a dark round table.

Still Life with Fan and Pendant

Samuel Marsden Brookes, 1865

Oil portrait of a sportsman in a top hat with a shotgun and game bird, two hunting dogs, and a saddled chestnut horse.

J.G. Shaddick, the Celebrated Sportsman

Benjamin Marshall, 1806

Sailing ships among icebergs and ice floes in an Arctic sea, with polar bears and seals resting on the ice.

The Northern Whale Fishery: The "Swan" and "Isabella

John Ward, 1840

Bust-length oil portrait of a young man with curly dark hair in a black jacket and white cravat against a brown background.

Augustus Fielding Hawkins

Matthew Harris Jouett, 1820

Crowded rural scene of a muster day with a man on a red carriage, a refreshment stall, and marching soldiers in the distance.

Muster Day

Charles Henry Granger, 1843

Still life painting of a dark-backed bouquet of peonies, roses, irises and fuchsia in a blue and white vase on a table.

Vase of Flowers

George Cochran Lambdin, 1875

Full-length portrait of a man in a green coat leaning against an oak tree, with a lake and pavilion behind him.

Lord Algernon Percy

James Millar, 1777

Painting of a white mansion on a hill above a river with sailboats, framed by trees and a couple in period dress.

Mount Vernon

George Ropes, 1806

Portrait of a seated woman in a gray dress, lace bonnet with red ribbons, and gold jewelry against a dark background.

Possibly Mrs. William Sheldon

Asahel Powers, 1831

Portrait of a seated woman in gray dress with lace collar, holding a red book, against a golden background.

Hannah Fisher Stedman

Asahel Powers, 1833

Painted portrait of a seated man in a black coat and striped waistcoat, with a stack of books on a shelf behind him.

Possibly William Sheldon

Asahel Powers, 1831

Landscape painting of a ruined abbey by a winding river, with a distant town on hills under a pale sky.

Cuitt the Younger, George

George Cuitt the Younger, 1821

Small oil sketch of a Venetian canal with a bell tower, arched stone bridge, moored gondola and cloudy blue sky.

The Church of San Trovaso, Venice

Jules-Romain Joyant, 1830

Painted view of a Venetian canal with boats and a domed classical facade under a cloudy sky.

The Scuola di San Marco, Venice

Jules-Romain Joyant, 1830

Portrait of a young child in a blue dress seated on rocks, holding a hammer, with a golden landscape and garden gate behind.

George Washington Deal

Robert Street, 1834

Painting of a schooner with a striped flag sailing near a square-rigged warship with an American flag on rough sea.

Capture of the "Savannah" by the "U.S.S. Perry"

Fritz Müller, 1861

Half-length portrait of a bald man in a black coat and white cravat, holding a cane, with a bridge in the background.

Clement Bonnell

William Bonnell, 1825

Winter painting of people skating and playing hockey on a frozen pond, with a sleigh, stone houses and snowy mountains behind

Skating Scene

John Toole, 1835

Painting of a seated young child in a blue dress with a gray cat on a green book beside them.

Baby in Blue

William Matthew Prior, 1845

Full-length portrait of a young child in a dark dotted dress holding a cord attached to a yellow toy horse and wagon.

Boy with Toy Horse and Wagon

William Matthew Prior, 1845

Full-length portrait of a young child in a blue and white dress holding a straw hat and a book before red drapery.

Child with Straw Hat

William Matthew Prior, 1846

Painting of a young girl in a red polka-dot dress holding a gray toy rabbit, seated before a red curtain and landscape.

Little Miss Fairfield

William Matthew Prior, 1850

Portrait of a young child with light brown hair in a red dress with gold patterns, holding a small toy, before a dark curtain

Master Cleeves

William Matthew Prior, 1850

Two girls in pink and yellow dresses stand with flowers, a toy lamb on wheels, and a basket of blossoms.

The Burnish Sisters

William Matthew Prior, 1854

Two children in an interior, a boy in green riding a dappled rocking horse while a girl in red stands beside him.

The Hobby Horse

Robert Peckham, 1840

Two yellow warblers perched on a branch of orange trumpet vine flowers against a pale background.

Yellow Warbler

Joseph Bartholomew Kidd, 1830

Painting of a church with clock tower engulfed in flames at night, with a crowd of silhouetted onlookers and an American flag

Burning of Old South Church, Bath, Maine

John Hilling, 1854

Painting of two young children in white and blue dresses seated before red drapes, one holding a rattle, with a rose garden a

The Herbert Children

Lambert Sachs, 1857

Painting of a rural crowd in period dress scutching flax beside log cabins, a stone chimney, and a haystack.

Flax Scutching Bee

Linton Park, 1885

Painting of figures gathered by a riverbank beside a carriage, with a fallen figure, sailboats on the water, and a large tree

The Exhumation

Linton Park, 1890