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National Gallery of Art

25,755 works

Portrait of a man in a powdered wig and blue coat with white lace cravat and cuffs, against a dark background.

James Cuthbert (?)

Jeremiah Theus, c. 1765

Portrait of a seated woman in a blue dress and white cap, holding a book, with a cloudy landscape behind her.

Mary Cuthbert (Mrs. James Cuthbert) (?)

Jeremiah Theus, c. 1765

Oil portrait of a seated gray-haired man in a mustard coat, with a book, red chair and bookshelf behind him.

Dr. David Rogers

Ralph Earl, 1788

Oval painting of a small Cheyenne tipi village on grassland with rolling green hills and a mounted rider.

A Small Cheyenne Village

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Oil portrait of a woman in a lace bonnet embracing a young child in a pink dress against a dark landscape.

Martha Tennent Rogers (Mrs. David Rogers) and Her Son, probably Samuel Henry Rogers

Ralph Earl, 1788

Oval painting of a hillside village of hide tepees with figures, horses, and a rider in a meadow.

An Ojibbeway Village of Skin Tents

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Oval painting of a tipi encampment on grassland at sunset, with grazing horses and bison and rolling hills beyond.

An Indian Encampment at Sunset

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Portrait of a man with red face paint, a red feathered headdress, beaded necklaces and a large shell pendant, against a muted

See-non-ty-a, an Iowa Medicine Man

George Catlin, 1844/1845

Oil portrait of a woman in a white fur wrap, wearing layered beaded necklaces and a beaded earring, against a muted backgroun

The Female Eagle - Shawano

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a young man in feathered headdress, red face paint, nose ring and bone necklace against a muted sky.

Boy Chief - Ojibbeway

George Catlin, 1843

Knight in armour on a white horse spearing a dragon, with a kneeling woman and a medieval city by a lake in the background.

Saint George and the Dragon

Rogier van der Weyden, c. 1432/1435

Portrait of a man and woman seated outdoors under a tree, with a green parrot, peaches, and a cloudy landscape behind.

Benjamin and Eleanor Ridgely Laming

Charles Willson Peale, 1788

Oil portrait of three young children grouped together, one holding a dark book, against a soft blue and gold background.

The Vanderkemp Children

Thomas Sully, 1832

Painting of a fisherman spearing fish in a river, with a second figure on the bank and mountains under a rose sky.

The Entrance to the Tautira River, Tahiti. Fisherman Spearing a Fish

John La Farge, c. 1895

Painting of a village with a church steeple on a cliff above a river, a sailboat, and a dramatic sunset sky.

Lake George and the Village of Caldwell

Thomas Chambers, mid 19th century

Painting of armed riders and men fighting in a mountain valley, with a rearing horse, fallen figures, smoke and a hilltop cas

Arabs Skirmishing in the Mountains

Eugène Delacroix, 1863

Oil portrait of a man in a gray wig and tan coat holding a red cane, with a cloudy sky at left.

Captain Alexander Graydon

Robert Feke, c. 1746

Painting of Columbus's party landing on a tropical shore, with armored men, a friar, ships, and indigenous people beneath pal

First Landing of Christopher Columbus

Frederick Kemmelmeyer, 1800/1805

Painting of a blacksmith shop with three men, an anvil, a brick forge, bellows, and tools hung on wooden walls.

Blacksmith Shop

Francis A. Beckett, c. 1880

Folk portrait of a boy in a dark suit and two girls in teal dresses, one holding an open book, against a tan background.

The Younger Generation

Sturtevant J. Hamblin, c. 1850

Three barefoot men walk along a riverbank under a tree, the central figure in pink with a halo, gesturing ahead.

Christ on the Road to Emmaus

Unknown artist, c. 1725/1730

Still life painting of a flower vase, watermelon slices, grapes, pineapple, cherries and peaches on a table.

Fruit and Flowers

Unknown artist, mid 19th century

Painting of two women in a sunlit room, one writing at a desk and one sewing beside tall windows with white curtains.

Mother and Mary

Edmund Charles Tarbell, 1922

Winter scene of many people skating and walking on a frozen waterway, with a sledge, boats, and a village behind.

A Scene on the Ice

Hendrick Avercamp, c. 1625

Portrait of a seated man in a red robe writing in a ledger, with hanging papers, a dagger and desk objects around him.

Portrait of a Man, possibly Jan Snoeck

Jan Gossaert, c. 1530

Portrait of a young woman with curled hair against dark foliage and a blue landscape with a river and hills.

Ginevra de' Benci [obverse]

Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478

Painted wreath of laurel and palm with a scroll reading Virtutem Forma Decorat on a speckled dark red background.

Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse]

Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478

Painting of a seated figure in blue gesturing to a kneeling bearded monk with a rosary in a rocky landscape with a city.

The Temptation of Christ

Juan de Flandes, c. 1500/1504

Painting of large waves crashing in white foam onto a sandy shore under a pale, stormy sky.

The Much Resounding Sea

Thomas Moran, 1884

Autumn mountain valley with a rider on horseback, storm clouds, rocky cliffs and a small cabin in a clearing.

A View of the Mountain Pass Called the Notch of the White Mountains (Crawford Notch)

Thomas Cole, 1839