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National Gallery of Art

25,670 works

Two-masted schooner anchored on calm water at dusk, pink glow on the horizon, with a second ship and distant hills.

Lumber Schooners at Evening on Penobscot Bay

Fitz Henry Lane, 1863

Painting of a courtroom with two seated men, a standing official, and a woman in green holding a paper on a bench.

The Petition

Jean-Louis Forain, 1906

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

Loose oil sketch of a soldier carrying a limp figure as a woman follows, with smoke and fire behind them.

The Requisition

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1919

Family portrait of two adults and two children in front of red drapery, painted in 1846 in an American folk style.

The Gage Family

Unknown artist, 1846

Family group portrait of a seated man, a seated woman, two girls in white dresses, and a boy in a green jacket.

Family Group

Joshua Johnson, c. 1800

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

Painting of a Bucks County farm with a white house, gardens, barns, cattle, horses, and two men in the foreground.

Bucks County Farm Outside Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Unknown artist, c. 1890

Painting of the paddle steamship Erie on choppy green seas, with twin smokestacks, flags, and passengers on deck.

Steamship "Erie"

Unknown artist, probably 1837

Naive painting of a 19th-century racetrack with carriages, a finish stand flying an American flag, and spectators.

The Finish

Unknown artist, c. 1860

Still life painting of sliced watermelon wedges with black seeds arranged on a white plate on a table.

Watermelon on a Plate

Unknown artist, mid 19th century

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

Painting of a brown and white spotted prize bull standing in a green field beside a tree under a pink sky.

Prize Bull

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

Painting of Penn's treaty: colonial men in tricorn hats meet Native American figures under a large tree, with a ship on the w

Penn's Treaty with the Indians

Edward Hicks, c. 1840/1844

Painting of a farmhouse on a hill with grazing cattle, sheep, a shepherd in red, and tall trees under a cloudy sky.

The Grave of William Penn

Edward Hicks, c. 1847/1848

Painting of a European man in red standing in a canoe with Indigenous companions, palms and sailing ships on the shore.

The Landing of Columbus

Edward Hicks, c. 1837

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

Two girls in pink and yellow dresses stand with a toy lamb and a basket of flowers against a green background.

The Burnish Sisters

William Matthew Prior, 1854

Two girls in matching red dresses stand in a dark landscape, one holding an open book and the other a gold basket.

Sisters in Red

Sturtevant J. Hamblin, c. 1840/1850

Painting of a seated man smoking and reading by a fireplace with a dog, rifle, and deer head on the wall.

The Sportsman's Dream

C.F. Senior, 1881 or after

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

Folk painting of a large tabby cat holding a blue bird in its mouth, with a red cardinal and another bird in trees.

The Cat

Unknown artist, probably second half 19th century

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