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National Gallery of Art

25,670 works

Winter scene of people on a frozen river near a tall wooden tower, a thatched cottage, and a horse-drawn sledge under cloudy

Ice Scene near a Wooden Observation Tower

Jan van Goyen, 1646

Full-length portrait of a boy in a red velvet suit and feathered hat with a terrier, against a dark curtain.

Eddy Cassatt (Edward Buchanan Cassatt)

Mary Cassatt, 1875

Painting of bison wading a stream under a dark, towering storm sky with trees and mountains in the distance.

Buffalo Trail: The Impending Storm

Albert Bierstadt, 1869

Painting of a snow-capped mountain over a green lake, with tall pines, storm clouds, and a black bear on the shore.

Mount Corcoran

Albert Bierstadt, c. 1876-1877

Painting of a thatched cottage with figures at the doorway, a large tree on the left, and a bare tree and fence in the foregr

Cottage Scenery

George Caleb Bingham, 1845

Portrait of a standing gentleman in a brown coat and embroidered blue waistcoat, with a column and landscape behind him.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Joseph Blackburn, c. 1760

Painting of a family in a rustic kitchen, with a woman serving an older seated man and a man with children by the fireplace.

A Pastoral Visit

Richard Norris Brooke, 1881

Dockworkers rest on a wharf beside cotton bales, smoking pipes, with a steamboat and sailing ships behind them.

The Longshoremen's Noon

John George Brown, 1879

Abstract geometric painting of cylinders, arcs, and triangles in pink, teal, navy, and lavender on a dark ground.

Peinture/Nature Morte

Patrick Henry Bruce, c. 1924

Painting of Niagara Falls with a rainbow in the mist, rushing green rapids, and a dramatic sunset sky.

Niagara

Frederic Edwin Church, 1857

Painting of a Gothic cathedral and autumn trees at sunset, with a funeral procession, a mounted rider, and distant mountains.

The Return

Thomas Cole, 1837

Painting of snow-capped mountain above a calm river, with palm trees on the left and a thatched boat with figures.

Tamaca Palms

Frederic Edwin Church, 1854

Painted landscape with a castle on a hill, mounted knights on a forest path, a river, and distant mountains under a cloudy sk

The Departure

Thomas Cole, 1837

Portrait of a man in a brown coat and white wig, leaning on a cane beside a stone column against a dark background.

Thomas Amory II

John Singleton Copley, c. 1770-1772

Painting of a woman with auburn hair sewing white lace at a table beside a sunlit window with ruffled curtains.

The Seamstress

Joseph Rodefer DeCamp, 1916

Seated woman in a pale dress holds a white mask, beside a hanging scroll, against a soft cream interior wall.

Lady with a Mask

Thomas Dewing, 1911

Woman in gray dress singing with sheet music as a pianist and an older violinist accompany her in a dim room.

Singing a Pathetic Song

Thomas Eakins, 1881

Portrait of a man in a navy coat and yellow waistcoat holding a hat and cane before a dark wooded landscape.

Francis Basset, Lord de Dunstanville

Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1786

Seated woman in yellow silk gown and feathered hat before dark woodland, painted by Thomas Gainsborough.

Frances Susanna, Lady de Dunstanville

Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1786

Painting of a sunlit rocky headland with pale stone ledges, driftwood, a small seated figure, and blue sea beyond.

A North East Headland

Childe Hassam, 1901

Oil portrait of a man in a dark suit and black bow tie, turned to the right against a brown background.

Abraham Lincoln

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1860

Loose oil sketch of children seated on stone steps before a log cabin with sunflowers and a wooden chair.

Sketch of a Cottage Yard

Winslow Homer, c. 1876

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