Floor plan

East wing: The Nineteenth CenturyRomanticism and Realism

Romanticism and Realism

John Quincy Adams Ward, by Henry Augustus Loop, 1863
Mother and Son, by Thomas Sully, 1840
ROOKWOOD POTTERY
The image shows a large cut watermelon in a woven basket surrounded by various fruits including grapes, peaches, and small round red fruits. The color palette includes greens, blues, oranges, and browns. The basket takes up most of the space and is filled with fruits, with grape clusters hanging above it.
Sunrise, by George Inness, 1887
Four women with musical instruments lounge in a massive garden courtyard.
Young Husband: First Marketing, by Lilly Martin Spencer, 1854

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Storms, ruins and feeling from about 1780, then ordinary people and working lives painted as they were, from the 1840s on.

Section 1, north wall

  1. John Quincy Adams Ward, by Henry Augustus Loop, 1863
    John Quincy Adams WardHenry Augustus Loop, 1863Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Mother and Son, by Thomas Sully, 1840
    Mother and SonThomas Sully, 1840Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. ROOKWOOD POTTERY
    Rookwood PotteryGeorge Gibson, 1886Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
  4. The image shows a large cut watermelon in a woven basket surrounded by various fruits including grapes, peaches, and small round red fruits. The color palette includes greens, blues, oranges, and browns. The basket takes up most of the space and is filled with fruits, with grape clusters hanging above it.
    Fruit on a TrayUnrecorded American maker, c. 1840Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington

Section 1, south wall

  1. Sunrise, by George Inness, 1887
    SunriseGeorge Inness, 1887Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Four women with musical instruments lounge in a massive garden courtyard.
    The Interior of the Palm House on the Pfaueninsel Near PotsdamCarl Blechen, 1834Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. Young Husband: First Marketing, by Lilly Martin Spencer, 1854
    Young Husband: First MarketingLilly Martin Spencer, 1854Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section 2, south wall

  1. At the Seaside, by William Merritt Chase, ca. 1892
    At the SeasideWilliam Merritt Chase, ca. 1892Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Elijah Boardman, by Ralph Earl, 1789
    Elijah BoardmanRalph Earl, 1789Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. A VILLAGE SQUARE
    A Village SquareWalter Shirlaw, 1875–80Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Section 2, north wall

  1. The Falls of Niagara, by Edward Hicks, ca. 1825
    The Falls of NiagaraEdward Hicks, ca. 1825Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull), by Thomas Eakins, 1871
    The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull)Thomas Eakins, 1871Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. George Washington, by Charles Peale Polk, ca. 1790
    George WashingtonCharles Peale Polk, ca. 1790Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section 3, north wall

  1. The Belated Party on Mansfield Mountain, by Jerome B. Thompson, 1858
    The Belated Party on Mansfield MountainJerome B. Thompson, 1858Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Wild Roses and Irises, by John La Farge, 1887
    Wild Roses and IrisesJohn La Farge, 1887Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Autumn Oaks, by George Inness, ca. 1878
    Autumn OaksGeorge Inness, ca. 1878Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art