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Style galleriesRomanticism

Romanticism

George Washington, by Charles Peale Polk, ca. 1790
Mother and Son, by Thomas Sully, 1840
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.
Four women with musical instruments lounge in a massive garden courtyard.
Elijah Boardman, by Ralph Earl, 1789
The Falls of Niagara, by Edward Hicks, ca. 1825

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Sublime landscapes, storms and feeling, from about 1780 to 1850.

Section 1, north wall

  1. George Washington, by Charles Peale Polk, ca. 1790
    George WashingtonCharles Peale Polk, ca. 1790Courtesy 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. 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. 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
  2. Elijah Boardman, by Ralph Earl, 1789
    Elijah BoardmanRalph Earl, 1789Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. The Falls of Niagara, by Edward Hicks, ca. 1825
    The Falls of NiagaraEdward Hicks, ca. 1825Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section 2, south wall

  1. Captain John Gell, by Gilbert Stuart, 1785
    Captain John GellGilbert Stuart, 1785Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. The image shows a man's head and part of his neck in profile view. The man is looking to the left, showcasing his facial features. He has a prominent nose, cheekbones, dark hair with hints of gray at the sides, and a white beard under his chin. He is wearing a gray collar that is partially visible. The background is a plain, muted brown color. There are no objects or jewelry visible in the image.
    Profile of a Man with SidewhiskersUnrecorded German maker, c. 1850Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
  3. Musidora, by Thomas Sully, 1813–35
    MusidoraThomas Sully, 1813–35Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. Luman Reed, by Asher Brown Durand, 1835
    Luman ReedAsher Brown Durand, 1835Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section 2, north wall

  1. This painting shows a woman in a tan dress and a tan hat with red flowers, walking on a grassy shoreline, holding a dark purple umbrella. The woman is positioned in the center of the painting, and she faces the left, standing at the edge of the water, looking downward. She has light skin and dark hair put up under her hat. The horizon is high in the painting, where the blue-gray sky and water meet. Small ships are visible in the distance, floating on the horizon. On the right side of the painting, the yellow and green ground curves, sloping slightly downward to meet the water. The painting has loose, visible brushstrokes.
    Woman by the SeasideUnrecorded French maker, 19th centuryCourtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
  2. A work made of oil on paper, laid onto cardboard.
    A Farmhouse in the Bavarian AlpsJohann Georg von Dillis, c. 1825Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. George Washington, by Gilbert Stuart, begun 1795
    George WashingtonGilbert Stuart, begun 1795Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. The Alling Children, by Oliver Tarbell Eddy, ca. 1839
    The Alling ChildrenOliver Tarbell Eddy, ca. 1839Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section 3, north wall

  1. We look across and down at a channel of water separating two landmasses labeled "Boston" and "Charles Town" in this horizontal landscape painting. Four three-masted ships are in the aquamarine-blue harbor between us and the land. Three of them have their sails unfurled and smoke billows from the broad, starboard side of each. Tidy rows of brown houses line the area of Boston. A puff of white smoke rises from the farthest point. Two arrow-shaped missiles, perhaps projectiles on fire, arc toward Charles Town, where billowing gray plumes of smoke rise from vivid orange fire on the far side of the landmass. Rowboats bring soldiers to the shore of Charles Town, close to where hundreds of soldiers line up and fire at each other. Much of the rest of Charles Town is a hill leading to sheer cliffs to our right. Tan and gray-colored smoke mixes among bright white clouds against a pale blue sky on the top half of the painting.
    Attack on Bunker's Hill, with the Burning of Charles TownUnrecorded American maker, 1783 or afterCourtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
  2. Basket of Fruit, c. 1830
    Basket of FruitUnrecorded American maker, c. 1830Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington