Floor plan

Style galleriesRomanticism

Romanticism

Luman Reed, by Asher Brown Durand, 1835
Musidora, by Thomas Sully, 1813–35
Landscape—Scene from "Thanatopsis", by Asher Brown Durand, 1850
Fur Traders Descending the Missouri, by George Caleb Bingham, 1845
A work made of oil on paper, laid onto cardboard.
Queen Victoria, by Thomas Sully, 1838

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. Luman Reed, by Asher Brown Durand, 1835
    Luman ReedAsher Brown Durand, 1835Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Musidora, by Thomas Sully, 1813–35
    MusidoraThomas Sully, 1813–35Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Landscape—Scene from "Thanatopsis", by Asher Brown Durand, 1850
    Landscape—Scene from "Thanatopsis"Asher Brown Durand, 1850Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section 1, south wall

  1. Fur Traders Descending the Missouri, by George Caleb Bingham, 1845
    Fur Traders Descending the MissouriGeorge Caleb Bingham, 1845Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  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. Queen Victoria, by Thomas Sully, 1838
    Queen VictoriaThomas Sully, 1838Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section 2, south wall

  1. Elijah Boardman, by Ralph Earl, 1789
    Elijah BoardmanRalph Earl, 1789Courtesy 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 woman standing upright with a small red book in her right hand. She has a fair complexion, neutral expression, slightly arched eyebrows, and small, rounded lips. Her dark brown hair is styled in an updo with a black accessory. She wears a high-necked dark dress with puffed sleeves and a white collar. The background is plain blue. The woman is not wearing any visible jewelry, and the setting is minimalistic with only the book present.
    Anonymous WomanUnrecorded American maker, c. 1830Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington

Section 2, north wall

  1. The American Star (George Washington), by Frederick Kemmelmeyer, ca. 1803
    The American Star (George Washington)Frederick Kemmelmeyer, ca. 1803Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. A FRENCH RESTORATION BEDROOM
    A French Restoration BedroomBouilhet, French, 1823Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
  3. George Washington, by Charles Peale Polk, ca. 1790
    George WashingtonCharles Peale Polk, ca. 1790Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. Captain John Gell, by Gilbert Stuart, 1785
    Captain John GellGilbert Stuart, 1785Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section 3, north wall

  1. A work made of oil on canvas.
    Inside the ColosseumFranz Ludwig Catel, c. 1823Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. George Washington, by Gilbert Stuart, begun 1795
    George WashingtonGilbert Stuart, begun 1795Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. 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