Skip to main content

Smithsonian Website

Donate
Home
National Portrait Gallery
  • Support Us
  • About Us
  • Host An Event
  • Get Involved
  • Podcast
  • Visit
    Visit
    • Getting Here
    • Things to Do
    • Tips & Guidelines
    • Accessibility
    • Kogod Courtyard
    • Café
    • Museum Shop
    • McEvoy Auditorium
    Exterior of the National Portrait Gallery
    Plan a Visit

    Museum Location

    National Portrait Gallery
    8th and F Streets NW
    Washington, DC 20001

    Hours

    11:30 AM - 7:00 PM daily
    Closed December 25
    Admission is free

  • Exhibitions
    Exhibitions
    • Current Exhibitions
    • Upcoming Exhibitions
    • Traveling Exhibitions
    • Past Exhibitions
    Exhibition space with yellow panels displaying portraits.
    What's On

    Explore the museum's diverse and wide-ranging exhibitions.

  • Events
    Events
    • Featured Events
    • Tours
    • Adult Programs
    • Family Programs
    • Full Calendar
    A group of dancers dressed in black, dancing
    Calendar of Events

    See the full schedule of our exhibitions, performances, programs and tours.

  • The Portraits
    The Portraits
    • Portrait Search
    • Rights & Reproductions
    • Publications
    • TIME Collection
    • Lunder Conservation Center
    Man with taking a portrait from a rack of many artworks
    Search Our Collections

    Thousands of works of art, artifacts and archival materials are available for the study of portraiture.

  • Research
    Research
    • PORTAL= Portraiture + Analysis
    • Catalog of American Portraits
    • AA/PG Library
    • Linked Open Data
    Skylights of the Great Hall
    Resources for Study

    Our online resources and subject experts will help with your research.

  • Learn
    Learn
    • Adults
    • Families
    • Access Programs
    • Student Visits
    • Teachers
    • Teens
    Docent working with children on crafts
    Explore with Us

    Visitors of all ages can learn about portraiture through a variety of weekly public programs to create art, tell stories, and explore the museum.

  • Blog
  • Home
  • The Portraits
  • Collection Search

Portrait Search

Reset Search

The Portraits
  • Portrait Search
  • Rights & Reproductions
  • Publications
  • TIME Collection
  • Lunder Conservation Center
  • National Portrait Gallery
  • Other Smithsonian Museums15 of 6528

Pages

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • …
  • next ›
  • last »
American colonial instrumental music [sound recording]

American colonial instrumental music [sound recording]

Phonograph records Music
1965 Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 1600-1780
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The beginnings of New England : or, The Puritan theocracy in its relations to civil and religious liberty / John Fiske

The beginnings of New England : or, The Puritan theocracy in its relations to civil and religious liberty / John Fiske

Electronic resources
1900 1900, c1889 Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Smithsonian Libraries
Website Records, 2015

Website Records, 2015

Electronic records Collection descriptions
2015 Tokugawa period, 1600-1868
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Flaker/percussion tool

Flaker/percussion tool

Tools and Equipment (General)
AD 1490-1785
National Museum of the American Indian
Bifacial tool/projectile point

Bifacial tool/projectile point

Tools and Equipment (General)
AD 700-1700
National Museum of the American Indian
The fathers of New England; a chronicle of the Puritan commonwealths, by Charles M. Andrews

The fathers of New England; a chronicle of the Puritan commonwealths, by Charles M. Andrews

Electronic resources
1919 Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Smithsonian Libraries
Post rider receipt

Post rider receipt

Archival Material
March 19, 1687
National Postal Museum
Fragments

Fragments

woven textiles Fragments
ca. 1690
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Le Bassin d'Encelade (The Fountain of Enceladus), Versailles

Le Bassin d'Encelade (The Fountain of Enceladus), Versailles

architecture Print Print
1682
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Joseph Mulder
Print

Print

nature studies Print
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Pipe bowl copying a European form

Pipe bowl copying a European form

Pipes and Smoking
1600-1700
National Museum of the American Indian
Throwing stick/Atlatl hook

Throwing stick/Atlatl hook

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
AD 1200-1800
National Museum of the American Indian
Worked antler

Worked antler

Materials: Waste
AD 1490-1785
National Museum of the American Indian
Maul/Hammer head

Maul/Hammer head

Tools and Equipment (General)
AD 1500-1785
National Museum of the American Indian
Tomahawk/Axe blade

Tomahawk/Axe blade

Personal items
1650-1750
National Museum of the American Indian

Pages

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • …
  • next ›
  • last »

Selected Filter

Remove facets below

  • Clear All
  • online media
  • "1680s"

Refine Your Search

  • Theme/Topic
    • Art 5764
    • Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868) 4887
    • Japanese Art 4883
    • WWII-era provenance 2132
    • Ukiyo-e 1242
    • Arts of the Islamic World 787
    • S?afavid dynasty, 1501-1736 786
    • Arita ware 667
    • Gerhard Pulverer collection 638
    • Stoneware 581
    • Tea 437
    • Kakemono 397
    • Poetry 393
    • Illumination 392
    • Anne van Biema collection 336
    • Charles H. W. Verbeck collection 332
    • Meiji era (1868 - 1912) 322
    • Theater 282
    • Landscapes 272
    • Animals 268
    • Actors and actresses 263
    • Henri Vever collection 226
    • Woman 209
    • Portraits 184
    • Flowers 177
    • Yakusha-e 175
    • Oban 166
    • Porcelain 165
    • History 136
    • Water 128
    • Pottery 113
    • Haft awrang 104
    • Surimono 103
    • Cobalt pigment 101
    • Men 97
    • Glazed 96
    • Karatsu ware 91
    • Weft patterning 91
    • Brocade 89
    • Coins 89
    • Money 89
    • Rivers 89
    • Trees 88
    • Kyoto ware 86
    • Children 83
    • Incense 83
    • Birds 82
    • Karatsu ware, E-karatsu type 81
    • Raku ware 79
    • Boats and boating 78
  • Cultural Affiliation
    • Japanese 4884
    • Muslims 787
    • Iranians 786
    • Native Americans 219
    • Indians of North America 166
    • Buddhists 107
    • Plains Village culture 68
    • Mandan Indians 67
    • Chinese 60
    • Plains Indians 52
    • Prairie 51
    • Indians of South America 49
    • Andes 33
    • Central Andes 32
    • Incas 31
    • Woodland culture 28
    • Himalayan peoples 26
    • South Asians 26
    • Pueblo Indians 20
    • Southwest Indians 20
    • Northeast 17
    • Carib Indians 15
    • Circum-Caribbean 15
    • Tairona Indians 15
    • Americans 13
    • Southeast Indians 12
    • Caddoan Indians 11
    • Munsee Delaware (archaeological) 10
    • Mid-Atlantic 9
    • Arctic peoples 8
    • Zuni Indians 8
    • Afrasiyabs 7
    • Dervishes 7
    • Lenape (Delaware) (archaeological) 6
    • Northwest Coast 5
    • Thule culture 5
    • Northwest Indians 4
    • Wappinger (archaeological) 4
    • Bella Coola Indians 3
    • Cayuga Indians 3
    • Delaware Indians 3
    • English 3
    • Iroquoian Indians 3
    • Koreans 3
    • Montauk (archaeological) 3
    • British 2
    • Mohegan Indians 2
    • African Americans 1
    • Africans 1
    • Apsarases 1
  • Date
    • 1300s 45
    • 1400s 88
    • 1500s 917
    • 1510s 913
    • 1520s 912
    • 1530s 913
    • 1540s 914
    • 1550s 938
    • 1560s 948
    • 1570s 978
    • 1580s 971
    • 1590s 1133
    • 1600s 1285
    • 1610s 5985
    • 1620s 6012
    • 1630s 6024
    • 1640s 6071
    • 1650s 6094
    • 1660s 6112
    • 1670s 6153
    • 1690s 6131
    • 1700s 6121
    • 1710s 5996
    • 1720s 5994
    • 1730s 5987
    • 1740s 5193
    • 1750s 5195
    • 1760s 5177
    • 1770s 5178
    • 1780s 5139
    • 1790s 5097
    • 1800s 5091
    • 1810s 5032
    • 1820s 5030
    • 1830s 5028
    • 1840s 5029
    • 1850s 5035
    • 1860s 5032
    • 1870s 162
    • 1880s 210
    • 1890s 250
    • 1900s 370
    • 1910s 189
    • 1920s 58
    • 1930s 51
    • 1940s 51
    • 1950s 55
    • 1960s 56
    • 1970s 45
  • Classification
    • Ceramics (objects) 1918
    • Vessels (containers) 1599
    • Prints 1140
    • Paintings 993
    • Books 793
    • Manuscripts (documents) 573
    • Albums 423
    • Drawings 269
    • Archival materials 121
    • Textiles 120
    • Coins (money) 119
    • Costume (mode of fashion) 113
    • Containers (receptacles) 105
    • Tools and equipment 94
    • Lacquerware 81
    • Ornaments 77
    • Electronic information resources 74
    • Jewelry 68
    • Photographs 60
    • Calligraphy (visual works) 59
    • Architectural elements 41
    • Decorative arts 41
    • Metalwork 39
    • Culinary equipment for serving and consuming food 32
    • Bead/beads 31
    • Qero/Kero 29
    • Sculpture (visual work) 28
    • Figures (representations) 26
    • Maps 26
    • Collection descriptions 20
    • Cutlery 19
    • Interior views 18
    • Bifacial tool/projectile point 16
    • Furnishings (artifacts) 15
    • Masks (costume) 14
    • Fishing and trapping tools and equipment 13
    • Phonograph records 13
    • Weapons 13
    • Knives 12
    • Reference sources 10
    • Bottles 9
    • Waste 9
    • Exhibitions (events) 8
    • Vessel fragment/Potsherd 8
    • Wall coverings 8
    • Awl/perforator 7
    • Blog posts 7
    • Documents 7
    • Early works 7
    • Embroidery (visual works) 7
  • Gallery Location
    • Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection 5757
    • Google Cultural Institute 5651
    • The World of the Japanese Illustrated Book 610
    • Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection 174
    • Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department 109
    • Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection 109
    • East Asian Coins 89
    • Plains Village Tradition: Numakiki (Mandan) (archaeological) 67
    • Adornment/Jewelry 47
    • Cixi, Empress Dowager of China Photographs, 1903-1905 44
    • The Story of the Beautiful 44
    • Tools and Equipment (General) 42
    • Product Design and Decorative Arts Department 41
    • Non-Indian (archaeological) 35
    • Food/Beverage Serving 32
    • Containers and Vessels 24
    • Historic Maps of Africa collection 19
    • Freer Gallery 08: Hokusai: Mad About Painting 18
    • Freer Gallery 07: Hokusai: Mad About Painting 17
    • Textiles Department 16
    • Tairona (archaeological culture) 15
    • Inka (Inca): Colonial Inka (archaeological) 14
    • Hunting/Fishing/Warfare 13
    • Folkways Records Collection 1948-1986 12
    • Pueblo (Anasazi) (archaeological) 12
    • Caddoan (archaeological) 11
    • Colonial Inka (Inca) 11
    • Freer Gallery 06: Hokusai: Mad About Painting 11
    • Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records 10
    • Munsee Delaware (archaeological) 10
    • National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC 10
    • See Wonder 10
    • Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 10
    • Materials: Waste 9
    • Russell E. Train Africana collection 9
    • National Museum of the American Indian, New York, NY 8
    • Wallcoverings Department 8
    • A:shiwi (Zuni) (archaeological) 7
    • Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 7
    • Firearms and accessories 7
    • Non-Indian 7
    • Inka (Inca) 6
    • Lenape (Delaware) (archaeological) 6
    • Painting and Sculpture 6
    • Ceremonial/Ritual items 5
    • Freer Gallery 04: Engaging the Senses: Art in the Islamic World 5
    • Freer Gallery 05: Hokusai: Mad About Painting 5
    • Furnishings (Home) 5
    • Pipes and Smoking 5
    • Agricultural Tools/Equipment 4

Home Smithsonian Institution

Museum Location

National Portrait Gallery
8th and F Streets NW
Washington, DC 20001

Hours

11:30 AM - 7:00 PM daily
Closed December 25
Admission is free

Sign up for our newsletter:

sign up button
We use MailChimp, a third party e-newsletter service. Their Privacy Policy & Terms of Use apply to your use of this service.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Flickr
  • iTunes
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use
Back to Top