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On to Liberty, Theodor Kaufmann, 1867
Theodor KaufmannAmerican, 1814–1896

On to Liberty

1867 · Painting

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Yes, on view now

Where is “On to Liberty” now? The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery 762, New York. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room762

Open now· until 9:00 PM

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Accession number
1982.443.3

What it shows

ChildManWomanSlavery

In the catalog

PaintingsOilAmerican paintingRealismImpressionism19th centuryAmerican

Sources

In the same room · Gallery 762, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Museum page
The Veteran in a New Field, Winslow Homer, 1865

Winslow Homer

The Veteran in a New Field, 1865

Abraham Lincoln: The Man (Standing Lincoln), Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1884–87; reduced 1910; cast 1911

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Abraham Lincoln: The Man (Standing Lincoln), 1884–87; reduced 1910; cast 1911

Dressing for the Carnival, Winslow Homer, 1877

Winslow Homer

Dressing for the Carnival, 1877

Rainy Day in Camp, Winslow Homer, 1871

Winslow Homer

Rainy Day in Camp, 1871

Prisoners from the Front, Winslow Homer, 1866

Winslow Homer

Prisoners from the Front, 1866

Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1879–80; cast 1910

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, 1879–80; cast 1910

Christmas-Time, The Blodgett Family, Eastman Johnson, 1864

James David Smillie

Christmas-Time, The Blodgett Family, 1864

A Bit of War History: The Veteran, Thomas Waterman Wood, 1866

Thomas Waterman Wood

A Bit of War History: The Veteran, 1866

On the same theme · Child

All works on the theme
Trailer Camp Children, Richmond, California, Ansel Adams, 1944, printed 1981

Ansel Adams

Trailer Camp Children, Richmond, California, 1944, printed 1981

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884, Georges Seurat, 1884–86, border added 1888–89

Georges Seurat

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884–86, border added 1888–89

Art Institute of Chicago

First Steps, after Millet, Vincent van Gogh, 1890

Vincent van Gogh

First Steps, after Millet, 1890

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Le gourmet, Pablo Picasso, 1901

Pablo Picasso

Le gourmet, 1901

National Gallery of Art

The Poor (Les pauvres), Pablo Picasso, 1905, published 1913

Pablo Picasso

The Poor (Les pauvres), 1905, published 1913

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Winged Bull Watched by Four Children (Taureau ailé contemplé par quatre enfants), Pablo Picasso, 1934

Pablo Picasso

Winged Bull Watched by Four Children (Taureau ailé contemplé par quatre enfants), 1934

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte", Georges Seurat, 1884

Georges Seurat

Study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte", 1884

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Medici Madonna, Michelangelo, 1524–1534

Michelangelo

Medici Madonna, 1524–1534

Skulpturensammlung Dresden