City of Washington from Beyond the Navy Yard

The City of Washington from Beyond the Navy Yard is an 1833 oil painting by the American painter George Cooke.

To the left are the Washington Arsenal and White House, depicted larger than life to balance the Capitol building.

In the largely agricultural foreground are a few small buildings, a cart, a field with mounds of hay, and some sheep.

Since 1972, the painting has been in the White House collections and has subsequently been displayed in the Oval Office under various administrations.

[2] The painting remained on view in the Oval Office during the Obama administration.