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Washington Allston

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Portrait of a seated man in a brown coat holding a book, with a quill and inkwell on a table and a cloudy landscape through a

Samuel Williams

c. 1817

Bearded man in gold tunic dictating to a seated woman writing on a scroll beside an arched stone interior.

Jeremiah Dictating His Prophecy of the Destruction of Jerusalem to Baruch the Scribe

1820

Painting of a kneeling robed figure in a barren rocky landscape with dead trees, ravens, cliffs, and a stormy sky.

Elijah in the Desert

1818

Two women read a small book together in a shaded forest, with a waterfall and pool behind them.

Hermia and Helena

1818

Two women in dark dresses read a small book together in a forest, with a waterfall and pond in the background.

Hermia and Helena

1810

Painting of a Shakespearean scene: figures in period dress in a colonnaded hall with a statue, a seated woman in orange, and

Scene from Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" (Katharina and Petruchio)

1809

Painting of a seated woman in a red velvet jacket and grey skirt before a hazy mountain landscape.

The Spanish Girl in Reverie

1831

Dusk landscape with cattle wading in a river, a horseback rider on a path, and a distant castle under a pink sky.

A Landscape after Sunset

c. 1819

Painting of a calm lake framed by pines, with a small figure on a path and a pale cliff with waterfall beyond.

Landscape with a Lake

1804

Landscape painting of a river cascade, cliffs and tall trees, with small figures and a conical hut in the foreground.

An American Landscape

Painting of an angel in white robes gesturing to a chained bearded man in a dark stone prison with a sleeping guard.

The Angel Releasing St. Peter from Prison

Interior scene: a heavyset man seated in a chair gestures at a thin standing man holding papers, with a boy and sleeping dog

The Poor Author and the Rich Bookseller

1811

Painting of a small sailboat tossed by dark stormy waves, with a three-masted ship on the horizon under thunderclouds.

Rising of a Thunderstorm at Sea

1804

Painting of a bearded man in a skullcap and fur collar, looking upward against a dark green background.

Head of a Jew

1817

Oil portrait of a young man with curly dark hair in a black cape and brown cravat, against a gray stone background.

Self Portrait

1805

Painting of an idealized Italian landscape with a tall tree, lake, classical ruins, distant city, and figures near a fountain

Italian Landscape

1814

Painting of a woman in gold gown galloping a white horse through a forest, pursued by two armored knights.

The Flight of Florimell

1819

Dark painting of a shrouded corpse on rocky ground with muscular men, a helmeted soldier, and onlookers in the background.

The Dead Man Restored to Life by Touching the Bones of the Prophet Elisha

1811

Painting of a seated young shepherd in a tunic and sandals beside a stream in a dark, leafy forest.

Italian Shepherd Boy

1819

Portrait of a white-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat beside a Gothic window, holding a small book.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

1814

Painting of a robed figure healing a seated man as a crowd gathers, with a classical temple and mountains behind them.

Christ Healing the Sick

1813

Painting of Belshazzar's Feast showing a bearded prophet pointing toward a seated king in a columned hall with gilded objects

Belshazzar's Feast

1817

White chalk sketch of a sailing ship in rough seas under a stormy sky on a red-brown ground.

Ship in a Squall

1818

Landscape with snow-capped mountain above a lake, three women and two hunting dogs in the foreground under trees.

Diana on a Chase

1805

Painting of two women standing close together before a red curtain and a cloudy sky, one seen from behind.

The Sisters

1816