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Black-and-white reproduction of a 1814 portrait of a seated woman in a dark dress and embroidered lace shawl, hand to cheek.

Martha Stewart Wilson

James Peale, 1814

Painted portrait of a seated man in a black coat and white cravat, resting his hands on a carved chair and a book.

Philip Slade

Ammi Phillips, 1818

Two young girls in a garden with a black dog, a flower basket, and a white house under a cloudy sky in the distance.

The Daughters of Daniel T. MacFarlan

Theodore E. Pine, 1857

Double portrait of a man in a dark suit and a woman in black lace, with a harbor landscape behind them.

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. MacFarlan

Theodore E. Pine, 1858

Half-length portrait of a man with powdered gray hair in a dark military coat with star epaulettes and a white cravat.

George Washington

Charles Peale Polk, ca. 1790

Oil portrait of a man with powdered gray hair in a navy coat with red collar, white cravat and epaulette.

Joseph Howell, Jr.

Charles Peale Polk, ca. 1787

Monochrome portrait of a bearded man with swept-back hair, wearing a striped tie and waistcoat, against a dark background.

Stephen Whitney Phoenix

Platt Powell Ryder, 1892

Oval oil portrait of a bearded man with dark hair in a dark jacket against a deep green background.

Levi Hale Willard

Samuel H. Sexton, 1857

Portrait of a woman in black dress and coral necklace seated before red drapery, with a landscape at left.

Mary Ann Garrits

Frederick R. Spencer, 1834

Oval oil portrait of a dark-haired woman in a red silk dress with white chemise against a dark background.

Hannah Pemberton

John Smibert, 1734

Oval portrait of a man in a green coat and frilled white cravat, with a lakeside landscape and cloudy sky behind him.

Jonathan Dwight

Joseph Steward, ca. 1790

Half-length portrait of a woman in a white turban, black dress, white ruffled collar and red shawl, against a dark background

Mrs. Andrew Sigourney

Gilbert Stuart, Ca. 1820

Oil portrait of a balding man in a black coat and white cravat before a red chair and red background.

Albert Gallatin

Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1803

Portrait of an elderly man with white hair, dark coat and frilled cravat, seated against a dark background.

George Heathcote

Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1785

Oil portrait of an elderly man with white powdered hair in a dark coat and white ruffled cravat, against a dark background.

George Washington

Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1803

Oval portrait of a man in a green coat and white cravat with powdered hair, holding a book against a dark background.

Man in a Green Coat

Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1779-85

Portrait of a young man with curly hair in a dark coat and white ruffled cravat against a green background.

David Sears, Jr.

Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1815

Portrait of a man in a dark blue naval-style coat with gold epaulette, holding a gold sword hilt, against a red and blue sky.

Matthew Clarkson

Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1794

Oil portrait of a woman in a white lace bonnet and brown fur stole against a dark background.

Mrs. Katherine Matthews

Thomas Sully, 1812-13

Loosely painted black-and-white portrait of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat with a feather and dark dress.

Mrs. Huges

Thomas Sully, ca. 1830

Oil self-portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a brown coat, holding a paintbrush against a gray background.

Portrait of the Artist

Thomas Sully, 1821

Oil portrait of a man with tousled dark hair, white cravat and dark coat against a brown background.

William Gwynn

Thomas Sully, 1821

Oil portrait of a man with dark curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat against a dark background.

John Finley

Thomas Sully, 1821

Oval black-and-white portrait of a woman with curled hair, bonnet and lace shawl, hand resting on her chest.

Sarah Annis Sully (Mrs. Thomas Sully)

Thomas Sully, 1832

Black and white view of a painted portrait of a man with powdered hair in a dark military coat with epaulettes.

George Washington

Thomas Wilcocks Sully, 1840

Oil portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a dark coat and white cravat, hands clasped over a cane.

John Walsh

John Neagle, ca. 1840

Portrait of a woman in a red wrap and pearl necklace holding a small sprig of flowers against a dark background.

Portrait of a Lady (Possibly Hannah Stillman)

Pieter Vanderlyn, 1720-30

Grayscale painting of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and cloak, face lit against a dark background.

Henry Irving as Philip II of Spain

James McNeill Whistler, after 1872

Oil portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, turned to the left, with a red drape at the right.

John A. Sidell

John Vanderlyn, ca. 1830

Portrait of a white-haired man in a black coat and ruffled white cravat against a red oval background.

Egbert Benson

John Vanderlyn, ca. 1794