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Painting of an elderly bearded man in a green robe against a dark brown background, by Henry Ossawa Tanner.

Head of a Jew in Palestine

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1920

Painted portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit with a white cuff, set against a dark background.

Portrait of William E. Norton

William Penhallow Henderson, 1900

Head of a Young Girl

Lucia Fairchild Fuller, 1900

Loosely painted portrait of an elderly man's head turned left, with pale face against a dark brown background.

Head of an Old Man

Frank Duveneck, 1870

Five studies of bear heads in brown paint on a pale background, showing different angles of grizzly bears.

Portraits of Two Grizzly Bears, From Life

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a smiling woman with curly hair against a dark background, painted in loose brushstrokes.

Head of the Artist

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Oval oil portrait of a woman in a white lace cap and fichu, holding a gold watch chain, against red drapery.

Portrait of Mrs. Robert Kermit

James Earl, 1790

Oval portrait of a seated man in dark clothing with a book, beside a table with a clock and a bookshelf.

Portrait of a Connecticut Clockmaker

Ralph Earl, 1800

Portrait of a Gentleman

Henry Inman, 1820

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with dark hair, blue eyes, white cravat and dark blue coat, in a gilt frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

George Catlin, 1830

Small portrait of a young woman with curled hair in a white dress, seated in a floral armchair against a dark background.

Portrait of a Lady

Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, 1850

Seated man in a dark suit holding a red book, with bookshelves and a curtain behind him.

Portrait of Mr. Wiley

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Full-length portrait of a blonde girl in a dark dress with red bodice, white collar and cuffs, against a grey background.

Untitled, Portrait of a Young Girl

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Portrait miniature of a young man with curly brown hair, black coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

George Freeman, 1820

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with curly brown hair in a white dress, set in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Lady

William M. S. Doyle, 1810

Watercolor of a seated woman in a white blouse, green and pink skirts, and pearl necklace against a pale wall.

Portrait of a Lady

Cesare Biseo, 1900

Oval portrait of a seated woman in black dress and white cap holding a book, with red drapery behind her.

Portrait of a Connecticut Clockmaker's Wife

Ralph Earl, 1800

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a dark coat and white cravat, in an ornate gold frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

George Dame, 1820

Oil self-portrait of a woman with tousled brown hair and blue eyes, hand resting on her cheek, white jabot at collar.

Self-Portrait with Jabot

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Painting of a pale sculpted female head with tall crown on dark ledge, with handwritten card below against black background.

Head of the Queen of Egypt

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Watercolor of a man sleeping on his side with his head on his arm, wearing a white shirt on rumpled white sheets.

Portrait Study

Thomas La Farge, 1930

Portrait of a woman in a brown embroidered kimono beside a cream vase of white flowers against a dark background.

Brown Kimono (Portrait of Kathryn Beta la Forque)

Irving Ramsey Wiles, 1900

Oil portrait of a smiling blond boy in a brown jacket and white collar against a dark background.

Portrait of a Boy

Charles T. Webber, 1860

Chinese hanging scroll portrait of a seated man in a brown robe with a standing attendant, a bamboo plant and incense burner

Portrait of a man and his servant

Portrait of a bald older man in black clothing, with a heraldic shield, garden and castle behind him.

Portrait of Jacob Jansz van der Meer (?)

Jan Mostaert, 1500-1509

Oval portrait miniature of an older man with grey curled hair and white cravat, in a gilt frame with white beads.

Portrait of Ivan Grigorevich, Count Chernyshev

Heinrich Füger, c. 1785

Round miniature portrait of a smiling woman in a blue gown with lace, flowers in her powdered hair, seated at a writing desk.

Portrait of a Woman in a Blue Dress

André Pujos, 1783

Circular miniature portrait of a curly-haired woman in white reclining on a blue sofa before blue drapery.

Portrait of a Woman Reclining on a Sofa

Jean-Antoine Laurent, c. 1804

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with a lace ruff, jeweled hair ornaments and dark gown against a blue background.

Portrait of Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford, née Harrington

Isaac Oliver, 1612

Oval portrait miniature of a man with curly dark hair in a embroidered uniform and red sash, in a gold frame.

Portrait of Henri Gratien, Comte Bertrand

Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1808