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Small panel of the Lamentation: dead Christ held by the Virgin, mourning women, an angel, and a cross on a hill.

The Lamentation

Unknown artist, ca. 1550

Late medieval panel of the Tree of Jesse with the Virgin and Child at top, crowned ancestors on branches, and a harpist in a

The tree of Jesse

Unknown artist, c. 1500

Portrait of a man in a brown coat and orange waistcoat holding a paper, with two coats of arms above him.

Henry Gibbs

Unknown artist, c. 1721

Small gilded panel painting of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child, both with haloes, in a gabled frame.

Madonna and Child

Unknown artist, first quarter the 14th century

Panel painting of a wealthy family on a terrace with children and a hobby horse, beside an elderly poor couple at left, 1599.

Rich Children, Poor Parents

Unknown artist, 1599

Oil portrait of an older woman with grey curled hair, pearls, lace collar and red bodice, with inscription dated 1717.

Mrs. Vanderveer, or Mrs. Vandeveer

Unknown artist, 1717

Small gilded panel showing Christ as Man of Sorrows, haloed, arms crossed, within a pointed gabled frame.

Man of Sorrows

Unknown artist, first quarter of the 14th century

Dark interior with two women by a window, one reading, and a sleeping baby in a cradle lit by soft light.

The Holy Family at Night

Unknown artist, c. 1642 - c. 1648

Oil portrait of a young woman in a blue dress holding a basket of flowers, with the date 1717 inscribed beside her.

Miss Vanderveer, or Miss Vandeveer

Unknown artist, 1717

Oval portrait of a woman with dark hair, blue eyes, green dress and red bow against a brown background.

Blue Eyes

Unknown artist, c. 1850

Oil painting of a bearded man in a white turban and patterned robe gesturing beside a stone pillar in an interior.

The Janissary Aga, Commander-in-Chief of the Janissaries

Unknown artist, 1700 - 1737

Ming dynasty scene of scholars in a garden courtyard at a table with attendants, peacocks, a tree and a painted screen.

The Four Accomplishments: Calligraphy

Unknown artist, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), late 16th/early 17th century

Oval portrait of a man in a dark blue Union army uniform and forage cap, holding a sword, against a grey background.

The Colonel

Unknown artist, c. 1865

Oil painting of a bearded man in white robes and tall white headdress standing in a stone doorway.

Grand Vizier

Unknown artist, 1700 - 1737

Scholars in robes seated at a table under a pine tree, with servants moving a screen and a white cat in a courtyard.

The Four Accomplishments: Painting

Unknown artist, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), late 16th/17th century

Portrait of a man with curled hair holding a printed sheet, with a painted castle and river landscape behind him.

Man Named Hubbard Reading "Boston Atlas"

Unknown artist, 1843 or after

Oil painting of a standing woman in a fur-trimmed robe and turban before red drapery, with a landscape window behind her.

The Sultana-Mother

Unknown artist, 1700 - 1737

Head of a Woman

Unknown artist, c. 1810

Folk painting of a girl in a red dress with a black apron beside flowers, a fruit basket, and a bird in a garden.

Girl in Red with Flowers and a Distelfink

Unknown artist, c. 1830

Oil portrait of a bearded sultan in a white turban and green robe with two attendants and a domed building behind.

Portrait of Sultan Ahmed III

Unknown artist, 1700 - 1737

Painting of figures strolling beneath shade trees in a sunlit park, with city rooftops visible in the distance.

Boston Common

Unknown artist, 1850-63

Painted street scene of a 19th-century town with a City Hotel, a rider on a white horse, and people on balconies and the stre

The Independent Voter

Unknown artist, 1849 or after

Oil painting of a standing man in a red robe, embroidered silver cloak and tall white hat, extending one hand.

The Capon Aghassi, Chief of the White Eunuchs of the Sultan

Unknown artist, 1700 - 1737

Painting of a woman in a yellow straw hat with blue ribbon and white feather, wrapped in a white shawl and yellow sash.

Woman in a Straw Hat

Unknown artist, c. 1790

Full-length portrait of a young boy in a red coat and white wig with a greyhound standing beside him.

J. M. Stolle

Unknown artist, c. 1734/1735

Painting of a standing man in a red robe and white turban beside an arched doorway, on a patterned tiled floor.

The Kislar Aghassi, Chief of the Black Eunuchs of the Sultan

Unknown artist, 1700 - 1737

Painted lodge banner with two men in top hats, allegorical symbols, a skull, hourglass, and the words Amicitia Amor et Verita

Emblems for Royal Crown Lodge No. 22

Unknown artist, 1810-15

Indian Tobacco Shop Sign [obverse, Indian facing left]

Unknown artist, second half 19th century

Painted harpsichord lid showing travellers, a horse, a ruined tower and a roadside cross under a cloudy sky.

Lid of a harpsichord

Unknown artist, c. 1625 - c. 1650

Dark grayscale painting of a crowded, frenzied revelry with a standing man in a cloak gesturing above a mass of figures.

The Carousal (Scene from Faust?)

Unknown artist, c. 1860-70

Indian Tobacco Shop Sign [reverse, Indian facing right]

Unknown artist, second half 19th century

Oil painting of an elderly schoolmaster writing at a desk with an hourglass while children gather in a dim interior.

The Schoolmaster

Unknown artist, 1650 - 1750