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Portrait of a smiling man in a white powdered wig and red coat with fur collar against a dark background.

Otto Christopher von Munthe af Morgenstierne

Jens Juel, 1772

Still life with a red lobster, grapes, citrus, peaches and oysters on a draped table against a dark background.

Still Life

Abraham van Beijeren, 1640

Portrait of a woman with powdered grey hair, feathers and flowers, wearing a white satin dress with a blue bow.

Anne Jacqueline Sophie de Malartie

Alexander Roslin, 1781

Painting of smiths hammering glowing iron in a dark forge, with fires and a group of visitors in fine clothing on the right.

In the Anchor-Forge at Söderfors. The Smiths Hard at Work

Pehr Hilleström, 1782

Oil study of a hand gripping a thin baton against a dark background, with a white shirt cuff at the wrist.

Study of a Hand

Robert Thegerström

Kneeling friar in a hooded habit gazes upward in prayer beside an open book and a skull on a rock.

St. Francis in Meditation

Francisco de Zurbarán, 1650

Oval portrait of a woman in a blue bodice, white ruffled collar and red drapery against a dark background.

Portrait of a Lady

Thomas Lawrence

Portrait of a young man in black velvet with a feathered black cap, seated before a stone pilaster, holding a white cloth.

Ugolino Martelli

Unknown artist, mid 16th century

Painting of an elderly bearded man with a furrowed brow, lit from the left against a dark brown background.

Portrait of an Old Man

Alphonse Legros

Painting of a woman with upswept hair, white ruffled collar and dark striped shawl, set against a dark brown background.

Agnes Gordon Higginson Fuller (Mrs. George Fuller)

George Fuller, c. 1877

Night painting of figures with torches hunting turtles on a riverbank beneath dense tropical palms.

Turtle Hunt

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Dark still life with a fruit basket, melon, fish, frog, songbirds, and a nest with eggs beside hibiscus flowers.

Still Life with Fruit, Fish, and a Nest

Abraham Mignon, c. 1675

Candlelit painting of a young attendant holding a torch over a reclining bearded man in gray robes.

The Image of Saint Alexis

Georges de La Tour

Portrait of a woman in a black velvet gown with gold embroidered sleeves, lace collar, and feathered headpiece, 1626.

Margaret Graham, Lady Napier, d. c 1626. Sister of 1st Marquess of Montrose and wife of 1st Lord Napier

Adam de Colone, 1626

Painting of a shadowed old courtyard with stone buildings, dormer windows, hanging laundry and a small figure under a grey sk

Ancien Hôtel-Dieu, cour de Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre

Charles-Alexis Apoil, 1882

Dim Gothic hall with stone effigies, a figure in dark clothing, and a bright stained glass doorway.

La salle des sculptures du XIVe siècle au musée des Monuments français

Charles Marie Bouton, 1817

Interior of a Gothic cathedral nave with vaulted ceilings, tall columns, and small groups of visitors in period dress.

Vue intérieure de Notre-Dame, en 1789

Jean-François Depelchin, 1789

Seated woman in a white gown holding a quill beside a writing desk, with a draped curtain and dark Gothic cabinet behind her.

Portrait d'une actrice (Mme Volnys ?)

Adèle-Anaïs Colin, 1835

Portrait de Ferdinand Barrot (1806-1883), homme politique

Adolphe Yvon, 1867

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat seated at a desk beside a book and top hat, signed Gabriel Ferrier 1906.

Numéro radié ; œuvre ayant fait l'objet d'un changement d'affectation au profit du Petit Palais (décroisement des col…

Gabriel Ferrier, 1906

Two women seated in a dim interior reading a letter, with two men and an open music score in the background.

La Demande en mariage

Jean Alphonse Rœhn, 1839

Dusk view of the Arc de Triomphe draped in black with mourning flags, a crowd and trees in the dark foreground.

Funérailles de Victor Hugo, 31 mai et 1er juin 1885

Oil sketch of a helmeted nude warrior standing over a fallen man among rocks, with dark cliffs and snowy peaks behind.

Scène héroïque. Caïn et Abel

Joseph-Désiré Court

Seven small framed sketches of cherubs illustrating citizen life allegories, with French labels, on a dark ground.

Esquisse pour la mairie de Clichy : Allégories de la vie du citoyen (dessus de porte de la salle des mariages)

Oscar-Pierre Mathieu, 1880

Oil portrait of a young woman with dark curly hair, a red flower, and a blue ribbon at her neck against a brown background.

Portrait de femme

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark suit with eyeglasses, hands resting on a wooden chair before carved paneling.

Portrait d'homme

Jean-Joseph Weerts, 1924

Oil sketch of the Nativity with Mary, the Christ Child, Joseph and kneeling Magi offering gifts in a dark stable.

Esquisse pour l'église de Vanves : L'Adoration des Mages

Oscar-Pierre Mathieu, 1875

Dark painting of mourners grieving over Christ's body laid on a white cloth, with a woman in blue at center.

Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin [Saint-Médard] : Le Christ descendu de la Croix

Alexandre-Charles Guillemot, 1819

Oval portrait of a young boy with curly hair holding a quill over written pages, in a gilded frame.

Portrait présumé d'Ary Scheffer enfant

Johan Bernard Scheffer

Half-length portrait of a man in a red fur-trimmed hat and green coat, resting his hand on a carnival mask at a stone ledge.

Portrait d'Emmanuel de Coulanges (1633-1716), épistolier et chansonnier

Nicolas Colombel, 1690