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Full-length portrait of a standing man in a cream coat beside a bookcase of leather books and a green-topped desk.

Elijah Boardman

Ralph Earl, 1789

Painting of ragged prisoners standing before a Union officer in a cleared field, with rifles on the ground and horsemen behin

Prisoners from the Front

Winslow Homer, 1866

Painting of a village with a church steeple on a cliff above a lake with sailboats and distant mountains.

Lake George and the Village of Caldwell

Thomas Chambers, ca. 1850s

Courtyard painting of a rider with horses and two leopards beside an ornate palace with arched colonnades and carved balconie

The Rajah Starting on a Hunt

Edwin Lord Weeks, ca. 1895

Elderly bearded man descends steps between armed soldiers while a woman and child embrace him at a brick doorway.

The Last Moments of John Brown

Thomas Hovenden, 1882-84

Painting of a man in a straw hat mowing golden wheat with a scythe under a bright blue sky.

The Veteran in a New Field

Winslow Homer, 1865

Oil portrait of a man in a floral robe seated before a bookcase of leather-bound books, with one hand on a table.

Portrait of William Duguid

Prince Demah Barnes, 1773

Painting of autumn oak trees with red and gold leaves, grazing cattle in a meadow, and a stormy cloudy sky.

Autumn Oaks

George Inness, ca. 1878

Full-length portrait of a bearded man in black evening dress holding a top hat, fan and pink wrap against a grey background.

Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black: Portrait of Theodore Duret

James McNeill Whistler, 1883

Two ink landscape hanging scrolls with misty mountains, a pavilion, willow trees, a rider on an ox and a footbridge.

Two Views from the Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers

Kantei, early 16th century

Saint John writes in a book in red robes beside a haloed eagle, while the Virgin and Child appear in clouds above a lake.

Saint John on Patmos

Hans Baldung Grien, ca. 1511

Painting of a standing commander holding an American flag in a crowded boat crossing an icy river, with soldiers rowing.

Washington Crossing the Delaware

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, 1851

Hanging scroll of white hibiscus, pink blossoms and two small birds on a pale background.

Flowering Shrubs and Field Sparrows (?)

Hasegawa Gyokuhō, 19th century

Painting of a striped-costumed musician playing guitar on a garden ledge, with a shadowy figure among trees behind him.

Mezzetin

Jean-Antoine Watteau, ca. 1718-20

Medieval painting of the Nativity with Mary, Joseph, the infant Jesus, an ox and donkey, shepherds, and angels above.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Bartolo di Fredi, 1374

Half-length portrait of an older bearded man in a black cap and fur-trimmed coat against a teal background.

Erasmus of Rotterdam

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1532

Gold-ground painting of the Crucifixion with grieving figures at left and armored soldiers at right.

The Crucifixion

Master of the Codex of Saint George, ca. 1330-35

Miniature portrait of a seated woman in a white dress and lace collar, working on tapestry beside a red table with yarn.

Portrait of a Woman with Tapestry Work

Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin

Painting of Christ wearing a crown of thorns, bare-shouldered, gazing upward against a dark background.

Christ Crowned with Thorns

Antonello da Messina

Miniature portrait of a woman in a straw bonnet and dark shawl, holding a flower basket before a pink sky and hills.

Portrait of a Woman

Vincent Bertrand, ca. 1810

Painting of figures in classical robes gesturing on a loggia, with a sleeping infant in a cradle and a hilly landscape beyond

The Legend of the Infant Servius Tullius

Bonifazio Veronese

Painting of three playful cherubs among grapes, apples, a basket and clouds, set in an ornate gilt frame.

Allegory of Autumn

François Boucher, 1753

Pastoral scene of shepherds, flowers, goats and cattle beside a stream and classical fountain under trees.

Shepherd's Idyll

François Boucher, 1768

Painting of washerwomen working by a stream below a stone bridge, with a donkey, dog, and cow in a wooded landscape.

Washerwomen

François Boucher, 1768

Three cupids on clouds with a lyre, torch, scroll, doves and roses, painted in a gilt frame on white paneling.

Allegory of Lyric Poetry

François Boucher, 1753

Oval miniature of a man in a powdered wig and gilded steel breastplate against a grey-blue background.

Portrait of a Man

Rosalba Carriera, ca. 1710

Oval miniature portrait of a man with long dark hair and a lace cravat against a dark background, in a silver frame.

Portrait of a Man

British Painter

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat against a blue sky, in a gold frame with braided hair.

A Man with the Initials RH

British Painter

Painting of a blue gulf seen from a hillside town with red rooftops, chimneys, and distant mountains under a pale sky.

The Gulf of Marseille Seen from L'Estaque

Paul Cézanne, ca. 1885

Oil landscape of a Gothic cathedral with a tall spire, framed by trees, grazing cows and a pond in the meadow.

Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds

John Constable, ca. 1825

Oval miniature portrait of a man with long dark curled hair and mustache, in a gold pendant frame with a blue sash.

Charles II (1630-1685), King of England

Small portrait of a bearded man with curly red hair, black clothing and a white lace collar against an olive background.

Portrait of a Man with a Pointed Collar

Corneille de Lyon

Half-length portrait of an older man in a black cap and fur-trimmed dark robe, with a white ruff, against a plain background.

Jean d'Albon de Saint-André (1472-1549)

Corneille de Lyon

Painting of a reclining nude woman on a spotted cloth in a landscape with trees, water and small background figures.

Bacchante in a Landscape

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1865-70

Black-and-white portrait of a bearded man in a black cap with a white feather and dark doublet with white sleeves.

Charles de Cossé (1506-1563), Comte de Brissac

Corneille de Lyon

Small portrait of a man with curly brown hair, white ruff, black doublet and gold chain, against a green background.

Portrait of a Man with a Gold Chain

Corneille de Lyon

Painting of a woman in red cradling a sleeping man under an apple tree as armed men watch from the foliage behind.

Samson and Delilah

Lucas Cranach the Elder, ca. 1528-30

Half-length portrait of a man in a black cap and dark robe against a turquoise background.

Martin Luther (1483-1546)

Lucas Cranach the Elder, probably 1532

Gold-ground panel with Christ enthroned above saints with haloes, flanking a circular reliquary, with Latin inscription below

Christ Enthroned with Saints

Bernardo Daddi, ca. 1325

Painting of a shallow brook flowing between rocky cliffs and dense green trees under a pale turquoise sky.

The Hidden Brook

Gustave Courbet, ca. 1873-77

Painted cassone panel showing a woman swimming a river past a soldiers' camp toward a red walled city gate.

The Legend of Cloelia

Guidoccio Cozzarelli, ca. 1480

Painting of a blacksmith at an anvil in a timber workshop, with a woman holding a child and workers beside a glowing forge.

The Forge

Léonard Defrance

Miniature portrait of a woman with pearl headdress, white feathers, pearl necklace and a pink and purple sash, in a gold fram

Princess María Francisca de Asis de Borbón and Her Son Infante Carlos Luis María Fernando de Borbón

Luis de la Cruz y Rios, 1818

Oval miniature portrait of an older bald man in a green fur-collared coat and white lace jabot, in a gilt frame.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), after a Painting by Greuze of 1777

Charles Paul Jérôme de Bréa, 1777

Painting of a tightrope dancer with a balancing pole above a clown, musicians and a crowd watching in a wooden street booth.

The Rope Dance

Léonard Defrance

Painting of French soldiers in a battle near a stone wall and white house, with horses, debris and an orange sky.

The Defense of Champigny

Édouard Detaille, 1879

Marie Dihau (1843-1935)

Edgar Degas, 1867-68

Painting of young ballet dancers in a rehearsal room with a double bass lying in the foreground by a green wall.

Dancers in the Rehearsal Room with a Double Bass

Edgar Degas, ca. 1882-85

Painting of a dark theater audience in the foreground watching pale ballet dancers under arches on a dim stage.

The Ballet from "Robert le Diable"

Edgar Degas, 1871

Woman in striped silk gown playing a harp, with sheet music and a blue vase beside her, in a dim interior.

Self-Portrait with a Harp

Rose Adélaïde Ducreux, 1791

Portrait of a seated woman with powdered grey hair, pink gown, pink bow and white lace shawl beside red drapery.

Madame de Saint-Morys (Eléonore Elisabeth Angélique de Beauterne, 1742-1824)

Joseph-Siffred Duplessis, 1776

Painting of the Virgin Mary in a red mantle holding the nude infant Christ against a dark green background.

Virgin and Child

Albrecht Dürer, 1516

Painting of a veiled woman in red looking down at a nude infant nursing, against a dark brown background.

Virgin and Child

Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1620

Brown monochrome wash drawing of a man in period dress mounting a horse, holding its bridle and a riding crop.

A Man Mounting a Horse

Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1630

Brown monochrome sketch of a man on a rearing horse with a flowing mane, highlighted in white on a tan ground.

A Man Riding a Horse

Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1630

Portrait of a bearded man in a black hat and fur-trimmed coat holding a rosary, with a river landscape behind him.

Heinrich(?) vom Rhein zum Mohren (1477-1536)

Conrad Faber von Creuznach, late 1520s

Oval monochrome portrait of a woman with curled hair and a draped gown with brooch, in a dark wooden frame.

Portrait of a Woman

Thomas Forster, 1700

Oil sketch of three nude women with raised arms and loose draperies against a dark brown background.

The Three Graces

Oval miniature of a young man with curly dark hair and blue eyes, wearing a brown jacket and floral waistcoat.

Self-Portrait

John Faed, ca. 1850

Painting of a seated woman with red hair in a dark dress, turquoise brooch and gold bracelet, hands clasped, against grey.

Portrait of a Woman

Henri Fantin-Latour, 1885

Gilded Gothic triptych showing Christ crowning the Virgin Mary, flanked by standing saints and angels against gold leaf.

The Coronation of the Virgin, and Saints

Giovanni di Tano Fei, 1394

Painting of Saints John the Evangelist and Lawrence with a chalice, open book, palm frond and eagle against a dark background

Saints John the Evangelist and Lawrence

Defendente Ferrari

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a long curled wig, cravat and buttoned coat, in a dark wooden frame.

Portrait of a Man

Thomas Forster, 1700

Oval miniature of a curly-haired boy in a plumed hat and lace collar, in a gilt frame with white beads.

Portrait of a Boy

Marie Anne Gérard Fragonard, ca. 1775