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Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with curled hair, maroon dress and white lace collar, in a gold frame.

Lola Montez (1818-1861)

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered hair in a brown coat and white cravat, in an ornate gilt frame.

The Painter Louis Joseph Maurice (1730-1820)

Pierre-Adolphe Hall, 1772

Portrait of a man in a black hat and black costume with a large white lace collar, against a dark background.

Paulus Verschuur (1606-1667)

Frans Hals, 1643

Half-length portrait of a woman with curled hair, pearls, and a black dress with white lace collar, against a brown backgroun

Portrait of a Woman

Adriaen Hanneman, ca. 1653

Round portrait of a man in a red cap and red jacket with gold initials, against a teal background, in a gilded frame.

Portrait of a Man in Royal Livery

Hans Holbein the Younger, 1532-35

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with a lace ruff, jeweled headdress and necklace against a blue background.

Portrait of a Woman

Nicholas Hilliard, ca. 1590

Painting of a young woman in a white cap knitting by lamplight beside a wicker basket and a potted plant.

Expectation

Gilded cassone panel with three roundels showing Hercules labors, including a centaur fight, a lion, and a wrestling scene.

The Labors of Hercules

Oval miniature portrait of a man in dark military uniform with gold epaulettes, red sash and medals, in a gilt frame.

Napoléon I (1769-1821)

Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1810

Twelve Heads

Full-length portrait of a man in armor and red velvet with a white wig, holding a helmet, with a castle in the distance.

André François Alloys de Theys d'Herculais (1692-1779)

Nicolas de Largillière, 1727

Painted panel of a crowned female saint with halo and palm frond against a gold background, c. 1342.

Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Pietro Lorenzetti, ca. 1342

Painting of a woman in a blue silk gown sewing at a side table with red thread and a pansy in a vase.

Penelope

Charles Marchal, ca. 1868

Two mounted officers in bicorne hats talk on a sandy road beside a sea and fortified town, painted in 1869.

A General and His Aide-de-camp

Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, 1869

Painting of mounted soldiers in a cavalry skirmish on a dirt road, with rearing horses, smoke, and trees.

A Cavalry Engagement

Adam Frans van der Meulen

Icon of the Dormition of the Virgin: Mary lies on a bier surrounded by apostles, bishops and angels under a gold background.

The Dormition of the Virgin

Painting of a standing woman with curly blonde hair in a red robe, holding a scroll, beside a stone column.

Portia

John Everett Millais, 1886

Full-length portrait of a man in white embroidered dress with a black cap and lace ruff beside a red curtain.

Portrait of a Man in White

Monogrammist LAM, 1574

Painting of elegant figures in flowing gowns gathered under a vaulted arch and stone staircase, glowing in warm golden tones.

The Court of the Princess

Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a white wig, red gold-embroidered coat, blue sash and star insignia, in a gilt frame.

Louis XVI (1754-1793), King of France

Jean Laurent Mosnier, 1790

Painting of a man in a red embroidered coat and a woman in blue silk seated in a forest with dogs and game birds.

Count Giacomo Durazzo (1717-1794) and Ernestine Aloisia Ungnad von Weissenwolff (1732-1794)

Martin van Meytens the Younger, probably early 1760s

Oil painting of a mounted cavalryman in a plumed helmet and dark uniform on a grey horse, in an open field.

A Cavalryman

Alphonse Marie Adolphe de Neuville, 1884

Grayscale view of a Gothic church interior with tall columns, vaulted arches, a checkered floor and small figures in an oval

Interior of a Gothic Church at Night

Pieter Neeffs the Elder, probably ca. 1635-40

Painting of soldiers and women resting in a wooded camp with tents, a ruined tower, horses, and a cooking fire under a cloudy

Troops at Rest

Jean-Baptiste Pater, ca. 1725

Painting of soldiers, women and children on a road past a thatched hut, with a castle on a hill in the distance.

Troops on the March

Jean-Baptiste Pater, ca. 1725

Oval miniature portrait of a man in powdered wig and spectacles, wearing a maroon coat and white lace cravat.

Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792)

Thomas Peat, 1792

Grisaille painting of a dismasted ship in a storm, with sailors on rocks and in the waves beside a steep cliff.

A Shipwreck in a Storm

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1782

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

Alexander Maconochie (1777-1861) of Meadowbank

Portrait of a bearded man in a black beret and fur-trimmed robe, with a green curtain and castle view behind him.

Giuliano de' Medici (1479-1516), Duke of Nemours

Painting of a seated woman in a gold dress holding a brass tray before a golden drapery, by Henri Regnault.

Salome

Henri Regnault, 1870