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Painting of a snow-capped Andean peak above a waterfall, river, and lush tropical trees, with a path and cross in the foregro

Heart of the Andes

Frederic Edwin Church, 1859

Painting of a winding river oxbow through farmland beneath a storm on the left and sunlit clouds on the right.

View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm - The Oxbow

Thomas Cole, 1836

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a dark coat holding a walking stick against a warm brown background.

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

William Merritt Chase, 1885

Portrait of a boy in a red coat seated by a column, holding a chain attached to a gray squirrel, with a landscape behind.

Daniel Crommelin Verplanck

John Singleton Copley, 1771

Painting of a giant goblet-shaped rock with waterfalls and a lake on its rim, set in mountains under a glowing sunset sky.

The Titan's Goblet

Thomas Cole, 1833

Painting of a bearded man in white shirt modeling a clay relief in a studio, with a plaster bust on the wall behind him.

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Kenyon Cox, 1887, replica 1908

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a blue silk gown and lace bonnet holding a cherry branch at a table.

Mrs. John Winthrop

John Singleton Copley, 1773

Painting of a river valley with tall trees, figures on the riverbank, and distant mountains under a hazy sky.

View on the Catskill - Early Autumn

Thomas Cole, 1836-37

Panoramic 1865 landscape of a river valley with farms, distant mountains, and cows resting under a large tree.

The Valley of Wyoming

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1865

Painting of a shepherd and sheep walking a forest path beside large beech trees, with a sunlit valley and mountains beyond.

The Beeches

Asher Brown Durand, 1845

Woman in a blue dress reading in a chair beside a sleeping setter dog on a rug, with a yellow curtain behind her.

The Artist's Wife and His Setter Dog

Thomas Eakins, ca. 1884-89

Painting of a hazy golden mountain gorge with birch trees and a rocky cliff in the foreground, a waterfall and lake below.

A Gorge in the Mountains (Kauterskill Clove)

Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1862

Portrait of a seated woman in pink dress with feathered hat, holding a fan, with a parrot, black cat and butterflies.

Molly Wales Fobes

Rufus Hathaway, 1790

Painting of two seated men playing chess while a standing man watches, in a dim wood-paneled room with a red carpet and a cat

The Chess Players

Thomas Eakins, 1876

Portrait of a woman in a yellow bonnet and black dress with green shawl, set against a cloudy landscape.

Euphemia White Van Rensselaer

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1842

Painting of Niagara Falls framed by trees, with a beaver, deer and snake in the foreground and verses printed in the border.

The Falls of Niagara

Edward Hicks, ca. 1825

Painting of a rower in a yellow scull on a calm river with a red bridge and autumn trees behind him.

The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull)

Thomas Eakins, 1871

Painting of large waves crashing over dark rocks under a grey stormy sky, with white spray and teal water.

Northeaster

Winslow Homer, 1895; reworked by 1901

Painting of a woman walking in a green meadow past white flowering spring trees under a pale blue sky with a moon.

Spring Blossoms, Montclair, New Jersey

George Inness, ca. 1891

Full-length portrait of a man in a dark suit with hands in pockets, head bowed, against a tan background, by Thomas Eakins.

The Thinker: Portrait of Louis N. Kenton

Thomas Eakins, 1900

Painting of a family gathered in a red-draped parlor, with adults seated and several children playing on the carpet.

The Hatch Family

Eastman Johnson, 1870-71

Full-length portrait of two children, a boy in a dark suit and a girl in white, with a red cardinal and strawberries.

Edward and Sarah Rutter

Joshua Johnson, ca. 1805

Oil painting of a group of Black figures with head bundles fleeing along a forest path toward a distant flag at dawn.

On to Liberty

Theodor Kaufmann, 1867

Hazy landscape of a calm lake with wooded islands, mountains, a small boat, and a cloudy sky.

Lake George

John Frederick Kensett, 1869

Calm harbor at sunset with sailboats, a rowboat on a pebble beach, rocky shore and a tall ship in the distance.

Stage Fort across Gloucester Harbor

Fitz Henry Lane, 1862

Portrait of a young woman in a gold gown sketching in a large book on a red sofa, with a classical urn and sunset sky behind

Susan Walker Morse (The Muse)

Samuel Finley Breese Morse, ca. 1836-37

Farm scene of cider making with a thatched press, a horse-powered mill, barrels, workers, a woman in a red shawl and animals.

Cider Making

William Sidney Mount, 1840-41

Full-length portrait of a man in blue uniform and yellow breeches leaning on a cannon, with a horse and flag under a dusky sk

George Washington

Charles Willson Peale, ca. 1779-81

Portrait of a woman in black with lace bonnet holding a young girl in a red dress with flowers against dark background.

Mrs. Mayer and Daughter

Ammi Phillips, 1835-40

Painting of a seated artist at an easel with four young students in a dim interior, one holding a palette and brushes.

The American School

Matthew Pratt, 1765