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Oil portrait of a man with long hair in a dark coat and white collar against a brown cloudy sky.

William Linn

John Wesley Jarvis, 1800

Oil portrait of a seated woman in black dress, lace collar and paisley shawl, before red drapery and a column.

Louisa Dunmore Mums Mott

Louisa Dunmore Mums Mott, 1820

Seated woman in a yellow gown holding a violin and sheet music on an upholstered sofa, painted in warm tones.

Maud Powell

Nicholas Richard Brewer, 1910

Miniature portrait of a man with dark hair and blue eyes in a dark jacket, set in an engraved gilt frame.

Lewis Malone Ayer, Jr.

Lewis Malone Ayer Jr, 1830

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a red academic robe with white trim, seated against a dark background.

Frank Billings Kellogg

Philip de László, 1920

Amerigo Vespucci

Charles Willson Peale, 1810

Seated man in gold waistcoat and brown coat beside a green drape, with a sailing ship visible through an arched window behind

Samuel Blodget

John Trumbull, 1770

Oil portrait of a man in a buff coat with green sleeves, gold epaulettes, and a crescent gorget against a dark background.

Daniel Morgan

Daniel Morgan, 1780

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit seated at a desk beside an inkwell and pen, against a brown paneled wall.

William George Fargo

Thomas Le Clear, 1850

Oil portrait of a bearded officer in gray uniform and kepi, holding field glasses, standing before a sunset landscape with mo

Thomas Jonathan Jackson

John Adams Elder, 1861

Oil portrait of a dark-haired man in a green coat, gold waistcoat and white cravat, resting his hand on a ledge.

Philip Key

Charles Willson Peale, 1820

Oil sketch of a seated man in a brown coat, hand to his cheek, against a warm ochre background.

Washington Irving

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Oil portrait of an older bearded man with grey hair in a maroon-trimmed robe and medals, against a brown background.

Simon Newcomb

Charles Harold L. MacDonald, 1900

Oil portrait of a seated man in a gray coat holding a folded letter, with a quill pen and inkwell on a desk beside him.

Benjamin Harrison, Jr.

Charles Willson Peale, 1780

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man with white hair in a dark suit against a brown background.

Benjamin Harrison

William Thomas Mathews, 1890

Oil portrait of a man in a dark suit and white collar, standing before a stormy sky and red drape.

Stephen Arnold Douglas

Duncan Styles, 1860

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man with a mustache, wearing a dark coat, against a brown background.

William Wilson Corcoran

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1880

Seated bearded man in grey suit in a warm-toned studio with easel, palette, and Windsor chair, painted in 1900.

John George Brown

Gilbert Gaul, 1900

Oil portrait of an older white-haired man in a dark green coat with arms crossed against a red background.

Loammi Baldwin

Chester Harding, 1820

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man with white hair holding a pipe, beside a tree trunk and a dusky landscape.

Joseph Jefferson

Henry H. Cross, 1870

Oil portrait of a standing man in a black suit and bow tie beside a red-draped table and wooden railing.

Samuel Jones Tilden

Thomas Hicks, 1860

Painting of a seated man in a blue smock touching a relief portrait tablet in a dark studio interior.

Louis Albert Gudebrod

Edward Bradstreet, 1900

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man with pince-nez glasses in a dark jacket against a brown background.

Parke Godwin

Eastman Johnson, 1880

Oil portrait of a seated man in green tunic and red cloak with gold chain, gazing sideways against a dark background.

Ira Aldridge as Othello

Henry Perronet Briggs, c. 1791 - 18 Jan, 1820

Seated man with a grey mustache holding gold pince-nez beside a table with an open album and papers.

Charles Tyson Yerkes

Jan van Beers, 1890

Painting of a walled garden courtyard with a family group in period dress, a dog, a cat, and a brick house under clouds.

West Family in the Studio Garden

Benjamin West, 1800

Oil portrait of an older man with white curly hair in a dark military coat with gold epaulettes against a dark background.

John Armstrong

John Wesley Jarvis, 1800

Oil portrait of a man in a brown coat with a paintbrush, leaning on a table beside loose papers, against a gray background.

Matthew Pratt Self-Portrait

Matthew Pratt, 1760

Portrait of a dark-haired man in a brown coat and white cravat, holding a folded letter with red wax seal.

John Sergeant

Thomas Sully, 1810

Half-length portrait of a dark-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat against a dim background.

John Randolph

John Wesley Jarvis, 1810