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Portrait of a seated woman in a brown dress, lace cap and blue ribbons, resting her arm on a table.

Anne Catharine Hoof Green

Charles Willson Peale, 1760

Portrait of an older man with gray hair in a dark coat and white cravat, resting his hand on a book.

John Marshall

James Reid Lambdin, 1830

Painted portrait of a man in a fur parka and aviator goggles beside a white dog on icy shore with snowy mountains.

Richard Evelyn Byrd

Richard B. Adam, 1920

Oil portrait of a man in powdered wig and navy uniform with gold epaulette against a dark brown background.

Samuel Smith

Gilbert Stuart, 1800

Oval portrait of a woman with reddish hair in a pink dress with red trim, glancing over her shoulder against a dark landscape

Mary Henderson

Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant, 1890

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat against a dark olive background, with a red chair at left.

Luman Reed

Asher Brown Durand, 1830

Oil portrait of a dark-haired man in a black suit and cravat, turned to the right against a dark oval background.

John Cabell Breckinridge

Benjamin Franklin Reinhart, 1861

Painting of an elderly bearded man in brown costume gesturing upward in a forest clearing with a lake beyond.

Mr. Hackett, in the Character of Rip Van Winkle

Henry Inman, 1820

Oil portrait of a woman with dark hair in a black dress, white collar and striped red bow, against a brown background.

Charlotte Cushman

William Page, Jan 1811 - 30 Sep, 1850

Half-length oil portrait of a bearded man in a gray military coat with gold collar against a brown background.

Joseph Eggleston Johnston

Benjamin Franklin Reinhart, 1861

Oil portrait of an older man in a white wig and dark coat before shelves of law books and red drapery.

Thomas McKean

Charles Willson Peale, 1800

Oil portrait of a young man with brown hair and blue eyes, wearing a dark jacket, white collar, and black cravat.

Montgomery Blair

Gregory Stapko, 1840

Oil portrait of a young woman in a black hat and dark dress with white collar against a cloudy sky.

Harriet Goodhue Hosmer

Sir William Boxall, 1850

Oil portrait of an older man with curled white hair, dark coat and white cravat, against a brown background with red drape.

Samuel Chase

John Wesley Jarvis, 1810

Oil portrait of a man with grey hair, white cravat and dark coat, turned to the left against a brown background.

Alexander Hamilton

John Trumbull, 1800

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with dark hair in a gold frame, wearing a burgundy dress with lace collar.

Varina Howell Davis

John Wood Dodge, 1840

Oval miniature portrait of a grey-haired man in a dark blue military coat with gold epaulettes against a brown background.

Col. Lewis Morris, IV

Col. Lewis Morris IV, 1800

Oil portrait of a clergyman in a black gown and white bands holding an open book, with bookshelves behind him.

Samuel Seabury

Ralph Earl, 1780

Oil self-portrait of a man with curly hair and moustache holding a palette and brushes, against a dark green background.

Frederick William MacMonnies Self-Portrait

Frederick William MacMonnies, 1900

Oval oil portrait of a balding man with blue eyes in a dark coat and black cravat against a dark background.

Henry Clay

John Neagle, 1840

William Pitt Fessenden

Constantino Brumidi, 1860

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat against a dark brown background.

Lyman Beecher

James Henry Beard, 1840

Oil portrait of a bald older man with mustache, beard and round glasses, in a brown suit, against a dark olive background.

John Philip Sousa

Harry Franklin Waltman, 1900

Oval miniature portrait of a bearded man with gold spectacles, dark coat and black cravat, in a red velvet case.

Joseph Moody

Miniature portrait of a man with blue eyes and reddish hair in a black coat and white cravat, in a gilt frame.

Martin Van Buren

Martin Van Buren, 1830

Oval oil portrait of an older woman in a white turban and red shawl against a dark brown background.

Dolley Madison

William S. Elwell, 1840

Oval oil portrait of a man with a mustache and goatee in a black jacket and white cravat against a brown background.

Carl Wimar Self-Portrait

Carl Wimar, 1850

Portrait of a man in a red turban, silver gorget and blue fur-trimmed coat, winking, against a muted landscape.

Tenskwatawa

Henry Inman, 1830

Seated woman in lavender dress and cream shawl on a terrace with gothic arches and a harbor view at dusk.

Margaret Fuller

Thomas Hicks, 1840

Oil portrait of an older man with grey hair, dark coat and white cravat against a brown background.

Stephen Van Rensselaer III

John Wesley Jarvis, 1820