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Painting of a bare-chested man in a feathered headdress and loincloth, leaping with arms raised against a pale background.

The Conjurer or the Flyer

Spencer Nichols

Dark painting of several boat silhouettes with masts against a moody sky streaked with pale and rose clouds.

Ships in Moonlight

Alice Pike Barney

Painting of cows drinking at a stone fountain with a shepherd and seated woman under trees at dusk.

Small Landscape

Thomas Gainsborough

Painting of figures in a canoe and wading men spearing fish in shallow water beside a stake fence, with birds overhead.

The Manner of Their Fishing

Spencer Nichols

Mural study of a western town street with a post office, saloon, groceries, blacksmith, two riders, and a woman.

Western Town (mural study, Helper, Utah Post Office)

Jenne Chavaz Magafan

Oil painting of a woman in white veiled dress riding a camel while a man in a turban gestures beside it, desert mountains beh

Man with Woman on Camel

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Painting of a standing older man with hair tied back, wearing a fringed draped garment against a pale brushed background.

An Aged Man in His Winter Garments

Spencer Nichols

Painting of a young woman with downcast eyes and braided hair wearing a red dress and blue mantle against a grey background.

Head of the Madonna (from la Belle Jardiniere)

Painting of the Madonna holding the standing Christ Child, both with gold halos, framed by columns and gilded scrollwork.

Madonna and Child

Antonio da Correggio

Standing woman with facial and body markings, headband and fringed skirt, arms folded, against a pale background.

The Wyfe of an Herowan of Secotan

Spencer Nichols

Small painting of a Venetian canal with gondolas, a brick church with bell tower, and figures on a stone quay under a cloudy

Canal in Venice

Francesco Guardi

Painting of a river landscape with a red-clad child in a boat guided by a winged figure, tall trees, and distant mountains.

The Voyage of Life--Youth

Two seated figures reach toward a bowl of food on a woven mat, one wearing a feathered headdress, against a pale background.

Theire Sitting at Meate

Spencer Nichols

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a black doublet with a white lace collar, hand on his chest, against a dark backgrou

Portrait of a Man

Godfrey Kneller

Portrait of a seated man in a brown coat and white cravat against a dark landscape with a pale sky.

Sir William Boothby

Joshua Reynolds

Full-length painting of a tattooed woman in a fringed skirt holding a bowl and food against a pale background.

A Chief's Wife of Florida

Spencer Nichols

Watercolor of thatched houses beside a winding path and fields under a muted, warm sky, with a bare tree at right.

Landscape with Houses

Winckworth Allan Gay

Oil portrait of a young woman in a white headwrap and cravat, wearing a dark jacket against a dark background.

Portrait of a Girl

Charcoal drawing of a Hopi dwelling interior with women grinding corn, a child at a window, and a man smoking in a doorway.

Interior of a Hopi Dwelling

William Henry Jackson

Watercolor of a wooded hillside, a wooden bridge over water, thatched buildings and small figures along the bank.

Landscape with Bridge

Winckworth Allan Gay

Oil portrait of a woman with dark hair turning her head sideways, wearing a blue garment against a dark background.

Head of a Woman

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor of pink bergamot flowers and green leaves on thin stems against a cream background.

Bergamot (or Bee Baum)

Austa Densmore Sturdevant

Painting of a woman in a pale dress touching a tree trunk in a shaded forest beside a stream.

Mrs. Lloyd

Joshua Reynolds

Small painting of a tall brick lighthouse and gabled house on dunes, with sailboats on a sandy shore under a hazy sky.

Fire Island Lighthouse

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Moonlit gorge with a glowing moon behind swirling clouds, dark cliffs, and a pale river winding through the rocks.

The Lorelei

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Oil portrait of a man with powdered hair, white cravat and brown coat, looking toward the viewer against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Joshua Reynolds

Painting of a man in beaded Chippewa-style costume with a feathered headdress, holding a rifle beside a tree.

White Man in Chippewa Costume

Half-length oil portrait of a man with gray hair, dark coat and white cravat, against a dark background.

Major Ridge, Portrait of Cherokee Indian

Painting of a windmill and plowing farmer under a dramatic stormy sky with a large tree at left.

Windmill

Black ink sketch of women in an arched interior, one nude figure raising her arms to arrange her long hair.

Girl Arranging Hair