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Pen and ink sketch of an abstract figure with curving forms rising from a bowl, drawn on a ring-bound notebook page.

Drawing - William Sommer

Folk painting of fishermen in rowboats, sailing ships, whales and birds over a dark, churning blue sea.

The Marblehead Fishermen 2015.56.3 1

John Orne Johnson Frost

Woman and Child, Showing How the Heads of Children are Flattened

Fish roasting on a wooden rack above a log fire, with smoke rising and more fish hanging to the right.

The Broyling of Their Fish over the Flame of Fier

Spencer Nichols

Oil portrait of a young child in a red polka-dot dress and white lace collar, seated in a chair holding a cane.

Samuel Warren Holland, Aged Two Years

Milton W. Hopkins

Painting of a woman cradling a child in a doorway beside a standing man and a donkey, with a glowing angel behind, in green t

Departure into Egypt (At the Inn)

Henry Ossawa Tanner

Painted full-length figure of a man with body paint, feathered headdress, and bow, standing against a pale background.

A Herowan or Great Lord of Virginia

Spencer Nichols

Loose, feathery painting of a slender tree beside a sunlit path among green foliage and a pale sky.

(Landscape)

Oil portrait of a young boy with short dark hair, white collar and dark jacket, against a golden brushy background.

Head of a Negro Boy

Alice Pike Barney

Full-length painting of a standing man with arms crossed, wearing beaded necklace and fringed skirt, against a pale backgroun

A Chiefe Herowan

Spencer Nichols

Painting of peasants with cattle, goats and sheep beside a rocky cliff and stone house under a cloudy sky.

Peasants and Cattle

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem

Painting of a half-nude bearded man on straw, gesturing as three figures including a woman in red speak with him.

Job and His Comforters

Painting of a stilted wooden platform with thatched roof, rows of wrapped bundles, a seated figure, and a campfire below.

The Tomb of Their Herowans of Chiefe Personages

Spencer Nichols

Watercolor portrait of a young woman with dark bangs, face softly modeled against muted brown and violet washes.

Mary

Abbott Handerson Thayer

Painted album cover showing a bearded man in a turban and red trousers holding a rifle, standing before a green landscape.

Turkish Soldier (Painted Album Cover)

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Painting of men dancing in a ring around carved posts, with embracing figures at the center and feathered headdresses.

Their Dances Which They Use at Their High Feasts

Spencer Nichols

Painting of a Native American camp with many tipis, mounted riders and horses crossing the foreground, and a flat-topped mesa

Blackfoot Camp Scene

Edwin Willard Deming

Watercolor of Adalia's fortified walls, towers and harbor with sailboats on calm blue water.

Adalia, Asia Minor

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Muted brown painting of a village with dome-roofed houses, a central fire, dancing figures inside a post circle, and trees.

The Town of Secota

Spencer Nichols

Watercolor of workers shoveling snow near industrial buildings, rail cars, and a multi-arched bridge over a river in winter.

C.W.A. Worker at Key Bridge by Edgar Nye

Painting of a standing man in beaded regalia with feathered headdress, holding a rifle beside a large tree in a forest.

White Man in Chippewa Costume

George Loren Prince Sr.

Painting of an adult woman with facial markings and a gourd, beside a young girl in a beaded necklace holding a small doll.

A Chiefe Herowan's Wife of Pomeoc and Daughter

Spencer Nichols

Watercolor of a rocky hillside with blue and green trees and yellow shrubs under a pale sky.

Point Lobos Ernest Haskell

Painting of a colonial leader in a tricorn hat pointing across a river valley as settlers with children and a ship gather.

Arrival of Colonel John Donaldson (design for mural)

Francis Luis Mora

Full-length painting of a standing man with patterned body markings, drawing a bow with an arrow, against a pale background.

A Chiefe of Florida

Spencer Nichols

Dark stable scene with a glowing white horse, a red-clad figure bending toward chickens, and lantern light at left.

In the Stable

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Painting of sunlit jagged mountain peaks above clouds and dark pine trees under a teal sky.

Switzerland--Near Valery

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Painted view of a palisaded village with arched dwellings around a central fire, with figures gathered in the open plaza.

The Town of Pomeiock

Spencer Nichols

Loose painting of a narrow canyon with tan and ochre rock walls, pale blue sky above, and dark water below.

The Canyon

Henry Ossawa Tanner

Damaged painting of a young woman in a red floral gown and green headdress before a hilly landscape.

Head of a Young Woman

Domenico Ghirlandaio

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

Oil portrait of a man with brown hair and a pale ruff collar against a dark background, after van Dyck.

Head of a Gentleman after van Dyck

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor study of a green lobed oak leaf with brown patches, holes and a red stem on cream paper.

Oligocentra Lignicolor, Walker, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer

Charcoal sketch of a nude woman with raised arm standing before a mirror, with loose smudged shading.

Female Nude before Mirror

Watercolor study of two green caterpillars camouflaged among pine needles on a branch.

Pine-Tuft Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Gerald H. Thayer

Watercolor study of a ragged green leaf with a dark caterpillar on its edge and a detailed inset of the creature.

Crumpled Leaf Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Emma Beach Thayer

Ink sketch of two nude women in an interior, one seated on a bench with a curtain and chair nearby.

Sitting Female Nude

Painting of two children seated at a table playing checkers, one smiling broadly and the other studying the board.

Untitled (Two Children Playing Checkers)

James Henry Moser

Watercolor of a two-tiered stone aqueduct with rounded arches crossing a river, surrounded by green trees and shrubs.

Aqueduct

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a powdered wig and green coat, with engraved reverse reading ancestor of Theodore Rooseve

Peter De Vaux

Henry Benbridge

Loose watercolor of a stormy landscape with blue mountains, a dark tree in the foreground and green and ochre hills.

Untitled (Summer Landscape)

Ida Josephine Burgess

Watercolor of white dawnrose flowers with yellow stamens, grey-green lobed leaves and buds on reddish stems against pale pape

White Dawnrose (Pachyloplus marginatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott

Hand-colored botanical drawing of purple-leaved cineraria with magenta daisy-like flowers and green serrated leaves on beige

Purple-leaved Cineraria, A Native of the Canary Isles

Frances Jauncey Ketchum

Watercolor of a cottage fireplace with glowing embers and two andirons, framed by a dark chimney breast and pale mantel.

Untitled (Cottage Fireplace)

Ida Josephine Burgess

Watercolor of a white and yellow western azalea branch with blossoms, buds and long green leaves on a brown stem.

Western Azalea (Rhododendron occidentale)

Mary Vaux Walcott

Ink and pink-tinted sketch of a seated nude woman seen from behind, arms raised and hands behind her head.

Seated Nude

Pencil sketch of a rocky desert valley with steep cliffs and peaks, labeled as the Israelite encampment near Mt. Sinai.

Mt. Sinai

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor of two stems of pink orchid blossoms and buds with long green leaves on a cream background.

Grass-pink Orchid (Limodorum tuberosum)

Mary Vaux Walcott

Angular charcoal drawing of two female figures in a fragmented geometric interior setting.

Two Figures

Watercolor of Malta's stone fortifications, a cannon in the foreground, and boats in a harbor beyond the walls.

Fortifications at Malta

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor botanical study of a thistle plant with spiny leaves and several flower heads on a cream background.

White Thistle (Cirsium hookeranum)

Mary Vaux Walcott

Loose ink and colored pencil sketch of a nude woman reclining on a bed with raised legs, against a grey background.

Reclining Female Nude

Pencil sketch of a street before a gateway with robed figures, a donkey, minarets and a palm tree behind the walls.

Entrance to Bazaar

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor of a pink wild rose with red buds and thorny stems beside two small blue blue-eyed grass flowers.

Wild Rose and Blue-eyed Grass (Rosa species and Sisyrinchium species)

Mary Vaux Walcott

Grey ink and wash drawing of a standing nude woman seen from behind, hair in a bun, with a pale cloth at her side.

Standing Female Nude

Watercolor and pencil drawing of an Egyptian temple interior with columns, stone fragments, animal sculptures, and a small fi

Ancient and Modern Egypt

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor botanical study of Wood Merrybells with drooping yellow flowers and green clasping leaves on a cream background.

Wood Merrybells (Uvularia perfoliata)

Mary Vaux Walcott

Brown ink wash drawing of a seated female nude with long dark hair, arm raised to her head, legs crossed.

Seated Female Nude

Pen and ink studies of reclining camels, including a saddled camel and a sketched camel head, on pale paper.

(Camel Studies)

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor of a blue bell-shaped alpine harebell flower with green leaves and stem on a cream background.

Alpine Harebell (Campanula lasiocarpa)

Mary Vaux Walcott

Watercolor of several nude female figures on a rocky shore beside a small sailboat on the sea.

Group of Female Nudes

Pencil sketch of a carved column capital with scrolls and acanthus leaves on a grey-green paper.

Capital of Column at Theatre at Azani

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pastel drawing of tall wild flowers with white blossoms and green stems against a warm yellow background.

Wild Flowers

John Henry Twachtman

Charcoal drawing of an angular, fragmented figure built from geometric planes and dark hatched shading.

Abstract

Pencil sketch of ruined stone church walls and an arch, with a grazing camel and distant hills beneath a pale sky.

Ruin of Christian Church, Tyre

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Etching of a swineherd driving pigs down a path through rolling hills under a sunburst sky.

Le Porcher

Herman Saftleven

Pencil sketch of two female figures, one reclining with raised arms and one seated, on aged tinted paper.

Two Female Figure Studies