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Snowy winter farmstead with a red house, barn, horse-drawn sleigh, dogs, and bare trees under a dark sky.

Winter Scene in New Haven, Connecticut

George Henry Durrie, 1858

George Washington

Edward Dalton Marchant, 1840

Watercolor of a château with a round tower, Gothic arched doorways, and a grassy field in front.

Chateau de l'Houblouniere

Cass Gilbert, 1924

Two sailing warships in battle on choppy sea, smoke rising from the American ship under a dramatic cloudy sky.

Capture of H.B.M. Frigate „Macedonian“ by U.S. Frigate „United States“, October 25, 1812

Thomas Chambers, 1852

Painting of a mother with dark hair in a blue robe nursing an infant in white cloth against an olive background.

Mother and Child

Gari Melchers, 1920

Painting of Niagara Falls in soft mist, with a distant smokestack and rosy overcast sky above the river.

Niagara

George Inness, 1889

Painting of the Nativity: Mary and Joseph beside the newborn Christ in a manger, with three angels above in glowing clouds.

La Natividad

José Campeche, 1799

Full-length portrait of a young girl in a peach floral dress holding a rose, standing before red drapery on a patterned carpe

Portrait of a Young Girl with Rose

Oliver Tarbell Eddy, 1830

Painting of a woman in a pale satin gown seated by a window, parting blue curtains to look out at trees.

Dawn

Edmund Hodgson Smart, 1907

Painting of three nude female figures dancing and seated near water among trees in warm amber tones.

Dancing Dryads

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1879

Oil painting of a barefoot man in white cloth holding a dagger and shield with a spear, standing on rocky ground before mount

Somali Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Painting of hills with a grazing bull by a pond, a figure with a white umbrella, and lush green plants.

Landscape

Yasuo Kuniyoshi, 1920

Painting of a woman's head with an elongated face and large eyes, set against a green hillside with yellow flowers and blue s

Head of a Woman

Alfred H. Maurer, 1929

Painting of a reclining nude woman in white stockings on a draped grey cloth, with loose sketchy background brushwork.

Reclining Nude

Julius LeBlanc Stewart, 1900

Oval portrait of a clergyman in black gown and white bands with a powdered grey wig against a dark background.

Rev. Richard Brown

John Hesselius, 1760

Painting of a seaport with a stone bridge, a sailing ship, red-roofed houses, and a leaning tree under a pale sky.

Ancient Seaport

Painting of a woman in a pink dress reclining on a sofa beside a side table, with bookshelves behind her.

Her Leisure Hour

Irving R. Wiles, 1920

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

Adalia, Asia Minor

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Painting of a prairie river with tipi camp, a fort, and figures on a green hilltop under a pale sky.

Fort Union, Mouth of the Yellowstone River, 2000 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1832

Painting of a young woman in a patterned shawl reading a large open book against a dark background.

Among the Old Poets

Walter Shirlaw, 1830

Loose watercolor of a white church steeple rising above green and blue trees and shrubs under a pale sky.

Untitled - Anne Goldthwaite, 1907

Anne Goldthwaite, 1907

Watercolor of a stone medieval tower and fortified walls with a conical roof, grass and a narrow path in the foreground.

Carcassonne

Cass Gilbert, 1926

Loose oil painting of a city street with an arched gateway, buildings, small figures, and a pale blue sky.

Porte St. Martin et Enterrement

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Oil portrait of a young woman with curled hair, white ruffled collar, black dress and red shawl, against a dark background.

Portrait of Rosalba Peale

Rembrandt Peale, 1820

Painting of a seated woman in black dress, white lace cap and collar, holding a book, with red drapery behind her.

Portrait of Mrs. Robinson

Ammi Phillips, 1819

Painting of a lone three-masted ship in rough dark seas under a stormy grey sky with seabirds above the waves.

The Sea

Edward Moran, 1870

Watercolor of a red barn with a wooden fence, flowering garden, trees and cumulus clouds over a hillside.

Sharon Springs

Elizabeth Boott, 1883

Painting of a woman lying on a cot in a dim room while an older man in a dark suit stands by a stove.

Too Late

Charles Arthur Fries, 1896

Painting of pink begonia flowers with angular green leaves and buds against a rose and violet background, in bold brushwork.

Pink Begonias

Marsden Hartley, 1920

Painting of a ship in a stormy sea under a glowing sun breaking through swirling clouds, with dark churning waves.

Flying Dutchman

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1887