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Half-length portrait of a young man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, against a red drapery background.

Portrait of Edward Shippen Burd of Philadelphia

Rembrandt Peale, 1806

Half-length portrait of a man in a curled periwig, brown coat with gold trim, and red drape against a dark background.

Self-Portrait

Joseph Vivien, 1650

Two tattooed men stand on a beach with a spear and paddle, the sea and mountains behind them.

Marquesan Men

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1893

Oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig, blue coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Dr. Gustavus Brown

Gustavus Hesselius, 1742

Oil painting of a bearded man in red tunic and dark coat raising a hat beside a wooden house on a dirt road.

Russian Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Painting of a narrow industrial alley with an orange cylindrical tank, pipes, yellow factory walls and smokestacks under a gr

Industry

Preston Dickinson, 1923

Wi-jún-jon, Pigeon's Egg Head (The Light), a Distinguished Young Warrior

George Catlin, 1831

Hazy painted landscape of a pale stream winding between sloping banks of trees and shrubs in soft pink and ochre tones.

Hemlock Pool

John Henry Twachtman, 1900

Abstract painting in grey, white and black with two stylized white forms and black dots on violet-grey planes.

Black and White

Arthur Dove, 1940

Watercolor of receding brick arches over a cobbled path, with a stone sarcophagus at left and small figures at the far end.

Arches of Palace of Nero

Cass Gilbert, 1933

Man with lantern and dog patrols a moonlit beach at night as waves break and a ship smokes offshore.

Life Saving Patrol

Edward Moran, 1890

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 young woman with upturned gaze holding a white banner and an arrow, wearing blue and gold drapery.

Saint Ursula

Bernardo Cavallino, 1650

Two women at a table with a mirror; one lifts a red ribbon to her hair while the other gestures toward her hand.

Martha Scolding Her Vain Sister Mary Magdalene

Elisabetta Sirani, 1600

Night painting of a tall flame erupting from an oil well, with fire spreading across the ground and silhouetted figures in th

Burning Oil Well at Night, near Rouseville, Pennsylvania

James Hamilton, 1861

Painting of a reclining man resting his head on a seated woman in an opulent interior with a leopard rug and a dog.

(Interior Scene with Sultan and Concubine)

Thomas Buchanan Read, 1822

Painting of a sailing ship and rowboat on choppy water at a harbor entrance under a grey, cloudy sky.

Entrance to the Harbor

Henry Ward Ranger, 1890

Painting of a gathering of riders and seated people in hats and bright clothing beside tipis on dry plains.

Jicarilla Apache Fiesta

Laverne Nelson Black, 1934

Watercolor of a Venice waterfront with a red bell tower, a golden sphere monument, and boats moored in the water.

Venice

Cass Gilbert, 1933

Painting of a young bride in a lace veil and blossom wreath against a red wall, with a blue vase of flowering branches.

The Bride

Gari Melchers, 1900

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 a large strong woman in red tights beside a small child, with French flags and iron weights on a stage.

Strong Woman and Child

Yasuo Kuniyoshi, 1925

Full-length painting of a standing man in fringed beaded clothing and a fur hat, holding a stick, against a dark background.

Chunka-ah-luta (Red Dog)

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1880

Woman in white dress and hat sits under trees with two children on grass, with a red blanket and basket nearby.

Springtime in France

Painting of tall pine trees in a dim forest clearing with small figures in white dresses walking and sitting on a bench.

Georgia Pines

George Inness, 1890

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a red fur-trimmed robe holding a rifle, set in a sandy desert with distant walls.

Tibetan Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Painting of an elderly man in a black top hat and red cloak, holding a quill pen over paper at a desk.

Self-Portrait

Benjamin West, 1819

Painting of a pale nude woman with bowed head standing against a deep blue background, with a yellow draped form at lower lef

Salome

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1900

Painting of a seated woman in a red headband hammering silver jewelry on an anvil, with turquoise and tools on a cloth beside

Navajo Silversmith

Carl Moon, 1940

Painting of eroded hills and ravines under a pale sky, with blue mountains in the distance and a small figure in the foregrou

Volterra

Elihu Vedder, 1860