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Painting of figures gathered on a wooden inn porch, with an old man seated at center and children playing nearby.

Discussion at the Continental Arms

Frederick William Billing, 1861

Oil portrait of a smiling blond boy in a brown jacket and white collar against a dark background.

Portrait of a Boy

Charles T. Webber, 1860

Oil portrait of a curly-haired girl in a white dress with red ribbons, holding a red flower beside a basket of blooms.

One of the Adams Children

Miss Adams, 1820

Woman in ochre dress seated barefoot by a pool in a dark cave, with men approaching from a sunlit opening at left.

(Scene from Don Quixote)

John Ritto Penniman, 1810

Portrait of a white-haired man in a dark uniform with gold epaulettes, holding a sword before a sunset landscape.

Andrew Jackson

Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl, 1835

Portrait of an elderly woman with folded arms in a light blouse, painted in loose brushwork against a pale background.

Anna Washington Derry by Laura Wheeler Waring

Laura Wheeler Waring, 1927

Painting of two boys in blue overalls seated on a wooden chair before a weathered fence, one in a straw hat.

Brothers

Malvin Gray Johnson, 1930

Painting of an elderly man in a pale blanket before an adobe pueblo, with figures in a plaza and lavender mountains behind.

Antonio Concha, Old Man of Taos

Ira D. Gerald Cassidy, 1920

Portrait of a man with red skin, blue face paint, feathered headdress, beaded necklaces, and a hand drum.

Tóh-to-wah-kón-da-pee, Blue Medicine, a Medicine Man of the Ting-ta-to-ah Band

George Catlin, 1830

Miniature portrait of a woman with curled brown hair and a red shawl against a teal background, in a velvet case.

Self-Portrait

Sarah Goodridge, 1820

Painting of a standing Native American man with feathered headdress, face paint, yellow blanket and tomahawk before a green l

No-ak-chóo-she-kaw, He Who Breaks the Bushes

George Catlin, 1820

Painting of a reclining sea nymph fountain statue beside a reflecting pool, with a palace and garden at sunset.

Parterre du Nord, Fontaine des Sirenes

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Oval portrait of a man in a black bicorne hat and grey military greatcoat, with a pale mountain background.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, 1850

Portrait of a woman with long blond hair in a purple dress and lace collar against a red background.

Natalie Barney

Carolus-Duran, 1900

Untitled - Carolus-Duran, 1900

Carolus-Duran, 1900

Oil portrait of an elderly woman in a white bonnet and a boy in a blue jacket sharing an open book.

Mrs. James Smith and Grandson

Charles Willson Peale, 1776

Watercolor of a steaming geyser pool with yellow mineral terraces, pine trees at right, and misty mountains under a pale sky.

Excelsior Geyser, Yellowstone Park

Thomas Moran, 1873

Watercolor of Mammoth Hot Springs with white terraces, a blue pool, rising steam, and a mountain under a soft sky.

Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone

Thomas Moran, 1872

A.C.B.

Alice Pike Barney, 1887

Oil portrait of a woman with dark upswept hair, wearing a cream blouse and black bow tie against an olive background.

Agnes

Alice Pike Barney, 1903

Pastel nude of a woman with short dark hair standing before a gold floral screen with roses and branches.

Nude against Screen

Alice Pike Barney, 1911

Oil portrait of a fair-haired man with a waxed mustache in a red shirt, against a gold background.

Blond Man

Alice Pike Barney, 1857

The Dimple

Alice Pike Barney, 1857

Oil portrait of a bearded man with blue eyes, wearing a dark suit, white collar and blue tie, against a dark background.

Doctor R.

Alice Pike Barney, 1895

Oval miniature portrait of a mustached man in a fur-collared coat and tie, in an ornate gold frame with an eagle top.

President William Howard Taft

Alyn Williams, 1910

Oil portrait of a man with feathered headdress, beaded necklace and quiver of arrows, in a carved wooden frame.

Indian Man with Quiver

Alexander Davis Cooper, 1886

Handwritten poem Religion on aged paper with two blue birds on an evergreen branch painted in the upper right corner.

To Miss Wheaton; Religion

Elizabeth W. Capron, 1830

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with dark curly hair, black cravat and dark coat, in a gilt frame and leather case.

Isaac F. Tyson

John Wood Dodge, 1835

Watercolor of medieval fortified walls and conical-roofed towers of Carcassonne rising above a grassy slope.

Battlements of Carcassonne, France

Cass Gilbert, 1913

Watercolor of a striped medieval bell tower with arcaded openings and a red conical roof, framed by rooftops under a pale sky

Cathedral Tower, Pistoia, Italy

Cass Gilbert, 1898

Watercolor sketch of a seated woman and white dog at an arched stone doorway with a relief above.

Doorway in Anla(?)

Cass Gilbert, 1859

Watercolor of a Gothic church with a tall spire, figures and market stalls in the foreground, under a blue sky.

A Market Day (Church of St. Jacques, Ghent, Belgium)

Cass Gilbert, 1897

Watercolor of a stone church portal with a rounded arch, carved capitals, and a wooden door with iron scrollwork.

Portal of Church of Nervy St. Sepulchre

Cass Gilbert, 1880

Watercolor of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, with a red brick tower and domes reflected in calm lagoon water.

San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice

Cass Gilbert, 1898

Watercolor of fluted Doric columns and an entablature of a classical temple under a violet sky, with grass below.

Temple of Neptune, Paestum

Cass Gilbert, 1898

Painting of a seated nude woman with long hair beneath blossoming branches, set against a dark green garden background.

The Golden Age

John La Farge, 1878

Full-length painting of a nude woman with flowing red hair standing barefoot in a sunlit autumn meadow beneath trees.

Indian Summer

Kenyon Cox, 1887

Painting of a seated woman with red hair holding a dark vase with silver handles, in soft green and cream tones.

Woman with Vase

Edmond Aman-Jean, 1857

Profile of a Woman's Head

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1859

Painting of a young newsboy in a flat cap and red neckerchief, holding a folded newspaper against a gray background.

Newspaper Boy

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1901

Lady in White (No. 1)

Thomas Dewing, 1910

Painting of a seated woman playing a stringed instrument beside a standing woman in a red dress, near a sunlit window.

Music

Thomas Dewing, 1895

Seated woman in a pale gown in a muted green interior, with a vase on a table and a framed picture on the wall.

The Necklace

Thomas Dewing, 1907

Half-length portrait of a woman in a pale dress, head turned, hand resting on her chest, against a dark green background.

Portrait of a Lady

Thomas Dewing, 1895

Alma

Thomas Dewing, 1895

Oil portrait of a woman with dark upswept hair and a large white ruff collar against a warm brown background.

Portrait of Frances C. Houston

Thomas Dewing, 1880

Oval portrait of a young girl with long dark hair threading red thread, eyes lowered, against a dark green background.

Study of a Young Girl, Pont Aven

Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1869

Full-length portrait of a standing man in dark formal dress with a red sash, beside a table of documents and a carved lion ch

Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1841

Seated portrait of a man with white hair and mustache in a dark suit, hands clasped, before a paneled wall and books.

Sir Robert Laird Borden

Joseph DeCamp, 1920

Oil portrait of a standing officer in khaki uniform with a Sam Browne belt and medal ribbons against a dark background.

Sir General Arthur William Currie

Joseph DeCamp, 1920

Watercolor of a ruined round stone tower in a desert with mesas, with two figures tending a cooking fire in the foreground.

Ancient Stone Round Tower

William Henry Holmes, 1875

Painting of Anasazi-style cliff dwellings on a sandstone canyon wall, with a small climbing figure at lower right.

Cliff Houses on the Rio Mancos, Colorado

William Henry Holmes, 1875

Watercolor of two women washing laundry at a river's edge, one bending over a basin beside clay pots, under green trees.

A Mexican Laundry

William Henry Holmes, 1895

Watercolor of eroded sandstone cliffs with cliff dwellings and a seated man in a hat on a ledge at right.

Cliff Houses on the Rio Mancos, Colorado

William Henry Holmes, 1878

Oil portrait of a mustached man in a fur-collared coat and white bow tie against a red background.

Albert Clifford Barney

Ottilie Roederstein, 1900

Painted portrait of an elderly bald man with white hair holding a pipe, wearing a dark jacket against a dark blue background.

Old Man with Pipe

Ottilie Roederstein, 1859

Elderly woman in pink dress arranging yellow tulips in a blue and white vase beside a chair and delft tiles.

Arranging the Tulips

Gari Melchers, 1928

Painting of a haloed figure rising into a blue sky while robed followers kneel and gaze upward in an arched frame.

The Ascension

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1915

Painting of Christ on the cross with two angels, a dove above, and two kneeling mourners below against a blue sky.

Crucifixion

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1915

Painting of a woman in a white dress with her hand on the mane of a lion in a sunlit grassy meadow.

Supremacy

Frederick Stuart Church, 1887

Painting of a young woman with a basket and a greyhound standing in a meadow of white wildflowers.

Young Girl and Dog

Edward Percy Moran, 1890

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a dark suit writing at a desk before a wall map and bookshelf.

Lloyd George

Douglas Volk, 1919

Painting of a woman in a black cloak on a Venetian walkway, with gondolas and a red-sailed boat on the canal behind her.

Along the Riva

Eugene Laurent Vail, 1880

A Breton Sunday

Eugene Laurent Vail, 1890

Interior painting of a seated woman in a richly decorated room with arched doorway, chandelier, rug, and framed landscape.

De Forest Interior

Walter Launt Palmer, 1878

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit and bow tie, with a domed building in the distant background.

Abraham Lincoln

George H. Story, 1916

Loose impressionist painting of horse-drawn cabs with red and yellow wheels on a street beside bare trees and buildings.

Cabs

Frank Edwin Scott, 1863

Loose painting of a tall church tower and spire in muted browns, with small figures and a carriage in a square under a pale s

Church of St. Germain des Pres

Frank Edwin Scott, 1863

Loose oil painting of a church tower with spire on a city street, with warm brick buildings and a lone pedestrian under a gre

Eglise de Ville

Frank Edwin Scott, 1863

Women and girls in shawls stand in a sunlit courtyard before an ornate arched doorway with tiled columns.

Femmes pres des Escaliers no. I

Frank Edwin Scott, 1863

Painted portrait of an elderly man in a wide red hat and red cape against a brown background.

Homme au Chapeau Rouge

Frank Edwin Scott, 1863

Loose painted street scene of pedestrians and bare trees before a columned classical building under a hazy sky.

La Madeleine no. IV

Frank Edwin Scott, 1863

Loose painting of a masted sailing ship in a dim harbor at dusk, with hazy buildings along the far shore.

Porte de Cherbourg

Frank Edwin Scott, 1863

Loose painting of a city street with an archway, pale buildings, market stalls and small figures under a blue sky.

Porte St. Martin et Enterrement

Frank Edwin Scott, 1863

Dark painting of a Paris-style street with a carriage, pedestrians, and bare trees under an overcast sky.

Porte St. Martin no. I

Frank Edwin Scott, 1863

Oil painting of a standing officer in green uniform and a seated woman in yellow headscarf sewing at a table in a room.

Officer with Peasant

Painting of a garden path with flowering plants, a wooden barrel, and a dark doorway beside a sunlit whitewashed wall.

A Garden Path

Robert Henry Logan, 1896

Mural study of helmeted soldiers with rifles and artillery guns amid fire, smoke and a crowd, in olive, blue and orange tones

War (mural study, War Department building, Washington, D.C.)

Kindred McLeary, 1941

Painting of a tall wooden windmill above a snowy red barn, with a small figure at the door under a dark blue sky.

The Windmill

Jenne Chavaz Magafan, 1937

Painting of a seated man playing a teal accordion, with expressive dark brushwork and a mauve background.

Accordion Player

Donald Forbes, 1939

Painting of craggy yellow rock formations, a red-spired church, and barbed wire under a dark stormy sky.

S.F. Ruins, No. 1

Jenne Chavaz Magafan, 1937

Oil portrait of an elderly Navajo man in a red headwrap and geometric woven blanket against a golden background.

Tlizzy-Thlanny

Carl Moon, 1940

Miniature portrait of a young boy in a navy jacket with a white ruffled collar against a pale blue sky.

Samuel Bowden

Samuel Bowden, 1950

Oval miniature portrait of a man with gray hair, dark coat and white cravat against a blue sky background.

Ira Allen

William Wood, 1940

Oil portrait of an older man with a mustache in a dark suit and white collar, one hand resting on a table, against a dark bac

William T. Evans

Alphonse Jongers, 1940

Painting of a large aloe plant with four tall red and yellow flower spikes against a dry landscape and blue mountains.

Aloes

Josephine Joy, 1935

Painting of mouflon and bobtailed sheep in a wire-fenced enclosure with a log shelter and eucalyptus trees behind.

Moufflon--Bobtailed Sheep

Josephine Joy, 1935

Painting of four peacocks, some perched on a railing and branches and two displaying fanned tails, beneath a drooping willow.

Trysting at Evening

Josephine Joy, 1935

Painting of white herons nesting in a bare tree with woven baskets, a ladder, a blue pond and rocks below.

Waterbirds Nesting

Josephine Joy, 1935

Painting of a suspension bridge with converging cables, curved roadways, and dark blue water under a cloudy sky.

Metropolitan Port

Joseph Stella, 1935

Painting of a woman nursing an infant before an industrial city with smokestacks, with two women beside her.

Industry SAAM-1964.1.92 1

Arthur Durston, 1934

Mural study of figures in a park beneath a large tree, with birds in flight, a dog, and a man in a brown coat in the foregrou

Scenes of New York--Central Park (mural study, Madison Square Postal Station, New York City)

Kindred McLeary, 1937

Painting of a crowded Lower East Side street with tenements, a fruit cart, laundry lines, and people including children and a

Scenes of New York--Lower East Side (mural study, Madison Square Postal Station, New York City)

Kindred McLeary, 1937

Watercolor of a clown in a polka-dot costume balanced on an elephant's head, arms raised, before a striped circus tent.

Clown Elephants

Fugi Nakamizo, 1940

Watercolor of a park path with walkers and a lamppost, framed by tall city towers and trees under a pale sky.

Central Park Plaza

Fugi Nakamizo, 1940

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