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Painting of a young boy in a kepi cap and tan uniform carrying a musket, knapsack and blanket roll on a dirt road.

Little Soldier

Eastman Johnson, 1864

Portrait of a woman in a red silk gown with white satin skirt, holding a blue and white vase of tulips against a dark backgro

Mrs. George Watson

John Singleton Copley, 1765

Full-length painting of a barefoot man in a striped red poncho holding a feathered spear, with mountains and a lake behind.

Peruvian Indian

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Oil painting of a Confederate soldier raising a white flag in a pine forest, with a seated woman and a standing man beside hi

Surrender of a Confederate Soldier

Julian Scott, 1873

Half-length portrait of a man in dark uniform with gold epaulettes, gold hoop earrings, and a silver gorget against a muted b

Big Buffalo (Chippewa)

Henry Inman, 1832

Stylized tropical landscape with a white bird, large palm, cycad tree, blue volcano with smoke, and turquoise sea.

Neapolitan Song

Joseph Stella, 1920

Oil portrait of a man in a black coat, green waistcoat and white cravat, against a dark background, one hand raised.

William C. Preston

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1842

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

(Landscape)

Nude goddess with golden braids stands on a shell boat with two cherubs, doves and distant ships at sea.

Venus Guiding Eneas and the Trojans to the Latin Shore

William Page, 1860

Portrait of a seated man with curly hair in a dark green coat and white cravat, with a sunset landscape behind him.

Daniel La Motte

Thomas Sully, 1812

Watercolor and graphite sketch of Notre Dame cathedral's west facade with twin towers, rose window, and trees at right.

Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris

Cass Gilbert, 1933

Painting of a hanging cluster of dark purple grapes with dry brown vine leaves and tendrils on a pale background.

Still Life with Grapes

Edwin Deakin, 1880

Portrait of a woman in a blue satin dress with lace trim, holding a black fan with a pink rose.

Mrs. Richard Brown

John Hesselius, 1760

Half-length portrait of a woman in a black dress with white lace collar, gold necklace and curled hair against a brown backgr

Woman in Black Dress

Milton W. Hopkins, 1835

Painting of a rocky valley with a cliff, tall trees, a stream, a small wooden shelter, and large clouds in the sky.

Mountain Landscape

William Louis Sonntag, 1850

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

Muted harbor with sailing ships at anchor, a tan quay with small figures in the foreground, and blue-green water under pale s

Valparaiso Harbor

James McNeill Whistler, 1866

Full-length painting of a woman in regional dress standing before classical ruins under a blue sky.

Italian Woman

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Watercolor of the Arch of Titus in Rome with grass and ruins in the foreground and the Colosseum seen through the arch.

Arch of Titus, Rome

Cass Gilbert, 1933

Painting of a hunter in a yellow coat with rifle and two dogs standing among fallen logs in a sunlit forest.

Hunter and Dogs

J. Alden Weir, 1912

Painting of an elderly bald man with white hair holding a pipe, wearing a dark jacket against a dark teal background.

Old Man with Pipe

Ottilie Roederstein, 1930

Watercolor and pencil sketch of Siena cathedral's striped tower against blue sky, with a dome at lower left.

Cathedral Tower, Siena

Cass Gilbert, 1927

Painting of a smiling woman in a doorway with arms crossed as a young man in green clothes leans on the wooden door.

Drawing on Door

Alois Binder, 1887

Painting of classical figures in a garden: a seated woman in blue, a nude standing figure with raised arms, and fruit in the

L' Automne

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1860

Abstract painting on dark ground with glowing yellow disc, radiating lines, and concentric circles in ochre and yellow.

Idle Governor

Horatio C. Forjohn, 1940

Painting of a young woman in a black cloak walking against strong wind on a dirt path under a cloudy sky.

The Girl I Left Behind Me

Eastman Johnson, 1870

Oil portrait of an elderly bald man with white beard and mustache in a dark suit, seated beside a red book and a framed lands

Dr. William H. Holmes

Edmund Hodgson Smart, 1930

Painting of a draped woman holding a glass sphere while a nude child reaches up beside a balustrade at dusk.

Illusions

Henry Brown Fuller, 1901

Painting of slender birch trees framing a blue lake and distant shoreline under a pale sky.

A Family of Birches

Willard Metcalf, 1907

Painting of a crowded city street with tenements, laundry lines, a fruit cart, and families gathered in the foreground.

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

Kindred McLeary, 1930

Painting of a nude woman with long red hair seated at an ornate gold and cream dressing table with a mirror.

Nude Seated at Her Dressing Table

Frederick Carl Frieseke, 1909

Painted portrait of a woman in a black dress and gold bead necklace seated beside a window with a red curtain.

Woman with Gold Necklace

Prior-Hamblen School, 1850

Full-length portrait of a woman in a sequined blue gown on a stone terrace with a small dog at her feet.

Miss Anne Mills Archbold

Frederick William MacMonnies, 1900

Seated woman in a flowered gown with upswept hair, resting arms on a wooden chair against a muted background.

A Flowered Gown

Thomas Anshutz, 1906

Painted wooden panel of Saint Anthony in a brown habit holding the Christ Child, both with halos, on a worn gold ground.

St. Anthony with the Christ Child

Arroyo Hondo Painter, 1825

Painting of Adam and Eve with a red serpent and apple tree, a swan, and a winged figure with a sword in a colorful landscape.

(Adam and Eve)

Carl Newman, 1930

Two nude women stand by a stone pool beneath tall dark cypress trees, with a peacock and distant mountains in the background.

After the Bath

Charles Walter Stetson, 1910

Elderly bearded man with a skull and quill, gazing up at a winged angel in a dark, dramatic landscape.

St. Jerome

William Merritt Chase, 1872

Two tattooed men with loincloths stand on a sandy beach holding a paddle and woven fan, with mountains behind them.

Marquesan Men

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Seated woman in green dress, white lace bonnet and shawl, beside a round table and a river landscape painting.

Mrs. Richard Alsop

Ralph Earl, 1792

Painted portrait of a man in a cream suit seated on a wooden chair, holding an orange cat, beside a bright window.

Man with the Cat (Henry Sturgis Drinker)

Cecilia Beaux, 1898

Oil portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat, fringed buckskin jacket and red collar, with braided hair, against a warm backgr

Sitting Bull

Julian Scott, 1900

Oval half-length portrait of a young man in a dark coat with brass buttons and white cravat, against a red background.

Portrait of Sea Captain John Murphy

Joshua Johnson, 1810

Hand-colored portrait of Yoholo-Micco, a Creek chief, wearing a patterned white coat, striped sash, and striped headwrap.

Portrait of Yoholo-Micco (c.1790-c.1844)

Charles Bird King, 1836

Painting of a uniformed officer standing beside a seated woman in a yellow headscarf at a table in a rustic arched room.

Officer with Peasant

Portrait of a woman in a lace bonnet, ruffled white collar and dark green dress, hands folded in her lap.

Lady of Squire Williams House

Erastus Salisbury Field, 1829

Watercolor of a stone tower and arched bridge over a river, with red roofs and a cloudy blue sky.

Bridge at Moret, France

Cass Gilbert, 1928

Two women in summer dresses read a book together on a grassy dune, with a dog resting nearby under a cloudy sky.

On the Dunes (Lady Shannon and Kitty)

James Jebusa Shannon, 1910

Full-length painting of a man in red fez and traditional dress holding a rifle, with mountains and river behind him.

Albanian Man

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Oil portrait of a man with wavy dark hair in a black coat, holding a rolled document, against a grey background.

Gentleman of Squire Williams House

Erastus Salisbury Field, 1829

Oil portrait of a man with dark hair in a black coat and white high-collared shirt against a brown background.

Portrait of John Woodruff Sims

John Woodruff Sims, 1810

Watercolor of red sandstone cliffs and spires above green trees and a winding stream under a pale sky.

Hudson River Landscape, no. 1

Maria Rother Wickey, 1926

Oval portrait of a woman in a blue dress with white lace trim against a dark background, painted in 1742.

Mrs. Gustavus Brown

Gustavus Hesselius, 1742

Painting of a haloed bearded man in pink robe and green cloak gesturing, with robed figures and a hilly landscape behind.

Christ Addressing the People

Bonifazio di Pitati, 1400

Painting of a woman in a shawl seated on a bed, lit by an oil lamp in a dark room.

Mary, by Henry Ossawa Tanner

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1914

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a black puff-sleeved dress resting on a red patterned cushion, with a framed picture on the

Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler (Mrs. John Jay Chapman)

John Singer Sargent, 1893

Painting of women in shawls and two girls standing before a sunlit arched doorway with decorated columns.

Femmes pres des Escaliers no. I

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Watercolor of the Pont du Gard aqueduct's tiered stone arches under a blue sky, with green hills and shrubs.

Pont du Gard, France

Cass Gilbert, 1926

Painting of a woman in green holding a nude toddler while a girl in yellow kisses the toddler's cheek.

The Caress

Mary Cassatt, 1902

Oil portrait of a man in feathered headdress, red beaded sash and dark coat, with a river landscape behind him.

Portrait of Ossahinta, Chief of the Onondaga Nation

Sanford Thayer, 1840

Watercolor of a cloister arcade with striped arches, carved capitals, and a sloping tiled roof beside a stone wall.

Cathedral Cloister at Le Puy

Cass Gilbert, 1929

Half-length portrait of a man in a feathered beaded headband, red blanket and pink shirt, holding a decorated pipe.

No Heart (Nan-che-ning-ga)

Charles Bird King, 1837

Half-length portrait of a young woman in a white satin gown with blue sleeves and a blossom in her hair, c. 1760.

Polly Ouldfield of Winyah

Jeremiah Theus, 1760

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

Mary

Abbott Handerson Thayer