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Portrait of the Artist's Wife

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1897

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

Painted portrait of a bearded man in a black hat and dark coat against a warm brown background.

Portrait of Wyatt Eaton

J. Alden Weir, 1878

Oil portrait of a young man with dark hair in a dark coat and gold waistcoat against a brown background.

Portrait of a Young Man

William Page, 1830

Half-length portrait of a man with brown hair in a dark jacket and white cravat against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Portrait male, 1810

Oil portrait of a seated woman with curled hair, white dress, and red shawl, arms crossed on a dark ledge.

Portrait of Fidelia Marshall

Charles C. Ingham, 1840

Oil portrait of a woman with brown hair pulled up, head turned slightly, against a pale grey background.

Portrait of a Lady

Gilbert Stuart, 1820

Oil portrait of a woman in a white ruff collar and lace cap, wearing a dark dress against a black background.

Portrait of a Lady

Paulus Moreelse, 1630

Painting of an elderly bearded man with white beard and green robe against a dark brown background.

Head of a Jew in Palestine

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1899

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)

Oil portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat against a red drapery backdrop.

Portrait of Edward Shippen Burd of Philadelphia

Rembrandt Peale, 1800

Painting of a woman's head turned sideways, with dark hair, a white collar and grey-blue jacket against green.

Head of a Woman in Jerusalem

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Painting of a seated young woman in a black hat with pink flowers, maroon coat, and blue blouse against a red background.

Portrait of a Girl

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Oil portrait of a seated man in a black coat and white cravat, arm draped over a pale wooden chair, against a brown backgroun

Portrait of a Gentleman

James Peale, 1810

Portrait of the Artist's Wife

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1890

Oil portrait of a seated woman with gray hair in a black dress and white jabot, in a wicker chair against brown.

Portrait of a Woman

Carl Newman, 1910

Painting of a seated woman with a bob haircut beside a round table holding a flowering cactus, with a green background.

Portrait of a Woman (with Cactus)

Frederick Carl Frieseke, 1930

Half-length oil portrait of a man with brown hair in a dark coat and high white collar against a dark background.

Self-Portrait

John Goffe Rand, 1800

Untitled (Head of a Child Looking Down)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

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

Oil portrait of an older woman in a white bonnet and black dress, resting her hand on a Holy Bible, seated in a red chair.

Portrait of Polly Sutton Catlin

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of a young woman with auburn hair, eyes lowered, turned left, in loose red, green and pink brushstrokes.

(Head of a Young Girl Facing Her Left)

Carl Newman, 1910

Half-length portrait of a woman in a pink dress with powdered hair, resting her arm on a red velvet cushion.

Portrait of Mrs. Elizabeth Boucher

Mrs. Elizabeth Boucher, 1700

Elderly couple in a dim room gazing at an oval portrait on the wall, with a cane, top hat and straw chair nearby.

The Old Couple Looking at a Portrait of Lincoln

Harry Roseland, 1900

Portrait of a woman in a white dress with pearls, resting her hand on her cheek, with a red rose at her bodice.

Portrait of a Lady in White

Joshua Reynolds, 1760

Dark, atmospheric portrait of a bearded man in three-quarter view, face lit softly against a shadowed green-brown background.

Portrait of Albert Pinkham Ryder

Robert Loftin Newman, 1820

Painted self-portrait of a man in a dark suit holding a yellow brush, set against bold green and yellow brushstrokes.

Self-Portrait

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Full-length portrait of a young girl in a yellow dress holding a pink rose, with a butterfly and a red drape behind her.

Portrait of a Young Girl with Rose and Butterfly

Oliver Tarbell Eddy, 1830

Portrait of a woman in a dark green dress with a lace collar, holding a small red book, against a dark red background.

Portrait of Helen (Lena) Ten Broeck

Ammi Phillips, 1830

Oil self-portrait of a seated man in a striped sweater, with a carved mask and orange chair behind him.

Self-Portrait

Malvin Gray Johnson, 1930