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Oil portrait of an elderly woman with dark hair, white garment, dark shawl and silver disc pendant on a red cord.

Shin-gós-se-moon, Big Sail, a Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a woman with curled hair and pearls, in a silver silk gown with blue and gold drapery against a dark backgrou

Madame Tulp

Cornelius Johnson, 1660

Full-length portrait of a cardinal in red cape and biretta and black robes, with a gold cross, before an arched window.

Cardinal Mercier

Cecilia Beaux, 1910

Oil portrait of a young woman with dark hair and hair pins, wearing a patterned brown wrap against a warm brown background.

Laura at Sixteen

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

A.C.B.

Alice Pike Barney, 1880

Oil painting of a man in a greatcoat resting by a tree in snow, with a running dog and wooden fence nearby.

The Woodchopper

George Loring Brown, 1830

Woman in white dress stands among red and pink poppies and hollyhocks in a garden overlooking the sea with a sailboat.

In the Garden (Celia Thaxter in Her Garden)

Childe Hassam, 1890

Painting of a young boy with braided dark hair in a red patterned garment, gazing sideways against a warm ochre background.

Indian Boy (Joe Archelita)

Harriet Blackstone, 1910

The Dimple

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Half-length oil portrait of a bearded man with dark hair in a dark jacket and white cravat against red.

Richard H. Kern

Edward Meyer Kern, 1850

Painting of the Virgin Mary steadying the infant Christ as he reaches toward a white lamb against a dark background.

Madonna and Child

Bernardino Luini, 1530

Oil portrait of a Native American man in a feathered headdress, green beaded garment and red shawl against a grey background.

One-star

Elbridge Ayer Burbank, 1900

Painted portrait of a Native American man in a feathered headdress, beaded necklaces and fur robe, against a cloudy sky.

Shó-me-kós-see, The Wolf, a Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a seated woman with dark bobbed hair in a dark dress against a muted green background.

Martha

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Seated woman in beaded dress holding an infant in a decorated cradleboard beside a tree, painted in muted earth tones.

Jú-ah-kís-gaw, Woman With Her Child in a Cradle

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a woman in a plumed brown hat and fur collar, painted in loose brushstrokes against a dark background.

Portrait of Mrs. John Gellatly

Eleanor Greatorex, 1890

Oil painting of a partly draped woman with long hair lifting one arm, set against a red cloth and dark interior.

Undine

Henry Peters Gray, 1840

Portrait of a man with long dark hair, face paint and beaded earrings, holding a feathered staff against a green background.

Shón-ka, The Dog, Chief of the Bad Arrow Points Band

George Catlin, 1830

Ah-tón-we-tuck, Cock Turkey, Repeating His Prayer

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a man in a brown coat with gold buttons, white ruffled jabot, and powdered grey wig, resting on a table.

Jeremiah Williams

Christian Gullager, 1780

Painted portrait of a man in a black cap with red and white feathers, red face paint, and a decorated pipe.

Mah-kée-mee-teuv, Grizzly Bear, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a Fox man with face paint, braided hair, horned headdress, and war club, in a red blanket.

Kish-ke-kosh

Alexander Davis Cooper, 1830

Oil portrait of a Sac man with a roached hairstyle, beaded necklace, silver earrings, holding feathers against a cloudy sky.

Múk-a-tah-mish-o-káh-kaik, Black Hawk, Prominent Sac Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Painted portrait of a man with long hair, feathers in his headband, and a fringed buckskin shirt against a tan background.

Wúk-mi-ser, Corn, a Miniconjou Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a seated man in a blue blanket, red headband and red sash, against a pale sky background.

Cól-lee, a Band Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a man with a feathered headwrap, silver earrings, a tomahawk and a pipe against a pale sky.

Wáh-pe-say, The White

George Catlin, 1830

Loose oil study of a haloed, bearded Christ figure with open arms in a red robe, set before a green landscape and cloudy sky.

Study for "Christ"

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Painting of a standing man in a feathered headdress and painted robe holding a lance, with tipis and hills behind him.

Ee-áh-sá-pa, Black Rock, a Two Kettle Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a tall saguaro cactus and a desert path with a figure carrying a bowl, plus a circular portrait of an older man i

Cactus Landscape with Portrait of Geronimo

Henry H. Cross, 1900

Oil portrait of a man in a feathered headdress, shell jewelry and white robe against a cloudy sky.

U'sh-ee-kitz, He Who Fights with a Feather, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830