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Painting of sunlit red cliffs above a river under a stormy sky, with mounted riders on the bank in the foreground.

Cliffs of the Upper Colorado River, Wyoming Territory

Thomas Moran, 1880

Impressionist painting of a spring hillside with budding trees, a rocky slope, a farmer in a field, and the sea beyond.

The Budding Oak

Willard L. Metcalf, 1910

Painting of a woman drawing water from a stone well in a sunlit courtyard, with brick walls and green doors behind.

Scene Italienne pres de la Fontaine

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of a hazy valley seen between tall tree trunks, with a distant mountain and a split-rail fence in the foreground.

Temple Mountain

Chauncey F. Ryder, 1940

Dark nocturnal painting of small figures walking under trees, lit by yellow lamps with reflections on wet ground.

Villa Falconieri

Charles Walter Stetson, 1900

Painting of a countryside with dramatic storm clouds over fields, a small white cottage, and a path in the foreground.

Small Landscape

John Constable, 1800

Oil painting of a horseback rider, dog and two women by a river with sailboats and a farmhouse under a hazy sky.

Dutch Landscape with Figures

Jacob van Strij, 1810

Painting of a man with a feathered headdress holding a spear, standing on a forest path beside a stream.

Zaparo Stock

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Painting of a purple-hued mountain range above a still alpine lake, with conifers and boulders in the foreground.

Fifth Lake

Edgar Payne, 1920

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 dusk river scene with dark farm buildings, tall trees, and a glowing sunset reflected in still water.

Small Landscape

John Francis Murphy, 1880

Full-length painting of a standing Samoan woman in feathered skirt, shell headdress and beaded necklaces against dark leafy f

Samoan Woman

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1880

Oil portrait of a man in a dark military coat with gold epaulettes, hoop earrings, and a silver gorget, against a muted backg

Big Buffalo (Chippewa)

Henry Inman, 1830

Painting of the Virgin with the Christ Child and young John the Baptist kneeling before green curtains.

Madonna

Master of Serumido, 1500

Painting of four figures walking under a golden sun, carrying fruit, flowers and a scythe, with a decorative gold border.

The Four Seasons

William Clarke Rice, 1920

Full-length painting of a standing man in fringed buckskin, feathered headdress and beaded moccasins holding a staff, against

Tatanka (Buffalo)

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1880

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

Circular painting of a radiant apotheosis with a seated figure in military dress, allegorical women, angels, rainbows and a w

Study for the Apotheosis of Washington in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol Building

Constantino Brumidi, 1850

Painting of two sailboats and rowboats on a rippling sea under a rosy sunset sky, with a distant lighthouse.

Afternoon on Saco Bay, Coast of Maine

William Frederick De Haas, 1870

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

Still life painting of a halved melon, red apple, grapes, plum, knife, and green gold-banded vase on a table.

Fruit Pieces

William Harnett, 1870

Loosely painted street scene in ochre tones with bare trees, pedestrians, and a building along the right edge.

Place de la Madeleine no. II

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Full-length portrait of a woman in striped folk costume and pointed cap, with mountains, a lake, and a wooden house behind he

Swedish Lady

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Oil painting of a rolling green landscape with a winding path through trees, fields and hills under a cloudy sky.

Cornish Landscape

Charles A. Platt, 1910

Painting of swirling clouds over blue rooftops with chimneys and green trees at left, in bold expressive brushwork.

Clouds

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Oil portrait of a man with a mustache in a dark suit and red necktie against a golden background.

Jose Lewis, a Papago Indian Man

Jose Lewis, 1900

Painting of a sunlit city street with a church facade, a horse-drawn carriage, and pedestrians under a pale sky.

Saint Roche Church

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of a pink and lavender sunset sky over a dark silhouetted treeline and landscape.

Sunrise or Sunset, study for book, Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Painting of a sick boy in bed holding a toy while a woman knits beside him in a green-walled room.

The Sick Child

J. Bond Francisco, 1890