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Oil portrait of a woman and young boy with an open book, seated before dark foliage, in an ornate gold frame.

Mrs. William T. Evans and Her Son

Henry O. Walker, 1890

Three paddlers in a birch canoe chase a swimming moose across dark water below a steep wooded cliff.

The Moose Chase

George de Forest Brush, 1880

Stán-au-pat, Bloody Hand, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Oval oil painting of skaters on a frozen lake beside snow-covered trees, a tent, a cottage and distant hills.

Winter Skating in New Jersey

Régis François Gignoux, 1840

Painting of a sandy road winding through grassy dunes under a blue sky with white clouds, with water on the horizon.

Shinnecock Hills

William Merritt Chase, 1890

Painting of a standing man with feathered headdress, holding a decorated shield and lance, against a pale sky.

Ah-móu-a, The Whale, One of Kee-o-kúk's Principal Braves

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a shadowy cave framing a hazy sea of rock pinnacles, a small boat, and a waterfall under a golden dawn sky.

The Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge

Thomas Cole, 1820

Hazy landscape painting of rolling mountains and a central peak, with dark evergreen trees in the foreground.

Mountains in Colorado

John Frederick Kensett, 1870

Dark rocky cliff with white surf breaking below and sea spray rising, with two small figures on the ridge at upper right.

High Cliff, Coast of Maine

Winslow Homer, 1890

Painted portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit with a white cuff, set against a dark background.

Portrait of William E. Norton

William Penhallow Henderson, 1900

Head of a Young Girl

Lucia Fairchild Fuller, 1900

Painting of a winding line of shielded warriors marching across green grassland under a pale sky.

Foot War Party on the March, Upper Missouri

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of mounted riders charging across a grassy plain past a tree line, with a fallen horse in the foreground.

Mounted War Party Scouring a Thicket

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of green rolling hills and a winding river with two canoes on the water in the lower right corner.

Nishnabottana Bluffs, 1070 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a cathedral's gabled facade with a rose window, scaffolding, and a tomb in the foreground.

North Transept, Winchester Cathedral, England

Cass Gilbert, 1910

Watercolor of pink and white cherry blossom trees over a green lawn, with a small figure in red at lower right.

Cherry Blossoms

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Painting of a sunlit meadow with rocks and a path, dark trees on the right, and rolling hills under a cloudy sky.

Hillside

Edward Gay, 1900

Oval portrait of a man in a red cloak resting his hand on leather-bound books against a dark background.

Peter Bounetheau

Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, 1820

Watercolor landscape of a hillside with a bare tree, two walking figures, and muted autumn trees under a pale sky.

Landscape

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Two circular allegorical paintings on gold ground: a seated man with a sword labeled Government, and a seated woman with a gl

Study for mosaic in the Wisconsin State Capital "Government and Liberty"

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Painting of flowering chestnut trees above a daisy-filled meadow with a path and distant fields under a cloudy sky.

Chestnut Trees in Bloom

William Henry Holmes, 1910

Watercolor of a cloister walkway with mosaic-inlaid columns, arched galleries, and a grassy courtyard in warm light.

Cathedral at Monreale, Sicily

Cass Gilbert, 1900

Painting of a flower bouquet in a white pitcher with a framed portrait of a man, decanters, and a starfish on a table.

Myself in the Mirror

Oliver Chaffee, 1920

Une Martyre (Saint Thechla)

Sarah Paxton Ball Dodson, 1890

Watercolor of three moored sailing barges with brown covers on a calm river, marsh and distant village beyond.

Untitled - William Henry Holmes, 1930

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Portrait of a man in a red feathered turban, white blanket and nose ornament, against a pale sky.

Non-on-dá-gon, a Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of an elderly man in a patterned headwrap, hoop earrings and fur robe against a pale sky.

Lay-láw-she-kaw, Goes Up the River, an Aged Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor of pale sand dunes with grasses, a green plain, and blue mountains under a cloudy sky.

Sand Dunes, Harlech, North Wales

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Oval miniature portrait of an older man with white hair, blue eyes, dark coat and white cravat, in an ornate gold frame.

William Wilson

George Catlin, 1820

Watercolor of Durham Cathedral's towers above autumn trees and riverside houses under a cloudy sky.

Durham Cathedral, England

Cass Gilbert, 1910

Oval portrait miniature of a man with curly dark hair in a gold frame, shown front and back with a handwritten label.

Mr. Drury

Thomas E. Barratt, 1850

Watercolor of a misty marsh shoreline with smoke rising from the distant bank and reflections in still water.

Sketch on the Potomac

Lorenzo J. Hatch, 1880

Watercolor of medieval stone fortress walls and a conical-roofed tower above a grassy path, by Cass Gilbert.

Carcassonne

Cass Gilbert, 1920

Painting of a reddish and white cow resting on straw in a dimly lit wooden barn with light from a window.

My Day at Home

William H. Howe, 1900

Watercolor and ink drawing of the Gothic southwest tower of Amiens Cathedral with pinnacles, arches and birds in the sky.

Southwest Tower, Amiens Cathedral

Cass Gilbert, 1880

Still life painting of a stoneware jug, pink roses, a round fan, a porcelain cup and a blue book on a white cloth.

Still Life with Fan and Roses

Thomas Hovenden, 1870

Painting of rounded green grassy bluffs beside a wide pale river under a soft pink-tinged sky.

Beautiful Grassy Bluffs, 110 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Loosely painted portrait of an elderly man's head turned left, with pale face against a dark brown background.

Head of an Old Man

Frank Duveneck, 1870

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with dark curled hair, red drapery and a coral necklace on a lavender background.

Mrs. George Washington Rodgers (Ann Perry)

Anson Dickinson, 1810

Night painting of a flaming oil well with a tall fire column, glowing red trees, workers and tents, and a full moon.

Burning Oil Well at Night, near Rouseville, Pennsylvania

James Hamilton, 1860

Men in period dress and naval uniforms shake hands over a table in a formal room with green panels and a chandelier.

The Signing of the Treaty of Ghent, Christmas Eve, 1814

Sir Amédée Forestier, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a dark-haired man in black cravat, with reverse showing a woven hair braid in gold frame.

Henry Smith

Thomas E. Barratt, 1850

Watercolor of rough green-blue seas with whitecaps and a distant steamship under a grey overcast sky.

On the Steamer Bremen, off Nova Scotia, 1880

William Henry Holmes, 1880

Loose painted portrait of a partially nude woman with dark hair, head bowed, against a green and yellow background.

In Sunlight

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Watercolor of a sunlit monastery courtyard in Amalfi with pointed arches, columns, whitewashed walls and a lavender sky.

Courtyard, Capucine Monastery, Amalfi

Cass Gilbert, 1890

Oil portrait of a young man in feathered headdress, face paint and fur robe, holding a bow and arrows.

Ud-je-jock, Pelican, a Boy

George Catlin, 1840

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a white dress and headband, hand raised to her cheek, beside a book on a table.

Mrs. Joshua Johnson

Charles Bird King, 1800

Watercolor of a haymaking scene with haystacks, a horse-drawn wagon, workers in a golden field, and a pale cloudy sky.

(Haymaking Scene)

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Portrait miniature of a bearded man in dark jacket and bow tie, shown with the gilt case reverse.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Peregrine F. Cooper, 1840

Hazy yellow landscape with bare trees, a small moon, and a figure in red beside a hedge at dusk.

October Breezes

Albert P. Lucas, 1900

Night view of a park pond reflecting lit city hotel towers, with bare trees and street lamps in the foreground.

Central Park and the Plaza

William A. Coffin, 1910

Mary Churchill, Duchess of Montague

the younger Bernard Lens, 1720

Watercolor of a sunset over dark trees, with an orange sun and golden clouds in a blue sky.

Sunset, Oxford

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Oval miniature portrait of a man with spectacles, black coat and raised hand, in an embossed brown metal frame.

James Barnett Dodson

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, 1830

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled hair in a dark blue dress against green; gold frame shown beside it.

Mrs. Peter Van Dyke

Margaret Maclay Bogardus, 1830

Dark painting of several ships with tall masts silhouetted at dusk under streaked pink and pale clouds.

Ships in Moonlight

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Five studies of bear heads in brown paint on a pale background, showing different angles of grizzly bears.

Portraits of Two Grizzly Bears, From Life

George Catlin, 1830

Loose oil study of a Madonna and child with saints, a nude figure, kneeling attendants and an angel in a landscape.

After Boltraffio, "Sacra Conversazione"

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Watercolor of a Welsh harbor village with cottages, moored boats and violet reflections on tidal water.

Porth Dinlleyn, North Wales

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Oval miniature portrait of a man with brown hair and dark jacket, white cravat, in an ornate gold frame.

William Lippincott

Daniel Dickinson, 1820

Watercolor of a stone church tower with crenellated top and pinnacles, above a churchyard, with rooftops and hills behind.

Church Tower, Marldon

Cass Gilbert, 1920

Loose painted landscape of rolling plains under a sky fading from blue to pink, with clouds along the horizon.

Landscape Background

George Catlin, 1840

Seated man in red leggings and feathered headdress holding a feathered lance, painted by George Catlin in 1830.

O'n-daig, The Crow, a Dandy

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor of a two-tiered stone aqueduct with rounded arches crossing a river, surrounded by green trees and shrubs.

Aqueduct

Loose impressionist painting of a harbor with masts and red sails, and a crowd of figures on the quay under a pale sky.

Harbor Scene with Fishing Boats

George Elmer Browne, 1910

Watercolor of a river between misty hills under a pale cloudy sky, with rippling blue and green water in the foreground.

Noon above Newburgh

Childe Hassam, 1910

Painting of cattle drinking at a pool beneath shaded trees, with a sunlit clearing and pasture beyond.

A Quiet Nook

William M. Hart, 1880

Painting of mounted riders in feathered headdresses chasing a herd of bison across an open grassland at dusk.

Comanche Indians Chasing Buffalo

George Catlin, 1840

Seated allegorical figure of Justice holding scales, framed by lions, laurel, and a gold roundel with braided border.

Study for Mosaic, Wisconsin State Capital, "Justice"

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Painted portrait of a man in a patterned turban, red face paint and striped cheek markings, hand on chest, cloudy background.

Pah-te-cóo-saw, Straight Man, Semicivilized

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a hilltop cathedral with a dome and bell tower above red-roofed buildings, framed by trees and clouds.

Cathedral at le Puy

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Watercolor of an ornate arched window with geometric lattice screens and tiled floor in a sunlit Islamic-style interior.

A Window in the Hall of Justice

Herbert W. Faulkner, 1900

Watercolor of Mount Vesuvius with a smoke plume above the Bay of Naples, sailboats on violet water in front.

Mt. Vesuvius from the Bay of Naples

Cass Gilbert, 1900

Painting of a young woman in a gold dress and dark veil holding a strand of beads against a dark background.

Fedalma

George Fuller, 1880

Painting of three women gathered at a pool under dark trees, one in a red skirt bending toward the water.

The Drinking Pool (three women at water)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Watercolor seascape of waves breaking on a pale sandy shore with a distant headland under a grey-blue sky.

Criccieth, N. Wales

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Painting of rose-breasted grosbeaks and a brown-streaked bird on an evergreen branch with red berries, against a cloudy sky.

Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

Joseph Bartholomew Kidd, 1800

Painting of a man driving a blue cart with oxen to a pool, with farmhouses and golden autumn trees behind.

The Drinking Pool (man in cart with oxen at pool)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of an ornate palace vestibule with an open carved door, sunlit windows, gilded decoration and a patterned marble flo

Vestibule Corner ''Schleissheim," Prince Regent Luitpold's Palace

Herman Hartwich, 1880

Portrait of a man with red face paint, red feathered headdress, silver earrings and necklaces, and a dark fur garment.

Shón-ka-ki-he-ga, Horse Chief, Grand Pawnee Head Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a seated bronze Buddha and a vase of yellow and white flowers before a busy, colorful scene of figures.

Bronze Buddha

Henry Golden Dearth, 1910

La-wáh-he-coots-la-sháw-no, Brave Chief, a Skidi (Wolf) Pawnee

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of Comanche riders with a white flag approaching across a green plain, with tipis and mountains in the distance.

Comanche Warriors, with White Flag, Receiving the Dragoons

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor of a misty mountain valley with lavender peaks, rocky moorland in the foreground, and white clouds.

From above Pont-y-Pant

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Watercolor of the Acropolis in Athens above olive trees and dry grass under a blue sky.

General View of the Acropolis at Sunset

Henry Bacon, 1910

Painting of a sunlit room with two gilt armchairs, oval tapestry panels on the walls, and an open paneled door.

Untitled (Interior View)

Walter Gay, 1930

Two purple grackles perched on a corn stalk beside an ear of corn, painted on aged paper.

Purple Grackle

John James Audubon, 1780

Oval miniature portrait of a young boy with wavy brown hair in a green velvet jacket, set in a gilt frame within an open velv

Henry Du Pré Bounetheau

Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, 1840

Painting of a woman in a black dress with a white ruffled collar against a dark background.

A Lady in Black

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Oil portrait of an older man with gray hair in a dark suit and cravat, holding a key, with papers on a table.

Joseph Henry

Walter Ingalls, 1800

Painting of willow trees, a pond and ducks on a sunlit spring meadow with distant houses under a pale sky.

Hackensack, New Jersey, Fisher's Pond

Herman Hartwich, 1890

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

Woman with Vase

Edmond François Aman-Jean, 1930

Small gilt-framed portrait of a man with brown hair in a dark coat and white cravat against a gray background.

Chief Justice Theophilus Parsons

Sarah Goodridge, 1820

Painting of classical garden statues on pedestals lining a sunlit tree-shaded path, rendered in loose painterly brushwork.

Carrefour at the End of the Tapis Vert, Versailles

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a man with white hair, dark coat and white cravat, against an olive background, in a beaded frame.

Mr. John Corlis

Edward Greene Malbone, 1790

Watercolor of tall yucca plants in a pale desert landscape with purple mountains on the distant horizon.

Yuccaland--Chihuahua, Mexico

William Henry Holmes, 1930