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Painting of Palazzo Barberini in Rome above rooftops, with a green lawn and trees in the foreground under a pale sky.

Palazzo Barberini, Rome

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Painting of a painted man seen from behind holding a spear and quiver, standing on an open plain with a distant tree.

Pa-hú-sha, White Hair, the Younger, a Band Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a young man with tousled reddish hair, dark double-breasted coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Irish Gentleman

John Hoppner, 1810

Painting of a standing man holding a feathered spear, wearing a red headdress and green wrap, against a pale landscape.

Wash-ím-pe-shee, Madman, a Distinguished Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Meditation

Herman Hartwich, 1880

Tchán-dee, Tobacco, an Oglala Chief

Tchán-dee, Tobacco, an Oglala Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Self-Portrait Reflected in Mirror

Self-Portrait Reflected in Mirror

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Painting of a woman in a black dress with a red shawl standing by a calm river, with a red-roofed house among trees across th

Promenade

Eliphalet Frazer Andrews, 1910

Painting of a stone statue of Ceres holding wheat in a sunlit garden, with hedges, trees and a distant statue.

Terminal Figure of Ceres

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Oil portrait of a seated man with a mustache in a brown suit and white collar against a pale background.

Portrait of Frank Hamilton Cushing

Thomas Hovenden, 1890

Pomona

Childe Hassam, 1900

Alice Pike Barney, in Wedding Gown

Alice Pike Barney, in Wedding Gown

Jared B. Flagg, 1870

Frontal portrait of a Yuma woman with dark hair, painted face markings and a red blanket, against a muted gray-olive backgrou

Ne-i-so-meh

Elbridge Ayer Burbank, 1900

Oil portrait of a man in a red feathered headdress, face paint, beaded necklaces, and a red armband, holding a pipe.

Wée-ke-rú-law, He Who Exchanges

George Catlin, 1830

Study for Mural for Appellate Court Building, New York; "Statute Law", Helmet for Figure of "Force"

Study for Mural for Appellate Court Building, New York; "Statute Law", Helmet for Figure of "Force"

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Two Guns White Calf

Benjamin H. Frayser, 1950

Painting of a smiling woman in a cream dress leaning toward a monkey beside a hat, under a leafy arbor.

Woman in Arbor with Monkey

Claudio Castelucho, 1920

Oil portrait of a young woman with auburn hair and a blue bow, wearing a teal dress with puffed sleeves against green.

Suzette

Albert P. Lucas, 1890

Hester Marian Wait Lay, Portrait of the Artist's Wife

Hester Marian Wait Lay, Portrait of the Artist's Wife

Oliver Ingraham Lay, 1880

Half-length portrait of a young woman with curled hair, pearls and a gold dress, set in a dark carved frame.

Viscountess Frances Hatton

Mary Beale, 1630

Half-length oil portrait of a woman with dark upswept hair, a black bow tie and a cream blouse against a dark background.

Agnes

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Painting of a round stone tower above a harbor quay with sailboats in the foreground under a stormy grey sky.

La Tour de Solidor at St. Severin, Normandy

Carroll Beckwith, 1870

Painted portrait of a man holding a carved staff, wrapped in a red blanket, with beaded necklaces and blue armbands.

On-sáw-kie, The Sauk, in the Act of Praying

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a seated woman with curled hair, white dress, red shawl and folded arms against a dark background.

Portrait of Fidelia Marshall

Charles C. Ingham, 1840

Oil portrait of a man with a red feathered headdress, beaded headband, bone necklaces and fur robe against a cloudy sky.

Neu-mon-ya, Walking Rain, War Chief

George Catlin, 1840

Che-ke-ah-pe-kee

Elbridge Ayer Burbank, 1900

Half-length portrait of a man with a feather headdress, shell necklace, and beaded fringed clothing against a yellow sky.

Ka-pés-ka-da, Shell Man, an Oglala Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a woman in a black hat with a pale feather plume, against a dark background.

White Paradise

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Oil portrait of a young woman in a white dress with a white and brown dog, before a dark tree and landscape at sunset.

Miss Agnes Murray

William Beechey, 1830

Portrait of a man with red face paint, feather headdress, claw necklace and medallion against a cloudy sky.

Shon-ta-yi-ga, Little Wolf, a Famous Warrior

George Catlin, 1840