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Oil portrait of a young man with dark swept-back hair, dark coat and white collar, against a dim brown background.

Portrait of the Artist, Age 23

William Edgar Marshall, 1860

Painting of a sunlit Paris-style street with a church facade, pedestrians and a horse-drawn carriage in warm golden tones.

Saint Roche, Rue Saint Honore

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Watercolor of a half-timbered courtyard with red tiled roofs, two stone statues, and flowering shrubs and vines.

The Smaller Courtyard, Hotel Guilleaume le Conquerant, Dives, France

Cass Gilbert, 1924

Watercolor of a rainy Munich street with a Gothic clock tower, carriages, and pedestrians on wet cobblestones.

Street Scene in Munich

Ross Turner, 1880

Painting of a woman's head with elongated face and large eyes against a green flowering hillside and blue sky.

Head of a Woman

Alfred H. Maurer, 1920

Seated woman in a white dress and wide hat leans against a tree in a forest, holding a white parasol.

Sophie Hunter Colston

William Robinson Leigh, 1896

Oil portrait of a man with coiled hair, beaded earrings, shell necklace and a decorated fringed garment against a cloudy sky.

Ha-wón-je-tah, One Horn, Head Chief of the Miniconjou Tribe

George Catlin, 1832

Painting of a seated woman with braids weaving a circular plaque beside a painted pot and finished plaques on a rug.

Hopi Woman Weaving Plaques

Carl Moon, 1940

Painting of yellow chrysanthemums in a blue and white vase on a wooden table with draped cloth and a chair.

Still Life with Flowers

Russell Cheney, 1881

Painted portrait of a man in a feathered headdress, red face paint, and beaded shirt, holding a decorated pipe.

Stu-mick-o-súcks, Buffalo Bull's Back Fat, Head Chief, Blood Tribe

George Catlin, 1832

Painting of a woman in a straw hat and white dress seated among pink peonies and white flowers in a garden.

Portrait of the Artist's Wife, Helene

Carl Newman, 1890

Portrait of a bearded man in dark naval uniform with gold epaulettes, leaning on rocks before a stormy sea and sky.

Samuel Francis Du Pont

Daniel Huntington, 1867

Two children in white dresses with pink sashes stand beside a potted white lily plant under a dusky sky.

The Davis Children (Eliza Cheever Davis and John Derby Davis)

Edward Savage, 1795

Two fife and drum soldiers in tricorn hats march in snow, with troops and a flag behind them beside bare trees.

The Continentals

Frank Blackwell Mayer, 1870

Painting of misty sandstone pinnacles and a canyon stream with a bird soaring above, by Thomas Moran, 1892.

Mist in Kanab Canyon, Utah

Thomas Moran, 1892

Watercolor of a tall Italian bell tower with red brick base, stone upper stages, a bell, and birds in a cloudy sky.

Bell Tower, Italy

Cass Gilbert, 1933

Ta-do-udo-sa (Prairie Chicken)

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1880

Painted album cover showing a bearded man in a turban and red trousers holding a rifle, standing before a green landscape.

Turkish Soldier (Painted Album Cover)

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Painting of the Nativity: Mary and Joseph beside the newborn Christ in a manger, with three angels above in glowing clouds.

La Natividad

José Campeche, 1799

Oil portrait of a man with dark hair and a white cravat wearing a dark coat against a tan background.

John Cockey, III

Philip Tilyard, 1820

Painting of a woman in a pale satin gown seated by a window, parting blue curtains to look out at trees.

Dawn

Edmund Hodgson Smart, 1907

Painting of three nude female figures dancing and seated near water among trees in warm amber tones.

Dancing Dryads

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1879

Oil portrait of a young man with tousled brown hair in a dark coat and white shirt against a warm brown background.

Self-Portrait

Oliver Tarbell Eddy, 1840

Painting of a woman's head with an elongated face and large eyes, set against a green hillside with yellow flowers and blue s

Head of a Woman

Alfred H. Maurer, 1929

Oval portrait of a clergyman in black gown and white bands with a powdered grey wig against a dark background.

Rev. Richard Brown

John Hesselius, 1760

Oval oil portrait of a man with tousled dark hair, dark coat and white cravat against a brown background.

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Henry Ulke, 1870

Painting of a seaport with a stone bridge, a sailing ship, red-roofed houses, and a leaning tree under a pale sky.

Ancient Seaport

Loose watercolor of a white church steeple rising above green and blue trees and shrubs under a pale sky.

Untitled - Anne Goldthwaite, 1907

Anne Goldthwaite, 1907

Portrait of a man in a blue coat and red gold-braided waistcoat leaning on a stone balustrade, holding a letter.

Lord Rothes

Lord Rothes, 1760

Watercolor of a stone medieval tower and fortified walls with a conical roof, grass and a narrow path in the foreground.

Carcassonne

Cass Gilbert, 1926

Oil portrait of a young woman with curled hair, white ruffled collar, black dress and red shawl, against a dark background.

Portrait of Rosalba Peale

Rembrandt Peale, 1820

Damaged painting of a young woman in a red floral gown and green headdress before a hilly landscape.

Head of a Young Woman

Domenico Ghirlandaio

Painting of a seated woman in black dress, white lace cap and collar, holding a book, with red drapery behind her.

Portrait of Mrs. Robinson

Ammi Phillips, 1819

Half-length portrait of a young man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, against a red drapery background.

Portrait of Edward Shippen Burd of Philadelphia

Rembrandt Peale, 1806

Painting of a tattooed man in a red loincloth standing by a rocky shore, with ocean waves and palm trees behind him.

Melanesian Man

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig, blue coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Dr. Gustavus Brown

Gustavus Hesselius, 1742

Painting of a narrow industrial alley with an orange cylindrical tank, pipes, yellow factory walls and smokestacks under a gr

Industry

Preston Dickinson, 1923

Full-length painting of a bearded man in a red fez and dark coat standing before a city with domes, minarets and pyramids.

Modern Egyptian

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Wi-jún-jon, Pigeon's Egg Head (The Light), a Distinguished Young Warrior

George Catlin, 1831

Watercolor of receding brick arches over a cobbled path, with a stone sarcophagus at left and small figures at the far end.

Arches of Palace of Nero

Cass Gilbert, 1933

Painted portrait of a woman with long neck and pulled-back hair against a deep blue background, wearing a green garment.

Portrait of a Woman

Alfred H. Maurer, 1920

Two tattooed men stand on a beach with a spear and paddle, the sea and mountains behind them.

Marquesan Men

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1893

Painting of a young woman with upturned gaze holding a white banner and an arrow, wearing blue and gold drapery.

Saint Ursula

Bernardo Cavallino, 1650

George Washington

Edward Dalton Marchant, 1840

Night painting of a tall flame erupting from an oil well, with fire spreading across the ground and silhouetted figures in th

Burning Oil Well at Night, near Rouseville, Pennsylvania

James Hamilton, 1861

Watercolor of a Venice waterfront with a red bell tower, a golden sphere monument, and boats moored in the water.

Venice

Cass Gilbert, 1933

Painting of a mother with dark hair in a blue robe nursing an infant in white cloth against an olive background.

Mother and Child

Gari Melchers, 1920

Painting of a standing man in beaded regalia with feathered headdress, holding a rifle beside a large tree in a forest.

White Man in Chippewa Costume

George Loren Prince Sr.

Painting of a large strong woman in red tights beside a small child, with French flags and iron weights on a stage.

Strong Woman and Child

Yasuo Kuniyoshi, 1925

Full-length portrait of a young girl in a peach floral dress holding a rose, standing before red drapery on a patterned carpe

Portrait of a Young Girl with Rose

Oliver Tarbell Eddy, 1830

Woman in white dress and hat sits under trees with two children on grass, with a red blanket and basket nearby.

Springtime in France

Painting of an elderly man in a black top hat and red cloak, holding a quill pen over paper at a desk.

Self-Portrait

Benjamin West, 1819

Oil painting of a barefoot man in white cloth holding a dagger and shield with a spear, standing on rocky ground before mount

Somali Man

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Painting of a pale nude woman with bowed head standing against a deep blue background, with a yellow draped form at lower lef

Salome

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1900

Portrait of Elizabeth Sweitzer Musser

Jacob Maentel, 1826

Painting of a woman in a pink dress reclining on a sofa beside a side table, with bookshelves behind her.

Her Leisure Hour

Irving Ramsey Wiles, 1920

Painting of a large sea eagle perched on a rock above choppy green water, with a sailing ship in the distance.

Washington Sea Eagle

John James Audubon, 1836

Painting of a boy digging a grave in a garden while a girl holds flowers and another child watches nearby.

Children Burying a Bird

J. Alden Weir, 1878

Loose oil painting of a city street with an arched gateway, buildings, small figures, and a pale blue sky.

Porte St. Martin et Enterrement

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of two rounded haystacks in a pale blue misty field with a small cart and distant figure under a cloudy sky.

Haystacks

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Portrait of a man in a blue cape with feathered headdress, beaded necklaces, face paint, and a small mirror.

Kee-mo-rá-nia, No English, a Dandy

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of pink begonia flowers with angular green leaves and buds against a rose and violet background, in bold brushwork.

Pink Begonias

Marsden Hartley, 1920

Painting of a woman in a rocking chair and a girl reading at a table in a warm, dim interior by a brick fireplace.

Sunday Morning

Thomas Waterman Wood, 1877

The Victorian Chair

Childe Hassam, 1906