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Full-length portrait of an older man in gold-trimmed military dress uniform holding a sword, beside a lamp and book.

General Jose Antonio Paez

Juan Jorge Peoli, 1890

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig and red coat leaning on a stone ledge, with a cloudy sky behind him.

Thomas Hopkinson

Robert Feke, 1746

Two women read a small book together in a shaded forest, with a waterfall and pool behind them.

Hermia and Helena

Washington Allston, 1818

Mural study showing helmeted soldiers with a machine gun, a seated woman, and a crowd with raised arms in muted olive and red

War (mural study, War Department building, Washington, D.C.)

Kindred McLeary, 1940

Painting of a young boy in a kepi cap and tan uniform carrying a musket, knapsack and blanket roll on a dirt road.

Little Soldier

Eastman Johnson, 1864

Portrait of a woman in a red silk gown with white satin skirt, holding a blue and white vase of tulips against a dark backgro

Mrs. George Watson

John Singleton Copley, 1765

Full-length painting of a barefoot man in a striped red poncho holding a feathered spear, with mountains and a lake behind.

Peruvian Indian

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Oil painting of a Confederate soldier raising a white flag in a pine forest, with a seated woman and a standing man beside hi

Surrender of a Confederate Soldier

Julian Scott, 1873

Half-length portrait of a man in dark uniform with gold epaulettes, gold hoop earrings, and a silver gorget against a muted b

Big Buffalo (Chippewa)

Henry Inman, 1832

Stylized tropical landscape with a white bird, large palm, cycad tree, blue volcano with smoke, and turquoise sea.

Neapolitan Song

Joseph Stella, 1920

Oil portrait of a man in a black coat, green waistcoat and white cravat, against a dark background, one hand raised.

William C. Preston

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1842

Loose, feathery painting of a slender tree beside a sunlit path among green foliage and a pale sky.

(Landscape)

Nude goddess with golden braids stands on a shell boat with two cherubs, doves and distant ships at sea.

Venus Guiding Eneas and the Trojans to the Latin Shore

William Page, 1860

Portrait of a seated man with curly hair in a dark green coat and white cravat, with a sunset landscape behind him.

Daniel La Motte

Thomas Sully, 1812

Watercolor and graphite sketch of Notre Dame cathedral's west facade with twin towers, rose window, and trees at right.

Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris

Cass Gilbert, 1933

Painting of a hanging cluster of dark purple grapes with dry brown vine leaves and tendrils on a pale background.

Still Life with Grapes

Edwin Deakin, 1880

Portrait of a woman in a blue satin dress with lace trim, holding a black fan with a pink rose.

Mrs. Richard Brown

John Hesselius, 1760

Half-length portrait of a woman in a black dress with white lace collar, gold necklace and curled hair against a brown backgr

Woman in Black Dress

Milton W. Hopkins, 1835

Painting of a rocky valley with a cliff, tall trees, a stream, a small wooden shelter, and large clouds in the sky.

Mountain Landscape

William Louis Sonntag, 1850

Oil portrait of a young boy with short dark hair, white collar and dark jacket, against a golden brushy background.

Head of a Negro Boy

Alice Pike Barney

Muted harbor with sailing ships at anchor, a tan quay with small figures in the foreground, and blue-green water under pale s

Valparaiso Harbor

James McNeill Whistler, 1866

Full-length painting of a woman in regional dress standing before classical ruins under a blue sky.

Italian Woman

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Watercolor of the Arch of Titus in Rome with grass and ruins in the foreground and the Colosseum seen through the arch.

Arch of Titus, Rome

Cass Gilbert, 1933

Painting of a hunter in a yellow coat with rifle and two dogs standing among fallen logs in a sunlit forest.

Hunter and Dogs

J. Alden Weir, 1912

Painting of an elderly bald man with white hair holding a pipe, wearing a dark jacket against a dark teal background.

Old Man with Pipe

Ottilie Wilhelmina Roederstein, 1930

Watercolor and pencil sketch of Siena cathedral's striped tower against blue sky, with a dome at lower left.

Cathedral Tower, Siena

Cass Gilbert, 1927

Painting of a smiling woman in a doorway with arms crossed as a young man in green clothes leans on the wooden door.

Drawing on Door

Alois Binder, 1887

Painting of classical figures in a garden: a seated woman in blue, a nude standing figure with raised arms, and fruit in the

L' Automne

Pierre Cécile Puvis de Chavannes, 1860

Abstract painting on dark ground with glowing yellow disc, radiating lines, and concentric circles in ochre and yellow.

Idle Governor

Horatio C. Forjohn, 1940

Painting of a young woman in a black cloak walking against strong wind on a dirt path under a cloudy sky.

The Girl I Left Behind Me

Eastman Johnson, 1870