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Loose painted street scene of horse-drawn cabs with red and yellow wheels beside bare trees and buildings.

Cabs

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Loose painting of a pale church bell tower and spire above rooftops and trees under a gray-blue sky, with a street below.

St. Germain des Pres no. I

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of a seated woman in a green kimono with closed eyes, holding a folding fan against a pale background.

Somnolence

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Oil portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat and white cravat, holding a quill pen against a dark red backgrou

Portrait of Putnam Catlin

George Catlin, 1840

Profile of a Woman's Head

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Portrait of a woman leaning on a moonlit balcony at night, holding a black mask, wearing a pale gown and gold bracelet.

Lady Essex as Juliet

Thomas Lawrence, 1810

Painting of a city view with a dark church spire, rooftops, and a large red tree under a pale yellow sky.

St. Germain des Pres

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Two children in white dresses stand beside a potted white lily plant under a dark tree and cloudy sky.

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

Edward Savage, 1790

Painting of a Gothic cathedral facade with spires and a rose window, seen above a street lined with houses and townspeople.

Rouen Cathedral

David Roberts, 1790

Painting of St. Nicholas in a red cloak emerging from a fireplace with a toy sack, beside hanging stockings.

St. Nicholas

Robert Walter Weir, 1830

Painted self-portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat holding a pipe, against a warm brown background.

Portrait du peintre par lui-meme

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Portrait of a seated woman in black dress with gold necklace, beside a stone urn and a landscape of trees and river.

Mary Ellen Stonestreet Hoffar

James Alexander Simpson, 1840

Oil painting of an ornate interior with a seated woman in a patterned gown, carved archway, and sunlit window.

De Forest Interior

Walter Launt Palmer, 1870

Half-length oil portrait of a man with gray hair, dark coat and white cravat, against a dark background.

Major Ridge, Portrait of Cherokee Indian

Dark nocturnal seascape with a glowing white sail, distant red-clad figure on a boat, and a shadowy female figure in the fore

Passing Song

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1900

Painting of the Crucifixion with Christ on the cross, two angels, a dove above, and two kneeling mourners before rocky hills.

Crucifixion

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1920

Half-length portrait of a woman in a white lace cap and black floral shawl against a warm brown background.

Mrs. John Cockey, III

Philip Tilyard, 1820

Oil portrait of a woman with red hair in a white lace-trimmed blouse and dark fur stole against a brown background.

Alice Barney in Whites and Browns

Pierre Troubetzkoy, 1890

Oil painting of a standing man in a white shirt and fur-trimmed embroidered vest beside a chair with draped textiles and a ha

Modern Greek

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Oil painting of a bearded man in fur hat and yellow robe holding spears in a snowy landscape near a wooden cabin.

Lithuanian Man

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a white ruffled blouse and black trim, with a gold necklace, against a green background.

Mrs. Albert J. Myer (Catherine Walden)

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1870

Painting of Notre Dame's twin towers in yellow above a red bridge and dark river under a stormy sky.

Notre Dame

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1900

Painting of a young woman with dark hair in a pale blouse with pink trim, eyes lowered, hands resting on a green drape.

A Gentlewoman

J. Alden Weir, 1900

Portrait of a seated woman in pink silk gown and pearls holding a mandolin, against a dark curtain and pale sky.

Mary Hopkinson

Benjamin West, 1760

Oil portrait of a young woman with curled auburn hair in a white blouse and brown bodice, with red drapery behind her.

The Countess

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, 1830

Oil portrait of a young blonde girl in a green cloak and gold-embroidered gown against a dark red background.

Natalie at Ten

Carolus-Duran, 1880

Half-length portrait of a woman with curly hair, black lace veil and red brocade dress against a dark background.

Mrs. Thomas B. Bryan

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1850

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a red dress with clasped hands against a dark background.

Portrait of a Lady (Mrs. William B. Cabot)

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Portrait of a man in a red headscarf and black feather, wearing silver gorgets, beaded necklaces and a decorated sash.

Os-ce-o-lá, The Black Drink, a Warrior of Great Distinction

George Catlin, 1830

Woman standing in a dim room speaking to a man leaning on a sunlit window sill with green trees outside.

One Day in June

William Thomas Smedley, 1880