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Oval miniature portrait of a young man with curly dark hair, white cravat, dark coat and blue background, in a metal pendant

William Boswell Lamb

William Roswell Lamb, 1790

Watercolor of two bunchberry stems with white four-petaled flowers and whorled green leaves on cream paper.

Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Small oval painting of a bison beside a palm tree on sandy ground under a pale blue sky, in a black frame.

Bisonte con palmeras (Bison with Palm Trees)

Goyena family, 1820

Watercolor of a weathered log cabin and shed on a grassy hill with a dirt path and birch trees under a pale sky.

Untitled - Henry Ward Ranger, 1880

Henry Ward Ranger, 1880

Watercolor portrait of a young woman in a red cap and striped garment, with handwritten inscription naming Turkish girl, Brus

Turkish Girl, Brusa

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a dark jacket and white cravat against a grey background, in a dark frame.

Caballero de la familia Goyena (Gentleman of the Goyena Family)

Joaquin Jose Goyena y O'Daly, 1830

Hazy oil painting of a sunlit city street with pedestrians walking past tall stone buildings and chimneys.

Rue des Pyramides

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of a woman holding up a gold-framed portrait of a man, standing among flowering plants on a green background.

Lady with a Portrait of Jahangir

Watercolor of a seated young woman in a red cap and striped pink trousers on a pale blue cloth.

Greek Girl (Pilgrim)

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Watercolor of blue columbine with purple flowers, green lobed leaves and buds on thin stems against a white background.

Blue Columbine (Aquilegia saximontana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Painting of palm trees on a sandy bank beside a misty river, with a ruined columned temple and a setting sun.

Egyptian Landscape

C. Morgan McIlhenney, 1900

Painting of a spiky artichoke on blue cloth in a brown tray, with bold outlines and a yellow and white background.

Still Life with Artichoke, II

Alfred H. Maurer, 1920

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a yellow jacket and patterned neck scarf against an olive-green background.

Edward Meyer Kern?

Edward Meyer Kern, 1850

Painting of a haloed figure rising into a blue sky while robed followers look upward from a rocky landscape.

The Ascension

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly hair and dark coat, with a three-masted ship on the sea behind him.

Captain Noah Rich

Captain Noah Rich, 1810

Painting of two stylized women with elongated faces and orange skin, seated close together against a blue background.

Two Women

Alfred H. Maurer, 1920

Watercolor of the Château d'If fortress with stone towers and walls on rocks under a grey sky.

Chateau D'If

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Painting of a seated draped woman beside a winged nude youth, Eros, in a wooded rocky landscape.

Eros et Musa

Henry O. Walker, 1900

Watercolor of a Rocky Mountain rhododendron branch with white bell-shaped flowers and green leaves on a pale background.

Rocky Mountain Rhododendron (Rhododendron albiflorum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a branch with red berries and green and reddish-purple leaves on a cream background.

Ptarmiganberry (Arctous alpina)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a red coat with blue facings and white cravat, set in a gold frame.

Capt. John Gassoway

Charles Willson Peale, 1790

Watercolor botanical study of a bowmansroot plant with white star-shaped flowers, green buds and serrated leaves.

Bowmansroot (Porteranthus trifoliatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of white fringed Parnassia flowers on slender stems above round green leaves and brown soil.

Fringed Parnassia (Parnassia fimbriata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered grey hair in a maroon coat and white cravat, set in a gold and woven hair fram

Member of the Yates Family

Yates, 1780

Watercolor of two white forest anemone flowers with serrated green leaves on long stems against a pale background.

Forest Anemone (Anemone deltoidea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor and pencil portrait of a bearded man in a striped white turban and red robe with blue trim.

Turk, Azani

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of a clump of golden sedge with slender green leaves and clusters of golden-brown seed heads on a pale background.

Golden Sedge (Carex aurea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Painting of three figures on a rocky ledge overlooking a forested valley, with a waterfall and overhanging trees.

Kaaterskill Clove, January 1865

James David Smillie, 1860

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a white ruffled bonnet and black lace collar, in a metal frame.

Mrs. Richard Yates

Mrs. Richard Yates, 1790

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a red dress and white lace collar, set in an ornate gold brooch frame.

Martha Washington

John Cheney, 1850

Watercolor of cardinal monkey flower with red tubular blossoms, green serrated leaves and buds on a cream background.

Cardinal Monkey Flower (Mimulus cardinalis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a stone tower and city walls on a grassy hill, with domes, a minaret, and two walking figures.

Tower of Hypacus, Jerusalem

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor and pencil sketch of a Marseilles fortress by the sea, with a tower, plus a fainter study of Château d'If above.

Marseilles

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Painting of a dim interior with a winding wooden staircase, iron railing, cobblestone floor and a wooden cabinet.

Room Interior with Winding Staircase

Francis Davis Millet, 1910

Watercolor of a white wooden house with a porch, two cannons on a grassy slope, a tall evergreen and mountains behind.

Former Governor's House, Sitka, 1905

Theodore J. Richardson, 1900

Oval miniature portrait of a young blond child with blue eyes, wearing an orange dress with a white ruffled collar.

Member of the Washington Family

James Peale, 1790

Watercolor of a Ragged Fringe-orchid with a tall spike of pale green and white flowers above grass and broad leaves.

Ragged Fringe-orchid (Habenaria lacera)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of two butterfly weed stems with clusters of yellow-orange flowers and long green leaves on cream paper.

Butterfly Weed (Ascelpias tuberosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with curly hair, white dress, and pink rose brooch against grey background.

Mary Thayer Holden

Thomas Young, 1800

Watercolor of eroded sandstone cliff dwellings with a seated man in a hat on a ledge, a distant plain beyond.

Cliff Houses on the Rio Mancos, Colorado

William Henry Holmes, 1870

Painting of two children seated at a table playing checkers, one smiling broadly and the other studying the board.

Untitled (Two Children Playing Checkers)

James Henry Moser

Stylized painting of a child with blue eyes seated in a black rocking chair against a bold, patterned background.

Child in Rocker

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Painted portrait of a seated figure in a red blanket, feathered headdress and striped sleeves, hand resting on chest.

Gaw-záw-que-dung, He Who Halloes

George Catlin, 1830

Landscape painting of a lake and mountain framed by autumn trees, with a woman in red walking a dirt path.

Landscape

John O'Brien Inman, 1890

Dark sea cave framing a moonlit ocean with glittering reflections, a small campfire glowing on the right side.

Cave Scene

John O'Brien Inman, 1890

Painting of a mounted rider with a lance chasing a bison across a grassy prairie beneath a stormy sky, with other hunters in

Buffalo Hunt on the Southwestern Prairies

John Mix Stanley, 1840

Oil portrait of an older man with white powdered hair, dark coat and frilled white cravat against a dark red background.

George Washington

William Winstanley, 1800

Painting of a standing warrior holding a decorated shield and arrows, wearing a striped fur robe and feathered headdress.

Kotz-a-tó-ah, Smoked Shield, a Distinguished Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a crowded market before walled town walls, with robed figures, camels, and a minaret on a hill.

Market Day Outside the Walls of Tangiers, Morocco

Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1870

Painting of a sunlit grassy pasture with boulders, grazing cattle, trees, and a blue sky with clouds.

Upland Pasture

J. Alden Weir, 1900

Painting of a mounted Apache warrior on a grey horse on a cliff, with two riders behind and a smoky landscape below.

Black Knife, an Apache Warrior

John Mix Stanley, 1840

Painting of an elderly bearded man in a green robe against a dark brown background, by Henry Ossawa Tanner.

Head of a Jew in Palestine

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1920

Full-length portrait of a standing man in feathered headdress, fur robe and beaded moccasins, holding a tomahawk.

Nót-to-way, a Chief

George Catlin, 1830

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

Full-length painted portrait of a standing man in feathered headdress and fringed buckskin, holding a feathered fan, with riv

Ha-na-tá-nu-maúk, Wolf Chief, Head Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a standing woman in fringed hide dress and fur robe beside a tipi, under a pale blue sky.

Ah'-kay-ee-pix-en, Woman Who Strikes Many

George Catlin, 1830

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