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Painting of golden hills and bluffs engulfed by red flames and smoke, with two deer fleeing across burnt grass beside a lake.

Prairie Bluffs Burning

George Catlin, 1830

Oval miniature portrait of a young man in a black cap and red waistcoat, framed in dark wood, shown with its exhibition label

George Cochran Lambdin

James Reid Lambdin, 1840

Painting of a leaning tree over a small nude figure in shallow water, with dark foliage and hills under a golden sky.

Overhanging Branches

Louis Eilshemius, 1910

Painting of pink and ochre clay bluffs above a river, with evergreen trees, a canoe, and small figures on the cliff.

Magnificent Clay Bluffs, 1800 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor of two windmills on a hilltop above green trees and meadows under a cloudy sky.

Windmills

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Watercolor of a rocky Welsh shoreline with waves, a sailboat, and a steamship on the sea under a pale sky.

Nevin, North Wales

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled dark hair, green ribbon, coral necklace and white dress, in an open red case.

Mrs. John Middleton (Mary Burroughs)

Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, 1840

Painting of a dark wooded hillside above a green meadow and reflective marsh water under a cloudy sky.

Swale Land

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Watercolor of a pink and violet sunset over calm sea, with a small sailboat and dark hills on the horizon.

Sunset, Caernarvon, North Wales

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Watercolor of wooden fishing boats drawn up on a sandy beach with children sitting in the foreground and a hazy sea.

Capri

William Henry Holmes, 1880

Oil study of a laurel-crowned woman in white drapery and a bare-chested man beside a glowing urn under a cloudy sky.

Study for "Science Instructing Industry"

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Watercolor of blue mountains above a golden field with haystacks, autumn trees and tall cypresses near a village.

Near Villeneuve, Suisse

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Painting of a chained man embracing a woman holding an infant in a stone prison cell, watched by a jailer at the door.

Prison Scene

John Adams Elder, 1850

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with dark hair in a lavender dress and blue shawl, in an open engraved locket.

Emily Appleton

Sarah Goodridge, 1840

Watercolor of a winding river through a green valley, with blue mountains and snowy peaks under hazy light.

The Rhone from the Path to Salvari (Switzerland)

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Painting of a stone lighthouse on a cliff during a storm, with rowboats fighting heavy waves and a ship offshore.

Sea View of Cape Poge Lighthouse

Charles Hubbard, 1840

Night painting of glowing hotel buildings with many lit windows above dark trees, reflected in a pond.

The Plaza

William R. Derrick, 1910

Painting of riders on horseback chasing bison with lances and bows across grassy hills under a blue sky.

Comanche Indians Chasing Buffalo with Lances and Bows

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of a woman sewing in a red chair beside a fireplace, with a fruit bowl on a blue-draped table.

Farm Interior

Samuel Halpert, 1920

Painting of a group of red-painted men in a ceremonial begging dance, holding spears, a shield and a tomahawk on grass.

Begging Dance, Sauk and Fox

George Catlin, 1830

Oval miniature of an elderly white-haired man in a red cloak gazing upward against a stormy sky, in a velvet case.

King Lear in the Storm

Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, 1840

Oval miniature portrait of an elderly clergyman with white hair and clerical bands, with verso inscription Bishop White.

Rev. William White, D.D.

William Birch, 1830

Painting of several Native American men in feathered headdresses dancing with staffs and a shield on an open plain.

Braves' Dance at Fort Snelling

George Catlin, 1830

Pronghorn antelope run across grassland while a prone hunter with a red flag waits in the lower left under a pale sky.

Antelope Shooting, Decoyed Up

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a winding pale river through rolling green hills under a soft, cloud-streaked sky.

View in the "Cross Timbers," Texas

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of Choctaw dancers in feathered headdresses circling a staff on a grassy plain while spectators watch.

Eagle Dance, Choctaw

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of bare trees beside a still forest pool under a pale yellow evening sky.

A Pool in the Forest

Benjamin Rutherford Fitz, 1890

Watercolor of waves breaking on a sandy shore under a cloudy sky, with a dark band of wet sand in the foreground.

Shore at Pwllheli, N. Wales

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Painting of a seated woman, an elderly bearded man holding a sleeping child, in a dim olive-toned room.

Waiting for the Doctor

Robert Lee MacCameron, 1910

Study for a mosaic showing a bearded seated figure with a book and pen in a gold roundel, labeled Legislation.

Study for Mosaic, Wisconsin State Capital, "Legislation"

Kenyon Cox, 1910