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Portrait of a man with red face paint, feathered headdress, beaded necklace and red blanket against a pale background.

Sha-wá-no, The South, a Noted Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Oval miniature portrait of a man with brown hair and dark jacket, white cravat, in an ornate gold frame.

William Lippincott

Daniel Dickinson, 1820

Watercolor of a stone church tower with crenellated top and pinnacles, above a churchyard, with rooftops and hills behind.

Church Tower, Marldon

Cass Gilbert, 1920

Loose painted landscape of rolling plains under a sky fading from blue to pink, with clouds along the horizon.

Landscape Background

George Catlin, 1840

Seated man in red leggings and feathered headdress holding a feathered lance, painted by George Catlin in 1830.

O'n-daig, The Crow, a Dandy

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor of a two-tiered stone aqueduct with rounded arches crossing a river, surrounded by green trees and shrubs.

Aqueduct

Painted portrait of a standing man in feathered headdress, beaded necklaces and hide robe holding ceremonial objects.

Wa-kon-chásh-kaw, He Who Comes on the Thunder

George Catlin, 1820

Loose impressionist painting of a harbor with masts and red sails, and a crowd of figures on the quay under a pale sky.

Harbor Scene with Fishing Boats

George Elmer Browne, 1910

Watercolor of a river between misty hills under a pale cloudy sky, with rippling blue and green water in the foreground.

Noon above Newburgh

Childe Hassam, 1910

Hazy late-summer meadow of yellow and green grasses with trees and rolling hills under a pink sky.

Field of Varicolored Grasses in Late Summer (In the Virginia Hills)

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Painting of cattle drinking at a pool beneath shaded trees, with a sunlit clearing and pasture beyond.

A Quiet Nook

William Hart, 1880

Painting of mounted riders in feathered headdresses chasing a herd of bison across an open grassland at dusk.

Comanche Indians Chasing Buffalo

George Catlin, 1840

Seated allegorical figure of Justice holding scales, framed by lions, laurel, and a gold roundel with braided border.

Study for Mosaic, Wisconsin State Capital, "Justice"

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Munich Model

William Henry Holmes, 1880

Painted portrait of a man in a patterned turban, red face paint and striped cheek markings, hand on chest, cloudy background.

Pah-te-cóo-saw, Straight Man, Semicivilized

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a hilltop cathedral with a dome and bell tower above red-roofed buildings, framed by trees and clouds.

Cathedral at le Puy

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Standing man in feathered headdress and draped blanket holding a carved bird-headed staff against a green and blue background

Span-e-o-née-kaw, The Spaniard

George Catlin, 1820

Watercolor of an ornate arched window with geometric lattice screens and tiled floor in a sunlit Islamic-style interior.

A Window in the Hall of Justice

Herbert W. Faulkner, 1900

Watercolor of Mount Vesuvius with a smoke plume above the Bay of Naples, sailboats on violet water in front.

Mt. Vesuvius from the Bay of Naples

Cass Gilbert, 1900

Painting of a young woman in a gold dress and dark veil holding a strand of beads against a dark background.

Fedalma

George Fuller, 1880

Painting of a standing Indigenous man in feathered headdress and face paint, holding a beaded bag against a pale blue backgro

Wah-kón-ze-kaw, The Snake

George Catlin, 1820

Painting of a rural landscape with a farmhouse, hay cart, rider, trees and distant mountains under a pale sky.

Landscape with Farm and Mountains

Charles Codman, 1830

Painting of three women gathered at a pool under dark trees, one in a red skirt bending toward the water.

The Drinking Pool (three women at water)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Watercolor seascape of waves breaking on a pale sandy shore with a distant headland under a grey-blue sky.

Criccieth, N. Wales

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Seated man in a red headdress and fur robe holding a pipe-like object beside a red-painted staff, on a grassy mound.

A'h-sha-la-cóots-ah, Mole in the Forehead, Chief of the Republican Pawnee

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of rose-breasted grosbeaks and a brown-streaked bird on an evergreen branch with red berries, against a cloudy sky.

Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

Joseph Bartholomew Kidd, 1800

Seated man in fur robe with red feathered headdress and silver pendant, against a pale hazy landscape.

Loo-rá-wée-re-coo, Bird that Goes to War, a Tapage Pawnee

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a man driving a blue cart with oxen to a pool, with farmhouses and golden autumn trees behind.

The Drinking Pool (man in cart with oxen at pool)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of an ornate palace vestibule with an open carved door, sunlit windows, gilded decoration and a patterned marble flo

Vestibule Corner ''Schleissheim," Prince Regent Luitpold's Palace

Herman Hartwich, 1880

Painting of a young man with red face paint, white feather headdress and braided hair, holding a tomahawk.

Good Hunter, a Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a man with red face paint, red feathered headdress, silver earrings and necklaces, and a dark fur garment.

Shón-ka-ki-he-ga, Horse Chief, Grand Pawnee Head Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a smiling woman with curly hair against a dark background, painted in loose brushstrokes.

Head of the Artist

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Painting of a seated bronze Buddha and a vase of yellow and white flowers before a busy, colorful scene of figures.

Bronze Buddha

Henry Golden Dearth, 1910

La-wáh-he-coots-la-sháw-no, Brave Chief, a Skidi (Wolf) Pawnee

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of Comanche riders with a white flag approaching across a green plain, with tipis and mountains in the distance.

Comanche Warriors, with White Flag, Receiving the Dragoons

George Catlin, 1830

Painted portrait of a man with red face paint, feathered headdress, beaded necklace, and a decorated shield against a blue sk

Háh-je-day-ah'-shee, Meeting Birds, a Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a man with red-painted face, red headwrap with white feather, necklaces, and a beaded pipe stem.

Toh-kí-e-to, Stone With Horns, a Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Ten-sqúat-a-way, The Open Door, Known as The Prophet, Brother of Tecumseh

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor of a misty mountain valley with lavender peaks, rocky moorland in the foreground, and white clouds.

From above Pont-y-Pant

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Watercolor of the Acropolis in Athens above olive trees and dry grass under a blue sky.

General View of the Acropolis at Sunset

Henry Bacon, 1910

Oval oil portrait of a woman in a white lace cap and fichu, holding a gold watch chain, against red drapery.

Portrait of Mrs. Robert Kermit

James Earl, 1790

Painting of a sunlit room with two gilt armchairs, oval tapestry panels on the walls, and an open paneled door.

Untitled (Interior View)

Walter Gay, 1930

Painted portrait of a man with long hair, red face paint and bare chest against a pale green background.

Máh-to-tóh-pa, Four Bears, Second Chief in Mourning

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a bearded man with blue eyes in a dark jacket, white collar and blue tie against a dark background.

Doctor R.

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Half-length painted portrait of a man in a red and white turban and blue patterned shirt against a cloudy sky.

Kút-tee-o-túb-bee, How Did He Kill?, a Noted Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Two purple grackles perched on a corn stalk beside an ear of corn, painted on aged paper.

Purple Grackle

John James Audubon, 1780

Painting of white sand dunes beside the sea with a tepee, drying rack, and two figures under a pale sky.

White Sand Bluffs, on Santa Rosa Island, Near Pensacola

George Catlin, 1830

Painted portrait of a seated man in fringed clothing with a red feathered headdress, holding a long pipe.

W'y-ee-yogh, Man of Sense, a Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Oval miniature portrait of a young boy with wavy brown hair in a green velvet jacket, set in a gilt frame within an open velv

Henry Du Pré Bounetheau

Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, 1840

Watercolor of a stone trough and carved fountain block beside a column, with worn paving stones and moss in the foreground.

Pompeian Fountain and Horse Trough, 1880

William Henry Holmes, 1880

Painting of a woman in a black dress with a white ruffled collar against a dark background.

A Lady in Black

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Oil portrait of an older man with gray hair in a dark suit and cravat, holding a key, with papers on a table.

Joseph Henry

Walter Ingalls, 1800

Painting of willow trees, a pond and ducks on a sunlit spring meadow with distant houses under a pale sky.

Hackensack, New Jersey, Fisher's Pond

Herman Hartwich, 1890

Painting of a seated woman with red hair and closed eyes, holding a dark vase, in soft green and cream tones.

Woman with Vase

Edmond Aman-Jean, 1930

Painted portrait of a standing man in fringed leather leggings, fur mantle, and red body paint against a pale background.

Ki-hó-go-waw-shú-shee, Brave Chief, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a man in a red headwrap and embroidered white sash, holding a long rifle against a pale sky.

Steeh-tcha-kó-me-co, Great King (called Ben Perryman), a Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a man with green face paint holding a red and black feather fan, wearing a white fringed garment.

Wah-pe-kée-suck, White Cloud (called the Prophet), Adviser to Black Hawk

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor of a rocky creek winding between boulders and autumn-toned trees under a hazy sky.

Unmodified Rock Creek, about 1910

William Henry Holmes, 1910

Small gilt-framed portrait of a man with brown hair in a dark coat and white cravat against a gray background.

Chief Justice Theophilus Parsons

Sarah Goodridge, 1820

Painting of classical garden statues on pedestals lining a sunlit tree-shaded path, rendered in loose painterly brushwork.

Carrefour at the End of the Tapis Vert, Versailles

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a man with white hair, dark coat and white cravat, against an olive background, in a beaded frame.

Mr. John Corlis

Edward Greene Malbone, 1790

Watercolor of tall yucca plants in a pale desert landscape with purple mountains on the distant horizon.

Yuccaland--Chihuahua, Mexico

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Painted interior with a carved fireplace, a seated woman at a table by a stained glass window, and a standing man in red.

Interior

Edward Lamson Henry, 1870

Watercolor of a ruined cylindrical stone tower with mesas behind, two figures and a cooking fire in the foreground.

Ancient Stone Round Tower

William Henry Holmes, 1870