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Half-length portrait of a man in a curled periwig, brown coat with gold trim, and red drape against a dark background.

Self-Portrait

Joseph Vivien, 1650

Painting of a young woman with dark hair in a pale pink high-necked blouse, eyes lowered, against a brown background.

A Gentlewoman

J. Alden Weir, 1906

Impressionist painting of a woman in a white dress holding poppies in a flower garden overlooking the sea.

In the Garden (Celia Thaxter in Her Garden)

Childe Hassam, 1892

Oil painting of a bearded man in red tunic and dark coat raising a hat beside a wooden house on a dirt road.

Russian Man

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Watercolor of sunlit fluted Doric columns and stone steps of a classical temple, with grass and a fallen block in the foregro

(Temple)

Cass Gilbert, 1927

Loosely painted portrait of a young man with dark hair, white collar and dark bow tie on a cream background.

Young Man

Alice Pike Barney, 1857

Painting of a young bride in a lace veil and blossom wreath against a red wall, with a blue vase of flowering branches.

The Bride

Gari Melchers, 1900

Two-part painting of a man in feathered headdress with a pipe, and the same man from behind in a blue coat, top hat and umbre

Wi-jún-jon, Pigeon's Egg Head (The Light) Going To and Returning From Washington

George Catlin, 1837

Portrait of the Artist's Wife

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1897

Full-length painting of a standing man in fringed beaded clothing and a fur hat, holding a stick, against a dark background.

Chunka-ah-luta (Red Dog)

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1880

Portrait of a man with long dark hair, red face paint and bare chest against a green background, by George Catlin, 1832.

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

George Catlin, 1832

Painting of a young angel with large white wings and a white robe against a pale blue background.

Angel

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1887

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a red fur-trimmed robe holding a rifle, set in a sandy desert with distant walls.

Tibetan Man

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Half-length portrait of a man in a black coat and white waistcoat, with a gold pencil at his chest, against a tan background.

Man with Gold Pencil

Prior-Hamblen School, 1850

Painted portrait of a bearded man in a black hat and dark coat against a warm brown background.

Portrait of Wyatt Eaton

J. Alden Weir, 1878

Painting of a seated woman in a red headband hammering silver jewelry on an anvil, with turquoise and tools on a cloth beside

Navajo Silversmith

Carl Moon, 1940

Portrait of an older woman in a dark bonnet and dress against a red background, gazing downward.

Mother of Henry O. Tanner

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1859

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a dark robe with embroidered chest badge, black cap and beaded necklace.

Chinese Mandarin

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Dark painting of a mounted rider on a pale horse beside a woman in a flowing gown under a stormy, cloud-filled sky.

King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1900

Painting of a woman with two children in a columned room, a child reaching toward a goldfish bowl on a table.

The Goldfish Bowl (Mrs. Richard Cary Morse and Family)

Samuel Finley Breese Morse, 1835

Full-length painted portrait of a man in a red robe and black hat standing on a green-carpeted staircase before a wooded view

King of Korea

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Painted portrait of an older woman in a dark head covering and dark dress, head bowed, against a red background.

Mother of Henry O. Tanner

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Still life of a green ceramic jar with a carved lid, beside a small gold figurine on a red block.

Green Chinese Jar

Ruth Payne Burgess, 1924

Oil portrait of a woman with long dark hair, beaded necklaces, fringed clothing and a dark blanket, against a cloudy backgrou

Chan-ku-wash-te-mine (Good Road Woman)

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1880

Apauly-Tustennuggee

Charles Bird King, 1820

Watercolor of the domed Santa Maria della Salute church in Venice at dusk, with gondolas and figures on the quay.

Santa Maria Della Salute, Venice

Cass Gilbert, 1933

Seated man in red blanket and beaded moccasins holding a pipe, against a dark wooded background, painted 1880.

Spotted Tail

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1880

Oil study of white and red lilies among dark foliage, with a pale sky and distant horizon behind them.

Flower Studies

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1880

Oil portrait of a seated woman with curled hair, white dress, and red shawl, arms crossed on a dark ledge.

Portrait of Fidelia Marshall

Charles C. Ingham, 1840

Full-length portrait of a standing man in red and white robes with a rifle on a rocky mountain path.

Kurd Man

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Loose painting of a woman in a white bridal gown and veil against a warm tan background.

A Bride

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1890

Watercolor of a canal in Bruges with a stone arch bridge, moored boats, gabled houses and church spires.

On the Canal, Bruges

Cass Gilbert, 1928

Oil painting of the Baptism of Christ with John the Baptist, a dove descending in light, and angels above a river.

Baptism of Christ

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1700

Painting of a seated shirtless man with a red headband weaving a geometric textile on a loom beside a pottery jar.

Hopi Weaver

Carl Moon, 1940

Painting of a standing Fijian man holding a spiked club on his shoulder, with mountains and thatched huts behind him.

Fijian Man

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Oil painting of a Montreal street with a tram, storefronts with awnings, utility poles and pedestrians under a stormy sky.

Main Street, Montreal

Louis Wiesenberg, 1920

Oval half-length portrait of a woman with dark curled hair in a blue dress with a white collar against a dark background.

Mrs. Price

Mrs. Price, 1700

Painting of a woman in a lilac kimono arranging violet flowers at a mirrored dressing table in a sunlit room.

The Violet Kimono

Robert Reid, 1910

Loose painting of a masted sailing ship in a harbor at dusk, with blue water, dark hull and buildings on the shore.

Porte de Cherbourg

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Vertical panel showing a seated woman in a pale gown among roses and foliage, in warm golden tones with fine surface cracks.

Panel for a Screen: Woman with a Deer

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1870

Oval portrait of a woman in a red dress and lace collar holding white feathers, with an inscribed border.

Pocahontas

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Oil portrait of a young man with dark hair in a dark coat and gold waistcoat against a brown background.

Portrait of a Young Man

William Page, 1830

Painting of a shaded blue arched street with robed figures, opening onto a sunlit square beyond the arch.

Street in Tangier

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1910

Oil painting of a standing shirtless man with a spear and round wooden shield on a sandy beach by the sea.

Nubian

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Seated man reading an open book in a wood-paneled study with bookshelves, a desk, and a checkered floor.

Peter Bell Smith

John J. Porter, 1850

Interior of a Gothic chapel with a carved wooden screen, tall stained glass windows, and figures in period dress.

King's College Chapel--Cambridge

David Roberts, 1830

Oil painting of a standing shirtless man with braided hair holding a spear and blade, with banana plant and hills behind him.

Niam-Niam Man

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Pearl of Grief

Mary Jane Peale, 1850

Oil portrait of a seated man with long dark hair, red neckerchief and dark blanket against an ochre background.

Spotted Tail

Henry Ulke, 1870

Akka Man

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Dim farmhouse interior with a girl in red standing by a doorway, sunlight on the floor, ladder and broom at right.

Interior of a Westphalian Cottage

Worthington Whittredge, 1850

Two women in green floral gowns and red shawls face a mirror in a bright, shimmering interior with a blue and white vase.

(Lady Reflected in Mirror)

Carl Newman, 1900

Oil portrait of a dark-haired woman in a dark shawl embracing a fair-haired young child against a dark background.

Mother Love

Charles Frederick Naegele, 1940

Dim interior painting of a bearded explorer gesturing before a court of richly dressed figures, with a globe and books on the

Columbus before the Queen

Peter Frederick Rothermel, 1840

Painting of two huddled children beside a rabbit, with pink roses climbing a dark rock above them on a golden ground.

Panel for a Screen: Children Frightened by a Rabbit

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1870

Oil painting of pink, white and yellow roses in a dark green vase, with fallen petals on a dark surface.

Roses

Walter Shirlaw, 1830

Oil painting of a man in embroidered costume and red cap beside ruined stone pillars, with a classical temple on a hill behin

Russian Man--St. Petersburg

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Woman in a turquoise gown holding a round mirror beside a folding screen with a crane and blossoms.

The Mirror

Robert Reid, 1910

Oil portrait of a young man in a powdered wig, dark coat, red cravat and lace jabot, resting his hand on books.

John Swanwick

Matthew Pratt, 1800

Two Navajo girls beside a stone wall, with sheep grazing, a dwelling, and sagebrush in an open desert landscape.

Navajo Sisters

Carl Moon, 1940

Painting of a yellow church with a red roof and cross beside a tall dark cedar tree and a yellow path.

Church with Cedar Tree on Left

Carl Newman, 1930

Full-length painting of a standing man with a spear and cowhide shield on a rocky hillside under a cloudy sky.

Zulu Man

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Half-length portrait of a man with brown hair in a dark jacket and white cravat against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Portrait male, 1810

Painting of a woman reading a book beside a reclining young girl in a white dress, against a dark interior.

Mother and Child (Lady Shannon and Kitty)

James Jebusa Shannon, 1910