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Painting of two children, an older girl and a younger child with curly hair, close together against a dark background.

Brother and Sister (Mary and Gerald Thayer)

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1880

Painting of a seated young man working at a bench in a dim workshop, with a standing figure behind him in shadow.

Study for the Young Sabot Maker

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1890

Panel painting of the Virgin and Child receiving a gilded casket from a kneeling king, with soldiers and a landscape behind.

Adoration of the Kings

Flemish Bernard van Orley, 1400

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a dark coat with a red sash, beside a table of documents and a red chair.

Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1840

Oil portrait of a white-haired man in a dark uniform with gold epaulettes, holding a sword, before a sunset sky.

Andrew Jackson

Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl, 1830

Painting of a woman in a white dress with a white parasol, carrying foliage among orange lilies in a garden.

The White Parasol

Robert Reid, 1900

Oil portrait of a man in a black coat, green waistcoat and white cravat against a dark background, by George Healy.

William C. Preston

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1840

Folk painting of Saint Anthony of Padua in blue habit holding the Christ Child and a white lily before red curtains.

Saint Anthony of Padua

Eighteenth-Century Novice, 1770

Woman in a veil holds an oil lamp while seated on a bed in a dark, moonlit interior.

Mary

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1910

Portrait of a man with long dark hair, red face paint, feathered ornament, beaded necklace and fringed decorated shirt agains

H'co-a-h'co-a-h'cotes-min, No Horns on His Head, a Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a young girl in a white cap, brown bodice with red lacing, and red bow against a dark background.

Young Moravian Girl

John Valentine Haidt, 1750

Seated woman in white bonnet and patterned gold gown beside a window with river landscape, painted 1790.

Mrs. Joseph Wright

Ralph Earl, 1790

Painting of a feathered Indigenous man beside a man in a top hat and dark coat holding a parasol and fan.

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

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a seated nude woman with long auburn hair beneath flowering branches, with a pale drape over her lap.

The Golden Age

John La Farge, 1870

Loose painting of a calm pond with green trees on the left, a distant town on the far shore, and a pale sky.

Dublin Pond, New Hampshire

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1890

Oil portrait of a man in a cream suit seated in a chair, holding a sleeping orange cat, beside a window.

Man with the Cat (Henry Sturgis Drinker)

Cecilia Beaux, 1890

Oval wreath of mixed flowers, daisies and berries painted against a pale grey background with Greek inscription below.

Wreath of Flowers

John La Farge, 1860

Portrait of a man with feathered headdress, red face paint, and beaded shirt holding a decorated pipe, against a pale sky.

Stu-mick-o-súcks, Buffalo Bull's Back Fat, Head Chief, Blood Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Nude woman holding a glass sphere while a child reaches up to it on a terrace above a dusky mountain landscape.

Illusions

Henry Brown Fuller, 1900

Portrait of a woman in a dark green dress with a lace collar, holding a small red book, against a dark red background.

Portrait of Helen (Lena) Ten Broeck

Ammi Phillips, 1830

Portrait of a Native American man with a red feather headdress, silver earrings, fur robe and claw necklace.

Wah-ro-née-sah, The Surrounder, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a standing man in a red embroidered coat holding a hat, with a desk and ships visible through a window.

Don José Mas Ferrer

José Campeche, 1790

Painting of a winged figure supporting a flower-crowned woman beside a water edge under a crescent moon.

The Cup of Death

Elihu Vedder, 1910

Painted portrait of a standing warrior holding a feathered war club, wearing a fur robe, red headdress and beaded jewelry.

Om-pah-tón-ga, Big Elk, a Famous Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Woman in grey dress holding a glass vase with a pink flower beside a sunlit window and a white pitcher.

June

John White Alexander, 1910

Painting of a dark fishing boat tossed by rough blue waves, with small figures aboard and bright light on the horizon.

Fishermen at Sea

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1910

Full-length portrait of a standing woman in beaded bodice, layered necklaces, patterned shawl and red leggings, with a landsc

Wife of Kee-o-kúk

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of the Nativity: Mary and Joseph tend the infant Jesus on straw while three angels float in clouds above.

La Natividad

José Campeche, 1790

Seated woman in a pale gown holding a necklace, beside a green vase in a muted green-toned interior.

The Necklace

Thomas Dewing, 1900

Painted portrait of a seated man in a blue fringed jacket, red zigzag sash and feathered headdress, against a muted backgroun

Há-tchoo-túc-knee, Snapping Turtle, a Half-breed

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of Corinthian column ruins by a bay, with a smoking volcano, sailboats, and two figures in the foreground.

Pompeii

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1850

Seated woman in black dress and white lace cap holding a book, with red drapery behind her, painted portrait.

Portrait of Mrs. Robinson

Ammi Phillips, 1810

Two young men in feathered headdresses and red leggings, one playing a flute and one holding a painted staff, on grassland.

Two Young Men

George Catlin, 1830

Trompe l'oeil still life of letters, envelopes, newspaper and a portrait photo pinned under a red cord lattice on wood.

Rack Picture for William Malcolm Bunn

John Frederick Peto, 1880

Bearded saint in brown robe holding a crucifix, with a palm frond, book, and star halo against a cloudy sky.

San Juan Nepomuceno

José Campeche, 1790

Oil portrait of a man with red face paint, feathered black headband, bone necklace and a long pipe across his lap.

Háw-che-ke-súg-ga, He Who Kills the Osages, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of tall birch trees in a sunlit forest glen with a fallen log and mossy rocks on the floor.

Woodland Glen

Asher Brown Durand, 1850

Oil self-portrait of a seated man in a striped sweater, with a carved mask and orange chair behind him.

Self-Portrait

Malvin Gray Johnson, 1930

Seated man in red blanket and feathered headdress holding a beaded shield, painted against a pale landscape.

Cler-mónt, First Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Seated man in red blanket with feathered spear, beaded moccasins and feather headband against a pale ochre background.

Elk-Foot of the Taos Tribe

Eanger Irving Couse, 1900

Painting of two women in a sunlit interior, one seated playing a mandolin, the other standing in a rose dress by a window.

Music

Thomas Dewing, 1890

Wife of The Six

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a fisher woman with a net and basket on a dune, holding a child in a red top under a windy grey sky.

Fisher Girl of Picardy

Elizabeth Nourse, 1880

Painting of a young winged angel with white wings and a white gown against a pale blue background, gazing forward.

Angel

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1880

Meach-o-shín-gaw, Little White Bear, a Distinguished Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Seated woman in green dress and white lace bonnet beside a round table, with a river landscape painting behind her.

Mrs. Richard Alsop

Ralph Earl, 1790

Painting of a brown sea eagle on a rocky cliff overlooking choppy sea and a distant sailing ship under a blue sky.

Washington Sea Eagle

John James Audubon, 1830

Full-length painting of a standing man in feathered headdress holding a spear, with shield and tomahawk, before a lodge.

A-wun-ne-wa-be, Bird of Thunder

George Catlin, 1840

Watercolor of a startled boy with a satchel and slate hurrying past a stone wall at night, with a bat and crescent moon overh

Taking the Shortcut

W. H. Norton, 1860

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a black puff-sleeved dress resting on a red patterned cushion in an ornate interior.

Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler (Mrs. John Jay Chapman)

John Singer Sargent, 1890

Painting of a standing man in feathered headdress and fringed robe holding a decorated lance, with a green landscape behind.

Máh-to-tóh-pa, Four Bears, Second Chief, in Full Dress

George Catlin, 1830

Oval portrait of a woman in a gray dress, white lace cap and black bead necklace with a gold pendant, against dark background

Portrait of Mrs. Barbara Baker Murphy (Wife of Sea Captain)

Joshua Johnson, 1810

Painting of a hawk-like bird swooping over a dead small bird on a tree stump under a dark, stormy sky.

Vulture and Its Prey

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1840

Painting of a seated woman with long dark hair, red face paint, and layered blue and white bead necklaces.

Kah-béck-a, The Twin, Wife of Bloody Hand

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a young man in a white frilled shirt and dark coat, seated before a dusk landscape with a glowing horizon.

Daniel La Motte

Thomas Sully, 1810

Painting of a woman in white robes flanked by two children against dark foliage and a teal sky.

My Children (Mary, Gerald, and Gladys Thayer)

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1890

Painting of a standing man with red face paint, feathered headdress, and two feathered fans against a pale prairie sky.

Mah-tó-he-ha, Old Bear, a Medicine Man

George Catlin, 1830

Painted wooden panel of the Virgin of Guadalupe with clasped hands, crown, red robe and radiating halo, 1830.

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Pedro Antonio Fresquís, 1830

Muted harbor painting with sailing ships anchored beyond a long pier, figures on the quay, and brown hills under a pale sky.

Valparaiso Harbor

James McNeill Whistler, 1860

Portrait of a woman with braided hair, red face paint, and layered beaded necklaces against a soft cloudy sky.

Tís-se-wóo-na-tís, She Who Bathes Her Knees, Wife of the Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Painted wooden panel of St. Anthony in brown habit holding the Christ Child, both with halos, on a worn ochre ground.

St. Anthony with the Christ Child

Arroyo Hondo Painter, 1820

Oil portrait of an elderly woman in a white bonnet and a boy in a blue jacket sharing an open book.

Mrs. James Smith and Grandson

Charles Willson Peale, 1770

Portrait of a young woman in a beaded white dress and pink star-embroidered robe, standing before dome-shaped lodges.

Pshán-shaw, Sweet-scented Grass, Twelve-year-old Daughter of Bloody Hand

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a seated woman in green robes flanked by two children before an ornate panel and hazy landscape.

Virgin Enthroned

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1890

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit and white cravat beside a wooden pedestal with a small sculpture.

Gaetano Trentanova

Filippo Costaggini, 1890

Half-length portrait of a man with red face paint, feathered headdress, beaded collar and fringed buckskin shirt against a mu

Sha-có-pay, The Six, Chief of the Plains Ojibwa

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a young girl with a pearl headband and gold necklace, hands folded, against a dark background.

Young Girl

Gerrit Willemsz Horst, 1610

Oil portrait of a standing naval officer in a dark cape and gold cuff braid, hands resting on a sword hilt, against a stormy

Admiral Sir David Beatty, Lord Beatty

Cecilia Beaux, 1920

Portrait of a man with half-red face paint, feather headdress, layered bead necklaces and fur garment against a pale sky.

Náh-se-ús-kuk, Whirling Thunder, Eldest Son of Black Hawk

George Catlin, 1830

Impressionist painting of a seated young girl in a white bonnet and blue dress, bathed in warm sunlight outdoors.

Peasant Girl

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Oil portrait of a seated woman with curled dark hair, white puffed-sleeve dress, and yellow fringed shawl against brown.

Portrait of a Woman with a Shawl

Erastus Salisbury Field, 1820

Seated man with red face paint and red feathered headdress holding a pipe and arrow, in a sketched landscape.

No-wáy-ke-súg-gah, He Who Strikes Two at Once, a Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Loose oil portrait of a young man with dark hair and white collar, painted in expressive strokes on a pale background.

Young Man

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a black hat and coat, smiling, with a mug and bottle on a table.

A Good Story (Portrait of Robert Loftin Newman)

Clara Taggart MacChesney, 1900

We-chúsh-ta-dóo-ta, Red Man, a Distinguished Ball Player

George Catlin, 1830

Painted portrait of a young child in a red dress with white collar, seated in a chair holding a whip, dark background.

Samuel Warren Holland, Aged Two Years

M. W. Hopkins, 1800

Oil portrait of a bare-chested man with a black neckband and brass crescent pendant, wrapped in a white blanket, against dark

Co-sne-boin

Charles Bird King, 1820

Portrait of a young boy with red face paint, feathered headdress, silver earrings and a pale fur robe, against a muted backgr

Aú-nah-kwet-to-hau-páy-o, One Sitting in the Clouds, a Boy

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a muddy road curving past a lit cottage under tall dark trees, with two small figures walking under a glowing dus

Twilight after the Rain

Norwood MacGilvary, 1900

Painting of a quiet pond with reflections, two ducks, green plants in the foreground, and a weathered post at right.

Margin of a Moat

Eliphalet Frazer Andrews, 1910

Painting of a standing man in feathered regalia holding a feathered lance and a round painted shield against a pale backgroun

Pash-ee-pa-hó, Little Stabbing Chief, a Venerable Sauk Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Painted portrait of a woman with upswept hair, pale dress and hand on her chest against a dark green background.

Portrait of a Lady

Thomas Dewing, 1890

Impressionist painting of a sunlit Florida park with palm trees, pink flowering shrubs, and a bright open path.

A Florida Park

Joseph C. Claghorn, 1930

Portrait of a man with red and green face paint, feathered headdress, bone necklace and fur robe against a pale sky.

No-ho-mun-ya, One Who Gives No Attention

George Catlin, 1840

Oil portrait of a white-bearded man seated at a desk with a quill, a skull, an inkwell and a bound book.

Portrait of Elliot Coues

J. Edward Barclay, 1890

Oval portrait of a young girl with long dark hair threading red thread, eyes lowered, against a green background.

Study of a Young Girl, Pont Aven

Frederic Arthur Bridgman, 1860

Painting of a standing man in fringed leather dress and feathered headdress, holding a decorated lance, with a bird perched o

Pa-rís-ka-róo-pa, Two Crows, a Band Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Dream Book

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Oil portrait of a dark-haired man in a black coat and white cravat, holding folded papers against a brown background.

Joshua Tevis

Jacob Eichholtz, 1820

Oil portrait of a young woman with long dark hair, beaded necklaces, and a fringed hide dress with blue trim.

Sha-kó-ka, Mint, a Pretty Girl

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a young man in a red military tunic with a sash, holding a plumed hat and sword against a dark background.

The Prince of Wales (King Edward VII)

John Watson Gordon, 1860

Full-length portrait of a young woman in a pink gown holding a translucent fan, standing before a paneled door and yellow wal

Louise Howland King (Mrs. Kenyon Cox)

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Shin-ga-wás-sa, Handsome Bird

George Catlin, 1830

Nude male figure with arms raised high against a dark background, lit dramatically, in a crucifixion-like pose.

Crucifixion

William Merritt Chase, 1870

Portrait of a man in a powdered wig, red coat and blue waistcoat, leaning on a stone ledge before a cloudy sky.

Thomas Hopkinson

Robert Feke, 1740

Full-length portrait of a young boy in fringed buckskin, holding a bow, with a red feather headdress on open prairie.

Me-sóu-wahk, Deer's Hair, Favorite Son of Kee-o-kúk

George Catlin, 1830