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Painting of a woman in a blue dress holding a toddler in white on a wicker chair, with pink flowers in a garden.

Marjorie and Little Edmund

Edmund Charles Tarbell, 1920

Painting of the Virgin Mary in blue veil and pink dress nursing the infant Christ against a dark background.

Nuestra Señora de Belén

José Campeche y Jordán, 1770

Painting of a sunlit valley with a river, two small houses, and wooded hills fading into blue haze.

A Morning in Summer

Leonard Ochtman, 1920

Hazy painting of two sailboats on calm water with golden light on the sails and a distant shoreline with buildings.

Honfleur Fishing Boats no. 1

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of sheep grazing on a grassy hillside below a line of trees under a cloudy sky, with a pond in the foreground.

A Hillside Pasture

Robert C. Minor, 1900

Painting of nude figures dancing near trees and a pool in a golden, glowing woodland landscape.

Dancing Dryads

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1840

Oil portrait of a man with powdered hair, white cravat and brown coat, looking toward the viewer against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Joshua Reynolds, 1700

Painting of Christ with a halo, long brown hair and beard, red robe, and raised hand against a dark background.

Head of Christ

Palma il Vecchio, 1590

Winter river with snowy banks, a leaning birch, dark pines, and a small farmhouse on the far shore.

Sunny Slopes

Gardner Symons, 1930

Moonlit gorge with a glowing moon behind swirling clouds, dark cliffs, and a pale river winding through the rocks.

The Lorelei

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1920

Oil portrait of a gray-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat holding a cane, with red drapery behind him.

Benajah Johnson

n.d A. Patrick, 1830

Painting of a church tower and spire above a city square with pedestrians and a tram, in warm ochre tones.

St. Germain des Pres no. II

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of a man in beaded Chippewa-style costume with a feathered headdress, holding a rifle beside a tree.

White Man in Chippewa Costume

Painting of a sickroom: a woman lies on a cot while a mourning man in a dark suit stands bowed beside a stove.

Too Late

Charles Arthur Fries, 1890

Two figures stand outside a hut at night, one holding a glowing lantern against a dark sky and water.

The Fisherman's Return

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Painting of sheep grazing in a green meadow under a pink evening sky with a glowing moon and distant trees.

Evening after a Shower

Carleton Wiggins, 1930

Painting of a brother and sister in Breton costume with a windmill and farm buildings in the background.

Le frère et la soeur, Penmarc'h

Elizabeth Nourse, 1900

Oil portrait of a seated older woman in a black dress and lace collar, wearing glasses, against a brown interior wall.

Mrs. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich

Ellen Emmet Rand, 1900

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a black coat and white cravat, seated in a red upholstered chair.

John Adams

Gilbert Stuart, 1820

Painted portrait of a mounted officer in blue uniform and red-banded kepi on a dark horse, with a rural landscape behind.

Marshal Ferdinand Foch

Edmund Charles Tarbell, 1920

Oil portrait of a man in a voluminous white wig and gold-embroidered dark coat against a dark background.

Lord Lifford

Joshua Reynolds, 1720

Loose painted street scene of horse-drawn cabs with red and yellow wheels beside bare trees and buildings.

Cabs

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Loose painting of a pale church bell tower and spire above rooftops and trees under a gray-blue sky, with a street below.

St. Germain des Pres no. I

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of cattle standing in water beneath dark arching trees, with a glowing cloudy sky and green hill beyond.

Landscape with Trees and Cattle

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1890

Painting of a forest path leading toward a sunlit mountain slope with tall trees framing the view.

Smugglers' Notch, Stowe, Vermont

Chauncey F. Ryder, 1920

Painting of a river valley with a large tree in the foreground, a stone bridge, a distant town and a mountain under clouds.

Landscape in Italy

Welsh Richard Wilson, 1710

Geometric study of a stylized woman and bird in bold black, red, blue and green, with floral patterned panels.

The Thundershower (study for painting)

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Still life painting of grapes, peaches, watermelon, pomegranate and pineapple in a wicker basket on a stone ledge.

Still Life with Fruit

Severin Roesen, 1850

Painting of a seated woman in a green kimono with closed eyes, holding a folding fan against a pale background.

Somnolence

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Oil portrait of a heavyset man with dark hair in a dark suit and black bow tie against a brown background.

Andrew John

Andrew John, 1880