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Oval portrait of a seated man in dark clothing with a book, beside a table with a clock and a bookshelf.

Portrait of a Connecticut Clockmaker

Ralph Earl, 1800

Portrait of a Gentleman

Henry Inman, 1820

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with dark hair, blue eyes, white cravat and dark blue coat, in a gilt frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

George Catlin, 1830

Small portrait of a young woman with curled hair in a white dress, seated in a floral armchair against a dark background.

Portrait of a Lady

Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, 1850

Seated man in a dark suit holding a red book, with bookshelves and a curtain behind him.

Portrait of Mr. Wiley

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Portrait miniature of a young man with curly brown hair, black coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

George Freeman, 1820

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with curly brown hair in a white dress, set in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Lady

William M. S. Doyle, 1810

Full-length portrait of a blonde girl in a dark dress with red bodice, white collar and cuffs, against a grey background.

Untitled, Portrait of a Young Girl

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Watercolor of a seated woman in a white blouse, green and pink skirts, and pearl necklace against a pale wall.

Portrait of a Lady

Cesare Biseo, 1900

Oval portrait of a seated woman in black dress and white cap holding a book, with red drapery behind her.

Portrait of a Connecticut Clockmaker's Wife

Ralph Earl, 1800

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

Portrait of a Gentleman

George Dame, 1820

Oil self-portrait of a woman with tousled brown hair and blue eyes, hand resting on her cheek, white jabot at collar.

Self-Portrait with Jabot

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Painting of a pale sculpted female head with tall crown on dark ledge, with handwritten card below against black background.

Head of the Queen of Egypt

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Portrait of a woman in a brown embroidered kimono beside a cream vase of white flowers against a dark background.

Brown Kimono (Portrait of Kathryn Beta la Forque)

Irving Ramsey Wiles, 1900

Oil portrait of a smiling blond boy in a brown jacket and white collar against a dark background.

Portrait of a Boy

Charles T. Webber, 1860

Miniature portrait of a woman with curled brown hair and a red shawl against a teal background, in a velvet case.

Self-Portrait

Sarah Goodridge, 1820

Charcoal drawing of a bearded man's severed head on a platter, held by a hand, with a faint halo behind it.

Head of John the Baptist

Léon-Daniel Saubès, 1910

Charcoal drawing of a screaming man with a hand raised to his head, with a French dedication in the lower right corner.

Head of Man Expressive of Horror

Victor Joseph Ségoffin, 1910

Charcoal sketch of a woman in a cloche hat and scarf, face turned upward, loosely hatched shading on cream paper.

Head of Woman

Head of a Young Lady

Antonin Mercié, 1910

The Portrait

Henry Wolf, 1890

Watercolor portrait of a man in a blue coat holding a spyglass, with a sailing ship and billowing sails behind him.

Portrait of a Man

n.d J. Seymour, 1770

Portrait of Clara Fasano

Joseph Stella, 1940

Charcoal portrait of a woman in a ruffled wide-brimmed hat and lace-collared blouse, with a handwritten dedication at left.

Portrait of a Lady

Charles Albert Waltner, 1920

Charcoal portrait of a man with tousled hair and mustache, head tilted, in a loose white garment, on yellow toned paper.

Portrait of Kahlil Gibran

Rose Cecil O'Neill, 1910

Pen and ink sketch of three heads of a woman in different poses, with handwritten French and Italian notes on the page.

Three Portrait Heads of a Woman

Albert Besnard, 1910

Head of a Girl

Marius Avy, 1910

Head of a Girl

Thomas Dewing, 1910

Pastel portrait of a woman with upswept hair, head turned upward, against a loose teal and grey background.

Self-Portrait in Light Tones

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Charcoal sketch of a man in half-length view, head bowed, with loose sweeping strokes for hair, face and arms on cream paper.

Self-Portrait

Marsden Hartley, 1900