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Painting of a young man with dark tousled hair, warm ochre face and green-edged collar against a dark textured background.

Portrait of a Young Man

Joseph Stella, 1910

Painting of an elderly bearded man in a green robe against a dark brown background, by Henry Ossawa Tanner.

Head of a Jew in Palestine

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1920

Painted portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit with a white cuff, set against a dark background.

Portrait of William E. Norton

William Penhallow Henderson, 1900

Head of a Young Girl

Lucia Fairchild Fuller, 1900

Loosely painted portrait of an elderly man's head turned left, with pale face against a dark brown background.

Head of an Old Man

Frank Duveneck, 1870

Portrait miniature of a bearded man in dark jacket and bow tie, shown with the gilt case reverse.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Peregrine F. Cooper, 1840

Five studies of bear heads in brown paint on a pale background, showing different angles of grizzly bears.

Portraits of Two Grizzly Bears, From Life

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a Gentleman

Henry Inman, 1820

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

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

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 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

Watercolor of a man sleeping on his side with his head on his arm, wearing a white shirt on rumpled white sheets.

Portrait Study

Thomas La Farge, 1930

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

Untitled (Portrait of a Young Woman)

Ida Josephine Burgess, 1880

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

Study for Portrait of Mrs. Atherton Curtis

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

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 Joseph Avy, 1910

Head of a Girl

Thomas Dewing, 1910