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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

Pencil drawing of a young girl with long hair and a hair ribbon, with a French handwritten dedication below.

Head of a Young Girl

É. Friant, 1910

Pastel portrait of a woman with upswept hair, hand on her cheek, wearing a dark dress with gold strokes in a white chair.

Self-Portrait in Repose

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Untitled (Head of Bearded Man)

Howard Russell Butler

Charcoal self-portrait of a man in three-quarter view wearing a collared shirt and tie, with a steady serious gaze.

Self-Portrait

John Steuart Curry, 1920

Pastel study of a woman with auburn hair and beaded earrings against an ochre background, by Alice Pike Barney.

Study Head of a Woman

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Charcoal portrait of a man with short hair and stubble, head turned slightly, looking directly at the viewer.

Portrait of a Man

Thomas La Farge, 1930

Pencil portrait of a young child with curly hair and a direct gaze, on stained, aged paper.

Portrait of Ethel D. Puffer

Thomas Dewing, 1870

Soft pastel portrait of a woman in a dark hat against a green background, face turned slightly toward the viewer.

Self Portrait, 1909

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Ink and brown wash sketch of a stern man in a top hat and tie, drawn in loose, expressive lines.

Self-Portrait with Hat

Enrico Glicenstein, 1920

Pencil sketch of rolling hills and a winding river valley at twilight, with handwritten notes along the bottom edge.

Twilight on the Way from Tongue River (Head of Little Big Horn?)

Thomas Moran, 1890

Pastel portrait of a woman in a black hat and veil, wearing a white high-collared blouse, on tan paper.

Self Portrait with Hat and Veil

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil drawing of a barefoot young boy in overalls and suspenders standing with one hand on his hip beside a wall corner.

Untitled (Portrait of a Young Boy, Coconut Grove, Florida)

Walter Ronald Locke, 1930

Watercolor of a young boy in a blue suit with a ruffled collar, holding a pistol, walking across a green hillside.

Portrait of Edward Musser

Jacob Maentel, 1820

Oval miniature portrait of a man with dark hair, dark coat with brass buttons, and white cravat, in a metal frame.

Portrait of Thomas Blackmore

Thomas Blackmore

Pencil drawing of a seated woman in a loose blouse with a flower in her hair, hands clasped in her lap.

Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Woman)

Walter Ronald Locke, 1920

Portrait of Elizabeth Sweitzer Musser

Jacob Maentel, 1820

Grayscale drawing of a young child's head with curly hair and a checked collar, shown against cream paper.

Untitled (Head of a Child)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Oval miniature portrait of a man with gray hair in a blue coat and white cravat, shown open in a velvet case.

Portrait of a Gentleman

James Peale, 1790

Portrait of Sarah Musser

Jacob Maentel, 1820

Soft grey pencil portrait of a curly-haired child in a wide-brimmed hat and frilled white collar.

Untitled (Head of a Child with Hat)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Oval miniature portrait of a young girl with auburn hair in a dark blue dress, set in a gold rope-twist frame.

Portrait of a Young Girl

Thomas Seir Cummings, 1830

Portrait of George Musser

Jacob Maentel, 1820

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with tousled brown hair in a dark coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

John Wood Dodge, 1830

Oval miniature portrait of a curly-haired child in a white dress with red ribbons, set in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Child

Raphaelle Peale, 1800

Portrait of Adam Musser

Jacob Maentel, 1810

Painting of a young woman with dark hair in a bun, wearing a loose blue dress against a pale background.

Portrait of a Girl

Alfred H. Maurer, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with dark hair in a black jacket, white collar and black bow tie.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Moses B. Russell, 1840

Watercolor portrait of a man with brown hair in a dark blue jacket and white cravat, arms folded, against a gray wash.

Portrait of a Man

Jacob Maentel, 1800