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Painted interior with a carved fireplace, a seated woman at a table by a stained glass window, and a standing man in red.

Interior

Edward Lamson Henry, 1870

Watercolor of a ruined cylindrical stone tower with mesas behind, two figures and a cooking fire in the foreground.

Ancient Stone Round Tower

William Henry Holmes, 1870

Painting of a river winding through prairie with distant bluffs, and three figures around a campfire on the grassy foreground

Prairie Bluffs at Sunrise, near the Mouth of the Yellowstone River

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of flat-topped mesas rising above green rolling hills, with trees and a pale sky under soft clouds.

Square Hills, 1200 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor of a Dutch-style flat landscape with a windmill, women carrying baskets on a path, and a pale cloudy sky.

In Holland

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Painting of a woman in a white dress with her hand on a golden lion's head in a sunlit green field.

Supremacy

Frederick Stuart Church, Grand Rapids, MI 1842-New York City, 1880

Watercolor of the Erechtheum's caryatid porch in sunlight, with a seated woman in blue in the foreground.

The Erechtheum

Henry Bacon, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly auburn hair in a dark coat and white cravat, in a gold frame, with the reverse la

Peter Van Dyke

Margaret Maclay Bogardus, 1830

Night river scene with a bright fire on the bank and two figures in a canoe, one raising a spear over the water.

Ojibwe Spearing Salmon by Torchlight

George Catlin, 1840

Watercolor of a river valley with trees, grassy banks, blue mountains and a cloudy sky.

The Conway, near Llanrwst, Wales

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Oval study of Mercury offering a purse to a seated crowned woman in red drapery, with a billowing yellow cloth against a clou

Study for Mural at U.S. Custom House, Cleveland, OH, "Passing Commerce Pays Tribute to the Port of Cleveland"

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Painting of two bears on a riverbank with blood on their muzzles, while three men in a red canoe approach on the river.

Catlin and His Men in Their Canoe, Urgently Solicited to Come Ashore, Upper Missouri

George Catlin, 1840

Portrait of a young woman with curled hair holding a black mask, with roses and a wooded landscape behind her.

Unmasked

Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, 1840

Watercolor of a round tower with a blue dome and weathervane, bare trees, and moored boats along a waterfront.

Tower at Enkhuisen, Holland

Cass Gilbert, 1890

Painting of bare trees silhouetted against a purple and orange twilight sky above dark rocky ground.

Edge of the Forest, Twilight

Charles H. Davis, 1890

Painting of rural workers among bushes and trees beside a horse-drawn cart under a cloudy sky.

The Salute

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of a wide river curving through green plains toward distant hills, with small figures on a grassy knoll in the foreg

Mouth of the Platte River, 900 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a brown and white cow lying in straw inside a wooden barn, with light entering through a wall opening.

Monarch of the Farm

William H. Howe, 1890

Painting of green rolling bluffs above a winding river, with two small figures on the hilltops under a pale sky.

Beautiful Prairie Bluffs above the Poncas, 1050 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a laurel-crowned youth in a white toga pausing on a mosaic floor in a classical Roman courtyard with columns and

Meditation

William de Leftwich Dodge, 1890

Standing man in feathered headdress, red face paint and fur robe, holding a staff topped with a bird head.

In-ne-ó-cose, Buffalo's Child, a Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a Gentleman

Henry Inman, 1820

Watercolor of a river winding past green trees toward a distant church spire under a pale pink and blue sky.

The Wye near Ross

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Oil portrait of a young man in a feathered headdress, beaded necklace and painted robe against a warm hazy background.

Hee-doh'ge-ats, a Young Man

George Catlin, 1830

Autumn landscape with slender trees in yellow and orange foliage framing a green field and distant buildings.

Royal Oak

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Painting of a woman in a feathered headdress and fringed dress with a young girl in front of a cloudy sky.

Túnk-aht-óh-ye, Thunderer, a Boy, and Wun-pán-to-mee, White Weasel, a Girl

George Catlin, 1830

Woman in white dress offers a flower garland to a seated golden lioness in a shadowy forest clearing.

Lady and the Tiger

Frederick Stuart Church, Grand Rapids, MI 1842-New York City, 1900

Loose painting of an autumn forest with golden and red foliage and bright hazy light through the trees.

Autumn Tangle

William Henry Holmes, 1920

Painting of a shipwreck in rough green seas with crashing waves, dark storm clouds, and a rescue boat with sailors.

The Wreck

Harrington Fitzgerald, 1900

Watercolor of the tall crenellated tower of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence against a blue sky with clouds.

Tower of Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy

Cass Gilbert, 1880