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Watercolor of a coastal path lined with palm trees, two walking figures, calm sea and blue mountains under clouds.

In Jamaica

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Painting of cows grazing in a sunlit meadow beside a brook, beneath a large spreading tree.

Meadow Brook

Charles P. Gruppe, 1910

Oil portrait of an elderly woman with long gray hair, layered beaded necklaces and a red shawl against a pale yellow backgrou

Wah-pe-séh-see, Mother of the Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor of an old wooden boat burning on a sandy shore, with a dark smoke plume rising under a blue sky.

Burning of an Old Boat

Francis Danby, 1850

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with dark curls and white dress in pearl frame, with reverse showing hair-work and flowers

Elizabeth Du Hamel?

Jr Henry Jacob Burch, 1800

Full-length portrait of a standing man in feathered headdress and fur robe, holding a lance and round shield, against a pale

Wún-nes-tou, White Buffalo, an Aged Medicine Man

George Catlin, 1830

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

Painting of cows grazing in a meadow below dark trees, with distant water and hills under a cloudy sky.

Pleasant Pastures

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Loose watercolor of a field of white and pink blossoms beneath a pale blue sky, with thin bare trees.

Field of Blossoms

William Henry Holmes, 1920

Landscape painting of a small man on a path beside a grove of trees, with clouds and rolling hills in the background.

Untitled (man on path with trees in background)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Seated nude woman seen from behind, turned toward a reflecting pool and garden under a pink evening sky.

One of the Figures at the Parterre d'Eau

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

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

Painting of bison grazing and resting on open grassland, with hunters crouching among autumn trees at the left.

Stalking Buffalo, Arkansas

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of pastel clay bluffs and a river lined with dark trees under streaked clouds, by George Catlin.

Beautiful Clay Bluffs, 1900 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor of a seated woman with a white dog beside an arched stone doorway with sketched figures above.

Doorway in Anla(?)

Cass Gilbert, 1930

Portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark robe holding a painter's palette and brush against a dark background.

Dr. William Henry Holmes

Nicholas R. Brewer, 1920

Oil portrait of a seated man in black with a white collar, holding brown gloves beside a red chair and drape.

Dutch Gentleman

Flemish Nicolaes Maes, 1610

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with curly hair in a white lace blouse and pink sash, in a gold frame.

Elsie Clough Street

Gerald Sinclair Hayward, 1890

Watercolor of rough open sea with white-capped waves under a dark stormy sky, with a small sailboat on the horizon.

The Open Sea

William Henry Holmes, 1900

Painting of a wide river with two red canoes, a wooded green hillside, and a small white building on the slope under cloudy s

Belle Vue, Indian Agency of Major Dougherty, 870 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of two brown-sailed boats in rough, foamy waves under a pale stormy sky, with figures on a wooden deck in the foregr

An Incident on the English Channel

Painting of cattle and sheep grazing near a river with a sailboat, beneath a large tree and cloudy sky.

Untitled (cattle near river with sailboat in distance)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of a pale classical statue with laurel wreath against dark green and orange foliage in a garden.

Syrinx, Par Maziere, 1689; Bassin d'Apollon

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Painting of a woman in a white cap on a grassy path beside a wheat field and large spreading trees under an overcast sky.

Brittany Landscape

H. Bolton Jones, 1870

Painting of feathered dancers performing in a grassy field before tipis, with spectators, riders, and a sunset sky.

Eagle Dance

George Catlin, 1840

Watercolor of a seated nude woman in a white turban beside an incense burner, with the Sphinx rising behind her.

Spirit of the Sphinx

Henry Bacon, 1910

Watercolor of bare winter trees on a snowy slope with rocks and a hazy golden sky.

Autumn Landscape

Louis Eilshemius, 1880

Two girls arrange red and white roses in a vase on a yellow tablecloth beside a tipped wicker basket.

Girls and Flowers

George Cochran Lambdin, 1850

Dusky city street with tall buildings, a glowing street lamp, a horse cart, pedestrians, and a yellow twilight sky with one s

Fifty-Seventh Street

Louis Eilshemius, 1900

Painting of golden hills and bluffs engulfed by red flames and smoke, with two deer fleeing across burnt grass beside a lake.

Prairie Bluffs Burning

George Catlin, 1830