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Hester Marian Wait Lay, Portrait of the Artist's Wife

Hester Marian Wait Lay, Portrait of the Artist's Wife

Oliver Ingraham Lay, 1880

Half-length portrait of a young woman with curled hair, pearls and a gold dress, set in a dark carved frame.

Viscountess Frances Hatton

Mary Beale, 1630

Half-length oil portrait of a woman with dark upswept hair, a black bow tie and a cream blouse against a dark background.

Agnes

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Painting of a round stone tower above a harbor quay with sailboats in the foreground under a stormy grey sky.

La Tour de Solidor at St. Severin, Normandy

Carroll Beckwith, 1870

Painted portrait of a man holding a carved staff, wrapped in a red blanket, with beaded necklaces and blue armbands.

On-sáw-kie, The Sauk, in the Act of Praying

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a seated woman with curled hair, white dress, red shawl and folded arms against a dark background.

Portrait of Fidelia Marshall

Charles C. Ingham, 1840

Oil portrait of a man with a red feathered headdress, beaded headband, bone necklaces and fur robe against a cloudy sky.

Neu-mon-ya, Walking Rain, War Chief

George Catlin, 1840

Che-ke-ah-pe-kee

Elbridge Ayer Burbank, 1900

Half-length portrait of a man with a feather headdress, shell necklace, and beaded fringed clothing against a yellow sky.

Ka-pés-ka-da, Shell Man, an Oglala Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a woman in a black hat with a pale feather plume, against a dark background.

White Paradise

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Oil portrait of a young woman in a white dress with a white and brown dog, before a dark tree and landscape at sunset.

Miss Agnes Murray

William Beechey, 1830

Portrait of a man with red face paint, feather headdress, claw necklace and medallion against a cloudy sky.

Shon-ta-yi-ga, Little Wolf, a Famous Warrior

George Catlin, 1840

Painted portrait of a man in a fringed ochre garment and round shell pendant, against a blue and gold sky.

Kee-án-ne-kuk, Foremost Man, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a black coat and white cravat, seated against a dark background with a landsca

Andrew Jackson

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Portrait of a man with red and black face paint, feather headdress, and layered beaded necklaces against a pale sky.

Wash-ka-mon-ya, Fast Dancer, a Warrior

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of a dense bouquet of white, red and pink flowers on a table with a white cloth and gold drape.

Untitled (floral still life)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Expressionist painting of a forest with arching red tree trunks, dark green foliage, and a pale path leading into the trees.

Red Tree

Marsden Hartley, 1910

Portrait of a man with a large hair wrap, beaded earrings, shell necklace, and fringed decorated shirt against a muted sky ba

Ha-wón-je-tah, One Horn, Head Chief of the Miniconjou Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Half-length portrait of a man in a dark coat and white waistcoat, with a red brick farmhouse and hills behind him.

Captain Charles McKnight

Jacob Frymire, 1800

Painting of a naked toddler in beaded moccasins and necklaces holding a fur robe and arrows on a grassy plain.

Tcha-aés-ka-ding, Grandson of Buffalo Bull's Back Fat

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a young man with tousled brown hair, white cravat and dark coat, turned left against a black background.

Portrait of a Man

John Jackson, 1830

Painting of a young boy with feathered headdress, beaded necklaces and red leggings, holding arrows beside palm trees and a r

Osceola Nick-a-no-chee, a Boy

George Catlin, 1840

Oil portrait of a young girl with long hair and a white hair bow against a dark brown background.

Infanta

Alice Pike Barney, 1880

Painting of a standing man with a painted red torso, holding a bow, beside a wooden lodge and distant trees.

Aih-no-wa, The Fire, a Fox Medicine Man

George Catlin, 1830

Loose oil study of a woman with blonde hair, eyes lowered, in a yellow blouse against a green background.

Study of Head

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Half-length oil portrait of a man with a mustache, dark suit and white stock against a dark brown background.

The White Stock

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Full-length portrait of a woman in a pale blue gown with gold sash against a dark background, painted in loose brushwork.

Portrait of Dorothy Wagstaff

Robert Henri, 1910

Painted portrait of a seated man in a red turban holding a lacrosse stick, with a beaded belt and face paint.

Tul-lock-chísh-ko, Drinks the Juice of the Stone

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a dark-haired woman seated sideways on a green stool, draped in pale blue cloth, against a grey background.

Study of a Seated Woman

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Oil still life of grapes, melon, orange, pomegranate, a wine glass and a dark flask on a white cloth.

Still Life

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Half-length oil portrait of a woman in a white gown and powdered curled wig, with a dark landscape and tree behind her.

Mrs. Abington

John Hoppner, 1810

Seated man in a white robe with red stripes, feathered headdress and red face paint, against a hazy landscape.

L'har-e-tar-rúshe, Ill-natured Man, a Skidi (Wolf) Pawnee

George Catlin, 1830

Small painting of a seated man and standing woman in a dark rural landscape under a grey stormy sky.

Repose

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of a figure in a bear-fur headdress and fringed robe holding a spear and red shield against a hazy background.

Medicine Man, Performing His Mysteries over a Dying Man

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of two bearded men in robes seated in a dim interior, one gesturing, beside a window with a green landscape.

Visit of Nicodemus to Christ

John La Farge, 1880

Portrait of a man in a feathered patterned headband and fur chest ornament, holding a studded shield.

I-an-be-w'ah-dick, Male Caribou, a Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Standing man in fur robe holds a red-streamered spear against a cloudy blue sky and green plain.

Shoo-de-gá-cha, The Smoke, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a white silk gown with lace cuffs, resting her arm on a ledge before a tree and sky.

Portrait of Lucy Parry, Wife of Admiral Parry

John Wollaston, 1740

Still life painting of a straw hat, scarves, flowers in a green vase, and a crystal candelabra on a reflective table.

Furbelows

Albert Edward Sterner, 1940

Impressionist painting of a waterfall pouring over a purple rock cliff, with misty turquoise and lavender tones.

Niagara Falls

John Henry Twachtman, 1890

Oil portrait of an older man with spectacles and a mustache, in a dark suit, against a deep red background.

Ralph Cross Johnson

Ernest Moore, 1900

Portrait of a Woman (Miss Gertrude Bloede)

Portrait of a Woman (Miss Gertrude Bloede)

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1880

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit and waistcoat against a warm brown background.

Major John Wesley Powell

Henry Ulke, 1880

Painting of slender birch trees beside a stream under a warm golden autumn canopy.

The Birches of the Catskills

Worthington Whittredge, 1870

Painting of sunlit riverside buildings and a church tower above moored boats and reflective water under a cloudy sky.

St. Gervais

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of a columned doorway with gold mosaic arches, worn steps and an open dark wooden door.

Doorway (San Marco, Venice)

José Villegas Cordero, 1890

Painting of a standing nude woman with a raised hand against angular orange, brown, and cream geometric shapes.

Nude

Alfred H. Maurer, 1920

Oil portrait of a seated young boy in dark velvet reading a book beside a vase of white and pink flowers.

James Buchanan Johnston

Harper Pennington, 1880

Painted portrait of a seated man with red feathered headdress, silver necklaces, fur collar and axe, against a dark backgroun

Keokuk (The Watchful Fox)

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a fringed geometric blanket and feathered headdress, with totem poles behind him.

Tlinkit Indian

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Oil portrait of a seated woman in black dress and lace veil, hand on a gilded chair, holding a book.

Portrait of a Lady

James Peale, 1810

Blue-toned painting of a kneeling woman by water at moonlight, with a standing figure and a distant sailboat.

Moses in the Bullrushes

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1920

Loose painting of a narrow Paris street with pale buildings and a small figure in a red cap at the right.

Rue San Jacques, Paris

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Abstract painting of undulating peach and rose ribbons overlapping arcs and shaded spheres against blue vertical stripes.

Composition no. 61

Stuart Walker, 1930

Oil portrait of a seated Native American man in fringed buckskin, feathered headdress and red headband, holding a knife.

Keokuk (The Watchful Fox), Junior

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Mural study of park scene with figures, a large tree, flying birds, and a dog, in orange, green and blue tones.

Scenes of New York--Central Park (mural study, Madison Square Postal Station, New York City)

Kindred McLeary, 1930

Painted portrait of an older woman in a white lace bonnet and black dress, holding a book, against a dark background.

Hulda Martin in her 55 year

Frederick Mayhew, 1820

Two women in grass skirts carry clay pots along a path between bamboo fences, with palms and banana plants behind them.

Papuan Women

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Painting of a young girl in a red dress cutting paper with scissors, seated on a carpet beside blue drapery and books.

Mary Leypold Griffith (1838 - 1841)

Sarah Miriam Peale, 1840

Oil portrait of an older bearded man in a white ruff collar and fur-trimmed dark cloak against a dark background.

Jan Uytenbogaert?

Jan Uytenbogaert, 1600

Oval painting of a woman holding a mirror as a man leans in and points toward it, in warm brown tones.

The Magic Mirror

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, 1680

Painting of slender birch trees on a grassy bank framing a pond and distant shoreline under a soft sky.

A Family of Birches

Willard Metcalf, 1900

Painting of women gathered at a tea table with a brass samovar, lit by pink-shaded candles in a warm interior.

Russian Tea

Irving Ramsey Wiles, 1890

O-mata-ah-luta (Red Plume)

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1880

Expressionist painting of a haloed crucified Christ above a landscape, with nude mourners grieving in the foreground and a sh

(Crucifixion)

Carl Newman, 1930

Half-length portrait of a man in a black coat and striped waistcoat with a gold pencil, against a taupe background.

Man with Gold Pencil

n.d Prior-Hamblen School, 1850

Painting of women tending pottery and cloth in a sunlit adobe village courtyard with ladders and clay ovens.

Santa Clara Village Scene

Carl Moon, 1940

Two elderly men in a studio beside a marble bust and an easel, with a tapestry and rugs in the background.

In the Studio

Arnoldo Tamburini, 1880

Painting of a seated half-nude woman in green drapery against a dark background, with curved gold strokes at upper right.

Half Draped Figure

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1880

Oil portrait of a woman with dark hair and shawl against a red brushed background.

Tete de Femme

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of a seated woman with two children in a columned room, a toddler reaching toward a goldfish bowl on a table.

The Goldfish Bowl (Mrs. Richard Cary Morse and Family)

Samuel Finley Breese Morse, 1830

Painting of a pensive young woman seated on a rock in a dark forest, head resting on her hand.

Evangeline

Christian Schussele, 1860

Painting of a young woman in white embracing a chained older man seated against a stone wall in a dark prison.

The Roman Daughter

Rembrandt Peale, 1810

Full-length oil painting of a standing bare-chested man with a staff, bead necklace and loincloth, on a dry hillside with hut

Kaffir Man

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Painting of a woman in a white dress seated in a wooden chair on a sunlit porch beside a garden.

Figure in Sunlight (Artist's Wife)

John Henry Twachtman, 1900

Oil portrait of an older Black woman in a white blouse with folded hands and a gold ring, painted lettering behind her.

Anna Washington Derry

Laura Wheeler Waring, 1920

Oil portrait of a man with red feathered headdress, silver nose ornament and earrings, wearing a teal ruffled shirt.

Kish-Kallo-Wa (Family Algonquian-Tribe Shawnee)

Henry Inman, 1830

Daughter in a Rocker

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Painting of pedestrians on a misty city street beside a columned building and bare winter trees.

La Madeleine no. IV

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Oil portrait of a woman with pinned brown hair, pearl ornaments, a red flower, and a dark collar against a dark background.

Marchesa Elena Grimaldi-Cattaneo

Flemish Anthony van Dyck, 1620

Seated woman in a red dress with gold bracelets, against a green background, in a painted portrait.

Portrait of a Lady

Laura Wheeler Waring, 1940

Watercolor of pink bergamot flowers and green leaves on thin stems against a cream background.

Bergamot (or Bee Baum)

Austa Densmore Sturdevant

Painting of a woman in a pale dress touching a tree trunk in a shaded forest beside a stream.

Mrs. Lloyd

Joshua Reynolds

Painting of a young woman in a green shawl and blue dress standing on a ladder beside a sunlit adobe pueblo wall.

Hopi Stairway

Carl Moon, 1940

Full-length oil portrait of a standing Japanese man with a katana, in a black haori and orange hakama, beside a dirt path and

Japanese Man

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Painting of a seated Samoan woman with a leaf headpiece, flower lei, shell necklace and woven fan on a mat.

Samoan Woman

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1890

Portrait of a woman in a black dress and white lace bonnet, seated before a tree and a distant landscape.

Sarah Sommer Sims

Robert Street, 1830

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a black hat and dark coat against a brown background with a bare tree.

Portrait of Wyatt Eaton

J. Alden Weir, 1870

Painting of a woman in a blue dress holding a toddler in white on a wicker chair, with pink flowers in a garden.

Marjorie and Little Edmund

Edmund Charles Tarbell, 1920

Painting of the Virgin Mary in blue veil and pink dress nursing the infant Christ against a dark background.

Nuestra Señora de Belén

José Campeche, 1770

Painting of sheep grazing on a grassy hillside below a line of trees under a cloudy sky, with a pond in the foreground.

A Hillside Pasture

Robert C. Minor, 1900

Painting of nude figures dancing near trees and a pool in a golden, glowing woodland landscape.

Dancing Dryads

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1840

Oil portrait of a man with powdered hair, white cravat and brown coat, looking toward the viewer against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Joshua Reynolds

Painting of Christ with a halo, long brown hair and beard, red robe, and raised hand against a dark background.

Head of Christ

Palma Vecchio, 1590

Moonlit gorge with a glowing moon behind swirling clouds, dark cliffs, and a pale river winding through the rocks.

The Lorelei

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Oil portrait of a gray-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat holding a cane, with red drapery behind him.

Benajah Johnson

n.d A. Patrick, 1830