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Oil portrait of a seated man with long dark hair, red neckerchief and dark blanket against an ochre background.

Spotted Tail

Henry Ulke, 1870

Akka Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Dim farmhouse interior with a girl in red standing by a doorway, sunlight on the floor, ladder and broom at right.

Interior of a Westphalian Cottage

Worthington Whittredge, 1850

Two women in green floral gowns and red shawls face a mirror in a bright, shimmering interior with a blue and white vase.

(Lady Reflected in Mirror)

Carl Newman, 1900

Oil portrait of a dark-haired woman in a dark shawl embracing a fair-haired young child against a dark background.

Mother Love

Charles Frederick Naegele, 1940

Dim interior painting of a bearded explorer gesturing before a court of richly dressed figures, with a globe and books on the

Columbus before the Queen

Peter Frederick Rothermel, 1840

Painting of two huddled children beside a rabbit, with pink roses climbing a dark rock above them on a golden ground.

Panel for a Screen: Children Frightened by a Rabbit

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1870

Oil painting of pink, white and yellow roses in a dark green vase, with fallen petals on a dark surface.

Roses

Walter Shirlaw, 1830

Oil painting of a man in embroidered costume and red cap beside ruined stone pillars, with a classical temple on a hill behin

Russian Man--St. Petersburg

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Woman in a turquoise gown holding a round mirror beside a folding screen with a crane and blossoms.

The Mirror

Robert Reid, 1910

Oil portrait of a young man in a powdered wig, dark coat, red cravat and lace jabot, resting his hand on books.

John Swanwick

Matthew Pratt, 1800

Two Navajo girls beside a stone wall, with sheep grazing, a dwelling, and sagebrush in an open desert landscape.

Navajo Sisters

Carl Moon, 1940

Painting of a yellow church with a red roof and cross beside a tall dark cedar tree and a yellow path.

Church with Cedar Tree on Left

Carl Newman, 1930

Full-length painting of a standing man with a spear and cowhide shield on a rocky hillside under a cloudy sky.

Zulu Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Half-length portrait of a man with brown hair in a dark jacket and white cravat against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Portrait male, 1810

Painting of a woman reading a book beside a reclining young girl in a white dress, against a dark interior.

Mother and Child (Lady Shannon and Kitty)

James Jebusa Shannon, 1910

Half-length portrait of a woman with a gold bead necklace in a black dress, seated beside a window with a red curtain.

Woman with Gold Necklace

n.d Prior-Hamblen School, 1850

Oil portrait of a white-haired man in a dark suit holding an artist's palette and brushes beside a carved wooden cabinet.

J. J. Shannon, R. A.

Orlando Rouland, 1910

Oil portrait of a seated man with curly red hair, brown coat, white cravat and hand on chest, against a brown background.

Thomas Davis

James Alexander Simpson, 1810

Oil portrait of a woman with brown hair pulled up, head turned slightly, against a pale grey background.

Portrait of a Lady

Gilbert Stuart, 1820

Oil portrait of a woman in a white ruff collar and lace cap, wearing a dark dress against a black background.

Portrait of a Lady

Paulus Moreelse, 1630

Painting of a hunter in a yellow coat with a shotgun and two dogs standing among fallen logs and trees in a sunlit forest.

Hunter and Dogs

J. Alden Weir, 1910

Oil portrait of a woman with braided hair, beaded earrings and necklaces, in an orange dress with a white fur wrap.

Little Eagle, "Wad-ben-de-ba"

Charles Bird King, 1820

The Savior

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1900

Full-length portrait of a young woman in a black hat with pink flowers and dark coat, leaning on a carved pedestal.

My Daughter Gladys

Irving R. Wiles, 1910

Oil painting of a bearded man in a striped robe standing barefoot before thatched huts under a cloudy sky.

Aino Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Half-length portrait of a young woman in a dark dress with yellow neckline and white flowers on the sleeves, against a dark b

Untitled (La Bella)

William Page, 1850

Painting of a Hopi woman kneeling at a stone griddle spreading piki batter beside an adobe oven and stacked bread.

Hopi Woman Making Piki

Carl Moon, 1940

Full-length painted portrait of a standing man in a patterned blanket and fringed buckskin, with a desert landscape behind hi

Apache Indian

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Painting of a nude man raising a staff beside two bearded older men in red and green robes against a dark background.

Moses, Aaron and Hur on Mount Horeb

William Page, 1850