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Painting of a headless rider chasing a fleeing horseman on a white horse through a moonlit forest path.

The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane

John Quidor, 1858

Watercolor of a woman in a white dress and blue shawl seated beside a potted rosebush in a garden with a river.

Woman in a Garden

Sarah P. Wells, 1800

Painting of beached rowboats and a sailboat on a sandy shore, with a wooden pier, red shed and calm sea under a pale sky.

Beach Scene

William Glackens, 1925

Oil portrait of four men with red feathered headdresses, red face paint, and beaded jewelry against a dark background.

Young Omahaw, War Eagle, Little Missouri, and Pawnees

Charles Bird King, 1821

Watercolor landscape of rolling hills and fields with an inset map of Valley Forge and Valley Creek.

Valley Forge

Ernest C. Peixotto, 1890

Folk painting of fishermen in rowboats, sailing ships, whales and birds over a dark, churning blue sea.

The Marblehead Fishermen 2015.56.3 1

John Orne Johnson Frost

Painting of a rocky hillside with a mine tunnel above a calm lake, a small white building and rowboat at the shore.

The Iron Mine, Port Henry, New York

Homer Dodge Martin, 1862

Small child in red clothing stands on a yellow ground inside a dark arched opening, painted in loose thick brushstrokes.

Untitled - C. S. Price, 1940

C. S. Price, 1940

Painting of a steep dark rocky cliff with waves crashing below and two small figures on the clifftop under a grey sky.

High Cliff, Coast of Maine

Winslow Homer, 1894

Watercolor of a hazy river with a green grassy bank, trees, a small boat and figures, and a distant smoke plume.

View on the Potomac

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Painting of men dancing in a ring around carved posts, with embracing figures at the center and feathered headdresses.

Their Dances Which They Use at Their High Feasts

Spencer Nichols

Painting of granite cliffs and pine trees in Yosemite Valley, with a calm river reflecting the dark foliage.

Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite Valley

Albert Bierstadt, 1872

Oil painting of rocky California cliffs with surf breaking through a sunlit inlet, warm ochre rock and blue water.

California Cliffs by Paul Dougherty

Paul Dougherty, 1935

Half-circle oil sketch of arid mountains with snow peaks, red-ochre tones, and animals grazing by water.

Untitled (sketch for mural in Eastern Oregon)

C. S. Price, 1940

Painting of ruined classical columns in foreground overlooking a bay with boats and a mountain under a golden sky.

Pompeii

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1871

Night painting of a red and green aurora over dark hills, with a two-masted ship on icy water in the foreground.

Aurora Borealis

Frederic Edwin Church, 1865

Painted view of a palisaded village with arched dwellings around a central fire, with figures gathered in the open plaza.

The Town of Pomeiock

Spencer Nichols

Watercolor of two nude boys beside a white boat on a grassy riverbank under a pale sky.

Sand Burr

Thomas Anshutz, 1894

Painted valley with a calm river, rolling wooded hills, grazing sheep and cattle, and a warm cloudy sky.

Valley Pasture

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1857

Decorative mural study of ocean liners, a warship, and sailing boats before a stylized city skyline with airships overhead.

Shipping (mural study)

Griffith Baily Coale, 1920

Two women with a pitchfork and a sheep walk across a dusky hillside under a yellow sunset sky.

Bringing home the new born lamb

Elliott Daingerfield, 1890

Painting of a pale rocky cliff face behind a gnarled oak tree and green meadow under a cloudy sky.

Oaks and Rocks--San Luis Obispo

Edward Bruce, 1930

Triangular painting of green and brown mountains with an arched tunnel, railway tracks and a winding path under a pale sky.

Triangular Mountainscape with Tunnel

n.d Dana Smith, 1900

Painting of a wide river curving past grassy bluffs, with small figures on the edge and a distant village under a streaked sk

Distant View of the Mandan Village

George Catlin, 1832

Loose painting of slender autumn trees with yellow leaves above a green meadow and red shrubs.

Royal Oak

William Henry Holmes, 1932

Painting of seated figures holding red rattles in a ring around a campfire, with smoke rising into a pale sky.

Their Manner of Praying with Their Rattles about the Fire

Spencer Nichols, 1950

Painting of Black women in headwraps and aprons in a dim interior as an elderly white woman in black stands at right.

A Visit from the Old Mistress

Winslow Homer, 1876

Painting of a rocky mountain valley with pine trees, a winding road, and billowing clouds above a granite peak.

Road in the Cuyamacas

Charles Reiffel, 1933

Painting of a woman in an orange fur-trimmed cloak standing in a decorated interior with curtains, piano, and sofa.

Woman in Interior

n.d Dana Smith, 1900

Oil portrait of a family of four in a garden setting with trees, a stone wall, and a distant windmill and river.

The Wiley Family

William Williams, 1771

Painting of a farmer carrying a pitchfork across an autumn field past haystacks, a birch tree, and colorful trees.

Return from the Farm

Elliott Daingerfield, 1915

Two seated figures reach toward a bowl of food on a woven mat, one wearing a feathered headdress, against a pale background.

Theire Sitting at Meate

Spencer Nichols

Watercolor of a field of white and pink blossoms under a pale blue sky, with thin tree trunks and green shrubs.

Field of Blossoms

William Henry Holmes, 1927

Muted night landscape with a large spreading oak, a pale moon, and two cloaked figures walking on the plain.

Abraham's Oak

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1905

Painting of a marsh meadow at sunset with glowing red clouds, haystacks, a tree at left, and a small figure in the distance.

Jersey Meadows at Sunset

Martin Johnson Heade, 1860

Watercolor of a country road beside a red brick thatched cottage with green shutters and tall trees, signed Cass Gilbert 1931

A Road in Dorset

Cass Gilbert, 1931

Painting of a misty valley with a river, rocky cascades, tall trees, and rounded mountains under a warm sky.

Scottish Landscape

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1871

Painting of a seated elderly man in a dark coat in a flowery field, with a white house, billowing clouds and a child at right

Old Black Joe

Horace Pippin, 1940

Painting of Osage warriors dancing with spears and shields while a woman holds a child under a stormy sky.

Osage Scalp Dance

John Mix Stanley, 1845

Painting of a tall waterfall between forested cliffs, with a river and rocks in the foreground under a warm cloudy sky.

Waterfall on Mont-Morency

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1864

Pale witches tumble through a dark night sky, lit by a diagonal shaft of lightning against swirling clouds.

Lightning Struck a Flock of Witches

William Holbrook Beard, 1890

Horsemen in conical hats gallop across grassland chasing deer, with a mountain and sunset sky behind them.

Six Horsemen Chasing Deer

Raden Saleh, 1860

Watercolor of a green hill at sunset with small figures of children and adults and a pastel cloudy sky.

On the Sunset Hill, 1926

William Henry Holmes, 1926

Painting of autumn trees along a rushing river with rocky rapids and distant hills under a cloudy sky.

On the St. Annes, Canada East

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1860

Panoramic oil landscape of a valley with layered hills, rocky outcrop, storm clouds and a small village beneath trees.

Valley of Cuernavaca

Thomas Moran, 1903

Watercolor of a rocky mountain gorge with a stream, green hillsides, and two small figures on a boulder.

Mountain Gorge, Colorado

William Henry Holmes, 1923

Autumn woodland painting with a large sunlit tree in the foreground and two small figures among trees in the shade.

Connecticut Woods

Henry Ward Ranger, 1890

Painting of a shirtless miner in a hard hat operating a pneumatic drill against a rocky tunnel wall.

Gold Is Where You Find It

Tyrone Comfort, 1934

Painting of a calm curving bay with sandy shore, driftwood, distant hills and a village with a church steeple.

San Francisco Bay

Albert Bierstadt, 1871

Painting of a red-roofed farmhouse and church spire among trees, with cattle at a stream under a stormy sky.

The Valley Farm

John Constable, 1820

Painting of the snow-capped Cotopaxi volcano with smoke rising, above a green valley with a white hacienda in the lower right

Cotopaxi

Frederic Edwin Church, 1855

Painting of water carriers with buckets walking along a Venetian quay beside a stone balustrade, with boys, a fishing net, an

Water Carriers, Venice

Frank Duveneck, 1884

Painting of a kneeling bearded man raising his arm toward a winged angel floating above him in clouds.

(Moses Viewing the Promised Land)

Robert Walter Weir, 1860

Painting of luminous angels above blue hills, with shepherds gathered by a small fire at the lower right at night.

Angels Appearing before the Shepherds

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1910

Painting of a ruined stone temple with carved reliefs, large trees, palms, figures on grass, and distant mountains under clou

Javanese Temple in Ruins

Raden Saleh, 1860

Painting of a rocky California coast with sunlit cliffs, a tide pool, and surf breaking around offshore rocks.

Evening Tide, California

William Ritschel, 1940

Painting of ruined Roman columns and a fresco wall before a cone-shaped volcano and a distant bay under a blue sky.

Vesuvius and Pompeii

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1870

Painting of three nude women and a clothed woman under a tree in a pastoral field, with a man and dog in the distance at suns

Ekloga

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Painting of elegantly dressed couples dancing on a garden terrace beside an urn and statue, with seated onlookers.

Rustic Dance

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1700

Painting of a sunlit canyon with a waterfall and turquoise river winding between golden cliffs and evergreen trees.

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

Thomas Moran, 1893

Painting of an ancient amphitheatre ruin in the foreground, with sheep grazing and a valley and mountains beyond.

The Amphitheatre of Tusculum and Albano Mountains, Rome

Worthington Whittredge, 1860

Painting of adobe houses among poplar trees, with snowy purple mountains behind and a dirt road in the foreground.

Valley Spring

Victor Higgins, 1940

Stylized 1917 painting of a reclining woman and a parrot among bold geometric shapes and floral patterns.

The Thundershower

Henry Lyman Saÿen, 1917

Still life painting of grapes, peaches, oysters, strawberries and a glass of champagne on a marble table.

Still Life with Fruit, Oysters, and Wine

Everhart Kuhn, 1865

Two seated women in white Regency dresses, one holding an open book, before a landscape with a cloudy sky.

The Misses Mary and Hannah Murray

John Trumbull, 1800

Still life painting of a wicker basket overflowing with grapes, peaches and plums, with watermelon, pomegranate and strawberr

Still Life with Fruit

Severin Roesen, 1852

Oil painting of a tropical forest at sunset with a thatched house, a rider on a white horse, and distant mountains.

Forest and Native House

Raden Saleh, 1860

Painting of an orange gourd with a pink flower and green leaves against a dark, streaked background.

Still Life

Marsden Hartley, 1930

Painting of a white mansion on a wooded rise with figures on a path, a church spire at left, and a cloudy sky.

Southeast View of

Thomas Birch, 1819

Painting of a river flowing through a valley between tall granite cliffs, with pine trees and a cloudy sky.

Gates of the Yosemite

Albert Bierstadt, 1882

Painting of Paris rooftops with pink buildings, tall chimneys, blue shutters, green trees and a cloudy sky.

Rooftops, Paris

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Painting of a seated man in green robes watching two women and a winged cupid before a red curtain and cloudy sky.

Helen Brought to Paris

Benjamin West, 1776

Painting of waves breaking on dark rocks at a seashore under an amber sky, with gulls and a distant buoy.

Rocky Seashore

Louis Eilshemius, 1902

Painting of a flock of white geese with spread wings flying diagonally against a dark green and black background.

Flock of Geese

Elizabeth Nourse, 1880

Dense tropical forest with tall trees and undergrowth, two small figures and a dog on a path below a cloudy sky.

Javanese Jungle

Raden Saleh, 1860

Painting of a seated man with a dog beneath a rock ledge overlooking a river valley, sailboats, and distant mountains.

Scene on the Hudson (Rip Van Winkle)

James Hamilton, 1845

Painting of a woman grinding corn at a stone metate in an adobe room, with colorful corn cobs and a watermelon on the floor.

Hopi Woman Grinding Corn

Carl Moon, 1940

Evening meadow with a low orange sun, a woman carrying hay, grazing cows, and a haystack beside farm buildings.

Sundown

George Inness, 1884

Painting of a mountain valley with smokestacks and small buildings, boulders and pine trees in the foreground under a cloudy

Leadville, Colorado

Harriet A. Harris, 1880

Three cows graze and stand in a golden autumn pasture with scattered trees and rocks under a soft cloudy sky.

The Pasture Lot

Carleton Wiggins, 1900

Painting of a dark winter forest with tall trunks, bare branches, and bright snow on the ground under a pale sky.

Brooding Silence

John F. Carlson, 1909

Painting of a red barn with dark roof on a hillside farm under a cloudy sky, with a dirt road in the foreground.

Bluemont Farm

Edward Bruce, 1932

Painting of mounted riders in colorful blankets among tall tipis on open prairie, with a wagon and dog in the foreground.

Ceremonial at Black Lake

Laverne Nelson Black, 1930

Two women seated at a long table in a pale room, one reading a book and the other holding flowers beside a vase.

A Reading

Thomas Dewing, 1897

Painting of officers and civilians in a formal room, with two men shaking hands over a table beneath a chandelier.

The Signing of the Treaty of Ghent, Christmas Eve, 1814

Amédée Forestier, 1914

Abstract landscape painting with bold geometric shapes in red, orange, green and blue, showing stylized trees, a path and a h

Scheherazade

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Painted scene of feathered dancers running around a drum while spectators watch from earth lodges under a cloudy sky.

The Last Race, Mandan O-kee-pa Ceremony

George Catlin, 1832

Painting of large waves crashing with white foam against dark brown rocks under a pale overcast sky.

Heavy Sea

Paul Dougherty, 1918

Abstract landscape painting with angular houses, a garden path and hills in bold red, green, blue and yellow planes.

Abstract Landscape

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Painting of a stormy sea, a sailboat, a hilltop stone tower and snowy mountains under cumulus clouds.

The Coast of Genoa

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1854

Loose oil sketch of a park path with a bearded man, a child, a woman with a parasol, and sailboat masts.

The Man Who Rented Boats

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1859

Painting of seated figures around a campfire and tipi beneath a tall granite cliff at dusk, with horses and trees.

Indians in Council, California

Albert Bierstadt, 1870

Still life of cream and pink roses in a glass vase on a white dish, with fallen petals on a pale stone ledge.

Roses

John Ferguson Weir, 1898

Woman in a white dress playing piano by a window, with poppies in glass vases and a framed picture on a green wall.

Improvisation

Childe Hassam, 1899

Painting of sunlit jagged mountain peaks above clouds and dark pine trees under a teal sky.

Switzerland--Near Valery

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Painting of seated figures around a campfire by tipis, horses nearby, with a tall granite cliff behind trees at dusk.

Indians in Council, California

Albert Bierstadt, 1872