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Two women on a stone terrace in an Italian landscape, one sketching, with a black dog and distant hilltop town.

Two Women in an Italian Landscape

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1850

Woman and Child, Showing How the Heads of Children are Flattened

Oil portrait of a seated Zuni man in a blue shirt and patterned headband, with a stylized kachina figure behind him.

Zuni Man

Carl Moon, 1940

Pen and ink sketch of an abstract figure with curving forms rising from a bowl, drawn on a ring-bound notebook page.

Drawing - William Sommer

Oil portrait of a man with a red feathered headdress, fur robe, claw necklace and silver earrings against a pale sky.

Wah-ro-née-sah, The Surrounder, Chief of the Otoe Tribe

George Catlin, 1832

Woman with fishing nets and basket on her back holds a child's hand on a windy sand dune under a cloudy sky.

Fisher Girl of Picardy

Elizabeth Nourse, 1889

Fish roasting on a wooden rack above a log fire, with smoke rising and more fish hanging to the right.

The Broyling of Their Fish over the Flame of Fier

Spencer Nichols

Two women in long skirts raise their arms beneath a tree covered in white blossoms on a green lawn.

Blossoms

William Henry Holmes, 1927

Painting of a seated man in a white shirt reading a book beside a wooden door in a dim interior.

The Lord Is My Shepherd

Eastman Johnson, 1863

Painted full-length figure of a man with body paint, feathered headdress, and bow, standing against a pale background.

A Herowan or Great Lord of Virginia

Spencer Nichols

Seated man in black coat with white cravat and gold medal, hand resting on paper beside books and a quill pen.

Portrait of General Giles

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1785

Oil portrait of a woman in a white satin gown with lace, seated before a dark tree and cloudy sky.

Portrait of Lucy Parry, Wife of Admiral Parry

John Wollaston the Younger, 1745

Full-length painting of a standing man with arms crossed, wearing beaded necklace and fringed skirt, against a pale backgroun

A Chiefe Herowan

Spencer Nichols

Painting of a woman in a red headscarf cradling a sleeping infant, with a pale sky and sea horizon behind her.

The Happy Mother

Blue-toned painting of a kneeling woman reaching toward moonlit water, with a pale standing figure behind her on a shore.

Moses in the Bullrushes

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1921

Painting of a stilted wooden platform with thatched roof, rows of wrapped bundles, a seated figure, and a campfire below.

The Tomb of Their Herowans of Chiefe Personages

Spencer Nichols

Stylized painting of a white bird, palm fronds, and a distant volcano with smoke over a turquoise sea and blue mountains.

Neapolitan Song

Joseph Stella, 1929

Full-length painting of a bearded man with a paddle beside a lake and mountains under a cloudy sky.

Australian Man

Antonio Zeno Shindler, 1893

Muted brown painting of a village with dome-roofed houses, a central fire, dancing figures inside a post circle, and trees.

The Town of Secota

Spencer Nichols

Watercolor of a half-timbered medieval house with a steep gable and pedestrians walking a cobbled street.

Old House in Rouen

Cass Gilbert, 1932

Loosely painted portrait of an older bearded man with glasses against a red-brown background, wearing a light jacket.

Self-Portrait

William de Leftwich Dodge, 1925

Painting of a tall ship with white sails spread at a wooden pier, reflected in calm green harbor water.

Drying Sails

Griffith Baily Coale, 1890

Painting of a woman in a white gown flanked by two children before a dark tree and teal sky.

My Children (Mary, Gerald, and Gladys Thayer)

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1897

Painting of a woman in a grey dress holding a glass vase with a pink carnation by a sunlit window with flowers.

June

John White Alexander, 1911

Painting of an adult woman with facial markings and a gourd, beside a young girl in a beaded necklace holding a small doll.

A Chiefe Herowan's Wife of Pomeoc and Daughter

Spencer Nichols

Watercolor costume study of a bearded man in a red and blue turban, black embroidered jacket and red striped trousers.

Costume of Beder Khan Bey

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1814

Oil portrait of a young child in a red polka-dot dress and white lace collar, seated in a chair holding a cane.

Samuel Warren Holland, Aged Two Years

Milton W. Hopkins

Full-length painting of a standing man with patterned body markings, drawing a bow with an arrow, against a pale background.

A Chiefe of Florida

Spencer Nichols

Full-length portrait of a white-haired man in a black coat and red cloak beside a column, with a sunset landscape behind.

Andrew Jackson

Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl, 1836

Jack-o-pa (The Six)

Charles Bird King, 1827

Painting of a bare-chested man in a feathered headdress and loincloth, leaping with arms raised against a pale background.

The Conjurer or the Flyer

Spencer Nichols

Woman with Red Hair

Albert Herter, 1894

Painting of a woman with dark hair and a white collar, turned to the side against a dark green background.

Head of a Woman in Jerusalem

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1859

Painting of figures in a canoe and wading men spearing fish in shallow water beside a stake fence, with birds overhead.

The Manner of Their Fishing

Spencer Nichols

Watercolor of the medieval Pont Valentré tower in Cahors with a red roof, a stone arch and small figures on the bridge.

Pont Valentre, Cahors

Cass Gilbert, 1926

Seated man in a red blanket holding a feathered lance, wearing beaded moccasins and a red feather in his hair.

Elk-Foot of the Taos Tribe

E. Irving Couse, 1909

Painting of a standing older man with hair tied back, wearing a fringed draped garment against a pale brushed background.

An Aged Man in His Winter Garments

Spencer Nichols

Painting of a woman cradling a child in a doorway beside a standing man and a donkey, with a glowing angel behind, in green t

Departure into Egypt (At the Inn)

Henry Ossawa Tanner

Woman in a blue gown looks into a hand mirror beside a folding screen with a white crane and flowering landscape.

The Mirror

Robert Lewis Reid, 1910

Standing woman with facial and body markings, headband and fringed skirt, arms folded, against a pale background.

The Wyfe of an Herowan of Secotan

Spencer Nichols

Painting of San Juan Nepomuceno holding a crucifix, with a palm frond, five stars, a book, and a blue-draped table.

San Juan Nepomuceno

José Campeche, 1798

Painting of a bird of prey with spread wings perched on a tree stump above a dead blue bird, under a stormy sky.

Vulture and Its Prey

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1844

Woman with Red Hair

Albert Herter, 1890

Painting of a seated woman in a white dress holding a small brown dog in a dimly lit interior room.

Portrait of a Lady

J. Alden Weir, 1890

Painting of a winged woman in white robes seated on a dark stone inscribed VAEA, against a dark background.

Stevenson Memorial

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Full-length painting of a standing woman with facial and body tattoos, wearing a fringed skirt and bead necklace.

One of the Wyves of Wyngyne

Spencer Nichols, 1950

Painted portrait of a man with red face paint, feathered headdress, and fringed hide shirt with beaded decoration against a m

Sha-có-pay, The Six, Chief of the Plains Ojibwa

George Catlin, 1832

Oil portrait of a dark-haired man in black formal dress with a quill, books, and a window view of a building.

Portrait of Freeman Cary

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1856

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a red embroidered tunic and black cloak against a dark background.

Self-Portrait in Costume of Hamlet

Albert Herter, 1900

Dark portrait of a bearded man's head turned to the side, lit warmly against a near-black background.

Head of a Man

William Merritt Chase, 1872

Watercolor of a white bell tower above red roof tiles, with green vines and a red window in a narrow alley under blue sky.

Bell Tower, Hotel San Dominico (Old Monastery, Taormina, Sicily)

Cass Gilbert, 1933

Full-length painting of a tattooed woman in a fringed skirt holding a bowl and food against a pale background.

A Chief's Wife of Florida

Spencer Nichols

Oil portrait of a woman in a blue satin gown with lace, holding a rose beside a table with pearls and a jewelry box.

We Both Must Fade (Mrs. Fithian)

Lilly Martin Spencer, 1869

Seated woman in a pale lace gown, pearls and feathered headdress, with a patterned shawl, before a dark background and column

Mrs. Cass Gilbert

Arthur Stockdale Cope, 1926

Painting of a waterfall plunging into a canyon with a river below, framed by rock cliffs and pine forest under a cloudy sky.

View of the Lower Falls, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

Grafton Tyler Brown, 1890

Portrait of a seated man in a brown coat beside red drapery, with a window view of the sea and sky behind him.

Robert Hooper

John Singleton Copley, 1770

Portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a black coat and white cravat, seated in a red upholstered chair.

John Adams

Gilbert Stuart, 1826

Oil self-portrait of an older man in a black top hat and red cloak, holding a quill over paper at a desk.

Self-Portrait

Benjamin West, 1810

Painted portrait of a seated woman in a green dress with lace collar, holding a red book, against a dark red background.

Portrait of Helen (Lena) Ten Broeck

Ammi Phillips, 1834

Painting of a young woman in a white gown and floral shawl with flowers in her hair, standing between two trees in a green la

Summer

Frank Weston Benson, 1890

Full-length portrait of an older man in gold-trimmed military dress uniform holding a sword, beside a lamp and book.

General Jose Antonio Paez

Juan Jorge Peoli, 1890

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig and red coat leaning on a stone ledge, with a cloudy sky behind him.

Thomas Hopkinson

Robert Feke, 1746

Two women read a small book together in a shaded forest, with a waterfall and pool behind them.

Hermia and Helena

Washington Allston, 1818

Mural study showing helmeted soldiers with a machine gun, a seated woman, and a crowd with raised arms in muted olive and red

War (mural study, War Department building, Washington, D.C.)

Kindred McLeary, 1940

Painting of a young boy in a kepi cap and tan uniform carrying a musket, knapsack and blanket roll on a dirt road.

Little Soldier

Eastman Johnson, 1864

Portrait of a woman in a red silk gown with white satin skirt, holding a blue and white vase of tulips against a dark backgro

Mrs. George Watson

John Singleton Copley, 1765

Full-length painting of a barefoot man in a striped red poncho holding a feathered spear, with mountains and a lake behind.

Peruvian Indian

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Oil painting of a Confederate soldier raising a white flag in a pine forest, with a seated woman and a standing man beside hi

Surrender of a Confederate Soldier

Julian Scott, 1873

Half-length portrait of a man in dark uniform with gold epaulettes, gold hoop earrings, and a silver gorget against a muted b

Big Buffalo (Chippewa)

Henry Inman, 1832

Stylized tropical landscape with a white bird, large palm, cycad tree, blue volcano with smoke, and turquoise sea.

Neapolitan Song

Joseph Stella, 1920

Oil portrait of a man in a black coat, green waistcoat and white cravat, against a dark background, one hand raised.

William C. Preston

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1842

Loose, feathery painting of a slender tree beside a sunlit path among green foliage and a pale sky.

(Landscape)

Nude goddess with golden braids stands on a shell boat with two cherubs, doves and distant ships at sea.

Venus Guiding Eneas and the Trojans to the Latin Shore

William Page, 1860

Portrait of a seated man with curly hair in a dark green coat and white cravat, with a sunset landscape behind him.

Daniel La Motte

Thomas Sully, 1812

Watercolor and graphite sketch of Notre Dame cathedral's west facade with twin towers, rose window, and trees at right.

Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris

Cass Gilbert, 1933

Painting of a hanging cluster of dark purple grapes with dry brown vine leaves and tendrils on a pale background.

Still Life with Grapes

Edwin Deakin, 1880

Portrait of a woman in a blue satin dress with lace trim, holding a black fan with a pink rose.

Mrs. Richard Brown

John Hesselius, 1760

Half-length portrait of a woman in a black dress with white lace collar, gold necklace and curled hair against a brown backgr

Woman in Black Dress

Milton W. Hopkins, 1835

Painting of a rocky valley with a cliff, tall trees, a stream, a small wooden shelter, and large clouds in the sky.

Mountain Landscape

William Louis Sonntag, 1850

Oil portrait of a young boy with short dark hair, white collar and dark jacket, against a golden brushy background.

Head of a Negro Boy

Alice Pike Barney

Muted harbor with sailing ships at anchor, a tan quay with small figures in the foreground, and blue-green water under pale s

Valparaiso Harbor

James McNeill Whistler, 1866

Full-length painting of a woman in regional dress standing before classical ruins under a blue sky.

Italian Woman

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Watercolor of the Arch of Titus in Rome with grass and ruins in the foreground and the Colosseum seen through the arch.

Arch of Titus, Rome

Cass Gilbert, 1933

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

Hunter and Dogs

J. Alden Weir, 1912

Painting of an elderly bald man with white hair holding a pipe, wearing a dark jacket against a dark teal background.

Old Man with Pipe

Ottilie Wilhelmina Roederstein, 1930

Watercolor and pencil sketch of Siena cathedral's striped tower against blue sky, with a dome at lower left.

Cathedral Tower, Siena

Cass Gilbert, 1927

Painting of a smiling woman in a doorway with arms crossed as a young man in green clothes leans on the wooden door.

Drawing on Door

Alois Binder, 1887

Painting of classical figures in a garden: a seated woman in blue, a nude standing figure with raised arms, and fruit in the

L' Automne

Pierre Cécile Puvis de Chavannes, 1860

Abstract painting on dark ground with glowing yellow disc, radiating lines, and concentric circles in ochre and yellow.

Idle Governor

Horatio C. Forjohn, 1940

Painting of a young woman in a black cloak walking against strong wind on a dirt path under a cloudy sky.

The Girl I Left Behind Me

Eastman Johnson, 1870

Oil portrait of an elderly bald man with white beard and mustache in a dark suit, seated beside a red book and a framed lands

Dr. William H. Holmes

Edmund Hodgson Smart, 1930

Painting of a draped woman holding a glass sphere while a nude child reaches up beside a balustrade at dusk.

Illusions

Henry Brown Fuller, 1901

Painting of slender birch trees framing a blue lake and distant shoreline under a pale sky.

A Family of Birches

Willard Metcalf, 1907

Painting of a crowded city street with tenements, laundry lines, a fruit cart, and families gathered in the foreground.

Scenes of New York--Lower East Side (mural study, Madison Square Postal Station, New York City)

Kindred McLeary, 1930

Painting of a nude woman with long red hair seated at an ornate gold and cream dressing table with a mirror.

Nude Seated at Her Dressing Table

Frederick Carl Frieseke, 1909

Painted portrait of a woman in a black dress and gold bead necklace seated beside a window with a red curtain.

Woman with Gold Necklace

Prior-Hamblen School, 1850