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125,534 works

Watercolor of a gothic church with a tall spire, market stalls and figures in a square under a blue sky.

A Market Day (Church of St. Jacques, Ghent, Belgium)

Cass Gilbert, 1890

Watercolor of wooden fishing boats drawn up on a sandy beach with children sitting in the foreground and a hazy sea.

Capri

William Henry Holmes, 1880

Oil portrait of a seated warrior with feathered headdress, beaded necklaces, red painted torso, and arrows across his lap.

Háh-nee, The Beaver, a Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Oil study of a laurel-crowned woman in white drapery and a bare-chested man beside a glowing urn under a cloudy sky.

Study for "Science Instructing Industry"

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Watercolor of blue mountains above a golden field with haystacks, autumn trees and tall cypresses near a village.

Near Villeneuve, Suisse

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Portrait of a man in a red patterned turban, teal jacket and red sash, against a warm ochre background.

Wat-ál-le-go, a Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a seated woman in white holding a blue parasol, with children wading in a river and a bridge behind.

Woman with Green Parasol

Frederick F. Fursman, 1900

Oval portrait miniature of an elderly white-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Dr. George Ackerly

Henry Inman, 1830

Painted portrait of a bare-chested man with long black hair, feathered headdress, bead necklace and red sash against a pale b

Bón-són-gee, New Fire, a Band Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Bison bulls fighting and charging across green rolling prairie, with a large herd scattered over hills under a cloudy sky.

Buffalo Bulls Fighting in Running Season, Upper Missouri

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a chained man embracing a woman holding an infant in a stone prison cell, watched by a jailer at the door.

Prison Scene

John Adams Elder, 1850

Soft-focus painting of a young woman in a white ruffled dress seated against a dark background, gazing downward.

Young Girl Seated

Thomas Dewing, 1890

Painting of a standing Native American man with red face paint, feathered headdress, and a feathered staff.

Hoo-w'a-ne-kaw, Little Elk

George Catlin, 1820

Painting of a wide river winding between green grassy bluffs, with a broken dead tree trunk in the foreground.

View on Lake St. Croix, Upper Mississippi

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a winding river valley with a column of mounted riders and horses crossing shallow water under a cloudy sky.

View of the Canadian River, Dragoons Crossing

George Catlin, 1830

Oval ceiling study of God the Father receiving the Madonna, surrounded by angels and putti in soft blue and rose tones.

God the Father Receiving the Madonna of the Immaculate Conception

Carlo Carlone, 1720

Oil portrait of a man in a patterned head wrap and fringed jacket holding a red wooden club against a hazy sky.

Shee-náh-wee

George Catlin, 1830

Andre Joseph Villard

David Boudon, 1810

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with dark hair in a lavender dress and blue shawl, in an open engraved locket.

Emily Appleton

Sarah Goodridge, 1840

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with curly brown hair in a white dress, set in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Lady

William M. S. Doyle, 1810

Robert Broome

Anson Dickinson, 1810

Watercolor of a winding river through a green valley, with blue mountains and snowy peaks under hazy light.

The Rhone from the Path to Salvari (Switzerland)

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Painting of a full moon behind clouds over a path lined with tall poplars and dark distant hills at dusk.

Full Moon, Limache, Chile

Chilean Alfredo Helsby, 1910

Painted portrait of a man in a feathered headband and fringed shawl holding a red flag on a pole, against a pale background.

Ke-chím-qua, Big Bear

George Catlin, 1830

Trompe l'Oeil. Board with an Etching of a Man with a Pipe

Trompe l'Oeil. Board with an Etching of a Man with a Pipe

H. Drost, 1650-1700

Painting of a golden urn, two cherubs and a reclining garden statue before green trees and a cloudy sky.

Jardin de la Fontaine at Nimes, France

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Painting of a standing man with red face paint and feathered headdress raising a tomahawk, in a pale fringed garment.

Naw-naw-páy-ee, The Soldier

George Catlin, 1820

Painting of the Neptune basin at Versailles with sculpted figures in the foreground, green lawn, trees and a pink building.

Bassin de Neptune, Versailles

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Watercolor of pale cliffs and a mesa over a sunlit desert plain under a violet sky, with small dwellings on the left.

In the Cliff House Country

William Henry Holmes, 1920

Painting of a stone lighthouse on a cliff during a storm, with rowboats fighting heavy waves and a ship offshore.

Sea View of Cape Poge Lighthouse

Charles Hubbard, 1840

Night painting of glowing hotel buildings with many lit windows above dark trees, reflected in a pond.

The Plaza

William R. Derrick, 1910

Portrait of a man with long dark hair, red face paint, feathers, and beaded necklaces, wrapped in a fur robe.

Ta-wáh-que-nah, Mountain of Rocks, Second Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830