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  | Artist | Notes |
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 | Lions in the Desert by Henry Ossawa Tanner ca. 1897-1900 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Tanner, Henry Ossawa |  ory museum. Tanner painted Lions in the Desert during one of his visits to the Middle East, which he described as a barren landscape. He did not see actual lions there, but later added them to the painting in his studio. |
 | Little Eagle, "Wad-ben-de-ba" by Charles Bird King 1822 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | King, Charles Bird | |
 | Little Girl With Doll by John Carlin ca. 1854 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Carlin, John | We do not know the identity of this young girl, who is around four or five years old. Her hair has been styled into ringlets, which was fashionable for ladies and children alike during the 1840s and 1850s |
 | Lloyd George by Douglas Volk 1919-1920 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Volk, Douglas | |
 | Looking out of Battle Harbor by William Bradford 1877 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bradford, William | |
 | Lord Byron by Rembrandt Peale ca. 1825 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Peale, Rembrandt | |
 | Lord Ullin's Daughter by Albert Pinkham Ryder before 1907 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Ryder, Albert Pinkham | |
 | Louise Howland King (Mrs. Kenyon Cox) by Kenyon Cox 1892 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Cox, Kenyon | Kenyon Cox gave this portrait as a wedding gift to his young bride and former student, Louise Howland King. His mother saw it before she met Louise, and later reported that she was relieved and surprised at how pretty her new daughter-in-law was. Cox responded to this backhanded compliment by telling his mother that most people thought the painting... |
 | Lucifer (Natalie Clifford Barney) by Alice Pike Barney 1902 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike | |
 | Lumber Boat, Mackinac by George Elbert Burr 1886 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Burr, George Elbert |
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