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  | Artist | Notes |
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 | Member of the Washington Family by James Peale ca. 1795 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Peale, James |  Family lore holds that this brooch pin features the portrait of an illegitimate son of George Washington, fathered when Washington was eighteen years old. Washington lent financial support to neighbors and members of his extended family at Mount Vernon, making it difficult to determine how accurate that legend is. One theory is that this is the... |
 | Menes, Moses, Hammurabi (mural study, "The Law Givers," U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.) by Boardman Robinson 1935 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Robinson, Boardman | |
 | Midsummer Moonrise by Dwight W. Tryon 1892 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Tryon, Dwight W. | |
 | Mill on a Torrent by Herman Herzog 1871 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Herzog, Herman | |
 | Miners In The Sierras by Charles Christian Nahl 1851-1852 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Nahl, Charles Christian | a studio in Sacramento and painted the first wave of prospectors. These miners wear red, white, and blue shirts, signaling California's importance to the nation's future. But by the time Nahl and Wenderoth collaborated on this canvas, panning for gold had all but disappeared with the arrival of huge mining companies, and the new state was already an... |
 | Miranda (From "The Tempest") by George Henry Hall 1856 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Hall, George Henry | In Miranda (from "The Tempest"), George Henry Hall depicted the only female character from Shakespeare's play The Tempest. Shipwrecked on an island with her father, the sorcerer Prospero, Miranda is often considered to be nave due to her sheltered life. Here, she appears vulnerable and uncertain with her windblown scarf, downcast eyes, and awkward... |
 | Miriam Etting Myers by Benjamin Trott ca. 1805 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Trott, Benjamin | Miriam Etting Meyers (Mrs. Jacob Meyers) was born in 1787 and died in 1808. Her father, Solomon Etting, whose portrait was also painted by Benjamin Trott, led the movement in Marylands statehouse for the Jew Bill, which permitted Jews in Maryland to hold public office without having to first renounce their faith. This miniature was first attributed... |
 | Miss Satterlee by Charles Bird King ca. 1830-1839 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | King, Charles Bird | |
 | Mist in Kanab Canyon, Utah by Thomas Moran 1892 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Moran, Thomas | |
 | Misty May Morn by John Henry Twachtman 1899 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Twachtman, John Henry |
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