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  | Artist | Notes |
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 | Portrait Of A Woman (Miss Gertrude Bloede) by Abbott Handerson Thayer ca. 1881 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Thayer, Abbott Handerson |  Gertrude Bloede was the sister of Abbott Thayers first wife, Kate. The Bloedes were German immigrants who lived in Brooklyn and regularly entertained a circle of intellectuals. Both daughters were highly creative and independent: Kate was an artist, and Gertrude was a noted writer who published her romantic poetry under the pseudonym Stuart Sterne.... |
 | Portrait Of A Woman With A Shawl by Erastus Salisbury Field ca. 1825-1850 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Field, Erastus Salisbury | Erastus Salisbury Field painted this portrait while working as a traveling portrait painter, fulfilling commissions around the Connecticut River valley. Portrait of a Woman with a Shawl is typical of Field’s plain-style portraits, with simplified forms and few shadows. Such portraits contrast with his later dreamscapes and historical and biblical... |
 | Portrait of a Young Girl by Kenyon Cox ca. 1900 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Cox, Kenyon | Further research might help to identify this young girl and Kenyon Cox’s reasons for painting her. Although the background is spare, Cox enlivened the portrait with the girl’s animated expression, which hints at a mischievous character. |
 | Portrait Of A Young Girl by Thomas Seir Cummings ca. 1830 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Cummings, Thomas Seir | The young girl in this painting wears a black gown with puffed or “melon” sleeves. Fashionable ladies sometimes inflated these with removable down-filled pillows. |
 | Portrait of a Young Girl Lying in Bed by Alexander Brook ca 1920s-1930s Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Brook, Alexander | |
 | Portrait Of A Young Man by William Page ca. 1830-1835 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Page, William | William Page was at the height of his career when he painted this portrait. By 1834 he was fully established in the New York art world as a member of the American Academy, achieving the distinction of board member only one year later. These achievements left him with no shortage of wealthy patrons. Page showed this genteel sitter in his finest... |
 | Portrait Of A Young Woman by Edward Harrison May 1862 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | May, Edward Harrison | In this painting of an unknown young woman, Edward Harrison May used soft brushstrokes and muted colors to emphasize her dreamy expression. The girl’s tilted head, wide eyes, and slightly parted lips create an idealized image that is both classical and melancholy. Her dark hair and rich green dress emphasize the porcelain skin of her bare throat,... |
 | Portrait of Adelia Ellender by Joshua Johnson ca. 1803-1805 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Johnson, Joshua | |
 | Portrait Of Albert Pinkham Ryder by Robert Loftin Newman oil on canvas Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Newman, Robert Loftin | |
 | Portrait Of Alexandre Dumas by William Henry Powell 1855 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Powell, William Henry |
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