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 | Canal in Venice, San Trovaso Quarter by Robert Frederick Blum ca. 1885 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Blum, Robert Frederick | |
 | Capri from Sorrento by George Elbert Burr 1898 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Burr, George Elbert | |
 | Capsized Fishing Boats, Brittany by Henry Ossawa Tanner etching and aquatint on paper Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Tanner, Henry Ossawa | |
 | Capt. John Gassoway by Charles Willson Peale 1790 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Peale, Charles Willson |  Captain John Gassoway (1754-1820), also spelled Gassaway, was wounded and taken prisoner at the disastrous Battle of Camden, fought by Revolutionary forces in South Carolina in 1780. Branches of his family occupy a prominent role in the history of South Carolina, and Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Conservation of this miniature was made possible... |
 | Captain John (Ab-ba-ba-pomo) by Grace Carpenter Hudson oil on canvas Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Hudson, Grace Carpenter | |
 | Captain Wheeler by Alice Pike Barney 1892 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike | |
 | Capture Of H.b.m. Frigate Macedonian By U.s. Frigate United States, October 25, 1812 by Thomas Chambers 1852 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Chambers, Thomas | |
 | Carrefour at the End of the Tapis Vert, Versailles by James Carroll Beckwith 1913 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Beckwith, James Carroll | |
 | Castle Creek Canyon, South Dakota by Franklin De Haven 1912 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | De Haven, Franklin | |
 | Castle of San Juan de Vlua, Vera Cruz by Thomas Moran 1884 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Moran, Thomas | |
 | Castle Rock, Marblehead by Alfred Thompson Bricher 1878 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bricher, Alfred Thompson | |
 | Cathedral at le Puy by James Carroll Beckwith 1911 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Beckwith, James Carroll | |
 | Catherine Douglas Dickson by Raphaelle Peale ca. 1818 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Peale, Raphaelle | |
 | Catherine Market by Charles Frederick Mielatz 1903-1907 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Mielatz, Charles Frederick | |
 | Cave Scene by John O'Brien Inman oil on wood Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Inman, John O'Brien | |
 | Central Metope Of The Frieze Of Phidias, Parthenon by Henry Bacon ca. 1909-1912 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bacon, Henry | |
 | Central Park and the Plaza by William Anderson Coffin oil on canvas Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Coffin, William Anderson | |
 | Ceres by Alice Pike Barney 1901 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike | |
 | Charles Francis Adams by Anson Dickinson 1827 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Dickinson, Anson | Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886) was the son of John Quincy Adams and Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams. His youth was spent in St. Petersburg and Paris, until his father was recalled to become secretary of state. After graduating from Harvard in 1825, he spent the next three years unemployed in Washington, D.C. He was elected to the Massachusetts... |
 | Charles William Mcginnes by Carl Weinedel 1833 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Weinedel, Carl | Beyond his name, we know nothing about Charles William McGinnes. According to an inscription on the back of this miniature, it was painted in Richmond in 1833. The engraving also includes the date March 18th 1823, which may commemorate the date of a wedding or other significant occasion. |
 | Checker Players by Thomas Anshutz ca. 1895 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Anshutz, Thomas | Two boys sit engrossed in a game of checkers, each focusing intently on his next move. The dark, featureless interior draws our attention to the players' rigid poses. The lack of movement, somber tones, and carefully balanced composition create a serious image around a familiar game, something that is usually viewed as carefree and fun. |
 | Chestnuts by John Henry Twachtman after 1889 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Twachtman, John Henry | |
 | Chief Justice Theophilus Parsons by Sarah Goodridge ca. 1820 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Goodridge, Sarah | A leading lawyer in New England, Theophilus Parsons (1750-1813) wrote the Essex Report, which outlined many of the principles for a republican form of government. He helped to draft the Massachusetts state constitution, and also worked to have the federal Constitution ratified. Parsons served as chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial... |
 | Child in Browns by Alice Pike Barney ca. 1889 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike | |
 | Child with Birds and Dog by Edward M. Bannister 1882 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | |
 | Children Burying a Bird by Julian Alden Weir 1878 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Weir, Julian Alden | |
 | Christ and Socrates (mural study, "The Law Givers," U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.) by Boardman Robinson ca. 1935 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Robinson, Boardman | |
 | Christ Appearing to Mary by Albert Pinkham Ryder ca. 1885 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Ryder, Albert Pinkham | |
 | Christ Walking on the Water by Henry Ossawa Tanner etching on paper Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Tanner, Henry Ossawa | |
 | Christian by Alice Pike Barney 1910 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike | |
 | Christmas Morn by William Hillock Low 1908 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Low, William Hillock | |
 | Circe by Frederick Stuart Church 1910 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Church, Frederick Stuart | |
 | Circe by Alice Pike Barney Pastel on canvas Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike | |
 | City of Washington from beyond the Navy Yard by William James Bennett 1834 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bennett, William James | |
 | Civitella, Italy by Johann Hermann Carmiencke 1845 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Carmiencke, Johann Hermann | |
 | Cliffs of the Upper Colorado River, Wyoming Territory by Thomas Moran 1882 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Moran, Thomas | when Indians rode there. Such vividly colored western scenes proved to be a bonanza for the Union Pacific's chief rival, the Northern Pacific Railroad. Jay Cooke, the Philadelphia financier who owned the Northern Pacific, kept Moran on retainer for several years, generating nostalgic images that helped to draw thousands of greenhorns out to the... |
 | Cloudburst At Black Mesa, New Mexico by Allen Tucker 1925 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Tucker, Allen | Allen Tucker was one of the big city artists who came to New Mexico in the 1920s, forsaking the hustle and clamor of the city for the vast spaces of the high desert. Artists from New York and Chicago often focused on the unusual colors and shapes they found in the southwestern landscape or on the startling and theatrical effects of the weather. Here,... |
 | Co-sne-boin by Charles Bird King 1862 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | King, Charles Bird | |
 | Coke, Magna Charta, Blackstone {sic}, sketch for mural for the United States Department of Justice by Boardman Robinson 1935 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Robinson, Boardman | |
 | Col. Josiah Parker by John Ramage ca. 1789 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Ramage, John | Josiah Parker was a Revolutionary soldier and politician. He served in Virginia under George Washington, becoming a major in 1776 and a colonel the following year. He saw action at the battles of Trenton, Princeton, and Brandywine. His short temper got the better of him, however, and he resigned from the army in 1778. Thereafter he served as a naval... |
 | Cold Spring by Johann Hermann Carmiencke 1854 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Carmiencke, Johann Hermann | |
 | Colonel Elijah Rice by John Wood Dodge 1839 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Dodge, John Wood | Colonel Elijah Rice invested heavily in sugar cane in Cuba, as a thriving part of the slave trade before the Civil War. His life ended in tragedy when he and all but one of his fourteen children died of consumption in Cuba. His widow, with her surviving daughter, Amanda, returned to Huntsville, Alabama, where John Wood Dodge painted this piece. The... |
 | Colonel John Cox by Charles Willson Peale 1778 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Peale, Charles Willson | |
 | Colonial Graveyard at Lexington by Frederick Childe Hassam 1891 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Hassam, Frederick Childe | |
 | Columbus Before The Queen by Peter Frederick Rothermel 1841 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Rothermel, Peter Frederick | |
 | Commodore Isaac Chauncey by John Wesley Jarvis ca. 1814 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Jarvis, John Wesley | |
 | Composition, Italian Scenery by George Loring Brown 1846 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Brown, George Loring | |
 | Connecticut Woods by Henry Ward Ranger 1899 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Ranger, Henry Ward | |
 | Contemplation by Rembrandt Peale ca. 1850s Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Peale, Rembrandt | |
 | Cornelia Dorothea Jocelyn by Nathaniel Jocelyn Oil Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Jocelyn, Nathaniel | |
 | Corner of the Terrace, Versailles by James Carroll Beckwith 1911 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Beckwith, James Carroll |
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