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 | Cornish Headlands by Abbott Handerson Thayer 1898 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Thayer, Abbott Handerson | |
 | Cotopaxi by Frederic Edwin Church 1855 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Church, Frederic Edwin | |
 | Cows in the Forest by Edward M. Bannister 1879 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | |
 | Criccieth, N Wales by George Elbert Burr 1899 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Burr, George Elbert | |
 | Criccieth, N. Wales by George Elbert Burr 1899 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Burr, George Elbert | |
 | Crossing the Atlantic (Return Home) by Henry Ossawa Tanner 1894 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Tanner, Henry Ossawa | |
 | Crucifixion by H. Siddons Mowbray 1915-1925 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Mowbray, H. Siddons | |
 | Curled Dead Leaf Mimicking Sphinx Caterpillar by Louis Agassiz Fuertes watercolor Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Fuertes, Louis Agassiz | |
 | Dance of the Wood Nymphs by Albert Pinkham Ryder oil on wood Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Ryder, Albert Pinkham | |
 | Dancing Dryads by Albert Pinkham Ryder by 1879 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Ryder, Albert Pinkham |  storer actually added the outlines around the figures to prevent them from disappearing into the background. (Broun, Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1989) |
 | Daniel La Motte by Thomas Sully 1812-1813 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Sully, Thomas | |
 | Danube, An Old Mill by Otto Henry Bacher 1879 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bacher, Otto Henry | |
 | David Mcclellan by Benjamin Trott ca. 1805 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Trott, Benjamin | |
 | Dawn by Thomas Wilmer Dewing 1892 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Dewing, Thomas Wilmer | |
 | De Forest Interior by Walter Launt Palmer 1878 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Palmer, Walter Launt | |
 | Death by Oscar Bluemner 1926 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bluemner, Oscar | |
 | December Uplands by Bruce Crane 1919 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Crane, Bruce | |
 | Dem was good ole days by Thomas Hovenden 1885 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Hovenden, Thomas | |
 | Descent From The Cross by H. Siddons Mowbray 1915-1925 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Mowbray, H. Siddons | |
 | Desert Monuments, Arizona by George Elbert Burr after 1920 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Burr, George Elbert | |
 | Disputed Game by Thomas Hewes Hinckley 1850 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Hinckley, Thomas Hewes | |
 | Doctor R. by Alice Pike Barney ca. 1895 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike | |
 | Dorchester 1856 by Edward M. Bannister 1856 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | This is one of Edward Mitchell Bannister's few surviving paintings from the 1850s. In this view of Dorchester, Massachusetts, the artist included the stately homes dotting the coast. This was likely a marketing tactic, for he hoped to appeal to the wealthy merchants living in those "cottages." Bannister spent summers sailing around Massachusetts and... |
 | Dr. George Ackerly by Henry Inman ca. 1835 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Inman, Henry | Dr. George Ackerly was artist Thomas Cole's brother-in-law, having married Cole's sister, Sarah. He lived for a time on the western frontier, but in 1825 returned to New York to be near his family. He and Cole remained close friends for years. Ackerly died in 1842. |
 | Dr. Joseph Glover by Charles Fraser ca. 1820 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Fraser, Charles | Dr. Joseph Glover (about 1780-about 1840) practiced medicine in South Carolina after receiving his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1800. Noted for his work with poor patients, he also advocated the health-related benefits of planting trees in urban areas. |
 | Dream Book by Alice Pike Barney oil on canvas Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike | |
 | Dressing For The Rehearsal by Seymour Joseph Guy ca. 1890 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Guy, Seymour Joseph | |
 | Driving Home the Cows by Edward M. Bannister 1881 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bannister, Edward M. | |
 | Dublin Pond, New Hampshire by Abbott Handerson Thayer 1894 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Thayer, Abbott Handerson | This painting was a wedding present for Abbott Thayers friend the architect Stanford White. It is a view near the artists home in Dublin, New Hampshire, and Thayer himself thought the finished painting a very successful picture of the sunshine striking down on the bottom of a summer lake. Thayers many outdoor scenes of Dublin reflect his passion for... |
 | Dutch Tavern Scene by Johan Mengels Culverhouse 1846 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Culverhouse, Johan Mengels | |
 | Early and Experimental Prints by William Baxter Palmer Closson Intaglio Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Closson, William Baxter Palmer | |
 | Early Home by Henry Farrer graphite on paper Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Farrer, Henry | |
 | Easter Lilies by Alice Pike Barney oil on canvas Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike | |
 | Easthampton Elms in May by Frederick Childe Hassam 1925 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Hassam, Frederick Childe | |
 | Ebenezer Martin by Henry Inman ca. 1838 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Inman, Henry | |
 | Edge of the Forest, Twilight by Charles Harold Davis ca. 1890 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Davis, Charles Harold | |
 | Edward Appleton (1) by Sarah Goodridge ca. 1835 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Goodridge, Sarah | Edward Appleton was Sarah Goodridge’s nephew, the son of Sarah’s sister, Beulah Goodridge, and Thomas Appleton, who were married in Boston in 1812. In 1851, Sarah bought a house in Reading that she shared with her sister’s family. |
 | Elizabeth Chandler Putnam by William Dunlap ca. 1826 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Dunlap, William | This miniature of Elizabeth Putnam (1770-1820) is attributed to William Dunlap on stylistic grounds, and the artist apparently painted it several years after her death. She had married Ebenezer Putnam in 1786, and was the daughter of the Honorable John Chandler and Dorothy Paine. |
 | Elizabeth Knapp by James Peale 1802 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Peale, James | There are numerous women by this name who lived during the time James Peale was painting miniatures, making it difficult to determine exactly who this sitter might be. However, an Elizabeth Knapp of Danbury, Connecticut, died about 1802, and it is possible that this miniature was painted to commemorate her passing. The back of the locket contains a... |
 | Elizabeth Oliphant by James Peale 1795 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Peale, James | |
 | Elk-Foot of the Taos Tribe by Eanger Irving Couse 1909 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Couse, Eanger Irving | |
 | Emeline Willet by John Mix Stanley ca. 1853 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Stanley, John Mix | |
 | Emery Bemis by Constantino Brumidi 1852 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Brumidi, Constantino | |
 | Emilia Field Brewer by John Alexander McDougall ca. 1875 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | McDougall, John Alexander | Emilia Field (1807-1861) married Reverend Josiah Brewer in 1829. The couple spent nine years as missionaries in Turkey, returning to the United States in 1838. She then founded the Elm Street Female Seminary in New Haven, Connecticut, and raised seven children, one of whom, David Josiah Brewer, became a Supreme Court justice. Her brothers were... |
 | Emily Appleton by Sarah Goodridge ca. 1844 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Goodridge, Sarah | This miniature of Emily Appleton (1821-1844) in inscribed on the back of the locket with her name and death date, and includes a lock of the young woman’s hair. These clues suggest that this is a memorial miniature. |
 | Emily Smiley Snowden by Charles Peale Polk 1793 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Polk, Charles Peale | No documentation exists regarding Charles Peale Polk’s commission to paint Emily Smiley Snowden. But it is possible to guess at her social and economic position from the imported silk of her dress, her hand-painted fan, embroidered shawl, and Chippendale chair. |
 | En Crinoline by Alice Pike Barney 1915 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike | |
 | En Route to the First Continental Congress by Eugene Higgins 1931 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Higgins, Eugene | |
 | End of Winter by John Henry Twachtman after 1889 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Twachtman, John Henry | Twachtman drew inspiration from his seventeen acres of land in Greenwich, Connecticut, and his paintings of the property express the emotional and spiritual comfort he found there. This image describes the beginning of the seasonal transition from winter to spring. Twachtman depicted bare trees and an icy, swollen brook, but allowed the brown primed... |
 | Endymion by Alice Pike Barney 1910 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike | |
 | Evalina Cortland Palmer by Alice Pike Barney 1911 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Barney, Alice Pike |
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