| Preview | Description | Artist
  | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Harvest Home by Edwin Austin Abbey 1887 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Abbey, Edwin Austin | |
 | The Queen in "Hamlet" by Edwin Austin Abbey 1895 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Abbey, Edwin Austin | |
 | A Toiler by John White Alexander ca. 1898 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Alexander, John White | |
 | June by John White Alexander ca. 1911 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Alexander, John White | |
 | Landscape, Cornish, N.H. by John White Alexander ca. 1890 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Alexander, John White | |
 | The Quiet Hour (Henry Wolf copy after John White Alexander) by John White Alexander 1903 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Alexander, John White | |
 | Hermia and Helena by Washington Allston before 1818 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Allston, Washington |  Hermia and Helena in England when the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge was reviving Shakespeare's plays. A friend of Allston's, Coleridge felt that Shakespeare expressed human sentiment perfectly. |
 | Portrait Of A Lady (1) by Daniel F. Ames ca. 1850 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Ames, Daniel F. | The lady in this portrait wears her hair pulled over her ears and tied in a knot at the back, a style that was fashionable for older women during the mid-nineteenth century. |
 | Mrs. Abraham Van Santvoort of New York by Ezra Ames ca. 1805 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Ames, Ezra | |
 | 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. |
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